Cosmic Time 6.15.09
by Allison Rae

Solstice Encounter

Solstice approaches, turning of the solar wheel. This year the June Solstice lines up intriguingly with the Cancer New Moon. A celestial gateway opens that will carry us through a miraculous eclipse series in July and August.

Sacred sites at Stonehenge in England, Chaco Canyon in North America, Machu Picchu in Peru and many others align with the Solstice, the portal created as the Sun enters the sign of Cancer. The ancients knew. Solstice is stillpoint, a special moment when creational energies are especially potent. At the Solstice, be still. Listen to the voice of the soul. Allow yourself to be guided lovingly on your journey as you attune to the Divine Essence that flows through all of Creation.

One of the cardinal points of the solar wheel, this special Sun-Earth alignment enhances our powers of manifestation. What we hold in our minds will be multiplied through this gateway. Prayer, ritual, feasts and celebration magnify healing vibrations around the planet.

Earth and Sun align in a culmination period that lasts several days. Honor the blossoming of your dreams and visions. Celebrate with your community. Enjoy the sights and sounds and scents of the season. Gift the Earth and all beings with prayers of gratitude and peace. Allow your divine, radiant, solar self to shine!

Eclipse Preview

Eclipses are special alignments of Sun, Moon and Earth that cause the face of the Sun, or Moon, to appear to darken for up to several hours. In ancient times, eclipses were seen as omens of impending catastrophe.

We understand today that eclipses do indeed signal change. As we learn to navigate the flow of constant, accelerating change through the 2012 portal, this becomes less frightening and more exciting for those on a conscious spiritual path. In general, the path of the eclipse (where it’s visible) will be the geographical areas where the most widespread and sudden changes will take place.

Eclipses happen in pairs or triads, approximately six months apart. The cycles are six months and 18.6 years. What's coming to completion, and beginning, in those time periods in your life?

The energies of the eclipses earlier this year - an Annular Solar Eclipse on January 26 and Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on February 9 - set the tone for the major eclipse series of the year: A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on July 7, Total Solar Eclipse on July 21/22, and another Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on August 5/6.

In Aquarius/Leo, the eclipses in January-February signaled a new beginning leading into the Aquarian Age. During July and August, there are three eclipses – two in Capricorn/Cancer and another in Aquarius/Leo. This series is designed to open the heart as we refine our values and priorities and more fully embody the Aquarian ideals of humanitarianism and service.

To see how the eclipses will look from areas of visibility, check out the intriguing animations at this link:
http://www.shadowandsubstance.com
You can read more specifics about the eclipses and their visibility at the NASA eclipse web site:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
Please note that solar eclipses are not safe to view with the naked eye. Special gear is needed to view or photograph all solar eclipses safely.

The Line-Up

Isis, Mary, Lakshmi, Tara, Kuan Yin gather 'round. Infuse our Earth-bound souls with peace, loving embrace. Divine birth, anticipation. Hope is your name. Infinite Goddess.

Just past the Solstice, the Sun-Moon conjunction in fertile Cancer nourishes the soul, opens the heart to love-wisdom streaming through the radiant gateway of the Sun's annual conjunction with Sirius.

What will we birth through this portal?

Summer Solstice - June 20/21 - 10:46 PM Pacific June 20; 1:46 AM Eastern June 21; 5:46 AM GMT June 21

Waves of creation crescendo towards shore as summer reaches its apex, day of greatest light in the Northern Hemisphere. For many, Solstice this year falls on the day we celebtrate our fathers. Masculine and feminine are balanced as the male solar energy gains greatest magnitude in the first feminine sign of the zodiac. It's Winter Solstice, longest night, below the equator. Solstice arrives when the Sun enters Cancer, sign of the Divine Mother. In the northern latitudes, hopes and dreams incubated at the Winter Solstice have ripened and bloomed, radiant in love.

We celebrate growth, the culmination of new possibilities. In the Southern Hemisphere, we enter the void, womb of creation, to seed a new vision.
New Moon in Cancer - June 22 - 12:35 PM Pacific; 3:35 PM Eastern; 7:35 PM GMT
This is an explosive New Moon with the Sun and Moon in Cancer opposing Pluto in Capricorn. Also at this lunation, Mars and Venus are conjunct in Taurus at the exact degree of the Moon in the Harmonic Concordance eclipse alignment in November 2003.

Emotions touched off at that time are in play again now. Mars and Venus represent the masculine and feminine in a highly personal way. The two planets are engaged in an extended dance through late June. How are the god/goddess energies and roles playing out within you, and within your relationships, this summer? What are you giving birth to? Play in the quantum field, and create, with this New Moon.
Sun-Sirius Conjunction - early July

Each year at this time, our Sun aligns with the magnificent blue star Sirius, creating an initiation portal linked to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Egyptian goddess Isis and the all-seeing, all-knowing Eye of Cosmic Wisdom. The rising of Sirius with the Sun near the June Solstice marks the beginning of the Egyptian New Year and heralds the annual flooding of the Nile, replenishing the physical and spiritual fertility of the motherland. The brightest star in our sky, Sirius streams the cosmic frequencies of Love-Wisdom to Earth. As Sothis, she catalyzes the purification of ego so we may more fully embody Divine Essence.

Read more about the Sun's summer dance with Sirius:
http://www.souledout.org/nightsky/fourthofjuly/fourthofjuly.html

Full Moon in Capricorn-Cancer - July 7 (Lunar Eclipse) - 2:21 AM Pacific; 5:21 AM Eastern; 9:21 AM GMT

This special Full Moon alignment purifies the emotional body in preparation for a gigantic new beginning at the Total Solar Eclipse on July 21/22. We learn to transcend the physical world as we explore the dimensions of divine love that give rise to it. The beginning of this penumbral eclipse will be visible in eastern Indonesia, eastern Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, South America, Central America and North America. The end of the eclipse will be visible in Asia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, South America, Central America and North America.

Jupiter conjunct Neptune (exact) - July 10

The conjunction of Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron is an important celestial feature of 2009, and a highlight of the astrological gateway carrying us through the end of the Mayan calendar and beyond. I've written about this in my book, Cosmic Time, and in my 2009-2012 Astro Preview report. Throughout the summer, the alignment of these heavenly beings in the late degress of Aquarius brings hope and healing through spiritual forces. This formation continues, to varying degrees, through July (and beyond, if you consider a more generous orb). Notice messages in dreams and meditation, the flow of energy and your travels between realms. What do you dream of healing within your life and your world? Focus these energies in a positive way.

Healing of perceived differences is highlighted - from race, gender and age to culture, religion, politics and socio-economic status. Harmony, equality and cooperation thrive in the next world age.

Here's a brilliant expression of the Aquarian energies engaged in this alignment. No explanation needed. Enjoy.

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop..swf?clip_id=2539741

New Moon in Cancer (Solar Eclipse) - July 21/22 - 7:35 PM Pacific July 21; 10:35 PM Eastern July 21; 2:35 AM GMT July 22

This Total Solar Eclipse will be visible in parts of India, Nepal, China and the Pacific Ocean. A partial eclipse will be visible in a broader path of the Moon covering most of southeast Asia and northeastern Oceania. The path of totality cuts through the homelands of some of the most ancient and relevant spiritual teachings on Earth, including Hinduism, the Vedas, Taosim, and the I Ching. Tibetan Buddhism is rooted in Hinduism. Watch for the essence of these traditions to enter mainstream conscious awareness. The only total eclipse of the year happens in Cancer, the sign that most fully embodies the energy of Divine Mother, and continues as the Sun enters Leo. This will be a moment of intense transformation for humanity, an invitation to open to the embrace of the cosmos at this critical time in Earth’s history.

Full Moon in Aquarius-Leo (Lunar Eclipse) – August 5-6, 2009 - 5:55 PM Pacific August 5; 8:55 PM Eastern August 5; 12:55 AM GMT August 6

The spiritual energy awakened by the July eclipses is given focus in the sign of Aquarius. The beginning of this penumbral eclipse will be visible in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Russia, Asia, South America and Antarctica. The end will be visible in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, South America, North America and Antarctica.

You can read more specifics about the eclipses at the NASA eclipse web site:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html

In my 2009-2012 Astro Preview, we explore the significance of the historic Harmonic Concordance alignment, the 2009 eclipses, and many others, within the context of the Turning of the Ages. You'll receive a copy of the report with your donation of $22 or more to support Cosmic Time. When you donate $100 or more, you'll receive the 2009-2012 Astro Preview plus a signed copy of my book, Cosmic Time. To donate, please visit:
http://www.starpriestess.com/time.html#signup