Clow’s ‘08 Winter Solstice Report

 Here is Barbara Hand Clow’s Winter Solstice quarterly report. Check her site for more information. www.handclow2012.com/astroflash.htm  and www.handclow2012.com

 

2008 Winter Solstice: December 21, 2008 / View Chart

“The Winter Solstice has arrived north of the Equator, the moment when the light begins to increase again and we seek spiritual inspiration. Hope springs eternal during this special time of the year, when we are drawn to reflect on what we have been creating since the Spring Equinox only nine months ago. During the precarious and creative balance of last spring’s emergence, those utilizing Goddess Alchemy-an ancient Paleolithic way of life-carefully selected three things to manifest from spring ‘08 to spring ‘09. When the Summer Solstice came, we deepened these nascent creations and they blossomed during the summer. With the Fall Equinox, we balanced our new creations with all the other elements in our lives; and now it is time to assess the value of these works within the larger whole. Many of us have been quite amazed to see that our intentions actually did create new things and new adventures.

What did you create this year? Was it difficult or easy? How has your life been changed, and how have your creations influenced things around yourself? I always check my little manifestation box during the Winter Solstice, and ask myself these questions. Wintertime is when I can finally see the wisdom of these creations to assess their impact on the greater whole. With this review, I always feel great trust in this ancient tradition. If you investigate your ancestors, the farther you go back, the more you find reverence for the Winter Solstice within the planetary megalithic system that was probably constructed after the cataclysm in 9500 BC. This year, two of my creations were growing throughout the year, while nothing much was going on with the third one. Then, magically, everything came together with my third desire just a few weeks toward the end of the fall season. So far, I have never failed to create the three things I’ve intended during the spring. Often these works were very demanding, and after more than twenty years of crafting my life in this way, I am still astonished at the power of this technique. Some of you who know me will laugh when I confess what was the most difficult manifestation this year-to become a decent cook. I thought I had failed until just recently!

If you are a greenhorn reading this web site, please read the general description of the process-Goddess Alchemy-in the “Seasonality” section of AstroFlash! The winter part of the process is the very best, especially if you are philosophical, which is Capricorn’s nature. Capricorn is the most philosophical sign, and this year we are getting a huge dose of Capricorn, since Pluto has just moved into Capricorn until 2024. As you can see in the Winter Solstice chart, as the Sun moves into Capricorn (the solstice) this year, the Sun conjuncts Pluto. Pluto’s journey through Capricorn is going to orchestrate the early stages of the Big Ending-not the end of the world, not the end of time, merely the end of the Nine Underworlds of the Mayan Calendar.

Our first really big energetic dose of the meaning and content of the Big Ending has been going on since the New Moon in Sagittarius, November 27, 2008. Since then, each one of us has a feeling for how much the world will change in just a few short years, which seems impossible and overwhelming. As some of you know from my work, during the Galactic Underworld (AD 1999 through 2011) we have been processing the themes and creations of the past, especially industrialization (AD 1755-2011), and authoritarian rule and hierarchical control (3115 BC-AD 2011). [See The Mayan Code: Time Acceleration and Awakening the World Mind.] Now that we have entered Day Six of the Galactic Underworld (Nov. 13, 2008-Nov. 7, 2009), the essence of what we are creating during the Galactic Underworld has become apparent; we can clearly see that we have been developing complex societies that seek comfort for 5,125 years and now we need to move to a new level. Although creating civilization was the direction of evolution during the last 5,000 years, this creation is now out of balance with nature as well as our own deeper sensibilities; we all sense that our culture must become less material. This was merely a stage we are going through, we don’t really want these ways anymore, yet it is so difficult to imagine what is coming next.

I will examine the Winter Solstice chart to see how each one of us can use its energy field to deepen and reflect on what we are creating. Your creations make the world what is it, which is why you must master co-creating. One thing about the future that I feel I know is true is that hierarchies are going away, which will mean each creation by each person will have equal value. This year during Day Six of the Galactic Underworld, we all need to deeply consider how what we are creating is part of the new path that is emerging, to see how what we have chosen is our personal ticket to freedom and blessedness. This is different for each person, and one choice is no better than another one. This is the new information that I am attempting to tease out of the systems that are crashing, the natural ending of the nine Underworlds.

It is very difficult to see anything clearly right now, so I’d like you to consider something. Imagine that way back in the ancient days spirit said that you must build a wonderful boat. Back in those days, you always just followed the impulses of spirit, so you went to work on your boat. As things went along, lo and behold, your boat was chosen to be the Ark-the refuge for the species gathered two-by-two, not just a boat you would be using for fishing in the summer! Well, what you are creating these days is a little bit like that because the things you are creating will be the seeds for a world that has not yet been born. Things feel really unreal as the old world passes away, like the time when Atlantis disappeared beneath the sea. With this idea in mind, do you have hidden feelings that your creations will be destroyed? Or, do you feel that you are crafting devices that can weather the great storm-the rising waves of groaning, whiney, greedy people who clutch desperately for comfort. That is to say, focus on what you are creating and manifesting, not on what is passing away. If you do that, you will be bobbing on the waves in your wonderful boat, not being flushed down the Bailout toilet.

The Winter Solstice chart is extremely subtle this year, which will enhance your ability to really take advantage of the new light. As always, I caution you to do everything you can to keep Christmas chaos (primary consumerism) out of your life; the Elite uses this season every year to keep the people from empowering themselves. The people are hypnotized by the fairy story of the sacrificial god hanging on the cross, which is a disgusting parody of the World Tree. The exquisite mystical grace of the indwelling Christ is lost in the dollar signs when your inner hunter-gatherer self is targeted with mind-control technology to get you to run around shopping centers where the shooters lurk. Just stop it! If you haven’t garnered that special gift for the one who matters until the last moment, what are you doing?

The solstice energy floods your world starting about three days before the Sun goes into Capricorn, exactly when the Sun transits the Galactic Center at 27 Sagittarius. If you have kept yourself in a heightened, spiritual state of mind, you will feel extremely high frequencies from other dimensions and spirits. All the ancient ones revered this time of the year when Earth feels the sky. They built magnificent stone cairns to capture the first new light, such as New Grange in Ireland. This potent infusion of the subtle realms will build and build through the climax of the Sun going into Capricorn, and you can burn candles or place soft lights in special places to remind yourself of the light and to connect yourself with all the ancient power places. If you take advantage of this special time of the year, you will know your purpose, and you will find much greater meaning in everything during the winter. Because Pluto went into Capricorn a few hours before the Sagittarius New Moon, the whole period during early December has been soaked with great structural changes. There is so much significance in these times that you must take time to capture its essence; Pluto is in charge of the new order coming in now, so this Solstice period will telescope the coming changes. Aligning with the deep and knowing frequencies coming in during the solstice, and when the Sun exactly conjuncts Pluto the next day, offers all of you a jumpstart on change. Attune to it, discern it, feel it, know it, and you will easily become part of the Milky Way Galaxy’s mind.

Astrologically, two great manifestation forces are arranged in two groups, while all of the planets are on the left side of the Saturn opposite Uranus line. These two groups are set up to get things done. The first big force is Sun, Pluto, Mercury, and Jupiter in Capricorn, an earthy stellium that is bringing in the new formation and will activate on December 26, when Mars also moves into Capricorn. Of course, with this much Capricorn, a crisis over who is in charge may occur. The second big force is the North Node, Venus, Chiron, and Neptune in Aquarius-the essence of the creative potential in this chart. The Aquarian placements suggest new creation will be for the direction of a greater whole (North Node), from our inner feminine (Venus), healing (Chiron), and very spiritual (Neptune). These Aquarian elements will explode when Jupiter goes into Aquarius on January 5, 2009, a few days before Barack Obama takes the reins. Regarding the Capricorn formation, its identity (Sun) is to craft deep and transformative systems (Pluto), that will be thoroughly understood (Mercury), and these systems will be practical and expansive (Jupiter). Saturn in Virgo trines the Capricorn formation, thus an orderly and disciplined transition is possible. Yet, Saturn squares Mars in Sagittarius on the Galactic Center, which suggests that forces that oppose the new path will be active, creative, and aggressive. This strife will serve to vent pent-up frustrations and feelings in the populace, since the Moon in Libra sextiles Mars in Sagittarius.

Saturn opposite Uranus, a battle between structure and transformation, is the key to this solstice chart because the grand square of Saturn opposite Uranus squaring the Full Moon on December 12 really exposed the beliefs and agendas of the people participating in the power struggles. On the day of this potent Full Moon, the Senate refused to bailout the auto industry, so whatever is going on with that issue during the Winter Solstice will be a central issue until the Spring Equinox. During the Winter Solstice, Neptune quincunxes Saturn, an aspect that continually pushes people to opt for spiritual goals and solutions, to not abandon their idealism; the people may push hard to keep their jobs and for a restructuring of the car industry. The Moon in Libra trines Neptune in Aquarius, so the people cry for balance, harmony, and decency. Wanting a spiritual instead of a materialistic perspective, they demand a vision of the future instead of the same old thing. With the great emotional tension of the Moon in Libra square practical Jupiter in Capricorn, there will be deep public frustration over financial matters all winter. But, since Jupiter still trines Saturn in Virgo, there is an underlying belief that things will work out in time. Feelings of trust are strong, since Mars sextiles the Moon as well as Neptune-which, of course, is trine the Moon in Libra. There will be a feeling of a world about to end when Mars goes into Capricorn on December 26 (Boxing Day), and then the new world coming in will burst through when Jupiter goes into Capricorn January 5. Even though spiritual direction is critical now, the emphasis will be on practicality.

This winter season will be a time to face hard realities, to struggle for meaningful change, and to think more of our selves in terms of the whole. The final key into what the winter might bring is that Jupiter in 27 Capricorn is conjunct Pluto in Capricorn in the 1776 USA Foundation Chart. [See "Methodology" below.] The US will experience its Pluto Return when Pluto gets to 27 Capricorn in 2022, when it will go through a great purification and a new creation based on new systems of power. With Jupiter conjunct the USA 1776 Pluto during the Winter Solstice and Pluto entering into Capricorn during Day Six, Jupiter’s aspect to the 1776 USA chart suggests the US will experience a great financial reckoning this winter as Jupiter moves into Aquarius from January 5, 2009, through January 2010. Remember, your essence is not contained in financial systems that express only a part of you. This will be the winter when everyone comes to a whole new relationship with money as energy-instead of being a people who are controlled and limited by it. I can’t imagine how this scenario will work out, but Jupiter in Aquarius says: “We need to be freer now, so we will.” Have a great meditation!”

Barbara Hand Clow