A Journey Through the Zodiac Signs
Astrology & Alchemy
We begin in the dirt
Deep down where it is cold and dark
The darkness a blank canvas of pure possibility
Then comes the spark
The bursting forth through the dirt up into the unknown
This is Aries
The ram
The start of the rising sun
The desire for light and experience
The courage to endure the thawing out
The creative drive to move and grow
The assertion of becoming form
Then comes form itself
What was once just possibility, just an idea, is now physical
The becoming of earth
The shaping
Taurus
The bull
A sprout rising and reaching up towards the sun
Through the darkness of dirt
The caress of the first rays of sunlight
That fall on the shape of matter
The solid earth come to hold the spark of creation
Then comes adaptation
The tuning into the surroundings and cultivation of the specific shape needed
The ability to learn and tell stories of that learning
Gemini
The twins
The breeze that makes trees stand up straight
The winds of change that bring new ideas and ways of relating
As the sun rises in the sky, possibilities awaken
Perspectives
The movement that is the balm to stillness
Then comes the flood
The rain that nourishes the Earth
The cleansing, the feeling
Cancer
The crab
The drive to fully express
Being moved by inner tides of emotion in deep connection to the moon
The learning of distinguishing oneself from the rest of the world with healthy boundaries
Mothering and being mothered
The care that creates the space of true growth
The feelings that are the balm to the mind
Then comes the fire of being seen
The illumination and radiance that celebrates life
The sun at the height of its journey
The summer in full bloom
Leo
The lion
The drive to express and transform
The vision that connects Spirit to Earth
The shining that lets the emotions free
Writing a new story of what it means to shine
Then comes the rooting down of inner radiance
Illumination in Earthly form
In service to others
Virgo
The priestess
Mutable earth
The letting go of that which has past its time
The beginning of the harvest of that which will keep one warm through the winter
The end of summer
Then comes the wind that blows leaves off the trees
The setting sun
The drive toward harmony in relationships
The words and winds that cultivate compassion
Libra
The scales
The finding of balance
Letting go of what is old and harvesting of the fruits
Then comes the deep dive
Into the depths of the frozen parts of our hearts
The fading sunlight and the growing darkness
The drive to feel the deepest parts, to give them space for expression
Scorpio
The scorpion
The uncovering of truth
The transformation of the soul
Then comes the fire of freedom
The integration of all that has been learned
The illumination of truth for teaching
The celebration of the last of the sunlight, absorbing of warmth
Sagittarius
The archer
The one who asks us to aim our arrow towards deep desires
The lighting up of the spirit
Then comes the roots of the elders, the wisdom that has been integrated
The earth that supports the new visions
The underlying knowledge and systems that cultivate community
Capricorn
The sea goat
The way we hold and are held
The returning to the Earth in a different form to share what has been learned
Then comes the calling together
The great cultivation of healthy relating
The wind that flows between everything, the great fascia of being
Aquarius
The water bearer
Bringing the water of higher consciousness that nourishes
The innovations of unity
The creativity that flows freely through structures of support
The dark night that is lit by connection
Then comes the final darkness, just before the dawn
The surrender to the Universe
The letting go of form and becoming of Spirit
Pisces
The fish
Returning to the dream world through imagination
The fully feeling
The knowing
The final integration and full circle feeling
We return to the dirt
A blank canvas once again
