You may not know this, but I am a daughter of the American revolution. My family and ancestors fought for freedom, freedom of religion, freedom from taxation without representation and we fought for our right to express ourselves freely and be happy. Abagail Adams was a Smith and Martha Washington’s sister married a Bassett. Both are my family names.
You might be wondering why am I writing about this odd bit of personal history when I usually write about healing and transformational change.
First, I want to share that Pluto is in Capricorn, many of you may know this but did you know that the last time Pluto was in Capricorn ( that rules government and business) was during the founding of this country and the American revolution.
Like now, there were basically 2 distinct party lines of thought, one for a centralized government ( Hamilton and Adams) and the other for more states rights (Jefferson & Madison). Then like now these forces pulled at each other in bitter and divisive infights that nearly destroyed our fledgling democracy.
What is so frustrating for me is that we are doing it all over again. I realize that people are reactionary and in reactive states much of the time but we have a opportunity to change this. To move from reaction to response!
Decades ago, when I taught as a substitute teacher even my kindergarteners knew how to cooperate and get along better than the factionalized wings of political groups we see expousing their truth on talk shows and in the halls of government. Why all the hate when what we need is cooperation.
So let”s take this opportunity and say no to extremes, to the tea party movement (who I know that my ancestors would rolling in their graves to hear this name used this way ) and to the factionalism that they preach and that is eroding any political goodwill and hope we once possessed.
We have an opportunity to move to another level, to a higher octave of this Pluto in Capricorn energy that is so relevant right now. We can rise above this kind of divisive politics.
We must remember our commonality.
This commonality is key. We are all human beings, first. We all suffer and wish to be happy. This is what links us all together!
We can all practice more openness and compassion and reach out our hands to one another in kindness instead of anger. I am not saying that we have to deny that we are mad as hell about what is going on in the world but we have to at least try to soften our hearts and temper our anger with intelligence and open the conversation beyond the sound of our own voice.
This is where we have gone wrong I’m afraid…. we are not talking to each other we’re just flinging shit at each other, which accomplishes nothing. As the political season ramps up ask yourself , can I hold the and instead of the or in my heart? Can both positions exist simultaneously? My hope is yes . So the dialogue can begin not just sound bites ( that the masses latch onto ) but real discussion.
So I want everyone to take a deep breath, to move out of reaction and into a place of equanimity because if we don’t start matters will only get worse. I do not want to lose this precious democracy.
Let’s embrace our diversity and find a new path to move forward on. Please, please, please.
PS
Pluto in Capricorn will strip down and expose all forms of corruption and abuse of power. It is the nature of Pluto to illuminate the shadow and Pluto will be in Capricorn that rules the sector of business, government, banking and finance. we have already seen this. And we have a choice and opportunity at this time. Government and politics will change during this process. We can move towards a new wholism like never before and heal this realm where there has been so much tit for tat for way too long. Pluto is fierce and it is relentless but it wants truth above all things.