When The Tower Comes Crashing Down
Right now, there are some high pressured astrological dynamics playing out. Excess is being stripped away. Bubbles are bursting. The tower is crashing. Ultimately, this is a process of purification, of stripping back what is unnecessary and revealing what is truly valuable and important.
Wars are being waged on multiple levels right now. I’m reaching out to you as I wanted to give you a heads up regarding the astrological cycles and to tune in with you where all of this may be heading. I hope that this information empowers you with a way of embracing this moment because the truth is, everything is always changing. I want to remind you that the current intensity will not remain in this heavy dynamic forever and the cycles will continue to evolve. So let’s dive into the energy for August as it is HUGE!
The big kicker astrologically right now is that Mars (The God of War) and Jupiter (The Guru and God of Expansion) are in a conjunction. You can imagine these two Gods coming together for a meeting and it’s getting heated as they are both head strong and big forces and not willing to change their ways. Mars is all about intensity and heat and Jupiter is mad trying to get Mars to calm down and see the truth which only serves to amplify Mars’ fire and frustrate Jupiter!
This is happening in Gemini which is symbolically linked to the media. Basically, wars are being waged and people are desperately trying to get their points across and creating so much distortion through social media. In the coming weeks, it will potentially feel as though we can’t escape the noise and high amount of information being forced into our every day realities inviting us into constant wars and battles. Do whatever you can to stay clear of this as it will be super loud, especially until the end of this month.
But there is extra pressure being applied to this meeting coming from Saturn being in a challenging square to this conjunction. Saturn is the wise elder who does not want things to change and is always trying to create certainty and structure and to bring everything into order in a universe that was born from chaos. Saturn is sitting at the head of the table trying to stop Jupiter and Mars from taking any action and the frustration just increases!
This is where the pressure intensifies and the challenge is felt as Jupiter is wanting to expand, Mars is wanting to charge forwards and Saturn is blocking each of these power planets from doing what they want to do. The pressure is on, expansion slows, the tower wobbles and starts to crash as the energy tries to express and can’t. Something has to give.
Adding to that, right now Mercury is retrograde. Interestingly though, it’s actually not an intense Mercury retrograde cycle, however, in context of the bigger patterns at play this Mercury retrograde is only serving to slow down any progress and to distort communication issues even more. Be super mindful of what you are saying, who you are speaking with and most importantly, guard your own mind against any fears or crazy thoughts you may be having. The volume of change and disruption is turned right up and if you get too close to the speakers, it will trigger all of that on a personal level for you and could tip you to react in ways that you may later regret.
Towers are crashing down and it can be really uncomfortable and sometimes scary. In the tarot, The Tower card symbolises purification. It speaks to the kind of purification that is required once everything has been built up to a level that is beyond capacity and unsustainable. It’s a point where everything is just too much and the tower has no choice but to give and to come crashing down.
It is also symbolic of the ego and the stories we build up including the structures of society that no longer serve who we are. This is an uncomfortable process but questions I have been asking myself are: Is anything that seems to me to be excessive really necessary? What do I actually need to feel secure and stable? What really matters? If you embrace this time consciously, something old that’s no longer necessary can come crashing down for you to reveal something super powerful about you that has been concealed and hidden deep within the tower!
Maybe you are discovering hidden talents and wisdom. Or maybe old, painful stories and patterns that have held you back are being revealed to be released. Whatever it is, embrace it as this is not a mistake and is in harmony with a bigger dynamic that we are all living through one way or another. An old way wants to die and a new way wants to emerge… what does this mean for you personally?
This dynamic will be super active for the rest of this month and at the full moon in Aquarius on August 19th/20th, there will be a potential for some intelligent reflection and the potential for stepping out and seeing the bigger picture. Aquarius is the overarching energy signature that we all are moving towards in the coming years and each time an astrological event happens in Aquarius, we get a glimpse of the bigger picture and where this may all be heading.
Aquarius wants humanity to move forwards and to connect at a level that is based on the understanding that, whether we like it or not, we are all interconnected. Aquarius is about the fairer distribution of all resources and the means by which to do this such as advancing technology. Symbolised by the water bearer pouring cosmic water over the Earth, Aquarius represents purification and the quest to restore balance and equity to humanity. The forces that are resisting this process, the forces that are wanting to have power over others will be challenged and will fight these changes and this month is a time where we will witness this resistance strongly, especially through the media.
If you’re really feeling it, seriously, go for walks in nature, it’s instant medicine. Avoid the noise as much as you can. Be super aware of any internal and external battles. Are you being pulled into conflict that maybe you just don’t need to be involved with? Do you really need to be right? Do you really need to choose a side? Do you really need to be scared? Really?
If you can, take a big breath and move with these cycles. As you move with the energy, you may just discover something about yourself that is a solution to a situation you are struggling with. It could be a way forwards that supports you to evolve into the new paradigms. It is highly likely that it is very different to who you were before or what you thought it was meant to look like, especially anything you were believing about yourself and your life pre 2020.
Let the towers crash. They were just made up anyway and were built within an old world and under the influence of old and now outdated paradigms. Just let it go! Take a big breath. Open to something new. Embrace the people who are always with you… nourish these ones. Go against the call to fight and be divisive, it’s just a distraction from what truly matters.
Deepen your practice of love, kindness, patience and compassion. My Tibetan Buddhist teachers always say that as the world becomes more intense, every time you practice kindness, generosity, patience and compassion it is extra powerful and the energy is multiplied and will help you to evolve faster. We can really wake up now, but first, the old tower must fall.
With love always,
Paula x
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