Sarah Varcas – The second of three conjunctions between Uranus and Eris in Aries occurs on 25th September, with its impact reverberating through the coming months. Requiring deep reflection before action, this alliance of the wild child (Uranus) and the radical feminine (Eris), now both retrograde, demands careful handling and integrity so sharp it draws blood if we dare push too hard against it. We may be beset with all kinds of desires, passions, certainties and non-negotiables at the moment. Ice cold clarity is in the air.
We are seeing, perhaps for the first time, the truth of our lives, of the false selves we have worked so hard to sustain, and the real Self neglected in the wings. We may be filled with inspiration as our potential is revealed, or horror as we recognise the consequences of past choices shaped by fear we mistook for truth.
Perhaps it will come as some comfort to know we are not alone in this unrelenting place. Perhaps not. Maybe it would be easier if it were only us and we could write it off as a brief moment of passing madness. But it isn’t. Deep within the human psyche is arising an unavoidable knowing that life and how we live it must change, in a big way and forever.
Both personally and collectively it is becoming ever clearer that we simply cannot continue on without taking account of a now obvious fact, once obscured: that who we are today is primarily born of past choices. Choices which felt right at the time, but whose unanticipated consequences now demand the unacceptable sacrifice of our most vibrant and authentic self.
The Uranus/Eris conjunction is opposed by Black Moon Lilith who reminds us it is often within relationship that we discover who we truly are. Who we choose to surround ourselves with is an important consideration right now. Every connection we foster and person we share our energy with becomes a part of us, an imprint that fertilizes our future selves.