Tuesday 25 September 2012

Conflict With People of the World

It has been astounding me, the audacity and cruelty of some people at this juncture. Outside of the zombie-fication of certain segments of the populace (which although seemingly attributed to some new chemical sub-stance of manufactured alterity) I say nah, this can't be so, when it reach quite outside North America and into village life in a place like Trinidad:
http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,163330.html

In varying degrees, and at varying levels, I am witnessing an astounding level of self-interest going on, which I, along with many others, predicted we would see once Uranus entred Aries back in May 2010 (retreating temporarily back into Pisces and then taking up long-term residence in Aries March 2011). Uranus (Oya) in Aries, (ruled by Mars/Chango) really reflects a potent, fiery, and fiercely individualistic pairing. Which is an oxymoron if you really study it.

The energies of these two, (taken separately, of course!) whether you read it astrologically or through a Yoruban lens, is individualistic, self-interested to the point of being egotistical, and ultimately self-serving. It may appear as if someone is acting altruistically, or for the greater good, but ultimately the veneer is removed and one sees rank self-interest operating.

"Remember: everytime you are faced with a situation,be sure to ask yourself - what's in it for me?" 

I remember hearing those words from an acquaintance circa 2005. I remember thinking: how absolutley, uncompromisingly self-centred. Se puede decir: aprovechoso? Really? And this is how you operate on an everyday level? Is that not borderline psychopathy?


Alas we are living in the era of fierce self interest....that is not entirely based on sheer egotism or vanity but rooted more basically in survival. People are more preoccupied with whether or not they will make it - not "make it" as in will-I-get-the-6-figure-salary, the-big-suburban-house, my-soul- mate, a-bangin-SUV-and-cosmetic-surgery-for-eternal-youth, but rather will I "make it" as in be able to access the basic necessities of life (food, shelter, healthcare, companionship). We are heading into leaner times (the countdown is on for Saturn to enter Scorpio in October; the Grim Reaper meets Hades, Lord of the Underworld; the Egungun or Ancestors dance a macabre dance with a grim, no-nonsense Ogun and his cutlass).
                                                                           
Reminds me of Black Stalin's classic calypso "Wait, Dorothy,Wait". How can he sing about winin and jammin when he studying injustice and inequality?


Chheeuupppsssss. I can't find anything to wear to this fiesta. Boy, and if Ochun can't feel sexy in she party clothes, well hell she probably ent even going....

                                                     is Ochun really giving us the finger here?

 

Thursday 13 September 2012

Waiting for the Miracle

It's a few more days until the Uranus/Pluto second hit. Strange vibes affecting numerous people internationally. It's like hearing the ominous beginning to Leonard Cohen's "Waiting for the Miracle".

A bird flew into my house yesterday afternoon, setting the dogs off, seconds after I had told my friend on the phone that I had woken up with "something's not right" on my lips. I pray for a more peaceful square this rounds than what happened on June 24th (for me, a car accident that I thankfully walked away from). Uranus will be at 6 degrees Aries, with Pluto at 6 degress Capricorn. The Sun (Libra), Mercury (Libra), and Chiron (Pisces) also get into the act as September winds up. In Orisha-speak, Oya (Uranus) and Ogun (Pluto) are at it again, wreaking havoc and literally squaring off.



Interestingly these two are the tutelary Orichas for 2012 according to the Letra del Ano out of Habana, Cuba http://proyecto-orunmila.org/letra-del-ano-la-letra-del-ano/cuba/comision-organizadora-de-la-letra-del-ano-miguel-febles-padron/la-letra-del-ano-2012-letra-del-ano-2012. The Letra del Ano in an annual event, a mass Ifa divination session held by several babalawos that takes place December 31 in Habana each year, pronosticating for the new year to come. It is a reading anxiously awaited not only by Cubans at home and abroad, but also by thousands of initiates and followers of Cuban Oricha and Ifa houses. Ifa don't lie. 2012 sets off the first of five squares of these two planets/Orichas, and Ifa was on the money.


Well, what to do? Keep your head down. Don't go out in thunderstorms (lightning = Oya). Be reeaaallllyyyyy careful driving, or better yet, take public transit (Ogun = road accidents). Do not  I repeat do not get into quarrels with anyone, especially if three people are involved, or it is some sort of triangle, or one of the persons (or more)wears a uniform (Ogun). Ogun rules guns, knives, cutlasses...you get the picture. God of Iron and all that. Take good care of your dogs (Ogun) - they are vulnerable to accidents (Oya) under this energy.Beware of tropical storms, high winds, tornadoes, hurricanes....Oya rules high winds, so if you feel the breeze picking up, seek shelter!

The Oya/Ogun square is a good time to harness the energy necessary to make the radical change in your life that you know you need to do. If you're thinking of uprooting your life, moving across country and starting anew / a new life, this is the time to research, plan, job (Ogun) search on the net (Oya). If you want to build (Ogun) something, open yourself up to the flashes of insight (Oya) that will bring this into being. This is strong warrior energy, so relationships may take a blow, especially as it is also strongly individualistic energy. Although you may feel like turning your back on civilization and disappearing into the bush like Ogun is said to have done, remember that there are people who depend on you even in the smallest way, and that no man is an island. Let's weather this storm together.