The three of us were headed for Cozumel on Carnival's Ecstasy but it was synchronicity that, at the end of this Pluto transit which brought agonizing demand for change and letting go to all of us who are conscious, we ended up in the Yucatan, in Progreso, where the mystical Mayan Chichen-Itza is. One of the 7 Wonders of the World. Chichen Itza even includes a worship to the planet Venus and all our concerns were about love. Aren't they always? Love of a place, a thing, a person, a lifestyle, of life, of death, of self-love ... (Take a look at the Mayan Calendar here.)
Yes, we were the Ship of Fools, fools like the Tarot - stepping joyfully forward, not exactly knowing where we would end up.
The Fool is the spirit in search of experience. He represents the mystical cleverness bereft of reason within us, the childlike ability to tune into the inner workings of the world. The sun shining behind him represents the divine nature of the Fool's wisdom and exuberance. On his back are all the possessions he might need. In his hand there is a flower, showing his appreciation of beauty. He is frequently accompanied by a dog, sometimes seen as his animal desires, sometimes as the call of the "real world", nipping at his heels and distracting him. He is seemingly unconcerned that he is standing on a precipice, apparently about to step off.
On this Ship of Fools to Chichen Itza, all 3 of us received clear and crucial information about the important decisions we each faced -- for there were angels unawares.
"I would do this if I were choosing a career these days," said the Angel of the Hot Tub ... and pegged the field she needed to be in and was already half-prepared for, all unknowing.
And the Angel who rode Pericles delivered the appropriate Funeral Oration for the one who needed to let go - as Pluto demands. Great orator, leading statesman, who swept away the last traces of aristocratic institutions from Athens, she channeled the words and philosophy of Pericles from his Funeral Oration:
- We rely not upon management or trickery, but upon our own hearts and hands.
- In the matter of education, whereas [others] from early youth are always undergoing laborious exercises which are to make them brave, we live at ease, and yet are equally ready to face the perils which they face.
- We go alone into a neighbor's country [the unknown that Pluto impels us toward] ... and we have seldom any difficulty in overcoming them.
If then we prefer to meet danger with a light heart but without laborious training, and with a courage which is gained by habit and not enforced by law, are we not greatly the better for it? - Since we do not anticipate the pain, although, when the hour comes, we can be as brave as those who never allow themselves to rest; thus our city is equally admirable in peace and in war.
Percles adorned Athens with art, museums and poetry which "rejoiced the hearts and cultivated the taste of poor and rich alike," and our Angel Pericles did this for us all - paying for the cruise, giving us a thing of beauty and the rest we needed. Just what WAS that thing up in the sky that night? Was it the Mayan god Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli who embodies the energy of understanding and communication? Cindy Lou Who knew.
"Powerful from the dignity of his character as well as from his wisdom, and known to be incorruptible, [Pericles] restrained the people with a free hand, and was their real leader instead of being led by them. For, not being a seeker of favour from unworthy sources, he did not speak with any view to present favour, but had sufficient sense of dignity to contradict the people on occasion, even braving their displeasure ..." (From "Pericles") Like the Fool in the Shakespeare play - the only one who can speak the Truth.
Facing her own war, and supporting the battles of the others, our Angel Pericles "entered on the Peloponnesian war, which was to end twenty-five years after his death in the ruin of Athens, with cheerful confidence...."
We were presented with the model of abundant charm in Luis Enrique, who convinced the unconvinceable; the charm of Captain Candalero Donato, who showed us how to deliver bad news without delivering bad news ... and the Angel who rode Jonah shored up the one in danger of being swallowed by a whale (one of those formidable Pisces) ...
Jonah? According to wikipedia:
Jonah's passive character then is contrasted with the other main character: God (lit. "I will be what I will be"). God's character is altogether active. While Jonah flees, God pursues. While Jonah falls, God lifts up. The character of God in the story is progressively revealed through the use of irony. In the first part of the book, God is depicted as relentless and wrathful; in the second part of the book, He is revealed to be truly loving and merciful.
And so it is with Pluto, the god to whom there is no altar, no begging for mercy. Pluto actively removes what doesn't work any more and in this, is truly loving and merciful.
Messages were everywhere, Angels abundant. The Grinch who stole Christmas even served us dinner each night; we, who stole away at Christmas for peace, relaxation, and answers ...
Each us us returned in time for Christmas with ... those people and things with which we needed to deal.
And let us not forget the return trip home, where Spirit, I mean the Spirit of Christmas appeared, in the guise of a huge African-American man in a red pickup truck ... showing that help is always available. We need only need it, and be willing to accept it. But that's another story.
Whether you're in the afterglow of the Pluto transit, or the fallout - or both - look for information and look for Angels. Let me read for you at this important time. Email me to schedule your reading. I'm here to help.
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