Al Gore's Moment

Al Gore accepted his Nobel Peach Prize in Oslo on Monday with a passionate speech about the truth (of global warming) having the power to set us free. It reflected the five-planets-in-Sagittarius moment by weaving in words of wisdom from many different cultures. The speech went into the challenge of what's required, a swift shift from "me" to "we" thinking, another trait associated with the world-embracing Archer. "There is an African proverb that says, 'If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.' We need to go far, quickly," he said. His vision is anchored in facts and specific proposals for the future, keeping it grounded in reality to satisfy precise Saturn in Virgo.

Urania's 9th House blog lists the many favorable aspects at play for Al Gore right now, including a conjunction of transiting Jupiter-Pluto to his natal Jupiter in Sagittarius at 29 degrees. He describes his mission as a spiritual one, having asked God to show him how to serve his purpose of bringing awareness to global warming. His quest was an opportunity that came out of crisis (the 2000 Presidential election), and he mentions the Kanji character that has that dual meaning. The crisis of global warming has caused more messages to come down marked 'urgent,' attempting to stir people to act. The stellium in Sadge, especially the lingering effects of the Jupiter-Pluto conjunction into 2008, nurtures optimism for those urgent new visions.

But Al Gore didn't present the challenge through rose-colored glasses -- he acknowledged that it involves passing through the dark side. "The outer boundary of what we currently believe is feasible is still far short of what we actually must do. Moreover, between here and there, across the unknown, falls the shadow," he said. Pluto deals with unseen power structures, and intensely guarded taboos. It's potentially a time of accelerated change. And just like on the collective level, the same thing plays out in own lives, as we cross personal shadows, in the quest to transform.