"... As with sacred places, so with murderous spots. The record of events is written into the earth." Henry Miller
It's time to get in fierce Mother mode, Marianne Williamson told the participants of the Inspiring Women Summit. "All of us are the mothers of future generations." She said it's vital that women (and enlightened men) speak up, and create an echo chamber to bring the values of care into society. She sees in the trend of so-called compassionate corporatism, a co-opting of instinctively feminine values. Things won't change, she said, until the bottom line changes, from economic to humanitarian.
I've been heartsick -- and couldn't sleep -- over the oil spill and likely poisoning of the coastal areas of Louisiana and Florida. It reminded me that this transit of Pluto in Capricorn is driving home the ugly truth, of the exploitation of the Earth. True to Pluto's nature, it's a life or death matter, as we know on some deeper level, after all, that our fate is bound up with Earth's ability to regenerate and continue to provide.
I see the real challenge of Pluto in Capricorn, as one of questioning established power structures. It's a very top-down model, with so few benefiting from all this ravaging. You only have to look at the co-opting of Iraq's oil to see that only an elite few rake in the wealth, while young men and women in service, the Iraqis and the Earth suffers. The comparison to this oil spill is apt, since the land, animals and people in the region being poisoned there and now here, by an agenda that serves a tiny elite oligarchy.
I'd say the single most powerful thing you can do for the Earth is grow strong and independent of body, mind and spirit. This enables you to be part of the movement for alternative energy sources. For example, what is free energy and why do engineers get threatened when they try to alter alternatives to fossil fuels? My goal for today is to educate myself about this.
This hits close to home, as the next targeted drilling areas are off the coast of Georgia. There are spots along the coast that are unspoiled, and you can imagine how the native cultures lived there. A pathway to power with Pluto in Capricorn is to dare to defend the Earth and end the abuse she (and we) are suffering. And restore the wisdom that understands the Earth is an ancient place, and we're just passing through, as stewards for a living interdependent natural system. It's best expressed in the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy, "In every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." Now that's a powerful legacy.
altrendo nature/Getty Images