Saturn Retro 2016-7: Seven days

 
Dear friends, the annual period of 4.5 months of Saturn Retrograde this year, 2016, is from 24th Mar- 14th Aug. This is my fifth consecutive year of posting online about Saturn retrograde. And, is preceded by detailed notebooks of observation about this period since 2005. The detailed concepts of Saturn Retrograde are here in this blog header titled Saturn Retrograde, just below the blog picture. The links to me previous articles online are: Saturn Retro 2012 (2 articles), Saturn Retro 2013 (70 articles),  Saturn Retro 2014 (11 articles) and Saturn Retro 2015 (15 articles)

Dear friends this is my seventh post on ongoing Saturn Retrograde 2016. In the previous post, I had talked about the special nature of this years Saturn retrograde,  which is lot like an elaborate Rajasic Shakti energy Layered Cake, possessing many elaborate and  powerful underlying layers. Click link: Saturn-retro-2016- post-6-Energy-Layer-Cake.

And today I want to talk about the next Seven Days, that represent the culmination of this long buildup since Feb 20th itself, as mentioned in my previous post. The next Seven Days representing the rise of Sun in Aries from 8th degree to max 15th degree i.e, max exaltation, from 22nd April, Friday to 29th April, exactly Seven days.. from Friday to Friday. Like a ultra blockbuster movie running for exactly one week.. Friday to Friday!!
I'm really sorry for uploading this today, Tuesday evening, but as you would read below, you would understand my Saturnine experience/ viewpoint, and forgive my obvious Saturnine delay!
Below is the ling to Seven Days.. my ever favourit Sting song since the summer of 1996..

I feel, if utilised properly, especially by the Rajasic, Shakti, dynamic Sun, Moon, Ketu, ruled people (not Mars, as Mars is currently retrograde) this seven days can comprise the Seven doorways one has to cross, to reach liberation, or the kundalini rising through Seven Chakras to reach fulfilment. Each of these Seven days, owing to the long buildup since Feb 20th itself, (mentioned in detail in the previous post), can be compared to the Seven notes, or Seven colours of the rainbow from the Shakti ruled people. It reminds me of the multifarious rainbow colours of the rainbow crystal!! Just reach out and touch it. Yes, this is your time to merge into Shakti, take the leap to connect to energy. An amazing moment, an amazing opportunity!

However, for the Saturnine people, Saturn ruled people, it's definitely the most challenging, even ghoulishly cathartic Seven days, and can be compared to the Seven tasks of Hercules, or like the tests faced by Prahlad, at the hands of Hiranyakashipu. There's nothing much to do except chant the name of God, Vishnu, Jesus, Allah, Mahakali, Guru, according to one's religious practice. The special nature of this scorching one week would see the worst fears of the Saturnine person come to rise, come alive. Like my favourite childhood comic book Tarzan at the valley of Death, sorry I couldnt find the link where Tarzan crosses seven challenges, in a demonic mountain, to get a sacred flower to cure Jane, of an evil spell, BUT, that comic was the most artistically created masterpiece, where Tarzan and his companions face the Seven sacred fearsome challenges, in the valley of deat.

But, due to the this years retrograde Saturn being in Scorpio, this Herculean test of Seven days, fearsome challenge would be highly internal, complex, involving stinging emotions, scathing rebukes, and churning of one's internal insecurities brought to life. And, more so because Mars itself is retrograde and conjunct with Saturn. Imagine a very intensely visceral scenario, a lot like this years Oscar winning movie The Revenant directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu starring Leonardo De Caprio.

 

Where the challenges faced by the protagonist comes in layers, much like the Layered Caked described in my previous post. In a series of subsequent events one following the another. In fact, my friend Mriganka was repeatedly talking about this movie, and I should have shared this movie analogy in the earlier post itself, but due to the extreme Saturnine challenges and delays that I'm currently facing, all these identifications and expressions are surfacing only now.

.. due to exhausting nature of this post I will update..add more later..:P

Saturn Retro 2016-6: Energy Layer Cake

Dear friends, the annual period of 4.5 months of Saturn Retrograde this year, 2016, is from 24th Mar- 14th Aug. This is my fifth consecutive year of posting online about Saturn retrograde. And, is preceded by detailed notebooks of observation about this period since 2005. The detailed concepts of Saturn Retrograde are here in this blog header titled Saturn Retrograde, just below the blog picture. The links to me previous articles online are: Saturn Retro 2012 (2 articles), Saturn Retro 2013 (70 articles),  Saturn Retro 2014 (11 articles) and Saturn Retro 2015 (15 articles)

Dear friends this is my sixth post on ongoing Saturn Retrograde 2016. In today's post, I want to narrate about the very special nature of this years Saturn retrograde, 2016, which can be compared to a distinct, and elaborate Rajasic Shakti energy Layered Cake, possessing elaborate sediments of powerful underlying layers...


The first Rajasic Shakti from 10th of March, gets tremendously boosted up, because Mars enters Scorpio in February 20th itself, forming the volatile Mars- Saturn conjunction in Scorpio, the explosive Shani Mangal yoga, from February 20th itself, TWO WEEKS prior to (Brown) Arrest Phase of Saturn retro begins. This year, the 15 day build period,the Arrest Phase of Saturn Retro (refer graph above). starting

Once the Red coloured Red Hot Phase begins from 24th March, te official commencement date of Saturn Retrograde 2016, the energy level goes crazy in the early stage itself, powered by the explosive combustion energies of overwhelming Mars- Saturn conjunction in Scorpio, the explosive Shani Mangal yoga. Especially, as Scorpio is a sign ruled by volatile Mars.

Just when you thought that things would get slightly cooler, once the (Orange) 2nd Gear Phase sets in from 8 April, Lo and Behold, another Rajasic Shakti layer.. Chaitra vasant navratri 2016 begins, in which the waxing Moon phase, Devi Shukla Paksha is oozing and exploding with Rajasic, Shakti energies. The energies of  this Navaratra shakti Moon phase, Devi Shukla Paksha become stronger day by singular day, much beyond the traditionally observed 9 days of Navaratra, well into the 15th day, the Full moon, the Chaitra Devi Purnima, conclusion on 22nd April, Friday.

As a further layer, the week Thursday, 14th April to Thursday, 21st April represents what I term as the Rising Sun- Moon week, as the rising Rajasic Shakti energies of the Navaratra Devi Shukla Paksh, i.e, waxing moon, is paralleled/ mirrored by a rising Sun. increasing exaltation of Sun from 1st degree to 8th degree in Aries/ Mesha, the sign of the Sun's exaltation.
This powerful phase is fuelled FURTHER On, because of a multi planetary retrograde currently going on .. the major planets Jupiter, Mars, Saturn being retrograde, Mercury almost combust by Sun in Aries. Then, Rahu and Jupiter conjunct in Leo, to create Guru Chandala yog. And on 17th april, Mars goes retrograde, BOTH RETROGRADE,  in Scorpio..  an advanced version of Shani Mangala yoga. Only Venus, now exalted in Pisces, but then without Saturnine influence Venus represents pure Shakti incarnate energies, hence most of the Devi Shakti rituals especially connected to Laxmi, are often performed on Fridays, i.e, Shukra-var, a day ruled by Venus, i.e, Shukra. 
As many other planets are retrograde, or conjunct to exert any individual energy influence, the sharp and distinct Sun Moon energies are laser sharp in this week.

Finally, as the Rising Sun and Moon phase, concludes on Purnima/ Full Moon of 22nd April, Friday, the fun doesn't stop, AS, the final layer comes in the energy cake, as the Sun continues it's rise from 9 degrees to 15 degrees, the maximum possible exaltation in Aries, on 29th April, Friday.

IN CONCLUSION: All Rajasic, Shakti, Sun, Moon, Mars etc ruled people should make the maximmum of this Layered Cake energy drama from February 20th to 29th April, a Super Diwali bonus of Saturn Retrograde, 2016!
And Saturn, Rahu ruled should utilise it for all kinds of regression, pending, cathartic, pending, past pending activities, hopefully from inside of a drak cave..!!

Saturn Retro 2016-5: Zizek theories

Dear friends, the annual period of 4.5 months of Saturn Retrograde this year, 2016, is from 24th Mar- 14th Aug. This is my fifth consecutive year of posting online about Saturn retrograde. And, is preceded by detailed notebooks of observation about this period since 2005. The detailed concepts of Saturn Retrograde are here in this blog header titled Saturn Retrograde, just below the blog picture. The links to me previous articles online are: Saturn Retro 2012 (2 articles), Saturn Retro 2013 (70 articles),  Saturn Retro 2014 (11 articles) and Saturn Retro 2015 (15 articles)

Dear friends in the previous post I wrote about Saturn Retrograde connecting to post modern theories of Gilles Deleuze in his landmark book Difference and Repetetion, (click link: Post: Saturn-retro-2016-04: Difference-and-repetition). In today's post, I want to discuss various theories of post modern thinker Slavoz Zizek about reality and how it connects to Saturn Retrograde. 

"Reality is produced through a "grimace of the Real" - an impossibility that becomes distorted into reality. Example- the blinding Sun that generates illumination through being beyond more than reality. The Real itself is "nothing but a grimace of reality". The Real that which shines through the distorted perspective we call reality. 

Reality is sustained by an excess that cannot be incorporated within it (the indigestible bone in the throat). Reality is the very consequence of a mind splinter. Distortions in reality are always possible because of the basic distortion illumination and whose outline can only be perceived by looking awry."

Uncanny that Zizek connects the phenomenon of illumination of reality, to the blinding Sun. He says that Reality is something so blazing and powerful, that we percieve it only through distortions. Exactly, how we understand planetary influences ONLY when a particular planet is debilitated, negative, withdrawn, diminished, weak, and distorted.

 

 Like, for example Saturn ruled people can only understand the function and nature of their Saturnine energies, ONLY when Saturn is Retrograde, when the usually forward moving Satrurnine influence is reticent,  withdrawn, diminished,  weak, and distorted!! And without the shade of the black Saturnine umbrella, they recieve the full hot blaze of the Sun, frying up their innards and pouters.

But for those ruled by Sun, Mars, Ketu, Pitta, rajas ruled it's quite the contrary!! ONLY when Saturn is retrograde, their energies bloom completely without the usual Tamasic interference, the cyclic grind, the heavy Gravitas of Saturn, which always keeps them in loop, in the cycle of things. Without the influence of Saturn, they are enabled to facilitate the full blaze of the Pitta energy, neccesary for them to take that annual quantum jump into their next level of evolution.

Like, I was discussing in the previous post, most people equate Saturn with repetition, and Sun as a source of origin. However, in actuality, for Sun, Mars, Ketu, Pitta, rajas ruled people it is true. BUT for Saturnine people, the Sun is the source of cyclicity, repetition, as in the annual Solar calendar of 365 days, with it's annual festivals held on specific fixed dates. And Saturn is the source of all difference, movement, differentiation and evolution.