Fall equinox + sun & mercury cazimi
The Sun moves into the sign of Libra this evening, marking the first moments of fall and the day that the light and dark of day to night are in equal proportion known as the Equinox.
As the Sun enters 0° of Libra on September 22, 2022 at 9:06 pm eastern time, it will meet a retrograde Mercury at that exact degree, creating what is called a cazimi. Demetra George, one of my astrology teachers, describes cazimi as a moment of purification of the planet as it moves through the heart of the Sun. She calls it an initiation… and with the alignment of this Sun/Mercury cazimi with the fall equinox at 0° of the Cardinal sign … it seems especially auspicious.
The change of the seasons from Summer to Fall give way for reflection, balance, and gentle pull within. Libra, the sign of the scales, represents the judgment of truth and balance. As seen in the ancient painting Papyrus of Ani (1500 B.C.) the ‘master of balance’ stands by a large scale weighing a heart in one bowl and a feather in the other. In this painting, the scale is equally balanced. “It was said that the heart had to be in harmony with the truth to pass into the afterlife.” (1)
On this auspicious evening, tune into topics that Mercury represents with an awareness that what comes up in this moment may hold a special clarity of personal truth. If the heart is not meant to carry more than the weight of a feather beyond this life… maybe there is a message within this moment to reflect upon what we carry with us now.
In truth, there is equal parts light and dark… and sometimes the truth, like the symbol of a heart & a feather weighing the same on the scales, is a paradox. As one of my yoga teachers used to say… If it’s not a paradox, its not God.
Mercurial things to pay attention to: messages, communication, ideas, transportation, mail, letters, intellect, music, mathematics, commerce, stories, markets, memories, speaking, perception & monetary exchanges.
As we are still in the retrograde phase of Mercury, pay attention to anything you are having to (re)do, (re)member, (re)connect, (re)discover, (re)visit… messages from people or times of your past may have something to do with this moment as well. Pay extra attention to any documents or written/verbal agreements.
Intuitively, this moment feels like a kind of bargain. What we begin now might come with a requirement for what we are willing to give in exchange for what we receive. There is some sort of trade off… and at the 0° mark of Libra, that trade must pass the test of what is true to take hold in the months to come.
May the message that is meant for you arrive in a moment of clarity, from the heart of the Sun, bringing an awareness of what your heart needs most to be in harmony as we begin the new season.
