Melanie O'SheaYou may have heard that the collective consciousness, and our planet, are going through a significant transition period at the moment. Actually, I feel like I’ve been hearing some version of this for several years now! And, I guess the collective and the planet are always going through periods of transition and transformation, just as we as individuals are always growing, adjusting and becoming different versions of ourselves as we progress through the stages of life.
At the moment, though, something feels…different…bigger…more significant….
I don’t know if it is the fact that Pluto, the planet of the subconscious and massive shifts, is steadily moving into Aquarius, where it will stay until 2043 from November 19, or perhaps just where I presently sit in terms of my maturity and development in this lifetime. It feels like there is ‘something in the air’ at the moment, and multiple people I have spoken to or listened to have said something similar.
I’m certainly not an expert (or anything close to it!) when it comes to astrology, but I have been reading a lot about what this movement of Pluto means for humanity, and there seems to be a great deal of consensus that from the 19th of November, we will be entering into an era of transformation.
Pluto is known as the ‘generational planet’ by many as it is the slowest-moving planet and takes 250 years to move through all of the zodiac signs. Aquarian energy is progressive, innovative, cutting edge, so we should (finally!) see some impressive progress towards awareness, openness, acceptance and unity as more and more people start to question and examine the way things are and the way things are done – the status quo here on Earth, if you like.
Exciting times ahead, yes?!?!
So, while I am not of expert status when it comes to astrology, I have felt the need to educate myself about what it coming up because I am seeing recurring themes of transition, transformation, metamorphosis – big, big changes, basically – not only in my personal life, and in the media, but in my oracle card readings for the collective, and in my readings and intuitive medicine consultations with clients.
At this point it’s getting pretty bloody hard to ignore the imminentness (yes, that actually is a word! I was surprised too!) of the changes that are a-comin’. I’ll admit, it freaks me out a little! But, mostly I feel excited and almost relieved…
For years the message I repeatedly, like repeatedly, heard from Spirit was “not yet. Be patient. It’s not the right time.”. Meanwhile, I had this incredibly strong drive within me to do more, to be more, to help more, to serve more. It was soooo frustrating to feel this drive from deep within for years and to keep getting a STOP or SLOW DOWN sign plonked down in front of me! And I am not the only one who has been experiencing this.
Recently my eldest daughter graduated from high school. It was a momentous occasion to celebrate not only her growth and achievements over the past 17 years of childhood and adolescence, but also my growth and achievements over the past 17 years of motherhood, and most of those years as a solo mum too.
When my daughter walked out of the school gates for the last time, it was not only the end of a major period of her life (and mine), but also the start of a period of transition for the both us. My daughter is transitioning into adulthood and I feel it may be the trickiest transition we ever been through together.
My daughter was born with a rare genetic disorder called Williams Syndrome and so she is ‘disabled’ and has ‘special needs’ (I don’t really like either of those labels, but they serve a purpose in many ways). Hence, her transition from adolescent and school student to independent adult is not going to be at all ‘typical’. And that’s OK – I’ve made my peace with that and accepted that a long time ago.
But, goddammit – I feel like I need to scream this from the highest rooftop – I am READY FOR IT TO BE MY TIME!!!
When you are the parent of a child with a disability, you don’t get to just push your fledgling out of the nest and give yourself a pat on the back for all the work you put in to raising them. Sure, I’ve given myself a really, really good pat on the back for how hard and how well I parented my gorgeous girl, but I don’t have the option of resting on my laurels now that my time as a ‘hands on’, 24/7 parent is over…because it’s not.
If anything, parenting my daughter just got a hell of a lot harder for me. My daughter has lost almost her entire social outlet overnight, and as someone with Williams Syndrome, being super social is akin to breathing.
I love both of my daughters to bits and I love being their mum, and I am so grateful for all of my experiences as a mum. But, these few weeks since my daughter finished school have been some of my hardest weeks as a parent, and at times it has felt like a massive step back in my daughter’s independence, and a subsequent massive step back for my work and my business.
I’m not writing about this to complain or for sympathy, and it’s not a cry for help. I’m writing about my daughter and I in this transition period because I feel we are all going through a major transition period at the moment, and for many it seems to feel like a simultaneous step backwards.
I have found reassurance in reading that this may be because of things happening outside of our control, energy-wise, and in knowing that I’m not alone in this. And I hope my words can help others in need of reassurance. I also feel the more we push forward as a collective energy, and embrace whatever period of transition that we find ourselves in as individuals, the more we will all benefit collectively. Maybe that sounds really big, like intimidating big, or maybe it’s super exciting and inspiring.
Maybe now is the perfect time to embrace transformation and change – astrologically speaking it seems to be at least. Maybe now is the perfect time to trust that you are ready for whatever comes next, and that it will only ever be that which is best for the growth and expansion of your soul. Easier said than done some days though, right? I hear you!
I found this little poem by Lucille Clifton, and I felt it was incredibly poignant. It seems to sum up the collective energy at the moment.
I hope that whatever you are that you are well and well supported. Whatever comes next for you and for me, and for all of us, may we embrace it and sail through it with ease and joy, and with the wind loving our backs.
With much love and light, Melanie x
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