Mantra for Saturn and Pluto

Mantras originated in the Vedic religion of India, and the word Mantra derives from the Sanskrit root word, man, meaning to think, and tra meaning, tool. A literal translation would be instrument of thought or projection of the mind.

Mantras are primarily used as spiritual invocations spoken in devotion to a specific deity or Bodhisattva, a divine source of sacred embodiment, for the purposes of enlightenment, healing, transformation, protection, and pure divinity. Deva Primal sings mantra's, and on her CD Embrace, she invokes the essence of Tara, Shiva and other divine Gods and Goddesses into energetic aliveness as she repeats the mantra phrases over and over.

The use of mantras is now widespread throughout various spiritual movements which are based on, or are off-shoots of, the practices in the earlier Eastern religions. Even the Rosary is based on the use of mala beads from mantra chanting.

I use them as instruments of refinement for my lower self (lower thoughts), to transform, devote and align myself with my most sacred and highest self. This alignment allows me to be a focus on the polarity point of my soul's signature (Virgo), and aligns me with the highest expression of love within my chart (Pisces) while also being embodied.

When two forces are consciously married, a union is created, and this union of the sacred and the divine, "as above, so below", flows through my being as heaven and earth, Pisces and Virgo. With this marriage, I am transformed out of chaos, while on this earth plane, and into the central cosmic collaborative principles of the sacred and divine feminine and masculine.

As Saturn is retrograding over my natal Venus-Pluto conjunction, and opposing my natal Saturn, the deepest layers around fear and lack and victimhood are coming up to be transformed. Not fun for sure. It has been excruciating. Double death is quite an art. Saturn transiting natal Pluto in Virgo, ouch! What an experience. This is where mantra comes in. The last time Saturn transited this natal position, I became completely and totally devoted to disassociation, disembodiment, and dis-ease. This time I have tools, mantra being one of them, which I am utilizing as we go around the wheel one more time.

There are so many mantras to choose from.  I was focused on reciting Hail Mary's as part of my Goddess Circle practice along with numerous other meditation techniques and it worked for sure.  See my Ancient Mary-Ancient Venus post to see how it all turned out--it was a culmination of this entire Saturn cycle.

Aquarius, Aquarius, Aquarius!

Wow, the age of Aquarius is upon us. February 14th, Valentine's Day brought us the exact planetary alignment the 1960's song, Aquarius sang about with the moon in the 7th house, and Jupiter in alignment with Mars.

 The photo of this man standing inside of a crystal cave gives us literal insight into the phenomenal energy all the Aquarian planets are pouring onto the planet now, and how powerful planetary energy and the cosmos are.

Ganesh & Uranus

Today's Virgo Full Moon is conjunct retrograde Saturn and opposing Uranus. Right on my Virgo-Pisces planets, ugh!

This morning after doing my mantras, I was contemplating Ganesha and realized that Ganesha is an Uranian God. Praying to Ganesha via mantra asks for obstacles to be removed and Uranus certainly removes obstacles, sometimes in bizarre and shocking ways, which is very much the energy of Ganesha too. I have been adding "Shrim" to the typical Ganesha mantra to soften it a bit, bringing the Goddess into his workings and more consciously into my prayers.

I am included Ganesha in this full moon update because the Moon conjunct Saturn in Virgo can be harsh, especially on mid-degree Virgo and all the other mid-degree mutable planets too, Pisces, Gemini and Sagittarius. Having just come through the solar and lunar eclipses in February, and receiving all the powerful energy the Aquarian planets are bringing us, a full moon on the Virgo-Pisces axis definitely requires some deep prayer, if we want to be on the empowering side of this full moon.

Health, heaing, sacred devotion, practicality are our best friends right now, all the while receiving the all loving energy of the universe, Uranus in Pisces. During my mantra time, I have been seeing specific patterns which are up for transmutation now while the mantra are deeply being written into my energy body. This is probably because I have mid-degree Virgo and Pisces planets which transiting Saturn and Uranus are aspecting.

Uranus & Saturn--Intense!

But hey, look at Quan Yin, she is calm, cool and collected, and very contained. If we take direction from the Goddess we can make it through these transformational times.

The ongoing oppositional aspect between Saturn in Virgo and Uranus in Pisces is bridging us between two very different energies now. One says stabilize and the other says change, asking us to be grounded in our centers and our lives and to be very open minded at the same time.The last time these two planets were in opposition was in 1965-1966. Which is when I was born, meaning I have had plenty of practice bridging the nature of oppositional energies. Intense to say the least.

The last time Saturn was in Virgo was in 1976. I had just entered junior high school, and wouldn't you know it, now once again, as Saturn transits Virgo I am connecting with all my friends from junior high school on Facebook. Totally cool! I love facebook. It is a great forum for socializing and it makes me laugh a really good belly laugh.

Okay, back to planetary stuff.

Uranus-Saturn went into an exact opposition again in February, while six planets and the north node also moved into the sign of Aquarius. The world is one large mocha java cup now, brimming with collective healing and awakening which is awesome, because many changes which have been needed for a very long time are coming down the pike. I'm sure you can feel it, I certainly can. These planets are breaking up all the stagnation which has over-ruled and over-stayed its welcome. Aquarius is strong and six planets plus the north node in this sign is like the sky gods sending 500 tons of crystalline energy onto the planet constantly.

All of this Aquarius trines my Gemini/Libra natal planets and my north node, so I am electrified most of the time, especially as Mars trines my natal Mars and trines my natal Jupiter and rising sign.

Anyway, all the Taurus, Scorpio, and Leo folks (fixed signs) are receiving intense stress from the Aquarian planets now. Its sort of like constant sand in your shoes. Aquarius wants you to see the big picture, and therefore creates stress in some aspect of your life which needs enlightenment, completion, or transformation. Let go of the small stuff and be sure to incorporate some kind of spiritual practice into your daily routine so you can build and sustain the change being brought forward in your life, rather than have it forced upon you.