Tracking My Transits: Mars Opposition Sun

"Tracking My Transits" is a new Astrological Journal Series that I am going to try my hand at documenting and sharing for your educational and entertainment purposes :) When I go through notable or archetypally pinpoint transits, I want to be able to point at this and that in my chart and show you how that came to manifest in my life, so that you can begin to make your own relationships to the archetypes of the planets and how they may show themselves to you from time to time through a significant transit. 

Today's Transit I will be focusing on is the recent 'Mars Opposite Sun' Transit 

I just experienced this last weekend. 

Mars is most stereotypically the Planet of the Warrior Ares.

It is the principle of assertion, outward directed energy, and personal drive.

It is how we go about getting what we want in life.

It is our defense system, how we protect ourselves.

Instinctive and Spontaneous, Mars is fundamentally competitive 

and concerned with the will to survive. 

Base level expressions of Mars result in pure aggression

More evolved levels of Mars may express more as self-assured decisiveness 

in making decisions.

Sijo James W. Demile (right)

The Sun is the Heart of the Solar System, our Source of energy and vitality.
our center of gravity and consciousness, it is also a masculine principle,
predictable, reliable, and direct. Both the Sun and Mars convey qualities of Heat.
Positive expressions of the Sun convey nobility, honor, integrity, and personal authority.
Base level expressions can come off as arrogant, prideful, and narcissistic.

Oppositions tend to be period of tension, but they can also simply be moments where we come face to face with things and situations that arise outside of ourselves, rather than internally originating.

So naturally, this weekend, I attended 3 back-to-back Martial (Mars-Martial) Arts seminars taught by none other than one of Bruce Lee's original students (from his Seattle years)

 Sijo James DeMile, who happens to be the founder of a branch of martial arts 

that he developed with Bruce

- Wing Chun Do -

(a modified version of the traditional Wing Chun)

In terms of Annual Profection,  I've been living in -A year of Aries- (ruled by Mars),
and just about as soon as the new year began, for the first time in my life I started training in the Martial Art of Wing Chun Do. So this whole year has had the flavor of Aries/Mars energy going on throughout it. But it wasn't until this weekend, and Mars transiting Opposite my Natal Sun that I was able to experience such an intensified version of this Martial energy.

Chris Blanke's Jiu Jitsu Studio in Toledo, OH

My Sun is in the 5th house natally, making the opposite house the 11th which rules groups and societies, so Mars transiting my 11th house brought with it a much greater connection to the larger society functioning within the martial arts world. The 'Kwoon' that we train in here in Michigan at Ambrose Academy is actually a pretty humble sized yet completely sufficient establishment, but this weekend I traveled down to Toledo

and was introduced to a much larger studio,

filled with much more archetypally Martian Men.

Mars/Sun is a relationship that also has a lot to do with Self/Ego, (and there are both positive and negative expressions and uses of the Self/Ego.) This weekend, Sijo DeMile spoke to us a lot about the importance of feeling good about yourself, who you are, and being excited about your own life.

He spoke about a certain type of selfishness in his relationships that drove his decisions on whether to keep someone in his life and work out their issues head on,

or to cut someone out.

(Mars can also rule separations and things which 'cut')

But this wasn't a 20 something guy talking to us about being selfish for your own sake, Sijo DeMile has spent 80+ years of life evolving and perfecting his art of healthy selfishness and self-defense in a combination which has elevated it

to a much more philosophical and evolved level.

(The Sun also represents a spiritualizing energy that purifies and evolves by it's fire)

Sijo James W. DeMile and Me

Overall this Transit has been really helpful in facing some of my insecurities as a 'man' myself, it has helped instill a confidence within myself that I am worthy of defending myself, holding my ground, and standing up for my own truth. It has taught me about the importance of my subjective experience and perspective in very practical ways, 

not to the extent of pushing it upon others, 

but in the sense of self-defense from external forces, 

which is what a healthy expression of Mars can be all about.

We all need a well-rounded Mars expression to keep us safe and healthy (Mars also rules the Immune System, our body's natural defense mechanism against invading pathogens).
We need Mars to go after what we want out of Life, to feel good about ourselves and the actions we take in the outside world. Suppressing or ignoring our Martian drives
will only lead to frustration, anger, and rage,
while working with Mars allows us to be confident and decisive
about our direction and purpose in life.

Click Here for to hear a full interview from Sijo DeMile with John Kay

                                   
For More Information on Wing Chun Do visit: http://wingchundo.com/

Jupiter In Scorpio

As of Oct 10th 9:19am EST Jupiter is in Scorpiooooooo

Jupiter is BIG, it's expansive, it broadens whatever it touches, it's known as the greater benefic ('good' bringer) but can also bring us to excess, which in itself can be 'not so good'. Jupiter also has to do with Higher Philosophies, Spirituality, and Distant Journeys (both internally and externally) which 'broaden' our horizons. I just learned the other day as well that astronomically because of Jupiter's great Size and correlating gravity, Jupiter's orbit actually draws in a lot of passing comets and meteors, etc. that might otherwise have possibly been headed for the earth, in this way that corresponds to it's protective aspects over us from greater harm. but again, we need to watch out for where our own aggrandizement can lead us to arrogance, feeling untouchable, and acting all 'high and mighty'... (no one likes a know-it-all showoff)

Scorpio is a crazy cat.... (hehehe ^_^ ).... traditionally ruled by Mars, but with a modern correspondence to Pluto as it's ruler, Scorpio has an 'edge' for sure... being a Water sign, we have a correspondence to the emotional body, scorpio brings out our passions, our urges, those feelings that we completely loose ourselves is... can be rage, sexual fervor, or occult ecstasy... it is penetrative, still waters which run deep.

Being a Fixed mode sign, there can be stubbornness, scrutiny, an unwillingness to compromise, and issues of power, control, and obsession. Pluto is also that archetype of Death and Rebirth, so there can be a good amount of support now for those -regenerative- processes which are so needed in our world currently.

In this equation Jupiter is the Actor, and Scorpio is the Stage, or the Terrain where he will now be Acting (until November 8th 2018). or even Scorpio is the mask that Jupiter will be wearing for the next year... as The Great Benefic plays the part of the Scorpionic one. What might this look like??

On a general world level, I give you the insights of Elsa Elsa:
"On a global mundane scale, Jupiter in Scorpio can represent ideologies that have very deep, unyielding bottom lines, with severe repercussions for non-adherence. We see this on a daily basis thanks to the Internet and with Jupiter in Scorpio, I would expect that even more shall be revealed regarding fanaticism, such as the canings of women who dared to have sex or even speak to a man outside of marriage. The atrocities of ISIS against women may become so overwhelming that it can no longer be ignored.

A great positive example of the Justice that Jupiter in Scorpio could serve up is total, undeniable proof (Jupiter) of the sex-traffic trade (Scorpio) on a scale that finally gets enough attention that those who have been hidden in those dark crevices can no longer hide. Jupiter in Scorpio will be ruled by Pluto, now in Capricorn… it’s about time Pluto in Capricorn finally demolishes some of those long-hidden secrets that have kept society sick on subterranean levels!

The entire time Jupiter is in Scorpio, there are no harsh aspects from the outers. This is meaningful. The only aspect is the trine to Neptune, repeatedly. I think this bodes incredibly well for those who have suffered greatly and need to have their burdens lifted. There is compassion in this co
nfiguration, and a lets-get-to-the-bottom-of-this, once and for all, kind of feeling."


So far (for me personally) the past two days I've been doing a Deep and penetrative CLEAN of my house! Total chaos everywhere, hahaha, but really getting almost obsessive into those nooks and crannies. this is bringing with it a new found sense of Lightness for me, going into the depths both literally and metaphorically helps me find and realize my own strength to face all of that which is no longer serving me, clear it out, and be left on the other side with a regenerated confidence and optimism moving forward.

SO. Lots going on (as usual) but a new lens through which to hone the energies of Jupiter. For more personal insights into what this might mean for you, take a look at where Scorpio lies in your personal natal chart, see what planets are in there (or opposite there in Taurus).... if you would like a deeper reading into your own chart and what this and other transits going on may mean for you on a personal level, send me a private message and we can set up a reading! <3 br="">

 

Two Weeks

Performed in Flint, MI
at Unusual Operation Operation
November 21, 2014

Justin Walter w/ Dura

Destroy// Detroit

Destroy//\\yortseD //Detroit from Leyya Tawil / DANCE ELIXIR on Vimeo.

Concept and Choreography/ Leyya Mona Tawil
Music/ Mike Khoury (violin), Andrew Coltrane (electronics)
Dancers/ Rachael Ahn Harbert, Erika Red Stowall, Samuel Horning, Lynn Tofil, Molly McMillan, Kristi Faulkner, James Vessell

Video/ Alexander Weyer

17 May 2014
@ Detroit Contemporary

Spectral Slumber 2.0

Spectral Slumber 2.0

April 12, 2014

Detroit - The Jam Handy

Performance of Lofticries by Purity Ring

a boy playing with his shadow

watching his every action ripple

possibilities fractal 

every action equal and opposite

mirrored within and without

onward the journey flows

amplified and altered

you don't always know why

...you do what you do.

Shadow & Memory

A few nights ago I had the first opportunity in my entire life to be at my grandparents home all by myself. Nothing was off limits, nobody was going to accidentally catch me rummaging through the drawers or secretly trying on my grandma's fur coat... These are only a few of the photos from that night, the rest shall remain our family secrets... 

Realitivity Tees

BYOB Detroit Live Performances

'Rascal' by iamamiwhoami

North End Studios

May 18th, 2013

Realitivity

The end of March

Writing my story in the hours 
of the day like sentences on the page 
of the week in the chapter of 
the month of the lesson of 
the year in the time of 
my age in the book of 
my life on the stage 
in your eyes. 


All the marks I make 
and hands I hold 
and pictures I take 
are the letters I leave in the wake 
drifting towards the sea of infinity 
only to evaporate.

Behind My Eyes.

Look through my skin and behind my eyes. 

Inside you will find your reflection resides.

Death In Bloom

Death In Bloom from Alexander Weyer on Vimeo.

Click HERE for more videos

November 19th 2012 1:27pm

He relished these quiet moments...
                                  ...these reflective moments

spent in such peculiar combinations of circumstances.

The way his abstracted familiarity with his own past
mixed with his relaxed appreciation of the ever-present sensation
of new possibilities within each moment.

because the moments he loved to subconsciously create for himself
weren't just
   old,     new,
                   and     infinite      
    simultaneously

they were aesthetically arresting
        and he appreciated all the irreproducible details.

Somehow he could manage, for a few seconds    
                                                                          of instant eternity,

To extract a thrilling essence from the marrow of mundanity.

seemingly creating something extraordinary
                                   out of nothing in particular.

If this was not what it felt like to be fully aware one was alive,
he could not imagine any other experience that would.

But just as unexpectedly as the feeling had arrived,
it quietly stepped out the back door
   and was gone.

And even though he was left with no special memento
        or record of his time,
he had a vague sense of certainty that
what he could not hold onto
                             would never be far off,
and even with no promise to be found again,
                    somehow, it could   never   be     lost.

Lessons from the Nothingness

I feel simultaneously like a Star and a Black Hole.
Full and Empty; Full of Emptiness. I'm not necessarily saying it to be sad about it; It just kinda is what it is, and I feel like this is the Natural State of All Things.

Contradictions, Balance, Self-Opposition, Nullification, Infinity, 'Limitless is Meaningless' is meaningful because it sets up a limit. The limitless is held and formed within the limited; Infinite is within the Finite. Limitless self contained in a limited form, in a limited world.

Paraphrasing Emerson, we animate what we can, and we see only what we animate. Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them; these words belong to you who read them. There are always sunsets, and there is always genius; but only a few hours, so serene, that we can relish either. Direct strokes we were never given the power to make; all our blows glance, all our hits are accidental. The Indian who was laid under a curse that the wind should not blow on him, nor water flow to him, nor fire burn him, is a type of us all.

But when you compare Everything as it is to the state of Nothingness itself, you have to choose Everything every time.

Eternity Sees All

July 3rd, 2012    2:10am    Andrew's apartment, Nrth + Wstrn

So i just had this idea, that maybe somehow Gravity is an effect of perception...
like the pull of gravity is in relation to how much perception is being drawn in. like 'Black Holes' are exactly what the holes in our own eyes are, taking in all the Light. these 'Black Holes' though simply have no lid. the Eternally All-Seeing.
I have one such hole inside me as well. An ever-watchful eye, the Always Observer. the one with nothing to say. in fact i have an entire Universe inside of me. my own universe. it is the universe which makes up the fabric of this one. the Universe of Ideas and Concepts, the Memory box, the Storyteller. and all i can ever try to do is Reflect the light that I Alone see from the Universe within outwards into this Universe I Share with others. this little light of mine, im gonna let it shine, whether you're watching or not, Eternity Sees All.

11:02am
Life is like rediscovering a forgotten memory.

11:10am
"You make me want to know you."
said the seer to the seen.
Well here I go again, for the first time.

12:13
the compression of the Universe through the pinpoint of the vortex causes the combustion of consciousness.

1:00 pm
like waves of consciousness radiate and are emitted from the combustion of all the information in the universe condensed and compressed into one single point of awareness.
=> 'gravitational lens' effect around super dense objects.

6:00 am
Tree Falls in Backyard at Home.

1:10pm
One thing vs. another is becoming one thing along with another, one thing in relation to an other.