by Robert Wilkinson
Reflecting on some vast cycles of time, I note that we are within a span that only happens about once every 5 centuries or so, with a few variations. The outer planets, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, move very slowly, and correlate with larger spans of human history. They are symbols of greater change across generations, and across centuries. Which sign they are in shows what is revolutionizing, what is dissolving, and what is purifying across humanity as a whole. When they all are within a certain span, it seems that interesting changes and mutations in social-cultural manifestations occur more than at other times.
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer are the first four signs, and represent the span of Personal experience. Leo, Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio are the second four signs, and represent the span of Interpersonal experience. Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces are the final four signs, and represent the span of Transpersonal experience.
Every few hundred years, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto all occupy the closing span of signs, which are also the "Harvest" third of the zodiacal sequence. Important things have happened historically when even two of these planets occupy the harvest third of experience, and great movements of history occur when all three are in the final third of signs of the zodiac.
Since the mid-1990's. all three of the invisible Outer Triad have been in the span between Sagittarius and Pisces, portending important changes for the human race as a whole, which of course affects each of us as individuals. That's a big reason why things seem so awesome right now, and why it's important to put Spirit before matter, and forms of Self-realization that result in a greater sense of At-One-Ment ahead of distractive fragmented interests. We are all in process of becoming a greater Wholeness than we've known before.
We are all learning to see with an integrated vision, however we are able. Holistic philosophy may still be in its infancy, but nonetheless it is the foundation of a unified view of the process of creating, preserving, and transforming the various manifestations of our lives, on many levels. We truly are shifting perspectives about time, space, matter, energy, and the manifestations of the world.
I'll try to explore some of the larger transitions the entire world is going through in future Big Picture articles. Aum Namah Shivaya.
(Originally published 6 February 2005)