This should be interesting

On SpaceWeather.com this morning, there was this top story:

CO-ROTATING INTERACTION REGION: NOAA forecasters estimate a 30% chance of polar geomagnetic storms on Sept. 23-24 when a co-rotating interaction region (CIR) is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. CIRs are transition zones between fast- and slow-moving solar wind streams. Solar wind plasma piles up in these regions, producing density gradients and shock waves that do a good job of sparking auroras.

In all my years of visiting the SpaceWeather.com website every day, this is the first time I've read about a CIR. I'm drawn to the fact that CIRs are "transition zones between fast- and slow-moving solar wind streams," since that feels a lot like where we are right now, trying to decide which stream to jump into.

I guess we'll see what the "density gradients and shock waves" feel like, eh?

Shifting and clearing

Energies are shifting, and we are in the midst of some major adjustments as a result. Three events are happening in quick succession: Pluto's station at about 5:30pm on Monday the 22nd, followed just two hours later by the Equinox, followed a day later by the New Moon. We're already feeling the shift, which has been building over the past few days. Symptoms vary, but mine have included incredible sleepiness and a free-floating anxiety. My most sensitive dog seems to be feeling it as well.

We can assume this is a clearing, and that what is being cleared must come to the surface to be released. My solution tonight is going to bed very very early!

Hope you all are doing OK out there. Take good care.

Pam

X-flare!

According to the SpaceWeather.com website, there was an X-magnitude (the highest level) flare on the Sun today. These high-level explosions happen from time to time, but most times, the CME (coronal mass ejection) that's released -- which creates strong solar winds -- is not directed toward the Earth.

Today's X-flare apparently was directly facing Earth when it exploded, and so scientists anticipate we will be in the path of a strong solar wind that will reach us sometime in the next 2 to 3 days.

This is NOT (I repeat, NOT) a cataclysmic event, but since we are electromagnetic beings, we are likely to feel the effects on various levels. The primary concern for scientists is the potential for communications disturbances, since these types of events have caused blackouts periodically.

At the very least, this event will allow each of us to see how strong solar winds affect us, since we have forewarning.

The exact timing? Unknown, as yet. Here's what SpaceWeather says:

"In the next few hours, when coronagraph data from SOHO and STEREO become available, we will see if a CME emerges from the blast site. If so, the cloud would likely be aimed directly at Earth and could reach our planet in 2 to 3 days. Stay tuned..."

I'll be checking in on their website for updates -- if you're interested, here's the link: SpaceWeather

I'll post more here, too, if I find out anything of import.

Postscript, Sunday, September 14: My experience of the last few days has not been extreme in any regard -- however, I was aware of an increased nervousness/anxiety on Wednesday and Thursday, right after the X-flare exploded. That would be in keeping with the pulse of new energy that reaches us right away when a solar flare occurs. And, since then, I've been aware of my dreams being both exceptionally complex and yet also fading faster than I can bring them into full memory when I awake. Perhaps that is a symptom of the integration of new information, and a level of adjustment/adaptation that does not necessarily need to be brought fully into conscious awareness, since the work is being done on deeper levels.

The nervousness has subsided over the last two days. Anyone else have a similar experience, or a different sense of the solar flare's effects?

Heart healing chant

As promised in today's Journal, here is the link to the hour-long "Holy Harmony" chant by Jonathan Goldman:

http://youtu.be/uhJeLEF_S9o

And, if you'd like to read more about Jonathan Goldman and his work with sound, here's his main website:

http://www.healingsounds.com/ 

Blessings, Pam

Error on Mercury's station (but of course!)

In keeping with the theme, I made an error on the time I listed for Mercury's station today -- and I believe I even replied confirming that error as correct to someone who wrote in!

My apologies all around -- Mercury did go direct at 5:49 AM today, rather than 5:49 PM.

Phew.

Chiron's station

Not that challenging emotional issues haven't been with us for a while, given our recent experience of the grand cross influence, but this week's energies caught me a bit by surprise. I've not been especially aware of the day of Chiron's station in years past, but it certainly got my attention today.

In general, Chiron in Pisces is revealing -- and offering healing around -- the wound of faith. The symptoms of this wound are fears of loss and lack, of being alone and unsupported, of being adrift without a tether -- all fears stemming from a lack of faith in the universe's plan for our lives, in the continuity of life and relationships, in the positive-but-still-unseen outcome.

So, if age-old fears and emotional patterns have come into your awareness this week -- and especially today, the day of Chiron's station -- you're not alone! The good news is that Chiron is ultimately a healer, and so we can expect that the revisiting of the old fears is just the first step in the healing process. The bandage is off and the wound is exposed -- which means true healing can now begin.

Chiron will be retrograde until November 27, giving us five months to do the inner work needed to support the healing of that wound of faith. I leave you with some inspiring words from astrologer Martin Lass about the healing involved with Chiron in Pisces:

"Paradoxically, we regain trust by trusting and faith by having faith. The more we see and acknowledge the hidden purpose behind seemingly "wrong" events and circumstances, the more we are inclined to open the doors that we shut so tightly. The more we can do this, the more we regain trust in a guiding hand, trust in a universal plan, and trust in the omnipresence of love. 

"The gift of Chiron in Pisces is the return to trust and faith in spirit/God/the divine/the universe. A return to oneness, wholeness, and completeness. Being able to look anywhere in our lives and in the lives of others and see nothing except the action and presence of love."

Early Mercury retrograde

OK, so I just did it again -- sent out this week's journal with last week's dates in the masthead.

It must be that I'm just so excited about the Neptunian New Moon and Mercury retrograde that I've already leapt into the effects!

I'm sure it's my reminder about the need to let go of certain aspects of this reality, especially that Virgoan need for perfection. Still, my Moon in Virgo is absolutely SURE I should send out another email with the correct dates...

Have a good week!

Pam