Looking at the symbols individually, we start at Sagittarius. There is such a bittersweet joy
when we witness someone's first steps toward independence. The
beautiful vulnerability that goes with the "baby" part of themselves
gets pushed into the subconscious, and the toddler begins to interact
with the world more and more on their terms. We are literally watching
someone develop in front of our eyes, which itself is rewarding to
witness.
A little child may fall over, but the child will nonetheless
learn to walk, and the stumbling doesn't hinder the child's progress.
The Pisces symbol
I have imagined is what happens when a medium is in a crowded room and
everyone's ancestors wants to talk through the medium! But what comes to
my mind right now is a fragment of a documentary about the Industrial
Revolution - apparently at this time, the population rose dramatically -
not only due to better health care and decreased mortality, but also to
increased fertility. At the time I saw this documentary, I wondered if
a whole bunch of souls saw this new technological change as an
exciting time to come through and experience the world (supposedly with better pay and conditions).
Gemini has a double meaning. In one sense, decorations for celebration of
Christmas (generosity, abundance, inclusiveness, family), and in another
sense, two plants trying to survive in the world (parasitic or
defensive). Mistletoe's parasitism is actually misunderstood, as it is
considered a keystone species that has has a positive effect on
biodiversity in the areas that it grows, supporting higher diversities of animals even as it draws its sustenance from its host tree.
Virgo, in the light of the last two symbols, to be about sharing
and inclusiveness, with an awareness of differences. This is not about
being "colour-blind", and therefore "race-washing" i.e. pretending race
doesn't exist which is to ignore (and therefore unable to respect) the
rich heritage of each race or difference.
So moving between the
degrees, we have a small child evolving from crawling to walking
(Sagittarius) with ensuing rapid growth (Pisces) as neurons and synapses
develop, and the joy of growth (Gemini) with also the resulting
psycho-social personalities to survive in the world (both
interdependence and self-protection), recognising and including
diversity (Virgo). As we include and play with diversity, and include
new differences (internally or externally), we are like children
learning to walk, learning to get along, learning to progress, together.
When we are successful as a society doing this, then more people want
to come in and join the fun (Pisces).
The shadow side of this cross is that the person who is different (Virgo) may be considered a parasite (Gemini) by the dominant group because there is not enough "space" or resources for "others" (Pisces) and and we will feel like a little child stumbling around in their "tolerant" company (Sagittarius) because we don't feel embraced.
In
the other direction, we see a child learning to walk, to playing with
others with clear differences (Virgo), reconciling personal boundaries
with interdependence (Gemini), in order to embrace, embrace, embrace
(Pisces), and continue our evolution and growth (Sagittarius).
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