The clash of the old and new is with us, and we are still in the portal of the New Moon in rebellious yet humanitarian Aquarius. Perhaps you want to propel yourself, but feel stalled with Mars newly retrograde. Maybe you’ve experienced a recent setback within a group or organization. Contact me if you’d like some guidance on how to move forward.
I’ve written a poem that riffs on the Aquarian theme of the collective, the turbulent times we live in, and the risks we take together:
The Gathering
In a secret room they gathered:
The dissidents,
the radicals,
the revolutionaries.
Large in number they were,
yet intent to meet on
equal ground.
Old, young,
shapes,
colours,
inclinations as diverse as
the souls gathered there.
No moonlight to betray
their movement.
Stealthy they were.
But when passion is flared
the voices rise.
It is dangerous, no?
How to
contain
a small army?
How to
prevent them from
seeding destruction?
The Authorities.
The Authorities would know.
Masters of
quelling violence,
The Authorities
marched silently
to the unmarked door.
Ears pressed
against it,
they collected
their damning evidence
from the mouths of those
who would unravel
the fabric
of common society.
“What is this roar?
Did we hear the rabble
claim they will do
mighty things?
Smite the Innocent,
will they?”
To serve and protect,
The Authorities
burst
into the secret room.
“We have uncovered
your rancid plot!”
Cuffed hands.
Chained feet.
En masse to detention
the dangerous ones
were sent.
Bovine
to the abattoir
were they.
Empty of violent persons,
now the secret room
could be searched for
proof of treason.
And there it lay;
On a precariously balanced
table in the corner:
A Book.
A Manifesto.
Seizing upon it,
The Authorities
ripped into its pages.
“See here!” cried one.
“The proof we need is
contained within
these words.”
Aloud he read
the damning passage:
Will you love the waters?
Will you tread kindly on the earth?
Will you make a difference?
(Michelle Suzanne – January 12, 2012)
Sometimes the Cosmos expresses itself through the human channel as poetry. Or song. Or drawing or painting. Or dance or chanting. If you’ve got an artistic something you’d like to share with the world, I invite your contributions! Please email me with your submission if you would like your offering posted here. It would be especially helpful if you would include the date and time of your inspiration, so that we can appreciate the manner in which the planetary transits are working through you. Let’s learn from each other and create together.
Michelle Suzanne
Michelle Suzanne is the author of Starstruck. You can also read her weekly love scopes at Sasstrology, where she co-hosts the Astrology Rocks podcast with Jeffrey Kishner.