Venus Integration in Capricorn
January 2006 to Aug 2007
by Cayelin K. Castell
January 20, 2006 began a new 584 day journey of Venus exploring and integrating the Capricorn mysteries as they relate to the feminine principle, emerging within a new awareness of how Capricorn is expressing now. The Capricorn mysteries include images of the tribal elder, the one who knows the law, the leader who responsibly manages their domain. Capricorn is often seen as a serious, responsible role, supporting the idea that hard work pays off.
The Capricorn mysteries seek to understand and effectively engage the mysteries connected to the structure and form of our reality . The wise elder or leader adept in the Capricorn ways is leading the way in rewriting the operating manual of life. The old operating manual has been entrenched in hard work...
It is time to envision, as the basis of the new operating manual, how to completely enjoy our creation, how to create our reality in such a way our basic human needs are met easily, abundantly, and joyously, and how to have fun while artfully and efficiently administrating our domain.
Old patriarchal images of hard work outpictured by laborers (men and women) working until they drop from exhaustion to simply survive and feed their family, or success oriented, driven work-a-holics, with no time for fun, or family, are of the old cycle. Working with Venus in Capricorn, we can energize new images of playful work, like the nature fairies in the movie Fantasia, effortlessly and joyously creating and turning the seasons as they dance and play. This includes knowing and experiencing our work and play as activities that are vital and alive bringing satisfaction through creative joy and pleasure.
Capricorn is a builder energy, building structures of all kinds. Concentrated focus when applied to a project, or to administrating a process, is a Capricorn skill that insures the success of the project. Capricorn sees how the parts relate to the whole, how each piece fits and fulfills its individual purpose, thus enhancing the whole expression be it a literal building, a novel (or any written piece), a research project, a workshop, a symphony, sacred geometry, mandalas, etc.
In its highest expression Capricorn attunes to the existing structures and how they are changing, knowing which ones no longer operate efficiently and which ones do. Thus, knowing when to tear down the old building, or structures, and redesign and build an entirely new building. This includes attending to all the details, such as choosing the best materials, colors, tones, and textures.
These details and materials apply to any type of project. So, for example, a written piece might include attending to the written structure, how the ideas flow from one to another, how each idea, each word, contributes to the over all message. Focusing on and attending to these details is one way Capricorn expresses artistically, creating master pieces. Capricorn joy and satisfaction are experienced when they know they are doing a good job, and they are receiving recognition and respect for the wonderful job they are doing. This is when every cell in the Capricorn being is joyful, enlivened and harmoniously expressing its purpose in cooperation and resonance with the whole, similar to how a conductor, conducts a symphony orchestra, with each part, each note, contributing to the overall symphony. This is the magic of Capricorn.
The wisdom of this archetype includes knowing when to rest, when to act (work), when to play, when to focus, when to dream, when to go forward, pause, or go within. Capricorn is revisioning how we do community and how we steward and care for our planet. This is the Venus (sacred world feminine) quest until Aug 24, 2007.
We can participate with these mysteries by attuning to the Venus cycle as she moves through the various phases of her journey. Using visualization, meditation, ceremony and other similar tools, we can co-creatively assist in bringing these mysteries into our reality.
One way to stay in touch with the Venus cycle is through the Celestial Timings as there is a report on the various phases of the Venus cycle each month.