Every so often the firmament creates spectacular events at crucial moments for humanity perhaps with the hope of awakening us, at least for a few minutes, from our toxic addiction to separation and identification with an illusory identity and reality.
On Monday, December 21st there will be both the Winter Solstice and the exact conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn (the so-called Great Conjunction). Every 20 years or so there is a conjunction but this is rarely precise, which qualifies today’s as Great. The last time it took place on July 16, 1623, but at that time, however, the interference of the sunlight did not allow the conjunction to be seen with the naked eye. This was only possible in 1226, so almost 800 years ago. Hence, today between 5 and 7 pm it will be possible to see what no contemporary human being has ever seen: the Great Conjunction. Jupiter and Saturn will join at night in a most visible and explicit way.
And what does this Great Conjunction mean? But I don’t even think for a moment to provide any meaning! What’s the point of explaining the meaning of something that hasn’t happened yet? Let’s allow it to happen first, by God! But this applies to everything, to the Solstice, as well as to Christmas, to every passing night and day. Let’s stop pretending to know everything, to have understood who we are, how things are in life and in the world, and candidly admit that we are in the deepest darkness. Let’s be silent for a moment, openly declaring our ignorance, waiting to receive some signs of light.
Happy Solstice!