By John ‘Tone’ Rosan
Aloha! Thank you for joining me this month to explore November’s astrological weather. In this newsletter contribution I address some key planetary, solar and lunar aspects to consider and utilize in personal and private practice. For clarity, I use the Tropical Zodiac to discuss these aspects. However, I also recommend doing some star and planet gazing in the early morning (Mars) and late evening (Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn) as all of the visible planets will be easily found with the naked eye at the beginning of this month.
We start the month of November just as Mercury stations and goes retrograde in the latter degrees of Scorpio. If you have clear skies this is a good time to catch a glimpse of Mercury just after sunset. He is quicksilver, so you may miss the twinkle in his eye if you’re not looking in the right direction. In fact, if you aren’t reading this article by November 3rd, you’ve probably already missed him. Some of Mercury’s wisdom and challenge this month: Are you looking in the right direction? Are you seeing the whole truth? Are you speaking your truth? If someone told you the truth, would you have ears to hear it? Are you facing the deepest truths of your reality?
Use MF Mercury/MF Chiron 2nd on Yin Tang for clearing the Third Eye. Consider working around the oculus at points like UB 2, Gathered Bamboo; Yuyao, Fish Waist; SJ 23, Silken Bamboo Hollow; GB 1, Pupil Crevice; Tai Yang, Supreme Yang. All of these points are great to release tension, dispel wind and benefit the eyes. Going further and working the points on the scalp and around the ears can make this a deeply relaxing and enjoyable experience.
Mercury is conjunct Venus on November 1st and immediately turns around to go back across the bridge of conception and expiration that the sign of Scorpio represents. There is this deep essence of the Divine Feminine Venus blessing Mercury as he turns to face the truth of his origin by finding the light within the darkness. Consider using Mercury/Venus 6th here on the Conception Vessel as well as on Kidney and Lung points. Opening Ren Mai with Venus on LU 7, Broken Sequence and Balancing with Mercury on KID 6, Shining Sea will act as a blessing of the inner child to find the light.
That truth turns out to be the blinding light of the Sun residing within the deep darkness of the black river of Scorpio. The darkness before dawn is often deeper just as the challenges we face are often the hardest just before we overcome them. On November 11th, Mercury goes Combust with the Sun. At this time, Mercury visibly (with protection) transits the Sun for the last time until 2049. This powerful transit invites us to explore truth, reduce façades to cinders and ashes, and let go of our false creation and any part of our lives that have been built under false pretense. LF Mercury/MF Sun 7th applied to KID 1, Gushing Spring and KID 3, Supreme Stream would be a great symbolic enactment of this cyclical opportunity for us to start fresh with the story we tell ourselves and the story we tell the world around us.
Does it scare us that our fakery might suddenly be seen right through? Can we handle the truth? Yes, we must look to truth as the greatest solvent and liberator. This is a great opportunity to work on both our Paternal and Ancestral Heritage, are there cultural and familial masks we are ready to drop? Center and focus upon ancestral heritage by activating the Chong Mai with Saturn/New Moon Tritone. Open SP 4, Grandparents Grandchild with MF Saturn and balance P 6 Inner Pass with MF New Moon to face the truth. Then clear deep seated emotional trauma using the inversion of LF Full Moon/MF Pluto 3rd by opening SP 4 with MF Pluto and balancing P 6 with LF Full Moon.
The Sextile occurring between the Mercury/Sun Conjunction and the Saturn/Pluto conjunction in Capricorn this month cannot be overstated. Although a Sextile is usually a mild benefic, I think in this case we can give it a little more weight. The Yang Wei is a great EV to activate with regards to façades and fear of showing up. Try a Solar 3rd with MF Saturn opening SJ 5, Outer Pass and MF Sun balancing GB 41, Near to Tears to take off the mask. I would then apply MF Saturn with LF Pluto to bring light to darkness with this powerful 7th interval. You may also want to revisit the Ren Mai with a Lunar 7th, MF Sun with MF Full Moon, which creates a 7th that is somewhat more stable than the typical Solar 7th. In this case open LU 7 with Full Moon and Balance KID 6 with Sun. This is a definite mood enhancer and really fills me with a great deal of optimism and self-belief.
By the latter half of November, it is time to shift our attention to the Du Mai and Yang Qiao. Let’s take this opportunity to reinforce the yang essences that we are thankful for while re-directing Martian energy from destruction to creation an important consideration here. Mars is a force of will, not of violence. It is how we choose to use our will that makes the difference. In this case with Mars as the morning riser, we have an opportunity to focus our will upon creation and healing practices, and on being proactive and timely.
This actually brings me to Mercury’s second offering for the month. Because on November 20th/21st Mercury stations and goes direct not far from Mars who is now also entering Scorpio. Mercury shouts to Mars, “c’mon man we have work to do! It should’ve been done by now!” And this is true. For truly the only time Mercury retrograde catches us off guard is when we let things go for too long. It’s always those weakest links that Mercury loves to highlight. He shows us what we’ve been neglecting during times of retrograde. The best way to de-stress and not carry the worry or anxiety is to make sure we have done our homework; that we’ve already covered all of our bases and attended to all of the details. It is the impending doom of falling behind that we all suffer with at times. But if we focus our will and push through our to-do lists earlier in the month, we will find Mercury, Mars and even good old Jupiter along with Venus and Ceres will bless us with good fortune. I feel that Mars with the help of Mercury and Chiron upon the Du Mai will be of great service to our cause.
Open SI 3, Back Stream with MF Mercury and Balance UB 62, Extending Vessel with MF Mars. Then replace Mercury with Chiron. Complete this Asklepion series switching out Chiron for LF Mars creating a Mars octave. I identify this as Asklepion because I envision the harmonic action and resonance of entwining a serpent around a staff. In this case Mars is the staff of will, and Mercury/Chiron act as the serpent moving up the staff and informing our energetic and genetic codes of the path of wisdom and healing. This will assist in guiding the governing vessel to use our will for good and for higher calling.
These same forks would also be very effective along the Huato Jiaji. Though it would probably be more enjoyable to receive the LF Mercury and LF Chiron forks with the LF Mars fork. Since all of these are within 2 or 3 Hz of each other, it creates a nice slow pulse through the soft tissue.
You remember how I mentioned that Mercury would be harder to see after the 3rd of November? Well that sneaky boy has emerged on the other side of the Sun by the 20th of November and is now a morning riser with Mars for a short time. So, get up early, catch the worm and succeed at all of your endeavors.
By the end of the month from the New Moon on the 26th through the 30th of November, a large party of planets gathers together strung from Sagittarius through Capricorn. Pluto, Saturn, Ketu, Ceres, Venus, the Moon and Jupiter all gather at this gala event. There is a feeling that unexpected gifts may fall from the heavens to bless us. We must remember when we work with the heavens to co-create, we are capable of far more.
Activate the Windows of the Sky points with sweeps of HF Pluto, Saturn, New Moon, Ceres, Venus, Full Moon and Jupiter to access feelings of centered self-worth, confidence and openness to receive. This planetary event culminates our work through the month of November and brings the gratitude, wisdom and intention we have gained to inform these planets of our harmonic path and the steps we need to take to achieve our goals.
Mahalo for hanging out with me and spending some time considering our planetary harmonics this month. I hope that these opportunities give you a sense of focus, freedom and optimism in these incredible times we are participating in. Feel free to connect with me on the Acutonics Facebook group or by email at johnetone@gmail.com.
John ‘Tone’ Rosan currently resides in Lakewood, CO with his wife, daughters and cats. He has been a musician his whole life and began studying sound healing, meditation and astrology in 1998 after a life changing experience at a Tool concert. After attending Jonathan Goldman’s Healing Intensive in 2008, Tone began to teach and practice Sound Healing in groups, festivals and public schools. Desiring to take his knowledge and practice to a new level of professionalism and efficacy, he began coursework at the Acutonics Institute in 2015. Tone is looking forward to completing his Acutonics Practitioner Certification and becoming a Teacher of Acutonics in the near future!