Star Struck Style

Here’s a photo from Iris Van Herpen’s 2021 collection titled “Roots of Rebirth.” I guess that the dress is reminiscent of a phoenix rising from the ashes (I didn’t stop to read the show notes on the website, but it appears to be a fairly literal interpretation of the myth). Anyway, the reason that I was searching for a photo to accompany this post using the search word “rebirth” was because “Café Astrology” uses the same word to describe the transit of the sun through an individual’s first house. That passage is called “Rebirth of the Self.” I’ve included it below:

“The Sun illuminates your first house for the next few weeks, bringing issues surrounding your personal identity, appearance, outward behavior, and self-expression to the forefront. This marks the height of your physical solar cycle, and you are in the position to make an impression on others, and to assert your personal influence beyond its normal boundaries. Spontaneity of expression is what this transit is about. You are ready to put your past behind you and to start a new personal cycle. You have presence and you project confidence. Increased energy and a renewed feeling of confidence is with you now, so take advantage. It’s a great month to do something entirely new and pioneering — to go solo in some area of your life. This particular season of the year smiles on your personal endeavors. This is a time when you more easily get in touch with a true sense of your identity and purpose. The most enterprising side of your nature pushes up and out, and it’s time to seize opportunities. Problems in your life may be overcome by bravery, self-assertion, and directness. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of self-centeredness during this cycle, but avoid taking it too far. It’s not the best time for team work and other cooperative endeavors. The spotlight is on you and your ability to lead, so make it a good one! Take steps to improve how you come across to others. It’s time to carve your own path in life.”

I’m looking forward to having another planet exit my twelfth house. Mars was there for a while, and it wasn’t exactly helping me to feel at the top of my game. What happens when the sun transits that part of my chart is that I sometimes feel victimized by my circumstances. That is not a normal state of affairs for me.

Knowing that this cycle is about to end is encouraging. I’ve got a lot to do at work and my “ability to lead” has been compromised by things that were beyond my control. I need to feel like I’m the one calling the shots again, so this annual transit could not be more welcome to me.

I only have six more shifts before my vacation, but I do intend to nurture the “roots of rebirth” over the next few days so that when I do go back to work I can hit the ground running. When I go to work on Wednesday, not only will I have the sun in my first house, but Pluto, the planet of rebirth, will also have turned direct the night before after almost six months in its retrograde cycle.

What a coincidence to have these two events occurring simultaneously! It’s also an odd coincidence that this photo led me to my ephemeris where I discovered that Pluto is about to go direct. I may not have noticed it otherwise. It all makes me feel as if I’m headed in the right direction. Or maybe that’s just the sort of thing that happens when the sun transits the delusional twelfth house. In either case, I’ve only got a few more days until this new cycle begins.

In the immortal words of RuPaul, “I can’t wait to see how this turns out.”