The famous phrases that came out of the American Revolution show us they were fighting for their lives. Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death," lets us know how intensely they felt the weight of tyranny. Then there's "Live Free or Die," the words of General John Stark, of New Hampshire, which later adopted this as their motto. Stark sent the message to fellow revolutionaries when he couldn't attend a reunion in 1809. The full toast was, "Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils."
As Mercury goes into Aries today, we're sure to see more language that defies the irreverent and anti-life status quo. The fire of Mercury in Aries can burn off mental fog, and inspire daring thoughts of what we can do. Mercury meets with friendly energizing Mars in Leo today, infusing us with the courage to face our fears, so we can act. It's easier to see our life today as a hero's journey.
On Thursday (the 18th), Mercury opposes Saturn in Libra, and then Friday (the 19th) comes into a tense square with Pluto in Capricorn. It's the leading edge of what will become a shattering of narrow, carefully manipulated and limited perceptions. The surge of life is so forceful and alive that it makes everything else pale (and dead-looking) in comparison. With Pluto in the picture, speaking up for what's emerging (Aries) becomes a matter of life and death.
I find it exciting to think of minds liberated to follow these fresh impulses, which will grow stronger with Uranus in Aries. Because if man-made laws and the established order (Saturn) of things are destroying life on the planet, then defiance means fighting for life. And just refusing to go along with the status quo, while discordant to the society, is a balancing act.
In her book Bringers of the Dawn, channeler Barbara Marciniak writes that we come to Earth to be defiant. She writes, "...not in a way that would give you problems or create disharmony, but in a way that would create harmonic defiance. Through your harmony, you are defiant toward the old vibrational frequency."
To me, this hints at the uprising for humanity that's lit by that fire within. It's the spark of life coming forward to demand expression. Mercury is in Aries through April 3rd!
Harmonic Defiance originally appeared on About.com Astrology on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 09:11:00.
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