What will you allow to swim away?
I saw a post the other day that reminded me that the end of Pisces season is all about allowing things to disappear into the ocean. It is succeeded by Aries season, where new ideas and new beginnings come into play.
On Friday, March 20th, the equinox arrives. We tip from more darkness into more light. Pisces season ends, and Aries begins. We let go of things that cannot come with us, to make room for the new things which are to come.
Without even taking into account the many (horrific) world events surrounding us at the moment, the astrological impact of this closing of the annual astro-cycle can bring up fatigue for so many of us, who have been swimming frantically and trying to drag everything along with us, when some of it needs to fall away. We may be noticing that some relationships are frayed and/or dissolving; in most cases, those have run their course. In many cases, we aren’t necessarily sorry to see them go, but that doesn’t mean we don’t also feel badly because we don’t feel badly (if you catch my drift). After all, we are socialized as women to create connections, so severing them feels “wrong.”
Pisces dissolves old roles that no longer suit us. It dissolves old versions of ourselves, that no longer accurately describe us—though in many cases, others will try to keep us in those roles, or prevent our growth and freedom. Perhaps you have always been the peacekeeper, who remains silent in order to avoid a fight; only you just cannot be silent any longer. Maybe you are known as the selfless one who always does everything for everyone else, but you have finally realized you need to do some things just for yourself, too.
Whichever things are ending now are dissolving for good, and won’t be back. It can be bittersweet to say goodbye to a version of you that you’ve grown comfortable with. It can be disconcerting to not know precisely what the parameters of the “new” role is. But you aren’t lost—you are simply in the in-between, in the midst of shifting.
It’s time to release those old versions, those old relationships, those old identities, those old habits, and allow them to swim away.
When the equinox comes, it’s time to acknowledge what you’ve released, and to let it go. Some things may bring grief, some relief. But allow them to swim away, letting their departure hollow out a clean space for new things to grow this year.
Tickets are still available for BECOMING: the Spring Equinox event this Friday.
We will be releasing what needs to go, and welcoming new things. There will be sigil magic, and journaling prompts, and sisterhood. You should come. Tickets are $33 each.