This came from SpaceWeather today:

Earth is entering a stream of debris from an unknown comet, and this is causing one of the most intense meteor showers of the year.  Ironically, most sky watchers won’t notice because the shower peaks in broad daylight.  We only know it’s happening because a radar in Canada is picking up echoes from meteoroids streaking through the blue sky overhead.  Astronomers call these meteors “Arietids” because they emerge from the constellation Aries not far from the June sun.

I did a little poking around and didn’t find much about the astrological significance of meteor showers; in fact, most lists don’t even recognize the Arietids, I suspect because they’re not visible.

It feels significant to me, though. Just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean their energy isn’t affecting you.

The Skyscript website says

Modern astronomers tell us that comets originate in one of three places: the vicinity of Jupiter; the Kuiper belt which is bounded by the orbit of Neptune; or from a surrounding sphere called the Oort Cloud. Most of the comets from the vicinity of Jupiter are actually from one of the other two regions and were captured by Jupiter. These are recycled messages. Their orbits became modified by the giant Jovian system and stabilized in a tighter Sun/Jupiter orbit. This is an important feature since Jupiter protects us from a more intense bombardment. In this way, he really is the Greater Benefic and an ‘almost star’ to boot. Comets rain down, or more usually drizzle down, toward the inner system due to disturbances in the patterns of the force of gravity in their regions of origin. Naturally they bring some of this disruptive energy with them to the inner system. The period from first visible appearance to perihelion is when the characteristic patterns of disturbance associated with a comet at its approach are felt. Humans, animals and the weather are disturbed. The figure for visible appearance tells us the nature of these disturbances and the sign in which it appears tells us where to look for them.

Neptune is about illusion and glamor. Jupiter is the guardian of the abstract mind. Nick Fiorenza suggests that the contents of the Oort Cloud tend to intercede in our lives and in the fundamental workings of our consciousness, because of their orbit.

The meteor shower comes from Aries, the beginning of the cycle of the Zodiac, the pioneer sign that likes the new and shiny.

The fact that it’s an unknown comet is interesting, too.

When I put all this data together and feel my way through, what starts to come up is that this shower is an opportunity, during a heady Mercury Retrograde, to shake things up and look at things from a different point of view.

• This might be a good time to put calm, measures, well-thought-out arguments out there, to see if any of the ideas catch with others.
• It may be a time when some new developments come to light that turn people’s world-view on it’s head.
• This may be a time to start reading about things that might otherwise make your brain hurt, just to stretch those boundaries.
• It’s probably a great time to listen to those around you who might have a differing point of view, just to better hear their truth. As pointed out so brilliantly by Amanda Palmer the other day, being able to connect with people and sense their reality is a great way to move past all the hate we’ve been encountering.

I would be interested to hear from you, as to how you are experiencing the current energies. Comment, or drop me a note!