BREAKING
THE FOURTH WALL Column by
Russ von Ohlhausen
PART II OF IV:
ALL THINGS GREAT AND SMALL
A Little Subatomic Astrology AN AQUARIAN CYCLONE APPROACHES
Have you noticed the winds of change still twisting about after 2020’s epic directional shift? If you are not wearing rose-colored glasses, you would probably agree that last year’s energy has not fully abated, and in fact, an increasingly divisive pressure system is settling in over the globe. Some might page 46
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even say that we have the makings of a perfect storm – an Aquarian Tempest – just over the horizon. I often make mention of the rise of Aquarian energy on the planet, the cycles we are moving into, and what it means for humanity. Many of you will know that Aquarius is symbolized by the ‘water pourer’ and the ‘vessel’ or the kumbha in Greek and Sanskrit. Many of you may not know that kumbha is also the ‘storm’ and sometimes connected to the ‘storm-god’ Varuna of Vedic myth. As we anticipate Pluto’s transit into Aquarius, astrologically, we find ourselves at the beginning of a colossal energetic disturbance rather than at the end of a small upheaval, as many would hope. In case it hasn’t fully hit you yet, “Kansas is going byebye.” We have already entered a new era, yet the old one is prepared to hang on to the reality it has created, as the vibrational fields intensify. A collection of cyclical perturbations is building the energy needed to blow down the monochromatic walls of the past; walls which are well-constructed and well-protected. As the title of this column suggests, the walls of false realities are destined to fall but I guarantee only a few are ready for the changes that are coming, and what it will take to see the rainbow promise on the other side. And not everyone’s level of consciousness is going to make it through the storm… Most people imagine themselves to be open-minded and colorfully illuminated (astrologers are no exception), yet they have actually just fine tuned their personal black and white thinking. But like Dorothy at the beginning of The Wizard of Oz, it is going to take a storm to show us another world. So, let’s put on our own ruby slippers, take a couple of swigs of tequila (or whatever you need to loosen up), and set out on our colorful quantum quest with her and her Oz-bound companions, to uncover what lies at the edge of the cosmic rainbow. Ultimately, what we are to discover is the power of faith in oneself to sweep away the old grayscale thinking, to ride the winds of change into the future, and share with the world a new technicolor vision.
The Great Reset: Old Breakdowns & New Breakthroughs
The culmination of antiquated societal constructs, which we have tried so desperately to prop up since Pluto entered Capricorn in 2008, are bankrupt and headed for breakdown. To those who are still trying to convince themselves in 2021 thats it’s all going to “go back to the way it was” – my hat is off to them for partying on the promenade deck of the H.M.S. Age of Pisces like it’s 1999, as she starts her final slide into OPA’s Quarterly Magazine
the depths of her watery element. Though many are perfectly comfortable with going down with the ship, some launched their little lifeboats of Aquarian consciousness early to get clear of the vortex of divisive nonsense and to assist those who are just awakening. Others had the foresight to wrap up their STO (service-to-others) duties, call in our otherworldly angelic and alien brethren, and beam out of this
Like Dorothy at the beginning of The Wizard of Oz, it is going to take a storm to show us another world.
doomed paradigm early. They are already watching this holographic dramady play out from the next dimension, reaching through, giving us little hints, clues and guidance from beyond the veil. What we think of as the physical world is becoming less and less familiar, and more uncomfortable to exist in, which must happen now in order for this spirit-matter transformation to take place. Adjusting your own perspective is the first step in the transformation. The matter world continues to reveal its truths – the inner confessions of the matrices and processes of an integrated higher mind. To continue to grow, we each must discern and assimilate our portion of higher truth. Are you broadening your own virtual horizons? Are we expanding our inner bandwidth and connection to divinity, or upgrading our integrated heart storage capacity from megabytes to gigabyte, or even to terabytes? Are you integrating your little quanta of information, the qubits of wisdom-knowledge you experience? Are you uploading the revelations of your personal point in space-time where the mystery of humanity and divinity have merged in the form of you? Are we able to behold the furthest edge of what’s above, anatomize the innermost marrow of that which is below, and recognize how each flow into and out of the human dimension? If not, it’s time ….
Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
In her 2003 research paper entitled Astrology and Research, Astrologers’ attitudes to research methodologies and the implications of these attitudes for the contemporary communities of astrologers,
