Cardinal Grand Cross: Being Pulled in all Directions

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"Alice came to a fork in the road.

'Which road do I take?' she asked"

-Lewis Carroll

Everyone may have been feeling like Alice lately, while the energy of the Grand Cross has been building up.  You may feel  confused about which way to go and pulled in all directions. The energy of this Cardinal Grand Cross has been increasing for quite awhile now and finally the Cross will be exact on April 22nd and 23rd. A Grand Cross happens when there are two oppositions and four squares linking four planets. Grand Cross energy can be frustrating and stressful. They push us to take action, yet to find balance as well. This Grand Cross is comprised of planets in Cardinal signs, which are concerned with taking action and moving forward. This will further our  feeling that we are being torn in all directions. The key is trying to find balance. 

This Cardinal Grand Cross will force us to focus on four different planets and what they represent. 

1. Mars retrograde in Libra- usually Mars is concerned with action, but since it is retrograde this will force us to reflect on action we would like to take in the near future. Since Mars is in Libra, the actions we are reflecting on taking will most likely be about relationships or ways we can bring more harmony and balance to our lives. 
2. Pluto Retrograde in Capricorn- Pluto will cause us to transform our selves and our lives. Forcing us to tear down behavioral or emotional structures that no longer serve us or any other type of structure not serving us anymore. For some this may literally mean moving. 
3. Uranus in Aries- Uranus will force us to shake up our lives and start new things, like a pioneer exploring uncharted territory. Uranus is the 'wildcard' so to speak in this Cross. It may cause the unexpected to take place.
4. Jupiter in Cancer- Jupiter will push us to grow and expand. We may learn to become more compassionate with this influence and we may grow spiritually or even materially. Also because of the influence of Cancer, we may be forced to grow in our family lives as well. 

These are the main issues we will be pushed to deal with under this Grand Cross. If we break it down a little though, there are some other themes that may come up during this time. First of all let's look at the two oppositions and the zodiac signs that are opposing. 

• Cancer opposing Capricorn- This opposition may cause us to re balance our career( Capricorn)  and our home life (Cancer). Father (Capricorn) and Mother (Cancer) issues may come up as well, which may mean we need to balance our relationships with our  parents. 
• Libra opposing Aries- This opposition may push us to balance our self (Aries) with our relationships (Libra). This was a big theme in the Lunar Eclipse we just had and will be ongoing through this Grand Cross. 

Every Grand Cross is composed of one planet in each element. Therefore in every Grand Cross we are torn between; expressing ourselves and our individuality (fire), our emotional identity (water), our intellectual/mental identity (air) and our physical/ material identity (earth). 

I know this Grand Cross sounds frustrating and confusing. We are being forced and pulled to figure out different areas of our lives and to express different parts of our identity. We may feel like we are Alice at that crossroads, utterly confused about which direction to take, but Alice found her way out of her confusion eventually and so will we. We must focus on balance, because that is the key. We must not let ourselves get pulled in all directions. We must stay centered and from a place of centeredness we will be able to put our lives in the state of balance that they are meant to be in at this time.