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“We are in the condition of a collective near-death experience.”
—Rick Tarnas
“There may be great tumult around the world, but what else is a transformation?”
—Susan Miller
“The quest for enlightenment is not about escape. It is about preparing for what is coming.”
—Graham Hancock
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what the stars might be telling us about the future
On certain mornings in 2025, just before the sun slips above the horizon, something strange will stretch across the sky.
A rare lineup of planets—Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn—gathered like punctuation marks from another language will be present in the pre-dawn sky. A few weeks later, Mercury joins the parade, bringing the full mythic ensemble into view.
Astronomers will call it a planetary alignment. A coincidence of orbital timing. A pretty spectacle.
But if you’re tuned to a different frequency, it might feel like more.
A signal.
A threshold.
A kind of silent drumbeat in the background of reality.
Some call it the liminal abyss—a 34-day corridor where time bends and systems shake.
Not an ending. Not quite a beginning.
More like the breath you take before the plunge.
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enter the liminal
“Liminal” comes from limen—Latin for threshold.
It’s the space between what was and what’s next. The in-between state that doesn’t quite belong to either side.
That’s where 2025 takes us.
This planetary sequence is a calendar anomaly, a veil-thinner, a pressure chamber, and a mirror.
Old beliefs may fall apart. Dreams might get louder. Technology could start acting like it knows too much.
And beneath all that strange static… something waits to be heard.
Not every message comes clearly.
But some come insistently.
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who’s at the table: the planets & their myths
Planets may seem like balls of rock and gas flinging themselves through space, but for millennia, they’ve carried stories. Personalities. Archetypes.
Not just out there—but in us.
Think of this alignment as a council of energies. Each planet brings a particular kind of reckoning.
☿ Mercury – the trickster
Messenger, thief, glitch in the matrix. Mercury governs thought, timing, and communication.
When he shows up late to this alignment, it’s with the kind of twist that reframes everything.
♀ Venus – the mirror
Goddess of love, sure—but also values. Money. What you say yes to. What you can no longer fake.
Venus asks: What still nourishes you? What’s been hollowed out?
♂ Mars – the ignition
Mars charges. Fights. Dares.
Around this alignment, Mars will stir the pot—globally, personally, psychically. Buckle up.
♃ Jupiter – the amplifier
Jupiter magnifies whatever he touches.
He’s about truth, expansion, perspective. If your compass is broken, this is when you’ll notice.
If it’s intact, the winds may carry you farther than expected.
♄ Saturn – the gatekeeper
The ledger-keeper. The one who tallies what’s owed. Saturn asks for integrity, not perfection.
His presence here signals karmic cleanup—politics, power, personal choices.
♅ Uranus – the disruptor
Uranus jolts the system. His domain is innovation, rebellion, sudden collapse.
Expect the unexpected, especially around money, power grids, and institutional control.
♆ Neptune – the dissolver
Illusion, dream, divinity, deception. Neptune blurs lines and opens portals.
He invites mystical connection—or seductive delusion. Your discernment will matter.
♇ Pluto – the underworld
Pluto rarely acts subtly. He brings endings with surgical precision. What no longer serves?
Gone. Ashes optional. Lessons not.
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christ consciousness: a different kind of return
Some say these alignments hint at a Second Coming.
But not the kind with trumpets and clouds.
Is it the Biblical savior descending from the sky?
In my opinion, no. It’s about something rising within.
A return of Christ Consciousness—not as dogma, but as frequency.
A quiet, clear awareness that cuts through performance and polarity.
Compassion that doesn’t posture. Presence that doesn’t flinch.
It is a shift you will feel—in perception, in sovereignty, in the refusal to play small.
You don’t have to name it Christ.
But you’ll know when it stirs.
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the 5-month corridor: alignments by month
These events will occur over several months in 2025. Let’s unfold the layers.
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AUGUST 2025
Five planets in Virgo
→ Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Virgo brings precision and pruning. This isn’t a fireworks moment—it’s a clearing out.
Small details matter. Structures shift quietly.
You may find yourself reordering your days or questioning the machinery of your routines.
This is the calm before clarity. The work before the bloom.
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SEPTEMBER 2025
Solar eclipse in Libra + Mercury cazimi
→ Sept 2–5
Eclipses open portals. Libra brings contracts, justice, symmetry.
When Mercury passes through the Sun, truths emerge.
Not always spoken—but felt.
A scale tips. Something hidden gets named.
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OCTOBER 2025
Mars opposes Jupiter
→ Oct 4–9
This is where sparks fly.
Mars challenges. Jupiter expands.
This could be geopolitical tension—or internal confrontation.
Expect a rush of conviction. And consequences for false postures.
The abyss echoes back what you shout into it.
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NOVEMBER 2025
Venus cazimi + Mercury retrograde
→ Venus in the Sun Nov 2 • Mercury retrograde Nov 26–Dec 15
Venus in the Sun’s heart highlights what’s real. What matters.
Then Mercury starts digging up old messages, missed meanings, and unresolved grief.
This is the season of ghosts and reckonings.
Listen closely. The past wants a say.
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DECEMBER 2025
Jupiter–Saturn sextile
→ Exact mid-December
A quiet lock clicks. Jupiter imagines. Saturn enforces.
This is when the new structure begins to take shape.
Not loudly. But permanently.
The scaffolding of the next decade might get welded here.
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so… what now?
These alignments don’t cause change.
But they turn up the volume on whatever’s already in motion.
You might feel:
- Sudden collapses of outdated systems
- A collective longing for meaning
- Spiritual spikes, strange dreams, eerie synchronicities
- Conversations that feel like fate
- A sense that time isn’t working quite right
This is the moment to move with care.
To listen. To rewire. To choose what you carry across the threshold.
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final thoughts
The news might spin it.
Astrologers will analyze it.
Mystics will whisper about it in back channels.
But the truth is quieter than all of that.
The stars dictate AND reflect.
And this time, what they reflect might just be… us.
On the brink. In the gap. Beginning again.
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Stay awake.
Stay weird.
Bring your whole self.
Stay curious.
This post was inspired by: Rational Spirituality (Substack)
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