There comes a time in everyone's life when we have to be honest with ourselves. You're either on the bus or off the bus? A metaphor coined by Ken Kessey, the bus in this post is your dharma - those behaviors considered necessary for the maintenance of the natural order of things, i.e. your purpose in the greater good of the collective. The bus is about to leave the station, and I suggest you take every measure necessary to be on it.
Many of us uncorked our proverbial (or literal) bottle of champagne when the clock struck midnight on December 31, and akin to the misfortune of premature ejaculation, we began the calendar new year with a whimper instead of a roar.
Why is it that time and again we sputter through the first few months of the year and bemoan yet another failed attempt to live up to the intentions we set? Because January through March is still winter, and the Sun's limited availability marks a time more aligned with introspective meditation on all that occurred in the year prior, the assimilation of the lessons gleaned and the resultant reformulation of the seeds we're preparing to plant in spring. Have you ever planted seeds when the ground is still frozen and expected a miraculous growth to occur? Good luck. Adding to the Sun's limited presence, Mars was retrograde from January 23 - April 13. Thus, our creative power wasn't nearly strong enough to set the world on fire and make manifest our dreams.
That was then, this is now. Like never before, NOW is time to get your A-game on. Why now? Spring is in full swing, the Sun's getting higher in the sky and the recent New Moon in Taurus formed a stellar grand trine with Mars (now direct) in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn. This aspect implores us to transform all that has been into the energy we need to move forward with the new structure of what we're creating in the year ahead. While the moon treks forward, the Sun remains steadfast for the next two weeks in an extraordinary earth grand trine with Pluto and Mars. Translation... plant your seeds and plant them deep. The soma rain of the upcoming Scorpio full moon (May 5), and the ongoing progression of this year's transits add nuclear power to whatever you plant now.
After opposing an exceptionally potent full moon in Scorpio, the Sun enters a welcome conjunction with Jupiter in Taurus (exact on May 13). How far and wide can you expand your experience of earthly delights? Color your imagination with every sensory exploration you want to have. Right now is the time to feel with solidified clarity exactly what you want in the year ahead. One of the best ways we can honor our ancestors for all they endured is to dis-identify from their karma and liberate our unique truth in being. It's time to dance your dance. Like never before, this is supported by multiple planetary aspects.
Mercury in Aries calls you to be a warrior and speak your truth. Venus in Gemini reminds you that you're dancing in two worlds, and you can attract the boons you need to succeed from the formless realms and give them form as you choose. Mars in Virgo insists that you put your energy, your focus and your actions forward IN SERVICE to the greater good of your fellow man. Jupiter in Taurus expands the influence of your higher mind into this earthly plane, and supports the physical manifestation of your creative integration. Saturn continues to retrograde through Libra, giving you more opportunity to see where and how you relate in imbalanced ways, while softening the barrier to the outer (trans-personal) planets. Uranus in Aries breaks down the barriers in your mind that perceive false limitations, activating the strength of your uncompromising warrior. With Neptune dignified in Pisces, your quantum awareness and extrasensory perception is growing exponentially. You're questioning "what's real?" and realizing that you yourself create all the authorities you accept. Pluto in Capricorn destroys the structures established by the cultural conditioning of false authorities, giving birth to your true nature.
All of these transits remind you to listen to your own divinity. Listen is an anagram for Silent. In the quietude of your heart of hearts, you realize you needn't seek anything. Simply be who you are.
"Are you looking for me? I am in the next seat.
My shoulder is against yours.
You will not find me in stupas, not in Indian shrine rooms,
nor in synagogues, nor in cathedrals:
not in masses, nor kirtans, not in legs winding around your
own neck, nor in eating nothing but vegetables.
When you really look for me, you will see me instantly--
you will find me in the tiniest house of time.
Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God?
He is the breath inside the breath."
~ Kabir
That says it all. Inhale with your attention in the seed of your deepest intentions. Exhale and listen to the divine guidance that follows. Act accordingly.
With love and gratitude for your contribution to our collective awakening...
Stellar blessings,
Ryan
www.bodyworkastrology.com
ps - Give yourself the gift of writing down your intentions for the year. For the ancient people of Egypt, writing something made it real. The cosmos will support you now like never before. Trust.
"I worked for menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid."
- Anonymous poet
Monday, April 23, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Full Moon in Libra
The moon waxes full in Libra as I type these words. With deadlines looming, I must be brief. The key in this moment is gathering the relationship lessons of Saturn's two and a half year transit through Libra, the sign in the zodiac that represents the part of us that longs for balance, justice and right relationship.
First and foremost, know there are plenty of planets squaring each other in the sky, which is to say there's no shortage of friction, irritation or agitation. And this is ours to work with. The trick is to not shy away from the feelings that are arising and at the same time remember not to identify with them. The middle ground is to honor your feelings by channeling this energy into creating what you love in this world. No more projecting your anger, or suppressing your sadness. Enough with the frustration that accompanies playing the role of victim. The world needs us to take all this high charged energy and stop making it about you. Mercury went retrograde into Pisces to take us all into the beauty and the dregs of human emotions. There's a lot to feel. An overwhelming amount, when we identify and label our emotions as "mine."
There truth is, we're all empathic on some level. While some are more sensitive to the experience of feeling everyone else's feelings (a shout out to my fellow water and earth signs), we are all effected by the feelings of those around us and in the world at large.
As Mercury moves forward, and Mars prepares to do the same on April 13, we have a great opportunity to comprehend our unique contribution to the collective and put into motion our unique gift to humanity. In deference to time constraints and keeping this message simple, I'll save you the planetary aspects to which I'm referring, and simply illuminate the month ahead.
First, I implore you to gather the ocean of emotions you have moving through you. It doesn't matter if it's your story, or his-story, or the world's unfolding narrative. Table your subjective identification with your feelings, and step forward with your work, your contribution, to a planet desperate for you to be you. If you're holding yourself back, denying your heart's calling and giving credence instead to the false beliefs designed by a survival based ego structure, now's the time to make the shift from fear to freedom, from darkness to light and from death to immortality.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please - you can never have both." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
The simple, albeit extremely opposed, task of walking your truth will create a ripple effect of immeasurable value in our collective consciousness. With Mars accumulating all of Virgo's energy in its retrograde cycle, we have an enormous opportunity to fully regain our strength when it goes direct (April 13). Caveat emptor, if you want to see your dreams and intentions manifest, Mars in Virgo makes one simple request... that you direct your energy, your powerful life force, in a way that serves the highest good of all concerned. Really drop in and ask your Self, "is this in my highest good?" Next check in with your intuition and ask "is this in the highest good of all concerned?" I've mentioned in the past how potent our intuitive faculties are with Neptune in Pisces. Right now Venus in Gemini is creating friction between what your thinking mind (Gemini) wants to attract (Venus), and the alignment of your intuitive perception (Neptune) with the highest good for all concerned (Pisces). We're being given another review of where our ego attachments and habituations still muddle the union of what we want and what we need. Don't get down on yourself if you're discovering things that make you feel uncomfortable. Use it as the fuel you need to step forth in a new, more truthful way.
April 21 brings an incredible opportunity to make the shifts you now realize you need to make. The new Moon conjunct the Sun in Taurus forms a harmonious grand trine aspect to the newly direct Mars in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn. Take all that's pouring through you now (the good, the bad and the ugly) and direct it into what you love.
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." ~ Rumi
Plant your seeds. Be intentional. Let die what needs to die now, and at this next new moon be prepared to plant the seeds of your heart's calling. Be prepared for the persistent denial that arises in the thinking mind. Take everything that opposes your intentions (negative thought patterns, challenging social circumstance, etc.) and instead of identifying this opposition as yet another validation of the false ego-construct that says "I'm not good enough," reconcile the resistance by channeling it into usable energy to proceed like the phoenix rising out of the fire. Soar powerfully into that good night, and rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Thank you all for your courageous contribution to our collective awakening.
Stellar Blessings,
Ryan
www.bodyworkastrology.com
namaste
First and foremost, know there are plenty of planets squaring each other in the sky, which is to say there's no shortage of friction, irritation or agitation. And this is ours to work with. The trick is to not shy away from the feelings that are arising and at the same time remember not to identify with them. The middle ground is to honor your feelings by channeling this energy into creating what you love in this world. No more projecting your anger, or suppressing your sadness. Enough with the frustration that accompanies playing the role of victim. The world needs us to take all this high charged energy and stop making it about you. Mercury went retrograde into Pisces to take us all into the beauty and the dregs of human emotions. There's a lot to feel. An overwhelming amount, when we identify and label our emotions as "mine."
There truth is, we're all empathic on some level. While some are more sensitive to the experience of feeling everyone else's feelings (a shout out to my fellow water and earth signs), we are all effected by the feelings of those around us and in the world at large.
As Mercury moves forward, and Mars prepares to do the same on April 13, we have a great opportunity to comprehend our unique contribution to the collective and put into motion our unique gift to humanity. In deference to time constraints and keeping this message simple, I'll save you the planetary aspects to which I'm referring, and simply illuminate the month ahead.
First, I implore you to gather the ocean of emotions you have moving through you. It doesn't matter if it's your story, or his-story, or the world's unfolding narrative. Table your subjective identification with your feelings, and step forward with your work, your contribution, to a planet desperate for you to be you. If you're holding yourself back, denying your heart's calling and giving credence instead to the false beliefs designed by a survival based ego structure, now's the time to make the shift from fear to freedom, from darkness to light and from death to immortality.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please - you can never have both." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
The simple, albeit extremely opposed, task of walking your truth will create a ripple effect of immeasurable value in our collective consciousness. With Mars accumulating all of Virgo's energy in its retrograde cycle, we have an enormous opportunity to fully regain our strength when it goes direct (April 13). Caveat emptor, if you want to see your dreams and intentions manifest, Mars in Virgo makes one simple request... that you direct your energy, your powerful life force, in a way that serves the highest good of all concerned. Really drop in and ask your Self, "is this in my highest good?" Next check in with your intuition and ask "is this in the highest good of all concerned?" I've mentioned in the past how potent our intuitive faculties are with Neptune in Pisces. Right now Venus in Gemini is creating friction between what your thinking mind (Gemini) wants to attract (Venus), and the alignment of your intuitive perception (Neptune) with the highest good for all concerned (Pisces). We're being given another review of where our ego attachments and habituations still muddle the union of what we want and what we need. Don't get down on yourself if you're discovering things that make you feel uncomfortable. Use it as the fuel you need to step forth in a new, more truthful way.
April 21 brings an incredible opportunity to make the shifts you now realize you need to make. The new Moon conjunct the Sun in Taurus forms a harmonious grand trine aspect to the newly direct Mars in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn. Take all that's pouring through you now (the good, the bad and the ugly) and direct it into what you love.
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." ~ Rumi
Plant your seeds. Be intentional. Let die what needs to die now, and at this next new moon be prepared to plant the seeds of your heart's calling. Be prepared for the persistent denial that arises in the thinking mind. Take everything that opposes your intentions (negative thought patterns, challenging social circumstance, etc.) and instead of identifying this opposition as yet another validation of the false ego-construct that says "I'm not good enough," reconcile the resistance by channeling it into usable energy to proceed like the phoenix rising out of the fire. Soar powerfully into that good night, and rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- Do not go gentle into that good night,
- Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
- Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
- Because their words had forked no lightning they
- Do not go gentle into that good night.
- Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
- Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
- Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
- And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
- Do not go gentle into that good night.
- Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
- Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
- Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- And you, my father, there on the sad height,
- Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
- Do not go gentle into that good night.
- Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
~ Dylan Thomas
Thank you all for your courageous contribution to our collective awakening.
Stellar Blessings,
Ryan
www.bodyworkastrology.com
namaste
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