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
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