Archive for October, 2007

Finding New Directions to Manage Times of Crisis

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Articulate astrologer Lynn Hayes wrote recently in her blog,

“Since Pluto began the current cycle of the Galactic Center conjunction last year many people have felt the call to go deep within themselves and discover how their life can unfold in a deeper and more authentic way. As we are being realigned as a species, we are also finding new directions in our individual lives that will take us into a more defined relationship with the core of our being. The more anchored we become within ourselves, the stronger our foundation becomes and the better we are able to manage times of crisis. This I believe is the personal lesson of the Pluto conjunction to the Galactic Center. “

On Friday Pluto conjoined the Galactic Center (the black hole in the center of our galaxy at 27 degrees Sagittarius) at the same time as their was a Full Moon at 2 degrees Taurus/Scorpio. In addition, that day NASA announced the sudden explosion of Comet Holmes causing it to become 500 times brighter than it had been before.

What an incredible time we are living through! The last time Pluto visited the Galactic Center, Columbus was proving the reality of a  round earth. What could possibly be happening now or be revealed in the next few years that would represent as profound a change as learning that the belief in a flat earth was wrong? What beliefs do we now hold about reality that are ready to be turned upside down?

Lynn Hayes’ words hit me deeply. Just as the Chinese symbol for crisis has the dual meaning that includes ”opportunity,” so also the current and growing crises of environmental decay such as global warming and species extinction; economic decay such as credit overextention, drop in value of the dollar, and the housing glut; and the lack of honest, compassionate leadership hold within them the opportunity for a better world.

I believe it is in seeking “new directions” not following well-trod paths, that we will indeed manage the current and coming times of crisis with grace as we move into a new world. The new directions will lead inward first (what is my purpose? why am I here?) and then outward (who do I care about? how can I be of service?)

Listen deeply yourself right now since with Pluto on the Galactic Center, the comet inside of you may be ready to burst into brightness at any time and reveal with more clarity your new direction and contribution to help us all move toward higher consciousness.

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Thriving under Mercury Retrograde

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

With all the warnings astrologers (including me) give about Mercury’s retrograde period, you’d think we should all be looking for the sky to fall. Yet since Mercury makes this about face motion (an optical illusion from Earth) 3-4 times a year for 3 weeks each time, we cannot realistically hold our breathe that long. This time it lasts until Oct. 31.

So what are the best strategies for thriving under Mercury when it is retrograde? (more…)

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Libra New Moon – Step up to the Mirror, Own the Love

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Relationships have our attention every year during the New Moon of Libra, but for several reasons (Mercury’s retrograde into Libra, Venus making several aspects to the outer planets) this topic is even more important this year.

Clients and friends who know of my relationship with Chuck Adams often ask me how I got so lucky. It is true I am blessed with a partner who is affectionate, generous, and deeply spiritual. But I always tell them…relationship is not so much about the other person as it is about you.

How can that be? Aren’t you looking for the “right mate?” Isn’t it important to find the “right one?” In my experience, the issue is not so much finding the right mate. That will happen naturally but what is more important is “being the right mate.”

All relationships begin and end with you. If you are not open to sharing yourself honestly and openly and if you question whether you are worthy of love, there is no one who will ever be able to storm the walls or convince you to receive the love they offer.

You need to begin the deep work of ridding yourself of all the critical voices from other relationships (parents, teachers, or old relationships). You need to love and accept yourself just as you are, imperfect but still growing.

After all, why do you expect someone else to love you if you can’t love yourself?

When your relationship with yourself is healthy, you are able to look upon another with acceptance of their human frailties and find their unique qualities are beautiful or at least interesting rather than troubling.

When you are struggling with unloved parts of yourself, they will be projected on others. In truth, our relationships are wonderful mirrors where we project our unhealed stuff and then, if we are not aware, blame the other person for it.

When challenges come due to differences of point-of-view, rather than blame the relationship, I suggest you “step up to the mirror.” Discuss the situation as if you are talking to a different part of yourself with the same love and acceptance you would give to yourself. Open to what the other person is feeling and you may be surprised how quickly the tension is defused and solutions appear. This is what I call “owning the Love.”

This month the planetary energies are offering support for “stepping up to the mirrors” past and present, whether they are easy or challenging, and “own the Love” that is there when you truly honor your self and accept differences in others.
A Quote of Note
“Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what was in nostalgia, nor forward to what it might be in dread or anticipation, but living in the present relationship and accepting it as it is now.”
—Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea

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