Are you ready for a Solar Eclipse in Saggitarius?!
The SolarEclipse, in a way, is the Resurrection of the Sun. There is a deep symbolic depth to that idea and it's worth meditating on but I won't go into that here. I'm not ready either! Yet, the new book of the changing of the Nodes has arrived on our doorstep. Have we done the Shadow Work necessary to appreciate it and start fresh or will we be carting our Karma into the next Nodal Cycle? This is a Last Call an, "All Aboard type of New Moon." This is the last Lunar Cycle with the North Node in Gemini and South Node in Saggitarius and these two are going out with a bang! So, luckily that's the energy that we are cutting out of our life...the overthinking and the inability to explore or travel. Boy am I excited and ready to let that go but at the same time I know that the North Node in Taurus is with Uranus most of next year (which I will be meditating on during the Full Moon). So, this New Energy will bring it's own challenges. Confusion may abound. Every time I worked on this blog something weird happened. I had a hard time finding where it was (even though it was always where it should be after I double and triple checked). My guess is that the energy is so strong with the Full Moon and it's still in a state of Flux...that whether I was looking at the astrology program that I use, my notes, or looked it up on my blog after doing most of the writing...it just seemed to disapper. I even pulled a second Medicene card when I went to write the blog for this New Moon because I thought that it was missing in my notes but upon taking pictures for the blogs discovered my notes contained one Medicene Card and my Blog held an entirely different one. So I dedcied to include both...since I don't believe in coincidence it's simply the Divine Will. The changing of the Nodes is a big deal normally but because the North Node in Taurus is going to be activated by Uranus most of next year this upcoming Nodal cycle is going to be partiularly noticiable. Uranus is the planet of shocks and Awakening (Dark Night Of The Soul) and it's going to be shaking up grounded and stable Taurus that just wants to enjoy life and physical comfort. To say that next year is going to be bumpy is an understatement...although, there will be dramatic energy shifts to the point where we might not feel that we can keep up so, unlike this wher we felt as though we were running in place with very little progress. Oddly based on my experience trying to work on the symbology of this New Moon...it's basically a loading screen...we know things are about to change but this might just be one of those months that summarizes the year...and it's been a year of errors and delays. Although, with the Wheel of Time Series (I loved the books and having watched the first episode I'm hooked) and Hawkeye (how perfect that comes out during Saggitarius- which is the Archer of the Zodiac) at least entertainment wise (for me at least) there is going to be a lot to do...so there is that too! The Astrology There is a lot of tension in this chart...a lot of squares and oppositions. This is not going to be an easy month where you can get a lot done. This is the type of month where you know the line at Starbucks is going to take three times as long as usual and it has nothing to do with the customers or the employees...it's just the energy. For whatever reason the Divine has mysteriously set it up this way. So be gentle and loving with yourself. Of course, we have that lovely Saturn and Uranus square that has made life feel as though a sixteen year old is driving the energetic car of the Collective for the first time -hitting the gas and brake at the same time. The Sun and Moon are conjunct at 12 degrees in Saggitarius the Archer where our thoughts may be on reaching the top of the Mountain- whether that's the Spiritual Path or an acutal Mountain. They are also conjunct Mercury that's at 15 degrees. So this month we are really restless. Fascinatingly, Saggitarius is a little bit of a controversial sign these days after a NASA scientist wrote an opinion piece based on the change in the tilt of the Earth that a 13th Astorlogtical Sign-Ophiuchus- be included. If we were to go by a 13 whole sign house system this New Moon is in Ophiuchus not Saggitarius. Now, I get why Astorlogers don't want to include the 13th zodiac sign (I see it very much like the arguement about including Eris as the 9th planet) I think it's a valid argument and Ophiuchus should be included. Yet, I know by having an unequal house system it would throw off the chart reading a bit. All of the signs would have tobe adjusted and it wouldn't equal 30 degrees...and if you don't adjust the chart then most of Saggitarius would be Ophiuchus and the Moon Nodes wouldn't have an axis as it currently does. As it is I see Ohiuchus like the "hidden" Sephiroth Daat- which is yet to be formed but has the potential of existing as life evolves because the very nature of the material realm is that it is always changing and no system is stagnant. That said, Ophiuchus is the Serpent Bearer. In this sign, the lower nature has been subdued muched like the Strength Card and it essentially has the same meaning. Saggitarius is similar to Ophiuchus in that it represents achievemt on the Spiritual Path but Ophiuchus reprsents the ultimate Achievement of spirtually harmonizing body and soul through the mastery of Fear (the serpent). This is a bit like the image of Archangel Michael trampling the Deveil underfoot only instead of trying to destory his Shadow Ophiuchus has integrated it. So, for those who are not very far on the Path of The Seeker they are going to experience the energy of the Seeker (Saggitarius with it's star tipped arrow still trying to 'hit the mark') while those who are a little more developed are going to experience the Ophiuchus energy of the fully Actualized Human. Neptune, now direct and online (that pause in the News Cycle where it primarily became about Biden's approval rating tanking was interseting) is the center of attention by squaring the Solar Eclipse. So, the news cycle is going to be ridiculous this moon cycle. Meanwhile Neptune is in a supportive trine with Mars and Sextiling Venus. Our hearts and will power are aligning with the Illusion of Group Think that Pisces symbolizes so well (literally, in Pisces we are just shcools of fish (which kill and eat each other) in the sea blindly headed into the net..but with the Aquarian energy we have Nemo there telling us to, "Swim down."...really though it is the Spritual Path and Lamech (the fish hook) that pulls us from that sea of Group Think and into beingness of Self-Actualization).. Venus is also conjunct Pluto so our hearts are focused on endings...this month we just want all of this to end already! Yet, every soul needs to make their choice and have their opportunity to Individualize or fall back into that Sea of Group Think. Saturn is Sextiling the the Sun and Moon so there is support for wanting to look outside the box and looking to the horizon. Traditionally in Kabbalistic Astrology Saturn is the messenger transmiting the Divine Will. So, whatever this Solar Eclipse brings is the Divine Will. Lilith is in opposition to the Sun, Moon, and Mercury but trining Saturn. The Divine Feminine is helping to throw a wrench in things but she doesn't want you to get distracted from the NOW. Indigenous Moon: Silent Snow Moon This is the final Moon of the West. The west is the place of emotions and the ocean (therefore the Subconscious). During the Silent Snow Moon we are in awe of the Great Mystery and our connection to the Divine. Hebrew Letter: Samech This letter is one of Divine support. Samech is the only enclosed Hebrew Letter. This letter begins the word Sefiroth so it's believed to represent the Divine Energy that permeates Creation. Samech* also starts the words for Story and Secret. In many ways, this is the letter for individulalization and emphasizes boundaries as the enclosed letter is like a fence keeping what we want in and what we don't want out. Tarot Card: Temperance Key 14 Fourteen breaks down to 5 which is the number for change. This card is connected with Spiritual Awakwening. The card itself depicts the entirety of the Spiritual Path. Above there is a Rainbow of Promise that guarantees that even though The Path is difficult we will succeed. This is a time to contemplate the Path we have trod, where we are at and where we want to go (the Mountain Top). This is a great time for evaluation and as the name suggests find a healthy balance. Medicine Card: Lizard 36 (Reversed) And Raven (16) Thirty-six breaks down to 9 which is completion. Lizard upside down though suggests that we may feel as though we are stuck in a nightmare. Are we dreaming too much and not manifesting anything? Have we lost our ability to use our imagination because we're not dreaming enough? Are we the dreamer or the dreamed...what is real and what is the illusion? (So, perfect with Neptune, the planet of Illusion being emphasized during this Full Moon). Raven is Magic and 16 breaks down to 7, the number for spirituality. With Raven we enter the Void of the pure power of Creation and pure potential. This represents a change in Consciousness and Awakening energy. Raven is incredibly powerful when it comes to Shadow Work. Tools This month we are in desperate need of comfort and clarity. I can think of nothing more comforting and nurturing then the smell of Roses. So I will be using some Rose Water for the Element of Water and Rose Incense for Air. For the Candle I'm using White for purity and clarity. The Earth Grid Rose Quartz Generator: Rose Quartz is the Univerasal Love Stone and the frustration of this month really calls on us as Spiritual Warriros to tap into the Univeral Love Energy and hold onto it for the Collective. Clear Quartz Stone: Quartz, which is good to work with all chakras, amplfies but it can bring clarity as well which is why it's a unviersal tool for extracting negative energy. Jet: This root chakra stone literally absorbs negativity but it has a very calming energy. Morganite: The Mother of all Heart Chakra stones this one helps ease and heal almost anything espeically the Mother Wound. Scolecite: The Stone of Angelic or Divine interventin. This stone is like a mineral prayer. This gentle corwn chakra stone helps you connect with Divine protection. Rainforest Jasper Chips: This cleansing heart chakra stone is always refreshing and I wanted to bring that refereshing energy into this grid. Clear Quartz Points - These are for both amplification and clarfication. We are dealing with a lot of big dififcult energy so we need a grid that will really put out some energy for us. Conclusion This is a confusing and difficult Solar Eclipse. Neptune's web of illusion may have us feeling as though we are in a Hall of Mirrors filled with delays. Uranus is pushing us towards that new Aquarian energy, but the Mountain upon which the Hermit stands is in Saggitarius and that's been denied to us for now. Saturn is making sure we take this tranistion slow and steady so no one is left behind and no one is psychologically damaged. As frustrating as that may be the key here is to trust in the Divine Order. This too shall pass. References: Perakis, Athena. (2021) Sage Goddess. www.SageGoddess.com Victor, Arisa. (2009) High School Astrolgoy. Fraternity Of The Hiddne Light. Carson,James and Sams, Jamie. (1999). Medicene Cards. St. Martins Press New York, Ny. Hoffman, Edward. (1998) The Hebrew Alphabet A Mystical Journey. Raincoast Books. British Columbia Dobin, Rabbi Joel C. (1999). Inner Traditions International. Rochester Vermont Callahan, Kathy. (2010). The Path of the Medicene Wheel. Trafford Publishing. BC Canada. Lembo, Margaret Ann. (2013) Crystals, Minerals, and Stones. llewellyn. Woodbury, MN Lotterhand, Jason. (1989) Thursday Night Tarot. New Castle Books. Los Angeles California
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Nephrite Jade
Jade has always been considered lucky but this Jade from Pakistan, according to Sage Goddess, also, "helps you stay strong during life's storms." I couldn't get my camera to focus on the Jade so the only picture I got was blurred. I actually decided to move this blog up because I had a two sources "confirm" that December is going to be a "storm." The storm actually started with the Taurus Full Moon Lunar Eclipse. An article from the New York Post on the Lunar Eclipse actually referenced that "a storm is coming" (and then gave very optimistic/Insubstantial individual readings) (https://nypost.com/2021/11/16/longest-lunar-eclipse-of-the-century-will-change-your-life-forever/). In addition to that typical superficial description that just casually mentioned that a "storm is coming," Lee Harris posted a video saying that an "Electrical Storm" is coming that starts now and will continue through December. He gives advice on how to handle that storm and what it means in this video: https://youtu.be/pjNAkOWVVPQ If a storm is coming I figured I would warn everyone even though this blog is coming out after the Lunar Eclipse and the storm may have already started. I'm not sure what the storm may be on the Collective level. The interesting thing is that with Uranus on the North Node in Taurus throughout next year (this is a prelude to next years energy when the Moon's Nodes change to North Node in Taurus and South Node in Scorpio) I expect a lot of crazy "Earth Changes" or storms. Uranus is the Great Awakener and part of it's job is literally "shaking" up things. I will go further into these thoughts in my Full Moon Mediation in December because I am looking to the next 18 month Moon Node Cycle. I have some research I want to do before I'm ready to write about the subject. My Personal Storm For me, I know that in my family, we are facing an emotional storm. My Mother-In-Law is in the hospital. She's had MS for decades and the husband told me when we first met (13 years ago) that she could die at any time. Her cognitive abilities have declined over that time but her family has never been able to read her emotionally because she's always been stoic. This year I have seen a very rapid and extreme decline complained to the preveous years. Initially, the Father In Law expcted her to be home in a couple of days. We were lucky that he called to tell us that she went to the hospital since he didn't call his daughter. Last time she went he didn't call us, and we found out many days after the fact, so I told him that if he didn't call us when she goes to the hospital and she died I would never forgive him. At least he responded to that statement and called us. Since the F.I.L. didn't get the Coronavirus Vaccine, since the M.I.L. had a rapid decline in health and cognitive ability since she had it (which scared him), he couldn't visit her in the hopsital so we really didn't know what was going on. Originally, the Husband didn't intend to visit her thinking that it was not an issue but I pressed him to go because I suspected there was more to the story. He went this past weekend and discovered that she hasn't been walking...but he didn't find out anything else out because the nurse on duty was only covering the desk for the real nurses shift and, of course, he only spent a short period of time there and didn't see the doctor. She's not with it enough to communicate (he wasn't even sure she knew who he was) she wasn't able to tell him what they were treating her for or her odds of recovery. With the Holdidays upon us (and the M.I.L.'s birthday sadly) it seems we may have the added stress of figuring out what will happen to her. The F.I.L. has already said if she can't walk he can't take care of her (which I totally undrestand, but the Husband and his Sister do not) and she will have to go to a home. The question is where she will go exactly. There is also the fact the F.I.L. said that she was pulling out her IVs and hair (I accidentally pulled out my IV while at the hospital last time so that's not a huge deal and may not be intentional). Knowing that She she wasn't drinking (she was admitted to the hospital for dehydration and an Urinary Tract Infection but the reason the F.I.L. called the paramedicts was because she couldn't stand on her own), in my experience, indicates her time on Earth is short. Unfortunately. I can't visit either because I don't have the shot (and I don't plan on getting it as I'm breastfeeding and even then I may never get it). I don't know if she is eating at the hospital and the husband doesn't know what questions to ask (he didn't even stick around to talk to the nurse who knew what was going on last time he visited). An EEG was ordered in October because it was suspected that she was having seizures but, as far as I can tell, the F.I.L. hadn't taken her for that test (she has been extremely incontinent and had a lot of accidents so he had his hands full trying to take care of her and I've suspected for some time that she is beyond his skills). For me, it's a mercy since I've seen a large decline and I know (from helping my Great Grabdma cross over and speaking to Hospice workers) after the M.I.L. fell twice this year that it wouldn't be long. I also had a premonitIon in 2019 that year would be the last time she would see her daughter who didn't visit during Christmas because of Covid-19. I was just thinking that was one premonition, thankfully, that may not come true. I think she's been in a lot of pain for a while and unable to express that she was in pain. I could tell back around Mother's Day that she wasn't going to be walking for long because even using her walker she was struggling. Then on Halloween when we visited her she couldn't communicate. She indicated with body language that she wanted to hold Katie. Then when she went to ask a question she stopped after a couple of words because she couldn't remember what she was doing. We just received, as I write this, that she has been transported to a Rehab/Care Center. That transfer has scared the Husband and his sister who were not alarmed when she was in the hospital for over a week. Now they realize there is a bigger problem then just a U.T.I. and Dehydration that caused her to be unable to stand. The Husband is going to see her this weekend (the day this blog is posting) and he intends to actually ask and get to the bottom of what is going on because as his sister told him, "You don't go to Rehab just because). Plus, the Rehab/Care Home she went to is where his Grandma died many years ago. Conclusion We will see what "storm" emerges in December for the Collective. One of the reasons we track the energy through divination is because it doesn't take us by surprise. We can flow with things that are the Divine Order and prepare for them. That way our response isn't so reactionary. That's why when this message of a 'Storm' came through loud and clear in three different ways (which I have seen starting in my own life) I felt the need to share the message immediately along with my own experiences. Let's all light an intention candle that this energy doesn't harm anyone. Looking at this Chart the word Nostalgia came to mind. We are reflecting back on the past during this Full Moon Lunar Eclipse. We're at the end of a karmic cycle (13 the Death Card) and watching thechaos from trying to do to much last cycle work itself out during this one as we lay low.
Will we like what we see in the next cycle? Will we learn from the past so that we don't repeat our mistakes in the future? There is no fault in being Grateful for the past but we can't live there and if we can't let go of it we are doomed to repeat it. Am I the only one that feels as though the 80's and 90's have been stuck on repeat for the last 21 years? At the theater when we went to see Dune they advertised a movie set in the seventies which were 'cool' when I went to high school. Are we going to cycle throught he trends of the seventies, eighties and nineties again? As always, this is the time when we give Thanks for the lessons of this Moon Cycle and turn to the receptive act of Meditation. Think of it as the Moon choosing to receive (responding or filling up like a vessel) the reflective Ray's of the Sun (source) instead of deflecting them back (not responding). However, with this Full Moon Lunar Eclipse the light of the sun is being cut off by the Earth so that reception is not complete this cycle because it's effectively being blocked. The Astrology The Moon, our Subconscious, is in Taurus with Uranus but it is conjunct the North Node in Gemini (the sign right next to Taurus. Next Year the North Node will actually go into Taurus). The overthinking double minded energy of Gemini is being "cut off" by this Lunar Eclilse (fascinatingly 2022 is all about Uranus/Taurus energy since the North Node will be there and Uranus will be conjuct the North Node most of next year. I kind of feel as though the words "The Future" in graffiti like the Cruella Origin Movie is a very good example of the energy we are going to experience which may be very unpleasent). We may have spied that Aquairan New World as Uranus propelled us forward but that's not what we are thinking about during this Full Moon. The Sun is in Scorpio surrounded by a Stellum (group of astroligical aspects). The Sun is conjunct Mercury and the South Node in Saggitarius. Mars is also in Scorpio lending it's life force energy to this mix. While we are trekking thorugh the swamp our mind and destiny lie in ascending to the Mountain Top of The Path. Our warrior (Mars) mind frame (Mercury) is pushing us to take action- if we are working Scorpio in the negative we may want to take action on some petty motivation or slight that we have received but if we are working Scorpio in the positive we may have glimpsed a bigger vision last week that we may want to take action on but remember our Animal Card, Prarie Dog, says it's best to lay low. A Revelation about the past has really caught our attention thanks to Neptune's influence. Neptune is Trine both the Sun and Mercury. Jupiter and Saturn in Aquarius, however, are both squaring the Stellium in Scorpio and Saggitarius. This is warning us that this Neptune Piscean energy is a part of our past and not the Aquarian future- as if any of us need to be reminded that the main stream media is a dying creature. The action that we are thinking about taking may not be in our best interest. Our hearts (Venus in Capricorn) is Sextile Mars (will power/solar plexus chakra) and Trine Uranus so the answer to this mystery is that we really need to focus on Love and practical solutions that may appear rebellious or to break barriers to others. The Oracle Stone Botswana Agate is the stone to use if you are looking to study or organize your finances. This stone helps with detecting patterns. This is also a stone that helps you stay grounded so you don't feel overwhelmed when looking at those patterns. There is a name for finding patterns where they don't actually exist pareidola...and it's very easy to get stuck in that state of mind to the point where it will drive you to madness. This is a root chakra stone and that's why it can really help you ground into reality and see what is actually there. When we identify patterns of behavior, for example, we can change them. The first part of finding a solution to a problem is acknowledging that there is a problem. Mediation Buckle up because I'm writing this on the day Mars and Mercury meet in Scorpio. Scorpio is the sign of the deep...it is the place of Transformation. We either retreat back into thr abyss or we learn to fly like the Eagle or be reborn like the Phoenix. With our Mind (Mercury) and Willpower (Mars) in this sign we are prone to going deep and like a surgeon removing a cancerous cyst. We want to get to the bottom of things and extract that Spiritual Gold from the Swamp Water. Here the darkness is at it's full strength but the light shines even brighter. The Temperance Card is the Tarot Card for Scorpio. It shows the Angel, our Higher Self, with one foot on Earth and one foot in the Abyss with the Mountain of Self-Actualization behind it. The entire path can be seen here. Temperance is the Card of Alchemy/Experentation. I think it's interesting that the very visually gorgeous and Epic movies Dune and Eternals came out this month. Both are Must-Sees in theaters. The Symbol of the Bull is prominent as well. First, Gilgamesh (who slays the Bull of Heaven in mythology) is literally a charecter in Eternals. Second, the Bull is a very obvious symbol throughout Dune. Third, in Sweden people protested the Vaccine Passport by carrying yokes that are usually used on Oxen- Castrated Bull's. (https://youtu.be/t84z9rAu8vY) This is particularly interesting because we are having this Lunar Eclipse in Taurus. Further, Taurus will become the North Node at the start of next year and much of the year Uranus will be on that North Node. Our future and focus for the next two years will be on disruptions on the Earth Plane and in particular with goods and services when people really just want to indulge their desire mind. This is just the start of these Supply Chain issues which may actually be a Cold War with China that the media doesn't want to validate because the government doesn't want it to be overt. Personally For me personally I've settled into a feeling that I would call cozy and even blissful. I still have minor irritations on a daily basis but for the most part everything has smoothed out in my life. The newest addition is only waking up once at night, the three year old has started to entertain herself again and the husband is happily back at work. I've decided to really sit with this energy, ground into it and enjoy it. Not very long ago I would be uncomfortable. I think it came from a sense of unworthiness. Instead of enjoying a moment I would be on to the next task or distraction. Instead, I've decided to really slow down and enjoy the moment. This is the point of my life I've been working towards for six years- but really for my entire life. I always wanted to be a housewife with kids like my Mom but that was not an okay 'career' to put down when in school so I had some denial around that truth. This state of mind did bring up a lot of Nostalgia. I had a similar feeling when going to my Grandma's house (they were both widows and lived together). I would get there with my little suitcase of stuff and just feel so relaxed and relieved. I often forgot about the suitcase and lost myself in their garage that always had seasonal projects that they were working on for their Club (the Degree of Pocahontas). I had the same feeling when I visited my Aunt Gracie who had an elaborate labyrinth of a garden in the High Desert that I loved to explore. With all of them there was a slow, easy and peaceful energy. No one was really in a hurry to do anything because there was plenty of time. That was very different from my house where my parents were always hopped up on coffee (when I was young that is all they drank- I never saw them drinking water) and constantly busy. My mom never spent time with us kids, even as a housewife, because she was busy deep cleaning some part of the house...and it's one of her biggest regrets. In the modern world we have been trained to be in a constant rush. Literally, it's called having a Sense of Urgency. We are given limited resources, little help and expected to be at the tip top of our productivity for four to eight hours a day for five or more days a week. Is it any wonder that workers are burnt out (even in China where it was even more extreme) and the result is the Great Resignation? I almost feel guilty sitting down and luxiriating in holding my infant as I feed her. I feel as though I should be doing a dozen other things but what is more important in the entire world then spending quality time wiht our kids while they are still young? Kids grow up so fast. I can't believe my nephew, born while I was a teeneager, is now an adult. I didn't spend half the time I wish I had with him when he was little. These moments are rare and sweet. My youngest may be the last infant I ever hold. (My husband didn't like that thought. He brought up that the girls will hopefully have their own kids but, I pointed out, there is no guarantee). So, I've slowed way down and I've never been happier. As I've said, it's been absolutely blissful. I've really been enjoying the energy. I've had some amazing dreams. In one dream I looked down and I had on four pair of shoes. I told the person who had pointed them out, "How did I manage to do that?" and then commented that it was comfortable and seemed to work. Shoes represents fondation beliefs and it's funny because I do have four belief systems as my foundation- the Kabbalah, the Paul Foster Case material, the Edgar Cacye Material and Indigenous Spirituality. In another one of them I was walking with the Creator. We were walking among "Great People" that I admired and I felt unworthy. So I made myself as small as a pebble. The Creator looked over at me and did a double take because I didn't seem to be there. When he saw me, so small but still at his side he asked in amusement, "Why are you down there?" I explained that I felt unworthy and didn't want anyone to see me so I made myself as small as possible. He encouraged me to return to my normal size but I couldn't. So he sent me energy and I grew a little but not quite to normal size and he said, "That's better." I didn't think twice of the significance of walking with God until listening to a video by Acuyta Bhava Das. Then I realized most people don't have dreams like that and that not long ago I would have tried to holler from the rooftops about such an experience or see it as a spiritual achievement or think that I was somehow better then others because of this acheivement. I guess it is now that I think of it but just as my view of reality has radically changed after years of walking the Path of the Seeker but it's changed the way I perceive my relationship to God so that walking casually with God seems as natural as holding my infant daughter. The fact that I'm more intimidated by other humans who are more judgemental and may see me as unworthy then the Creator is funny and fascinating at the same time. I've been hurt and let down by other human beings but the Creator has always come through for me once I became dedicated to cultivating that relationship through ritual devotional practices (my New and Full Moon rituals) and worked to be accepting of and in alignment with the Divine Will by understanding astrology. You can do a lot of work doing manifestation rituals but, really, those are unnecessary for me because as the scripture says once you devote yoruself to creating a relationship with the Creator everything will be, "Added to you." These days I think of my active conscious relationship with the Creator the same way I seem my family unit. My husband, two daughters and myself are one family unit with the goal of experiencing life together by creating a supportive loving environment (such a Cancerian goal). Each of us are individual, unique, and work towards that goals in different ways. For my youngest, it's by crying to let us know she needs something, for my eldest it's actively playing with or without me or coming to cuddle with me when she wants attention and for my husband it's returning home from the outer world to a place of loving repose. In the same way I see myself as a companion to the Creator working toward mutually beneficial goals. The goals are more mysterious- but at the heart of it is for all of those entangled in the Earth Plane to achieve companionship with the Creator that results in peace, love, and bliss. When I found that Harvest card and I remembered the sadness and acceptance I felt when performing that ritual where I said, "If it be your will please may I have another child," and that she literally came in what I consider the Harvest season blew me away. I was so grateful I immediately offered a candle on my altar and said a prayer of thanks. Collective Thoughts I was also feeling very nostalgic for the hopefulness of the eighties and nineties. I have a music box that plays, "It's A Small world," depicting children of every race. We believed, back then, that being color blind was possible instead of believing in "systematic racism" as though discrimination by the color of people's skin is subconscious urge we are born with- which is nonsense. Further, there was the belief that people's work would become easier as machines, like dishwashers or washing machines, did more of the work and we would just be operators. That was the promise of technological innovation and we can really see this optisim when watching Disney's Carousel Of Progress. Instead, the latest generations have been taught by jaded pampered teachers that life is worse then ever (it's not), that we live in a chaotic pointless world (it's not), and inequality is worse then ever (saying that 99% of people have similar incomes but that's not fair because there is a 1% that have insanely high bank accounts is ridiculous). The assumption that's been taught is that if we had enough money, like the 1%, life would be easier. That is a false statement. Those who have more tend to worry more. Hence when Wall Street investors lose a lot of money they commit suicide. That's why living simply can be more blissful then being rich. Further, activists that are out to change the world have been glorified. The problem is that trying to change the world is an act of futility. The only thing we have the power to change is ourselves. The wrong-headed philosophy is in the work place as well where companies put more pressure on ratcheting up employee performance instead of creating innovations to make a job easier- they actively worked to make jobs harder making employees miserable. Knowing that we once had the optimism that technology would make life easier for everyone, including the average worker, I wonder where we went so wrong. When people aren't on survival mode they can turn their attention to higher thoughts and cultivating the mind. Sure not everyone will but there are far more interested then ever before as indicated by the Great Awakening (which is not woke-ism). That, I think, is the next logical step as a Collective. Of course, it's difficult because people have been conditioned to believe a damaging false narrative. I heard some Millennials (who casually stated that reality is a simulation...aka Matrix) insinuating that suffering should not exist, that utopia is possible and that it's the governments job to create utopia through social programs. I was blown away by the sheer insanity of those ideas. Only someone who believed that life is chaotic, that the Creator doesn't exist, and that it's humans job to conform reality to their will (an act of futility that takes a lot of work just like lying) would believe such nonsense (such people are almost always service to self guised as trying to 'Create a better world'). I can't convince anyone that the Creator exists. That is a personal choice. I've experienced too much in my own life not to believe. I see the Rhyme and Reason of this world, the why, and the interconnectedness everywhere that I go. First, I think to experience the Illusion of Seperation from All-That-Is, the Creator, is to suffer. All of my research and experience suggests that suffering is an important lesson on the Earth Plane. The mere existence of Death gurantees suffering...limitation in all of it's forms brings suffering. Second, liberation has never ever been taught as coming from an outside source. Finally, I think the major problem with Society as we know it is that we are currently serving non-sentient entities- Corporations. Our Politicians, thanks to lobbying, are Company Representatives that serve corporate interests. They pretend to serve society but society does not give them the rewards and money that Corporations do. We have awarded Corporations the status of a being. They consist of service-to-self individuals that have cultivated a competitive cut throat cultute. Our politicians are part of these entities. These corporations behave like viruses. The only exist to spread/grow as efficiently as possible. They are incapable of Higher Thought or compassion (hence when they try it comes off as bizarre and unnatural). Basically, they are Ego from Guardians of thr Galaxy Volume 2. If you meditate on that you can experience a lot of epiphanies. Humanity is at the point of realizing that this Corporate cut throat survival culture control does not work. That Corporations need to serve people- both internal and external customers (a.k.a. employees) by being innovative in a way that makes life easier for everyone. Fulfilling the promise of technology that has been unrealized. How all of this shakes out exactly, especially with the younger conditioned generations, I'm not sure. Yet, it is certain this is the judgement that the Jupiter Saturn Conjunction is conveying. As the Indiginous American's say: No one knows what the Age of Humanity looks like. We really don't know the true nature of the human. We have experienced the Age of the Rock, the Age of the Plant, and we are at the very end of the Age of the Animal. Right now, we are at the Beginning. As Chani at the end of the Dune movie said, "This is only the beginning." The lesson I think we are learning is that we can't depend on the Government or Corporations to take care of us or have our best interests at heart. Conclusion We are definitely in a great shift of humanity. The night that I wrote this I had a dream with a lot of personal symbolism that essentially meant that I needed to focus on the Spiritual because now is a potent time for rapid spiritual growth. With the North Node transitioning into Taurus soon, where it will be for the next 18 month cycle, people are going to be focusing on the physical and the interruption to physical existence. Venus, the ruler of Taurus, is also going to be in Capricorn, another Earth sign for five months kicking off this new story in humanity. Based on the astrology next year is going to be a lot like this year and I wouldn't expect 2023 to be radically different. References: Perakis, Athena. (2021) Sage Goddess. www.SageGoddess.com Victor, Arisa. (2009) High School Astrolgoy. Fraternity Of The Hiddne Light. Carson,James and Sams, Jamie. (1999). Medicene Cards. St. Martins Press New York, Ny. Hoffman, Edward. (1998) The Hebrew Alphabet A Mystical Journey. Raincoast Books. British Columbia Dobin, Rabbi Joel C. (1999). Inner Traditions International. Rochester Vermont Callahan, Kathy. (2010). The Path of the Medicene Wheel. Trafford Publishing. BC Canada. Lembo, Margaret Ann. (2013) Crystals, Minerals, and Stones. llewellyn. Woodbury, MN Lotterhand, Jason. (1989) Thursday Night Tarot. New Castle Books. Los Angeles California
I didn't plan on going to see Dune in movie theaters. I haven't gone to the movies since the Pandemic hit but it's not because of the virus but because my preferred baby sitters- my parents- moved to Texas. Being back in the theater was a bit eerie because it was so empty- there was literally one other couple in the theater with us- but it is so worth it for this movie.
The reason I knew the movie had to be seen in theaters to be truly experienced is because the director of Blade Runner 2049 (which is in my top three favorite movies now), Denis Villeneuve, worked on this movie. I don't think that Blade Runner 2049 would be in my top favorite movies if I hadn't seen it in theater because it's not just the stunning visuals but the sound that a theater really captures. This movie is phenomenonal and right up in my top ten list. No, it's not in the top 3 with Blade Runner 2049 because it is just the opening act of the story. The visuals are so stunning and the music so incredible I walked out of the theater on stimulus overload. The movie felt as though it were thirty minutes long and not two hours. The visuals were like watching those gorgeous science fiction paintings most book had/have on them. The cinematography, the props, the costumes, the music and all of the acting were absolutely stunning. If you like the book Dune or you just liked the movies and TV series from the early 2000's- you need to see this movie. This is a movie that you must see and you must see it in the theaters. Spoilers- The Details I want to share things that stood out to me the most. There are five things that I really want to talk about. I find it super interesting that this movie is coming out now. Of cousre, it was originally supposed to come out last year and I think it was pushed back to this year because it absolutely HAD to be a theater release in order to be truly appreciated. There is a subtle and stark beauty to the visual storytelling of this movie that really highlighted somethings. I have grown a lot on the Spiritual Path and in light of that I had a very different experience watching this movie then the previous min-series. The timing of it's release is fascinating. With the lesson on fear when fear is at an all time high on the planet because of Coronavirus. Also, the Bull symbolisim when we have a Lunar Eclipse in Taurus coming up and the Moon's North Node will switch to Taurus next year. Now I'm going into more thoughts about aspects of the movie. Fear- The Mind Killer Of course, the quote, "I must not fear, fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."is so applicable to these times. Suprisingly, that quote was not said by Paul but by Lady Jessica through out the movie. I love this quote because it is so true and it really stood out to me in the trailer. Fear, in many ways, among the working class and the common people of our country is waning. After five years of being terrorized by the News Media- first with Trump and then with Coronavirus- the sentiment of the people is changing. With Biden promising to bring back normal (and the only normal that he brought back was Recession issues- espeically gas issues by shutting down the XL pipeline) and failing to do so people are wondering what the purpose of the government may be because they certainly don't fulfill campaign promises. After so much fear for so long people are starting to go numb. Of course, the government promote fear through propoganda outfits (which our media has become because it is owned by the coprorations that advertise during the shows and the government controls them through granting access only to those who stick to the government scrpit- "LETS GO BRANDON"- for example) because we may realized we don't need big government if we didn't fear something. We had to fear drugs- so we needed big government for the drug war- then we had to fear terrorsits- so we needed big government for the war on terror and currently the narrative is we need big government for the war on Coronavirus. Fear is the Mind Killer- you cannot think clearly or have higher thoughts or exist at a higher virbration if you re in fear. You stay in a very low state of mind and energy. You react on survival instincts, a root chakra, state of mind akin to that of an aninmal. What distinguishes man from animal is the ability to tap into those "higher realms' of thought. With the advent of cultivation of the land and cities mankind has been able to spend more time thinking of solutions to problems. If we were still spending our time securing our food- a life of pure survival- we wouldn't have had time to create computers. Cultivation of the mind is what seperates the True Human beings from the animals. The Spiritual Path is 100% about cultivating the mind. Which leads to our next topic. The Purpose Of The Bene Gesserit The hidden purpose of this group was to cross blood lines to produce the Kwisatz Hederach. Lady Jessica, in the movie says it's to, "Produce a mind that can bend space and time." I found that fascinating. The traditional Spiritual Path (prior to Catholocisim that focused on the 'relationship' to God) is focused on cultivating the mind. What really struck me is that in the Edgar Cacye material a Feminine lead group called the Essenes manipulated blood lines to create the Messiah- Jesus. Given that Edgar Cacye died in 1945 and Dube wasn't written until 1965 there is a chance Frank Herbert read the Edgar Cacye material but it might be a strange coincidence. The Empire The primary purpose of breeding the Kwisatz Hederach in Dune is to over throw the Empire. The original 'movie' which focused on the Messiah aspect of Paul. Of course, the theme of overthrowing the Empire is classic. In Star Wars, of course, is it's the central theme. Of course, the United States is the biggest unofficial Empire. We are currently at the start of a Pluto Return when most Empires fall apart. The belief among the Jews regarding the Messiah is that he would be a great Warrior. That Jesus taught peace was disappointing because there was a desire for him to lead the Jews to kicking the Roman Empire out of Israel. According to Edgar Cacye the reason Judas betrayed Jesus was to provoke him, under threat of death, to become a Warrior. (Also, according to Edgar Cacye Jesus was Joshua and death on the cross was Karma for hanging all of the royalty he conquered even though they did not pose a threat to him). The Bull I've spent a lot of time analyzing symbolisim of thr Bull. Essentially, it comes down to the Bull representing the Animal Soul or Lower Self (all of the traits of the first three chakras, root, sacral, and solar). That is, the desires of the animal body and animal urges. The Bull is just pure animal instinct and not something capable of higher thoght (like the Eagle of Scorpio). The Bull and a Bull fighter figure prominently as symbols in this Dune movie. There is a grave, a statue and a Bull's head. Paul comments that his Grandfather used to fight Bull's for fun. Being the son of the Duke Paul has lived a life of luxury. He doesn't know the harsher realities of life. Slaughtering or sacrificing our animal nature has been seen as a necessary step on the Path of Spirituality in some circles. However, when we deny a part of ourselves it goes into the Shadow and revisits us with a vengeance. The Catholic tradition, in particular with their emphasis on chastity shows the perversion that happens when you try to 'slay' the bull within. The Planet Dune As Metaphor For MIddle East When the ecologist charecter explains that before Spice was found on Dune their intention was to make the desert planet "bloom." This reminds me of Eleanor Roosevelt's quote in the Jerusalem Post, "If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want the desert to bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being- we can do it." Of course, just as Spice on Dune kept people from transforming the desert into a paradise oil lead the U.S. to turning the Middke East into a war zone for decades. Since our government has become corporate representiatives that only cater to ensuring that corporate interests are fulfiled the well being of the citizens of the Middle East was cast aside. Even during the Gulf War and War on Terrorisim the focus was on ensuring that oil continued to flow from the Middle East while people were dying. Conclusion This was the perfect movie for this moment in history. There is so much to contemplate in this movie. I came out of the movie theater and mind was completely silent. I was in awe of it's beauty and the themes. Since there is no conclusion there was a little bit of a sense of unfulfilllment. I am hoping that people will go see this in theater and the second part will be made. I am n ot sure if it will be as good as this first movie, however, which was absolutely flawless. At the end. Chani says, "This is only the beginning." Acuyta Bhava Das has twice now pulled a rune for the astrological transits of this year that says, "Troubled Beginnings." The rebellion of the average person, viewed as a Widget (a make beleive product used as an example in most business classes), an asset, and not as human beings by governments, has begun. Workers are rebelling because they are tired of being used to the maximum of their ability, wearing them out, and leaving them unable to enjoy life because of practices like Six Sigma and L.E.A.N. which lowered costs but put more burderns on each employee. We are at a cross roads where humanity, at large, is disovering what it means to be human. The governments of the world, old and out of touch with the general public, have not sensed this change in the human psyche. I will write more about this in my Full Moon meditation. In many ways, all of humanity are like the Fremen of Dune. We have been controlled by a small elite group of the insanely rich and powerful that have rigged all of the systems of the planet to benefit themselves and, esssentially, exploit the majority of the population. What freedom from that system looks like I do not know...will there still be work and suffering? Yes, absolutely. I think both of those are essential to the human experience but the nature of that work may change and the suffering may ease....but not because some Messiah figure that can bend time and space comes along...but because each person has stepped into their own power owning their personal responsibility to navigate their personal Spiritual Path and Cultivate their Mind. I wanted to share the stones that I've been working with. As always my pregnancy was high risk with a bit of anxiety. I also developed Gestational Diabetes at the end. Creating a peaceful environment was key to making it through the stressful experience of being pregenant.
These are my favorite super relaxing stones. To me their energy is a little like gentle energetic marshmallows, they encourage a sense of peaceful calm and cause me to smile. Natural Blue Lace Agate This is definitely a stone where I prefer the natural stone over the polished. The white and blue layers of this stone are mesmerizing. The touch of clear Quartz at the top adds a bit of sparkle. This is a very peaceful stone associated with the throat Chakra and communication. White Moonstone This is a very peaceful and pure stone. This one even looks a little like a marshmallow but if you turn it the right way it sparkles. This is connected with the crown Chakra, the Full Moon and feminine energies of which pregnancy us the ultimate manifestation. Polished White Ocean Jasper This stone with it's beautiful orb structures and sparkly bits is pure joy. Again, with the color white it's associated with the crown Chakra and purity. This is also a very feminie stone that according to Sage Goddess was mined by women from the Ocean which is also symbolically associated with women in metaphysical literature. This also aids the throat Chakra and communication. Natural Amazonite This is another stone where I prefer the natural version over the polished. This soft green stone has bits of sparkly Quartz in it and black feldspar. This is a stone of communication, amplification and purification that works primarily with the heart. Sodalite I wish I had a natural version of this Sodalite because I do feel they are more powerful. This is another stone that is super soothing. Again it's blue so it works with the throat Chakra and communication but it's specialty is working with Dreams. Trust me, especially in those final few weeks insomnia is a major problem. Just finding a comfortable position in bed is rough. So this is an essential stone to work with when pregnant. |
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