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Post by norman on Jul 22, 2016 6:56:50 GMT
Hi Tom As requested, I am starting a new thread and it is my hope that we all can begin a discussion of various ideas as to “where we are all going” in our “future”. Over the last few years it I have explored many, many concepts of “what in the hell” this crazy world all about. For me Evolutionary Astrology provides the only “sane” explanation to the mysteries of life. Yesterday it seemed best to write about the 9th House and today it seems best to write about the impact the 12th House has on all of members of the Forum. In one way or another, in addition to the all of our other “troubles”, we will all learn to “process” the transformational “energies” that come from both Neptune and the 12th House. This is a very brief description of the 12th House from the web and there is more to follow: While some may decry the Twelfth House as the garbage bin of the zodiac, it's really an unfair term. Ultimately, this House is the champion of positive transformations. It is here that we stand on the precipice and determine how we will proceed. By visiting the unconscious and meeting with the past, we begin to glean what the future will bring. ---end This evolutionary transition that we are all going through is Very hard on the Body, Emotions, and the Mind. In my case, I have been more or less doing the best I can to “survive” the impact of all the “intense” energies since March 2011. My past writings may have given everyone the false impression that my Evolutionary experience has been “fun.” Actually my life is a more a day to day “struggle” to survive the “stresses” that all the energy brings. Just getting through each day is an “ordeal” but I learn “things” as a result. And for me, Living and Learning is what life is all about. As I see it, we, as spiritual beings, are here on earth to connect our lower selves (ego) with our spiritual selves. To connect with our higher selves will require our egos and our minds to be “reprogrammed” out of “duality/separation” and into Unity Consciousness. In Time, the 12th House will “reprogram” everyone. As I see it, once a person reaches Unity Consciousness, there is no fear, worry, anger, or uncertainly about life because, once we are connected to our higher selves, we reach a place where “thinking” is replaced by “knowing.”
astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Houses/12th-HouseThe link above contains a great deal of information about the 12th House and some parts of the info are posted below. Please see the link for more info. It seems to me that the info below is true and that it is a kind of “summary” of the changes that need to occur within us before we can connect with the “Rainbow Bridge”. If anyone has any feelings or thoughts about our evolutionary experience with Neptune, or the 12th House, or anything else, please share. Take Care, Norman ---------------- The info below comes from this link: astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Houses/12th-House12TH HOUSE 'SELFLESS SERVICE' The Twelfth House is commonly referred to as the House of the Unconscious. The unconscious state can help engender our successes, as well as assist us in coping with our failures. Success vs. failure: do we consciously confront our lives or subconsciously sweep things under the proverbial rug? This House might more aptly be called the House of Reckoning, since it is in the Twelfth that we review what we have been (and done) and decide where we go from there. Along with these unconscious musings, we also deliberate on strengths and weaknesses which are hidden from public view. Our subconscious works hard on our behalf, trying to make sense of our lives. This shadow play is slow and long, and often fraught with fear and pain. It is in this context that we are confronted with our sorrows, suffering and the secrets we keep from ourselves and from others. Ultimately, we are also confronted with our fate: karma. Here we meet up with the results of everything we have done. This further puts the focus on repressed agendas and restraint. What have we wrought with in our lives? This is a key question of the Twelfth House, and we will deal with it both consciously and unconsciously. Will the answers compel us to be transformed or reborn? This is another cornerstone of the Twelfth House -- the manner in which we move forward. We can learn much from the unconscious. In its most noble manifestation, we will be prompted to be charitable. If we learn our lessons, both past and present, we are also better equipped to move forward. The Twelfth House compels us to seek closure in a spiritual way as an aid to positive growth. The last House of the zodiac also recognizes that we can feel bound in life -- stuck and confined. For this reason, this House rules jails, hospitals, institutions, asylums and any space that inhibits freedom. More gloominess in the Twelfth comes in the form of danger, secret enemies and clandestine affairs. Beware! While some may decry the Twelfth House as the garbage bin of the zodiac, it's really an unfair term. Ultimately, this House is the champion of positive transformations. It is here that we stand on the precipice and determine how we will proceed. By visiting the unconscious and meeting with the past, we begin to glean what the future will bring. The Twelfth House is ruled by the Sign Pisces and the Planets Jupiter and Neptune. Themes: Secrecy, Meditation, Traits: Confinement, Shadow: Escapism, ---end of quote The Following Tarot cards are related to the 12th Houseastromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Major-Arcana/The-MoonTHE MOON TAROT
'INTERNAL STRUGGLE'The hands of existence form the shape of the female genitals, the opening of the cosmic mother. Revealed within are many images, faces from other times. While it might be entertaining to fantasize about famous past lives, it is just a distraction. The real point is to see and understand the karmic patterns of our lives, and their roots in an endless repetitive cycle that traps us in unconscious behavior. In the image on the card there are two rainbow lizards on either side representing knowing and not-knowing. They are the guardians of the unconscious, making sure that we are prepared for a vision that might otherwise be shattering. A glimpse into the eternity of our existence is a gift, and understanding the function of karma in our lives is not something that can be grasped at will. This is a wake-up call; the events in your life are trying to show you a pattern as ancient as the journey of your own soul Quotes on The Moon The child can become conscious only if in his past life he has meditated enough, has created enough meditative energy to fight with the darkness that death brings. One simply is lost in an oblivion and then suddenly finds a new womb and forgets completely about the old body. There is a discontinuity. This darkness, this unconsciousness creates the discontinuity. The East has been working hard to penetrate these barriers. And ten thousand years' work has not been in vain. Everybody can penetrate to the past life or many past lives. But for that you have to go deeper into your meditation, for two reasons: unless you go deeper, you cannot find the door to another life; secondly, you have to be deeper in meditation because, if you find the door of another life, a flood of events will come into the mind. It is hard enough even to carry one life.... ------------end quote astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Major-Arcana/The-Hanged-ManTHE HANGED MAN TAROT
'LEARNING TO SEE IN A NEW WAY'The figure on this card is being born anew, emerging from his earthbound roots and growing wings to fly into the unbounded. The geometric shapes around the body of the figure show the many dimensions of life simultaneously available to him. The square represents the physical, the manifest, the known. The circle represents the unmanifest, the spirit, pure space. And the triangle symbolizes the threefold nature of the universe: manifest, unmanifest, and the human being who contains both. Now you are presented with an opportunity to see life in all its dimensions, from the depths to the heights. They exist together, and when we come to know from experience that the dark and the difficult are needed as much as the light and easy, then we begin to have a very different perspective on the world. By allowing all of life's colors to penetrate us, we become more integrated. Quotes on The Hanged Man When you open up to the ultimate, immediately it pours into you. You are no longer an ordinary human being--you have transcended. Your insight has become the insight of the whole existence. Now you are no longer separate--you have found your roots. Otherwise, ordinarily, everybody is moving without roots, not knowing from where their heart goes on receiving energy, not knowing who goes on breathing in them, not knowing the life juice that is running inside them. It is not the body, it is not the mind--it is something transcendental to all duality, that is called bhagavat--the bhagavat in the ten directions .... Your inner being, when it opens, first experiences two directions: the height, the depth. And then slowly, slowly, as this becomes your established situation, you start looking around, spreading into all other eight directions. And once you have attained to the point where your height and your depth meet, then you can look around to the very circumference of the universe. Then your consciousness starts unfolding in all ten directions, but the road has been one. -----end quote astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Minor-Arcana/9-of-Cups9 OF CUPS TAROT
'PURE EMOTION'This gentleman clearly thinks he's got it made. He sits in his big over-stuffed chair, wearing his sunglasses, shaded by his umbrella, with his pink slippers and his piña colada in his hand. He doesn't have the energy to get up and do anything because he thinks he's done it already. He hasn't yet turned to see the mirror cracking around him on his right, a sure sign that the place he thinks he's finally arrived at is about to shatter and dissolve before his very eyes. The message this card brings is that this poolside resort is not your final destination. The journey isn't over yet, as that white bird flying into the vastness of the sky is trying to show. Your complacency might have arisen from a real sense of achievement, but now it's time to move on. No matter how fuzzy the slippers, how tasty the piña colada, there are skies upon skies still waiting to be explored. Quotes on 9 of Cups When you are lazy, it is a negative taste: you simply feel that you have no energy, you simply feel dull; you simply feel sleepy, you simply feel dead. When you are in a state of non-doing then you are full of energy--it is a very positive taste. You have full energy, overflowing. You are radiant, bubbling, vibrating, You are not sleepy, you are perfectly aware. You are not dead--you are tremendously alive.... There is a possibility the mind can deceive you: it can rationalize laziness as non-doing. It can say, "I have become a Zen master," or, "I believe in Tao"--but you are not deceiving anybody else. You will be deceiving only yourself. So be alert. -----end of quote astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Minor-Arcana/10-of-Cups10 OF CUPS TAROT
'UNION OF OPPOSITES'The experience of resting in the heart in meditation is not something that can be grasped or forced. It comes naturally, as we grow more and more in tune with the rhythms of our own inner silences. The figure on this card reflects the sweetness and delicacy of this experience. The dolphins that emerge from the heart and make an arc towards the third eye reflect the playfulness and intelligence that comes when we are able to connect with the heart and move into the world from there. Let yourself be softer and more receptive now, because an inexpressible joy is waiting for you just around the corner. Nobody else can point it out to you, and when you find it you won't be able to find the words to express it to others. But it's there, deep within your heart, ripe and ready to be discovered. Quotes on 10 of Cups Listen to your heart, move according to your heart, whatsoever the stake: A condition of complete simplicity costing not less than everything.... To be simple is arduous, because to be simple costs everything that you have. You have to lose all to be simple. That's why people have chosen to be complex and they have forgotten how to be simple. But only a simple heart throbs with God, hand in hand. Only a simple heart sings with God in deep harmony. To reach to that point you will have to find your heart, your own throb, your own beat. -----end quote astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Minor-Arcana/8-of-Cups8 OF CUPS TAROT
'GOING INWARD'In this image of lotus leaves in the early morning, we can see in the rippling of the water that one drop has just fallen. It is a precious moment, and one that is full of poignancy. In surrendering to gravity and slipping off the leaf, the drop loses its previous identity and joins the vastness of the water below. We can imagine that it must have trembled before it fell, just on the edge between the known and the unknowable. To choose this card is a recognition that something is finished, something is completing. Whatever it is--a job, a relationship, a home you have loved, anything that might have helped you to define who you are--it is time to let go of it, allowing any sadness but not trying to hold on. Something greater is awaiting you, new dimensions are there to be discovered. You are past the point of no return now, and gravity is doing its work. Go with it--it represents liberation Quotes on 8 of Cups In existence there is nobody who is superior and nobody who is inferior. The blade of grass and the great star are absolutely equal.... But man wants to be higher than others, he wants to conquer nature, hence he has to fight continuously. All complexity arises out of this fight. The innocent person is one who has renounced fighting; who is no longer interested in being higher, who is no longer interested in performing, in proving that he is someone special; who has become like a rose flower or like a dewdrop on the lotus leaf; who has become part of this infinity; who has melted, merged and become one with the ocean and is just a wave; who has no idea of the "I". The disappearance of the ''I" is innocence. -----end quote For anyone who may be interested, a free “personalized” Horoscope is available via the link below. From my perspective the link provides the Only evolutionary Horoscope that is available on the net. Once date, time and place of birth are entered, a screen will display with tabs across the top. The tabs contain an overall summary and narrative details about emotions, the mind, love, and vitality. I look at my data every day and I find it to be helpful. If anyone has questions about the program, the “Chart” or anything else, please ask. astromatrix.org/Astrology/DailyHoroscope#/chartdaily |
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Post by norman on Jul 24, 2016 6:00:55 GMT
Hello It is my hope that this post will open up some “discussion.” It seems the “wider” audience, as some would put it, have been captured and are LOST in the world of “illusions” that Fear and Neptune can create. For me, the energy of the last two days has been “turbulent” and, for me, it seems to be related to the high level of “angst” in the collective consciousness. As we move up to the 9th house the “feelings” of the collective consciousness of our “tribe” becomes apparent to us and it is bad all over the world these days. We have Trump and his “insane” followers putting “Fire” into their Hate message along with all the “killing” that is going on worldwide creates a lot of fear and uncertainty in the mind. For people at the higher end of the evolutionary process, it appears that the “lower” levels of Neptune are “getting” to some people. I see NO entities. I feel “bad” energies and I ORDER them to LEAVE. If the “energy” does not leave, it is because there is a “resonance” between the "energy" and myself which must be resolved. For me, implants are illusions that exist ONLY in the minds of the "believers".
All things work to the good and, as I see it, the ability to be in the “energies” of this insane world but not of them is a “skill” and perspective we will all learn. As I see it, the quote below is the “most” important “learning” experience that comes from the 12th House. The "innocent person" is one who has who has become part of this infinity; who has melted, merged and become one with the ocean and is just a wave; who has no idea of the "I". renounced fighting; who is no longer interested in being higher, who is no longer interested in performing, in proving that he is someone special; who has become like a rose flower or like a dewdrop on the lotus leaf; The disappearance of the ''I" is innocence. -----end quote From the perspective of Evolutionary Astrology, the “I” is composed of the Moon and Ego. Your “Immortal” Soul/Higher Self in the form of Pluto travels with “us” from life time to life time. In each life a “new” ego/personality/body is born and Dies. “Dead” Egos are at “home” in our moon along with all past life memories such as guilt/victimization/regrets and so on. The Moon and the Our Past plus “Current” Ego’s evolve together and they create the false concept and belief in a “separate” I that is in “charge” of the person’s life. As lower levels the Moon facilitates the Ego’s desire to be Separate and in “charge” of each live. The moon is also the Cosmic Mother and once a person has completed the lessons that needed to be learned via the 12th House, the Moon facilitates harmony and growth between the Ego and the Soul/Higher Self. Please read the info below very carefully astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Major-Arcana/The-StarThe Star The silent mirror like receptiveness of a star-filled night with a full moon is reflected in the misty lake below. The face in the sky is deep in meditation, a goddess of the night who brings depth, peace and understanding. Now is a very precious time. It will be easy for you to rest inside, to plumb the depths of your own inner silence to the point where it meets the silence of the universe.
There's nothing to do, nowhere to go, and the quality of your inner silence permeates everything you do. It might make some people uncomfortable, accustomed as they are to all the noise and activity of the world. Never mind; seek out those who can resonate with your silence, or enjoy your aloneness.
Now is the time to come home to yourself. The understanding and insights that come to you in these moments will be manifested later on, in a more outgoing phase of your life.Quotes on The Star The energy of the whole has taken possession of you. You are possessed, you are no more, the whole is. This moment, as the silence penetrates in you, you can understand the significance of it, because it is the “same” silence that Gautam Buddha experienced. It is the “same” silence that Chuang Tzu or Bodhidharma or Nansen.... The taste of the silence is the same.
Time changes, the world goes on changing, but the experience of silence, the joy of it, remains the same. That is the only thing you can rely upon, the only thing that never dies. It is the only thing that you can call your very being.
----end of quote It is my hope that this tread will open up some “discussion.” It seems the “wider” audience, as some would put it, are being captured by the “illusions” that fear creates via Duality Consciousness. Fear does not exist in Unity Consciousness. Take Care, Norman |
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Post by dolphin on Jul 24, 2016 20:29:42 GMT
Hello It is my hope that this post will open up some “discussion.” It seems the “wider” audience, as some would put it, have been captured and are LOST in the world of “illusions” that Fear and Neptune can create. Certainly we enjoy astrological interpretations of the Ascension process and the pointers of where/how it MAY direct one's life: where I may read my own consciousness of life and what the soul is to experience on its path.
However, nicely explaining all 'things' via astrological viewpoints versus the experiential happenings to one's own physical body and those 'embodied' false cellular energies (called Pain) which indeed are the Illusions through one's Consciousness does not mean some wider audiences are actually LOST in illusions.....We may flounder that is All.
The entirety of Ascension is simply, & confusingly ineffable. The unfortunate device of word/language particularly on forums, and true expression of oneself is minimally represented an untowardly maybe confused with one's own perception of those accounts. As said: I enjoy reading astrology/tarot and the clarification it reveals of darker places but honestly, frankly I am overly tired, tired of the saccharine-sweet purporting accounts of one's existence from another.
Granted we help, share, communicate, support and illuminate what we can, with purpose of the 'forum'. Let's appreciate that.
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Post by norman on Jul 29, 2016 5:16:25 GMT
Hello There is another post on the Forum about the “Lions Gate” which said that: “On the 26th of July, you will enter into the Planetary New Year”. In my personal “energetic” sense of things, I feel that there has been some sort of shift in the energy. It does seem like a new era has begun. If I knew more about Astrology and the higher circles of astrological time, I feel that this shift and its purpose could be explained. In the short term from July 29 to December 29, 2016, Uranus will be very “active” in everyone’s life. Here is some info on: Uranus, God of the sky and the heavens, is the ruler of Aquarius. In Astrology, the energies of Uranus are electric and crammed with change. Uranus is forward-looking. It balks at tradition, and celebrates originality and individuality. Uranus is associated with technology, innovation, discovery, and all that is progressive. On the up side, Uranus is associated with enlightenment, progressiveness, objectivity, novelty, and ingenuity. Negative expression of Uranus is rebelliousness without a cause and irresponsibility. When Uranus is not developed, it reacts; but when natives are truly in tune with its energies, Uranus is highly intuitive. It represents the spark of intuition that spurs invention. We can see Uranus as the intuition that sparks further studies or investigation. ------end Based on my experience, reaching the 5th Dimension and above takes “effort” and the channels imply that we will be transformed by some kind of “magic”. Everyone will be transformed from an Ego/Personality centered life to a Soul/High Self centered life in their own way and in their own time via a “plan” that can be “outlined” via Astrology. However, Soul Centered info is “hard” to find on the net. For now, the best I can come up with about the near future is posted below. The first link has Soul oriented approach to the remainder of this year. The second post has more detail but the info is more personality/ego in its orientation. If anyone has thoughts or feeling about this post, please share. Take Care, Norman
Uranus Retrograde in Aries July 2016 - 7/28/2016 5:00:00 PM ~ Embrace your Freedomastromatrix.org/Forecasts/uranus-retrograde-july-2016"Freedom" is the word to the wise as rebel planet Uranus moves retrograde from July 29 to December 29, 2016. Now is the time to look at life from a fresh perspective, toss out the old ways of doing things and feel free to create a whole new world.Uranus’ retrograde motion tends to stimulate deep psychological investigation and analysis. Its research, however, seeks answers that satisfies the mind and explains “Why?”. Obviously, this is an excellent time for mental studies that explore human behavior and psychology. It favors activities that require bursts of inventive and intuitive energy. It favors psychological counseling connected with freedom urges and disconnected patterns of relating. In your personal life you may sense a positive change ahead but realize more groundwork is required. There are too many examples around you of the mess left behind by impatience and reckless belligerence. Use this retrograde time to develop your inner strengths so you can adapt to changing conditions, The best response to a Uranian insight is to open your mind up and engage in a search for a new frame, a new context, a new order in which all the old pieces make sense, and the new ones also fit. Uranus turns your head around—that’s what he’s for. Embrace progressive, future-oriented ways of being and behaving. You may feel trapped, stuck and itchy, but think carefully before you react, rebel or make a change you might regret. Look for the way through the chaos and you’ll find that a whole new life is just around the corner—yours for the claiming.
Break up, make up, change jobs, move or do whatever you need to do to shake it up and move on to something better. In other words, get real about what you want, be brave and embrace your freedom to go after it.----end of quote This report is more detailed:
Uranus Retrograde 2016 starts on 29 July 2016 at 24°30′ Aries and stations direct on 29 December 2016 at 20°33′ Aries.
astrologyking.com/uranus-retrograde/Uranus retrograde 2016 is a transition phase from five years of chaotic upheaval with Uranus square Pluto to the smooth transitions of Saturn trine Uranus in 2017. Use Uranus retrograde to plan and prepare for any major changes in your life. Internal changes can be made now but wait until Uranus direct before initiating external change. In a former life you may have caused much stress and danger to yourself and loved ones because of your rebellious actions. Experimenting with radical methods and ideas may have caused a crop to fail or a loss in battle. Perhaps your selfish need to stand out and be yourself brought shame and loss to you and your family. Retrograde motion also internalizes the disruptive nature of Uranus. In this life you may feel the shock on the inside as stress, restlessness and impulsiveness. Internal instability can lead to anxiety disorders, spasms, neurotic behavior or rapid personality changes. Uranus retrograde by position and aspect shows the areas of life, or the personality traits and behaviors, which specifically require extra development. The optimum Uranus nature is intuitive, ingenious and original. A healthy Uranus can be eccentric yet comfortable in self-expression. The aim is to be yourself while not upsetting the status quo.
Uranus retrograde in your chart could show as abruptness or egotism. Erratic behavior or unreliability may be holding you back. Such traits could well have been an ongoing problem hindering success over many incarnations. Events or relationships will keep reinforcing the problem area this life, especially during Uranus retrograde phases, until you make the necessary internal changes. Uranus retrograde in transit is a regular cycle lasting 155 days every year in which the planet moves 4 degrees backwards through the zodiac. This is a time of inner change in response to external changes in your life. Aspects that Uranus retrograde makes to your chart will give more detail about the type of change and the areas of life affected. You may have been anticipating a major change in your life or trying to facilitate change but nothing has happened. In this case, transiting Uranus retrograde will induce the internal changes in attitude or behavior which are necessary to make the desired change change possible. Often the changes you seek are to allow more personal freedom. Whatever the case, Uranus retrograde lets you process things internally before you manifest the external change once Uranus turns direct. Another possibility is that you have been disruptive and rebellious, trying to force radical change.
Whether your revolution was based on ignorance or the innocence of youth, Uranus retrograde will bring higher self-awareness and insights about the error of your ways. A period of less chaotic internal changes should follow.
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Post by norman on Jul 29, 2016 6:38:08 GMT
Over all Astrology for 7/28/16: Moon is in Taurus Decan 3 and the related Tarot card is:
7 OF PENTACLES TAROT
'RAISING OF CONSCIOUSNESS'
astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Minor-Arcana/7%20of%20Pentacles7 of Pentacles There are times when the only thing to do is to wait. The seed has been planted, the child is growing in the womb, the oyster is coating the grain of sand and making it into a pearl.
This card reminds us that now is a time when all that is required is to be simply alert, patient, waiting. The woman pictured here is in just such an attitude. Contented, with no trace of anxiety, she is simply waiting. Through all the phases of the moon passing overhead she remains patient, so in tune with the rhythms of the moon that she has almost become one with it. She knows it is a time to be passive, letting nature take its course. But she is neither sleepy nor indifferent; she knows it is time to be ready for something momentous.
It is a time full of mystery, like the hours just before the dawn. It is a time when the only thing to do is to wait.Quotes on 7 of Pentacles We have forgotten how to wait; it is almost an abandoned space. And it is our greatest treasure to be able to wait for the right moment. The whole existence waits for the right moment. Even trees know it--when it is time to bring the flowers and when it is time to let go of all the leaves and stand naked against the sky. They are still beautiful in that nakedness, waiting for the new foliage with a great trust that the old has gone, and the new will soon be coming, and the new leaves will start growing.
We have forgotten to wait, we want everything in a hurry. It is a great loss to humanity....
In silence and waiting something inside you goes on growing--your authentic being.
And one day it jumps and becomes a flame, and your whole personality is shattered; you are a new man. And this new man knows what ceremony is, this new man knows life's eternal juices.
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Over all Astrology for 7/29/16: Moon is in Gemini Decan 2 and the related Tarot card is:
astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Minor-Arcana/9%20of%20Swords
9 OF SWORDS TAROT
'THE INDIVIDUALIST'
9 of Swords The image is of Ananda, the cousin and disciple of Gautam Buddha. He was at Buddha's side constantly, attending to his every need for forty-two years. When Buddha died, the story is told that Ananda was still at his side, weeping. The other disciples chastised him for his misunderstanding: Buddha had died absolutely fulfilled; he should be rejoicing. But Ananda said, "You misunderstand. I'm weeping not for him but for myself, because for all these years I have been constantly at his side but I have still not attained." Ananda stayed awake for the whole night, meditating deeply and feeling his pain and sorrow. By the morning, it is said, he was enlightened. Times of great sorrow have the potential to be times of great transformation. But in order for transformation to happen we must go deep, to the very roots of our pain, and experience it as it is, without blame or self-pity.
Quotes on 9 of Swords This pain is not to make you sad, remember. That's where people go on missing.... This pain is just to make you more alert--because people become alert only when the arrow goes deep into their heart and wounds them. Otherwise they don't become alert.
When life is easy, comfortable, convenient, who cares? Who bothers to become alert? When a friend dies, there is a possibility. When your woman leaves you alone--those dark nights, you are lonely. You have loved that woman so much and you have staked all, and then suddenly one day she is gone. Crying in your loneliness, those are the occasions when, if you use them, you can become aware. The arrow is hurting: it can be used.
The pain is not to make you miserable, the pain is to make you more aware! And when you are aware, misery disappears.
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Post by katye on Jul 29, 2016 10:47:05 GMT
The wound is the place where light enters you...Rumi
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Post by norman on Jul 30, 2016 6:46:05 GMT
Hello I hope the energy is lifting somewhat for everyone. In my case, the intensity of the “electrical” vibes that have been “tormenting” me since February have declined by about 50%. I have not felt this way for a long time. Things on the “ground” are feeling much better for me which correlates with my astrology says about me. Based on what I see for myself and others that I know, life will be “looking” up over the remainder of the year. Connections to our Higher Selves (Unity Consciousness) will expand over the next year and into the next. Reaching Unity Consciousness brings a life that is free of fear and uncertainty. Whenever I feel fear coming to my mind, I tell myself that “everything” is ALWAYS “perfect” just the way it is and that “everything” will “always” work out for the best. For me, this life was pre-planned by my higher self and I am here to “live” out the Adventure in real time. Worry only brings more worry. As I see it, we will all learn to Love and Trust our own internal guidance. In my case, I have learned to “never” listen to any of the negative voices that “speak” within my mind. In my experience, Negative voices are NEVER helpful. Some of the negative voices can be “dead” egos with an axe to grind or archons/energies that “sound” like me, but, negative voices are ALWAYS “out” to create trouble. If my life presents me with a “problem”, I adopt the attitude that, in time, whatever needs to be done to “resolve” the problem WILL be taken care of by me or another person. Worry NEVER helps, just take one step at a time and everything always works out. The experience may not be totally pain free, but we are Always able to handle what life gives to us. It is Duality Consciousness that makes life a fearful uncertain experience. I hope what I have written is helpful. Does anyone else have any “tips” on handling stresses of life in this insane world of duality and fear? Take Care, Norman 7/29/16
The Moon in Gemini Decan 1 and the related Tarot card is:
8 OF SWORDS TAROT
'THE INDIVIDUALIST and GUILT'8 of Swords Guilt is one of the most destructive emotions in which we can get caught. If we have wronged another, or gone against our own truth, then of course we will feel bad. But to let ourselves be overwhelmed with guilt is to invite a migraine. We end up surrounded by nagging clouds of self-doubt and feelings of worthlessness to the point where we cannot see any of the beauty and joy that life is trying to offer us. We all long to be better people--more loving, more aware, more true to ourselves. But when we punish ourselves for our failures by feeling guilty, we can get locked into a cycle of despair and hopelessness that robs us of all clarity about ourselves and the situations we encounter. You are absolutely okay as you are, and it is absolutely natural to go astray from time to time. Just learn from it, move on, and use the lesson not to make the same mistake again.Quotes on 8 of Swords This moment!...this here now...is forgotten when you start thinking in terms of achieving something. When the achieving mind arises, you lose contact with the paradise you are in. This is one of the most liberating approaches: it liberates you right now!
Forget all about sin and forget all about saintliness; both are stupid. Both together have destroyed all the joys of humanity.
The sinner is feeling guilty, hence his joy is lost. How can you enjoy life if you are continuously feeling guilty? if you are continuously going to the church to confess that you have done this wrong and that wrong? And wrong and wrong and wrong...your whole life seems to be made of sins.
How can you live joyously? It becomes impossible to delight in life. You become heavy, loaded. Guilt sits on your chest like a rock, it crushes you; it does not allow you to dance. How can you dance? How can guilt dance? How can guilt sing? How can guilt love? How can guilt live?
So the one who thinks he is doing something wrong is guilty, burdened, dead before death, has already entered into the grave.
----end of quote 7/30/16 The Moon in Gemini Decan 3 and the related Tarot card is:
10 OF SWORDS TAROT
'LEARNING TO SEE IN A NEW WAY'
astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Minor-Arcana/10%20of%20Swords10 of Swords This card depicts the evolution of consciousness as it is described by Friedrich Nietzsche in his book, Thus Spake Zarathustra. He speaks of the three levels of Camel, Lion and Child. The camel is sleepy, dull, self-satisfied. He lives in delusion, thinking he's a mountain peak, but really he is so concerned with others' opinions that he hardly has any energy of his own. Emerging from the camel is the lion. When we realize we've been missing life, we start saying no to the demands of others.
We move out of the crowd, alone and proud, roaring our truth. But this is not the end. Finally the child emerges, neither acquiescent nor rebellious, but innocent and spontaneous and true to his own being. Whatever the space you're in right now--sleepy and depressed, or roaring and rebellious--be aware that it will evolve into something new if you allow it. It is a time of growth and change.
Quotes on 10 of Swords In Zen you are coming from nowhere and you are going to nowhere. You are just now, here, neither coming nor going. Everything passes by you; your consciousness reflects it but it does not get identified.
When a lion roars in front of a mirror, do you think the mirror roars? Or when the lion is gone and a child comes dancing, the mirror completely forgets about the lion and starts dancing with the child--do you think the mirror dances with the child?
The mirror does nothing, it simply reflects.Your consciousness is only a mirror. Neither do you come, nor do you go. Things come and go. You become young, you become old; you are alive, you are dead. All these states are simply reflections in an eternal pool of consciousness.
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Post by norman on Jul 31, 2016 3:53:26 GMT
Hello I seems that the energetic changes are being reflected in the posts on the Forum. Each follows their own path and in the end we will all find the same place. In an attempt to explain the “Big Picture,” I have written up my understanding of how the game of life is played. What is written below is a Summary of my understanding while using the KISS (keep it simple) concept. I hope the summary is helpful. As I see it there are two levels of perspective that we must keep in mind at all times, in this “game” called life. At the 3d of form level we are in the “game” as an “awareness” that has been extended from the “Source’s” dimension of spirit into the 3d world of creation and form. At the 5d level and above we have an eternal “identity” while our 3d “egos/personalities/bodies” for each life are temporary. The “One” has an infinite number of identities that have been “birthed” from within the same dimension as “Source.” Therefore, each of us is our OWN “Source.” Each of us is an equal a co-creator “God” with equal powers. Our “Awareness” which has been extended into 3d from “Source” is under the “Veil” and at the time of birth is “unaware” of what in the hell is going on in this world. Our Awareness is “connected” to the ONE shared mind and upon birth it tries to “figure” out how in the hell to make sense of this world. This process creates the Ego which is a “cosmic” form of artificial intelligence. For those that have read ACIM, the book says that the Ego is our “interface” with this world. As this point in time, 98% of people do not “identify” themselves as “spirit.” They “indentify” themselves as a personality, Ego, and a body. The Ego, personality and body are “temporary housing” for Your Spiritual Self. Our “Perceptual” interface between the Higher Self and the ego evolves from life to life and we “see” the world through the evolved “lens” of the Ego. What we see that “appears” to be “solid” is a combination of the Consciousness and energy that makes up the both the seen and unseen world and it is has been programmed to evolve in its own way. I know that idea that what we see is not solid seems “illogical” but I have personally “seen” and “experienced” the Solid environment change form. In 2011 I smoked a Very small amount of Salvia. “Salvia divinorum (also known as sage of the diviners,[2] ska maría pastora,[3] seer's sage,[4] yerba de la pastora[5] and just salvia) is apsychoactive plant which can induce visions and other altered and spiritual experiences” I had been sitting down and then the next moment I found myself standing in front of a large window with hanging curtains at each side. The curtains had extended out like arms and they were giving me a hug and I could FEEL the hug. That shocked me so I started to walk away and the curtains held their grip on me and the curtains just stretched as I walked away. At this point I thought the whole thing was “funny” and just kept on walking away for about 30 feet before it all faded back to normal. Similar experiences, and much scarier ones are common with Saliva and I do not recommend its use for anything other than a one shot deal. The point of the story is that I could “see” and “feel” that my “reality” had temporarily changed. To me that is “proof” that our Perceptual Interface determines what we see and some Drugs alter our Interface and what we “see” and “feel.” This world is made of “magic” but we take it for granted. Everything around us that can be “seen” is formed by Consciousness and energy. When we “look” at objects or life forms, their consciousness is “looking” back at us. The “solid” world that we live in has its own cycles of birth and death for the environment, the “objects” and the various life forms. As Shakespeare said: “all the world is a stage” and we create our own “reality” out of the common “stage” that we all see. The actors and the action that is seen “look” the same but our “perceptions/understandings” of what is seen and heard are not always the same. As a result, we create our own reality, Heaven or hell. Everything that happens has been planned in advance and is “supervised” by our Higher Self. Mistakes are impossible, everything happens for a reason. The “point” of making a “mistake” is to LEARN from the mistakes made by ourselves and others. Then, let all the guilt, the pain and all the “should’s” go and move on with life. Just follow your heart, do the best you can and it all works out. We (Humanity) came as spirits to earth from the 5th dimension and above. We already “exist” in every dimension. There is nowhere to go, there is only experience. It is my understanding that “humanity” will be the first 3d life form to “graduate” from Duality into in Unity Consciousness in ALL of Creation. After many life times, we are finishing “programming/training” our 3d ego selves to live a life of LOVE and to create a “heaven” on earth. We (Humanity) will be the first Spiritual Beings to experience “heaven”(Unity Consciousness) while in Form on “earth” or anywhere else in the Universe. Does all of the above “hang” together for everyone? Are there any questions? Take Care, Norman For 7/31/16 Venus in Leo Decan 3 and the related Tarot card is:
7 OF WANDS TAROT
'CREATIVE EXPRESSION'
astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Minor-Arcana/7%20of%20Wands7 of Wands How many people do you know who, just when they were completely overloaded, with too many projects, too many "balls in the air", have suddenly come down with the flu, or taken a fall and ended up on crutches? That's just the sort of "bad timing" the little monkey with the pin in his hand is about to impose on the "one-man-band" pictured here! The quality of stress represented by this card visits all of us at times, but perfectionists are particularly vulnerable to it. We create it ourselves, with the idea that without us nothing will happen--especially in the way we want it to! Well, what makes you think you're so special? Do you think the sun won't rise in the morning unless you personally set the alarm? Go for a walk, buy some flowers, and fix yourself a spaghetti dinner--anything 'unimportant' will do. Just put yourself out of that monkey's reach! Quotes on 7 of Wands All private goals are neurotic. The essential man comes to know, to feel, "I am not separate from the whole, and there is no need to seek and search for any destiny on my own.
Things are happening, the world is moving--call it God...he is doing things. They are happening of their own accord. There is no need for me to make any struggle, any effort; there is no need for me to fight for anything. I can relax and be."
The essential man is not a doer. The accidental man is a doer. The accidental man is, of course, then in anxiety, tension, stress, anguish, continuously sitting on a volcano. It can erupt any moment, because he lives in a world of uncertainty and believes as if it is certain.
This creates tension in his be-ing: he knows deep down that nothing is certain.
---end of quote For 7/31/16 Mercury in Virgo Decan 1 and the related Tarot card is:
8 OF PENTACLES TAROT
'POWER OF WILL'
astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Minor-Arcana/8%20of%20Pentacles8 of Pentacles This figure walking in nature shows us that beauty can be found in the simple, ordinary things of life. We so easily take this beautiful world we live in for granted. Cleaning the house, tending the garden, cooking a meal--the most mundane tasks take on a sacred quality when they are performed with your total involvement, with love, and for their own sake, without thought of recognition or reward. You are facing a time now when this easy, natural and utterly ordinary approach to the situations you encounter will bring far better results than any attempt on your part to be brilliant, clever, or otherwise extra-ordinary. Forget all about making headlines by inventing the latest widget, or dazzling your friends and colleagues with your unique star quality. The special gift you have to offer now is presented best by just taking things easily and simply, one step at a time. Quotes on 8 of Pentacles Sometimes it happens that you become one, in some rare moment. Watch the ocean, the tremendous wildness of it--and suddenly you forget your split, your schizophrenia; you relax. Or, moving in the Himalayas, seeing the virgin snow on the Himalayan peaks, suddenly a coolness surrounds you and you need not be false because there is no other human being to be false to. You fall together. Or, listening to beautiful music, you fall together. Whenever, in whatsoever situation, you become ONE, a Peace, a Happiness, a Bliss/Joy, “surrounds” you, “arises” in you. You feel “fulfilled”. There is no need to Wait for these moments--these moments can become your natural life. These extraordinary moments can become ordinary moments - that is the whole effort of Zen. You can live an extraordinary life in a very ordinary life: cutting wood, chopping wood, carrying water from the well, you can be tremendously at ease with yourself. Cleaning the floor, cooking food, washing the clothes, you can be perfectly at ease--because the whole question is of you doing your action totally, enjoying, delighting in it. ----end of quote For 7/31/16 The Moon in Cancer Decan 1 and the related Tarot card is:
2 OF CUPS TAROT
'UNION OF OPPOSITES'
astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Tarot-Minor-Arcana/2%20of%20Cups2 of Cups The branches of these two flowering trees are intertwined, and their fallen petals blend together on the ground in their beautiful colors. It is as if heaven and earth are bridged by love. But they stand individually, each rooted in the soil in their own connection with the earth. In this way they represent the essence of true friends, mature, easy with each other, natural. There is no urgency about their connection, no neediness, no desire to change the other into something else. This card indicates a readiness to enter this quality of friendliness. In the passage, you may notice that you are no longer interested in all kinds of dramas and romances that other people are engaged in. It is not a loss. It is the birth of a higher, more loving quality born of the fullness of experience. It is the birth of a love that is truly unconditional, without expectations or demands.. Quotes on 2 of Cups First meditate, be blissful, then much love will happen of its own accord. Then being with others is beautiful and being alone is also beautiful. Then it is simple, too. You don't depend on others and you don't make others dependent on you. Then it is always a friendship, a friendliness. It never becomes a relationship, it is always a relatedness. You relate, but you don't create a marriage. Marriage is out of fear, relatedness is out of love. You relate; as long as things are moving beautifully, you share. And if you see that the moment has come to depart because your paths separate at this crossroad, you say good-bye with great gratitude for all that the other has been to you, for all the joys and all the pleasures and all the beautiful moments that you have shared with the other. With no misery, with no pain, you simply separate. ---------end of quote |
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Post by norman on Aug 1, 2016 5:46:42 GMT
New Moon in Leo August 2016 - 8/2/2016 2:44:00 PM ~ Showing Courage
The new moon should bring satisfaction, contentment and higher self-esteem. Pass on your knowledge to the younger generation and be looked up to for your wisdom and expertise. Leo is associated with the Sun and with the conscious embodiment of our essence, our true Self. Whether or not we have natal planets in Leo, we all have a Sun sign, which symbolizes not so much who we are, but rather who we are becoming. At this New Moon these edgy qualities could bring out subversive sorcery from activists, agitators and trouble-makers. There is danger of unstable individuals taking the law into their own hands. Venus is also in Leo, accentuating the connection between light, love, and creation. Love expands; fear contracts. Creativity flourishes in love and shrivels in trepidation. To create, we must be courageous and willing to face the unknown, whether it’s a blank page, an empty canvas, or a new stage of life. Mars, representative of bravery and passion, re-enters Sagittarius only a few hours before this New Moon, urging us to act on what we have learned since its first ingress into Sagittarius on March 5. The Leo New Moon lights a creative fire in you. You are the author of your life. You are creating your reality. You are the King or Queen of your universe. You are a precious soul of light Leo is about whole-hearted engagement in life. And New Moons give you a chance to renew yourself, and draw from the rich and restful void… ---end quote
August Monthly Horoscope August 2016 ~ Enjoying Life
astromatrix.org/Forecasts/monthly-horoscope-august-2016#/We are entering a powerful time of transition and completion. The influence of the Saturn–Neptune square is building to a crescendo, with its third and final exact aspect in early September. Throughout August and September, we will be integrating the lessons and challenges associated with this perplexing and demanding configuration. However, with Venus in Leo and Jupiter will conjunct Venus during August so the overall feeling will be socialize and to become closer to our friends and partner. Saturn in aspect to Neptune ultimately requires that we elevate our expression of the qualities of both Sagittarius and Pisces. For humanity to rise above the obstacles and reap the benefits of Saturn in Sagittarius, we must move from prejudice and dogmatism into tolerance and generosity of spirit. To absorb the lessons of Neptune in Pisces, each of us must raise our spiritual awareness, becoming less self-indulgent and reclusive and more sensitive and universally minded. Uranus has just gone retrograde on the 29th of July and this will spur more innovation, change and may force you to step out of your box to achieve greater insight into where you can improve and transform your life. Mars entering Sagittarius at 10:49 a.m on the 2nd of August., increasing our desire to manifest our most lofty ideals. The Moon, now in outgoing Leo, is also motivating us to take some creative risks. The New Moon should bring satisfaction, contentment and higher self-esteem it peaks at 1:44 p.m. The Sun and Moon trining goal-oriented Saturn in idealistic Sagittarius support our sense that we can begin anew and succeed in our endeavors. On August 18 The Full Moon peaks at 2:26 a.m. With the Moon in Aquarius and the Sun in Leo, this lunation encourages us to be authentically unique and to think for ourselves, but also to be openhearted and willing to connect and belong. The Moon enters Pisces at 9:34 a.m., adding to our emotional sensitivity for the rest of the day Mercury goes retrograde on August 30 for its periodic three-week journey over territory recently covered. As usual, we are advised to delay important decisions while Mercury travels backward; even though Mercury is in detail-oriented Virgo, we tend to miss important facts at this time. -----
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Post by norman on Aug 2, 2016 18:00:17 GMT
This is the most important part of the Prior post: New Moon in Leo August 2016 - 8/2/2016 2:44:00 PM ~ Showing Courage
astromatrix.org/Forecasts/new-moon-in-leo-august-2nd-2016#/The Leo New Moon lights a creative fire in you. You are the author of your life. You are creating your reality. You are the King or Queen of your universe. You are a precious soul of light Leo is about whole-hearted engagement in life. And New Moons give you a chance to renew yourself, and draw from the rich and restful void…
---end of quote The link above reflects a Soul Centered view of the coming new moon and I DO feel that today’s Moon give us all : “A chance to renew yourself, and draw from the rich and restful void”…. For me, life feels more peaceful and I feel sure that this cycle is leading us into a new way of being. The link below provides a more personality oriented detail regarding the New Moon. astrologyking.com/new-moon-august-2016/The new moon on Tuesday 2 August 2016 is at 11 degrees Leo.
The new moon August 2016 astrology is very similar to that of the previous new moon with a positive link to Saturn square Neptune. This major aspect of disappointment, guilt and fear is prominent in recent new moons as well as coming ones.
New moon August 2016 is the final new moon before the September 1 solar eclipse. This new moon trine Saturn lets you tidy up loose ends but also do the hard work in preparation for some potentially testing times ahead.
New Moon Meaning
Sun conjunct Moon means all possibilities are on the table. You can rightly put yourself in the forefront of new plans for the future. Old habits, behaviors and beliefs can be questioned as you search for new and inventive ways to make progress. This is the ideal time to make a fresh start and start writing down a to-do list. However, the impulsive and enthusiastic nature of a new moon means that not all new projects will succeed. The influence of a new moon lasts for four weeks up to the next new moon, in this case, until the solar eclipse on 1 September 2016. The best time for making a fresh start and for beginning new projects is during the first two weeks of a new moon cycle. This waxing phase of the moon lasts from August 2 to the August 18 lunar eclipse.
New Moon August 2016 Astrology
The August 2 new moon at 10°57′ Leo is direct linked by aspect to Saturn square Neptune. This has been the case for the previous two new moons and will continue on past the September 1 solar eclipse. This is a rare phenomena because, although each new moon occurs in the following Sign, it only moves 28° ahead of the previous one; i.e. relatively falling behind by 2°. We would expect a major configuration between outer planets to move forwards through the zodiac but Saturn has been moving retrograde all this time at an average of 2° per month. This strong link between recent new moons and Saturn square Neptune can be more easily understood by flicking through the series of charts listed below: • June 4 new moon • July 4 new moon • August 2 new moon • September 1 solar eclipse The June new moon opposite Saturn brought relationship breakups, the Florida nightclub massacre and Brexit. The July and August new moons help you transcend the setbacks associated with Saturn square Neptune. The September solar eclipse square Saturn returns the focus to guilt and fear.
New Moon August 2016 Astrology
New moon August 2016 trine Saturn offers learning, knowledge and practical ways to deal with any hardships caused by Saturn square Neptune. It will be easier to achieve practical results than in the previous four weeks since the July 4 new moon. That new moon trine Neptune required a more of an imaginative approach and offered less tangible results.
New Moon August 2016 Aspect Pattern
The triangle aspect pattern shown in the new moon August 2016 astrology chart above is almost identical to the aspect pattern of the July 4 new moon. I went into more detail back then but it basically represents learning and growth through a crisis mechanism: square conflict → quincunx striving for solution → trine harmonization The only difference between the July and August new moons is the rotational direction of this mechanism. Our August 4 new moon direction of red to green to blue is anticlockwise, or forward through the zodiac. This direction means that discoveries can be made rapidly. It provides the necessary insight when crises appear. Compare this to the July 4 new moon retrograde rotation where many experiences were required to achieve the necessary leaning and development. Saturn square Neptune is the conflict or drama caused by leaving a certain problem to fester. It could be a separation, setback or some disappointment which is made worse by guilt, worry, depression or paranoia. Psychological fears may be so strong that they become debilitating, making it even more difficult to fix the problem. Patience and focusing on the basics is required. You should take a more practical and defensive approach to life and not be too optimistic. Sun trine Saturn brings achievement and recognition from previous effort. You should feel well-balanced and be focused on achieving your long-term goals. Other areas of your life do not need to suffer from your strong work ethic and determination. Relationships with men and superiors will be serious, practical and beneficial. Valuable guidance can come from elders and leaders. You may take on more responsibility but without the added stress. Promotion at work is another possibility. The new moon should bring satisfaction, contentment and higher self-esteem. Pass on your knowledge to the younger generation and be looked up to for your wisdom and expertise. Remember, this is the final new moon before the September 1 solar eclipse so use your focus and determination to tidy up any loose ends. You can take a no-nonsense approach to clear away the clutter in your life in preparation for a new beginning. Any loose ends will be related to Saturn square Neptune but also the March 2016 solar eclipse. Remember also, the upcoming solar eclipse reinforces the Saturn square Neptune themes of disappointment, guilt and fear. The August 2 new moon trine Saturn is perfect for hard work in preparation for potential hard times. It allows you to conserve resources and to get ahead where you can.
New Moon August 2016 ConjunctionsThere are no fixed stars within orb of the August 2016 new moon but there is an interesting asteroid, especially fo r my many readers from India. At 11º42′ Leo is asteroid Siva (1170), named after the Hindu god Shiva, the Auspicious One, the patron god of yoga, meditation and arts.
Shiva is said to be the essence of the sacred masculine… There is also an actual Shiva asteroid, which from our experiential astrology work, we’ve found to be an extremely potent point in the chart and significant transits to him and by him, are brilliant times for reaching into the depths of the sacred masculine
New Moon August 2016 Times and Dates Los Angeles 2 August – 1:44 pm New York 2 August – 4:44 pm Sydney 3 August – 6:44 am |
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Post by norman on Aug 5, 2016 5:01:22 GMT
Hello The energies for me are getting “easier” to handle and it seems that the more uplifting energies are being felt by all of us and I hope that the future looks brighter for everyone. Two days ago fate/destiny lead me to the web site of Michael Myer: khaldea.com/A HANDBOOK FOR THE HUMANISTIC ASTROLOGER by Michael R. Meyer The book above is mentioned on the home page of the web site. I have begun to read the book and it is an excellent introduction to what I have called Evolutionary Astrology. The book also lays out the methods a person would use to determine their “destiny” via astrology. There is nothing like this book and there is NO ONE like Micheal Meyer. For me, what he has written ties into the work of Jeffery Green and Alan Oken and goes beyond what the other authors has to say. As I see it, Michael and I are on the same “page” and I love everything he has to say. In using the methods described in the book, I have taken a preliminary look at Toms astrology and he is on his way to becoming a NEW kind of Spiritual teacher. Tom is heavily involved with Neptune and Neptune has a good and bad side. A person who “moves” through the lower levels of Neptune and into the “higher” levels will have “things” to share with the world. As I see it using the methods’ outlined in Myers book, Tom will become a Teacher because his Neptune is in the 11th House. As I see it, Tom will get in touch with “infinity and beyond” and teach us all more about the “unseen” realities that are all around us.
The rewards of Toms journey will be great but “getting” ready to do the “job” and “living the dream” requires a great deal of transformation time while working “through” and “surviving” the impact of the Transformational Energies.
After reading part of the book and some of what the web to has to say, I suspect that we are ALL destined to become Spiritual Teachers for the newly “awakened” people that are on their way to a new life of Unity Consciousness. A HANDBOOK FOR THE HUMANISTIC ASTROLOGER by Michael R. Meyer Preface by Dane Rudhyar $9.95 USD KINDLE eBook edition A Handbook introduced astrology to a new generation of educated seekers turning to astrology not to know "what will happen and how it can be avoided if it's unpleasant" but to better understand their essential characteristics and to discover their innate potential and life purpose. Readers first exposed to serious, modern astrology through this volume figure largely among today's leading astrologers and astrological writers. ---end of quote There is an article on the web site that I found to be very educational and a link is below. The article is broken up into three parts and the third part covers current times. I found the third part correlated VERY strongly with the changes I have experienced in my life over the last 25 years and I hope that others will feel the same way. Does anyone have a reaction to what Meyer has to say? Take Care, Norman Crossing the Threshold
Examined against the background of the 500-year cycle of Neptune and Pluto that began during 1891-92, the years 1994-2017 promise to be a difficult phase leading humanity into either an age of global harmony and fullness or a global society of imposed and enforced unanimity, into another dark age of fascism. Beginning late-1994, and continuing for more than 20 years, each year during December and January the planets Neptune and Pluto draw together forming a new series of septiles or near septiles. The two planets first realize an exact septile aspect during the last week of 2001 and the first week of 2002. Exact septiles are repeated every year until 7 February 2011, but the two are often found within orb of septile until about 2017 . . www.khaldea.com/articles/ct1.shtmlA CALL TO TRANSFROMATION
The Astrology of the Late – 20th & early 21th CenturyBy Micheal Meyer Part One
At the ThresholdWe stand at the threshold of a new world order. The next step in human evolution lies before us. It leads humanity out of an era dominated by egoism, individualism and hedonism on the individual level and by cultural pride, nationalism and imperialism on the collective level. If all goes well, it will eventually lead humanity into a planetary society, an age of global harmony and fullness.
It is a most difficult step. And all might not go well. In the darkness of pride, ignorance and fear, we might stumble and fall half-conscious across the threshold, only to find ourselves in an oppressive, totalitarian new world order—a society of imposed unanimity, the sort of world many envisioned upon hearing the leader of a vast and powerful warrior nation pronounce the words "new world order" in the same breath as an announcement of war. Or we might simply go on as usual, hesitating at the threshold, searching for a comfortable escape while hoping the myriad of truly global problems facing us will somehow magically disappear whenever the twin gods of our modern era—empirical Science and high Technology—are invoked by their high priests. We have already hesitated long at the threshold, clinging desperately to our prized sense of separateness, relying too much on atomistic and classical mindsets we should have by now outgrown, and engaging in comfortable and profitable ways and means. But if we hesitate too long, forces greater than the egos of men, higher than the obsolete sovereignty of nations, and more powerful than the economic influence of multi-national corporations will act. Wholeness will act, and whatever and whoever stands against it will surely perish. Now is the time for individuals, groups and nations to take a hard look at themselves. We need to ask ourselves difficult questions. We may talk glibly of a new age and avidly consume new age products, but are we actually making ourselves fit to live in the global society of a truly new age? Are we ready and willing to participate creatively in the transformation of our chaotic world-situation into a planetary society where plenitude will replace hunger in the face of conspicuous consumption, where cooperation will supersede competition, and where harmony will supplant exploitation and war. Or are we avoiding the challenge by holding tight to our sense of separate egohood and national sovereignty, and by attempting to force fit the needs of a new, global humanity into the inadequate mindsets and patterns of behavior that are responsible for our current social, economic and ecological crises.
To those ready and willing to participate in building a planetary society of harmony and fullness, astrology provides an abundance of symbols which can contribute to one's understanding of both where one stands as an individual and what is at stake for humanity as a whole during this crucial last decade of the 20th century.
----end of quote I have an Enya song to share which covers where I am at these days. It seems that the darkest times come just before the dawn. I hope we all feel the dawn is coming. Echoes In Rain Enya www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DDHulO485k&list=RDFOP_PPavoLA#t=10.35081
Into the wind
I throw the night
Silver and gold
Turn into lightI'm on the road
I know the way
Everything flows
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Post by norman on Aug 6, 2016 4:42:19 GMT
The energy for me today is no longer “light” and my “electrical” vibes have returned. I suspect that for me, today and the weekend will be a time to, “keep” the peace within my mind, by turning away all negative fearful or angry thoughts, while the “turbulent” energy “swirls’” around me. Mercury Sesquiquadrate Uranus - August 6, 2016
cafeastrology.com/transittotransit.htmlMercury sesquiquadrate Uranus: We can have flashes of insight, but tend to be scatterbrained. Our ideas and communications may not be well-received because they don’t seem to others to carry weight. Our minds are not peaceful or harmonious under this influence, and irritable tempers, sarcastic speech, and dogmatism are negative expressions of this energy. However, fresh and creative ideas may come to us now. ---end quote Mercury Square Saturn - August 6, 2016astrologyking.com/mercury-square-saturn/Mercury square Saturn in transit poses a big challenge to overcome. The challenge is in the mind and with communication, as Saturn restricts and inhibits these basics of life. So you will face constant tests in order that you perfect the deficiencies you came into this world with. There is no doubt, however, that you can master these skills. Narrow mindedness and paying too much attention to minute details, must be replaced by a larger view of the world. Negative thinking can often be exacerbated by having to deal with too much responsibility all at once, or suffering through painful hardships, separations and loss. These things, plus isolation, loneliness and insecurity, can often lead to depression which must be addressed via medical help, counselling, or others forms of support. Do not suffer in silence. The more you talk and share your dark thoughts, the lighter the load becomes. With natal Mercury square Saturn, you will tend to attract older, male mentors, whom you will learn to trust and value, even though you may not always show that respect initially. Do not blame others for any rejection, or their apparent confidence and ease compared to yourself. Until you master this aspect, you could be giving off an insecure and fearful energy, picked up by others. Any resentment on your part makes your aura darker, and can potentially lead to nastiness. Replace negative thoughts and words with positive ones by using mantras. Repeat positive phrases about yourself before you go to sleep. Do not rely on the words of others, and be careful with you own. You are likely to say the wrong thing and dig a bigger hole for yourself. There may be some distance or separation in close relationships. This, together with gloomy thoughts, bad news or loneliness, can have a negative effect on your mental well-being. So remember, this is a quick-moving transit, and you are probably seeing the worst side of every matter. ---end of quote The Astrology of Today - All Signs
August 6, 2016 cafeastrology.com/geminidailyhoroscopetom.htmlThe Moon continues its transit of Virgo until 12:37 PM EDT. This morning, Virgo's ruler, Mercury, is challenged by Uranus and Saturn. We can be restless and uncertain whether to stick with what we know or with tradition or if we should branch out. There can be resistance to change, but unrest if we hold back. Communications and transit may be blocked or delayed. Projects we thought were complete may need revision, and others could appear overly critical, insensitive, or sarcastic. The Moon enters Libra at 12:37 PM EDT, and while we strive towards harmony under this influence, Libra's ruler, Venus, forms a square with Mars, and there can be a real discrepancy between values and desires. Passions run high under this influence. Be wary of making impulse purchases. There is an air of competitiveness under this influence, which need not be difficult. It can be stimulating, creative, and invigorating. ----end of quote |
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Post by norman on Aug 7, 2016 6:02:43 GMT
Sainte
I want to thank you for “laying it all on the line” and fully cluing me in to the way everyone feels.
It is time to move on and while I feel a bit of a loss in my life, I also believe that in life, when one door closes, another one opens. As I have said many times, life is a living and learning experience and I learned a great deal as a byproduct of writing things on the Forum.
For me, it is a certainty that the members of the Forum will all become spiritual teachers in their own way and in their own time. We all “teach” what we believe simply by living life in the way that we do.
New ways of Living, Loving and Being are being brought to the world and I believe that, in time, all the members of the Forum will have “things to share” with the people they know and a new “circles” of understanding will develop and grow.
Take Care, Norman
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Post by anon on Aug 7, 2016 13:09:23 GMT
Hey Norman, you are not leaving this forum now are you?
I don't dip here in much but I like to read your posts.
Do come back.
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Post by anon on Aug 7, 2016 13:13:07 GMT
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