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THE ART OF AWARENESS

Tag: Gemini

Mindfulness

On June 10 our capacity to communicate our thoughts and feelings was given a booster-shot when Mercury, cosmic messenger and artful-dodger, buoyantly bounced into Gemini accelerating our thoughts, activating our feelings, and challenging our nervous system to micro-manage the whirlwind of new stimuli coming at us from all directions. Mercury in Gemini harbors the gift of a golden tongue and an adroit mind neither of which are adverse to tricking us into believing that we are moving forward when we are moving backward.  Mercury as celestial shape shifter and Gemini  as zodiac butterfly guarantee a shifting shape to reality in the coming weeks, and one sure footed method of navigating unfamiliar terrain without a reliable compass is being mindful of where our thoughts, feelings, and actions are taking us. Read the rest of this entry »

Finger of God


Last Saturday morning awaking adrift without my beloved internet connection  to anchor me in the oceanic oneness of humanity I pondered the guileful mischief of Mercury Rx in Taurus preparing to station direct. I asked myself if my feeling separate and isolated was more a reflection of the Moon traveling through Pisces stirring the turbulent waters of the collective feelings of humanity, or perhaps  the Sun transiting in Taurus square my natal Venus challenging my individual values was forcing me to pay closer attention to the depth of my addictions and dependencies. Taurus is that aspect deep in our psyche shaping our comfort by defining our pleasure, and I have heard said by a wise Buddhist nun, if you want to understand addiction take a hot bath for a month and then stop. Giving form to our values, merit to our possessions, and a stubborn attachment to our pleasures are the delft  fingers of Taurus soothing, caressing, and exciting our senses. Read the rest of this entry »