ASTROLOGY ::

THE ART OF AWARENESS

Tag: North Node

Awakening in Consciousness

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We entered 2009 with an electrical charge in the air; a crisp, crackling  current that awakened our mind from a heavy stupor. Our perception of  what our future can be has been infused with innovation and originality and now is the time to break down the walls of our conventional thinking. The planet Mercury has  boldly entered Aquarius and if we inhale the fresh cosmic breath being offered we may find ourself thinking more freely than we have in many years. On January 5 Jupiter follows Mercury into the arms of Aquarius and for the first time in twelve years our celestial good fortune is companion in arms with our celestial communicator promising us fortunate communication if we resist the temptation to lock dismissive horns with ideas different  than our own. When ever Mercury and Jupiter entwine in the sky  above we on the ground below are guaranteed that some event in our life will expand our conscious awareness. Read the rest of this entry »

A Grand-slam-Square

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The Sagittarius Full Moon is stimulating a restlessness within each of us which may be pricking our dissatisfaction with the way things are. This is especially  true for those of us born with a strong influence of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces at 21 degrees. This is not a negative experience, in fact, this Full Moon is spurring us onward to fulfill our dreams of the future aided with a tempering of our expectations of what that future will be. Gemini and Sagittarius have difficulty concentrating on the mundane concerns of life and yet this is exactly what we are challenged to do. One lesson taught, and hopefully learned, under the influence of this Full Moon is the necessity to create “boundaries”, which means to respect both the sovereignty of ourself and others. Another lesson offered is learning to take responsibility for fulfilling our commitments by keeping our mind focused on the goal and taking one precious step after another. In other words, this is not a fortuitous time for  entertaining distractions.  We need  to be watchful of becoming discouraged if things are not moving as fast as our mental imagining. The trick this week is to give ourself enough mental breath to “realize” what we think and feel, separate and distinct from others, without escaping into imaginary flights of fancy. Read the rest of this entry »