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THE ART OF AWARENESS

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Wild Child Spirit

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Hurray! Mercury stations direct today and all our mishaps magically disappear, well not entirely, nothing is ever as it seems when we are under the influence of Mercury. The last 21 days of life on Earth have been a series of obstacle courses testing our reflexes under stress, challenging our attachment to obsolete ideals, and demanding that we look into the eyes of our emotional denying which is often the culprit for things “breaking down” during a Mercury Rx.* If any one reading this post thought Mercury’s Rx was tough, take a deep breath and exhale slowly, because our real work is just beginning if we are serious about creating the life we want. Mercury is our celestial messenger traveling between our dreaming and our waking translating our every sensation into image and form, which is one reason why Mercury retrogrades three times each year encouraging us to re-consider what we have created in our life. Read the rest of this entry »

Part of the Whole

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Today is the waxing phase of the lunar cycle demanding action be taken. But what kind of action? The new Moon Gemini beckoned the opening of our mind allowing for fresh mental breathing, and now, the waxing Moon Virgo is calling for discernment and discrimination. The action called forth with this waxing Moon is to slow down and analyze all that we have been open to the last week. The Virgo Moon is reflecting our unconscious seeking of wholeness, our completeness within our self, requiring that we step back and understand the value of our recent experiences. It is possible in the coming days to feel isolated, even critical of our self and others, so it is important to understand that our frustration is our awareness of the imperfection of our situation. Gemini never weighs the value of a situation, but not so Virgo, which is that aspect in our self seeing every wrinkle of imperfection in life. It is tempting to spiral down a rabbit hole of discontent and forfeit our opportunity to see our current situation as an expression of the whole. We need to be watchful not to exaggerate or judge our situation and miss experiencing the fullness of life because we see only the part. Read the rest of this entry »