Sculpture by Masood Rangrazan
Hi everyone!
Hold your horses: How’s your equestrian
expertise???
Our horses are gradually coming forward, stepping out of the frame of
suspended animation, getting ready to be brought to life by our passion, focus
and readiness to get moving. However, we’ve got a bit more clearing of hearts,
minds and bodies to come into alignment with our new direction before we can
take off at a gallop.
Keeping a tight rein:
Retrograde Mercury, then retrograde Mars
keep us at a steady gait!
No good will come of galloping off after a pipe dream which isn’t aligned
with your heart, mind and spirit. Retrograde personal planets take us on an
inner spiritual journey which clears away the forces and ‘voices’ of past
conditioning. We start accessing the actual truth of our passion and path
forward.
Clearing the strings of conditioning:
We are in a long term period of the ‘personal’, faster moving planets
going into retrograde periods. The personal planets rule our everyday lives
impacting our minds, hearts and bodies. We’re getting a heart, mind and body
makeover and clearance of the strings of control which have held us like puppets
on a stage, replaying the soap operas of the past lives, the ancestors, our own
lives.
Retrograde periods take our horses on the inner journey:
Acceleration of our spiritual growth!
We are moving but much of it is an inward journey of discovery, expansion
and spiritual acceleration. It doesn’t mean nothing will be happening in our
outer physical world. It just means we’ll be taking time out to rest, renew,
regenerate, refocus, revise and review. It’s not frustrating when we accept the
need for these quieter, still moments when minds, hearts and body align in
harmony and focus. We get the guidance about the next step.
Slow and steady:
There’s movement but with our
horses reined in to a trot!
It will be a fairly slow journey for a while as we go into 3 weeks of
Mercury retrograde until 1st March, followed by Mars turning retrograde on 2nd
March until 20th May. Now we’re experiencing one retrograde period after
another with the faster moving ‘personal’ planets, Venus/the heart just
completed, now Mercury/the mind and then Mars/the body. However, the horse
energies will keep us moving along at a steady pace.
Slow and steady wins the race:
These ongoing retrogrades of the three personal planets are taking us to a
slower pace which is allowing us to complete the renewal and regeneration
process, giving us the time and space to create some stability and a strong
foundation for our new ventures and directions. We’re getting the impetus to
discover our personal truths, to gain some understanding of our deeper desires
and our soul journey this lifetime.
Getting our ducks in a row: Our energies and focus
aligned!
We’re heading in the same direction...all of us!
The retrograde periods are giving us the time and space as well as the urge
for reflection and introspection, urging us to get our ducks in a row. That
means mind, body, spirit and heart are coming together in a unification of
energy that will support us across the board as we move forward.
This year, many people are choosing new directions in their life as ideas,
possibilities, gifts and talents bubble to the surface. Retrograde periods are
perfect for getting in touch with these untapped sources lying dormant within
our unconscious.
What’s been happening:
It’s been an intense period of clearing for so many people over the past
week or two. The opposing Cancer/Capricorn energies have challenged us to open
our hearts within every cell of our body. We have now moved on from the deep
Plutonian cleansing that’s been happening the past week or so, as Venus and
Pluto joined in Capricorn, opposing Jupiter in Cancer.
Digestion: Anyone who’s experienced digestive issues,
may find it lessening now that Pluto and Venus have moved on from Jupiter.
Cancer rules the stomach and is highly emotional, ruling memories. With Jupiter
in Cancer, emotions from the past, held in the digestive system are being
cleared and released. Tell that to everyone next time you belch at the dinner
table. The digestive system holds so much emotional energy, so old emotions
need releasing somehow!!!
Solar flares in the past week:
Auroras, activations
and all kinds of strange manifestations emotionally and
physically.
Ongoing solar flares over the last week or so have been activating the
clearance for all as the Sun sends out light rays clearing old energies from our
cell memories.
A few possible influences from solar flares:
Mood variations...ups and downs
Sleepless
Exhausted
Nausea
Indigestion and digestive upsets
Headaches
Heart surges, rate and blood pressure
Auroras appear with solar activity!
2nd February: Incredible aurora!
Pegasus?
Butterfly?
Angel?
I just had to include this amazing image of an aurora over the top of a
church.
A manifestation of natural phenomena which activates the ‘oh’ response in
us all, seemingly suspended over the physical expression and symbol of human
worship of the God force!
This took my breath away!
I don’t think I need to add anything further as the language of symbols is
such a subjective experience.
I trust it speaks to you and takes your breath away too!
Aurora photo by Ole Salomonsen
2nd February Norway
Pegasus
Susan seddon Boulet
7th February:
Mercury stations retrograde at 8.43 am AEDT
At 3 degrees 20 Pisces...’Life of
Pi’, at least for the next week!
7th February to 28th
February: Mercury retrograde
It will be slow and steady with
plenty of integration time for moving forward with plans. Whatever’s already in
play will be okay for development, so rest assured it’s not a ‘no go’ zone.
Just a time of tweaking of hopes, dreams and plans as this retrograde period
will be focussed in Aquarian energy.
From 7th to 13th: Drifting and dreaming
mentally...
From 7th until the 13th, we’ll be drifting and dreaming in the Piscean
ocean of limitless possibilities, no beginning, no end. Make the most of this
uplifting creative energy which floods the mind and activates our artistic
sensibilities.
Water on the brain: Visions abound!
You might find it challenging to think in analytical mode as Pisces wants
us to go with the fluidity of expressive fluid forms of communication. We’re
awash with emotional sensibilities and the flooding impulses and vision of
Pisces.
Work on projects already in the pipeline or from the
backburner:
This is not a good time to start new ventures. Work on projects already
underway or review past projects which have been sitting on the
backburner.
Sometimes, some project put aside previously, may re-enter your mind and
vision and call to your renewal of interest. Follow up any urges like
this.
Retrograde periods take us back to the
past: Reunions!
People, relationships, places and experiences from the past may return,
be reactivated.
Just remember that whatever returns to your life is about some kind of
resolution which could mean settling ghosts from the past, saying what couldn’t
be said previously, a reconnection of heart energy for healing, peace and a
sense of completion.
These experiences/memories/people may come in fleetingly or return for
ongoing renewal and growth. That is, it’s not a negative or positive
experience. Rather it’s a resolution of unresolved energies.
The usual warnings about Mercury retrograde:
Mercury rules
communication, transport and commerce!
Delays and confusion are
possible!!!
The possibility of delays,
mix-ups, confusions particularly in areas related to communication, travel,
transport and commerce. That includes technology, commercial transactions and
plans for travel, holidays, appointments.
Coming through with ease and grace:
Remember it’s Mercury retrograde and laugh it off!
One of the best things about knowing that Mercury’s retrograde is we can
actually count to 10 when there’s a delay or miscommunication. We can learn to
laugh about it and just roll with the punches. We cannot gain anything by
letting the frustration take over.
Avoid frustration:
Employ risk management
practices!
Double check phones, batteries, pc backups, cars, petrol, bookings,
appointments, postal services, emails etc. and learn to laugh it off!!!
Possibility of misinformation,
miscommunication: ‘I didn’t mean that!’
While we’re gaining inner clarity, it’s often difficult to find the right
words at the right time in this energy. Possible confusion in
conversation as well as written communication, which could be challenging in
personal relationships as well as business ‘talks’ and meetings.
Double check understanding:
Did you hear what the person really
wanted to say?
Take time for rest and regeneration
periods:
Listen to the messages from your heart and the
universe!
Sometimes in Mercury retrograde periods, we can feel panic arising as
there’s often a pressure from past behaviours of ‘doing, doing, doing’ at the
expense of reflection, contemplation, analysis, meditation, relaxation.
Remember to breathe, take time out before the pressure builds up and panic
takes over. This is especially the case if you’re in work that demands
deadlines. Mind you, we don’t need to be in paid employment to be experiencing the ‘dead if you don’t reach the deadline’ mentality.
An alternative reality:
New ideas and
possibilities come through in this different dimension of being.
Remember that we are in an alternative universe when Mercury retrogrades.
We are exploring avenues of information which are not as present when Mercury
travels direct. Ideas and possibilities outside our normal consciousness are
brought into our awareness so we can expand our everyday world into something
more than it has been.
Stay open and receptive: Interesting solutions to old problems!
Our minds are operating in a
different way and it’s not a straight line. It’s a dream world with expansive
dimensions offering interesting solutions to old problems.
13th February to 28th: Mercury retrogrades back into
Aquarius
...just before the romantic Leo Full Moon on 15th!
In a week’s time, Mercury will be moving back into Aquarius where our focus
will move from the visionary dreamland of Pisces to the eccentric perception of
Aquarius. Then we’ll be in ‘2001 Space Odyssey’!
The whole Mercury retrograde period will keep our minds connecting to the
outer limits of possibility, outside the realm of our everyday worlds.
Sabian Symbol for the New Moon in Aquarius 31st January:
Because last update had so much happening astrologically, I’ve included the
Sabian symbol for the New Moon in this update. The energy applies for the month
so is worth remembering as a focal point for our ‘travels’ during the lunar
month until the New Moon in Pisces on 1st March.
From Cathy Pagano: http://www.wisdom-of-astrology.com/astrostarsarticles/the-cosmic-story-aquarius-new-moon-2014
The
Sabian symbol for the Sun and Moon at 11* Aquarius is: During
a silent hour, a man receives a new inspiration which may change his
life. This
symbol offers us the advice to rely upon our inner inspirations, intuitions and
feelings for guidance at the start of new developments in life. It
is the cry of Lady Wisdom to listen to her voice, through the vehicle of our
creative imagination. We
have the answers to our pressing problems. We
can solve the climate crisis as well as any other crisis that faces
us. We just need the will to do
it. So listen
within as David Whyte suggests, and find the answers to your questions in your
own soul.
From Linda Hill:
The Sabian Symbol for the new Moon is Aquarius
11: During A Silent Hour, A Man Receives A New Inspiration Which May Change
Their Life. The interpretations following are taken from my book
The Sabian Oracle: 360 Degrees Of
Wisdom:
This Symbol shows someone taking time out to contemplate, meditate, or just to be by themselves. He ‘Receives a New Inspiration’: he receives a thought, an idea or an ‘Inspiration’ that is the answer to a dilemma or provides clues of how to proceed with something. This ‘New Inspiration May Change His Life’, an aspect of his life may be ‘Changed’- he’s had some deep understanding and it is likely to turn his life around.
This Symbol shows someone taking time out to contemplate, meditate, or just to be by themselves. He ‘Receives a New Inspiration’: he receives a thought, an idea or an ‘Inspiration’ that is the answer to a dilemma or provides clues of how to proceed with something. This ‘New Inspiration May Change His Life’, an aspect of his life may be ‘Changed’- he’s had some deep understanding and it is likely to turn his life around.
More on the Year of the Wood Horse: http://westernschooloffengshui.com/2014/01/2014woodhorse/
Golden oldies:
‘Orinoco Flow’ Enya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTrk4X9ACtw
Lyrics for ‘Orinoco Flow’: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/enya/orinocoflowsailaway.html
Upcoming Dates:
13th February: Mercury retrogrades
into Aquarius
15th February: Full Moon in
Leo
That’s all for now folks!
We’ve got a Full Moon in Leo on the horizon calling us to the fuller
experience of love, romance, creativity and children!
It will be building in energy on 14th February, Valentine’s Day, which is
celebrated by millions of people around the world. Just imagine, millions of
people thinking about, focussing on, dreaming about and expressing love!
As always, love and blessings to us all on our sun lounges, floaties,
yachts...all on the water!
helenbea
from the chair...floating in dreamland
It’s all about love
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