31
Jan 2012

Astrocast – Brief for February 2012

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How are the solar storms affecting you?

Solar StormsAn in depth Astrocast was put out for January, February and March earlier, so for the months of February and March, we will keep note of the major occurrences that will affect all of us in a brief Astrocast. Find the full Astrocast for the quarter here.

The month of February we have some situations in the stars that might affect your planning for the month. Jupiter in Taurus is conjunct the moon ending January in a good space to help us make more money and honoring our possessions in an ethical and expansive manner. Neptune’s long awaited exit from Aquarius moving into Pisces will be a major shift for a permanent, fourteen year visit in the sign of Pisces, land of dreams, visions and creative accomplishments. Early Virgo’s and Pisces will feel the shift more than others, while early Sagittarians and Gemini’s will have a bit of angst with this movement. More meditation time needed for sure. On a universal and political level, we might see some major legislation and research done in the area of drugs and integrative medicine.

On February 7th we will be seeing the Full Moon in Leo which will give the fire signs a chance to culminate ideas that were started at the New Moon the last full week of January, the 23rd. That definitely helped early degrees of Aquarius process what they need to have their lives go forward. The New Moon in Pisces will help jump start all of those creative projects that have been mulling around in your head and give some dreams a chance to be lived. Remember that all signs are affected to some degree on New Moons and Full Moons, giving rise to beginnings and endings. The real estate market and weather definitely react to these connections, with a myriad of other situations associated with the Moon’s cycles.

February 7th Saturn turns Rx in Libra, allowing all the Librans to finish up the two plus year’s experience of resolving personal and professional issues that have been tested for the last two years. It will stay in the sign of Libra before moving into Scorpio and helping that sign out, the beginning of October. Librans and Aries, because of the opposition, have learned to deal with health issues, authority problems and relationship commitments in a big way during the last two and a half years.

Mars is still retrograde in Virgo and will remain so until the middle of April so, needless to say, Virgos are learning to ‘reflect’ and do their ‘inner spiritual work’ in a big way. This gives the Virgo a chance to clean up any past issues that hang in their closets and forces them to tell the truth to ‘self’ if no one else. Uranus is causing so many changes in early degree Aries; every day they wake up with a new awareness. This can also affect the opposite sign of early Libra.

Overall we are going through mighty changes as we globally begin to fit into the Whole and think as One rather individuals. How do we affect the changes going on personally and how do our changes affect our planet?

If you do not have a print out of your natal chart and what that entails, you might want to discuss this with your favorite astrologer. If you need help, let me know. I am always available via email: gwynne@gwynnemayer.com, Facebook, and Skype: gwynne.mayer.

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26
Jan 2012

Gateways to 2012 – Myth, Reality: Simply Put (Part 1)

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Gateways to 2012The coming of 2012 has long been discussed regarding the Mayan cultures, scientists, psychologists, philosophers and metaphysicians and there are many thoughts and ideas floating around out in the cosmos ready to land on willing ears to hear and willing brains to understand.  The point of this series is to try to explain in layman terms what some of the theories are regarding 2012 and intersperse those ideas with some of my own, coming from a background in Jungian and Gestalt studies, metaphysics and spiritual work, as well as many years in the field of education. For over forty years, I have been privileged to see over 3000 people, all of whom are open-minded, thinking out of the box, many of whom have shared their personal experiences of expansion and evolvement at this important time in space, adjusting to the energies that infuse this planet from an unknown source to many or from a GOD source, depending on one’s belief systems.  To be able to read this series will mean that you must open your mind to some other thinking and maybe consider other realities.  If this will conflict with your current faith and your beliefs, then please go no further as this series is a layman’s study meant to connect us to the meanings assigned to December 21, 2012.

What is there about 2012 that should interest you?

The myth and reality of 2012 derives from the Mayan civilization as we look once again at its history and culture. Archaeological records show that the first Maya ‘suddenly’ appeared over a millennium and a half ago, in the remote areas of what is today Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula; Guatemala and parts of Honduras and Belize. (There are theories regarding this phenomenon that suggest the Mayans came from the ‘big flood’ when the earth was separated and the land connecting to Egypt became parts of the South American/Middle American continents, mainly due to the similarities of cosmological accuracies, pyramid building and artifacts found during this millennium.  The Mayans appear to have arrived with an advanced sense of technology already in place, rather than evolving their technology over a long period of time.  These facts seem to support the Mayans splitting from another advanced civilization. Whatever the Mayans achieved in their new land, they abandoned in the 9th century and therefore left a complete mystery and riddle as to the reason for this abandonment.

What we know about them is the tremendous language and artifacts that were left behind with advanced cosmology, the Mayan calendar being a highly sophisticated study of cosmic cycles and time calculations. Michael Coe, an expert in Mayan cosmology tells us that the system has not slipped one day in over 25 centuries.  The 5,000 year old Mayan calendar appears to track something even more surprising: the rare celestial alignment of our solar system, our sun, and our planet with the center of our galaxy—an even that will not happen again for another 26,000 years.  According to the Mayan priests, records indicate the last Great Cycle began in August of 3114 B.C.E. —the approximate time of the first Egyptian hieroglyphics—and ends in the near future, in the year 2012 C.E.  Specifically, the cycle ends on December 21, 2012, when our sun will move into direct alignment with the equator of the Milky Way galaxy.  So that is enough information to work with as to how all of this will affect us, studying the different ideas about this from different angles. Several well known authors have some of their own ideas.

Gregg Braden focuses on what he calls a ‘pole reversal’, basing this on the historical, scientific material:     “When we think of things that are certain in life, we tend to count the magnetic fields of our planet among those certainties.  For as long as anyone living today can remember, every time we have looked at the needle of a compass, the tip of the needle has pointed in the same direction—‘up there,’ toward the magnetic north pole of the Earth.  And while we tend to think of Earth’s north and south poles as a sure thing; the reality is that our planet’s magnetism is anything but certain.”

We know for example, that every once in a while something truly mind-boggling, almost unthinkable, happens.   For reasons that are still not fully understood, our familiar north and south poles trade places—the magnetic field of the Earth does a complete flip-flop.  Although polar reversals are rare in the history of civilizations, the geologic record shows that they happen routinely in terms of Earth’s history.  Magnetic reversals have already happened 171 times in the last 76 million years, with at least 14 of those reversals occurring in the last 4.5 million years alone.

And while they are definitely cyclic, the reversals appear to vary in time, making the time of the next one an uncertainty.  These are symptoms, however, that precede the flip-flops, such as abrupt changes in weather patterns and a rapid weakening of the planet’s magnetic field—both of which are happening right now.  It is the appearance of these symptoms today, and the fact that we are ‘overdue’ for a polar shift, that has led a growing number of mainstream scientist to suggest that we are in the early stages of such a reversal.”

In July 2004, the New York Times posted, in their science section, what a magnetic reversal is and what might be the results of such a thing, stating: “The collapse of the Earth’s magnetic field, which both guards the planet and guides many of its creatures, appears to have started in earnest 150 years ago.” There are many scientists who have measured the electromagnetic field through the years and have watched it decline over 7%.

What does this mean to us as individuals?

My studies have brought me to the conclusion that ‘as above, so below’ stands to be tested in our own bodies/minds/souls and that the electromagnetic field which is present at all times is helping recalibrate our bodies to handle this magnetic shift.  We are receiving help through the unconscious, the collective unconscious and various information systems open to us.  To be simply put, we are receiving dreams, ideas, paradigm shifts, and upgrades, so to speak all the time, but mostly in the times of rest and sleep when we are open to adjustments.  More will be said about this as we move on through this series, being very specific about how and why we must pay attention to the ‘changes going on in our universe from the largest of events to the smallest’.  During this time it is best to pay attention to rest, diet and environment so that you have the connection you need to good health and attitude.  You will see people around you who are not making needed changes and therefore are suffering greatly and that saddens us to see as the universe and time moves forward.  What keeps us stuck in our rigidity and our belief systems that keep us from accepting change, opening our minds and understanding the more basic practices of love and compassion as those who came before, our greatest teachers, Jesus Christ, Buddha, Mohammed, Krishna and others who have set the standards of service, love and ‘do unto others’ as a ‘golden rule’.

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24
Jan 2012

First Quarter Astrocast – January, February & March, 2012

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Planetary Alignment 2012Wow! What a December we just went through: a Lunar Eclipse on the 10th of December not to mention the Mercury Retrograde up until December 13th. I am sure you all are busy with beginnings and endings and getting it touch with your patience and fortitude. Get ready for a rocking and rolling New Year as well. We have all heard the hype on 2012 and yes, there will be changes; earth changes and the raising of consciousness, however hopefully the new global network will bring about more responsibility for peace and prosperity. If those who cannot promote this attitude and adapt to these changes don’t affirm this, then it will be those who suffer the most. Don’t let that be YOU! We will focus in these quarterlies on the challenges and the affirmations for each sign of the zodiac as they apply to your sign. Remember to read your Ascendant sign first, your Moon sign second and your Sun sign last, to get a full reading on what this horoscope means. If you have questions you can always reach me through my e-mail at gwynne@gwynnemayer.com, Skype at gwynne.mayer or by phone at 210-393-5349. Keep in touch and if you have concerns about the 2012 situations, please comment below or contact me.

And now what is coming up for January, February and March that will affect us all:  Mercury will move retrograde for the first time in 2012,  March 12th  through April 4th  in the sign of Aries moving retrograde into latter degrees of Pisces. Mars, a very energetic planet, will move retrograde January 23rd through April 13th, covering three months of our energy, redirecting and directing in the sign of Virgo which will definitely cause anyone with Virgo emphasis to sit up and take notice.  Saturn will turn retrograde February 7th through June 25th in the latter degrees of Libra before it turns toward Scorpio in its direct motion later in the year.  What a relief for these Librans who have been really solidifying their goals and ambitions and dealing with the setbacks of life’s lessons.  Be watchful of New Moons to start projects, give or take a couple of days:  January 22nd, February 21st, and March  22nd.  This is a time for beginning projects, new diets, physical disciplines or any creative endeavor that has been culminating.  The Full Moons are times to finish up and complete something  and times of ‘letting go’:  January 8th,  February 7th, and March 8th.  It is helpful to watch New Moons and Full Moons in all areas, health, business, relationships and finances as it affects all of these areas.

Aries

AriesWhat does Aries have in store for those who are in this cardinal T Square between Uranus, Saturn and Pluto?  Those early Aries are bouncing with changes all over the place, coming up against that which they have resisted most and having to confront the situations in health, career, relationships and spirituality.   It depends on how you look at the situation in order to find some affirmative and positive steps to take rather than looking at the glass half empty.  Expect the unexpected toward the end of January and notice the way you handle these issues that come about.  You are being asked to make changes in some living conditions that have not met with your own standards, so exactly what are your standards and expectations?  You might find yourself confronting the career issues and those who have control over what you say and do in your place of work, or you will find that you have been asked to exert your own authority and have to deal with the problems of those employed by you….those problems which you cannot escape or ignore.  You will want to stay in good standing with the loved ones near you, partners and others with whom you have shared intimate moments.  These connections will benefit you through trying times especially through the month of February.  You also want to take care of health issues that have been creeping up on you and make some decisions about following some sort of disciplines whether they be holistic or medical….you need to make some quick decisions about the quality of your health, diet and regimen.  You have been asked to take it easy and rest many times but now you will see the wisdom in all of this and will have to catch up with resting through some trying times.  Money will be coming your way in the next several months, so make sure it is invested well and not slipping through your fingers on the way to the bank account.  This is the time to grow your finances in every way.  You are deepening your spiritual growth and learning some ways of following your faith that have not been available to you in the past.  You are so independent that you often head off on a new adventure before giving the proper amount of time to consider the ‘here and now’.  Make sure that one of your affirmations for the New Year of 2012 is to ‘stop and smell the roses’.

Taurus

TaurusThe good news for Taurus is that Jupiter is in your sign and is helping you be expanded in the positive, optimistic and generous sector of your chart in whichever area of your life needs that type of experience…relationships, health, family and career.  Because Taurus’ will gain from this experience, it also might be a more wasteful and competitive, overdoing time as well.  So please don’t overdo and come off as obnoxious in all of this.  You have a tendency to think of yourself first and that might cause some problems in that all others are not ‘your possessions’ but are there to enjoy your company, not to serve you in your self-indulgence.  You are also experiencing a South Node in your house of money earned and spent so you need to be cautious and keep up with those spending habits. This New Year, 2012, is a time to take an honest accounting of what you are spending up against what you owe, so that you don’t fool yourself and get further in debt.  You will have sudden insights into those who have been your friends and have tried to enlighten you along the way. Some are very nurturing to your essence and some may be harmful, especially those who agree with you in sharing addictions or obsessions, no matter if those matters are drugs, alcohol, dietary, shopping, etc.  You will find that this is a time for healing and awareness, but also a time to indulge yourself in your dreams and in your spiritual awareness, whether they are about journaling, studying esoteric spiritual concerns, or just going back to the church of your choice.  It is time to give from a heartfelt space.  If you are a parent, your oldest child will probably need your undivided attention through this time and some major nurturing and understanding that only you as an unconditionally loving person can give.  It is a great time to expand your business and make tremendous gains so be aware of your accounting procedures and your output in your business and especially pay attention to those you work for or who hold authority in your career arena.  Be cautious that your investments are making money rather than draining your account. The time may be to have patience in those investments and wait until a later day to cash in if that is what is on your mind.  Choose wisely!  This is a great time for clear headed thinking!

Gemini

GeminiYou are probably going to feel like you are a spinning top and on a continuous spin.  It is time to use your head and complete some things you started in 2011, make them adjust to real time in 2012. Now is a great time to dig into your unconscious and find out how you can bring about peace and harmony to your conscious mind, especially while Jupiter reigns in Taurus, your solar 12th house. It might help you get in touch with your true intentions in life so that you can manifest the things without sabotaging your efforts.  Use Uranus in the 11th to develop friends and support during this time and remember that your friends and the people you ‘hang’ with are reflections of how you feel about yourself as well.  Some surprises may be in store for you this year in the area of career, bringing more joy and passion to this arena and giving you some situations that bring more money and fame into your areas of authority. Watch closely as Mars retrogrades in your 4th house of home and family which will bring about some disruption in the area of home, possibly some communication mishaps which you can easily fix with a little patience and fortitude.  You will find that your creativity and your children are bringing you new things to consider these next few months and you will want to delve into some areas of concerns that will challenge your creative mind.  It is time to save and not spend too much money, but to also handle monies toward retirement and investments.  Be wise will all of these situations so that you can plan for your future.  Don’t hide your light under the covers. Let yourself shine with maturity and grace.

Cancer

You are caught up in a cardinal cross, T Square, which, in astrology is a severe confrontations of all things important to you and you will make needed changes as you see fit, but definitely will be forced into action, making decisions that you have put on the back burner and not considered to be that important.  This will affect your home, intimacy, partners in both marriage and business and will force a confrontation of things that you have not been considering as ‘needed change’, but now is the time!  There are areas of your career and your management if you are in authoritative positions that will need attention. This has everything to do with your results in business, especially if you are steering the career boat.  If not, you will have some problems with those over you in authoritative positions and may be called upon to make some needed changes.  You might be considering other options at this time but don’t make those decisions without talking things over with partners and family.  This is also a time when you can find full support from friends who are like-minded and this will give you some new ideas, possibly some new and innovative goals to accomplish this year 2012.  The cards are stacked in your favor ‘if’ you make changes and confront the necessary issues that may have held you back in the past.  Your partner may be moving in what seems to be an opposite direction but the fact is that your partner is probably equal to you in making his/her mark in career and in life.  You can cooperate and appreciate this if you look more deeply into your spiritual plans, finding some peaceful solace in meditation, yoga or just getting back to your religious preferences.  You will find that peaceful continuation of prayer and meditation, also paying attention to your dreams will help in many ways.  You are a sensitive and trustworthy being so show some of that side to yourself as well.  These three months will be seen much later as formative and innovative months if handled wisely and with care.

Leo

LeoLeos are expanding their lives in rapid fire rate, opening up new avenues for adventure especially in the areas of career and purpose.  Setting goals that are reachable and finding support for those goals in groups of supportive and realistic partnerships is very important at this point in your life.  Situations can get out of hand if you let your opportunities snowball into an overwhelming conditions.  This is a time you might want to keep records of your goals, and specifically plans to reach those goals, so that you don’t overwhelm yourself to a point of stress.  You are receiving guidance in your dreams, meditations and prayers so listen closely as you soul leads you to your purpose in life, not to mention your ‘passion’ as only a fire sign can do.  Your monies and investments have been lacking clarity so it is time to organize those bank statements and realize how much you are making but also how much you are spending.  It is time to be honest with yourself and take an accounting of your future and the stability that will come, not to mention the incredible earnings, if you only take note of banking and investments on a daily basis. If this is impossible for you, then hire a good accountant or book keeper to help you with these factors.   People you work around will be giving you some needed help in the next few months, but only if you are organized and can see the need for clarity and purpose in the area of your office and routine. Your diet will need to be disciplined so that you can keep healthy and full of energy during this year as it will be impossible to attain all these goals if you are slipping up and not eating and drinking in a disciplined manner.  Take care of your bones, aches and pains by exercising more and staying away from too much sugar.  There will be some events around your siblings that will need your immediate attention so it is wise to keep in close contact and make sure those details in your family are handled wisely.

Virgo

VirgoIf your Sun, Moon or Ascendant sits prominently in the sign of Virgo, you are used to your own fretfulness when things don’t go right or when situations are not to your liking, so these next months will be a cause for some concern if you perseverate on trying to accomplish the impossible and don’t take it all step by step.  If ever there was a need to take naps, meditate, find peaceful music or learn to find affirmations for every negative that goes through your mind.  There is an underlying belief in Virgos that they must be ‘fixed’ or that they need to ‘fix’ others. This seems to be intrinsic to Virgos and the premise that you are broken or that other people are broken needs to be countered with an alternative belief system.  While Mars goes Rx in your sign, you might want to look at the more positive things in your life that will carry you through and not overwhelm you in the process.  You are a fantastic person and have a great work ethic so pay attention to those things.  For the area of money, it is time to take a full accounting of what you are bringing in and separate out the personal and business accounting so that you can see for yourself how very rich you are and what your capabilities will bring about.  This is a time where you can add to your fortune in a big way, if you will just take the time to listen to wise counsel in the areas of money.  You are a very busy person and keep busy no matter what, even if you are ‘worn out’ so watch the fruitfulness of working when you are tired and exhausted and if you can’t find the time to rest and reflect.  Use the Saturn transit of your 2nd house to bring in and hold on to the monies, realizing your incredible gift of working, making sure that you are remunerated for all of your efforts and not giving away your talents for naught.  Your attention to your spiritual gifts can help you in many ways so keep in touch with spiritual concerns, through meditation, guidance.  Some of you may even find that you are receiving messages from your ‘guides’ along the way. Share these with others close to you that you trust.  Form a team of those friends and family with whom you can share your more intimate details and manifest your goals this hectic year of 2012!

Libra

LeoLibrans have learned much the last couple of years and have come out the ‘better for it’.  It was difficult to not get the ‘message’, right?  You have learned the necessity of equality, sharing and paying attention to details that you have ignored in the past.  Now you are readying yourself to capitalize on all that you have learned and you will see that your hard work will pay off in the long run.  You might find that more money will be available to you in the near future than you ever thought possible, but it will take some planning on your part to get over the conservative attitude that has prevailed the last two years.  Your home has changes to reflect who you are and needs to be ‘feng shued’ for prosperity and alignment with your goals and wishes.  Paying attention to aches and pains that have come with those trials and tribulations will be up for you in the next few months, maybe a more healthy diet, not to lose weight but just to make your body feel in alignment with your tremendous surges of energy.  You will see that getting a thorough medical checkup and combining this with good sense, will help in many ways to further your path, onward ho!   Your partner needs attention as you have been treating him/her with cursory attention in the past and now, he/she needs some quality attention, maybe even romance along the way.  There is always an element of surprise in these types of situations so give romance a ‘go’!  How about it?  It is not the amount of time you spend with your partner, but the quality of time.  That is what this is all about.

Scorpio

ScorpioScorpios have been working with their unconscious through dreams and reflections of the past and have learned big lessons in how to administer the future and the ‘here and now’ from these reflections.  People in their intimate circles have caused them concern, regret and resolution and now it is time to be thankful for all of those lessons.  You will find that your friends will be somewhat distant from you in the next months, only because they get confused by your intensity so it might be wise to make special efforts in sociability and remember to have patience where before there has been none.  You have a chance with the North Node transiting your 2nd house to re-evaluate your finances and the amount of money you bring in comparing to the amount of money you are ‘able’ to bring in and look at your sense of prosperity or rather look at how you have sabotaged some of your efforts for other reasons than your ‘abilities’.  You will find that you are able to communicate very intensely and clearly through this time and it might be a time for you to start a book or writing to preserve this intellectual and creative time in your life.  You have many thoughts worthy of notice and they are worthwhile enough to be documented, don’t you think?   Your dietary needs fluctuate depending on what is going on in your emotional life and it is time to look at those needs, eating healthily for ‘you’ and paying attention to highly charged situations which might interfere with your digestion.  Pay close attention to any addictions you have and make sure that your liver is cleansed and staying  clear of anger issues.  You might try getting into yoga and doing some regular massage that cleans out the lymphatic system.  You are very capable of being healthy and healing self, so get ready to do just that!

Sagittarius

SagittariusThese next few months will give you time to shine in many ways, once you get a handle on health issues and make sure that your dietary needs are custom built to benefit you.  You have the wisdom to know what is healthy for you and you need to stay with a discipline that honors your internal wisdom.  You are being helped by the North Node in your first house and that is very indicative of support for ‘change’.  Pluto transiting the 2nd house is going to bring in great added finances as long as you don’t go on major spending sprees.  Make sure that your big spending is associated with your investments, so if you are investing in something that will make money in the end, go for it!  Neptune is transiting the 4th house so your home will be a haven for you to attain your dreams, wishes and goals, in other words, find time for solace, meditation, prayer and making the home a sacred space, keeping it as private as you can for the next year so that you know where your restful space is.  Don’t allow negative energy to embrace your home area and if it does, just use whatever methods you have learned to use to cleanse the negativity and turn the energy into a more positive and sacred space.   Uranus in the 5th house will bring about changes needed with your children, maybe a new way of helping them to learn their lessons as they will be changing their own goals and attainments many times through the next few months….just listen closely and guide wisely and you will show them or model for them the behaviors needed for greater success in their own endeavors.   You need to organize your daily routine and do not let distractions keep you from your goals and focus.  You will feel as if you can accomplish a great deal, however, there will be many people wanting your time and your wisdom so share only when you feel that you can keep your focus and your energy contained. This will be a challenge as long as Jupiter is transiting your 6th house.  Your boundaries will need adjusting periodically this year, but a constant anchor is to look to your own energy and see if those around you are expanding your energy or zapping it in one way or another. Good luck at noticing because you are a giving soul and fail to look at others as possibly taking up your good energy.  You are a child of the universe, remember that!

Capricorn

CapricornThis has been a difficult time, but it has also shown you what your priorities should be and how to adjust them to your plans in order to attain some degree of stability.  You have had some tremendous insights into how your life has gone thus far and the needed changes you need to make in order for you to move on and let go of the past.  Even more insights will come as your North Node transits the 12th house, to help rid you of your negativity and the areas of your life that have not served you well, including people who have zapped your strength and courage through this difficult time.  You have some areas of wisdom and also enlightenment that have come to you through communications with Neptune transiting the 3rd house.  You might find yourself more psychically sensitive to others and may need to watch your boundaries with those who drain you of your psychic powers.  Make goals for yourself that include prosperity and creativity these next few months and don’t depend on others to do that for you.  Cleaning out all of the meaningless minutiae from your home, and finding a place for everything that is left is going to be one of the major hurdles you face this next year.  It will benefit you to see what you keep hanging onto and will clear out a space for you to settle up issues that you seem to forget that block your path to success. Your home is your haven and you have to make some needed changes as to the people who you allow in and out of it, as they may also be bringing some drastic changes to your life that keep you unsettled and in a state of anxiety so be sure to calm the energy of your home and possibly ‘feng shui’ it to allow the passage and completion of good energy in the home.  Jupiter in the 5th house will bring about good fortune for you when you are using your creativity and understanding the creativity of others, as well as promoting yourself in a way that is giving from the ‘heart’ and not manipulative in any way.  As Saturn transits the 10th , you will find that you need to work longer hours and take more time for your profession so that you can make up the difference in monetary concerns.  This will pay off in the end and you will see the results by this next summer.

Aquarius

AquariusAquarians will find themselves in a clearer space than ever before with their goals manifesting big time in connection to their ‘life purpose’.  These are the great humanitarians of our time and we don’t forget you to help guide us to a greater reality and connection to our own humanity.  It is time now for you to be clear about your earnings and your bank account so that the two are in sync with one another.  You have a chance to gain some windfalls of monies if you keep your eye on the ball.  It is going to be necessary to save over half of everything you get so that you don’t fall into some kind of poverty consciousness.  You have many friends who are more than willing to follow you in whichever path you are on now.  You are well liked and will be rewarded with your goals being focused on and maintained this next six months.  Be specific about the disciplines needed to get to those goals.  Saturn is moving from your solar 9th to 10th house and will be bringing you more recognition for your hard work.  It will probably demand more organization and longer hours of planning in your career endeavors.  You will have to remember that your hard work will pay off in the end.  It means that you have many little things to remember and to follow as a routine which is not your cup of tea, but it will benefit you financially when you are following your path.  You are benefiting from clear communication with siblings or those who are similar to family siblings, close friends, etc.  There may be quite a bit of activity in communications and teaching the next few months so be sure you are organized and able to keep up with the demands.  Only organization and setting of priorities will help you out in the next few months.

Pisces

PiscesPisces will be seeing Mercury turning retrograde in the 10th This your time to come into your ‘own’ Pisces.  It is time to feel into those sensitivities and make sure that you are saying and believing in the spiritual side of self/Self, understanding the gifts you bring to others through your counsel and inspiration.  If there ever was an inspiring sign, you are it.  You will need to refine your goals to realistic settings and dates to be accomplished.  It is going to be important that you don’t let others distract you from what you feel inspired to do or create.  It is a very ‘artistic’ time for you no matter what your ‘art’ is or how well you create.  You will find that is also time to refine your future and your ambitions in the career sector, making sure that you have all the qualifications needed to further your career and ambitions.  It might be also time to finish up a certification or post graduate degree so that you will have the extra knowledge needed to move on in your life and be looked upon as an authority in your field of endeavor.  You are building a future with the help of a partner and so resources must also be invested and it is possible to invest in land, homes and real estate in order to make a strong financial statement for the future.  It might mean to be conservative now, but able to gain great momentum in the future.

There will be many ups and downs in the finances, however the future is going to be prosperous if you will only keep that in mind and really practice your affirmations fully.  You are a highly spiritual being so whether you meditate, pray or find a sacred space to practice your affirmations, you will succeed greatly in correlation to the disciplines you keep in those regards.  You will find that you are communicating with others constantly and there might also be much short trips and travel associated with the next six months or so.  Be ready to be flexible and on the go and keep the affirmations coming.  You are able to do all of this with little or no effort at the end of the day!

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23
Jan 2012

Archetypal Astrology

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This is a discussion of the meaning and importance of archetypes as they source themselves through the self, anima, animus, and shadow as seen through Jungian psychology.  This is taken from the lessons taught in Archetypal Astrology in the last thirty years.

The Self

ZodiacA combination of psyche and ego (ego being the conscious realm as signified by the ascendant), the psyche being the conscious and unconscious. We are born into the cross of matter and fixated, at the time of birth, in an ego building chart, with 12 other environmental, housing concerns that respond to our involuntariness and spend time trying to sway us into a formation. The ego is needed to respond and NOT to react, hopefully spontaneously, as a child (so says the Bible) so as not to form too many sub personalities. Let s give your SELF the number 1 personality that is free flowing and typical of your ascendant, depending on its mutability, cardinality or fixity. The number 2 personality has been CONDITIONED by the chart/12 houses and all aspects to the ascendant and shows the nature of the ego from birth forward. Look at your chart and see what your ascendant and all planets nearby have to say about your ego/self and watch closely as to your approach to the unconscious and the imaginable realm. Do you move about freely? Does your ego set discerning pathways by which you can maneuver through your chart? and by the way, the charts of others?…Remember when we read the charts of others that we are speaking to the SOUL through the ego…and sometimes it is a treacherous path if we are too subjectively involved with our own egos!

The Anima is the SOUL of man and is seen through the female side (which can be male or female) I associate the Soul connection in relationships through the Moon/Venus and all heavily aspect connections of the male s chart through those two directions. The anima in a man s chart is his inner female and can be reflected back to him more easily when there is a Moon/Venus connection through another s chart. This is critical, especially in love relationships as the female in the relationship will be relating to the male s anima whether she likes it or not, as that is all he can see/love her for. So let s look closely at the male Moon/Venus in the men s charts, and look closely at how they aspect your chart in synastry. We must notice the attention we pay, and those that grab our energies and see what part of them lies within us. I will use my own Sun and Moon analysis as well as my 7th house whose co-rulers (Saturn/Uranus) lie in the 10th house. I am mesmerized by strong willed and connected females more in a positive way, and have spent much of my life devoted to hanging onto those images AS self, but the shadow part of me is equally put off and negatively hypnotized by the VICTIM, the HELPLESS, and the NEEDY female opposite. So I had to take the nature of the Sun in Leo and find out what the oppositions to those adjectives/qualities would be not Uranus. I have acted out my willful freedom issues by walking out of 7th house relationships, not facing my own dependency, my own neediness, fears, helplessness and most of all my own sadness. To this day, it creates an intense amount of work on my shadow side. My eighth house opposing Moon in Libra (second) is of course how Aphrodite will live with her sexuality…as I watch her shadow nymph-like creatures going about creating magic.

Psychological Types Correlated

From an astrological perspective, I would like to explain the introversion/extroversion as it applies to the chart mandala as well as the intuition, thinking, sensation, feeling functions and how they are seen in the chart wheel structure.

According to Jung’s typology, we classify according to attitude type and function type. Of attitude type there are two choices: extraverted, in which the individual’s libido (primal structure) tends to be directed from oneself towards objects in the outer world, while introverted personalities, libido tends to be directed from the objects of the outer world into oneself. Acknowledging that neither of these categories is fixed nor exclusive, Jung sought merely to describe in a practical, observable way what someone’s dominant or typical attitude was toward people, the world and oneself.

We look at a chart wheel and make some generalizations regarding the above introverted/extroverted nature. The introverted chart will have the majority of planets below the horizon, realizing that the person with this chart will take matters into account on a subjective level and may or may not manifest these matters outwardly. The predominance of female planets (earth/water) in a chart will also show a subjective nature, but not necessarily introversion. The extroverted chart, on the other hand will have a predominance of planets in the upper half of the chart and/or a predominance of air and fire. As always a synthesis of all aspects in a chart need to be considered and flexibility in the nature of a chart, progressions and transits needs to be accounted for when analyzing these extroverted/introverted natures.

We shall now look at the intuitive, thinking, sensation, and feeling aspects of the natal chart. We categorize these types into rational and irrational functions. The two rational types are thinking and feeling. We use the term rational because both of these functions are criteria to organize and to make decisions. The thinking function organizes and decides according to analysis and logic, (planetary placements in air, i.e., Libra, Gemini, Aquarius), while the feeling functions organize and decide based on ones values and self worth, i.e. (Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces). Feeling function should not be synonymous with emotion, but instead should go into the realm of morality and values, including one’s ethical sense of things and situations. Using the term ‘rational’ for feeling types in the Jungian sense might confound modern-day people (especially thinking types!) who assume feelings and emotions are always irrational aspects of psychic life meant to be controlled or resolved. Thinking, if looking at only placements in a chart, will be in the lower left hand quadrant as one looks at a natal chart, taking into account the combinations and aspects of both air planets and air house placements in a solar chart. The feeling section of a chart will be the lower right quadrant and will depend largely on the placement of water planets, and or water houses, i.e. the fourth house is largely the rooted values/feelings coming from home and family in the past and in the here and now.

We will move then to the discussion of irrational functions. The two irrational functions, in Jungian terminology are intuition and sensation. Intuitive types function on the basis of one’s unconscious experience and perceptions, that immaterial realm of symbols, images and archetypes that many are unaware of but which an intuitive person uses as the foundation for action and experience. The intuitive function is represented by a predominance of planets in the upper left hand quadrant of the natal chart and are also represented by planets in fire, i.e. Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. The sensation type of person primarily function through experience of the concrete, physical world, a down-to-earth sense of existence in the world and unto oneself. This type is primarily seen in the upper right hand quadrant of a chart, represented by earth planets, Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo. Again, one must synthesize to see the blend in a chart and work with the integration of all types into the one personality/ego structure which is the overall outer wheel of a chart as read from the ascendant.

Basically, using Jungian types, there are eight basic types of people: extraverted thinking, feeling, intuitive, and sensate, and introverted thinking, feeling, intuitive and sensate. The well known Myers-Briggs test of psychological type is based on Jung’s typology. There are some extra categories, but other Jungians have adapted some of these tests in different ways.

Shadow Living in Polarity

Often times we live in our own reality long enough to realize that the shadows around us must have something to do with us, not belonging to the OTHER as a projection, but instead living within our peripheral vision as a perception of the OTHER. What we realize in astrological terms is that each sign has its polarized opposite and that opposite is the nature of our shadows. For those who do not have a great deal of astrological experience, I have designed a simple interpretation for you to peruse regarding your sun sign. For those who are learned in astrology, you can apply these signs and opposites to all of your planets and houses therein.

Aries – Aries polar opposite would be Libra. The initiative and manifestation taken on by an Aries will often have the Libran shadow lurking in the background—dependency on relationships (not too willingly dependent due to the opposition, as in all shadows…repressed energies). An Aries may be annoyed with the need to always be called on to balance, to negotiate, to resolve conflict, while claiming a hard stand on INDEPENDENCE. The independence of the Aries is always in conflict with the need to relate…to be committed…to find the other as a source for the targeted projection of neediness, dependency, and most of all conciliatory agreements.

Taurus – This sign is dancing with its shadow Scorpio and has a grand time in its fixed two step rendition of “I Own YOU!/YOU are too intense for me.” What does the Taurus do with his/her intensity of feeling? Usually the Taurean energy is too busy making money, worrying about the material world, and grasping at fame and fortune, to be disturbed by the intense sexual energy and intimacy issues that arise WITHIN. Usually the Taurus surrounds him/herself with those intense others so that BLAME can be put on those possessions within the family circle. What would happen if the Taurus became more cognizant of the deeper meanings and feelings involved in more intimate interaction? Their lives would become more sexual and intense, instead of sensual and superficial.

Gemini – The shadow of Gemini would be Sagittarius. Here we have a duality that operates at all times, changing faces to adapt to each situation and even coming up with a reasonable philosophy to justify the personas. Gemini, although very mutable, can often be very dogmatic and believe only in the constructs of the Gemini mind as that is his/her form of higher (Sagittarius) knowledge. Watch for conversations with this sign where nothing is being heard other than the sound of his/her own voice. So the question is, while the Gemini is involved in his/her shadow, can we have a conversation that is a two way event?

Cancer – Cancer’s polarity is Capricorn and definitely the paternal aspect of the matriarch as Cancer battles the shadow of the patriarch in all the subtleties of feelings and emotions and never out in the open as words would be useless at this time. Manipulation is the shadow of this Moon ruled sign and learning to be open and loving rather than smothering and possessive, using children and loved ones to find joy and security in life. This sign will live out all of its shadows through the progeny if they allow it. My suggestion is to be quite open with a Cancer and call it as you see it. That takes the power of the shadow away from this otherwise loving and caring sign.

Leo – Leo’s polarity would be Aquarius…so Leo will hide the need for distance in an intimate relationship and jump into his/her mind so that he/she doesn’t have to deal with the emotion and fire of the relationship at the level of intimacy. All along seemingly romantic (as most Leo’s are), he/she will hover near the flame of creativity, deep intimacy, etc., but keep himself/herself at a distance by figuring it all out. The quality of unreal and surreal is replete in an Aquarian and lives in the shadows of a Leo…opting to project onto the whole planet and the new age, the needs of relationships. Such drama of AVOID DANCE can only enhance the romantic detachment that brings this shadow to the forefront.

Virgo – Virgo’s wonderfully discriminating energy is often sabotaged when the shadow of Pisces is not acknowledged. The Virgo takes on the bitchy, nitpicking negative qualities because of over prioritizing issues and events instead of giving itself sacred space. The shadow of a Virgo is usually only visible by another discerning Virgo as this is a crafty and often powerfully intelligent sign to process. Pisces gives vision to a Virgo in the golden gifts of the shadow, but the Virgo is not just satisfied with vision and dreaming—much too romantic and illusory for this process oriented sign. It would pay well for the Virgo to look within and find that dream, that illusion that would give depth and energy to the sterility of just staying with the PROGRAM.

Libra – Libran’s greatest need is to join together as one as partners of equals and have a truly compatible relationship with a significant other, however the shadow of Aries reminds the Libra of the opposition the independent and free-thinking soul who needs no one else in order to make decisions. Often, in the midst of the wrestling with the shadow, a Libra will triangulate and find third parties to negotiate that freedom of thinking and in doing so sabotage the monogamous or one on one intimacy that he/she has so longed for. The libran needs to learn how to be direct and share in consensus reality, much less take responsibility for the need for resolution without giving up one’s freedom of choice. Most Libran’s will wait on the partner for decision making but will not take the initiative. As long as this continues the hiding of the shadow is the key and the unlocking of the shadow would help free this partnering sign.

Scorpio – Scorpio’s intensity and grounded sexuality will take on the negative aspects of Taurus when the shadow is lurking near. Possessiveness, jealousy, rage and sensuality for the sake of the senses, holding no other meaning will all be prevalent in the Scorpio during these times of the shadow working. Scorpio is excellent at finding the deeper meanings of life and in helping all others transform as well as evolve past the more superficial behaviors. When the Scorpio is caught up in the Herculean angst of wresting with the labors of this Taurus’ shadow, it is best to stay clear of him/her so as not to be included in the abusive nature of the fight. Scorpio can assimilate this in a sort of a dance–tango like– letting one side show, to be serviced by the others side…and so it goes on and on.

Sagittarius – The knowledgeable and often dogmatic teacher within the Sagittarius is sabotaged by the Gemini counterpart and pretends to “not know” what is being contemplated, but instead acts as the perennial student, when all the while holding court as the Hierophant and knower of all things. So the secret side or the shadow of this firesign will be in the fixity of the dogmatic beliefs. To get this to the light of day, one must scratch the surface long enough with the Sag to see what he/she truly believes and not give him/her a chance to hide in his/her gypsy mentality. I consider this sign one of the hardest to get to know fully, as their communication is often muddled with contradictory statements and conflicting beliefs. There lies the shadow.

Capricorn – Capricorns are very purposeful and pragmatic, looking to protect their future with an overvigilance in the present. They also have a need to be assured of stability regarding finances and conservativism in their environment. These creative mountain goats can find a way to create quality in their homes and in their lives so that they can be safe and secure within their own surroundings. When the shadow creeps in to the psyche of a Capricorn, through his/her opposite in Cancer, we will see an over abundance of emotional angst and witholding if his/her needs are not met, so much so, that the intensity of feelings are acted out very tempermentally and often abusively due to the inability to handle his/her emotional lives around risk and lack of safety.

Aquarius – Aquarians are humanitarians at heart and can become so detached from their own humanness, that they miss “living fully”. We find Aquarians harnessing a protective element in their psyches that keeps them from being too sensitive to the needs and dramas of others. This brings in the negative Leo qualities into their shadows, a superficial dramatic acting out of emotional angst, a refusal to go through the experience, but instead to live out experiences through a sort of voyeurism so as to remain untouched by the pain and suffering that comes in any of our lives. When the shadow is lurking in the Aquarian, we will pick up a pompous and somewhat holier-than-thou attitude which is also holding his/her world together while he/she gets an understanding of how to live each moment fully, and authentically, even more to the point, how to stay in one’s own authority without giving way to pompous dogma.

Pisces – Pisces is a sensitive and romantic sign and the people born under this sign are often artistic either in art, music or theater, if not professionally then at least as a hobby. The Pisces is looking for the bigger picture in his/her life and is content to keep the vision of the whole in front of him/her. When the opposing Virgo shadow is present, there is confusion, bitchiness, and isolation that occur in the Piscean character. He/she is looking for the answer to all the confusion, but seldom understands that it is of his/her own making. When stress is present in a Pisces life…either caused by too many relationships, work-a-holic behavior or simply an addictive lifestyle. We will see a rubber band affect where the Pisces will pull into hiding after being social and quite popular. The Pisces needs to reflect without analyzing every bit of minutiae in his/her life and use introspection as a tool of understanding…or even better…use meditation as a calming agent.

As an astrologer, I think it is important for others, especially established Jungians, to embrace some of what Jung said in this letter, written in 1958, 3 years before his death.

“To Robert L. Kroon Astrology is one of the intuitive methods like the I Ching, geomantic, and other divinatory procedures. It is based upon the synchronicity principle, i.e., meaningful coincidence. I have explored experimentally three intuitive methods: the method of the I Ching, geomantics, and astrology.  Astrology is a naively projected psychology in which the different attitudes and temperaments of man are represented as gods and identified with planets and zodiacal  constellations. While studying astrology I have applied it to concrete cases many times.  There are remarkable  coincidences, e.g.. the position of Mars in the zenith in the famous horoscope of Wilhelm II, the so-called ‘Friedenskaiser.’

This position is said already in a medieval treatise to mean always casus ab alto, a fall from the height.

The experiment is most suggestive to a versatile mind, unreliable in the hands of the unimaginative, and dangerous in the hands of a fool, as those intuitive methods always are. If intelligently used the experiment is useful in cases where it is a matter of an opaque structure. It often provides surprising insights. The most definite limit of the experiment is lack of intelligence and literal-mindedness of the observer. It is an intelligent apercu like the shape of the hand or the expression of the face—things of which a stupid and unimaginative mind can make nothing and from which a superstitious mind draws the wrong conclusions.” Astrological truths as statistical results are questionable or even unlikely. (cf. my paper ‘synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle” in Jung-Pauli: The Interpretation of Nature and the Psyche, Bollingen Series LI, New York 1952. Pag. 83 ff.)

The superstitious use (prediction of the future or statement of facts beyond psychological possibilities) is false. Astrology differs very much from alchemy, as its historical literature consists merely of different methods of casting a horoscope and of interpretation, and not of philosophical texts as is the case in alchemy.

There is no psychological exposition of astrology yet, on account of the fact that the empirical foundation in the sense of science has not yet been laid. The reason for this is that astrology does not follow the principle of causality, but depends, like all intuitive methods, on acausality. Undoubtedly, astrology is flourishing as never before in the past, but it is still most unsatisfactorily explored despite very frequent use. it is an apt tool only when used intelligently. It is not at all foolproof and when used by a rationalistic and narrow mind it is a definite nuisance.”

CG Jung

As a student of his daughter, I learned that he casted charts on most every one that he saw as a patient and since his death, many psychological essays, as well as dissertations have been done on astropsychology. Many of the well renowned Jungians utilize this method and are not very forthcoming about it due to the criticism by those who cannot connect to its
intelligibility.

Hope this helps some of you who have questions about Jung’s involvement in metaphysics as well. I think a study of his connection to Pauli might help.

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23
Jan 2012

Importance of the Dream – The World Within

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Dreamwork“In Persian tradition, there is a knightly order of spiritual warriors known as the Fravartis.  They choose to enter this world to fight the good fight.  They move in this world with the knowledge of a higher world.  They are attuned to a secret order of events beyond the facts recorded in the media and our day planners.  Active dreamers engage with this world in a similar way. We are choosers.  We know who we are, where we come from, and that our lives have meaning and purpose.  And that part of this purpose is to generate meaning and help others to find meaning in their lives at every opportunity.” ~ Robert Moss

Things to remember about dreaming:

  • Your dreams are one of the only real gateways into the unconscious, revealing your intentions, your past, present, future, your state of being.  Your soul retrieval is done through your dream world, connecting with all that you are and have ever been
  • Your dreams will follow you in our waking moments and need to be researched and considered as guideposts for future development
  • Your dreams are enacted at many levels and reveal personal, relational and historical information that your unconscious deems important enough for you to remember
  • Ways of working with your dreams are through guided imagination, meditation, gestalt techniques, drawing, sculpting, psychodrama and many more creative functions

Intentional  dreaming:

Meditate before you go to sleep on ‘affirming’ what you want in your life, examples:

  • “I want to find my soul mate.”
  • “I want to manifest my destination.”
  • “I want an answer to resolving a specific situation.”

Clean up and protect your energetic body:

  1. Learn to ground yourself
  2. Invoke blessing and protection
  3. Check boundaries
  4. Choose focus  – notice where you put your energy and with whom
  5. Lighten up and develop a sense of humor

Your energy body goes through the chakras:

  1. First Chakra – Root Center – base of spine to bottom of your feet. (How well are you grounded and rooted to the earth)
  2. Second Chakra – Sacral Center – above the pelvis and mid tummy (involves your sexuality and how you birth new ideas and new situations)
  3. Third Chakra – Solar Plexus – diaphragm  v-shape under the breasts (involves power center, exerting your personal authority and ideas)
  4. Fourth Chakra -Heart Center – the heart and all feeling of love and acceptance  (involves unconditional love and acceptance, the Christing principle)
  5. Fifth Chakra  – Throat Center – the throat and voice box (saying what you mean, coming from telling the truth as you see it.)
  6. Sixth Chakra  – Third Eye – the middle of the forehead between the eyes (this is directly related to insight, intuition and wisdom of any situation)
  7. Seventh Chakra – Crown Center – (located at the crown for purposes of taking in spiritual and connective energy from higher source)

A word of advice:  Always find one or two people who are supportive of you and with whom you can share your dreams. This helps in affirming the positive and going forward with the messages that come of the dreams.

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23
Jan 2012

Freeing the Energy of Eros Through Psyche

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Urobos ZodiacWe oftentimes get our energy plugged up within a relationship to the other even though we realize the other is US. Our energy becomes short circuited or contained, when in fact, it would help us to move through our erotic/eros nature to come to a point of release of that same energy. The whole universe, the energy of each part of the body moves both internally and externally, subjectively and objectively, contracting and expanding, inhaling and exhaling, and pulsating inward to the nucleus of the inner psyche and outward to all other selves and dimensions. The freer the energy movement becomes, in keeping with its own integrity and cohesion, the more intense becomes the life and the fuller becomes the consciousness, hence the full living within and between multidimensional comprehension.

More recently, we have been looking at dialogical relationships which is a coined term by two authors John Scudder and Anne Bishop in a small book called Beyond Friendship and Eros.

Giving us new paradigms to consider, they say:

“We will explore possible nontraditional personal relationships between men and women and give concrete examples of how some of these possibilities have found fulfillment. We will ask our readers to entertain the possibility of developing new relationships with persons to entertain the possibility of developing new relationships with persons of the opposite sex rather than the traditional ones based on sex and romance. The primary question this new direction raises is not, “Are they friends or lovers?’ but ” Is their relationships personal or impersonal?” Relationships that focus on fitting the designated ways of society are often impersonal—even when they are called personal relationships such as friends or lovers. In personal relationships, as we will show, persons respond to each other as they are present to each other and in ways that presence calls forth, rather than by following the DICTATES OF SOCIETAL ROLES. When people attempt to relate to each other personally within the confines of societal structures, they often find their personal relationships restricted and truncated by these structures. Even those who initially do not feel their relationship restricted by traditional structures often look to their personal relationship as it matures, rather than to society, to define the meaning of that relationship.”

The authors go on to explain that many artists …i.e. CS Lewis and Ralph W Emerson engaged with someone who also delved into this magical dialogical type of relationship.

Examples of how those contrast:

“New lovers, traditionally, have assumed that their relationship is unique. It is well established in the literature of love that this feeling of uniqueness is characteristic of new love. New lovers proudly proclaim that their love is like no other love. Those who experience love that is not culturally recognized are not given to such proclamation. They fear that they are alone (MOI) and fervently hope that others experience what they are experiencing. They are uncertain about the meaning of their relationship and are reaching out for help in making sense of its meaning.”

Dialogical Love and Abundant Being are the concepts we will explore here:

“Dialogical love is first experienced as abundant being that occurs when two people are together in a way that enhances both of them. This abundant being is rarely experienced directly. It is initially recognized by its accompanying sense of ecstatic fulfillment. Later when the couple reflect on their experience, (and the authors point out that this through the years …studied only those relationships that went beyond three or four years most of them 20 years of duration)they usually felt a sense of “Wow! I was completely there in that conversation. My horizons were expanded, and I felt myself lifted into another level of being. time just flew! In truth, I was unaware of the passage of time.’

Abundant being alters the meaning of time by affirming the worth of moments shared together. Time lived well together seems to fly. Often when we are engrossed in thought and conversation on a long trip, time first appears when the city limit sign announces that we are at our destination. Then one of us will comment, “Do you mean we’ve been driving for hours?” Time vanishes when shared love and mutual pursuits become one.

Abundant being doesn’t come according to the PREDICTABLE schedules of clock time. When it comes, you need flexible time to seize the moment. Relationships that foster abundant being require only not only much time together but time that’s highly flexible, allowing a great deal of freedom to respond and cultivate possibilities that appear. The need for flexible time makes cultivation of relationships of dialogical love difficult for those who are not married to each other. But the abundant being that appears with such rich relationships makes wrestling with time constraints well worth the effort. When time vanishes for a couple who are living in the fullness of time, it reappears when the demands of schedule time intervene. There is a sense in which the joy of time together is accompanied by a clock ticking in the background.”

Exploring this dialogical concept of relationships, we want to explore more fully the Eros/Psyche myth and how it applies to this present change in paradigms, altering relationships from what they have been into where they are now. We all have erotic natures which we tend to split off from our psyche, however we are coming to a point in our lives, where this EROS must fit with our own PSYCHology and move forward, unblocking the energy that will fulfill us ultimately as ONE.

The Myth of Us – Eros and Psyche

“It is wrong to think that Love comes from long companionship or persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of a spiritual affinity, and unless that affinity is created IN A MOMENT, it will not be created in years or even generations.” ~ Kahlil Gibran, from “The Broken Wings”

We are discussing, in depth and detail, the realistic, third dimensional relationship to the myth of Eros and Psyche, as well as the practicality of bringing the myths into reality, the reality of you and me, the US. In a relationship there is only ONE of US; the ability to see this demands an understanding of the beauty and the beast that lies within. We bring people into our lives to show us the way, whether it be within relationships, acquaintances, or significant others. There are many myths that represent the story of relationships, however, we are going to delve into the myth of Eros and Psyche and apply it to our reality here and now.

The story of Eros and Psyche is complex, but to simplify it, we will tell the myth in its simplicity and apply some of the concepts in later writings always to return to the basic premise of this mythological magical relationship between Eros/Cupid and Psyche. It is the story about how love and soul unite and spirituality and physicality become ONE.

Psyche was the daughter of a King and one of three daughters, who was beautiful, adored and mortal, so beautiful that she was beginning to oust the immortal alchemical goddess, Aphrodite. Aphrodite, of course, would have none of this, being the Goddess of Love and Beauty, so she sent her son Eros to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest man in the world and marry him here enters the beast. Eros, after seeing Psyche, fell in love with her, pricked himself with his arrow and fell in love with her immediately erased all he had done to her and went away. Aphrodite, realizing that her son had not carried out his orders, cast her own spell on Psyche. Psyche was taken from her people, destined to marry a monster, leaving her people in distress and her parents wailing in the face of the FATES. The FATES had told her parents to take her to a mountain and leave her to the Beast. Eros, from this point on in the story, always stayed hidden, yet, at the same time, helped Psyche and always intervened on her behalf, unbeknownst to her. He remained in her life as the tone of Eros, the voice of mystical and spiritual merging, yet she did not know this and felt she was under the spells of Aphrodite, destined to be married to the monster Beast.

Psyche was able to glance at Eros, thinking he was the Beast, and at that moment, saw his godliness and his beauty and fell deeply in love with him. She accidentally spilled the oil from her oil lamp on him and he awoke to find her in deep grief and sorrow. Seeing her in grief, he flew out the window and for the first time she felt truly abandoned.

From this point on, Aphrodite realizes that there are tasks and tortures that Psyche needs to go through as she will not relinquish her son, Eros, to this contestant for the most beautiful in the world.

Through the story, there are tasks and Herculean types of maneuvers that Psyche must prove to win the love of Eros and merge him as a husband/lover. Zeus, the God of Olympus, finally bestowed upon these two his good graces; giving Psyche the drink of the gods, ambrosia, to create her as an immortal so that she could marry Eros and unite with him on Olympus. This is not the end of their struggles to attain an enchanted life, however, for our purposes, it is where we want to begin our more realistic story of relationships and the struggle between Eros and Psyche within.

For a more detailed connection to this story, please visit this website: http://www.geocities.com/ailiathena/Myths/MythPages.html

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23
Jan 2012

Intentional Coaching

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Intentional CoachingFollowing your Intention, Inspiration and Intuition – Manifesting daily, weekly, monthly, all that you are meant to be and more

After forty years of counseling, therapizing, educating and consulting with clients, friends and loved ones, I have realized that we, as individuals, do not meet our intentions and ultimate purposes in life. This causes a myriad of problems; addiction, depression, mood disorders, neurosis and general problems with well being.

In order to counter these issues with positive outcomes and affirmative actions, I have begun coaching on a weekly, bi-weekly and monthly basis at a minimum cost to those who are committed to their own successes and aspirations.

This involves individual sessions based on your immediate needs and will focus on the following:

  • Immediate condition of your life and how you have manifest what you want and don’t want – do you know the difference?
  • Learning how your hourly and daily actions fit into your overall goals – this includes your connection to family, education, marriage, partnership, career, health, volunteer work and friendships
  • Develop contiguous daily, weekly and monthly goals that show your true intention – what behaviors do you put in place to portray your true intentions
  • Journal your dreams, activating the unconscious to get in touch with your spiritual guidance coming from within. (It is very important to know that your unconscious which is 80% of you, is supporting you)
  • Work with a form of your own divination and intuition whether you are Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Moslem or Jewish
  • Your intentions and how are you living them out? (behaviors that put all of this in place)
  • Your inspirations and how you are being inspired to be the best that you can be? How do you take care of your ‘soul’ when it sends you messages?
  • Your daily routines helping or preventing you from having all that you want in life?
  • Weekly accounting of daily activities that support all of the above.
  • Your physical and emotional disciplines in terms of giving you what you need. Enabling you to do what you want? Honoring your sacred space?

If you want to make a commitment to this process please call or write for an initial consultation:  gwynne@gwynnemayer.com or phone: 210-393-5349.

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