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Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-01T11:00:00.002-07:00

Reading for 2009
by Rev.Alice Miller

(00:0001) (Greenwich is used as the symbolic center of Earth-time.)
Running the chart for Washington, D.C. [with LMT adjustment]
changes the house cusps by a few degrees, but essentially produces the same chart.
As always, we start with a Grand Cross. Using 12:00:01 AM will create a chart with the horizon square the meridian and the Sun conjunct the IC for every new year. Since it is always present in these yearly charts, perhaps it merely refers to the sense that each new year is, in some way, a crossroads. In any event, it is largely meaningless–not cause for worry or fear.

Part I

Much astrological comment about the current Saturn-Uranus opposition is scattered across the web–and it is still present in the chart for the New Year. While it may have personal meaning for some of you, if you have planets or other significant points of your charts that are being touched by one or more of these oppositions, they are basically markers for all-human developments.

Jim Buss reminded me of its connection with the previous Saturn-Uranus Conjunction of 1988, which was called the Harmonic Convergence. Interestingly, it was in Sagittarius the sign of truth and higher mind. Today, at the beginning of 2009, I pause to address this process in the context of its beginning.

Saturn represents limits and boundaries, and is designed to allow us to focus on a specific area without a lot of bleed-through from the background. It also refers to maturity-linked boundaries, which are designed to protect us from experiences that are beyond our current development. These boundaries are intended to move, to expand as we mature.

Jupiter/expansion is forever behind Saturn working to expand our horizons. However, some Saturn-limits are resistant to Jupiter and remain rigid, blocking our path. Then it is that Uranus steps in to break up these restrictions. Uranus’ capacity for sudden change can cause surprising, even shocking, events that push us beyond our limiting beliefs, beyond our fears.

As Uranus and Saturn came together in a harmonic convergence, an evolutionary limit was shattered and humanity was set free from the weight of earth, to soar in the clouds, even grab for the stars. It would take time for this to fully manifest, but the seeds of change were planted and a new vibrational surge began to lift humanity into new dimensions of being.

We have always had a great deal of undeveloped potential. Science concurs when it reminds us of how little of our brains we use, and how much of our DNA lies dormant. Like cosmic calendars, the cycles of Uranus-Saturn are markers of change that activate larger areas of being.

Currently, we have reached Uranus-Saturn’s full-moon phase. Living at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, I like to think of the cycle in terms of mountain climbing. At the conjunction, we are at the base, starting up. At the opposition, we reach the peak and start down the other side. The uphill struggle is finished. Most of the downhill journey will be easier. Still, there can be times when we begin to move too fast, maybe trip over a rock, or our own feet. While the worst is over, there are still challenges ahead, but the good news is that we are on the downhill side and we can see the goal of our journey.

It should be noted that our particular mountain has a plateau at the top, for the opposition is a recurring one, with five hits–four in Pisces-Virgo and a final one in Aries-Libra. The first of these occurred on election day USA, and set the mood for those which follow. For the first time in my memory (which goes back to Harry Truman) of American elections, the whole world has vested its hopes in the leadership of the USA. This may be considered a direct result of the 1988 Harmonic Convergence. Chances are the remaining hits will bring more notable events. Some of them may be retrograde in nature (like rethinking or redoing, making adjustments, etc.) It is important to keep the faith, to continue believing in what has been started. Change of this magnitude always meets resistance. But, remember, we are on the downhill side of the cycle and the end-goal is assured. No matter what criticism you hear–and you will hear some–hold the light on Washington. Believe in peace and prosperity. We are part of the process. Our prayers and/or positive attention/energies can help to smooth the path ahead.

Part II

Another major astrological event is Pluto’s transit into Capricorn for about the next eighteen years. On an all-human scale, Pluto challenges humanity, according to his sign. Back when s/he went through Scorpio, AIDS confronted us with our beliefs about the dangers and evils of sex. More recently, during the transit of Sagittarius, our beliefs about crooked politicians were confronted with political abuses of truth. We were also required to face questions of whom to believe, relative to the media. Once we could believe that news was news, and health news was helpful. As Pluto crossed Sagittarius, more and more, we were required to consider whom to trust, whom to believe.

To a large degree, Capricorn is about proof–proving the theories presented by Sagittarius. If we have been wise in our choices about whom to trust and what to believe, the years ahead will be incredibly productive. However, we will be confronted with the results of our choices, wise or unwise–on a global scale. During the next few years, we may be confronted with many errors-in-judgement. Let us not make this an opportunity to indulge in guilt-tripping ourselves or others. Let us, instead, be grateful for the opportunities presented, to learn from history.
On a personal basis, Pluto is intended to contribute empowerment, but he is very thorough and will root-out anything or anyone that is blocking your power. So many of us were conditioned to give up our power, early in life. Initially, we gave it up to parents, then to society, to spouses, bosses and the government. The next 18 years will, ultimately, be about major portions of humanity taking back personal power. It will not be about war and fighting. It will be about an expanded use of the creative consciousness. It will be about increasing competence in the use of affirmations, visualizations, and any form of prayer (focused attention) that works for you.

For those with planets in early Capricorn, Cancer, Aries & Libra
Especially birthdays between the 22nd and 25th of December, March,June,August

Pluto transits are slow–across Capricorn it will move about 1.66o per year. Aspects will be in effect for as much as five years, particularly if you resist giving up jobs, relationships, habits, etc. that stand in the way of retrieving your creative potential.

When Pluto begins a transit, he will not let go until you do. It these transits bring you pain, it means that you need to let go! All too often, we refuse to make real change (or go to the doctor!) until the situation gets painful enough.

Part of the reason for the length of these transits is that they are a kind of metamorphosis–including a relatively lengthy cocoon stage. Pluto transits are butterfly transits. You begin at the larvae stage, on the ground. You end, struggling out of the cocoon, then finally flying above the old ways on beautiful wings, having become a whole new version of you.

Part III

Jupiter is in Capricorn and conjunct Mercury. This suggests that at least some of the answers are inherent in the questions asked. Capricorn is a very mature sign and Jupiter in Capricorn is very good at figuring things out. He brings grounded and practical answers to our questions. Also, the particular combination tends to be good at finding spiritual solutions to practical problems.

Chiron and Neptune are traveling through Aquarius together. Aquarius is somewhat galactic in nature, a bit more than man. Neptune refers to our capacity for mastery, and in more practical terms, to our visionary/intuitive abilities. Chiron upgrades whatever it touches, so this points to not merely crossing the old Capricorn limits, but blowing the outer limits–call it expanding our auras. It suggests that the higher our consciousness rises the bigger it gets. Imagine how much more we can see from the mountaintop!

Both planets are relatively slow-moving and have been in Aquarius for some years, so this simply points to an ongoing process. It is all a part of the great adventure of moving into the age of Aquarius.

We might also note that we have now crossed the midpoint between the two Venus occultations in 2004 and 2012. We are on the downhill side of that passage too.

Here is a bit of enlightenment which I received.

It relates to the hundredth monkey theory. I believe that the occultation of 2012 refers to the point when enough of the New Kids have reached maturity and become active to activate the theory. They will not be a majority yet, but their numbers will be sufficient to guarantee the changes they came to make. I would say that it is safe to say that the movement toward that activation is already more than halfway complete.

Thank you to:

The Possibility People, for you have hung in there and accomplished far more than you know. If nothing else, you showed the New Kids that it is OK to be different from the older generations.
The Indigos, many of whom are in the Saturn Return period, are coming-of-age as a social and political force and I salute you for the changes you are making in our world.
The Crystals who hold the light and the vision for us all. You are the peacemakers who will become increasingly important in the coming years.
The Rainbows who have begun to come in. Still only a few of you are present–I suspect the main group will arrive when Neptune moves into Pisces. You will build the future in the space cleared by Indigos and held by Crystals.

I say to each and every one of you
that you truly are a great blessing and
you shall continue to be blessed
Happy 2009!.

News Comments--September 08

2009-01-01T10:55:00.002-07:00

Part I

Our airwaves are being flooded with the financial crisis of the USA, adding even more fear to the flood already generated using the events of 9/11/01. Certain thoughts stand out for me. First, notice that the event was the destruction of the World Trade Center, which housed several stock exchanges, a number of banks and investment companies. Surely the destruction of those buildings can be regarded as a symbolic picture of the financial failures of recent times.

Since I avoid most news casts, I did a bit of research before beginning this article. One discovery, which I consider is quite significant: The World Trade Center was composed of nine buildings, only two of which crashed. As a symbol, it suggests that a significant part of the U.S. financial structure will survive intact.

Part II

About thirty years ago, I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia and I began doing research with a book called Sugar Blues. From there, my research spread out into areas of economy controllers, the government behind the government, etc. I probably looked at this stuff for a couple of years, hoping for some glimmer of light. All I learned was that a form of financial cancer had taken over this country.

. It was also apparent that there was little that average people could do about it--probably not even if they learned to cooperate--and what are the probabilities of that? Clearly politics and government were not going to resolve this.

I have worked with many recovering alcoholics, and I remembered one of their sayings. If you keep doing things the same way, how can you expect to get different results? Applying that here, we may conclude that if anything is ever to change, extraordinary solutions will be necessary. What has become so obvious could be called moral rot. Its only answer must be metaphysical healing. In Science of Mind classes we learned, "There is a power greater than me and I can use it."

Bit by bit the knowledge of that power is spreading around the world. It is being further expanded by the new kids, many of whom come into the world knowing this. For them, it goes beyond mere belief, being so much a part of them as to be taken for granted. In them lies the hope of the world. While there are a number of Indigos older than age thirty, the main body of them beginning about 1977 is moving into its thirties.

Some of you are familiar with the “hundredth monkey” theory. I believe that by 2012, it will be in effect, relative to the new kids and their use of their divine inheritance–what which is being called creative consciousness. At that point, the percentage of these highly evolved beings will be sufficient to guarantee a world committed to change.

Part III

Near the beginning of the Age of Pisces a single man, Jesus ben Joseph, ventured to teach the world how consciousness works, or at least how to begin making it work. I think he knew that it would take an age for his message to get through. Another way to say this is to view him as the first Aquarian Model--a prototype for the changes that would occur in humanity by the end of that age.

I suspect that current generations of young people being born during the past several decades may be what was meant by the phrase second coming of Christ. Charts I have read, for some years now, have been revealing the presence on earth of Christed beings. These individuals are born outside the general consciousness, called or committed to a higher purpose. This group includes most, probably all, of the readers of Spirit and Stars.

Lest you let that burden you, know this: You are changing the world, by your very presence. You model lives which include survival and sanity against all odds. For the most part, you were born into highly dysfunctional families and subjected to one or more types of abuse. And yet, in examining yourselves, you find that you carry significantly fewer soul wounds, and far less emotional scarring that others who faced the same abuses. Let this tell you that you have a sturdier or more evolved psyche. Let it tell you that you are protected, by being more evolved and/or by guardian angels. You contract with Deity or the Universe is your protection.

Many of you do not notice that you do, as a matter of course, things that many others would think impossible. This is why I call you Possibility People, for, by your lives, you example human potentials previously unknown. You are, one and all, the elder sisters and brothers of humanity. And whether you know it or not, others look up to you–not for any moral code, but for your ability to transcend what everybody knows, and demonstrate higher truths.

Part IV: Advice

Worry
Do not try to stop worrying in traditional ways. Do not scold or criticize yourself.
Acknowledge that worry is an abuse symptom. Be gentle. Learn to laugh at yourself. Say something like, “There I go again,” and say it with a rueful chuckle.
Instead, whenever you notice that you are in worry-mode, distract yourself. Do something that will engage your mind elsewhere. Some people read romances or watch sit coms or soap operas on TV. Some use exercise. It does not matter what you use, so long as it makes your inner critic shut up.

No fair criticizing yourself for the time it takes to do this exercise! Know this: those who push your buttons or manipulate you to fears, are doing it for one purpose only. That purpose is to steal your energy. We need to remain calm and peaceful to hold our energy, for it will be that energy, directed into images of a more peaceful and productive world, that will heal its wounds. Consequently, we advise that, in so far as possible, you ignore the so-called news.

Consider the idea of Maya–which says that much of what we see is illusion. Work toward realizing that all the chaos is a deliberately created illusion. By whatever name, our God/dess is in control—and It is not fighting on either side or any war! Remind yourself as often as necessary that most of what is being called news could more properly be called advertising or brainwashing. It is clearly directed to advertising fear.

And then, in addition to the news, look at the commercials. As an exercise, notice how much advertising has moved from the sexual domain to the fear domain. Mark the emphasis on various forms of body malfunction, which are clearly designed to trigger fear. One would think that all the doctors and drug companies fear going broke! On one level or another, they know that if they can get you to look for illness, many of you will create it.

For those who have the capacity to envision, spend time daily picturing a happy peaceful planet. A simpler method is simply to imagine your own life filled with peace and plenty. And then imagine the effect, as more and more people join you in creating the image. This is the power of group consciousness in action.

Let us stop believing in the lies. Let us be the living truth, for, born outside the general consciousness, now, more than ever before, we are learning to live there. These events cannot touch us unless, we allow ourselves to fear them.

Some of you will experience life adjustments. But you have experienced such adjustments before, and you came through them. You will do so again. Whether you used the words or not, you have lived by faith. Make it more conscious. Take it for granted that you will come through, that life will get better, that the Earth will be saved. The very presence of Possibility People, Indigos and Crystals guarantee it!

So it is
So it ever shall be.

Creation, Evolution, and The New Kids Indigos, Crystals, Rainbows

2009-01-01T10:51:00.001-07:00

In 1977 the discovery of Chiron was announced and it became the significator of the information age. Near that time, personal computers became popular, and shortly after the general population went on-line. Suddenly the masses had easy access to a huge information system that existed outside the ordinary confines of the human mind. The on-line computer became a visible symbol for human intuition and its capacity for expanding awareness.

Possibly the most significant thing about home computers is that they are evolving so rapidly. Every few years we are required to upgrade them. Ultimately, Chiron became the symbolic upgrade planet, and Chiron’s discovery marked an upgrade in humanity. The new kids represented a new evolutionary stage in humanity–a humanity that is consciously connected, from birth, to its own, Internal Internet. Whole generations of these children are born aware of previously-rare abilities, previously unknown realms of information, and previously forgotten creative potential that, in earlier generations, were accessible to only a few individuals.

The most important difference between the New Kids and earlier generations is a metaphysical one. Tradition has taught that we are hybrid beings–generally a combination that might be called lesser gods and higher animals. Most western religions taught that we had somehow fallen (into sin) and would now have to be saved before we could return to Heaven/spirit. Some denominations taught that salvation was a gift to be accepted. Others taught that it was a prize to be won or a reward to be earned.

Some religions gave us one lifetime, others gave us many incarnations in which to retrieve a state of being perfect, whole and complete. We forgot that we had been that way from the beginning, and that being less than perfect, whole and complete is an illusion, and the product of a self-image limited by the dimensions of the physical senses. Our yearning for Spirit comes from a deeply buried memory, and our evolutionary journey is about rediscovering who we really are.The great error-in-judgement (original sin?) was in mistaking a fall in vibration for a fall into evil–or at least corrupting misbehavior. All that really happened was that, upon entering physical form, awareness is focused through the physical senses. The consciousness-level drops sufficiently to avoid burning out the body.

Any time a spirit wishes to manifest within the environs of Earth and Humanity, this must occur. Although there are some indications that this may eventually change, at present the physical body does not have the capacity to contain a consciousness sufficiently large or a vibratory level of sufficiently high frequency to fully embrace or experience the full range of possibilities available to pure spirit.

On the other hand, pure spirit has insufficient boundaries for true self-awareness. It is a state of being so connected as to have little ability for a tight or concentrated focus. As a “we” construct, it has difficulty knowing where “I” ends and “you” begins.

When we step outside ourselves, to view ourselves objectively, we mirror the divine purpose behind the creation of humanity. When we give birth, we model the process, and the two perspectives are imaged by the double-helix of human DNA, which presents a picture of us as half-animate and Half-Divine. We have two sets of genetics. We inherit abilities from two physical parents and one Divine Parent, duality and unity. . . or trinity? Spirit is channeled or focused through or formatted by Soul, which needs a body in which to navigate the Earth experience. The Earth experience is the means by which Divine Spirit acquires identity, potential and intelligence. In that sense, it is a journey or a school, composed of segments such as cycles of incarnation, individual incarnations for individuals and of years, centuries, ages, for the masses.

To restate: Humanity was created as an image or mirror in which All that Is can see itself (a holograph). It also implies a spiritual heredity, divine DNA. The idea of separation began, as portions of spirit changed form, took on specific limits (as described by a Sun sign?)and entered Earth as human beings–apparently half animate, half Devine.

In this form, there is (or has been learned) a bias toward belief in the visible and tangible reality. Gradually, the great invisible, intangible realm was moved into the outer edges of consciousness. When humans began to seek spirit, they did it from a sense of having lost the connection. Many believed that the only way to be more spiritual was to be less physical. Many churches taught that the only way to see God, to know God, was through physical death. But they also taught that if spirituality was not sought with enough diligence, death would send them to Hell, or return them to an often-hellish Earth incarnation. Believing these things, made them appear to be so, but it was an illusion. They were never true.

The process by which the illusion of duality became solid belief began in Genesis. At birth the human species had been given dominion over Earth. By the power of our word/idea, we create the appearances of our lives. Even so, beneath the appearance is the original divine law of goodness. No matter how we make it look, all things are inherently good. To change our lives, we must change the way we name things.

Over the ages, the millenniums, the centuries, human spirits returned to Earth, time after time, constantly maturing (evolving), as they reached toward, yearned for, the Divine Parent--longing to be like-It. The process was long. It began with moving away, with developing a sense of identity and individuality. Before there can be an “I AM”, or a “LET THERE BE ___”, there must be an “I.”. The original purpose of humanity was to create that “I”.

The second purpose of humanity was the expansion of self-awareness to a point where the “I” and the “We” could be held simultaneously. With the capacity to name ourselves “I”, we began the process of discovering who and what “I am.” That discovery began with information from the physical senses–I am male/female, I am a black/brown/yellow/red/white person, a part of family X, which is a part of a certain culture, belief-system, society, etc. Once all these were established (sometimes over multiple incarnations), certain individuals began to reach beyond it, to wonder whether “I may be more.”

Our evolutionary journey is along a path of consciousness. Coming from a state of allness, over millenniums we moved into individuality. As we did so, we also identified as physical beings, separate and apart from Spirit. As the Age of Pisces neared, the great yearning for return called forth a major group of great thinkers, the culmination of which was vested in the birth of the Piscean Avatar, one Jesus ben Joseph. He upset the entrenched monarchies and priesthoods. He was the Indigo of his times, as he reminded us that we are the offspring of Divine Spirit, not mere creations.

No matter how deeply this message was buried under the weight of religions, it persisted. Even in the face of guilt-tripping by Churchianity, that sense of being more remained, and over the centuries it became stronger. As humanity looked for, longed for, a second coming of Christ, the Christ-Spirit became stronger–strong enough to begin manifesting in the Children of Earth. As He knew himself to be Son of God, so the occasional new-born knew itself to be a literal offspring of Deity. By the late 1970's the new impulse was so strong that whole generations of spiritually-aware children began to be born. Humanity had reached a turning point in its evolution.

Astrologers recognize the discovery of new planets to be symbols for new (remembered) facets of human consciousness. The rise became visible in the late 1700s through the early 1900s, with the discoveries of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. During the next 40-50 years, this knowledge grew and compounded. Increasing numbers of Possibility People were born as bridges between the old humans and the new ones. The upward rise culminated in 1977, as the discovery of Chiron heralded a general upgrade in humanity.

In Spiritual terms, humanity had reached a turning-point. Whole generations began to be born with a new perspective but it would be several years before these children were recognized as an evolutionary upgrade.

In the years between the discovery of Pluto in 1930 and the discovery of Chiron in 1977, increasing numbers of humans had discovered/remembered their true origin as Spirit. The new kids identify Spiritual Beings, merely taking the form of human beings. But because the power of old beliefs is strong, many of these struggle to get into, or stay in body and retain their integrity of being. Gradually, as the balance between the old kids and the new kids tips, this problem will disappear.

We suspect that Indigos were born primarily as Uranus moved into conjunction with Neptune. As Uranus moved ahead of Neptune, and especially as the planets moved into mutual reception, the Crystals arrived. It is this writer’s belief that most of the Rainbows will be born during Neptune’s transit of Pisces. After that, the old kids will fade away and the general consciousness will be that of the new kids. At that point, humanity will be ready for the arrival of the Age of Aquarius. The first wave were Indigos. They came in as Uranian rebels, to be systems-busters. Many have strong Aries placements to show their warrior status. It is their task to break up the rigidity of Saturnian Beliefs. The second wave, called Crystal, are Neptunian by nature–often with a (Chiron ruled)Virgo emphasis to show their crystalline clarity. They work by withdrawing attention away from obsolescence, which allows it to melt or dissipate. They simply ignore whatever or whoever is stuck in the old ways. We believe that the Rainbows will have conscious control of both techniques. Their main role will be to create that which will fill the space vacated by the work of the Indigos and Crystals. They are the symbolic third part of the trinity which is paving the way into the Age of Aquarius.

More recently came the discovery of Eris. Many are describing her as a trouble-maker, but the writer suspects that this is only the Eris-in-Aries factor. Ultimately, we believe that Eris is to be the new ruler of Libra, for she is the twin-sister of Mars/Aries. She is extremely slow moving, especially on this end of the Zodiac so the evolutionary effects which she symbolizes will unfold slowly over several more decades.

What I expect to see is a true male-female balance, where what we think of as Aries qualities can be shared equally between the genders. This will result in female who are independent individuals without trying to behave like males. At the same time, as the genders move into greater equality, males will be less dependent on females in terms of emotional expression, homemaking and childcare.

I also expect to see ever greater mastery of the art of working between the right and left brain areas. This should produce more logical artistry and/or more artistic logic. When the general population can use both sides in a balanced way, what might now be called genius, will prevail and become part of the definition of the word humanity.

Most of all, I expect the general population to move away from beliefs that divide Body from Soul from Spirit. As we stop dividing male from female to the point where we see only people–not of a specific gender, color, creed, economic status, etc–we can know that we are returning to wholeness.

Finally, we will also discover the ability to switch from one point of view to the other. We will be able to switch our focus from our physical form, to our Soul/astral body, to Spiritual identity–back and forth and around again, by our intention. We will truly “get it” that the physical is only one of three forms available for our use. At that point, all sense of restriction or condemnation will be released from our Earth bodies.

As we said, it will take time. By my calculations, the beginning of the Age of Aquarius is still approximately 72 years away. Seventy-two years is the time it takes for the precession of the Equinoxes, which times the ages, to move one degree. This suggests that this year moved us into the last degree of the Piscean age. This writer suggests that the passage through this last degree is what the Bible refers to as End Times. It is a bit like an adolescent period, when neither parents nor their offspring know whether these are children or adults. Even so, we are unsure, from moment to moment, whether we are in the Age of Pisces or the Age of Aquarius. Meanwhile, Neptune in Aquarius bids us to relax and allow ourselves to flow naturally into the next age. The ground-work is laid and the outcome is certain. That certainty will become clear and evident in 2012, but we may claim it now if we wish.

In some ways, the recent presidential campaign and nomination mirror the transition form Pisces to Aquarius. The new president-elect does have Aquarius Rising and certainly he represents hope to many people–not merely in the USA, but around the world. He has a big job ahead of him. We are light-workers. Let us all hold the light for him and the congress he will work with!
In closing, I would say this. The date, 2012, represents the second of a pair of Venus occultations. The first was in 2004, so we are currently mid-way. The time is right for a turning point–especially a turning point defined by Solar Light and Venus Love. Let it be so.

Disabilities or Evolution

2009-01-01T10:43:00.002-07:00

Part I

Metaphysics, spiritual teachings, and a deep understanding of how human consciousness works, teach us that for every physical or outer sense, we also have an inner sense. These have gone by various names, such as clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience. We also speak of the visionary, the seer, the prophet, all of whom have been recognized in the distant past. However, for many generations, these abilities have been driven underground by laughter, religious condemnation, and/or scientific denial. Nevertheless, they kept appearing in a few individuals of each generation.

During the 1930s the all-human level reached an evolutionary level which was structurally adequate for a rapid growth in consciousness. Very few of the first such generation managed to reach adulthood with the awareness of their so-called paranormal abilities. The word paranormal implies something parallel to the normal (awake?)state of consciousness. Ultimately this points to the two sides of the brain, left-brain logic and right-brain intuition. Most left-brain dominant people are right-handed. The left-handed minority has long been recognized as more the intuitive group.

A great deal of ordinary waking life is designed by and for left-brain thinking, and with the vast majority of humans right-handed, democracy gave them dominance. This was so rigid that for many generations, parents of naturally left-handed children forced them to the right, so that they would fit in.

Only recently has it become common knowledge that doing this created the learning disabilities which hid the true genius inherent in so many left-handed children.

Even standard horoscopes are designed to picture left-brain dominance. Observing this, I apply a special technique to reading charts for right-brain dominant people.

Those who manage to preserve their gifts tell us that we all have psychic ability. Even science admits that in addition to a left brain, we also have a right brain–but they try to confine it to the arts–and then, a great many of these artists are driven into other professions because everybody knows about starving artists. And if the artist believes it, s/he will surely be unable to make a living at art. But there is a secret to that.

The longer humans live on Earth, the higher they evolve. As they evolve, they resurrect a great many of these long forgotten, but inherent, talents and skills. More than that, they evolve into their divinely ordained creativity, and as they do, their beliefs manifest ever more clearly. And the great problem with that, is that we are conditioned to believe so many lies.

One of the great tasks, given to Possibility People is the discovery and overcoming of conditioned lies. Every interception represents some such task. During our early years, we do everything right, over and over, and time after time we get the wrong results. In some area of life, our instructions about how life works are missing or wrong. As a consequence, many of us struggle mightily trying to make our lives work. A few give up and with broken hearts find their way out of body and off the Earth. Most come to a time in their lives when they throw up their hands, and in one fashion or another pray this prayer, “I give up. I cannot do this.” And then it will be that a door opens, a coincidence happens, and we finally understand that it is not our fault that we have failed. The fault is in the instructions we were given. Some or all of those instructions are obsolete or simply wrong.

Of all the common misinformation passed from generation to generation is a definition called a normal human. This has been enhanced by a medical profession that has defined a set of norms by which they measure the progress of children–and sometimes adults. And because any such norm has been created from a composite, it rarely fits any individual exactly. Consequently, we have a number of terms which, applied to individuals, suggest that they are somehow inferior to the norm.

Worse, these norms are relatively static. They discount the possibility of an evolving humanity. Specifically, they are designed to corral us all into the left-brain logical enclosure. Here there is no room for intuitive-creative people, so these are called dysfunctional and labeled in various ways–Dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, Autistic, etc. It is our contention that most, perhaps all, of these individuals are simply part of the unstoppable advance of human evolution.

Part II: An Example

I first heard of learning disabilities in 1967, when two of my sons were diagnosed with visual dyslexia. The more assertive boy was getting through school reasonably well, by my gentle eldest son was barely passing and had begun to believe those who told him his was retarded. The most obvious source of trouble was mathematics. While I cannot remember him ever making a mistake on his math problems, he was so slow in doing them that he never got many of them solved. He was failing math, not because he could not do the problems, but because he could not finish a paper. Something was making it take far too much time and effort to read the numbers on the paper.

When he was in sixth grade, we got him into visual training, and things begin to turn around. Even today–the memory brings tears to my eyes. He came home from school one day and told me, “Mama, I really can read.” And in the ninth grade he fought to be moved from the special education math class into algebra. He was transferred at midyear and managed an average “B” grade from then on.
In time, this young man became an accountant and worked for the Colorado Treasurer’s Office. He told me that, along with his other duties, he was their troubleshooter. Whenever anyone could not find an error, he could walk over, scan the page lightly, and put his finger on the error. Apparently, he can do math intuitively! Imagine that! If it had been known that this was possible, and if he could have been taught accordingly, how much psychic pain could he have been spared? The great blessing of his life was when visual training helped him build a bridge across the conditioned chasm between right and left brain.

So, did he have a disability, or did he have a new and unrecognized ability? Was an educational system that was heavily biased toward logical left-brain thinking the real problem?

Part III: Another Example

In the process of working with my sons to retrain their visual skills, I made another discovery. One of the exercises done in the doctor’s office involved 3-D pictures. These were passed around for the adults to see and people were exclaiming at how well the depths of objects in the paper was shown. When I looked at the pictures, I could not see what was so impressive about them.

One of the great gifts given me is a strong Uranus, which allows me to change or adapt far more easily than most.

At age thirty, I discovered that, unlike most people, I had no depth perception. I had never seen any other way, so never thought about it, never realized that other people could see things that I could not.

My visual problem was initially caught in a school eye exam at age six and diagnosed as amblyopia or lazy eye. Only much later was it understood that this was a coping mechanism for dyslexia. I so passionately wanted to read that I shut off that eye so that I could see clearly with the other one. As a consequence, I have very little physical depth perception. However, I adapted to that so well that, until that day, I did not even realize that something was missing. In conversation, this doctor said that he would love to work with me, to see whether my eyes could also be straightened out. However, he added that it would be such a strain on my nervous system that it was probably inadvisable.

And so the years passed, and for the most part vision was not an issue. I did, occasionally wish that I could draw, but I felt more than compensated to be able to write. I gave it no more thought, until recently.

My clients teach me a great deal. Recently, I mentioned to one that I have almost no capacity to visualize, that I have no depth perception, and do about 80% of my seeing with my left eye. I assume that it is all related.

Bless her heart, she offered my advice on how to regain my depth perception. Only then did I realize that this is a purely physical disability. For a long time, I have been seeing deep into clients, through the lenses of their natal charts.

I also have an intercepted Mercury which is square my Pluto-Jupiter opposition. “Don’t tell!”....and sometimes “I don’t want to hear it.” (Smile) So then, was the physical depth perception blocked to hide the very real ability to see deeply into people? My mother was Scorpio, with a Leo Moon. She was reputation-conscious and had many secrets. It is seems clear she was terrified to think what her little blabbermouth Aries daughter might tell. Mother could be a pretty scary person. Perhaps it was safest to stop seeing what it would have been dangerous to tell. Having shorted out certain perceptions, tended to skew the capacity for envisioning anything. I even lost the ability to remember dreams until the past few years.

Still, about twenty-five years ago, I began, spontaneously, to channel information that had not previously been in my conscious mind. For a long time I almost stopped reading, because I can write to learn. So far, this has gifted me with fourteen books.

Do I have a disability, or a handicap? Whichever it is, I am deeply grateful.

A dear friend once told me that I take myself for granted–I think he meant that I just do things other people cannot, without noticing that I am doing anything unusual. In any event, I never thought of connecting my ability to tap into information not in my conscious mind, with my so-called eye problem, until I was offered a method for healing it, only to realize that there is nothing that I want to heal. I have learned far too much from it, to change a thing. As I so often say, “Everything is good for something!”

For some time, I have observed a variety of ways in which we Possibility People mask, or explain the various gifts given us–gifts which were not socially acceptable in the time-space environments of our early years. For example, I appear to figure out a great deal, that probably comes to me intuitively–witness this story. Then, in our early forties or even later–when the world is ready–these gifts reappear, and with them comes our missing in life. Don’t we appreciate them all the more? I do.

Part III

I have not actually worked consistently on a new book for some time. However, at least two book ideas are gestating. The first is Chiron, and the second gestating book will be an astrology for the New Kids. Meanwhile, I have written some pages on Chiron into Principles of Astrology and Possibilities for a New Age: Intercepted Planets. Added to that, I have been using Chiron in Readings for several years–feeling my way in interpreting it. One thing comes through clearly: Transiting Chiron upgrades the planets it touches.

Alongside that, we see that Chiron’s discovery date in 1977 is very close to the first reports on the New Kids. By the early eighties, we began to hear about the Indigos, and during the nineties, we began to see the Crystals. So, as a professional astrologer I was confronted with these children, who clearly represent an evolutionary advancement.

Please excuse the Biblical references. Although much of what passes for Christianity twists its meaning, I have found the Bible to be a useful metaphysical text. . . . Of course, I suspect that one of my past lives was as a Hebrew Zadek–a member of a group who gathered to examine the texts for multiple meanings.

I have come to realize that they represent a turning point in the rise to higher levels of self awareness. The appearance of Chiron heralded an upgrade in humanity. The New Kids represent a turning point in human evolution. To explain:
I believe that we are literal offspring–not creations–of our Deity. This means that we inherit Its attributes, and that we could all do miracles if we believed in our ability and our right to do them. Notice that, even now, the lame walk, the blind see, the deaf hear, and even the dead are brought back to life. For now, we use tools. As we realize more of our own abilities and power, we will not need those tools, but will be able to speak our word and make it so. And, yes, I know that most of us are not ready to do that.

The thing that holds us back is that we have been taught by both religious leaders and the scientific community, that things like reading people, or seeing the future, or the healing arts called energy work are impossible, or works of the devil, or . . . We have been taught, from childhood on, to withhold awareness of our deeper potential.

Meanwhile, Churchianity has taught us that we can only truly be spiritual when we get out of body. They teach us that the only door to Heaven is through death. As a consequence, a large part of Earth’s population has spent lifetimes, literally trying to get out of their body. We have been taught to condemn, or at least criticize physical bodies and physical lives. Many have even taught a punishing, abusive, Father God. I have long wondered how they can justify saying in one breath that, “God is Love,” and threatening hellfire with the next breath. It simply does not make sense!

But the good news is that, even so, a portion of humanity has still reached for a higher, more spiritual state. Others intentionally reached for higher levels of consciousness. It all led to a higher evolutionary state–in individuals first, then in groups. As a result, the balance began to shift.

A day came when a turning point was reached. A new type of human began to be born, all across the Earth. They came in knowing that they are spirits, learning–sometimes struggling–to live in physical form.

Still, the great error remains, in the form of a general belief in a split between spirit and body. And whether you are trying to spiritualize a body, or physicalize a spirit, you are still missing a point. And because of that error-in-judgment, you struggle.

It is time to understand what oneness really means, for spirit and form are one. A physical body is simply a form that spirit takes. It is not different from liquid water manifesting as a solid ice form or a vaporous steam. It can be said that spirit creates body and/or incarnates as a body, for the purpose of living and growing in ways unavailable to discarnate spirit.

Part IV

So now we consider, what happens when a spirit, thinking itself separate, tries to fit into a body? For some it is a struggle, and a few give up the struggle and leave Earth while still young. Let us not question, judge or grieve too much, for they have that right. Most will make another try later, often in the same family.

Spirits have high vibrational levels. Translate that as high-speed consciousness structures. These upgraded humans are like upgraded computers–they run very fast. Is this the origin of the conditions that are labeled ADD and ADHD?

Many of these have less difficulty as they mature, as they become more accustomed to using a physical body to house an exceptionally fast information processing system. These beings are designed to do two or more things at once, to accomplish more in less time than the old style humans. Others recognize (whether consciously or not) that they are on Earth simply to start a lot of things that others can finish. If you are one of these, ignore your critics and know that you are designed to be exactly what you are. Most important of all, let no person tell you that your high vibrational level is a flaw, dysfunction or aberration. If you could see into the next century, you would find that your type is in the majority, that humanity as a whole has speeded up. And you would probably also understand what that is intended to accomplish.

New Kids are far more sensitive than older generations were. They come with poor shields against the massive amount of static that fills the air. This static is composed of a combination of human thoughts, human emotions, and huge amounts of electronic noise. Some Indigos had their nervous systems rubbed raw until it set off some rather massive displays of rage. Meanwhile, the majority learned to shield themselves enough to accomplish their goals. Part of this group demonstrated a very dramatic version of teenitis, only to turn their lives completely around a few years later, leaving their elders proud but stunned.

And then came the Crystals, who are better able to shield themselves. They have the inherent capacity to ignore all the static. In some cases, they ignore it so well as to be suspected of having a hearing loss. In others, they are labeled autistic. Granted, such severe forms of self-protection bring certain problems. Some of these find a way to channel sufficient logical skills to function well in this world. Some do not. But my message to the wold is this:

There is nothing wrong with these children.
They are the future.

If we are wise, we will work with them to build bridges between yesterday and tomorrow. They have so much to teach us, and if we are wise, we will find ways to help them bridge the gap between the old ways and the new ones. Then, together, we can heal the split between right and left brains, and learn to use much more of our brains, our intelligence, our consciousness than has been possible in the past.

The Viet Nam Generation:

2008-07-09T09:26:00.001-07:00

July 8, 2008

NOTE: Currently, many reading requests are coming in from this group, who are in their early to mid forties. As a consequence, Spirit has given me some new information and prompted me to write about it. If you were born before or after the 1960's, feel free to ignore this issue.

The Viet Nam Generation:
Uranus Crosses Pluto in Virgo, with Chiron in Pisces
Approximately 8/62-4/68

Transiting Uranus crossing Transiting Pluto (in the sky) can be considered a relatively rare event, occurring about every 112 years. It last occurred in the mid to late 1960s and for most included an opposition to Chiron in Pisces. People born during its passage are now in their forties, and dealing with a major transformation. The Chiron placement was unknown at the time, but is now active, primarily as a trigger for the upgrading of Virgo.

A standard reading of Uranus conjunct Pluto is overkill. The historic event which roughly corresponded to the last time this transit occurred was the Viet Nam War. Only when I read Flight of the Intruder, by Stephen Coonts did I really get the connection. He described a war in which modern technology was confronted by a much simpler lifestyle. He described the repeated bombing of certain targets which hardly merited being bombed once–largely because the vision of the war, held by the two combatants, was entirely different. If neither side truly won, it was because they were not fighting the same war. And because of that, many of the (American) troops suffered great emotional and/or spiritual damage. So then, in metaphysical terms, what was the message? What was the point?

From another point of view, there are certain events which seem to land us in a strange world, one for which we do not know the rules, one which we are ill-equipped to handle. When such an event happens, we are torn loose from our grounding and find ourselves afloat in a different reality–at least for a moment. For the men who were sent to the Viet Nam War, the experience was extended over months and years and some became so detached from their accustomed reality that full recovery became questionable. Again, in metaphysical terms, what was the message? What was the point?

In a sense, most, probably all, natives of this period face such a crisis or turning point, at or near the Uranus Opposition (Demi-Return). Every person born has a Uranus Opposition, usually during the period between age forty and forty two–occasionally somewhat earlier or later. It is the most obvious opportunity for changing the direction of life in most incarnations. When Uranus stands alone, it usually takes about one year to process the changes. Those who have other planets near Uranus in their natal chart will find that this period is somewhat extended and/or intensified. For those born in the mid to late nineteen-sixties, it is usually both intensified and extended.

Perhaps part of the problem is that Virgo is an earth sign, and less malleable than the other elements. Even more problematical is the fact that Virgo has long been poorly understood, due to the common religious notion that no person is perfect, or can become perfect while on Earth, but that everyone should try. The conditioning puts Virgo in a no-win situation. Whether you have any other planets in Virgo or not, Uranus in Virgo will affect your capacity to make changes, while Pluto in Virgo affects your capacity to take back your power from those who taught to live this kind of frustration.

The greater metaphysical truth is, and has always been, that we are born perfect, whole, and complete. Ultimately, Virgo stands between spiritual childhood and adulthood, at the point where full stature has been reached and a basic education acquired. Having achieved this, Virgo must now go out into the world/society and put what s/he has learned into practice. The only thing and Virgo person or planet needs is practice. Entering adulthood, we all (at least everyone before the New Kids) make some mistakes. Still, practice leads to mastery, and mistakes should be regarded as a normal part of learning how to use our adult years.

With Uranus in Virgo, what needs to change is your methods of handling life. You are asked to give up the struggle for perfection–you cannot now attain what is already behind you. Relax, give yourself a break, and continue practicing. This is not different from learning to drive a car. At first it takes all of your attention. Often we grind the gears, or kill the engine. Some of us run into something (I did). But, gradually, over time and with practice, we learn to drive with ease. In time, many of us drive almost automatically, and are able to trust that our attention will return as needed for dealing with other drivers, etc. This is the point where we have mastered driving.

For Virgo Uranus, the period can be extended because you try too hard, or are too worried about making your changes perfect. Instead, this placement asks you to practice making changes in how you handle life–commonly over a longer period than some other signs, so that you achieve enough mastery to be able to make changes of method without undue stress. You may wish to find a guru–a spiritual astrologer or life coach, for example. Most of you will simply work through the process–an ability for which Virgo is famous.

When Pluto conjuncts any other planet, it intensifies the transits to it. Pluto’s motif is metamorphosis, and this is one of the most profound changes anyone can make. So with this conjunction, the Uranus Opposition period is greatly intensified–often in a rather compulsive way. More than that, this intensity comes from your higher self, which often quite high-handedly takes over our lives from time to time–without bothering to ask our ordinary thinking mind. As one who has the Pluto energy prominent in my chart/life, I learned long ago that my lower mind is not in control and making firm, long-term plans are useless. Bit by bit, I have been required to accept that Spirit works through me–whether I think so or not, and it takes me where it will. But I have also learned that it does a very good job of directing my life when I get out of my own way!

Although, for this generation, the mid-life turning point is a major event, since 1977 a saving grace has been available to assist in the process. That gift is an opposition from Chiron in Pisces. Ordinarily oppositions are considered rather stressful in themselves. They require the two (or more) planets involved to cooperate or fight–rather like a marriage, they come from opposite view points (as male and female, for example) and must discover a meeting ground where contributions are equal and balanced.

This opposition is one of the exceptions, made easier by the fact that Chiron is the new ruler of Virgo, having superceded Mercury. In essence, this is about correcting the spiritual error described earlier. In so doing, Chiron has upgraded Virgo’s meaning and purpose, with the practical effect of allowing Virgos to tune in their intuitive/visionary/creative capacity. As they accept their own innate perfection, they are able to move forward both socially and spiritually, without the old fears of doing something imperfectly.

And for the Viet Nam generation, it frees you up to listen and learn from an inner voice of inspiration. More than that, it allows you to retrieve your power–to discover the power/ability to do that which you once feared to try.

While Uranus often refers to the kind of change that resembles the remodeling of a structure for a changed or improved use, for this group the change is greater, more dramatic because the Pluto effect refers to a complete metamorphosis. The old life is simply wiped out and replaced by a new one—transformation–rebirth. I like to call any transit involving Pluto a butterfly transit, in which you are transformed from the ordinary overly-grounded person, crawling in the dust, to a beautiful butterfly, soaring above the flowers. During this period, a few get their angel wings and soar among the stars. Either way, it is worth the struggle, out of the bindings of the past, to sit in the sun, with drying wings.

Cancer

2008-07-09T09:20:00.002-07:00

It is impossible to predict, from the birth chart, exactly how planets, points, and houses in Cancer will turn out. Cancer is the energy of beginnings, the place and/or signature of birth and infancy. Like an infant, who grows more and faster than s/he ever will again, the Cancer area of any individual chart can be expected to grow, and keep on growing. It also suggests emergence, as a plant emerges from the soil. It is the place where something which has been gestated in the dark of womb or soil, emerges into the light. The more care it is given, the more love and attention, the healthier the growth. It is from lack of nurture, that certain Cancers become moody and depressed.

Traditionally, Cancer is known as one of the three so-called unconscious signs. This writer believes that they are, more accurately, pre-verbal memories, what might be called subconscious memories.
We usually think of memories as describable. Ordinarily, memories contain both a verbal and an emotional component. Babies are born without (recognizable) language. Memories acquired in this lifetime begin before we learn to speak, which means mostly, perhaps entirely, before we can truly think. They must be recorded in pictures and/or feelings, which are triggered by later events, bringing up apparently irrational emotional responses. It may be important to realize that there is a reason for such responses, even if you do not consciously know it. In the psychological sense, the source of such responses comes from very early in life–occasionally before birth, and nearly always before age two or three. Many, perhaps all, such responses are linked to events which happened before you had language–at least before you had language adequate for describing the event.
On the surface, those with strong Cancer influences in their charts often appear moody–may even think of themselves that way. This may only be the result of their tendency to soak up all the feelings of those around them. All water signs do this to some extent, because water has little or no resistance to have things dropped into it. Natives who have good strong Saturn boundaries will have less trouble with this. One way to use this to advantage would be to imagine/visualize some type of wall–or preferably filter–which will keep out, or at least limit the penetration of other people’s feelings. Make a picture, then summon up a feeling of safety (Cancer has much to do with feeling safe and secure) and comfort.
Spend time at least once or twice daily with this exercise for a (lunar) month. After that, repeat as needed.

In the ordinary sense, Cancer is related to feelings. Feelings are the mind of the body, telling us what we need. Literally, feelings refer only to the basics: hunger, thirst, pleasure, pain, etc. Generally, it is these feelings that Cancer types pick up so easily. One of the great problems in this area is that many people continue to hold on to unmet needs from their earliest years of life. The truth is, that when we have parents–especially mothers–who do not meet our needs, it is a sure sign that we have already evolved beyond the need or more than we were given. We do choose our parents –of course they must agree. As we near the end of an age, many of us are entering into families which lesser-evolved being would not survive. Whatever our reasons for doing so, of one thing we may be sure: We knew that we could survive, and that we could overcome.

Going beyond this level, we find the enlightened Cancer types who are really channels. They absorb material from the higher mind or super-consciousness–the point where mind is neither limited nor linear, where you can remember things from the apparent future. To the degree that it is a Cancer function, this will come primarily as visions, and perhaps feelings–sometimes the feeling of a vision or a vision of certain feelings. Many from this group become artists, especially painters. The artist can only draw what and how s/he sees.

For Cancer types, one of the most important things to realize is your innocence, for it is the innocence of a small child. You came into this lifetime with a clean slate. This is true, at any level, for the cycle of incarnation turns and turns through the Zodiac. In whatever cycle you are living out, you have newly emerged and you are born free–free of condemnation, free of error, free of karma. Take these words from the Master Jesus as your standard:

Permit the little children to come unto me.
Forbid them not,
For of such is the kingdom of God.

Gemini

2008-05-26T10:35:00.004-07:00

Mercury Retro at 21 Gemini, 5/26/08
June 8th–retrograde conjunction to the Sun
Mercury Direct at 12 Gemini 6/19/08
Neptune Retro 24 Aquarius from 5/26/08
Direct at 21 Aquarius on 11/1/08

We begin with an excerpt from The Principles of Astrology:
Gemini is known as "The Twins" or the "Pillars of Hercules" and rightly so. The Gemini emphasis is upon the nature of duality and the logic system that it makes possible. Again this is twofold. We begin with the ability to sort out a particular sight, sound, smell, taste, and/or touch from the background level of objects, noises, odors, attractions, and/or skin contacts. We focus on the specific and we name it, thus beginning the process of building language skills to be used in thinking and communicating.

Time begins here. When we change focus, we create divisions in time. In the past we focused on one thing. In the present we focus on another, and in the future we will focus on still another. Ordinarily, Gemini refers to right now. While time and name are not obvious facets of Gemini, they can be factors--especially when working in the psychological aspects of astrology.

Gemini is the original sign of relationship, sometimes used generically. It is essentially horizontal, referring to a side-by-side relationship, an essential commonality, a twin, sibling, or peer. In certain contexts it can refer to an elementary class or student. Gemini shows our earliest clear sense that there is more than one being like us--especially more than one child in the family, the neighborhood. It is the basis for relating to ideas as they contrast to or compare with the information we have and/or people as like or not-like us. As we learn the names for different entities, then for facets or qualities of these entities, we build a data base with which to think.

Planets in Gemini are conscious, visible. They need to be named properly. It will be important to see them as single units with twin facets--dual or multi-talented. If split apart, only half the information needed will be available and in that area of life. Something will feel torn in two.

When placed in Gemini, planets that represent persons, Mother or Father, Male, Female, Authority, or Power figures, usually divide into separate aspects. EXAMPLE: A Gemini Sun may refer to two fathers, or to one who is sometimes light and sometimes dark. It may also refer to a sibling-like relationship, or to an actual sibling who shares the task. EXAMPLE: A Gemini Moon usually refers to both the Mother and an older Sister who, together, nurture you. The significance of this is that it creates a double bond.

Natal Retrograde Mercury sometimes seems to process thought more slowly than Direct Mercury. Generally this placement indicates a condition of, or like, thinking in one language and speaking in another. It may be that natives are experiencing their first attempt at processing the local language, or even the first attempt at verbal communication. More accustomed to a different communication style,–such as telepathy--this one seems awkward and slow.

That said, the Gemini period of 2008 can be expected to differ from most other years. The Sun entered Gemini on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The ruler of Gemini is Mercury and Mercury goes retrograde on Monday, May 26, 2008, at 21 Gemini. It continues in reverse until June 19, 2008. Stationary-direct on the 12th degree of Gemini, it resumes forward motion, just 3 days before the Sun enters Cancer.

More than any other planet, Mercury is connected with the five senses, and especially with sight. Here duality begins, largely linked with light. Light is the substance of what we see and the light we see it by. But seeing is not all external. The statement, “I see” can mean that we see an external object. We are seeing what is being shown to us. “I see”can also mean, “I understand” or “I get it.”

Mercury symbolizes consciousness-in-general, especially as it refers to intelligence, thinking and language. The most common daily usage of Mercury is in reference to visual, or at least sensory, perception. Traditionally it’s symbolism has often been limited to the outer senses. However, seers tell us that for every outer sense, we also have an inner sense. The Gemini twins are intended to point to this. Another way to say this is that we have both a physical mind and a spiritual one, with the senses to assist each.

Mercury turns retrograde for 2-3 week periods, three times each year. At such times, the general population is more than usually introspective. The senses symbolized by Mercury turn inward, looking at life with the inner eye, perceiving what may be invisible to the outer senses. The inner vision may dominate the outer one, as intuition reveals what ordinary perceptions miss.

Today, increasing numbers are naturally oriented this way. The vast majority of people born since 1977–and a high percentage of those born during the decade before–are right-brain dominant, highly intuitive and creative. (A great many of the so-called learning disabilities are simply people whose consciousness is too advanced to function within the strongly logical bias of traditional education.)

This writer suspects that the fact that all three 2008 Mercury retrogrades are in air signs may be intended to call attention to the fact that it is time to give as much acceptance to right-brain, intuitive-creative issues as to left-brain logical issues. As intuitives need grounding, so do rigidly logical minds need air. Of the three periods, this retrograde, with Mercury in its own sign, is probably the most visible. It is as though the Higher or Universal mind is saying, “LOOK!” For 22 days, the finger points. We are urged to pay attention to what is happening and to see the visible expansion of the general consciousness–especially as it is vested in our young people and children.

Always, Mercury’s retrograde periods are good for internal review and intuitive processing such as meditation and day dreaming. They are a good time for solving otherwise unsolvable problems, or finding otherwise elusive answers. It is also an excellent time for paying extra attention to message-bearing signs and symbols. For example, have you really looked at the subject matter being addressed in current television programming? Fiction has always been a prime tool for stretching minds. Entertainment slips ideas under our conditioned notions of what is and is-not possible. This year it is introducing us to the potentials and possibilities of the high-level consciousness invested in the New Kids.

Let this period be profitable. Open your mind to the huge part of human consciousness that normally lies beneath or above your everyday thinking mind. There truly are more things in Heaven and Earth than many of us have ever dreamed. This is a prime period for seeing some of them.

The Possibility Journey

2008-05-17T11:58:00.003-07:00

May 17, 2008 by Rev. Alice Miller From the Starsinger Files

Part I

Today we are nearing the end of the Age called Pisces. While estimates by different people vary, by my calculations the Age of Aquarius will arrive in approximately 72 years.

What does that mean to the world? What does it mean to individuals? We believe that human consciousness is meant to rise over many incarnations, both individually and as a whole. At any given time, there will be a wide variation from individual to individual, but there will always be an average which includes most of the population of Earth. Each new age represents an upward shift in that average.

As the end of the Age of Pisces nears, there are still large segments of the population who do not realize their great human potential. They do not understand that our physical being is a form or expression of a spiritual nature. It is not different from water vapor being condensed into liquid, or frozen into ice. When spirit wanted to become self-aware, it created or imagined a physical world and a human expression. Now, one may hear the expression, “pieces of God.” I prefer to think that we are literal offspring of that eternal and infinite energy/intelligence that we call God/dess. It is our parent and our genetic heritage and we are intended grow into full consciousness of our godhood, over many incarnations. Still, most humans will not begin to retrieve and use divine abilities until someone shows them that it can be done. Possibility People have accepted that assignment, and have become increasingly prevalent as humanity makes its final drive to enter Aquarius, the age of higher evolution, of peace, brotherhood, and the full development of the creative consciousness. This is about humanity growing up to become co-creators with its God/dess.

It has been said that humans use only about ten percent of their brain. It is now being said that we have also been using only ten percent of our DNA. Surely both show huge potential for further development. At any given time, there are a few individuals who are using a somewhat larger percentage of both. We are not so much evolving into something new, as we are developing the potential that lies within us all. In essence, Possibility People are those individuals who have matured–spiritually and in consciousness–somewhat ahead of the general population. Humanity being what it is, most people will not try something that they believe to be impossible. Possibility People have stepped back in time, to present the possibilities for human advances in living demonstration. Like Jesus ben Joseph, we are the elder siblings of the masses. And in the end, it will not be so much our individual accomplishments, as it will be our lives that become the catalyst for growth in others. We are seeding, midwifing, catalyzing growth into the level required to manifest the next age.

Part II
I am an old Bible student and a “Jesus fan,” although I permit no religion to tell me what the words mean. I have come to believe that Jesus ben Joseph was actually a prototype for consciousness-development during the age of Pisces. I believe that humanity as a whole was meant to evolve to the level he demonstrated. He said as much in John 14:12. He said, “The works I do, shall ye do also, and even greater works.” . (Have you noticed that every day the blind see, the lame walk, the deaf hear, and people are brought back from the dead? Is not the result the same whether it looks like science or faith or magic?)

Some time during my late thirties, these words became the catalyst that led me to become the person I am today. At the time, I noticed that many ministers who quoted them, clearly did not believe them. I felt that the words must be true, and my great desire was to know how to implement them in my own life.

Having determined this as my goal, by the time I entered my forties, I had been introduced to both astrology and metaphysics, and some unseen hand lead me all the way. Others may call it coincidence, but I have concluded that there are no coincidences. I began studying astrology in 1977 and was persuaded by others to begin a professional practice as 1982 turned into 1983. In 1987, again coincidentally I enrolled in metaphysical classes which extended over the next three years. . By 1988, I had begun to write a new astrology, one that integrated principles from modern psychology and metaphysics.

In time, I came to realize that I had been lead into my calling as a Possibility Person–for it is a calling, a mission, something that we have committed to doing or being before entering this lifetime. The practice of astrology taught me that some people are more advanced–in spirituality and in evolution–than others. Being a natural psychologist, I noticed that some people survived very dysfunctional childhoods much better than might be expected. As a trained metaphysician, I was able to recognize that as spiritual muscles, and concluded that these were what is commonly called Old Souls.

Over the next several years, knowledge accumulated, much of it from the charts that I was reading. It has always been clear that some higher power was guiding specific people into my clientele. My practice has consistently been composed of approximately eighty to ninety percent of people from the groups originally called Brotherhoods, and which other writers were calling Starseed, Starborn, Pleadians, Light Workers, etc. In time, I came to call them Possibility People.

Today I recognize six basic types of Possibility People, with thirteen possible variations that occur in a multitude of combinations. I have written two books on the subject, (available from my web site) and although they are overt astrology texts, many non-astrologers could recognize their type and learn more about it by reading them. Thus my work has taken on both individual and group applications, as I recognize/confirm Possibility People status, and teach others through my writing, how to do the same.

In the process of learning about and working with Possibility People, I have found that in many individuals from the generations born since around 1970, a mass upward movement in consciousness is quite evident. The patterns of human development are clearly moving upward and outward. By the early nineties, certain psychically gifted people had recognized this and begin writing about Indigos, Crystals, Psychic Children, etc. These are the next stage beyond the Possibility People–or we may say that as Possibility People we paved the way for Indigos, Crystals, and another group, mainly still to be born to be called Rainbows.

Part III

Virtually all of the Possibility People born before 1970, many of those born during the seventies, and some even later were born to parents who had no idea of who or what they were. Those parents did not even know that it was possible for such differences to be of value. The vast majority assumed that those differences constituted moral, intellectual, and/or emotional flaws. Consequently, most Possibility People have been subjected to serious brainwashing by parents who felt it was their duty to eradicate the strangeness they saw in these children. Some were even subjected to being drugged and/or exorcized.

Virtually all of us were expected to give up our true selves in the name of fitting into society. Interestingly, most Possibility People have forgiven their parents, realizing that they were parenting at their level of knowledge. They did their best, it is true. But if we are to achieve ful self-realization, we must admit–if only to ourselves–that their best was not good for us.

While Pre-Indigo Possibility People were strongly affected by the parenting they received, The New Kids are more resistant to conditioning, although many still need support, recognition, and confirmation. This is particularly true when they are grouped together as, for example, in school systems dominated by static and obsolete belief systems. When the lack of such is sufficiently intense, we occasionally get results such as the Columbine School Shooting which occurred near Denver, CO., a few years ago. Indigos called attention to who/what they are, by whatever means seems necessary! Today’s school age children are mostly Crystals, who ignore what they consider to be nonsense (and sometimes get labeled as autistic) because of it.

In effect, parental conditioning causes us to lower our vibration or consciousness level to theirs. It can, then, take years to recover our true selves. Often, by adulthood, all that remains of our original intention is a feeling that we are on Earth to do something special or important, something that will leave a mark upon the future of humanity. Most Possibility People do not begin recovery until around age forty, many not until near age fifty, and a few not until age sixty. (One Indigo difference is that they are commonly self-realized at about age thirty or even before.) A few Possibility People never really recover themselves in any conscious way, but still manage to serve humanity’s consciousness rise.

Two rather well known (apparent) examples of the last group are O. J. Simpson and Michael Jackson. Although we see no evidence that they understand their spiritual natures, they have had major effects on the general consciousness, by calling attention to some of the ills which had been largely hidden under the surface of society. Their service was/is important in that healing cannot come until the wounds are acknowledged.

The first task of every Possibility People is to acknowledge their wounding. Although we may not hate or condemn those who wounded us, we must admit to ourselves that we were wounded by our parents.

I have worked with hundreds of charts, but I have never seen a Possibility Person’s horoscope that did not have evidence of some type of abuse–whether intentional or not. One of the great markers for Possibility People is the fact that they have and do overcome the effects of it. It is important to take the overcoming that you have accomplished as part of your Possibility Person credentials. Acknowledge what you have done and be grateful to yourself and your Deity for it.

Another group of Possibility People may not appear to be invested in spirituality, but they go about doing the impossible. I know one woman who dug up a garden and transplanted it to boxes during the growing season without interrupting production. Everybody knows you cannot do that, but she did! Another periodically went on a job hunt. She would look at several jobs and decide which she wanted. She always got the one she picked. That same woman left an abusive husband twice, then went back a third time able to control his behavior. One might question why she did that, but she said that so long as she kept him under control he was not beating up other women!

Most Possibility People have a variety of jobs. This seems related to educating themselves for their mission. Over forty years in the working world, I probably had twenty jobs, but all of my jobs were about people. The biggest emphasis was on food service. In a way, I still feed people today!

There is one group of Possibility People whom life often takes from here to there almost helter-skelter. This is because, more than most of us, their mission is to carry the light. Who they are is always more important that what they do. Consequently, they are lead to many places according to where they are needed at the time. Each of them either “lights up the lives” of others, and/or enlightens them–by their very nature. Remember, Jesus ben Joseph said, “Ye are the light of the world.” One Possibility group is clearly that.

Part IV

We are all children of Mother Earth and Father God. Some of us are elder children and some younger. Possibility People are all older than the general population, but within that group some lead the way for others. A few members of that group are the teachers and healers of other Possibility People.

It may be important to realize that while there will be famous (sometimes infamous) Possibility People, a great many of us simply work behind the scenes of society. Born outside the general consciousness of our times, we sometimes struggle long to discover how to live there. Still, when and as we recover the ancient wisdom invested in our own spiritual heritage, we constantly leaven humanity, constantly catalyze growth in others. Most of us will never know how much we affected others. Knowing is not the point.
Being is.

Taurus

2008-05-17T11:50:00.001-07:00

Above all else, Taurus refers to the value of embodiment. It says that living in form is a good and valuable experience, and that doing so is a worthy choice.

Taurus is the first Venus-ruled sign. It is personal and derived from the spiritual value of life in form. Its most obvious expression is self-worth. At its best, it knows that love is not an action, but a state of being. Its realization is love as the magnetically charged substance of life, particularly human life, and especially my life. It is the form that divine love takes for manifestation on earth.
If Being is signified by the first awakening of self-awareness, and Seeing by the opening of the eyes to light, then the urge to snuggle down into the covers and prolong the pleasure of soft, warm, inactivity signifies the awakening of self-worth. Here, we most clearly experience human, physical, objective life as good--even wonderful! This is the Venus/Love principle at its purest and most spiritual. It is unsocialized love as expressed in Taurus form. It is consciousness experiencing, or focusing on, unconditional, objective, pleasure. This has nothing to do with thinking, it is simply feeling. It is the mastered, unconscious, awareness of the goodness-of-life, functioning automatically, without attention, as a feeling of pleasure.
Without modification by other chart aspects, Taurus will characterize any planet she holds as pleasurable, as inherently good. It is important to realize that this can produce an appearance of mixed or even negative results. EXAMPLE: With Saturn/limits in Taurus there could be a sense that it is good to stay within whatever boundaries exist, a kind of inertia. Probably there would be some very good internal reason for inhibiting some movement in the life temporarily. However, these limits might not be socially acceptable, and might inhibit the expression of (socially defined) success.
If planets in Taurus are giving you problems, you probably need to reexamine the definition or concept you have of that part of personality represented by them. Look at that function from a different perspective, or as many different perspectives as necessary to integrate the goodness available within the structure of your life.
Ask, “How is this good? What is it good for?” Sometimes it is a matter of , “When is it good?” Steak or popcorn, or any number of other things may be not-good babies and very good for healthy adults.
Remember that Taurus is only the second sign and something of a "baby." The values she appears to hold and those inherent in her being may be different, because babies are expected to absorb the values of those around them. Taurean functions are sometimes very good, well-trained, and well-behaved without bringing the expected rewards. If so, what you believe to be your good is different from what you really need to have or get. For resolution, try examining the assets that you bring to any crisis. What can you do when there is no time to think about whether you should or should-not be doing it? These are your inherent spiritual abilities and they need to be brought to consciousness and practiced intentionally. Learn to love these skills; if they are there for you in crisis, they are valuable indeed.

Structure is a word attached to the Taurus concept. Its roots lie in the basic idea of form. A form--as opposed to space--is a place where micro-particles such as atoms, molecules, quarks, and photons are clustered or bonded. They stick together and are integrated into a structure. Taurus refers, then, to bonding, integration, and to the secondary form that occurs as the result of combining certain building blocks. Taureans are builders.
The process that maintains structure, is called integrity and refers to the principle: Like attracts like. We then extend our concept to include the ideas of attraction and attractiveness, magnetism and beauty. We might refer to the beauty of rationalism, of order, of the way in which things that belong together are attracted to each other. On Earth and its adjuncts we call that magnetism gravity, and we say that like gravitates toward like.
In this aspect, we admire or love the form and structure of life and evaluate it as necessary and good, even as beautiful, awesome, magnificent. As applied to mundane life, it becomes the value of builders and of building. Taurus combines necessity with beauty. The emphasis is comfort and pleasure. It is the sign of practical artistry, designed to please both body and spirit. (Architect, decorators, chefs, seamstresses, etc.)

Abstractly, Taurus refers to the beauty in good function, in well-executed action, and in good fit as it is derived from proper connection. When this aspect extends to human body, we assign Taurus to the neck as the link between the head and the body. It is the throat that gives shape and form to the voice. Voice is the transmitter that shapes ideas into sounds. When we enjoy these sounds, when we are pleased by them, we will call them harmonious or musical. Many Taureans are singers, and/or have the gift of charming expression. Taurus actually relates more closely to charm and the art of pleasing than it does with classic beauty.
Like children, Taurus planets and points can charm us even when they are not objectively beautiful. Here beauty is not so much in the appearance, as it is a combination of all the aspects of being and the pleasurable effect that they have on the beholder. Remember that, like children, pets, and plants, they respond well to praise, wanting, above all else, to please. Also, like children, they will let you know when they are happy and pleased--and when they are not!

One cannot write about Taurus, without mentioning its connection to money. Money is often very important to Taureans. This is because money is a means of expressing value–either the value inherent in substance (gold, silver, gems, etc), or value coferred by personal meaning, or most commonly the value of one’s time and effort (paycheck). Money seldom has value in and of iteself (excepting some coins). It is merely a convenient way of dealing with commerce, of exchanging value for value.
This is probably what Jesus ben Joseph intended to express in saying that the love of money is the root of all evil. Notice how often those who quote this leave out the love–condemning that which is merely a medium of exchange.
Today, metaphysics teaches two things about money. The first is that prosperity consciousness is not about accumulating funds. It is about the amount of money that flows through your life. It is about being sufficiently in touch with the Divine part of us to understand that we can have the use of a great deal when we stop trying to own or hoard it.
The other thing is that, when using affirmations to acquire something, it does not work to ask for the money to buy it. EXAMPLE: Do not ask for $30,000 to buy a car. Instead, ask for the car, while remaining willing to accept it as a gift, or something that enters your life in some coincidental way.

I will end on a personal note. I have never had much money in my life–I suspect that this is partly because I could never get much interested in money. However, over the years my ability to make the money I had
s-t-r-e-t-c-h, almost beyond belief, developed almost to the point of looking magical. In recent years, (since retirement age) a great deal is simply furnished me, by various agencies and people. I still live modestly–again I think that is because I have no real desire for more–but my needs are met.
My life and my finances flow more smoothly than ever before. I laughingly say that part of my contribution to the mass consciousness is:
to live with no visible means of support!
There is an excellent book on prosperity thinking entitled
Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow. For me, that is true, albeit in an original form!

Spring

2008-03-19T08:43:00.001-07:00

In the beginning . . .

Astrology presents a symbolic picture of life as a circular or cyclic process that gradually lifts into a spiral. The point at which the Zodiacal circle begins, and where it lifts into a spiral is 00o Aries, otherwise known as the Spring Equinox. At this point, daylight, which began to increase at the Winter Solstice, 00o Capricorn, reaches equality with the dark time. We can say that light has now overcome the dark, for it increases steadily until the next yearly turning point, at 00o Cancer, the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. After the summer Solstice, daylight begins to diminish, reaching equality at the Autumn Solstice, 00o Libra, continuing to diminish until Winter Solstice. These fall on or near the 21st days of March, June, October, and December.

Equinox (borrowed from Wikipedia)

In astronomy, equinox can have two meanings:

1)The moment when the Sun is positioned directly over the Earth's equator and, by extension, the apparent position of the Sun at that moment.

2)The time at which the vernal point, celestial equator, and other such elements are taken to be used in the definition of a celestial coordinate system—see Equinox (celestial coordinates)

An equinox in astronomy is that moment in time (not a whole day) when the center of the Sun can be observed to be directly above the Earth's equator, occurring around March 20 and September 23 each year.

More technically, at an equinox, the Sun is at one of two opposite points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator (i.e. declination 0) and ecliptic intersect. These points of intersection are called equinoctial points—the vernal point and the autumnal point. By extension, the term equinox may be used to denote an equinoctial point.

Easter

We note that Easer falls early this year. For much of the world, Easter is a religious holiday, intended to celebrate a return to life of one, Jesus ben Joseph, who had been executed by the Roman state, with the Sanhedrin an accessory.

Easter is a moveable holiday with the selection of its yearly date based on the Hebrew luni-solar calender, probably with an intent to link Easter to Passover. The current rule puts it on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the equinox.

The name for this holiday, Easter, has a different source. It is a version of Astarte/Ishtar, a Babylonian creatrix and goddess of fertility. Her major celebration was in the spring. We probably owe bunny-rabbits, colored eggs and Easter lilies to her. Incidently, the historical roots of astrology come from that time-space.

The synthesis has created an opportunity for us all, Christian, Jewish, or Pagan to joyfully celebrate a time of year when the apparently-dead seeds of the past return to life, springing up, reaching for the light and a renewal of hope. Whether we speak of resurrection or of reincarnation, it reminds us that within every ending lies a new beginning, that death is temporary, that life is eternal. Somewhere in the dark of a womb, or the dark of the soil, a quickening occurs, and life reaches for the light again.

Aries

Aries begins with the Spring Equinox which is the astrological new year. It is also a symbolic incarnation point, for Aries signifies spirit quickening physical ova, to begin a process that will lead to birth/Cancer. Notice that this is a stirring in the dark which will not emerge fully until later. It is a promise of joy, of life to come, of emergence into the light.

Aries signifies the sprouting of a seed underground, that will lead to the greening of Earth in Summer. By extension, it can be the first stirring of thought, that leads to creation. It is the sign of inception, and of the entrepreneur. Aries is not about finishing things, it is about beginning them. It is the first outreach of desire, the desire to be, to have or do, to become.

Aries is Survivor first and survival is often an issue with its natives. This is especially true when Aries rises in a chart, for Survivor becomes the name or identification by which we recognize ourselves and are recognized by others. The great challenge for the Survivor is to realize that, by divine mandate, we are absolute survivors-- that nothing and no one can take our lives without our permission. All too often, Aries challenges life to do its worst, from some sense that we must prove our indestructibility. Only when we realize that our survival is a fact, that it needs no proof, are we free to become pioneers.

The Aries Pioneer goes where angels fear to tread. Here the survival issue is channeled into survival of humanity, from the knowledge that life, by definition, must move, grow, change, become. It is about forward motion and Aries moves out, at the head of the group, leading the way into tomorrow. This sign is very much first and in this phase the Aries ram has evolved to become the Shepherd, the one who leads the sheep. Aries may not always seem to have common sense, but they prove the value of uncommon sense! They take humanity across its fears, to places where it otherwise would not go.

In its most evolved form, Aries becomes the Seed Being. These seed new ideas into the general consciousness, breathing new life into old belief systems, finding new applications for ancient principles, literally lighting the way into the future. They show us new perspectives, teach us to recognize previously unknown talents and abilities, to claim our heritage as first cause.

As the first sign, Aries is somewhat primitive. S/he is also the innocent of the Zodiac. S/he does not know the meaning of “no” or “cannot”. Aries is the person you see hurrying down life’s path, through all the mud puddles, over all the rocks–falling down, skinning knees, jumping up and hurrying on, never noticing the blood running down his legs. And because she is so fearless–or some would say heedless–Aries gets where others never do. It simply never occurs to us that we cannot get where we decide to go!

We do, sometimes, butt our head against the wall, making us see stars! But when we see stars, our urge is to move toward them! So when life, or our own single-mindedness knock us down, we get up, shake our heads, and keep on going! It often looks foolish to the world, but it comes from a deep wisdom. Two things, we know better than other signs:

Life is eternal so death can only be temporary.

Sheep cannot be driven, only lead. Even so, humanity will not move into the unknown without someone to lead. We move forward, even against conventional wisdom, to show the way, out of the past, into the future.

This Aries loves spring, loves daffodils and dandelions as manifestations of golden light and the promise of more beauty to come. . . Yes, I know, dandelions are weeds–but then I believe that everything is good for something!

(Actually, I learned to really love them when I lived “two miles high” in Leadville, Colorado, where little else blooms!)

Pisces--the Gateway

2008-02-20T08:51:00.003-07:00

Mercury Direct

Each year Mercury goes retrograde for 2-3 weeks and life is put on pause. In is a time of introspection, a time to rethink our priorities. It is a reminder that periods of contemplation or meditation before action can minimize difficulties. Just such a period began on 01/28/08. Today, February 20, 2008, Mercury goes direct and the flow of life’s events resumes. Over the next few days, life returns to its normal rhythm.

Certainly, for me it has been a quiet-time. My normally busy mind seemed to have wandered off, perhaps walking among the stars. This morning feels like the dawn of a new day in more ways than one!

Aquarian Notes

Today we leave Aquarius and enter Pisces. Aquarius is a natural period of change, especially evolutionary change. At this time in history, it carries a strong connection with the coming of a new age, for we are very near the cusp between Pisces and Aquarius. Both signs are highly intuitive, but intuition comes in a somewhat different form. Aquarius is a mental sign, and linked to the Universal Mind.

Aquarians are often changelings–individuals who are very different from the norm for their families. A great lesson for their lives is that of accepting their difference as a gift. While they are given tools such as the ability to adapt to circumstances and to ignore certain stresses, just surviving is not enough. They are designed to be the instigators of evolutionary change in humanity. Their minds reach out in time and space, finding the inspirations and inventions that move life forward into ever-widening currents of awareness. For them, tomorrow comes in mental/verbal form. Natives are inspired to reach out for the kind of knowledge that will help them to change circumstances in their own lives.

Sometimes Aquarius is mistaken for a water/emotional sign, because of its symbol, but what she pours out is not water, but ideas. Her task is to raise consciousness. She plants inventive seeds of genius, the ideas that make travel beyond tradition possible. Knowing that the masses will not try what they regard as impossible, Aquarian types are the ultimate Possibility People, living out previously unrecognized human potential.

The fable of the Ugly Duckling is a message to Aquarians and other changelings. Early in life many spend much time and effort trying to be good ducks, only to eventually discover that they are not ducks at all. They are, instead, beautiful swans.

Pisces

The Piscean symbol shows two fishes going in opposite directions–or sometimes a single fish with a head at each end. This is intended to point to Pisces as the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end of the Zodiac.

Imagine drawing a circle. Well drawn, neither beginning nor end can be seen. Still, there is a point on every circle which represents a completion and a beginning. One might also think of it in a more abstract way as the point at which one lifetime ends and a new incarnation begins. When we do, we begin to grasp the idea of Pisces as the place where we connect with infinity and eternity.

A kind of boundary in itself, Pisces represents the sense that boundaries are not real, that they simply refer to a means by which the human mind sections off areas of time and space for more concentrated study. Pisces is not merely unlimited, it is a point where time and space become irrelevant, the contact point with All That Is.

Pisces is required to live by faith or by instinct. As both the end and the beginning, it is the place where animal instinct and spiritual inspiration meet–where we can begin to realize how closely they are related.

Intuition is logic, processing at the speed of light. Your intuitions are logical, but your processor is so fast that you cannot see the steps by which you come to the knowledge or conclusions that you do. Think about the process of driving a car. Early in life it took great concentration and each move was conscious. But, over time, the knowledge became automatic–to the point where most of us can drive with our minds somewhere in time or space–fully trusting that our focus will be pulled back, should we need it to be. This is a truly Piscean function–the trust that we know how to handle life and/or that a higher power will provide what is needed in all circumstances.

Instincts are even faster. Touch a hot stove and you will instinctively draw your hand back. There is no sense of having thought about the necessity to avoid being seriously burned, but that knowledge does exist, in the depths of your consciousness structure. This could be called sub-conscious knowledge, species. racial, or conditioned responses. Still, at some point, even the most seemingly unconscious responses were consciously learned. (Consider: was there not a time before stoves existed, and beyond that a time before fire existed ?) In Pisces we touch past and future, becoming the point at which they meet in the ever-present NOW.

Pisces represents our contact with cosmic awareness, our sense that what we do is part of a greater plan. It is the point where intuition becomes creative, as we dream or envision what tomorrow can be. It goes beyond logic and planning, but its vision includes both logic and planning as inherent components of our images and dreams.

Piscean functions are issues of faith and trust. They come from that place where the mind of man touches the mind of God/dess. Piscean function is spontaneous and automatic and Piscean lives are designed to be lived in much the same way that most of us drive, trusting our innate ability to run on automatic pilot.

Ultimately, Pisces is the sign of Mastery–representing a PhD in consciousness. In Pisces we bypass the steps of logical thought and deductive reason, trusting that we have done both so many times, in so many incarnations, that we can now, quite literally, run our lives on automatic pilot. We can simply follow our feet, leaving the thinking mind free to create the paintings, the poetry, and the music that we see, hear and touch with the inner mind. Pisceans do not merely march to a different drum, they dance to the music of the spheres. They remind us that life can be beautiful and dreams can come true

Aquarius

2008-02-01T09:57:00.000-07:00

Aquarius and Change

Change is a part of every life. The weather changes from day to day, and we say that the only thing truly predictable about it is that it will change. The seasons change from month to month, spring, summer, autumn, and winter–seed-time and harvest.

Year by year we change–infant becomes child, becomes adolescent, becomes young adult, mature adult and senior citizen. It was said of the great master Jesus ben Joseph that even he grew in wisdom, and stature, and in favor with God and man. All of these changes are personal, expected and considered normal. Together they comprise the routines of life and, to one degree or another, we are comfortable with them.

Other changes are more subtle and less personal. Social changes manifest like tides in politics and the economy. Weather is known to have fifty-year cycles. Solar flares are also cyclic, and their accompanying energy discharges affect the rhythms of life.

A major function of astrology is to follow the cyclic movement of planets, for these are the clocks and calendars of change–both personal and general. In the ultimate analysis, life is that which grows, changes, becomes. It evolves in an upward spiral.

Traditionally, Aquarius has been called the sign of sudden change, of the unexpected, of chaos. Today we understand that Aquarian changes are cyclic, but the cycles are long ones. Evolution is one such change. Another is linked to weak-energy ideas which accumulate over long periods of time until a day when they suddenly become strong enough to manifest. Aquarius is also linked to group-consciousness, another means of compounding weak-energy ideas.

Today the Age of Aquarius is a common theme. Some think it has already begun, but most regard it as still ahead. This writer thinks that, in 2008, we are about seventy-two years from its actual beginning. The visible upheavals in weather and politics are linked (in my mind) to what has been called end-times–literally the end, or last degree, of the Piscean Age. We mention this because the transition of one age to the next is a classical Aquarian change. Although cyclic, the cycles are so large that they fall outside individual experience. Consequently, they seem unexpected.

Aquarius in Your Chart

Although ruled by Uranus–the symbol for change–Aquarius is a fixed sign. It reiterates the idea that the only absolute is change. Because it represents ongoing, evolutionary change, it also symbolizes the future. All Aquarian types can be said to have reincarnated from the future, for they represent an advanced version of humanity. Born somewhat ahead of their times, they represent advanced of awareness, the next level of consciousness.

Aquarius may be envisioned as a galactic sign, no longer entirely confined to Earth. No longer mere Earthlings, Aquarians are citizens of the Universe. Having passed the outer limits described in Capricorn, we reach the evolutionary state of becoming more than hu/man. One step beyond the concept that we are offspring of Father God and Mother Earth–we know that we are Spirit in form, in the same way that ice is water in form.

Here, we become increasingly God-conscious. No longer the little children of God, we have become Deity’s adult children. Aquarius supplies the bridge to higher consciousness and the universal mind. As we become more adept at thinking beyond probabilities, we begin to realize that we also inherit the Divine DNA of creativity. Advancing through Aquarius, we become true adepts, skilled in the works called magic and miracle.

Aquarians live between the worlds--between Heaven and Earth. Each is a bridge, a mediator between Deity and Humanity. These are the natural priests and priestesses, the communication links between the visible and invisible realms.

Those who have Aquarius Rising are different from other family members. Often seemingly ignored, they really go unseen by many people because their aura is white or somewhat transparent, translucent, even ghostly. More accurately, these exist on a wavelength that is outside the visual range of the general population into which they are born. They are unexpected, seemingly impossible, versions of a humanity that cannot see what it does not believe exists.

Sometimes perceived as changelings in the family nest, Aquarians are not really of a different species, but rather an advanced version of the same species, elder siblings in the family of man. Knowing that humans will not try what they do not believe is possible, Aquarians step back in time to plant new ideas, new possibilities, into the general consciousness. They are Possibility People, and sometimes do what others think is impossible. In this way they, quite naturally, expand awareness all around themselves.

Sometimes called crisis personalities, those with many placements in Aquarius may be, more accurately, humanity’s trouble shooters. They solve the apparently unsolvable and present a model for overcoming life’s stresses and obstacles. Very often leading lives that take them from place to place and/or job to job, Aquarians are on earth to prove the versatility of humanity.

Aquarius is the sign of genius. Aquarian planets function at genius-level. We have said that Capricorn planets should be allowed to lead and manage the charts in which they occur. Aquarius planets have a different function. They are the higher power or higher intelligence that intervenes in times of crisis. Like guardian angels, when all else fails, they step up to the plate, resolving apparently-impossible dilemmas in magical and miraculous ways. Plugged-in to the Universal Mind, they bring inspired solutions.

Aquarius is the sign of impersonal roles, the kind of role that is all-human, not designed to be confined to one person, or a few people. Their love cannot be confined or limited. Their true family is the Family of Man, and they are here to lead us into the next age, variously called The Age of Brotherhood, of God-Consciousness, of Aquarius. Let us be grateful for our Aquarians, many of who are earthbound angels.

Pluto in Capricorn

2008-01-07T08:45:00.001-07:00

From January 27, 2007 through June 14, 2007, the world will experience a preview of Pluto in Capricorn.
In the generational sense, Pluto’s transit of a sign brings a confrontation, relative to the sign being transited. In Capricorn, we are confronted with the definition of humanity, as homo sapiens. We must expand that definition to include the natural evolutionary process called a rise in consciousness.
During the five-month venture into Capricorn, expect the current tendency to diagnose evolutionary advances in the New Kids as flaws, medical problems, and/or psychiatric conditions to grab the headlines. It is time to notice that these children are the advance contingent of the God-Conscious state required for citizenship in the Age of Aquarius. Attention to this issue is certainly due, even over-due. Watch for this to happen during the advance period of Pluto in Capricorn.
Then as Pluto retreats back into Sagittarius, expect an attempt by religious groups and/or the media to counter-act this. (Remember the venture of television programming into the paranormal realm, followed by a retreat into a year of heavy biblical influence in both TV and movies, after which the general expansion of consciousness again took precedence in new programming. The coming year may well resemble that period.)
Early in 2009, Pluto returns to Capricorn for a sixteen-year stay. During that period the confrontation with the need to expand the all-human definition to include its spiritual evolution will become a major theme.
It is my personal opinion that the discovery of Chiron in 1977 marked a turning point for humanity. Until that time, the western world was dominated by a religious notion that the only way to get to heaven was by dying. The idea that the Master, Jesus ben Joseph, might have been a model for the evolutionary stage called the Age of Pisces was largely rejected–even though the Bible records his statement, “The things I do, ye shall do, and greater things.”
Even now, how few notice that, every day, the blind see, the deaf hear, the lame walk, and people are raised from the dead. We call it science and refuse to believe in magic and miracles! The illogic of such thinking must and will be confronted and transformed within the next sixteen years. Let us not call it religion. Let us call it common sense!

In A Coven of Planets, we wrote:

In the Pluto in Capricorn coven, a new definition of humankind must emerge from the old, like a butterfly from a chrysalis. If humanity is to survive, we must take responsibility for redefining and redesigning our species. We must allow Neptune to dissolve the laws and traditions of earth-bound consciousness into the substance required for a new galactic species. Homo-Aquarius will be as different from homo-sapiens as butterflies are from larvae. They may not even recognize their common origins.
For some time, each generation has been taller than the last. Recently, we notice a much greater tendency toward obesity in the general population. Perhaps this is simply the prelude to physical transformation or mutation in the human species.
Many of us have been conditioned to have negative responses to the idea of physical evolution in our own species. Still, if human consciousness outgrows the current version of physical expression, it must mutate or die.
The lesson of Capricorn is always about recognizing boundaries as temporary safety nets, designed to protect us during periods of growth. As Pluto moves across Capricorn, Neptune will dissolve the limits of transformation so that we can go beyond all that we have hoped or dreamed.
Capricorn Pluto empowers us to take our place as the true genetic and legal heirs to the Goddess. In this arena, inheritance will take on new meaning, as our species is redesigned to fit galactic models.

Let us step back, and watch the process as Pluto prepares to empower humanity, through rewriting the way we define ourselves. For those so-inclined, it might be interesting to keep a diary of the new ideas that pop-up and then seem to retreat, only to return next year. Regard these few months as a preview of things to come.
Literally, humanity is coming of age. We who are offspring of Father God and Mother Earth are coming of age. We have long clung to the Mother’s skirts. Now we are preparing to enter the Father’s business.

Reading for 2008

2007-12-30T09:23:00.000-07:00

Reading for 2008
by Alice Miller

(00:0001) (Greenwich is used as the symbolic center of Earth-time.
Running the chart for Washington DC [with LMT adjustment]
changes the house cusps by a few degrees, but essentially produces the same chart).
As always, we start with a Grand Cross. Using 12:00:01 am will create a chart with the horizon square the meridian and the Sun conjunct the IC for every new year. Since it is always present in these yearly charts, perhaps it merely refers to the sense that each new year is, in some way, a crossroads. In any event, it is largely meaningless–not cause for worry or fear.

We have had quite a year! In the opinion of many, United States politics have become a farce! As I predicted, when the world went on-line, the secrets are coming out. How extra-ordinary it is to hear leaders continue to proclaim their own version of reality in the face of evidence to the contrary! We would do well to see the gift in this, for it becomes increasingly evident that we must seek our own truth, create our own truth.. While we could once safely say, “I will believe it when I see it,” the doubting Thomas approach no longer serves us well. Today, human evolution has reached the point of co-creativity. If we call a thing, or a person, less than good, by our word we create that reality. This year’s chart shows Pluto and Jupiter in the third house reminding us that our words are powerful and we must use them wisely.

The great astrological event of the past year has been Pluto’s crossing of the Galactic Center. It’s spiritual effect on seekers everywhere is comparable to what happened when personal computers gained easy access to the World Wide Web. For nearly fourteen years, Pluto crossing Sagittarius has been confronting us with our beliefs. In the third house of each new year for the past several new years, it has been insisting that we see the growing power of the media–and those who use it-- to generate panic, ill health, and general fear. Literally, Pluto has been in-our-faces, demanding that we learn a new lesson. It’s task has been to show us that when we believe it we will see it. Pluto has been demanding that we look at what is being created, particularly on the political front and in the so-called health industry
Over the past year or two, as Pluto made the crossing over the Galactic Center hidden agendas have been revealed in the light of reason and truth. This has had some effect on almost everyone, causing them to see a bit deeper into the problem of intentional manipulation through generation of fear. For those who are sensitive, and especially those whose charts have major aspects to the last six or seven degrees of Sagittarius, the message is clear.
If we continue to expect immorality from our leaders, they will surely behave according to our expectations. If we continue to fear our environment, it will surely bring us disease and destruction. The great hope for the future lies in our willingness to begin naming more and more of life “good”, even without evidence. After all, every pain is a messenger. Let us heed the messenger, and change our attitude to one of gratitude, realizing that even pain is good for something! As Pluto moves briefly into Capricorn this year, and permanently next year, the proof will become clear and evident to all. We are co-creators of our reality.

Many of you will be looking to the next election to resolve some major problems, and, hopefully, to bring peace to the world. Under the influence of Pluto’s transit of the Galactic Center, more and more people are realizing that war is an impractical, inefficient, and impossible way to achieve peace. Bit by bit, we begin to notice that democracy cannot be achieved by force, that the very attempt to do so makes no sense. By nature, democracy is–can only be–achieved by consensus of the governed. I the end, peace must begin within. Let each reader spend time regularly in a quiet meditative state, affirming peace–for ourselves and for the world. Sit peacefully and imagine peace radiating from your heart center, rippling outward to encompass the world.

While I, too, have hopes that the next election will turn the tide in the US, and that such a turning point will begin a world-wide trend, I believe that the greatest force for good resides outside the domain of elections. The great lesson of Pluto in Sagittarius has been to show us the power of belief. Looking back over my seventy years, I cannot remember a time when the general attitude toward government leaders was positive. So many of us have grown up with, and continued to foster a belief that politicians are dishonest. The past year, as never before in my memory, that has been made manifest.
Only as we change our expectations, can we change reality. This year, let our only resolution be to begin the process of changing our expectations. That which we name good must behave well. That which we praise–or criticize–will continue to progress or regress accordingly. A great metaphysical principle teaches that, as we continue to look for the good, the good must manifest. We need to form a habit of naming all things good. Still, it can be difficult to call a thing good when it looks bad. The simplest approach is to remember that everything is good for something. Even pain is a messenger, revealing what needs healing. Today our world is in pain. Turbulent weather and dramatic accidents are clear cries for help, from Mother Earth. Together, let us affirm:
I am peaceful. I radiate peace into the world. Let peace begin with me.

A little T-cross (Moon square Mercury, with a Second house Venus semi-square both) may point to problems with the general economy. Here is an excellent arena for exercising your own creative powers. Most of those who read this, were born outside the general consciousness. By this we mean that you are more conscious, more in touch with Spirit than others. Being born outside the general consciousness, we must learn to live there. This can be demonstrated by using affirmation, visualization, or any type of prayer to affirm and reaffirm that your own supply is untouched by the general economy. It is also wise to avoid setting conditions on how the supply will come. For us, it may be money or the thing we would have purchased with that money. It may also mean that our supply comes from a wide variety of sources, and is not limited by the size of our salary.

Say, think, believe, picture this: By the power vested in me, I am divinely supplied. All my needs and desires are met. I am prosperous.

This year, the foundation Sun is accompanied and modified by Jupiter’s entry into Capricorn, where it lightens up sober Capricorn a bit. In evolutionary terms, Capricorn represents the outer limits, of the current definition of the word “human.” Jupiter’s transit through Capricorn is intended to expand that definition, calling our attention to and emphasizing the general rise in human consciousness. Expect increasing levels of recognition, acceptance, and approval for the so-called paranormal. Highly visible evidence of this shows up in television programming. This year we continue to see programs featuring the various Neptunian/intuitive gifts. Several programs are introducing us to the expanded abilities so often evident in the New Kids . For a bit of spice, to the more serious subjects covered in current programming are several tongue-in-cheek pieces, which provoke healing laughter. Whether conscious or not, many writers are, in some sense, prophets. They ease us into greater awareness through the auspices of entertaining fiction. Jupiterian Wisdom, found in the third house of communication magnifies the wisdom and the smiles.

The 3rd -9th house axis has its natal signs (Sagittarius-Gemini) reversed. It contains a Mars-Pluto opposition, falling in the last degrees. All of this highlights the great battle for truth as deeply rooted and dualistic thinking gives way to the forces of expanding, multi-level intuitive information processing. Logic alone insists that good and evil are a balance. When intuition plugs in to the higher view, it becomes apparent that it is all good, and darkness is only a place where the light has not yet shown.
Finally, the Nodal axis, falls in the last degrees of Aquarius-Leo. This is the axis of roles, and here we find the personal role (5th ) in the sign of the impersonal role, Aquarius. Likewise, the personal role sign, Leo is in the impersonal 11th house. This points to the fact that the personal roles we play–as with our families, friends and acquaintances–are also our impersonal roles. Our effect on them is part of the greater plan for humanity and the world. This axis describes the Light Bearer. It says, with the great master Jesus, that “Ye are the light of the world.”
The great promise of this chart lies in the fact that these two oppositions form a Mystic Rectangle. This configuration describes a grounded rise in consciousness. Perhaps it also reminds us that Pluto’s work in the realm of beliefs is nearly complete. The first half of 2008 offers a preview of Pluto’s next task/transit, as s/he ventures into Capricorn. Then during the latter half of the year, s/he will return to Sagittarius, to tie up loose ends. Any overlooked areas of obsolescence remaining in the general belief systems will be addressed during this period. Finally, as 2009 begins, Pluto will move forward into Capricorn for a sixteen year stay, during which our definition of humanity will undergo a complete metamorphosis.
Over the coming year, may more and more voices join the great chorus:

Let there be peace on Earth
and let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on Earth,
the peace that was meant to be.

So take each moment
and live each moment
in peace eternally.
Let there be Peace on Earth
and let it begin with me!

Capricorn 07

2007-12-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

Saturn and Capricorn speak of age, or more accurately, of maturity. In Capricorn, the principle of limits is focused into the limits of a cycle, and specifically the limits of a phase or cycle of human development that we call a maturity level. Capricorn represents the outer limits, of the current definition of the word “human.” During the 90s, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune crossed Capricorn. Saturn’s crossing timed the change in definition, to include the capacity for inspiration/Uranus and Intuition/Neptune.
Much of that process was about breaking up long-standing traditional notions of how life should be lived. With each Saturn cycle, the rules must be revised and more authority claimed. When Saturn’s limits get too rigid–when Jupiter cannot expand them–Uranus comes in to break down the walls. Then sneaky Neptune notices areas of limitation that we forget during our Uranian crises, and dissolves or erases them. Literally, when focused in one area, we forget another and may walk across some limits without even noticing it until later.
With ever-increasing speed, changes in consciousness are occurring. New solutions are being proposed for old problems. Humankind has come of age and begun a new journey toward a new kind of maturity, a new boundary. Today we are one third of the way into the all-human maturation cycle which began in the nineties.

It is particularly appropriate that our years end and begin in Capricorn, signifying something finished and something else begun. This points to the fact that, if we are maturing in healthy ways, we gain more authority over our own lives with each year. With that come the rights of age–symbolically the right to retire and do something we love to do. If we regard retirement as the right to do nothing, we may not remain on Earth for much longer.

In individual terms, being born in Capricorn means that we began life at the high end of the current definition of humanity–as evolved as anyone on the planet. We are intended to grow from there, with the eventual goal of assisting in the expansion of that definition. At this time in history, this is highly emphasized because humanity is and must be lifted to a higher evolutionary state for entrance into the Age of Aquarius.

Capricorn and its ruler, Saturn, have traditionally been regarded as restriction. In some ways, they are that. Whenever one phase is ending, the energy that had formerly been directed to it will be rerouted into the next phase. The channel or flow of energy into that which no longer serves a purpose will be restricted. If we are attempting to stop change or arrest development, we experience pain. This is the source of Capricorns’ tendency toward depression. This condition is a symptom of feeling that we are pinned against an uncrossable boundary. The remedy is to realize that there are no uncrossable boundaries, only walls of obsolete beliefs.

In more a more mundane sense, Capricorn is a natural manager. The key to a successful life is to allow your Capricorn planets to lead your life. For example, if you have Mars in Capricorn, life works best when you follow your desires. It can also tell you that, for you, fatigue is an omen ( intuition?) that you need to stop what you are doing. Any and all planets in Capricorn are fully matured and can be trusted. Consider them authorized to make their own rules and choose their own methods.
Well-lived, Capricorn will bring honor and respect. Divinely lived, it will recognize the basic duality of life. Within our Earthly form, we are Divine Spirit. Within our human society, we carry the seeds of spirituality.
In the final analysis, Capricorn–whose natural location is at the top of the all-human chart, is the gateway to heaven. Moving beyond Capricorn, we become more than man. Our creative-intuitive abilities expand and we begin to recognize that we inherit both from our Earthly parents and from our Divine Parent. In humanity, heaven and earth come together in the same way that they did in Bethlehem, two thousand years ago–in the same way they did in Gautama the Buddha and all the great beings who brought us the living examples of our true heritage. We are Spiritual Beings, living in human form, expressing divinity in practical ways. In Capricorn we catch the first glimpse of the glory we call God/dess.

Christmas 2000 Years Later

2007-12-16T06:52:00.000-07:00

By Rev. Alice Miller

Down through the ages, astrologers have marked the winter solstice–about December 21–as a time when life begins to stir in the dark. It is not so much about the darkness as it is about the promise of joy, the promise that life will emerge into the light once more. December celebrations, whether we call them Solstice or Christmas or by some other name, celebrate under the light of a star/the stars. They are about a light, shining in the dark. They are about the promise of enlightenment, and the promise that something will emerge from the soil of Earth, or the womb of a woman, to join its light with the lights shining from above.
All too often, humanity has named the darkness evil, forgetting that all life begins in the dark of the soil, or the dark of a womb. Life emerges into the light, joins with the light, becomes enlightened, and finally, carries the light. We are the light of the world. We are the place where enlightenment is born, grows to maturity, and is reborn in new forms to grow into new levels of maturity. Call that evolution, or call is personal and spiritual growth, but call it.

Many of you will celebrate the birth of one Jesus ben Joseph, the son of Mary, during the coming days. Some celebrate him as Son of God. He called himself Son of Man. We offer the suggestion that he was both, and so are you.
He also referred to himself as an Elder Brother, and it is our belief that he was this, more than anything else. For we believe that he was a prototype for the evolutionary advances of humanity during the age which he symbolized.
He was called Christ in Greek and Messiah in Hebrew. Both are titles, not names. They mean “one set apart, an anointed one.” Anointment was a ritual for marking a person as “set apart for greater service.” Kings and Priests were anointed. We believe that Jesus was anointed as The New Age Man of his day--a day when the new age was Pisces. He was a designated role model for human progress during the period of the Piscean Age.
Pisces is the sign of mastery, and Jesus was a master. More accurately, he was a Master of Consciousness. He held the equivalent of a PhD in consciousness, for his time. His star is widely believed to have been a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, rising just ahead of the Sun in Pisces. In the astrology of the times, any prominent light in the sky which lead the Sun up over the horizon was a herald of things to come. This herald represented an expansion of the limits of human mastery–thus a new level in human consciousness development.
Close examination of the sayings of Jesus strongly suggests a message that humanity was now authorized to begin making its own moral and political choices. He seems to have prophesied the eventual end of the priesthood and monarchy. Perhaps it was only political pragmatism that turned a philosophy into a religion, and then made it a state religion. We still use the cliche, “If you can’t beat them, join them!”
Much of Jesus’ biblical history is concerned with the performance of miracles. Where he went, the sick were healed, the blind saw, the deaf heard, the crippled walked, and occasionally the dead returned to life. Consider today. Many, once terminal, illnesses are cured. People are given back sight and hearing through new medical techniques daily. Many of the lame are healed to walk again. And yet, how often do we see the miracle in that? Today we think of it as modern medicine, but if time travel could take the same treatments back two thousand years, would they not be considered magical and miraculous?
What has really changed? Human consciousness has changed. We have expanded our basic intelligence through education. We have seen new possibilities through inspiration. We have hoped for, wished for, and desired better lives with a passion that lead to new discoveries.
Meanwhile, many promote democracy and religion is giving way to spirituality. We are rediscovering the true duality of being, as spirit invested in form. Have we not followed the same star that was seen in the East by the Magi of old, as we move forward toward yet another New Age?
And if we kneel by a symbolic manger, let us kneel to the divine spirit in every man. Let us be thankful for the intelligence and creativity which represent divinity invested in human form. Let us truly understand that Jesus ben Joseph was the first of many to recognize that we truly are the offspring of Deity, destined to grow up to be like our Heavenly Parent.

2007-12-11T09:20:00.000-07:00

Currently, the Earth is experiencing a rare astrological event–Jupiter conjunct Pluto conjunct the Galactic Center. The last occurrence of the triple conjunction was in 1758-59. This period, just before the revolutions in France and the United States, is sometimes called a time of enlightenment. The triple focus spreads out over the first two weeks of December 2007. Today it is at its peak.

Our Solar System is part of a spiral galaxy called the Milky Way. The Galactic Center is located at 26+ degrees of Sagittarius, literally at the heart of that spiral–the point from which it emerges. As we look to the Sun as the activator of life on Earth, so our solar system looks to the core of the galaxy, as a kind of Sun behind the Sun. It is the symbolic generator of out galaxy, relating to our Sun as we relate to it. Thus we view the GC is a gateway to the Cosmos, a kind of wormhole between realities or dimensions. It is an opening through which ordinarily unseen realities can be sensed or a place where we can plug-in to universal consciousness.

Pluto conjuncts the GC about every 250-55 years. The current conjunction has been in range for about 2 years. The conjunction refers to a humanity-wide opportunity for acquiring higher perceptions. It allows us to say, “I can reach the stars.”
When Pluto touches the GC, it allows human senses to expand their reach beyond the solar system, deep into the heart of the Milky Way galaxy. It grants an opportunity to humanity-as-a-whole, for a general expansion of consciousness into other dimensions of time and space.
It has been said that, at this time of year, the veil is thin. This conjunction, occurring in December, suggests that instructions, for seeing/hearing/reaching through it, are clearly written in the stars for all to see. All who are willing can open the doors of perception and begin to perceive much that has, until now, remained invisible to them.

When Pluto is prominent in your natal chart, or when it transits a natal planet, like our lives can feel are out of control. What really happens is that at such times our higher mind (super-consciousness) takes over, pushing, pulling or dragging us down the path of our spiritual intention. Very often, s/he does not bother to discuss this with our conscious (Mercury) mind. When the lower mind resists, life gets painful. When it chooses willingness-power over will-power, life feels much better. For those who have planets in the last 5-7 degrees of Sagittarius, the gate has always been close. Now, as Pluto intensifies its attraction, the opportunity becomes a mandate, refusing to be ignored. Spirit is intent on widening your perceptual bands, so that you can perceive more than you once thought possible. You begin to see invisible light and/or hear inaudible sound, or feel energies never felt before, as your senses expand their range.
All of this occurs in Sagittarius, the sign of the messenger. Pay attention! Any day you may see, hear, or sense ghosts, spirit guides, nature spirits, angels, fairies, or aliens who have messages for you. Visions and telepathic messages may lose their snow or static, becoming clear. Suddenly houses seem to make more noise, as though they are settling–but the noise is not your house, it is the sound of loving spirits coming to visit. You may notice more flickers of shadow or objects flitting across the corner of your eye. This is not imagination, but simply a sign that you are starting to see things of higher vibration. Likewise, you may hear unusual sounds. This does not signal a loss of hearing, but rather a gain.

If we regard Pluto conjunct the GC as a heavenly or dimensional gateway, Jupiter is a whole flock of angels, swinging back the doors, opening it to its widest. If ever this were a year for hearing the angelic song at Christmas, this is the year.

Transiting Mars Retrograde

2007-11-18T11:45:00.000-07:00

11/14/07 to 1/29/08
Retrogrades at 12 Cancer, backs through Cancer until it
Returns to Gemini 1/1/08 backs down to 24, where it stations for several days
Direct in Gemini 1/30/08
Returns to Cancer 3/5/08, Returns to 12 Cancer April 4-6

Mars does not retrograde often. The next time will be during the crossing from 2009-2010.

Mars is the traditional planet of desire, and being fiery, its origin is spirit. The first desire is to incarnate. The second is to live out our incarnation. It is, then, closely related to what is called survival instinct.

Mars’ relationship to anger is that when our desire to live, or to live out our incarnational intention, is hindered or blocked, that energy has no place to go. As associated with Aries, Mars is electric. When blocked it may short across with unexpected results. As associated with Scorpio, it resembles steam-power that when blocked may leak at the seams of the boiler, or even explode in violence.

Mars and Anger
At its most elemental, Mars represents the survival instinct. It is in charge of both physical survival and survival as who we are. When either are threatened, the desire to live, whether to stay alive or live as who we are, generates anger. This anger is a self-defense reaction, and should never be judged.

Releasing Anger
Anger is energy with no place to go. Pick a quiet time, when you are not angry. Visualize your anger/energy in flow and direct it into a space where you want something created. Bank accounts work well. In the past, students have had excellent success in releasing anger this way. Mars is the traditional planet of desire, and being fiery, its origin is spirit. The first desire is to incarnate. The second is to live out our incarnation. It is, then, closely related to what is called survival instinct.

Today, we look deeper into the Mars symbol. As we receive energy from the Sun, so we, in turn, release it through Mars. Thus, in its purest expression, it symbolizes outreach. It might even be called the human spirit, reaching out for fulfillment, reaching out to others, reaching up to its Deity. It can also be said that Mars powers individual evolution, reaching for the stars.
This writer thinks it significant that Mars’ place in the Solar System is beyond Earth–meaning on the other side of us from the Sun. We believe that in a very real way this confirms the idea that it is related to what humanity radiates, first to society (as represented by Jupiter and Saturn, then to the galaxy, and finally to the cosmos (Uranus, Neptune, Pluto).
One of the saddest of human errors is a common teaching that you may have your needs, but not your desires. In that context, your desires represent the needs of your spirit. This teaching amounts to telling you that you may have what you need to stay alive, but not what you need to truly live, for LIFE is that which moves, grows, changes, becomes.

The reason for rarity of Mars’ retrograde periods seems obvious. The natural direction of flow is outward and reversing it can feel quite unnatural. Still, Mars does have a tendency to get ahead of itself, to overdo, burn up and/or burn out. Some retrograde periods may be provided for refueling. Others may simply feel like wheel-spinning because you have run up against time-constraints and hit a wall. In some way, God/dess, the Universe, or our own higher mind urges us to take a rest, or give it a rest, and allow ourselves to become better synchronized with the Divine or Universal plan.

This particular retrograde is from Cancer back into Gemini. The most obvious desire of Mars in Cancer is for growth–the kind of rapid growth that occurs pre and post-natally. The most obvious desire of Mars in Gemini is to learn, to speak, and specifically to ask questions.
Another meaning for Cancer is emergence or birth. One might image the retrograde as premature labor pains, the need to revise our (Gemini) thinking or recalculate the birth date. Perhaps it brings up certain questions which may be hurting for lack of answers–like do you really have a proper crib, diapers, etc. Once the necessary questions have been answered, once the necessary preparations are complete, then forward motion/progress will resume.

If you have natal planets, Ascendant, Descendant, M.C. or I.C. between, opposite or square a degree between 24 Gemini and 12 Cancer, you may feel this very personally, or it may trigger specific events–often involving anger. The general energy may be felt more personally by those with Sun, Moon or Ascendant in Aries and in lesser degree by those with these in Scorpio.

Generally, watch for sudden stops of various kinds–especially in traffic. Avoid hurry, use caution. Stay aware that even if you have no noticeable personal effects, at some point during this period, you will probably be dealing with at least one or two other people who are experiencing the retrograde in personal ways. If you are observant, you are likely to see more frustration and anger than usual in the environment than usual. Avoid taking things personally.

Since we are on the brink of the main holiday season, allow yourself to set aside whatever projects you can and simply enjoy the holiday reunions and celebrations. You can always resume forward motion in the New Year, certainly by the beginning of February.

Message for Scorpio and the Scorpio-Taurus Polarity

2007-11-02T08:06:00.000-07:00

From the Starsinger files

Wherever we find a Taurus-Scorpio axis in a natal chart, the native must deal with issues of good or not-good. This is particularly evident when this axis falls on the horizon of a chart. Literally, it refers to good (girl) or not-good (enough) child. The good child is encouraged to people-please so as to retain that status. The no-good child has little recourse. S/he often becomes the receptor of a great deal of blame (emotional abuse), and punishment (battering is common). These individuals may spend far too many years trying to win approval from elders who will never give it.

Passion

Scorpios are passionate. Linda Goodman expressed it well in saying they are passionate about everything, including house-training the dog!

All too often, passion gets limited to the sexual arena. With emphasis on the Scorpio-Taurus polarity and/or aspects between their rulers, Pluto and Venus, Sexual abuse of natives is relatively common. This may also apply to Scorpio Venus. The combination tends to confuse sex with love, and limit passion to libido. Often linked to, or caused by sexual abuse or incest, is an overemphasis on sex in adult natives–most commonly compulsive sexual excess, sometimes sexual abstinence.

Power

Traditionally, most people have viewed power as negative, for its secrets were hidden in the domain called esoteric. At its simplest, personal power is knowing that, “I can _____.” How extraordinary it is that, until quite recently, most people believed in the power of evil more easily than in the power of good!

Today we are beginning to understand the creative side of consciousness. Creation occurs through a concentration of attention/prayer. Affirmation, Visualization and Ritual are all forms of prayer. All are devoted to calling down the greater powers of Spirit in its role as Creator. Those beings said to have more power than others are those who understand how to channel spirit through themselves, rather than from themselves.

Competence

Scorpio is very competent, and often penalized for it. Because Scorpio can, s/he is expected to do far too much. A magnetic/fixed sign, Scorpio tends to attract spiritually lazy, parasitical people. At some point every Scorpio-type being must acquire the power to say “no”–or alternatively set some boundaries to keep parasites out of their aura. The later could be called a magical technique and is actually easier for those with strong Scorpio placements and/or well-placed Pluto (as at one of the angles, or conjunct Sun or Moon), than learning to say no.

Blame

One of the biggest hurdles that Scorpio faces is blame. This is especially true when Scorpio rises, but common for Scorpio Suns and Moons as well. Blame is the only way most adults recognize power in a child. Blame says that you caused this, declaring that this is your fault. If that is so, it means that you have the power to make things happen. It is a negative admission that you have magical abilities.

Perhaps the cruelest event in the life of Scorpio (rising) children and adults are accusations made by an abusive parent or mate, who insists that it is your fault that you got beat up or sexually abused or raped. There is no greater or crueler lie!! If you had the power to cause this behavior, you would also have the power to stop it. How many victims of abuse ever find a way to stop the abuse? Usually their only recourse is to run away.

Having learned, early in life, to expect blame and abuse, natives often attract and accept it for far too long. Only magic will stop this and we do have the power. Determine and declare, with all the passion at your command that:

It is not my fault.
I did not cause this.
This shall not happen again.

I see this as a mental shout, although shouting it aloud will serve better for some of you. Repeat if necessary. (Interestingly, by pure instinct, or maybe angelic guidance, I used this method on the day that I left home, at age sixteen. I determined two things: “No man will ever beat me again!” “I will never come back here to live.”

I am one of the few battered daughters who never became a battered wife! And, even when temporarily homeless, I was given a place to go so that I never had to return to my parents’ home.)

Evolved Scorpios often have to deal with a tendency to manipulate. Even if it is for their own good it is manipulation. Still, recognizing your own inclinations does not include accepting this from others. Control is about controlling yourself and the circumstances of life. It is not about controlling others or being controlled by them! Ultimately it is about recognizing your creative genes, inherited from The Great Creator of Life.

It is said that we choose our charts. If so, lifetimes filled with pain must be volunteer incarnations. Some of us appear to volunteer to enter where others might not survive. Some of us volunteer to enter where love or light has been lost or forgotten. One thing you should know about this: If you have volunteered, you can un-volunteer. You can determine and decide that you have been a target long enough. It is your right to walk away.

Some will say that you should forgive. That is true, but most of us need a better definition than we have been given for that word. To forgive is to give up–literally give up the efforts to fix or repair certain relationships–this includes parental and marital ones that drain your energy, your time and/or your financial resources. To forgive is to let-go, to forego having these people in your life.

Scorpio, you do have divinely given power.
You also have the right to use it for your own benefit

Scorpio

2007-10-29T17:24:00.000-07:00

Scorpio is the eighth sign. As an evolutionary phase, it can be compared to the period during which many are rearing families and building careers–roughly the period from age thirty to fifty. This is a time when most of us are at our social peak. We know what we can do and are doing it. Our attention is concentrated and focused, more in control than we have been during our earlier years and more interested in having control than we will be in later ones.

Scorpio carries some implication of investment. As described above, we are invested in creating something lasting through the birth and rearing of children and/or through creative production, and/or through accumulation of wealth/estate. In the highest sense, Scorpio refers to being invested with power–literally the power to create life, the structures that support it, and/or a lasting legacy. Whether consciously or not, Scorpio lives with death, in the sense of making one’s personal life have meaning that goes beyond death.

Every Scorpio-type-being has an aura of power/magic, which is symbolically derived from Pluto. Pluto is the planet of personal power. Pluto is relatively new, having been discovered in 1930. Like the planet, personal power is a young concept, one that is still often misunderstood.

All too often, the meaning of personal power has been limited to control and expressed as (emotional) control of others. Those who control others will always find themselves in the control of someone more powerful than themselves. A common belief, related to sanctified emotional blackmail, is that love is the antithesis of control. Applied it states that, "If I love you, you have control of my life," and "If you love me, I (have the right or the power to)control you." Literally it implies sanctioned slavery, suggesting that blood or legal relationships grant ownership of one person by another. All moral or emotional blackmail is designed for control of others. Those who engage in it would do well to consider a recently popular phrase: What goes around, comes around. It is the essential dynamic of power.

Scorpio defines Plutonian power in terms of secret, hidden, occult, fusions. Through Scorpio, Pluto becomes a chemist or alchemist, creating gold or creating dynamite, even atomic and plutonium bombs. In childish possessiveness, in undisciplined aggressiveness, certain groups have used this power to generate weapons so massive that using them on others is obviously suicidal. In Karmic terms, using this kind of force had always been suicidal

The essence of Pluto-Scorpio symbolism is that some things are in our conscious control and some are not. Which are, and which are not, is regulated by our level of awareness. We call Pluto the power planet because, it can refer to the power which is readily or consciously available to an individual, and to the hidden powers which s/he may choose to call on. Historically, these have largely been regulated by the general level of awareness which existed at the time of incarnation. Consequently, Pluto has been regarded as a generational influence. With rising levels of awareness, individuals are learning to function outside the boundaries of the general consciousness, in the realms of positive thinking and magic.

One source of power is derived from merging two into one–as when sperm merges with ova and life begins. Another happens when we realize that our desires are spiritual needs. This realization bypasses old programming that allows needs, but not desires. Another source of spiritual power is the natural development which occurs as youthful separation gives way to the return of mature wholeness. Astrologically, this begins when we merge love and power so that our creative power emerges directly from loving/positive attention. Symbolically, Pluto must merge with Venus, Scorpio with Taurus, and the second house with the eighth. This will occur naturally if not hindered. When we regard love as having an opposite pole called hate, when we say good opposes evil, and/or that some things we (can/do) have and some not, we split these naturally merging polarities apart. The moment we get out of the way and let their powerfully magnetic forces merge naturally, we access power of awesome proportions.

True personal power is invested in personal freedom. It is the right to manage and control our own lives. Inexplicably, it has been widely assumed that this is against the wishes of a parental Deity. Since most Earth-parents expect their children to mature into the use of adult powers, surely the powerful Source of life would also expect its children to do so. The real issue with power is having the wisdom and maturity to use it well, with integrity and benevolence

Scorpio is a sign of being invested with power. All that remains is for Scorpio to realize an enlightened definition of the term personal power. Personal power is intended to be an expression of the creative consciousness. Contrary to what many of us have been taught, personal power is not will-power, nor is it willful control. It is, instead, willingness power–literally the willingness to be an instrument of a Higher Power. In old-fashioned terms, it is the power of prayer. Its simple use requires us to let go and let God.

The more sure we are of what is right to do, the more likely we will be faced with untenable choices. At such times, trying to force our will only creates pain. The wise answer is simply to say, “I am willing to go/do/be/have ______ or not to go/do/be/have __________. Show me the way.”

This is particularly appropriate where Pluto is transiting our charts, for when Pluto is prominent, higher mind tends to push, pull or drag us to follow Spirit whether our thinking mind likes it or not! To some extent, anyone with a prominent Pluto–which includes those with Sun, Mercury, Moon or Ascendant in Scorpio will experience such episodes. The more we learn to let power flow through us, rather than from us the better life will be.

In closing, I will share: this writer has Scorpio Rising with Pluto conjunct the 10th house cusp. It has long been evident that I am not in conscious control of my life. It is equally evident that using the techniques described above works.

I turned 70 this year, and that tends to encourage reflection. Until age 40, I struggled to live a socially acceptable life (marriage, children, etc.). And then as Pluto and Uranus jointly transited my 12th and across into my first house, my life was turned around. It was a kind of rebirth, for in my early forties I began to became the person that I am today.

I was born in Kansas farm country, reared on a farm, with very WASP parents who were a bit behind the times. At the time of my birth and nearly 40 years after, no one could have guessed that I would become a professional astrologer-writer, with 14 published books and an international clientele via the World Wide Web.

God/dess had a surprise for me. Who would have guessed that one could have a calling to be an astrologer? Clearly, I do.

Retrograde Mercury

2007-10-06T09:19:00.001-07:00

Mercury is Going Retrograde at 09 Scorpio on October 12, 2007 until November 1, 2007.

The advice give below is for those born with Mercury direct. If your Mercury was retrograde at birth, you can probably ignore much of it, or your experience may be opposite what is described. If you are familiar with astrology, it might be well to look up the progressions to your Mercury, discovering whether your progressed Mercury is direct or retrograde. Progressions that reverse the direction of birth planets often affect our experience of them.

Mercury goes retrograde three times each year for an average of two-three weeks each time. Such times are given for introspection and most people mentally turn inward. Because of this, outward behavior is distracted, absent-minded, and mundane details can be overlooked.. This may affect the mail and/or the behavior of computers or printers. One of the obvious effects of this can be seen on the roads. It is advised that you make the effort to be especially alert for those who drive with thoughts elsewhere during this period.

For many years, I worked as a waitress. I found that the tips I depended upon were fewer during retrogrades. Presumably tips are something that gets forgotten during such periods. It is best to avoid making serious decisions during Mercury Retrograde periods, because they usually do not stay made. At a minimum, they may need to be revised, and quite often they get completely reversed. If at all possible, do not begin a new job or make a major purchase during such periods.

Mercury Retrograde periods are good for introspection, intuition, dreams and visions. It should be a fertile time for visualization–just allow the visions to come naturally and do not be surprised if they look a bit different than you expected. Your intuition is better than usual now.

I have found that answers delayed earlier often come during retrogrades. These periods can also be good for making plans to be executed after Mercury goes Direct. Think of this as making preliminary sketches which can easily be modified as needed.

A little known fact is that, when the transiting Sun catches up with the retrograding Mercury–when they form a conjunction–much of the common difficulty with Mercury Retrograde eases. That point in the present retrograde period occurs on October 24, 2007 at 00o Scorpio. Mercury retreats into Libra the next day, and goes direct on November 1, 2007.

Mercury will remain in Libra through November 11, 2007. All of this may be experienced as a feeling of being in control from 10/12 through 10/24. Then as Mercury retreats into Libra, you could have doubts and/or an inner argument with yourself. Libra asks you to weigh the pros and cons and to learn cooperation between your logical and intuitive thinking. In other words, the effects of the retrograde may be a bit underlined at this time. However, by the time Mercury returns to Scorpio you will again be certain of your conclusions. Scorpio gives a high/intense mental focus, and Mercury’s creative potential is revealed. We are talking magic, here.

Libra

2007-09-21T07:07:00.000-07:00

If all goes well, the individuation process will be completed (perfected) in Virgo. We have learned as much about our personal nature as we will need for this cycle of incarnation. After increasing separation for half the cycle of incarnation, at the cusp of Libra we are faced with our most important decision since we chose to incarnate, the first either-or. If we are to complete the spiritual intent which was the cause or purpose of the cycle, we must cross the intermediate area of socialization–finding and/or creating a place in society.

Society is the word we use to suggest a web of human relationship, in its existence as an entity. It implies common needs, beliefs, and goals that may or may-not exist. Consequently, society will always be a reflection, or external projection, of the internal integration of its members. Society is based on the idea of synergistic relationships established for the exponential generation of power. The theory behind it is that compatible unions can accomplish more than an equal number of individuals acting alone and from purely personal motives.

Libra is sometimes regarded as a social principle, but is not really governed by a single principle. Instead, it is a point of union, or a balance point where elements of earlier principles come together. If the earlier principles have achieved a reasonably equal level of awareness, they can relate harmoniously, with resulting inner peace

Socialization is based on our ability to fit into a group consciousness and/or identity, to find a comfortable place in a system intended to support human evolution. That capacity is based on the relationship between the Sun/Self and Ascendant/self-image, and on our ability to project a version of the self that can function in society. Before we can do that, we must be relatively Self-aware.

To really see anything, requires us to see it from different perspectives. Because like attracts like, our relationships are psychological mirrors, offering us differing perspectives on our own nature. Increasingly, the practice of using other individuals as a template for self-comparison has resulted in judgements on self and/or others. Attempts to see our total Self in any single individual must fail. It takes only a little thought to realize that in a three-dimensional world no single mirror can adequately reflect a multidimensional being!

Those consciously traveling the spiritual path have an opportunity for a major realization at Libra. The realization available is that humanity reflects Deity, and that it is our purpose to do so. This allows spirit to see Itself in us. It allows us to see self in Spirit. This is the true Unity which is the goal of the journey through earlier unions. It has been called cunnuctio, or the spiritual marriage in old esoteric texts. In the end, we come to a realization of Humanity and Deity as two sides of a single whole.

Libra is a kind of bridge that we cross between the I-focus and the we-focus. If we are not comfortable with whom we are, we cannot be comfortable in society. Some individuals respond to the Libra crossover with fear. Because it gives us perspective on our beginning point/0 Aries, it can feel like getting too far from the Spiritual Source. With enough fear, the entity may dart back across the chart and begin again at Aries. This may be a shortcut to home base, but it is one that requires us to go empty-handed. We get, or give ourselves, an incomplete and must start over on the Karmic journey These dynamics lie behind the continual presence, in the world, of apparently young souls.

The ability to relate one-to-one is critical to developing the spiritual relationships that define the latter portions of human cycles. Most Libra-type individuals deal with some fear, derived from misunderstandings, as they enter adult life. This underlies Libra’s reputation for hesitation.

We believe that Libra is one of the most misunderstood signs. Its destiny is to be a sign of love, peace, harmony, and beauty. It rules harmonics as the beauty derived from the arrangement of objects, images, tones--even tastes and fragrances. It represents the art of balancing form and space, whether we refer to a visible form or an invisible one, or a partly visible one. It also refers to the harmonics between people who consciously choose to be together because they are alike and can merge, or because they are opposites and can unite. Better recognized are the harmonics characteristic of artwork, which are based on some combination of the two. At the Libra level, relationship is designed to produce beautiful music, with two or more people fitting into chords and counterpoints. In a very real way, Libra is intended to be a conversation--not the argument it sometimes degenerates into.

Libra’s Connection with Marriage

Although ruled by Venus, the planet of love, Libra is an air sign. She is logical and thinks that everything has limits, and that for every positive there must be a negative. Venus’ other sign, Taurus, does not know about not-loving. Traditional Libra does. She measures her love according to socially acceptable standards.

Libra also frequently thinks that without love--by which she means loving activity directed toward her--she will die. Having someone to love her can be a survival issue. Probably this is the reason that marriage was legalized into a contractual bond. People who want marriage or partnership desperately, are afraid of losing another who is seen as their reason or requirement for survival. Out of this came and attempt to legislate fidelity and establish a "law of relationship" which is merely a contractual agreement of ownership. This is slavery, not marriage. As a result, the Libra form of love, as a conscious relationship of choice, lies under judgment and is dying of anemia.

We commonly speak of marriage and other commitments as sharing. Libra is about sharing. Often confused with give and take, sharing is not about creating wholeness through the joining of halves or opposites. People on very different evolutionary levels cannot share. Only equals can share. Others engage in give and take, usually with one person doing the giving and the other the taking. This arrangement is valid only between parental figures and their dependent children or wards. Far too many marriages are completely out of balance, with almost no equality involved.

In give and take, two plus two equals four. When equals share, two and two will equal five or more. Sharing happens when equals join forces synergistically. The more whole the individuals are, the greater its returns. At its best, the power, or resources, of couples or groups who truly share are increased exponentially.

Libra is about commitment, another word that has been badly bruised. Today, commitment is widely discussed, but is usually limited to commitments made to another person--a defined relationship, formal or informal marriage. Real commitment implies joint action, and is a pledge or promise to set something aside for a specific purpose. In the limited modern sense, it implies a promise to love another, whether or not that person continues to be a value in our life. It leaves the door wide open to codependency and abuse.

In this country, marriage is treated as a legal, contractual, partnership, although most marriages would not stand the test of constitutionality because the terms of exchange are not stated. Today many marriages have only verbal or implied contracts. Even legalized marriages often have unstated terms. When they do, they cannot be considered binding commitments, because a legal contract must have very specific terms of exchange. Increasingly, we are learning that a contract will not guarantee love as a permanent and absolute value to the individuals in it.

While this writer believes that the whole concept of marriage needs revision, both inside and outside Libra and the seventh house, the greatest significance of Libra, is that it is the first sign to have a truly negative side. Judgement begins here. Choice became conscious in Virgo, but true judgment is a product of the Libra level of awareness.

CHOICE: Deciding between two or more options, or selecting specific items, activities, options, etc. because they are more practical, efficient, or appropriate to whom we are, what we are doing, etc. Choice depends on logical necessity, as in choosing to feed babies milk and adults solid food. It really only develops as we move toward emancipation from our parents; they teach us to make choices or, sometimes, that no choices are available.

JUDGMENT: The ability to see opposites is the prerequisite for logical process. Logic is, by definition, a process of contrast and comparison. When opposites are JUDGED in a way that names one side good, useful, valuable, practical, holy, etc. and the other bad, useless, worthless, impractical, evil, etc., we have put all the negative sides under judgment or condemnation.

Originally, nature and necessity made it natural to divide certain tasks between males and females--based on the greater size and strength of males and the need to nurture and protect children. In a primitive world, this was practical, and therefore, moral. As the world changed and the general level of awareness in people changed, the whole concept of division of labor and of male-female relationships should have changed. Housing, trade, the production of food, clothing, and other necessities of life did. Understanding of human dynamics expanded greatly. Essentially everything else in life changed except the moral teachings about male and female roles and the division of labor. In this area the human species departed from logic into judgment.

We apologize to our readers for our soap box or pulpit stance. This author is a crusader against that kind of judgment . . . having judged it evil! (Smile) Still, judgment is at the root of so much human pain, that we encourage you to examine it deeply and logically, allowing yourself to make some new choices.

When we rate things by their relative value, there is a tendency to set standards of absolute good and absolute evil. In a world that was originally created "good and very good," our journey in consciousness requires us, to validate the judgment of our creator. If we do not, we put our world in serious jeopardy--and that, more than any other thing--is what this author believes to be the source of the incredibly stressful period through which humanity is now passing.

Judgement is intended to refer to an evaluation linked to a time or space factor, a simple relative evaluation. Only when we convert these evaluations into absolutes and call them moral judgments do they take on negative aspects as described above.

To make an absolute judgment--refusing to review or change it--is to attempt to change the flow of life. That flow can be stopped only briefly. Soon the flow will reverse to the opposite direction, and life, not allowed to pro-gress, will re-gress.

Planets in Libra

Libra is intended to bring balance to our chart, to our lives. Often unbalanced by judgments we hold, Libra asks us to convert our value system to a more positive mode by releasing those judgments. Planets in Libra then offer a great transformational experience. Changing our view of, and beliefs about, the issues in her domain can and will make major changes in our lives.

The method for doing that is to marry Libra planets with their polar opposites. We cannot complete the Libra experience of them until we do so. This method of working with the natal horoscope offers opportunities for personal growth unrealized by earlier generations. It improves our relationships, and the energy levels of those in them, increasing abundance, health, productivity, and longevity.

When two planets are married, they function as a relationship is intended, generating exponential power. The process requires us to see the two planets as different facets of the same issue, not as adversaries preventing progress. Planets in negative aspect will need to make peace with each other. Positive aspects will probably cooperate naturally but unconsciously. The more conscious they become, the greater their effectiveness in life.

Guilt and Guilt-tripping

2007-09-15T09:53:00.001-07:00

Today, we address the subject of guilt, because Virgo is the sign most subject to being manipulated by guilt. The timing is also appropriate because Jupiter is in its own sign, Sagittarius. Jupiter and Sagittarius are about freedom, and especially the freedom from guilt–or any other limitation on creativity, joy and spiritual growth. Notice that the two signs are naturally square, showing that guilt and duty issues trip up personal and spiritual growth.

Guilt is the most useless and destructive of emotions. It accomplishes nothing useful. It blocks creativity, by draining the energy out of it. It also puts distance between people and between individuals and their gods. It is my belief that, as the word sin is ordinarily used, its meaning is nearly synonymous with the word guilt.

That is the obvious reason for guilt-releasing elements in Judeo-Christian religions.

Ancient Judaism had a yearly ritual called a scapegoat. In a ritualistic service, the high priest gathered the sins of the congregation and put them onto the back of a goat. That goat was then driven out into the dessert, taking away sin and guilt.

Approximately 2000 years ago, one Jesus ben Joseph was born, a model for the current evolutionary phase. It is this writer’s belief that his intent was to model the level of spiritual growth or consciousness-expansion to be expected during the current age. Read closely, his words reveal our true relationship to God, as genetic. His message can be concisely rephrased as, “You are sons and daughters of our God, even as I am.” The only mark/sin that you have committed is in not recognizing this. Humans (and religions) may judge and condemn you, but your God/dess never will for s/he is a Deity of Love–all good. That which is wholly good can neither produce nor procreate that which is less then good.

What, then, is the purpose of guilt? Guilt-tripping is about one thing only. It is about control, and control is about holding others down to the users own level. Beneath it is a case of low self-worth. There is a notion that if I cannot be better, I can “look better” by making others feel bad about themselves or each other.

Clearly it is designed to usurp personal power from others. Traced back far enough, it may be discovered that the guilt-tripper is hiding a guilty secret, terrified that it will come out. These use whatever means available to maintain control of others–first to prevent their asking questions–second to keep their own secret buried.

Parents guilty of guilt-tripping and manipulation often focus on creating dissension between family members. A prime way of doing this involves guilt and blame. Very often one person is picked to be the scapegoat for the family. In later years, the scapegoat may be so accustomed to being blamed, that s/he unconsciously chooses a mate who will carry on the blaming game.

If you are the target of blame, you need to know that you can never win the game. No matter how perfect your performance, no matter how pure your motives, the guilt-tripper will never be satisfied. Your only option is to walk--or run–away. And that brings us to the last arsenal in the guilt-tripper’s arsenal. S/he will then accuse you of running away, as though it were yet another reason for guilt–something you should be ashamed of.

But I say to you, and spirit also says:

If your life, your sanity, or your identity are in danger,
The only sensible thing to do is RUN!
(And leave no forwarding address!)

Virgo

2007-08-24T10:40:00.001-07:00

Part I: Introduction

Recently, I have been reading The Soul’s Religion, by Thomas Moore. A quote from the book is particularly appropriate for Virgos.

“During my monastic years, retreat masters frequently admonished me to live a perfect life, and what they meant was a life without fault. But, etymologically, the word perfect means to do something all the way through. A perfect person would be without blemish, but the perfected person is someone who has really lived.

(Underline mine)

Traditionally, Virgo was ruled by Mercury. Today it is, more appropriately ruled by Chiron, and its meaning has greatly expanded. In modern language, we can say that Chiron's rulership represents an upgraded Virgo’s functionality. We are learning new ways to handle life, better ways to work, and healthier ways to live. Issues of health and work have always been part of life, but, until the discovery of Chiron, they went largely unnoticed, unquestioned, unanalyzed. Chiron adds that factor, bringing in the idea of efficient handling of them. Human consciousness has now reached an evolutionary level where we have the power to make intentional adjustments (for greater efficiency and economy) in our approach to health, work and life-in-general.

Part II

In terms of spiritual growth, Virgo is the bridge between childhood and young adult. In Virgo physical growth comes to and end and a basic education is completed. We are perfect (see finished), whole and complete. Like adolescents, we stand ready to begin a new phase of life. Virgo is the bridge between childhood and adulthood, the transition between the spiritual child and the spiritual adult. And here lies its difficulty.

As children, we were given rules to live by and methods for making life work by the adults who parented and educated us. In evolutionary terms, we enter life with a complete spiritual structure, and a basic spiritual education. The problem with both is that it is related to the past. Our teachers could only teach us what they had learned from their parents, but time is not static. Life ever changes, grows, becomes and new times call for new rules and methods. It is often no more appropriate to stay within its bounds, or use its methods, than it is for a teen to be fed from a baby bottle.

And so, many Virgos have struggled to perfect their practice of the past, and doing so they were destined to fail. Often the struggle was so conditioned that unworkable or inefficient methods were repeated and repeated, with increasing levels of guilt and fatigue. Like traditional teen-agers, they must rebel against the past and strike out to build or grow the future. Life has always called them to get out of the ruts, or out of the box, and find their own morality, their own proficiency, their own path.

Historically, the general consciousness has denied and suppressed its right-brain functions. A few people channeled them into art, but, until quite recently, art was the only socially acceptable use for the intuitive function. The great gift that Chiron has given many Virgos is to re-connect them with their intuitive side. Its great symbols are the internet and the modems that connect us to it.

Part III: Virgo’s Model for Today

The development of intuition has dramatically increased since the 1970s. This is especially noticeable in Virgos, because they had been so heavily grounded in the old reality before then. While there were a few intuitive Virgos prior to that time, they were relatively rare and often hid it.

In the past thirty or so years, the Virgo theme has dominated humanity, for the general consciousness is being upgraded. Specifically, this upgrade is shown, all across the world, by new generations being born with right-brain dominance. They are coming in with a wide range of psychic-intuitive abilities. Indigos are the warriors and systems busters. They were and are the rebellious teens. For some of them, passage through their teens was traumatic–for both the children and their parents–but then, at the beginning of their twenties, all that energy is converted to positive use as they model dramatic successes, that, in generations past, were rare before age thirty.

In the nineties, the Crystals followed, many of them the offspring of Indigos. These children are what they are. They do not–perhaps cannot–suppress the right-brain dominance, nor can they be coerced. They do not fight back as Indigos did, they simply ignore attempts to change them. It would seem that they simply do not recognize attempts to force them into more traditional molds. Consequently, many are being mis-diagnosed as flawed.

Actually, most are telepathic and consequently may not speak aloud as early as expected. When bombarded with too many expectations, they may turn inward. Not recognizing human evolution when they see it, many members of the medical community are labeling vast numbers of the new kids as ADD, ADHD, Autistic or with Asperger’s Syndrome. While there may be some validity to the diagnoses, the problem with it is that these are not problems or flaws–but simply transitional phases between the Piscean Age norm and the Aquarian Age norm.

Our recent research suggests that the best approach is to realize that these are super-sensitive. Not only are they sensitive to sights, sounds, and other vibes, they are physically sensitive. Many react badly to artificial flavors or colors, sugar, and various allergens–especially dairy, wheat and its relatives. Crystals want to be good, but their sensitivity to certain substances can influence their attitudes and behavior in unpleasant ways. Let adult caretakers of these children research this. The internet provides good resources.

Our point is that we find that may of today’s Crystal children have charts with emphasized Virgo/Chiron factors. Notice that Virgo’s keywords include purity, or clarity and these are crystalline words. Their physical sensitivity also brings up issues of health and functionality. Virgo has always suggested Servant of the Most High. These little ones are like angels living on Earth, coping with human idiosyncrasies. Let us not clip their wings!

Part IV: From Principles of Astrology

Because Pisces, the Virgo polarity point, has long been called unconscious, Virgo can be called the sign of consciousness. It should be noted, however, there is really no such thing as unconsciousness, except when we are in coma or dead. It is more accurate to call Virgo visible consciousness, because we can see the thinking process and Pisces invisible consciousness, because we cannot. Earthy, practical Virgo consciousness, is clearly focused in the here and now. It represents the consensus reality, what is visible, solid, and real enough to take into your two hands for examination, application, and use.

Mundanely, Virgo is about function, how functional we are in terms of health and competence. Its basic task is to function consciously, intentionally, and independently. At higher levels, It is equipped to discover the nature and function of consciousness, individually and generally. At its highest current levels, it is the gateway to enlightenment and the creative use of human consciousness. While basic levels of function are elemental to incarnation, higher levels are attained only by choice.

Wherever Virgo is found in a chart, there are choices to be made. We are required to analyze the situation and make our selection based on personal values and intentions. What is useful to us? What works best? What will best serve our purposes?

Perfection is a constant Virgo theme, often misunderstood. Virgo is born perfect. It does not need to be made perfect. At Virgo, we are whole, perfect, and complete, having attained full physical size and a basic education. Adolescent spirits, we require only practice.

The Virgo level of human development is a point of high potential. Virgo is meant to teach us to function efficiently within the constraints of physical reality and the general consciousness with which it is surrounded at our particular point in time and space. Its psychological correspondent is adolescence, a phase caught between childhood and adulthood, when we are simultaneously learning to adjust to an adult body and preparing to find our place in adult society.

Notice the square relationship between Gemini and Virgo. When emphasized, it reminds us that without the correct Mercury data, no amount of file reorganization by Chiron can make life work efficiently. If Virgo areas are not working, check your data base for faulty information. If you are doing everything right and getting the wrong results, check your right data.

Virgo chart areas are places of high potential, but they are also places requiring effort and/or attention. Their only lack is lack of experience. The Virgo phase of spiritual development is designed to give them that. From this comes the idea of learning by experience, of apprenticeship, of service.

Virgo does serve, according the purpose for which it was designed. It is not about being a slave, or sacrificing the self on a cross of dogma, religious or otherwise. It is about analyzing the self, to see what it is designed to do. It is also about doing the logical thing, and about finding your right service or occupation. Analyze Virgo planets and points to see where they are most useful and let them do what they are intended to do. Never try to twist them into a new shape, never try to make them conform to the opinions of others.

Saturn in Virgo

2007-08-20T11:33:00.000-07:00

Part I: Introduction

Saturn is our symbol for limits, boundaries and definitions. Literally, it refers to anything that outlines space, time, objects, or anything else. This includes definitions and names, because they outline meaning and identity.

Saturn is strongly linked to issues of maturity, because our personal limits change as we mature. The link to fathers is that, traditionally, fathers set and enforced limits for their children. Today, in natal charts, Saturn describes the Authority Figure of our childhood, whether it be Father, Mother, The Church, or, occasionally a grandparent. S/he is the final authority and often the family business manager as well–The Boss!

At one time, Saturn was the outer limit or boundary of the Solar System. As such, it acquired some of the negative vibes of Satan. Beyond it lay darkness, the unknown. Saturn often represents the point beyond which we cannot or will not go.

Most of the difficulty we experience with Saturn’s transits is derived from our resistance to change and growth. The strength of that resistance is related to the predominant element and mode of the chart. The most difficulty is usually experienced by those with a predominance of natal Earth and/or Fixed signs, for these tend to have the most difficulty with change.

This transit of Saturn through Virgo should prove particularly memorable because Virgo is (IMHO) in a transformational phase of her own, as natives move from the old rulership of Mercury to the new rulership by Chiron. The last transit of Saturn through Virgo fell soon after Chiron’s discovery in 1977. Since Chiron was new on the scene, it had little obvious effect on Virgo at the time. Now, 30 years later, Virgos worldwide are evolving. With hands on their keyboards, they are reaching deep into the polarity, drawing intuitive answers from their Piscean Internal Internet. For many, Chiron has become the Modem which connects us to our internal Universal and Eternal Web. This transit of Saturn through Virgo is on a significantly higher plane than the last.

How interesting that this transit was immediately preceded by the Saturn-Neptune opposition! It is our perception that oppositions are like marriage–the two must either learn to cooperate or they will constantly argue! Those who have taken the challenge to make their boundaries transparent, have made great progress on the upward path.

Part II: The Transit Across Virgo

The clearest and simplest meaning of any Saturn transit is that it times a need to redefine the area of its transit. More than ever before, it times a need to redefine Virgo, in the general consciousness. Simplistically, this is a change from servitude to service.

The greatest burden that tradition placed on Virgos were the words guilt and duty. These are particularly Saturnian words, because they limit our freedom, our creativity, our very lives. All too often one or both sap our very life energy, as we struggle for a perfection that others demand from us, sometimes out of ignorance, sometimes with manipulative intent.

This can take the form of being required to earn Heaven/eternal life, or being required to make Karmic payment, using a form that continually acquires more Karmic debt.

Although often justified by religion, such demands are designed to prevent our recognition of a higher truth. Worse, nearly always they come from people who will never be satisfied, no matter how perfectly we meet their demands. Old-school critics did not believe that any human could ever achieve perfection–and if it took changing the rules randomly to prove their point, they did so. In one way or another, the belief in the imperfection of humans has placed Virgos in servitude. Only in reclaiming our innocence, can we entirely throw off the chains of the past!

Consequently, in 1977 the discovery of Chiron became a symbol for a great healing in humanity. It offers us a new way to handle and use our lives, through realizing that choosing different beliefs leads to different experience. By reconnecting us with our divinity, our soul-wounds are healed. Gradually we realize that their only reality was derived from belief systems that required us to earn our freedom.

Part III: Analyzing Virgo
(A selection from Principles of Astrology)

Perfection is a constant Virgo theme, often misunderstood. Virgo is born perfect. It does not need to be made perfect. At Virgo, we are whole, perfect, and complete, having attained full physical size and a basic education. Adolescent spirits, we require only practice.

The Virgo level of human development is a point of high potential. Virgo is meant to teach us to function efficiently within the constraints of physical reality and the general consciousness with which it is surrounded at our particular point in time and space. Its psychological correspondent is adolescence, a phase caught between childhood and adulthood, when we are simultaneously learning to adjust to an adult body and preparing to find our place in adult society.

Virgo is sometimes called the Virgin, but if we are to continue the practice, we need to analyze the term. To be virginal is to be untried. It has nothing to do with abstinence, sexual or otherwise, even though the word virgin is rarely applied to anyone before puberty. Like adolescents, Virgo planets and points are untried, innocent, uncontaminated. Virginal and pure, they are nothing but themselves, still lacking the polish or social conditioning which older beings have. Teen-agers of the Zodiac, they are preparing to cross the Libran bridge into society, where they will practice new capacities, sometimes making mistakes or errors in judgment. A great lesson of Virgo is, "If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again." In modern lingo, "No pain, no gain," expresses a similar idea.

Virgo’s only lack is lack of experience. The Virgo phase of spiritual development is designed to give them that. From this comes the idea of learning by experience, of apprenticeship, of service. Virgo does serve, according the purpose for which it was designed. It is not about being a slave, or sacrificing the self on a cross of dogma, religious or otherwise. Your service may be anything, from farming, waiting tables, healing, managing a corporation, being a movie or sports star, to being a famous or powerful presence on Planet Earth.

Part IV: Returning Saturn

If your natal Saturn is in Virgo, you will experience a Saturn Return. These returns move us into a new phase of human development. The first Saturn Return is the astrological coming of age. Most of us individuate somewhere around age 21, but between that period and our thirtieth year, most still give allegiance to the rules and methods taught us in childhood–sometimes by compliance, sometimes by rebellion. At about age thirty, we are spiritually authorized to develop our own style, methods
and morality.

The second Saturn phase is a largely social one–often committed to the social mandates of career, marriage and parenthood. Graduation time for this phase is age fifty-nine. At that time, we may retire. At a minimum we give up the climb to the top, allowing younger people to pass by, while we turn at least part of our attention to post-retirement plans. Some may lay the groundwork for a second career, which should be about enjoyment. At such times, many rely on retirement income while they pursue the thing they have always wanted to do, when we have the time, the money, etc.

The phase change is from social to spiritual, and your new designation is as Consultant, Wise Grandparent, Crone, etc. The third, and all succeeding phases, are intended to be free from responsibility for/to other people. Responsibility shifts to our selves, our true beingness, our God/dess.

And then, for those who stay around, at about age eighty-eight, we move into a phase of full freedom. Ninety-year-olds are generally allowed by society to be as eccentric as they like!

Part V: Some Personal Saturn Transits

For those who have Planets in Virgo, as Saturn approaches them–usually from about three degrees before and one degree after–you will be asked to redefine specific planetary symbols.

Saturn conjunct Sun, is asked to redefine one’s core being–literally the spirit of your life. A common event marker is changing one’s name.

Saturn conjunct Moon, is asked to redefine your needs. Occasionally, this transit removes something or someone that you think you need, allowing you to see your own strength and courage.

Saturn conjunct Ascendant, is asked to redefine your self-image. You may wish to change your look under this transit. If you have been defining yourself by your job (A common Virgo trait), it is time to get a new and more complete vision of who you are.

Saturn conjunct Mercury is asked to redefine your perceptions. Often this involves changing your attitude. Mundanely, it could include new eyeglasses or hearing aids.

Saturn conjunct Venus is asked to redefine your values. Get a new sense of what is good for and about you. Occasionally this will remove some of your critics from your life.

Saturn conjunct Mars is asked to redefine your desires. What do you really want–not what you should want, but what you do want? Does this match what you value? A biggie here is that it is hard to get, and even harder to keep, things that have no real value to your true being.

On Spiritual Maturity

2007-08-05T12:02:00.000-07:00

(from the Starsinger files)

The many versions of Christianity commonly teach that we are children of God. For many generations this has been understood as little children, children needing discipline and a firm set of rules. This teaching was often accompanied by a list of punishments for infractions of those rules. Pastors and priests were appointed or appointed themselves to be the disciplinary voice in the lives of their congregations. These voices were particularly potent when children were exposed to religion from very early in life, for the voices of the church leaders became the voices of the parents, and, in turn, of conscience.

To be a child means that we are designed to grow into adult stature, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Astrology’s cyclic patterns affirm this. They also suggest that we mature over many lifetimes, both individually and as a species. Thus, over centuries, and even more over ages, humanity grows up into the potential implied by being the offspring of Deity. The various sign placements in a natal chart can be taken as descriptive of the developmental (evolutionary) state of the various planetary components of being. This shows that not all parts evolve at the same rate. This can be seen in the fact that some people are better at some things and others are better at others.

From another point of view, many belief systems teach that Earth is a school, a place where we learn our lessons–and all too often the phrase carries a negative overtone which implies that we are all slow or resistant students. And yet, if we are inherently divine, as implied by the statement above, how can that be? Realistically, whatever errors we make have one of two sources.

The first difficulty that we face is that we are spiritual in nature, but are (temporarily) living in a physical form. We are, by nature, unaccustomed to dealing with time, space, and gravity. Only trial and error will resolve this lack of experience. In time we learn how to live successfully in a body and on Earth. It is a phase of spiritual self-awareness and undertaken because this environment is conducive to the growth of self awareness.

The second problem is inherent in the nature of consciousness which is, of necessity, dual. As physical children we are educated by physical adults, who can only teach us what worked (or did not work) for them in their time and space. However, because evolution is continuous on many levels, their time and space differs from our time and space. If adults recognize that, and qualify their teachings as mere starting places for our personal and individual journeys life may proceed with a minimum of bumps and bruises.

However, if our teachers hold to absolute truths and rigid beliefs, and if these are entrenched with abusive force, we may struggle long and hard to find our own path. For these, intense periods of transformation are required as we learn to let go the old, obsolete conditioning. Again, this is true both individually and as a species. For individuals this can require most of a lifetime, or occasionally several incarnations. For humanity it may require most of a century or even an age.

The great lesson that many of you face is one of self awareness. So many have believed that meant discovering what was wrong and making corrections. We say to you that, by and large, the greater lesson is the discovery of what is right with you, of accepting your own wisdom and power.

The vast majority of you have arrived on Earth ahead of your times. Even as some physical children mature faster than others, so also some divine children mature faster than others. They move through the Earth-school faster and graduate early. Now, out of your love and your wisdom, you have returned to Earth to assist your younger siblings to make the transition into the higher consciousness range of the Age of Aquarius.

Today, the world is in transition, as we near the end of the Age of Pisces. The notion that we are, spiritually little children is still overwhelmingly predominant in the general consciousness. Those coming in as Possibility People are saturated with it early in life, so they grow up with at least some of the old beliefs about sin and punishment–some conscious, some unconscious.

Consider this: A small child is told “no” often, for there is much in the world which can be dangerous to him. An older child has fewer “no” commands, because s/he is learning to take increasingly more responsibility for herself. As time passes, each person is expected to need fewer and fewer “thou shalt not” commands.

If the physical pattern is an image of the spiritual pattern–and it is–then the time should/will/does come when we are expected to make our own decisions about what is right and what is wrong for us. It is time to realize that there is no absolute morality, for times, places and circumstances all affect what is right to do. Our only moral mandate is to use our own minds, to analyze as necessary and figure out what is the right thing for us to do/be/have/become. It really is, up to us.

We are given an innate tool of assessment. We call it joy. If our decisions, actions, methods, etc. bring joy we have chosen the right path. Joy is the most energy producing emotion in existence, and when we allow it to power our lives we are on the upward path. If you are in a job or a relationship that is not enjoyable, it is a job or relationship that has become obsolete in terms of your spiritual well-being.

One of the great difficulties that many face today is a belief that love is dictated by biology. By this we refer to the commonly held belief that all parents, especially all mothers, automatically love their children. This includes the corollary notion that all children do/can/should love their parents. Far too many of us spend years believing that there is something wrong with us when all the evidence shows that one (occasionally both) parents, one or more of our siblings or our children, do not love us.

It is common practice for people to try to pull their more loving, more intelligent, or simply more successful relatives and neighbors down, rather than putting out the effort required to lift themselves up. All too often, we allow ourselves to remain the targets for the ill-will or jealousy of others. We may waste energy feeling guilty for years, without ever noticing that these people clearly do not value us. Still, we go on living through painful experience as we present a living lesson/example of the direction that evolution is and should be taking. At some point, we must face the truth and refuse to be a target for any other person’s ill will.

The second part of that truth is that each of us is valued by many people—just not by those we expected to do so. Doing this can raise our self-worth exponentially, and with it, our financial supply.

One facet of this requires us to allow others to deal with the consequences of their own actions. All too often, what inhibits our financial success is one or more people who constantly need us. What we are then required to learn is that it is not love to enable weakness. A good teacher or parent is the one who encourages independence in others, and who refuses to reward immature behavior. Dependant adults are immature adults and most definitely not your responsibility–even if you share DNA!

We would challenge each of you to be courageous enough to cut off your parasitical relationships. Most of us have them early in life. For so long as they are allowed to hang on, draining our time, energy and resources, we cannot move fully into our own incarnational intention, our mission, our calling. This is not always easy to do, and may require us to run away and leave no forwarding address. (If your life, or your identity is in danger the only rational thing to do is RUN! Let no one tell you otherwise!)

For those familiar with the Bible, I would remind you that Jesus said, “a prophet is without honor in his own country.” (Many of you are prophets of one kind or another.) He also told one who asked to be allowed to bury his parents first, to let the dead bury their dead. This is generally interpreted to mean that those who are called to follow Spirit are required to leave the past and its duties behind, to follow Spirit into the future.

Looking at it astrologically: These are the core issues of nearly every transit by the outer planets. Most obvious are the spontaneous breaks associated with Uranus and the absolute necessity of letting-go when Pluto transits. Neptune can be easier in some ways, but also confusing because, at some point, you may realize that something has been forgotten while your attention was elsewhere, and being forgotten it seems to evaporate.

Each of these transits/experiences is involved as we move upward to ever higher levels of consciousness, to ever expanding awareness. There is a scientific law that says that all of life is in motion. Spiritualists call this vibration. The reality is that human senses only register those things or people who are functioning at a similar frequency, vibration, atomic motion. Thus as our level of awareness rises, some people and some things drop out of view–to a point where we cannot see or be seen by them. Then as we settle into the next level, new people, new experience emerges. We become more comfortable and life moves more easily.

Life is on an upward spiral. At times effort is required to overcome the past. Still, we press onward. Possibility People, are the living example of this. We are, each of us, a blessing and each is blessed. So be it.

Retrograde Venus

2007-07-28T08:52:00.000-07:00

Venus retrogrades from July 27, 2007 to September 08, 2007. This can be an important time for those seeking greater self-awareness. It is a time for re-evaluation.

We take note of this placement because it is a relatively uncommon one. Venus remains direct for all but six weeks out of every eighteen months. These retrograde periods are best used as times of re-evaluation related to the signs being transited and/or periods for examining and revising our own value systems. At such times it will be important to notice that what is valuable to an infant, a child, an adolescent, may be of little worth to an adult. Values and value systems are intended to remain alive–to change and grow, even as we mature and evolve.

Venus’ symbolism is often poorly understood. It is commonly called the planet of Love, but love is also widely misunderstood and overshadowed by romanticism. Romantic literature, and especially the movie industry, have taught millions to expect something never meant to be more than an entertaining ideal, to manifest in their daily lives. The misunderstanding is the product of romance literature which is designed to take us away from reality and give us a break, a rest, from daily life. The romantic notion of chemistry is more closely related to the Moon and our feelings of need than it is to Venus. This expectation of happily-ever-after has caused great emotional pain to many. While it would seem that we should be able to learn from joy, the truth is that, at our current evolutionary level, most learning is accompanied by growing pains.

In its purest sense, to love is to value. We value those things and people that add comfort and pleasure to our lives–things that look good, feel good, taste good, etc. As the planet of love, Venus describes our natural sense of what is good for/to us. The energy involved in this is magnetism, so Venus will–when our value systems are clear–naturally attract that which is best for us to have.

Personal Venus

Natal Venus describes our inherent sense of values, including our feeling of worthiness or unworthiness. Some of us have primarily physical/earth values, others have primarily emotional/water values, mental/spacial/air values, or spiritual/fire values. Venus’ natal sign is selected according to the overall design of the current lifetime, to support our incarnational intent.

Natal Venus is not about what we have been taught to think that we should value, or what was valuable to our parents, priests or teachers. It is a purely personal description of what best contributes to the comfort and pleasure of our true (spiritual) nature. Astrology students may find it quite interesting to compare natal Venus to the natal second house of learned values.

When natal Venus is retrograde, we may feel unloved or devalued. This drives many to pay a high price in service to others, from the intent that others should not feel so unloved and alone as we do. The final lesson is to realize that we are loved and valued by many–just not the people generally expected to love us.

The Generic Venus Transit

The retrograde begins at two degrees Virgo, starting the reevaluation of Virgo. Venus in Virgo is often uncomfortable, for it tends toward emotional fastidiousness, sometimes fearing to touch that which might prove most valuable to her. She wants to sanitize and purify love, to love perfectly. If s/he does not realize her own inner perfection, she may think that she needs to handle attractions with great care. Given the old standards of belief about both Venus and Virgo, there could be no better place to begin a reevaluation. Love and values do require attention and sometimes effort, but they should never be such hard work as Virgo sometimes makes them.

The underlying truth of this placement is that it signifies perfect love. Virgo Venus instinctively knows what is of real value to her true nature and path. The problem lies in the fact that her true and perfect path is sufficiently different from the one taught by parents, religion, or other teachers, to make different things, different relationships, truly valuable/Venus and useful/Virgo. Virgo Venus must purify her value system, excluding all faux-values that are attached to terms like guilt and duty.

On August 10, 2007, Venus drops Virgo and backs into the more-playful and child-like sign of Leo. Leo relates to a developmental stage common to children. During this period, children practice adulthood by playing lets-pretend games. Such lets pretend games are closely related to the romantic games that adult playmates indulge in. The realization needed is that most of the romance is mere pretense. Each person pretends to be what he or she thinks that the other wants them to be. But if the relationship continues over time, or evolves into commitment, the ability to continue pretending to be Prince Charming or Lady Love diminishes, fading to nothing. The only real solution is to spend enough time together, being true and honest, to discover what each has to contribute to the comfort and pleasure of the other. An honest evaluation is the key to lasting union.

Something similar often happens in other areas, especially financial ones. All too often an immature sense of finances carries over into our adult lives. Some try to put on a show of affluence that cannot be maintained. Others work entirely too hard at maintaining a standard of living that has no real relevance to their true being.

The great gift of Leo Venus is innocence, for Leo is intended to remind us that we are good girls and boys. It tells us that we are innocent, the beloved sons and daughters of Deity. It reminds us that, by virtue of our spiritual DNA, we are uncondemned–perfect, whole and complete. Physical parents are sometimes abusive, but spiritual parents never are!

Venus will continue in Leo, backing down to the sixteenth degree, where it stations and turns direct on September 8, 2007. If all goes well, Venus will act on the new awareness gained as she again crosses the second half of Leo and re-enters Virgo on October 9, 2007. With a bit of luck, or wisdom, by then we will have reclaimed enough innocence to realize that we are–one and all–the perfect us, and that we love perfectly. If this be so, the continuing transit of Virgo may hand us many good things!

© Alice Miller, all rights reserved
If you find this of interest, you might like Retrogrades and Consciousness, which presents a unique approach to natal retrograde planets. It is available at www.lifeprintastrology.com

Leo

2007-07-22T06:36:00.000-07:00

Leo is the sign which most clearly expresses the essential qualities of the Sun. In Leo, the activating principle is radiation expressed as creativity. We inherit creativity from our Creator-Father.

Always visible, Leo factors are dramatic and play a starring role. They are where our Spiritual Self expresses as inherent talent. They naturally radiate energy into the environment, lighting things up.

Other meanings of Leo are metaphors derived from the idea of its being active; i.e., an act can be a performance or a role, from which it gets the idea of drama or being dramatic. A drama is a play, so Leo rules play, especially the "lets pretend" variety that allows us to try out new roles in development or in life. Personal planets in Leo will act their way through.

Being Sun-ruled, Leo is bright, a star. Being Sun-like also implies that one is a son or royal heir of the god and/or goddess. Leo has inherent abilities and talents, things it can do because it is born to do them. The Christian term "Son of God" is strongly linked to the sign Leo.

When childhood is less than optimal, Leos learn to use their acting ability as a survival tool. When their moral education also includes judgments against pretending to be something not essentially true, natives may live in a great deal of pain. This can lead to addiction, or other illness. It is so important that these understand that all talents are given for use and that Deity makes no judgments on them. Neither should we. If you have acting talent, and it works for you in any way, use it. Then say thanks to the One who gave it to you.

The real gift of Leo is the ability to command life with the expectation that it will obey--not because the ability has been learned or the right earned, but because it is inherited or inherent, as a talent or a legal right. Leos create most easily by acting as if, especially as if they had a right to expect what they want and need. They do.

Natives can also become more or less visible by visualizing themselves as having and using a rheostat to control the level of brilliance. And yes, Leos are brilliant, at least in some areas. They perform well. In the houses containing Leo, especially on the cusp, they may need to consciously play a role. The house activity is something that they can do most easily by pretending to be what is needed to make both the ego-drama and the life role work.

Planets in Leo

Leo planets are highly creative, playing a significant role in our lives. They will dramatize according to the nature of the planet, making those planets highly visible.

EXAMPLES: Leo Saturn will have highly visible boundaries. Jupiter will show brilliance at figuring things out. Venus may be artistic brilliance.

Leo planets are active, and expressive, according to their nature--meaning the quality or quantity or activity of the planet. This is like saying that the light will be blue or green, bright or pale, or that the warmth will be within a certain temperature range or that it will be constant, recurring, and/or cyclic.

You may then expect planets or points in Leo to be highly visible, to attract attention from aware beings--both those who love the light and warmth and those who hate it. Therefore, the Leo area of the chart will be active, simply because it is hard to hide or forget. It attracts certain reactions from others. However, if you understand it as an area of talent, and one where you can be--and have the right to be--an actor or actress, you will learn to temporarily assume roles that will not threaten less evolved audiences.

Cancer

2007-06-24T10:24:00.000-07:00

It is impossible to predict, from the birth chart, exactly how planets, points, and houses in Cancer will turn out. This is the energy of beginnings, the place and/or signature of birth and infancy. Anything in Cancer will grow, rapidly and a lot--provided you give it a reasonable amount of attention and care. Examine every chart to see where self-nurture needs to be applied. Sometimes our greatest potentials are neglected.

EXAMPLE: We have been taught that anything in the seventh house is not-me. In the twelfth it may be forgotten, etc. Cancer on those houses shows something that needs attention, needs to be noticed and nurtured.

Cancer is also the sign of emergence, from the womb or from the soil, into the light. It is where Spirit and Soul unite to become a living, growing, needing, feeling, human being. It is where the incarnational journey emerges from the invisible to visible, from dark into light, from the unknown to the known. Like a newborn infant, it may cry for the loss of security represented by the womb. It must adapt to a new environment and begin the process of physical growth.

It has long been a custom to regard ourselves as a spirit, living in a body, as though spirit got itself trapped in something unlike itself. We can now understand that energy-containing particles cluster into formal structures. These structures remain in motion but that motion is not apparent to other structures with a matching rate of motion.

Cancer is like a baby. It needs attention. When it does not get it, it will hurt, and probably "cry." Crying is particularly associated with Cancer, but only as a means of getting needs met before the coming of language. Pain is a result of (perceived) need. Even as adults, if the pain is too great (particularly emotional pain), we often cry. Too much pain overwhelms the ability to think and throws us into a pre-verbal state where the natural response is to cry. Times of great stress may throw us into a state where tears are close to the surface. We feel that we are being punished or subjected to something uncomfortable that we do not understand . . . the same way that we felt as children with no control over our own lives.

If Cancer planets are hurting or crying, it will always be from lack of attention or care. If properly nurtured, they will be the happiest points in the chart, cooing and smiling as easily as a happy, content, infant. Cancer must not be ignored because it is primal and primary to our survival as what we are. We may survive without paying heed to it, but we will not truly LIVE.

Whatever is seeded in Aries, will be born in Cancer. It will reach visibility or be made manifest, WHEN it outgrows its womb, cradle or playpen. Cancer also refers to the family or nest, as it continues to surround, nurture, and support the growth of the child. At first the child is not conscious of separation from the mother. It will be much longer before it fully separates from the birth family.

Cancer may be considered close in space and feelings. Any point in Cancer is so close as to be not entirely separate from the sense of self.

Cancer and the Moon are most commonly used to refer to basic feelings: hunger, thirst, satisfaction, comfort, discomfort, pleasure, pain, etc. This area may also include the "muscular responses" to these feelings--or e-motions.

Above all else, Cancer refers to bonding and its effects. Too weak a bond gives poor feeling responses and injures your survival skills. Too strong a bond will make it difficult to separate from mother and/or family enough to mature. This is true whether her feelings are positive or negative. Either can affect how safe we feel and what makes us feel safe, at home, and comfortable. The quality of bonding will affect our ability to go out into the world of work and career and our adult relationships--especially in a home and family situation. If we learned that home or the world was not a safe place to be, it will color almost every aspect of our lives. Childhood is the foundation of adulthood and if the foundation is weak, what is built upon it will use a lot of energy just trying to stand.

The Cancer area of your chart is a place where you will always grow. It also says something about your need for security/safety. The house placement may show where you most seek security–as money in the second house or marriage in the seventh. It may define what you think that you need, as friends in the eleventh or control in the eighth. It may also be where you most obviously channel energy.

Above all, it is the most fluid area of the chart, where energy takes on the shape of the container and finds its own level of expression, according to your incarnational needs.

Gemini

2007-06-17T06:50:00.000-07:00

Gemini is known as "The Twins" or the "Pillars of Hercules" and rightly so. The Gemini emphasis is upon the nature of duality and the logic system that it makes possible. Again this is twofold. We begin with the ability to sort out a particular sight, sound, smell, taste, and/or touch from the background level of objects, noises, odors, attractions, and/or skin contacts. We focus on the specific and we name it, thus beginning the process of building language skills to be used in thinking and communicating.

Time begins here. When we change focus, we create divisions in time. In the past we focused on one thing. In the present we focus on another, and in the future we will focus on still another. Ordinarily, Gemini refers to right now. While time and name are not obvious facets of Gemini, they can be factors--especially when working in the psychological aspects of astrology.

Gemini is the original sign of relationship, sometimes used generically. It is essentially horizontal, referring to a side-by-side relationship, an essential commonality, a twin, sibling, or peer. In certain contexts it can refer to an elementary class or student. Gemini shows our earliest clear sense that there is more than one being like us--especially more than one child in the family, the neighborhood. It is the basis for relating to ideas as they contrast to or compare with the information we have and/or people as like or not-like us. As we learn the names for different entities, then for facets or qualities of these entities, we build a data base with which to think.

Wherever Gemini is, there are two or more divisions in awareness, a double standard (be cautious about judgments here), sorting to be done or the appearance of a choice to be made. Be aware also that while logic sees this as two poles, the reality referred to is that of a visible and an invisible aspect to everything. Whenever we focus on one aspect of the Gemini-Mercury duality, we remove attention from the other.

The observations made in Gemini can become the judgements made in Libra. EXAMPLE: Gemini’s Light and Dark becomes Libra’s Good and Evil. When it does, the Venus rulership of Libra is shattered, leaving the asteroid belt in control. A critical double lesson to be learned from Mercury is that light refers to the visible, which is the current focus. Dark is simply whatever is invisible or out of sight, not currently in our focus.

REMEMBER THIS: All life begins in the dark . . . of the womb, of the soil. Duality is like two sides of a coin, with heads or tails turned upward and the other out of sight. The up side gets our attention. The attention adds substance/energy, giving it greater reality. In a world consciousness that gives preference to solid reality, there will be judgment attached. Half the duality will be regarded as in the light, visible, valuable. The other half will be regarded as in the dark, invisible, and valueless. The result is a judgment on the world of light and shadow that defines it as good and evil. -->>

Gemini language is the basic tool for logical calculations, thus may include a gift for numbers, generally as simple accounting. More complex accounting systems are linked to Virgo and calculation for meaning and conclusions are Sagittarian, but without Gemini, more advanced computations are impossible. On Gemini foundations rest all advances in thought.

Planets in Gemini

Planets in Gemini are conscious, visible. They need to be named properly. It will be important to see them as single units with twin facets--dual or multi-talented. If split apart, only half the information needed will be available and in that area of life. Something will feel torn in two. The great Gemini lesson is to exchange either-or for both-and.

Mankind, The Original Creation: Triune Being

2007-06-11T05:15:00.001-07:00

From the Star Singer Chronicles as given to Rev. Alice Miller

THE STAR SINGER

My name is Star Singer.
My song is a melody of light
Dancing across black velvet sky.

Once blackness lay sleeping.
Deep within dreams stirred, rippled, kicked,
Infants in the Mother Womb.

Presently, diamond-pointed sparks
Fell from a distant star,
Tearing membrane, inducing labor.

Life seedlings, wakened by the light,
Stretched, reached, emerged,
Into seeing, awareness, enlightenment.

I sing worlds into being and becoming.
I sing life emerging, evolving, transforming.
My name is Star Singer.

Spirit

Out of the One Spirit emerged units of spirit-as-energy, similar in nature to light. These were like little offspring points of light. Like light they appeared as vibrational waves or as particles, depending on what the observer looked for.

Until someone looks for a particle of light (photon) there are only outward flowing ripples of energy. The act of focusing on these sparks arrests them and causes them to take shape and form. As each differentiates, it assumes identity, shape, and substance

Light is purposeful, always in motion, but it does not always move in straight lines. It will curve around obstacles in space, always seeking its goal of enlightenment or lighting up the darkness, revealing that which was previously unknown. Like light, Spirit is also in motion and has a particular goal or target, moving toward it purposefully. As necessary, it will go over, under or around obstacles to pour energy into the outlines of intent.

Each of us began life as just such a ray of spirit, with a specific incarnational intent. If it was not specifically in mind, it was instinctively inherent in being. At our origin, this spark was emitted from the Source Spirit. If that emergence began in time at all, it was so long ago as to seem beyond time. From our perspective, we have always existed. Out spiritual identities are eternal.

Like the universe, we begin with a statement or idea: “Let there be light,” or more accurately, “Let me see the light; let me be the light. Let it move out from me, that I may see it reflecting back to me.” The moment it is seen, it begins to contain particles/substance, and this begins to coalesce. All substance is magnetic/attractive, carrying a magnetic energy charge. Particles attract particles and begin to form ever larger constructs. They become atoms, molecules, and finally distinct forms–not yet solid, but diaphanous outlines–a prophecy of what is to come. At this point, the Spark of Spirit has become a Living Soul.

Soul

Soul is the first true human being, a light being with a conceptual link to radiant spirit. Soul is still rather loosely connected, held together only by magnetic attraction of shared purpose. Like attracts like, whether it be like substance, like intention or like awareness. Soul is then a portion, or a version of Spirit which purposes to incarnate on Earth.

As the human body is ninety-eight percent water, with very little substance, the human soul is about ninety-eight percent energy with about two percent substance. It is this which will inhabit a fetus, live a lifetime, and when its goal is complete, leave the body.

Historically, few have seen souls because they have not looked for them. They have existed as a ghost of a thought, a dream of being. Still, if we look intently into the surrounding light, we may perceive within that light, a kind of density. We may then become aware of the presence of that which, until then, was unseen. It is our focused awareness that makes it real, and our attention gives it solidity and substance. Like the light from which it came, it will react according to our perception of it as invisible energy or visible form.

A soul may lie in the womb of time, like an unborn fetus, slowly and meticulously drawing substance from the surrounding environment, increasing in form and visibility. As it becomes more visible, more identifiable, it acquires a sense of space as that which lies outside itself, but connected to it. Gradually, the same urge which initially caused it to differentiate as a spark or ray of light separate for its source, will cause it to differentiate as a unit of consciousness, separated from its universal source.

It will, then, begin to move, stretch, kick, within the womb of time and space. It will form a concept of self that is increasingly defined, real, solid. Its purpose will become conscious, moving from the realm of dream or vision into a defined idea, a clear concept. Only then, can it realize itself as a formed being with a clear identity.

With personification, comes the urge to know more, be more, do more, become more. Exploring its beingness, soul discovers its likeness to and differences from others, and its outlines solidify further. The desire to explore its reality, its limits, its potential forms, further solidifying its outlines.

Inherent in the souls make-up is the knowledge that only moving outward for greater perspective, can reveal the source from which we came. Only as humankind, can we know our God/dess.

We may then say that Spirit creates Soul and Soul creates body. Ever the essence of being is spirit. That which can transform itself from energy to matter may also reverse the process and, once again, return to energy. It is this which many of us have forgotten. If we have tired of physical reality, or if we have completed the purpose for which we incarnated, we may then turn our attention to discovering how we came to be the way we are and how we can return to our original state.

The process is just that, a process. It has an order of its own. and an inherent pattern of development which we must discover and master for ourselves. Achieving that mastery is the first long-term goal of life. Once we have entered the course, we must complete it.

It is this that many call karma, but that which is often overlooked about that is that if life is a school, we must surely graduate. If we are children of God, we are meant to grow into adulthood. We do that over many lifetimes, spent in a variety of times and places. And then, one day, we earn the right to choose whether we will incarnate again. Some will wish to pursue further studies. Some will wish to assist their younger spiritual siblings. And some will move one to other dimensions of time, space, or . . .

Body

All identities have a body. It may be a spiritual one, an astral/soul body, or a physical one. The body is what we think it is. Remember that it originates as light, or something that functions in the same way as light. It can function as a wave of purposeful energy, ghost or apparition, or a unit of physical substance. It will be as light or as heavy, as transparent, translucent or dense as we believe it to be. Here, we refer to the physical expression used on Earth. It is the structure used for growing consciousness to a state of perfection. We may also refer to awareness, which requires perception. At this stage of our development, without perception awareness cannot be. That which we have not perceived and experienced is not real to us. For us it does not exist. From this perspective, we seem not to have a spirit or soul until we look for one.

Human souls go through a long process of incarnation, largely as physical beings, on Earth and elsewhere. Early on, we will see only that which is solid, and, to us, real. During this period we may conclude that we have been cut off from our source. We will then look outward, seeking it.

The more dense and heavy we think that we are, the more dense and heavy will be those beings we attract to us. Like ever attracts like, beginning with thought. Even when we think we are looking for missing parts of ourselves in others, we will still attract those whose self-image is like our own. This is the original purpose of primary relationships. We look for self-awareness in the eyes of others, and when two commit to each other, at least one will discover that what s/he thought missing is present–tho perhaps on the (back) side that is normally unseen.

If we believe that we are sinners, condemned to lives of hard work and pain, we will attract those who agree with us, and it will be our reality. Often we, quite literally, curse existence on Earth, not by some conscious curse, but by our unconscious beliefs. We who were intended to be the light of the world become generators of darkness by our negation of joy and our fear of love. Still, it is only an error in judgement, and errors can be corrected. The time has come, when humanity is visibly maturing.

We are realizing that love refers to a magnetic attraction that is inherent in us. If we will not love that which we have, beginning with our own Spirit, Soul and Body, we will attract only that which we perceive to be unlovely and unlovable. When we criticize, judge, even hate, that which we have attracted, we can only attract more of the same. Doing so, our bodies and our lives become heavier, more burdensome. Without the light of truth, we wander in the darkness, and our belief that we are destined to do so becomes the boundary, the limit, on our lives.

But the truth will ever set us free. Let us reclaim our divine heritage, with its goodness, its wisdom, its creativity. Let us realize that we are not mere creations of our deity, but its literal sons and daughters. Let us envision the double strand of DNA has having one side physical and one side divine.

In the past, science has spoken of junk DNA. More recently, some have noticed that some of this, formerly dormant, DNA is lighting up. We are awakening to a greater reality. We are retrieving a larger portion of our potential as young gods and goddesses, growing up to be like our Divine Parent.

In the past, it has been said that we use only ten percent of our brain, but it is clear that children everywhere are expanding their awareness, making previously unknown areas conscious. We are evolving. We are becoming. We are moving from the divine childhood of the Age of Pisces, to divine adulthood in the Age of Aquarius. The song is not new, but the reality is.

This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
The Age of Aquarius
Aquarius!
Aquarius!

Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
Are the mind's true liberation
Aquarius!
Aquarius!

Possibility People

2007-05-30T08:12:00.000-07:00

May 30, 2007
This is a recurring theme, but spirit says to publish it again!

Part I

Before there were New Kids, there were Possibility People. Some were called Starseed or Light Workers, or by various other names. Most of them have natal charts (horoscopes) marked by interceptions, which actually indicate one born outside the general consciousness. Not what was expected by parents, cultures, etc., these were often criticized and encouraged to hide their true identity and abilities so as to fit-in. Many tried, only to find that it can never entirely be done. We simply marched to a different drum. Some of us were condemned as evil, others as crazy. We were neither.

If you are one of these, it is important that you know that you are differently designed for a very special purpose. Humanity is approaching a new age, a new general level of awareness. In essence, the intuitive-creative abilities are surfacing with more power than ever before. Humanity is being upgraded to new levels of consciousness, to a higher vibration.

However, humans, being human, often resist change. They will not try what they do not believe possible. Consequently, down through the ages, Possibility People came to earth to present new possibilities. In the 1930s and 40s there was a major influx, with a continuing flow into the 1970s when the New Kids began arriving in droves. Still without the Possibility People, it is doubtful whether these new human types could have survived. They needed to know that, at least a few people, would recognize and welcome them. We were the bridge, between the old humanity and the new humans. Let us rejoice in that.

Part II

If you are one of life’s misfits, never entirely comfortable in your birth family or with people in your age group, you may be a Possibility Person. If you can never figure out what you should keep and what to throw away–not just things, but sometimes relationships, jobs, etc., you may be a Possibility Person. If, as a child, you could never make sense of the beliefs of people close to you, or if you grew up in an environment where your actions did not bring dependable reactions, or where you could not figure out what you did to cause the things that happened to you, you are probably a Possibility Person.

We are the older children of our Deity, with a higher level of consciousness, a quicker vibratory level than the general population. Most of us can understand others, but they do not understand us. We run on a different frequency, with broad-band abilities which allow us to integrate the old with the new.

Our parents often had no notion of whom or what we were, no idea about what to do with us. They could not know what we really needed. Many of us were, to a large extent, our own parents.

The good news is that we are more creative, wiser and/or generally more gifted than those around us. We can have a sense of accomplishment, knowing that we will leave the Earth a better place than we found it. Relatively unconscious early in life, our strengths, our personal power, our wisdom and authority emerge later in life–seldom before age thirty, often not before age forty, and sometimes not until age fifty or more. Prior to then, our strengths and abilities may show up in times of crises, only to retreat again At some point in life, we begin noticing that we do, indeed, have abilities that we have ignored or denied. Gradually we can learn that anything that we can do when we have no time to think, we can also do with intent. Realizing that, we are empowered to change our lives. In so doing, we set an example for others. We demonstrate new possibilities, new ways of being and doing for the next age.

Because we were born outside the general consciousness, at some point we must choose to live there. We must be willing to live outside the patterns taught us by our elders. Doing so, we incur criticism and condemnation. Many of us wonder whether something is wrong with us.

The big problem is that, being ahead of our times, parental teachings were, for us, obsolete. To some extent we are all pioneers, leading the way into unchartered lands of spirit and consciousness. Some will follow. Others will try to stop progress. That is the human way....in the Age of Pisces.

In the final analysis, our greatest effect is not so much what we do, as how we do it. Our greatest teachings and healings, and the light that we carry, shine through the way we live our lives. Each of us is, in some way, the living example of what humanity is meant to become.

Such lives can be lonely. Often few of our relatives or peers understand us. We may encounter resistance in our relationships and careers because others are often fearful or jealous of the power that they sense in us. Still we are finding each other, gathering to support each other. Even as we experience deeper sadness than others, so also are we capable of greater joy. When we learn to live as we were meant to do, without self-judgment or criticism, we can know that it was worth the effort, worth the struggle.

Our message to you is: There is nothing wrong with you. It is that which is most right that attracts such attention. We are the light-bearers, the teachers, the healers who are engaged in bringing in the Age of Aquarius. We are the Possibility People, showing others what is now possible to all humanity. We are the future. We are what humanity is intended to become. We are also the (Violet) forerunners of the Indigo and Crystal Children.

The next age will represent a new median level in human consciousness. All of us are involved in the transition from this age to the next. Humanity will not try out the new powers available to it, if it cannot believe it is possible to do so. Consequently, we have been showing them that certain abilities, long deemed impossible are indeed possible to modern men, women, and especially children.

For students of astrology, two books on horoscope markers of Possibility People are available from www.lifeprintastrology.com. Written by Rev. Alice Miller, Heralds of a New Age: Interceptions delineates the interception of signs and the resulting doubled house cusps. Possibilities for a New Age: Intercepted Planets delineates eleven planets, the Nodal Axis and Part of Fortune when they fall within an intercepted sign

Let There Be Light

2007-05-21T16:54:00.000-07:00

May 21, 2007 Gemini 3, ruled by Mercury # Theme: Duality

Deity is One because it includes all that is. That One has two main facets. One aspect is perfect, whole, complete. Another, called LIFE separates itself from the absolute to become a living, growing, learning, becoming, offspring of Eternal Being. Its gift to the Creator is Eternal Life . . .

There is I and there is Other. This is the beginning of objectivity. Later, we discover that others are not all the same. Duality begins to multiply and we are on our way to learning about life. We are growing in consciousness, in and of form.

Gemini is known as "The Twins" or the "Pillars of Hercules" and rightly so. The Gemini emphasis is upon the nature of duality and the logic system that it makes possible. Again this is twofold. We begin with the ability to sort out a particular sight, sound, smell, taste, and/or touch from the background level of objects, noises, odors, attractions, and/or skin contacts. We focus on the specific and we name it, thus beginning the process of building language skills to be used in thinking and communicating.

Time begins here. When we change focus, we create divisions in time. In the past we focused on one thing. In the present we focus on another, and in the future we will focus on still another. Ordinarily, Gemini refers to right now. While time and name are not obvious facets of Gemini, they can be factors--especially when working in the psychological aspects of astrology.

Gemini is the original sign of relationship, sometimes used generically. It is essentially horizontal, referring to a side-by-side relationship, an essential commonality, a twin, sibling, or peer. In certain contexts it can refer to an elementary class or student. Gemini shows our earliest clear sense that there is more than one being like us--especially more than one child in the family, the neighborhood. It is the basis for relating to ideas as they contrast to or compare with the information we have and/or people as like or not-like us. As we learn the names for different entities, then for facets or qualities of these entities, we build a data base with which to think. Gemini is designed to be a collector of words and/or ideas–rather like being a walking, talking dictionary or encyclopedia. Let that be O.K. It is your natural design, your part of the Grand Design for life.

Wherever Gemini is, there are two or more divisions in awareness, a double standard (be cautious about judgments here), sorting to be done or the appearance of a choice to be made. Be aware also that while logic sees this as two poles, the reality referred to is that of a visible and an invisible aspect to everything. Whenever we focus on one aspect of the Gemini-Mercury duality, we remove attention from the other.

The observations made in Gemini can become the judgments made in Libra. EXAMPLE: Gemini’s Light and Dark becomes Libra’s Good and Evil. When it does, the Venus rulership of Libra is shattered, leaving the asteroid belt in control. A critical double lesson to be learned from Mercury is that light refers to the visible, which is the current focus. Dark is simply whatever is invisible or out of sight, not currently in our focus. REMEMBER THIS: All life begins in the dark . . . of the womb, of the soil.

Duality is like two sides of a coin, with heads or tails turned upward and the other out of sight. The up side gets our attention. The attention adds substance/energy, giving it greater reality. In a world consciousness that gives preference to solid reality, there will be judgment attached. Half the duality will be regarded as in the light, visible, valuable. The other half will be regarded as in the dark, invisible, and valueless. The result is a judgment on the world of light and shadow that defines it as good and evil. Healing comes when we turn on the light!

2007-05-11T17:17:00.000-07:00

Client Questions

Regarding being from other planets: My perception of this is that we are
half-animate, half-divine beings on a path to greater awareness. In essence,
we are the means by which God becomes self-aware. Some part of Divine
Spirit breaks off, takes form, and begins the journey to self awareness.
That journey can take this new entity to and through many incarnations in
many places.

From our point of view, this scrap of consciousness drops its
vibration to a planetary level to become visible on Earth–or elsewhere. A
given incarnational path may include various planets in the Solar System,
the Galaxy, and possibly beyond. The type of body used at any given time
depends on the location in time, space, or . . . It is clear that the entire
design is much too large to be contained in human consciousness at its
current evolutionary level.

In working with charts, I observe people who appear not to have
been on Earth recently. They sometimes struggle to recall how to be
human.

What I am really trying to express is that, as I see it, we are not so
much from a different place, as we are from a different time–or perhaps
dimension. Those I have called Starseed–perhaps more accurately called
Possibility People, seem to incarnate from the future, rather than the past.
They are advanced (spiritually and in consciousness) ahead of the general
population. They come to Earth to assist in the rise/expansion of the
general consciousness, to the necessary level for entrance into the next
age–the Age of Aquarius. Their role is not unlike that of Jesus ben Joseph,
who was the model for human advancement during the Piscean age. He,
too, appeared to have stepped back in time.

So then, I cannot tell you from what planet you came, for the
answer appears to be many of them, almost certainly including some prior
visits to Earth.

Difficulty staying in body, on Earth, in human society: This suggests to
me that you may be a very early Indigo or Crystal. Here is what I see about
them:

In the west, until approximately 1977, the spiritual goal of
humanity was to get out of body. The general belief was that the only way
to get to heaven was through death. Most who believed that they were
children of God, also believed that they were very young ones, and
contaminated or fallen from grace. The literal truth is that the only fall
which occurs, is the fall in vibration necessary to manifest in visible and
tangible form. (We can only be perceived by those with similar levels of
vibration or consciousness.) Traditionally, there has been a general sense
that having fallen, one was somehow trapped and must struggle to return to
the pure or spiritual state. Over many generations (an age of 2000+ years)
humanity drew closer to realizing that it was and is an essentially spiritual
being, even when manifesting in a planetary form.

While the general turning point appears to coincide with the
discovery of Chiron in 1977, no evolutionary movement is instantaneous. I
have been seeing the new version of humanity manifesting in individuals
born all through the 1970's, and have recently become aware that some
entered Earth even earlier. You appear to be one of these.

The most significant difference appears to be that the New Kids
come in identified with Spirit. Even as older generations struggled to get
out of body, these new type individuals struggle to get-into or stay-in body.
The key to finding comfort is this: nobody lives in a body. It is, rather, a
matter of living as a body. H2O can manifest as liquid water, solid ice, or
gaseous vapor. Any identified entity has a body, even spirit. The Divine
Offspring may then choose to manifest in spiritual form, astral form, or
physical form. It is the same being in any form. It simply looks different.
And the great mystery is that, it has the same powers in all its forms, but
does not know it. Thus we all journey toward increasing self-awareness.
We are so designed that, in time, we will fully understand our divine nature
and abilities. The generations called New Kids, have begun the next phase
of development toward reclaiming its godhood.

The sooner that these understand that there is no need to focus on
staying in form, that they can trust their pre-incarnational choice, the
struggle will be over. Each must learn to take for granted the ability to
function in physical form, for it is inherent in being. The problem arises
from the fact that you are all highly intuitive. This means that you pick up a
great deal from those around you, and many of them know that form limits
spirit. You must trust yourselves, for, in your heart, you know that this is
an error-in-judgment, made by immature beings.

Taurus

2007-04-21T05:42:00.000-07:00

Above all else, Taurus refers to the value of embodiment. It says that living in form is a good and valuable experience, and that doing so is a worthy choice.

Taurus is the first Venus-ruled sign. It is personal and derived from the spiritual value of life in form. Its most obvious expression is self-worth. At its best, it knows that love is not an action, but a state of being. Its realization is love as the magnetically charged substance of life, particularly human life, and especially my life. It is the form that divine love takes for manifestation on earth.

If Being is signified by the first awakening of self-awareness, and Seeing by the opening of the eyes to light, then the urge to snuggle down into the covers and prolong the pleasure of soft, warm, inactivity signifies the awakening of self-worth. Here, we most clearly experience human, physical, objective life as good--even wonderful! This is the Venus/Love principle at its purest and most spiritual. It is unsocialized love as expressed in Taurus form. It is consciousness experiencing, or focusing on, unconditional, objective, pleasure. This has nothing to do with thinking, it is simply feeling. It is the mastered, unconscious, awareness of the goodness-of-life, functioning automatically, without attention, as a feeling of pleasure.

Without modification by other chart aspects, Taurus will characterize any planet she holds as pleasurable, as inherently good. It is important to realize that this can produce an appearance of mixed or even negative results. EXAMPLE: With Saturn/limits in Taurus there could be a sense of needing to stay within whatever boundaries exist, a kind of inertia. Probably there would be some very good internal reason for inhibiting some movement in the life temporarily. However, these limits might not be socially acceptable, and might inhibit the expression of (socially defined) success.

If planets in Taurus are giving you problems, you probably need to reexamine the definition or concept you have of that part of personality represented by them. Look at that function from a different perspective, or as many different perspectives as necessary to integrate the goodness available within the structure of your life. Remember that Taurus is something of a "baby." The values she appears to hold and those inherent in her being may be different, because babies are expected to absorb the values of those around them. Taurean functions are sometimes very good, well-trained, and well-behaved without bringing the expected rewards. If so, what you believe to be your good is different from what you really need to have or get. For resolution, try examining the assets that you bring to any crisis. What can you do when there is no time to think about whether you should or should-not be doing it? These are your inherent spiritual abilities and they need to be brought to consciousness and practiced intentionally. Learn to love these skills; if they are there for you in crisis, they are valuable indeed.

Structure is a word attached to the Taurus concept. Its roots lie in the basic idea of form. A form--as opposed to space--is a place where micro-particles such as atoms, molecules, quarks, and photons are clustered or bonded. They stick together and are integrated into a structure. Taurus refers, then, to bonding, integration, and to the secondary form that occurs as the result of combining certain building blocks. Taureans are builders.

The process that maintains structure, is called integrity and refers to the principle: Like attracts like. We then extend our concept to include the ideas of attraction and attractiveness, magnetism and beauty. We might refer to the beauty of rationalism, of order, of the way in which things that belong together are attracted to each other. On Earth and its adjuncts we call that magnetism gravity, and we say that like gravitates toward like.

In this aspect, we admire or love the form and structure of life and evaluate it as necessary and good, even as beautiful, awesome, magnificent. As applied to mundane life, it becomes the value of builders and of building. Taurus combines necessity with beauty. The emphasis is comfort and pleasure. It is the sign of practical artistry, designed to please both body and spirit.

Abstractly, Taurus refers to the beauty in good function, in well-executed action, and in good fit as it is derived from proper connection. When this aspect extends to human body, we assign Taurus to the neck as the link between the head and the body. It is the throat that gives shape and form to the voice, which is the transmitter that shapes ideas into sounds. When we enjoy these sounds, when we are pleased by them, we will call them harmonious or musical. Many Taureans are singers, and/or have the gift of charming expression. Taurus actually relates more closely to charm and the art of pleasing than it does with classic beauty.

Like children, Taurus planets and points can charm us even when they are not objectively beautiful. Here beauty is not so much in the appearance, as it is a combination of all the aspects of being and the pleasurable effect that they have on the beholder. Remember that, like children, pets, and plants, they respond well to praise, wanting, above all else, to please. Also, like children, they will let you know when they are happy and pleased--and when they are not!

From My Mailbag:

2007-04-10T07:55:00.000-07:00

Recently, I received the following letter. Thinking this correspondence might be of general interest, I share it with you.

Question: I often encounter astrologers, highly regarded and well respected, using the concept of "soul" as part of their self-promotion and astrology teachings. Is it just me?, or is it true there is no concept of "soul" in the basic teachings of astrology, that there is no objective measure or reference or signature? Is it practicing fraud to promote soul or deity or savior through astrology and in interpretations? Is it an imposed overlay from other religions? Of course, with Neptune in Aquarius, there is the confusion between mystical religious faith and occult social faith. Consequently, is the net effect of the use of non-astrology religious concepts in modern astrology to cast astrology as a pseudo-religion, and that equals pseudo-science? What do you think? Should non-astrological terms be used to define astrology?

Perhaps a wide knowledge of astrology includes knowing a lot of foolishness as well as knowing the true nature of reality, but I think one should know the difference. Religious foolishness is not part of modern astrology.

I see this as a real problem for accurate astrological perceptions as well as accurate interpretations. I respect your opinion and would be interested in your view.

Answer: First, I distinguish between spirituality and religion. Simplistically, religion is a structure or container, devised by spiritually-young humans for limiting and containing spiritual growth. Metaphorically speaking, I am convinced that we are literal children/offspring of Deity, intended to grow up to be like our Parent, that we have divine, as well as physical, DNA.

I think that the main problem here is the lack of clarity around the meaning of Soul. Many confuse Soul and Spirit. One assumes that those who practice soul-centered astrology refer to their work as being directed toward spiritual growth. I much prefer to say that directly, and refer to my practice as directed toward personal and spiritual growth for us all.

Implied in that is the idea that we incarnate, time after time, as we become increasingly conscious of our true and total being. There is a sense here that from the beginning, seed, or inception of our being, we have incredible potential, far more than we can conceive. Over many lifetimes we develop increasing awareness of that potential. Ultimately, this journey is about understanding that entering form does not diminish what/who we are. The assistance that growth astrology can provide is to help individuals to see-through the conditioning of childhood and discover a much greater reality-of-being.

In my writings, I distinguish Soul from Spirit in this way:

I interpret Sun as Spirit. The Sun, in its sign, represents the overall spirit of your life. Expressed in religious terms, it might be considered the face of God that we see, and the divine mandate of our lives. I see this mandate as a general theme of a cluster of incarnations. It could be compared to a college degree.

By sign, Sun/Spirit also defines the type of energy you run on, based on our overall intention. It also expresses our overall divine identification, our concept of Deity. It is a general intention or direction of spiritual growth, whether in-body or out-of-body.

I interpret Moon as Soul. We can neither look directly at the Sun, nor the face of God. The Moon reflects a small portion of the Sun’s light in a way that allows us to look directly at it. It becomes the transformer or transducer of Divine/Solar Energy for this incarnation, channeling the correct amount and color of energy into our bodies and lives, for the purpose of this particular incarnation. It can be compared to both the umbilical chord and the silver cord. It is the primary focus of Spirit through our lives. It could be understood as our educational major.

By Sign, the Moon/Soul formats, channels, gives form and shape to Solar/Spiritual energy. It is the directing principle of a specific incarnation. Simplistically, the Sun/Spirit is who we are, while the Moon/Soul is what and how we are doing within this lifetime. It is the bridge between no-form and form, between Heaven and Earth.

To complete the human trinity, we have the Ascendant which roughly translates to body. More accurately, it refers to appearance, or the impression-you-make. It compares to our face and first name–meaning the name we are called.

Aries

2007-03-21T06:42:00.000-07:00

Any Aries chart element is very young. It is actually a seed form, not even a fully formed child yet. Its energy is more potential than actual. When it is fully formed, it will be born/Cancer. It develops over time, emerging into the light, in its own time. While young Aries Souls are noisy and hard to miss, more evolved ones routinely learn to escape harm through invisibility.

Aries is potent (potential), more the possibility of life, than life itself. It is an energy charge, not yet a field, not yet a form. It represents a spiritual impulse, a point of divine outreach, which desires to manifest a particular form or experience.

Aries can, will, does survive ANYTHING. With this realization, other people’s threats are powerless, even meaningless, because there is no one or nothing on this earth who can take the life of an Aries before its time. This is the true meaning of the phrase eternal life. When Aries understands this, s/he will be free to move, act, become, according to and from his/her own desires, knowing that in identifying with spirit lies all power, all permission, all joy.

When we learn to trust our survival abilities, Aries becomes the place where we pioneer or plant seed or begin something. It will be our personal contribution to life and something that we identify with. The keywords for Aries are "I AM" and Aries houses and planets have a great deal to say about our sense of self. They describe the "I AM" as separate from general classifications such as family, race, culture, etc. Aries expresses the idea that "I AM" a separate and distinct manifestation of spirit, with something unique to contribute, and a special place in life which is reserved to me. It is, however unconsciously, the place where we identify with Sun/Spirit/God. Here we, in some way, recognize that we are children of Source, an individualized expression of Original Being. We are moving out into the world and/or universe for some rational purpose, whether we understand the purpose of not.

Aries moves on an instinct that equates to faith. Like a child, it never questions its right to be or do, but merely keeps being and doing. Because it comes immediately after Pisces, it still has strong connections to the learning and resources of earlier cycles. Because it is new in expression there is little awareness of this connection. Hence we refer to instinct, rather than intuition. Aries lives by the laws of (its own) nature, quite naturally.

Because it is near-pure energy, barely slowed enough to manifest form, it has almost no capacity to see or recognize obstacles. Natives strongly influenced by Aries/Mars energy often walk through all the mud puddles and over all the rocks in life's path, sometimes without even noticing the mud on their shoes or their skinned knees. Still, inefficient as they look to more grounded beings, they often accomplish things which others regard as impossible. Unknown obstacles are not obstacles at all in a world which runs on consciousness. Never tell an Aries child that what s/he thinks s/he can do is impossible. S/he will probably prove you wrong.

Like Aries persons, Aries planets are distinctly me or mine with their origins in spirit--and before this incarnation. They do not respond well to being shaped or manipulated by others, because, having little sense of form or boundary, this feels threatening. Their malleability makes it important for the native to avoid prolonged exposure to negative-thinking people.

Aries planets are so much a part of me that attempts to correct, direct, or modify their energies by another are likely to be highly resented.

The reputation of Aries as hot-tempered is ill deserved. Their anger is simply a reaction to attack, even socially acceptable forms of attack like coercion, and guilt tripping.

EXAMPLE: Venus in Aries will love whom and how it pleases and will tell you something like: "Don't tell me whom or how I should love!"

When survival is too large an issue, Aries persons or planets may never really get out of childhood or past adolescence. Still, at their most noisy and irritating, their simple innocence will woo you away from your anger and frustration at them. They are like charming little boys or tomboys, tracking mud all over the house when they run in for a hug.

Aries planets can symbolize survival issues. At different times, these planets may be fighting to survive, or pioneering, or seeding new ideas. The level of function must be determined from the context of the chart, especially the aspects. Any Aries planet is energetic and needs to keep moving, whether that need is recognized as one for protection or for production.

Boisterous and rambunctious as some Aries planets may be, they can also be fragile and easily discouraged. It is important not to break their spirit. Much of the sound and fury connected with Aries is simply the braggadocio of a small (boy) child, whistling in the dark. He's always on his way to some place where he has not been and the development of courage is his strongest emotional urge. That little boy evolves into a Pioneer. Pioneers develop new areas of life, opening new physical or spiritual territory for others who will follow. Gradually the Pioneer evolves into a more conscious form, called The Seed Being.

Wherever Aries is, a seed is planted. Sometimes, the seed can only be inferred from the growth that springs up from it, because the seed lies invisible in the dark of a womb or the soil. Consequently, the idea of desire as the origin of what is born, or grows, or is created, can be overlooked or lost. What emerges from the desire is then evaluated as something needed or not-needed, useful or not-useful, and judgments are made on it. As a result, we sometimes learn to discount and devalue our desire urges, thinking them somehow tainted--perhaps because they do emerge from the dark. Today, the survival instinct in some has evolved into a trans-personal state. We desire that LIFE will live, and grow, and become--even as we have lived and grown and become. We are still individuals, but our identity has expanded to include more than the apparent limitations of human form. We can, will and do, the impossible.

As Aries defined the beginning of life in form, and the beginning of the human species, it also defines the beginning of the next phase. It is humankind, fully conscious, aware of its origin and nature. It is God/dess living as wo/man. Modern Aries' are the seed beings of the coming age, struggling on, over the bogs of outmoded beliefs and the rocks of stagnant obsolescence which lie in the path of human unfoldment. Even so, the desire to be more than what is, will ever lead us on, and on, to the stars and beyond.

Pisces and . . .

2007-02-24T06:41:00.000-07:00

February 24, 2007

Mercury went retrograde on 2/14/07 until 3/8/07. Many people are distracted now. Delays can be expected. The check you are waiting for may be in the mail.

Keep in mind that these periods are intended for introspection, as minds naturally turn inward during the Mercury’s retrograde periods. Meanwhile, drive carefully.

However, today, it makes a retrograde conjunction with the Sun, providing a break from the most intense effects. If there is something that must be done before the 8th, it will go better in the coming week than it would have in the previous one.

The Context of the Times

With the discovery of the trans-Saturnian planets and the rising awareness in humanity which they symbolize, we must view life in a new way. No longer are things only what they seem from our point of view. They, and we, appear in a particular way, only briefly. Life and its participants are forever becoming something more and greater than history describes. Social and personal evolution is a fact that cannot rationally be denied

Equally true is the fact that we do, and must, live as though life were precisely structured and perceptions were accurate. For us this is truth. The great error in human thought is the belief that truth is absolute. Those inclined to introspection realize that only a few absolute truths exist. One is the absolute existence of life. Another is the absolute motion of change. The only place we can stop time is in the present moment, and then only briefly. Only in each present moment, can we act to give meaning to the past and visibility to the future.

Most people become accustomed to change as a steady process, but time seems no more constant than other life elements. From the human perspective, it speeds up, slows, occasionally stalls. Periodically, large, unexpected events trigger huge leaps in human development. At such times, our mental horizons expand so rapidly that we say that our minds have been blown. In that moment, we seem to be in an alien place where the rules we have memorized no longer apply. It is a world where we are uncertain of our navigational skills. Outside the parameters of what we are accustomed to thinking of as normal, we called it paranormal, or say that we have penetrated the veil of illusion, or simply tripped out.

As we approach the cusp of the ages, it becomes apparent that such experiences are normal, and to be expected, when our consciousness expands rapidly. Suddenly we are aware of too much, overwhelmed by the flood of information. Confronted with the necessity to deal with unexpected events, we feel confusion, fear, inferiority. It is as though we are floating in space, somewhere between the worlds. Symbolically, that is true.

At such times, our only resource is whatever trust we have in our own competency, in life’s rationality, and/or in the assistance and protection of unseen guardians, guides, or god/desses. Required to live by faith, we discover that we know things that, until that moment, we did not know we knew. We have plugged in to a larger realm of information, not unlike some cosmic Internet--not merely a World Wide Web, but a Universal Cosmic Web. We may call it intuition, or channeling, or divine visitation. In this moment, we discover what it means to live by faith.

Pisces

Pisces is the sign of absolute mastery, where the creative consciousness manifests spontaneously, from innate trust and faith in life and/or Divinity. Here learning merges into being and mastered qualities become inherent talents.

Pisces is visionary, the sign of the artist and the psychic. At Pisces imagination becomes creative. It is the place of mysterious forces, of the causeless where things happen spontaneously, triggered by unconscious causes, and/or by life itself.

At the mundane level, it can represent areas where the real actor works from behind the scenes, through another. At best, spirit works through us. At worst, we are hypnotized or brainwashed into doing the will of another, or being their victim.

Although often appearing as victims, Pisceans are Masters. If they allow another to abuse them, as they so often do, it is because they cannot separate love and logic. Not wishing to deny another anything, many offer themselves on an altar of sacrifice, without understanding that in so doing they affirm the other’s right to damage or destroy life.

Because fear is the faith in the negative, Pisces and Neptune can appear as fear. Because it is the place where logic has reached the speed of light, it seems illogical, but that is an illusion. The logic is still there, as present as the blades of an electric fan running at a speed which makes them invisible and transparent. Life does make sense, even in Pisces. We simply cannot explain it, because it is mastered to the point of making the process invisible.

Pisces is the invisible point on the evolutionary circle, where it lifts into a spiral for the next level of development. It is then both the beginning and the end, the alpha and the omega. It is the living cosmos, eternal and absolute life. It is also the essence of all that is, the causeless cause, beyond which our senses cannot extend. Like a horizon, it moves ahead of us when we try to catch it. In a very real sense, it moves because we move. It is part of us, even unseen, unrealized, unconscious. It is life extending beyond our human capacity to perceive it, extrasensory, incomprehensible, translucent, or transparent.

Planets in Pisces may seem to do very little. They were never meant for doing--they were meant for being. Any planet in Pisces has been mastered and needs no further work or attention. Because they function at a higher frequency than other planets, they can be hard to see and may be considered unconscious. Whatever is unconscious functions at the highest level and needs no attention to do so. Trying to work with a Piscean planet or point will probably do more harm than good. If you tell it what to do it will conform to your wishes--giving up as much of its capacity/power as necessary to do so.

For those accustomed to praying to saints, gods or goddesses, it is appropriate to regard Piscean planets as the symbols of those invisible beings closest to you and most easily contacted. They may be regarded as guides or angels. Others prefer simply to thank God for them.

Piscean planets will never perform within the consensus definition of their function. They will never be traditional nor will they appear rational, because they function outside the fields where logic and tradition exist. Instead, they function at a level of efficiency that the general consciousness regards as impossible for a human. In the interests of fitting in, we sometimes criticize them or ask them to behave in a more socially acceptable manner. This is generally unwise for any planet except (sometimes) Saturn.

Pisces Saturn refers to thin and tenuous boundaries. Natives will probably feel the need to set some boundaries on acceptable behavior from others, who attack their apparent vulnerability. When we forget to protect ourselves, as Pisces Saturn does, it can only be because we really need no protection. Needing no protection means that sufficient personal power exists to be a protection in and of itself. Current generations are still developing the necessary faith to live in this way.

No Piscean planet can do permanent harm. Still behaving unnaturally--trying to conform to some limit of definition--will cause them pain and lower the energy available for your life. Tread carefully when asking them to behave in specific ways.

Always take Piscean planets and points for granted. Planets in Pisces always know what they are doing. If allowed to do things their way . . . or whenever you take your attention off them, they will bring their gifts. The best way to deal with them is lovingly and thankfully. The more praise they get, the more blessings they will add to your life. They are your gateways to paradise, or the means of creating heaven around you. They signify what you contribute to the world by your presence in it.

Darkness, Light and Human Consciousness

2007-02-14T07:24:00.000-07:00

In the beginning, God/dess created the heaven and the Earth . . . without form, void, dark–an unknown potential. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light . . . And God saw that it was good.

Consciousness begins with light, light that shines in the dark places to reveal the innate (Divinely created) goodness of all that is.

And God/dess said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over . . . all the Earth.”

So God/dess created man in Its own image–to mirror and reflect who It is. We may then conclude that if our God/dess is the all-seeing, all-knowing Original Being of Christianity, then we mirror those qualities. Adding in one more element we read:

male and female created It them

If dual genders reflect God/dess, it must be both male and female, both passive in creation and active in consciousness. And so begins duality. Why that?

If, as Genesis states, God/dess created humanity as a mirror in which to see Itself, then Humans had to be structured in such a way that they could develop self-awareness. Divine self-awareness must come through human self-awareness. Imagine an infinite Being in an absolute state. Anything absolute is unchanging, immobile, completely static. Now imagine that this Absolute Being dreams of becoming more, of learning, growing, becoming. Somewhere within Absolute Existence the seeds of that dream are quickened and Life begins to gestate.

Now the dream adds detail, and a Universe is created, then a very specific kind of world in which the children of a God/dess can be born in human form. Eden is the model of that dream. Adam(s) and Eve(s) are the prototypes of the progeny that will take title to it.

These beings may appear magically–or be an end product of animate evolution. It matters not. Next comes the eighth day of Genesis two.

And God/dess formed humans out of the dust of the ground (out of earth elements) and breathed into their nostrils the breath of life, and they became living souls.

At this point, human consciousness is formed from the very breath of God/dess. Here began the long process of learning to recognize and identify with the Divine half of our genetics, for we are half animate-half divine. It will take many lifetimes and mistakes will be made, but the cycle of Human Life begins here. Shortly, Adam is given the task of naming all of life.

True human consciousness begins with names. The beginning of thought and speech is learning the names of things. If you have reared children, you know that this is true. The little one begins by pointing and naming. Then after a period of innocence, in the Garden, comes the legend of the Snake and his temptation.

For students of esoteric and spiritual studies, the snake is the symbol of consciousness rising through the spinal column, into the chakras. How interesting that the Edenic snake of rising consciousness, tempted Eve to taste of Good-and-Evil. We interpret this as the origin of logical process. Logic is a method of thought, based on contrast and comparison: right-left, dark-light, up-down, inner-outer, and most critical of all, good-evil. Here came the first error in judgment, as humanity began to think in columns with the words GOOD and EVIL at the head. Under good when light, under evil went dark, right was good, left was evil/not-good . . . and so on.

What is Evil?

It is our thesis that the division of the world into good and evil classifications was the original sin. Keep in mind that sin is an old Greek archery term which simply means that we missed the mark, the bulls-eye. So then the term original sin is merely intended to point to the initial error in judgment that named a significant part of our World, our lives, evil.

Please note that E-V-I-L is LIVE spelled backward. The only true evil is that which is anti-life, that which drains energy from other lives, destroys hope, betrays love, or makes lives less than they could be.

And, if we must consider a Lord of Evil (this is borrowed from Zoroastrianism–and not correctly), consider this: De-EVIL. This suggests a personified anti-life being–one whose goal is to maim and/or destroy life. He is only a thought form, created by humans. When we forget him, he will “fade out” and disappear.

Dark and Light

Darkness is the absence of light. Light can overcome the dark, but Dark cannot affect light. When someone is “in the dark” s/he is being kept unaware of something, denied knowledge of some secret.

In horoscopes three houses deal with dark. One area refers to the lack of knowledge due to immaturity, especially that period before we have full use of language. Another area refers to forbidden knowledge, those subjects kept secret from children (sex, death, taxes), and the family taboos. (We don’t talk about Grandpa’s drinking. Don’t tell anyone that I hit you.) The third area is unconscious. It contains both sub- and super-consciousness, along with whatever we have forgotten for whatever reasons. This will include our past lives. This third area is largely inaccessible without the use of hypno-technique or divination tool (tarot, astrology, numerology, pendulum, etc.).

There is nothing particularly negative about the dark. The probable origin of this belief may be the general tendency to fear the unknown. For the true symbolic meaning of dark is simply the unknown. Consider this: All life begins in the dark . . . of the womb or the soil.

In metaphysical terms that which is in the light is merely that which we can see. Grasping a new idea or concept, we say “the light dawned,” and we say, “I see.” To be enlightened is to have seen more than before, maybe more than others. To be “the light of the world”is to be one who spreads/shares knowledge, a disseminator of information.

Again, three Signs deal with light. Aries deals with the spark of light, the light that goes out into the unknown, the pioneers who bring the first sparks of light into a previously unknown place–in form or in consciousness, and the spark that quickens life within the dark of a womb or the depths of the soil. These may light candles and lamps for others.

The second is Leo’s Sunlight, the light of day and the steady light of hearth-fires. This is a steady and steadfast light, one often taken for granted. It is the basic, elemental light, without which life on Earth would not exist.

The third area of light is Sagittarius, the infinite and eternal light of truth. It is starlight, light that comes from the far reaches of time and space. It is the Bethlehem Star, leading humanity to newborn avatars, enlightenment that appears against the dark background of space.

For many thousands of years, it took every day, all day, to provide for individuals and families, There was no time for thought, or dreams. And yet, there was always a sense of something more, something greater that affected their lives. They saw it in nature and the weather. Most tribes set aside an individual to handle the spiritual chores for the group. In turn the group supported and provided for its local Priest/tess.

Then within a few centuries came the Greek thinkers, Lao Tzu, Confucius, and Gautama Buddha. A few more centuries and one Jesus ben Joseph came to sum up the ideas and synthesize a new set of instructions for the maturation of humanity. He announced that, at the beginning of the age of Pisces, humanity was ready to begin making its own moral and political choices. It was no wonder, he was crucified, for he prophesied the end of the priesthoods and monarchies.

From that time, various kinds of strife began to flourish. Largely during the next millennium and a half, most of the monarchies disappeared. Usually through war and uprising, hereditary monarchies were overthrown, and most of the feudal systems went with them. Bit by bit, new forms of governance replaced the old. Today’s few remaining monarchies are more romantic figureheads than rulers.

Gradually, in the later half of the 20th century, industrialization gave humans more time to think. Education grew in importance and human minds became increasingly active. Once humans had the time and tools to think they began to question the old religions.

The great sin of the churches was that they attempted to keep religion and its Deities confined within the old definitions and man contained within moralities designed for a much younger species. Economies grew. Inventions proliferated. Intelligence and general awareness expanded by leaps and bounds. Life was evolving at an ever-increasing rate.

Meanwhile, for the most part the churches/priesthoods remained increasingly stagnant, trying to live, and to force others to live, by a moral structure designed for a tribal society. Out of this came a raging struggle for control of human souls.

I believe that it is this struggle that is responsible for most human ills today. Too many parents still believe in the adage from Proverbs to spare the rod and spoil the child. They, and the priests/ministers/pastors that promote those ideas have completely ignored the fact that Jesus ben Joseph taught a law of love. And yet, they dare to call this Christianity. The name Churchianity seems to fit better.

And with it are all those other moral rules, especially those about marriage. So few remember that when the “lifetime marriage” was mandated, an average lifetime was 45 years, and nobody ever tried to take a marriage through female menopause! And, what is the point of a mandated lifetime hetrosexual marriage at a time when 100% fertile unions no longer make sense.

It is our belief that, at one time, it made sense to go forth and multiply. We think that this was related to a need for a certain population density before the general consciousness could rise.

We have given a sampling of the obsolete ideas still being promoted by so many churches. We think that these beliefs are responsible for a great deal of the human pain, pain that manifests in manipulative and abusive behavior. Pain that sometimes even fosters crime and the spread of danger-courting behavior. It has become critical that we begin accepting responsibility for making our own moral choices.

Perhaps the largest horror of today is the wars being fought in the name of oppposing Gods. And then, if you listen closely, they are not even talking about different Gods. Instead, the battle is about how the One God will be worshiped. Surely that Divinity must weep, perhaps even rage, at what men of free will do with it.

But that is the thing. They do have free will. They have the freedom to fight each other, enslave, abuse, and hate each other. And where does it all begin?

It begins with the dominion granted in Genesis. God/dess created by the power of the word, and when it did, all was good. It was good and very good. But then human dominion allowed the naming of half(or nearly half) the creation evil, on the theory that good and evil were equal(or almost equal).

And this is where we are today. It is why the world needs Light Bearers and Possibility People. It is our task to begin the renaming, redefining of Life. There is no absolute evil, but there is a great deal of subjective evil. By this we mean that whatever anyone names evil, must behave evilly until that judgment is removed. It is a large task, but there are more of us daily. And we are learning ways of overcoming our conditioning, of releasing the judgments we learned from the parents and teachers of our childhood.

Bit by bit, we learn to find the good in all things. And when, at first, it is not evident, we learn to ask, “What is this good for?” When we do that, as we form new evaluations of life, new habits of thinking. We are lifting this world higher and higher into the Light.

Let us daily affirm that all things are good, that we are good and getting better, that we may know truth, that we may judge only with divine judgement. It may not change the world overnight, but it will change it. After all, it did not get in this condition overnight.

Trust that, when you seek the good in all things, your thinking is divinely aligned. And if God/dess be for us, with us, who can prevail against us. No one–and that is true, no matter how it may look at a given point in time. Watch a while. Wait a bit. See what good can come of even the darkest night of the soul. Once again, God/dess will speak—

Let there be light!

Interpretation: Slingshot Configuration or Motivated Yod

2007-02-12T08:55:00.000-07:00

On one of the boards, I was asked to interpret two slingshot configurations. Thinking this might be of interest to those studying astrology, I have copied my answer here.

I would begin by renaming these as “motivated Yods” rather than slingshots. Interestingly these two both have Mars as the “motivator.”

To me, the longtime positive transiting aspect between Neptune and Pluto hosts a general rise in consciousness. This general condition becomes the context for both Yods and is highlighted and given a personal meaning by them.

Leo Pluto/1st sextile Libra Neptune in 3rd
both inconjunct Pisces Moon 8th opposite Virgo Mars 2nd

Begin with the opposition in the 2nd-8th axis–which marks the learned value system. Now, (more in the past than now) there has been a common teaching that we can have what we need, but not what we want. Notice that Lunar needs are “mastered” in the sign of Pisces. What you really need will come to you–though because of the 8th house placement you may not realize this until you reach adulthood. Meanwhile, Mars in Virgo must handle his desires on his own. In the second house, this ability is a personal asset–an inborn talent.

However, a 2nd - 8th opposition may have difficulty knowing what to keep and what to let go, so you may get things only to have them disappear. Given the evolutionary level of the sextile, you will not be able to keep anything that you do not regard as valuable and necessary–hence the loss of acquired desires.

What you need to know is that Mars/Desire is an expression of the “needs of the Spirit.” If you want a thing, it is because it is needed for your spiritual growth and/or its expression. Herein lies its value. Affirm the value of everything you want . . . if you wish to keep it.

Literally, I think this Yod is one destined or committed to becoming a channel for good and/or beauty in the world. Interestingly, that “good” may consist of “feeding the economy.” These people channel a lot of money through their lives. You should never try to pile it up in savings accounts. If you do not use it (Virgo) you will lose it.

The commonality between Leo, Libra and Pisces suggests artistry/creativity. This one may “paint on the canvass of the world.”

Scorpio Pluto 4th sextile Capricorn Neptune 6th
both inconjunct Taurus Chiron 11th opposite Scorpio Mars 5th

Begin with the opposition in the 5th - 11th axis of roles. Here the 5th /personal role (warrior/slayer) is at odds with the 11th/impersonal role of Chiron/Healer. Taurus is valuable and probably physical. One wonders whether you wanted to be a Doctor. Mars in Scorpio should be great for energy work, so you could channel that through your Chiron/Hands.

Looking back to the sextile, Scorpio-Capricorn confers “the right to do anything that you have the ability to do.” The whole construct suggests that your “right service” is to apply the potent energy of Scorpio Mars to some type of (channeled) healing.

Scorpio, Capricorn, Taurus suggests a very practical kind of success, lived out as a “living lesson” or mission to prove the practical value of spiritual growth.

Channelers are Human

2007-01-28T10:18:00.000-07:00

Learning to Love Our Humanity

As humans, we are Spirit in form, but we have spent many lifetimes learning how to express spiritual abilities, using that human form. The great tool for this is human consciousness. Bit by bit, lifetime after lifetime, consciousness expands/rises. That means that, bit by bit, we learn to access more of the files available in the Universal/Divine/Cosmic Consciousness. The journey of self-awareness is an education in the spiritual potential inherent within our very beings. We are far more that we have ever dreamed!

As we make the journey with increasing conscious intent, it is not all of a piece. (This is one of the things that can be seen in a horoscope. I use eleven parts of being and they can be–although usually they are not–at eleven different evolutionary levels/signs.) We may spend one lifetime concentrating on one area, leaving another pretty much at the birth level. In the next incarnation, our focus may be quite different. Gradually, over many, many lifetimes, we become increasingly familiar with the possibilities inherent within us. At any given time, we may be exceedingly wise in one area and poorly educated in another. More than that, our early conditioning adds an overlay which comes from the specific consciousness of parents and significant other adults. We also get various gender, cultural and religious overlays. It is all part of being humans, on a spiritual journey. We are not perfect. If we were, we would not be here. Still, there is no sin in that. Mistakes always occur in the path of learning. They are inherent in the process and we are not condemned.

Our thesis here is to accept the fact that there will be mistakes, and that it is wise not to take them too seriously. As Spiritual beings, we are intended to mature over lifetimes. We learn to think for ourselves, to choose for ourselves, and, most of all, to discover the great capacity for learning and creativity within ourselves. That said, we address a particular phenomenon. Let us be gentle with ourselves, and with others, when errors arise. Let us delight in our humanity.

Channeling

In recent years, channeling has become increasingly popular. There are many talented channelers around–and a few frauds! But for the most part, it is easy to recognize wisdom, from whatever source. The significant problem is that any channeling must come through a human consciousness, and few of those are without some inconsistencies or contaminants.

Because of the phenomena which we call conditioning, many of us learn things as facts or truths that are neither. We may spend years, trying to sort conditioned ideas and beliefs for truth. It takes time and great patience, not to mention listening to ourselves and remaining alert, to tape over the mistaken assumptions and beliefs in our old tapes. Few of us ever eliminate all of the errors learned from parents, teachers, and religious leaders of our childhood. These people were our caretakers. Without them we might not have survived and/or become functional human beings. We trusted them because trust was a necessity. In a sense, the adults in our childhood were our god/desses.

Any transmission from a higher source is subject to the translation and/or interpretation of the host who channels it. These individuals step aside, allowing some discarnate presence to speak through them. Still, no matter how wise the higher source, it can only use the mind and educational level of the host. Because of this, some material will be influenced by whatever remaining prejudices and misunderstandings the host person still holds.

Recently a friend sent me such a channeling, which contained these words:

“Let’s look for a moment on the “Astrological” aspect of things. We don’t believe in horoscopes, how can anyone tell me my future without knowing my chosen path? ”

As an astrologer, whose primary work is to read and interpret the “chosen path” of each client, I had to chuckle. Clearly the speaker had no real knowledge of astrology. Perhaps s/he had not considered the fact that astrology is extremely ancient. Its very age seems to this writer to be a validation of its worth. Many years ago, I worked as a night-shift waitress, often feeding people who had come from long evenings in bars. Many of the remarks I hear about astrology bear a distinct resemblance comments made by drunks discussing religion! I simply chuckle and notice that the speakers are still human.

Later, in the same piece there was true wisdom:

“This is “THE BIG ONE.” It is Fear. It is all the covert and subtle shadings of fear that can and will destroy not only the masses, but also those who walk our path.”

Our religions have long talked about having faith. Today, it seems more accurate to speak of trust. Those who accomplish most trust themselves, trust the rationality of the universe, and/or trust in their Deity. They trust that good will always overcome evil, that life will overcome death, the light will always overcome dark. They live their lives with some or all of these as basic assumptions, and doing so, walk without undue fear. This is not to say that they do not use caution. It is to say that they believe in a higher power that supports and sustains their lives, even when their path takes them into the unknown.

Elsewhere in the piece, was mention of threats from nonhuman sources and we wonder how that can be, if, as the author stated, we create our own reality. Surely any intangible threat must be thought-forms created from fear. All this proves is that it is difficult for humans to eliminate all fear. Some do, but it takes time, even lifetimes.

Please understand that this is not intended to discourage anyone from reading/listening to this, or any other channeled material. It is intended to recommend that you take what makes sense to you and discard the rest. It is my firm belief that we are intended to take back our power to judge for ourselves what is wisdom and what is foolishness. It is intended to suggest that no one take any writings whole, without question, without analysis. That includes my own writings.
In closing, I will quote again, words from the channeling:

“it is incumbent upon each individual here to learn WITHOUT reliance on answers to their issues from other Sources. Consider this to be a Cosmic Interplay of Truth, Consciousness and the rite of individual sovereignty. This is the RITE of free expression that cannot be compromised!”

Let each of us use the great gift which we call the human mind. Let us read widely and choose our beliefs wisely. Let us also realize that truth is open-ended. Always leave room for a greater truth. If you doubt that, consider this:

It was once true that man could not fly. Today it is true that we can fly if we use the proper vehicle. Some people do astral travel and fly without machines. One day it will be true that all of us can fly by the simple power of thought.

Aquarius

2007-01-25T17:11:00.000-07:00

The placement of Aquarius, in a chart, will show where we store that unconscious knowledge which sometimes bleeds through into our lives creating blessings or disasters. By house, it is where we are unique, original and/or inspired.

Aquarius is said to be the sign of friendship, and the Uranian function might be called our unseen friend. Aquarians are friendly and nonjudgmental. Life never lets them get sufficiently set in their ways to shut the doors on any person or possibility. Citizens of the Universe, more than of any local area, they are impersonally accepting. They like you because you are you, alive, and human.

While the common meaning of Aquarius includes hopes and wishes, the uncommon meaning (and if Uranus and Aquarius are anything, they are uncommon) is that of knowledge. In this context, it refers to those things we just know, without being able to explain how we know them. Aquarian knowledge is not often noticed in the ordinary course of life. It exists like an emergency reserve to be called upon in crisis.

Most modern Aquarian types are, to one degree or another, crisis personalities. In crisis it is socially acceptable to call on unseen reserves, to act without logic or plan, and, most of all, without consciously thinking about it. Crisis forces us beyond our boundaries of belief. Studying our own crisis behavior, we can discover how much more we know than we think that we do. We may then begin to test those abilities in daily life. It is advised that readers begin in small ways, cautiously, because the ability to jump beyond our beliefs, like any other must be practiced before we can do it well.

Aquarians characteristically create change in Life through an intelligent use of consciousness, rather than by trying to change others or outside circumstances. These are the possibility people, pouring out knowledge to earth. The masses learn best by example. What they see done, they will try to do, in the process teaching themselves. That which is self-taught is always more firmly rooted in memory than what is learned from another

Aquarian types seem to incarnate from the future, bringing advanced information designed to change definitions of life that are becoming stagnant or obsolete. When change becomes an imperative for the continuation of Life, Uranus intervenes and some type of mutation occurs. Uranians were once called angels and prophets; later they were called alchemists and adepts. They live between the worlds. If ideas are being seeded to Earth from extraterrestrial sources, this is an Aquarian event. Aquarians--whether Earth natives or not-- come to help us in our advancement. All are, to some extent, priest/tesses.

Planets in Aquarius bring change to our lives and their intent is to lift us to higher levels of evolution in consciousness. The god-conscious being claims his/her genetic and legal heritage from the spiritual parent/s. Here is where we inherit the kingdom.

Detachment is a quality assigned to Uranus and Aquarius. It refers to the ability to ignore what is going on around you. This may or may not be good or appropriate. At its best, it allows us to defer gratification; at its worst it keeps us in untenable situations far too long. This can force Uranian explosions. It still gets the job done, but there might be a more enlightened way to do things.

Genius is an Aquarian word. Remember that it does not always have much common competency. Instead, it has uncommon competency.

Insanity also has connections with Aquarius. Watch this in conditioning. The insane do not come for readings, but they may come for reassurance. From this comes my question, “If a sane child is born into an insane asylum, who will be called insane?” Remember: Logic does not work on the insane.

Aquarius is always supernormal, having advanced abilities that are often unexpected. In our charts, Aquarian planets or those with close Uranus aspects, are advanced beyond others in a conscious way. You cannot let them lead--that position goes to Capricorn--because they are not visibly connected to this world. They can create havoc if they become too active or visible. Their proper use is for lifting the level of function for the entire chart, with emphasis on any points connected to them by aspect. This allows them to lead from behind the scenes, acting as a goad or catalyst for evolution in the remainder of the chart, by adapting to or removing obsolete boundaries of belief.

Be aware that anything Uranian, especially the eleventh house, cannot be taken at face value because it constantly changes and adapts to the surrounding consciousness. Liabilities can be transformed into assets or transcended. Sometimes, with too much stress from the environment, the reverse can occur. If there are areas where polarities reverse, they will be those places dominated by Uranian energies.

The eleventh house, or any house with Aquarius on the cusp, may not be very visible, unless you know what to look for. Even Aquarian people may have a “cloak of invisibility.” Aquarian invisibility comes from a higher vibratory rate, a higher plane of consciousness.

Aquarian areas in your chart may not activate until after the Uranus opposition during the late thirties or early forties. These areas are not so much forgotten or invisible, as the twelfth house is, but simply ignored and considered unimportant.

Aquarius, its ruler Uranus, and its house, are the future –not so much tomorrow, as someday. Here lie our hopes and wishes, accumulating energy, until one day, they manifest, surprising us with that for which we have long hoped and wished. Today’s New Kids have arrived as the result of a collective hope in humanity. Tomorrow is arriving and the next age is immanent. Having reached the limits of known possibility, we are now crossing them, to create a world of unlimited possibility. Today’s Aquarian types are the bridge.

Reading for 2007

2007-01-01T13:22:00.000-07:00

by Alice Miller

(00:0001) (Greenwich is used as the symbolic center of Earth-time.
Running the chart for Washington DC [with LMT adjustment]
changes the house cusps by a few degrees, but essentially produces the same chart).

2006 has been an interesting year, from the suspension of rights by the so-called “Patriot Act” to the autumn elections, which clearly evidenced considerable disillusionment with the administration and its traditional notion that war can lead to peace. As the year ended, Saddam Hussein, the poster-boy for evil was hanged. Meanwhile, the infamous Bin Laden is apparently still out there.

On the positive side, signs of activity by the Early-Indgos appear here and there. I strongly suspect that they had much to do with turning the political tide in Congress. I continue to believe that they are our hope for the future. Watch the next two presidential elections!

As the year begins, Saturn is retrograding in Leo, continuing the redefinition of roles in society. Retrograde Saturn is quite empathic and sensitive, so hearts may lead heads in significant ways. Saturn is also trine both Mars and Pluto so elements of Martian outreach and Plutonian (co)creative power are interwoven into the new social roles.

This will probably bring more acceptance to new relational models. It may bring new definitions of marriage, new types of formal and informal partnerships.

In 2007, Pluto continues its journey across the Galactic Center tying Earth’s Sun to the Sun behind the Sun. This grants humanity a better Divine-Connection that for two-and-a-half centuries. The time is clearly right for great spiritual advances, particularly in the area variously called magic, affirmations, visualizations, or, simply, the power of prayer. Bit by bit we are becoming increasingly aware that we are literal offspring of Deity with Divine, as well as Human, DNA. As a species, humanity is changing, evolving rapidly into far more of its potential. We expect that trend to reach another critical mass in 2012, after which there will be no turning back to the old, traditional, limitations of stagnating belief systems.

With Mars about nine degrees behind Pluto, it tends to push us, in our reaching for the stars. Sometimes this can be a very explosive combination, but it does not appear to be close enough in the birth chart for the year, to bring too many drastic events–though some may be expected. The thing is that we are learning–and this is written in the stars–to live outside the general trends, so that chaotic economic or political events need not affect our personal lives. The more evolved we are, the better we fare, even in the worst of times. Increasingly, we learn to accept and call upon our guardian angels.

Mercury is in Capricorn, so the general mental atmosphere is serious and mature. This both contributes good planning and encourages us to try our powers of manifestation-by-word. It is also in the third house, so we may hope for a more responsible media which is less invested in spreading fear. With the North Node in Pisces in the sixth, this could slow their tendency to spread health fears. Perhaps, as the year progresses there will be less promotion of drugs and potential epidemics.

Neptune and Uranus are still in mutual reception, contributing their energies to those of Pluto for a continued rapid consciousness rise. This year they are placed in the fifth house of creativity and play. Consider this part of the spiritual movement toward working at the things we most enjoy, and reaping the rewards this brings.

Meanwhile, the Moon is in Gemini, in the ninth house. We will continue to see some division between organized religion and true spirituality. There is a strong opposition between the Moon–director of Solar energy–and Jupiter of truth and joy. The opposition is in the third-ninth axis of belief, showing the continued argument between established beliefs and growing faith. It also suggests that, even as the metaphysical and magical abilities surface in humanity, some tend to doubt that they can do what they see others do. You can, but you are the only one who can prove it to you.

Still, oppositions to Jupiter are far less destructive than other oppositions. Although this is a symbolic argument or battle between Truth and static beliefs, it may be considered a promise that Truth will win out.

The particular cluster of Jupiter, Mars, and Pluto in Sagittarius shows a society being impelled to higher levels of being. We are reaching both inward and outward, and we are moving to unimaginable abilities and talents. Dream your dreams. Dare to hope for a better world. Even better, dare to envision a peaceful world, a better world. Believe that even the current, sometimes chaotic conditions, are part of the rise to higher states of being. No matter how it looks, we really are becoming better, wiser, kinder, and more like our Divine Parent. At present, this often means moving against the flow of tradition. But I have faith in us all. We will keep on keeping on, and we will win over the current chaotic resistance. I still believe this one thing:

Good always overcomes Evil.

Capricorn

2006-12-29T11:41:00.000-07:00

Saturn and Capricorn speak of age, or more accurately, of maturity. In Capricorn, the principle of limits is focused into the limits of a cycle, and specifically the limits of a phase or cycle of human development that we call a maturity level. The outer boundary on human cycles is old age. Until recently, this was considered the age of wisdom, the crowning achievement of a well-lived life.

Perhaps the reason for the seemingly arrested development in our religious/moral structures was that for many centuries tribal thinking overshadowed civilization even as labor was divided into categories such as agriculture, crafts, and trade. Almost every family owned a business which was inherited through the generations. Extended families lived close together or even under the same roof. There was no difficulty because it allowed individual progress within the family and its business.

With the arrival of the industrial age, tribal family systems began to disintegrate. New laws of relationship were needed to define new kinds of roles. Fathers and grandfathers lost their authority, mothers and grandmothers lost their security, and children were just lost. All were left without practical guides for living. Responsibility guidelines got so confused that sometimes no one took responsibility for anything. This took down the walls of homes, left women undefended and children uncontained.

When belief systems tried to contain human behavior in terms of the past, it merely arrested the motion of change. Behavior regressed and produced a massive explosion in the incidence of abuse and violence. This encouraged more governmental intervention leading to new and more advanced abuses of authority. It may seem as though Saturn has gone crazy and Capricorn has gone to the devil.

Today, with ever-increasing speed, changes in consciousness are occurring. New solutions are being proposed for old problems, and we may conclude that change is also a self-limiting process. Humankind has reached a turning point, the end of a phase. The old limits must be expanded (Jupiter) or changed entirely (Uranus). Humankind has come of age and must now set out on a new journey toward a new kind of maturity, a new boundary.

Capricorn signifies age, and, in its aspect as cyclic limits, the concept of astrological ages. It also refers to corresponding levels of development in consciousness/awareness. Capricorn will always be the place where Sagittarian expansion stops--whether temporarily or permanently depends on our beliefs. It is the horizon beyond which we cannot see without moving forward.

Capricorn and Saturn are connected to authority in the sense that our rights are our authority. Those to whom we grant authority over our lives define its limits by telling us what our rights are. Whenever we arrest the forward movement of our belief systems, we give to a dead or dying concept of life the power to set boundaries on our spiritual progress. These beliefs become our moral laws, and because we believe them, we give them our power and manifest them in form and reality. This fixes them as "scientific" laws. They define the way life works.

Doing this, "old age" becomes a time of physical and mental disintegration. What might have been wisdom, collapses into senility and we return to childhood--reflecting the metaphysical truth of choosing to remain on the karmic wheel.

Capricorn and Saturn have traditionally been regarded as restriction. In some ways, they are that. Whenever one phase is ending, the energy that had formerly been directed to it will be rerouted into the next phase. The channel or flow of energy into that which no longer serves a purpose will be restricted. If we are attempting to stop change or arrest development, we experience pain. This is the source of Capricorns’ tendency toward depression. This condition is a symptom of feeling that we are pinned against an uncrossable boundary. The remedy is to realize that there are no uncrossable boundaries, only walls of obsolete beliefs.

Jupiter in Sagittarius

2006-12-15T12:50:00.000-07:00

December 15, 2006

A few days ago, Jupiter entered its own sign, Sagittarius. I believe that when a planet transits its own sign, it symbolizes a Return for all of humanity. Transiting Sagittarius, Jupiter marks a new cycle of human growth and expansion. In honor of that, I share my writings on Jupiter from The Principles of Astrology.

Jupiter

Jupiter is considered a planet of socialization, as its first obvious effects occur there. Civilization and society expand through cooperation of effort and communication of thought. More than that, it expands--not in a straight line, but in concentric rings. Like the circular waves which spread across a pond when a pebble is tossed into it, light and information spread around the world.

Like attracts like, even in the nonphysical realms of light. Ideas gather related ideas to form a concept, ideal, or principle. Jupiter represents the process by which Mercury ideas cluster to form quanta of information that can be processed as units, in the same way that we use words and ideas. A concept is an expanded idea.

Jupiter also refers to language, as a language is a cluster of words used by a particular group of people. Language is not limited to the usage prevalent in a particular area. Any consensus usage as music, mathematics, or astrology may be called a language. Astrology is doubly Jupiterian in that it is a language of concepts, in which each word symbolizes--not a unit, but--a quantum of information.

Since all things include their reflection, Jupiter also rules the principle or core idea of any conceptual application. We may see its process as either adding layers of information or removing layers of detail to reveal the core idea/principle. A true Jupiterian can work from either end of this construct, because s/he understands the principles on which knowledge is founded.

Some Jupiterians are so principled as to be called idealists, referring to their inclination toward excluding the irrelevant from awareness. To the true Jupiterian, all negation is irrelevant to the truth. Some recognize the existence of functional evil, but never the existence of an evil principle.

Extending from this, we find deductive reason and computation. Jupiter represents our ability to process thought mathematically, finding answers through varying applications of existing information. It is the capacity to predict the logical outcome or consequence of an action or series of acts. In modern computerese, Jupiter is our C.P.U.

Belief belongs to Jupiter, because a word means whatever we agree to believe that it means. Out of its meaning as belief, comes the connection to religion and philosophy, which are belief systems. When beliefs go unquestioned by Mercury, Jupiter is perverted, becoming pure dogma. The promotion of beliefs that limit or pervert life is the greatest evil in existence.

Sometimes Jupiter represents a consensus belief regarded as truth. Such concepts are based on a relatively absolute principle, subject to additional interpretations that expand their meaning, bringing us back to the original meaning of Jupiter as conceptual expansion.

Wherever knowledge or relationships are spread by contagion, or through a ripple effect, Jupiter is at work. Wherever groups are formed to generate greater resources, energy, size or power, Jupiter is there. Jupiter may be conscious or unconscious, depending on how rapidly and/or efficiently it works. We may or may not see the connections. Nevertheless, we can and do see the effects of them.

From this comes Jupiter's connection with freedom, and the urge to escape our limitations. Literally this refers to the freedom to expand, most often to expand our awareness. Minds are difficult to cage and tend to escape their bonds in one way or another. Here Jupiter urges us to outgrow our Saturnian limits, just as, earlier in life, he assisted us in outgrowing our clothes. Always, Jupiter represents the drive or urge to reach for the future, for something bigger or better or more fun. The other side of freedom is alienation, when we become so free as to sever all connections with others.

A further connection with the future deals with the relatively near future: tomorrow. If we are not free today, we can be, will be tomorrow. For Jupiterians, tomorrow does come IF we believe it will. Only when we accept the general statement that tomorrow never comes, do we push our living ahead of us, keeping it just out of reach. Every today was once a yesterday. Every Jupiterian must unite the opposing sides and live in the eternal present.

The other side of freedom may be abandonment. We leave something behind, or are left behind, when one moves forward and another remains in place.

The need to move forward is a factor in the generosity-abundance factor. Full hands cannot be filled. The only way to live a truly abundant life is to be generous. Generosity must, however, be based on resources over and above our personal needs and desires. The flow can be broken as easily by lack of appreciation as by hoarding. To give away a gift intended for self shows lack of appreciation. Appreciation blesses, and Jupiter is a great blessing for humanity.

Jupiter is a teacher, spreading information or knowledge. She is also a student because she knows that the best way to learn is to teach others and the best teacher constantly learns. Saturn may also be a teacher but Jupiter teaches with a reward system and Saturn uses punishment, so we like Jupiter better. Being freer, Jupiter is happier, and becomes the eternal optimist who is optimistic because s/he believes in the continual expansion of the quantity and/or quality of life.

Because it refers to an easy conscience, Jupiter is connected with optimism, enthusiasm and joy. Praise, a result of these feelings, makes things grow or energizes them. In addition, optimism generates luck, another meaning attached to Jupiter.
The idea of belief leads to the old rulership of Pisces, the sign of faith. Over time, faith came to mean unquestioned or unreasoned trust. Usually we know why we hold the beliefs that we do, or at least have some explanation for them, whether it is rational or not. Often we cannot explain why we place our faith and trust where we do. Beliefs that are too rigid can limit progress. Irrational faith or trust leaves us without protective boundaries and can destroy us.

Beside this we find another aspect of Jupiter: justification. Jupiter will offer you an explanation for its actions or beliefs, generally one grounded in some moral code, or one that evades a moral issue. This can be a blessing or a curse. Both Jupiter and Saturn have something to do with conscience, Jupiter giving permission and Saturn denying it, sometimes without adequate analysis for either.

As a person, Jupiter may represent an angel/messenger, a publisher or broadcaster. He is the bringer of good news who expands your beliefs in a joyful, energy expanding, way. In today's world, s/he would probably be called an evangelist, a promoter, or salesperson. S/he perceives particular beliefs, or products, as liberating, is enthusiastic about that, and wishes to convert everyone to a state where they can share a sense of freedom.

Certain of the fundamental Christian doctrines are particularly Jupiterian in that they offer salvation, a ritual for the release of guilt. To be released from that part of our ego programming which produces guilt can be an incredibly freeing and life-affirming experience. Still, even this great gift was often limited in its effects by the dogma that limiting its use expressed gratitude.

Jupiter is, at the metaphysical level, TRUTH. Still, truth is relative to time and place.

EXAMPLE: It was once true that man could not fly. It is now true that we can fly with a proper vehicle--even to the moon. One day it will be true that we can fly without a vehicle-- those who do astral flight already do.

Knowing this may be "the truth that sets you free," a Jupiterian statement made by Jesus. In knowing that truth is a living force, and that it does move, grow, and change over time, lies the freedom to continually expand our horizons and increase our light.

In principle, what Jesus taught became not only the foundation for religious freedom, but the roots of democracy. This is where the illegality of his message lay: He preached personal freedom in a world run by its priesthood and/or monarchy, for its entire written history. He taught that while these structures may have been good, even needed, in the past, they were now becoming obsolete. New methods of managing human behavior needed to be developed because the species had outgrown its boundaries. Taking the truths taught by the earlier thinkers, he adapted them to practical use in the lives of the common wo/man. He taught a totally new idea/concept of humanity as a being competent to think for and rule itself. It was a concept whose time had come and it changed the world.

Today we face the end of that age, and the beginning of a new one. Again humanity must learn a new idea/concept/definition for itself. In the last 25-30 years, humanity has begun to realize vastly increased consciousness potential. The New Kids embody the future. For the present, the two forces–stasis and progress–struggle and chaotic events result. Still, we claim the great promises of Jupiter.

We shall overcome.
We shall become more than we have dreamed!

Sagittarius

2006-12-01T19:17:00.000-07:00

Sagittarius is the sign of expansion, with emphasis on expanding our mental, spiritual, and/or physical horizons. Even as a traveling sign, it is often a teaching sign for travels expand more than just our physical world.
The expansion of Sagittarius is from the center outward, the kind of concentric expansion that we call growth. Whatever planets or points reside in Sagittarius must and will grow–more often growth of awareness than physical growth.
In general, Sagittarian points, planets or houses expand quite naturally. They are naturally generous and joyful, intended to bless your life. Negative aspects may slow, delay, or decrease the size of their gifts, but cannot deny them. Occasionally, Sagittarian chart elements may seem too big–particularly as applied to parental figures which sometimes take up too much space in our psyche. Still even this often produces positive results when we are driven to greater awareness in our search for understanding of difficult aspects in our childhood. Sagittarius rising can produce abandonment or alienation, but it also grants the wisdom and understanding which allow natives to overcome them. Alternatively, it will name you a believer, which usually refers to a relatively rigid religious education.

Most Sagittarian planets are understood from birth, so they are free to continue the process of expanding your personal horizons. Many Sagittarians teach because the more they teach, the more learn. In Sagittarius, the outflow and inflow will always be interactive. The point of view is outflow, as teaching, but it runs on alternating current.
To expand our meaning: These placements have not only acquired their full size, they have also developed relationships and been integrated into society during prior incarnations. Further expansion, growth, and extension, will take them into the spiritual realm. They are reaching for enlightenment.

Sagittarian areas can only be limited by our beliefs about them. Jupiter and Sagittarius represent spiritual consciousness. Remember, spirit is energy and undefined. It will take the form of whatever beliefs you pour it into. Jupiter or Sagittarius emphasis will make you a teacher but the teaching will be at the level of your actual belief. If you attempt to teach something that you do not really believe in, your life will tell on you.
When your conscious beliefs are aligned with your unconscious ones, the teaching will expand and bless every area of your life. Consequently, modern metaphysicians say that if we wish to be financially prosperous, we must do the things we love most. In so doing, we increase the available energy and become increasingly radiant with creativity as a side effect. Becoming more aware of these processes, using them more consciously, we discover that our Sagittarian functions are full of wisdom, bringing great blessings to our lives.

Ultimately, Sagittarius refers to the process of becoming. To get what we want, to create it, to teach it, to prove it, we have to become it. We have to become the kind of person who will naturally manifest whatever it is that we seek. Sagittarius is about reaching for the stars, for a higher power, for something more, something greater. It is not about any particular goal. It is about the joy of seeking to reach beyond our present grasp.

The most important thing to realize about Sagittarius placements is that they represent an ability to receive as much as you can believe in. Here your luck depends on you. You can have as much as you think that you are worth, as much as you think that you can use or handle or manage, as much as you think that you can find a place for. Sometimes an angel, sometimes a messenger, Sagittarius stands ready to bless your life.

Perceptual Ranges

2006-11-17T11:02:00.000-07:00

During the years when I was studying esoteric writers, a pet peeve was their use of words that were unclear in meaning. One often used was the word vibration. My conscious mind kept turning this over and over, trying to define this more clearly, and the deeper areas of my consciousness went to work on that question. The beginning of an answer came this way:

It was a hot summer day, and I had an electric fan running on a table near a window. My cat jumped up on the table and walked behind the fan. As I observed the cat, clearly visible through the spinning blades of the fan, the light dawned. I concluded that vibration is like atomic motion. Science tells us that all matter is composed of atoms which are in constant motion. I put that together with the picture I was seeing, and concluded that we perceive only those things that have a similar atomic speed or vibration to our own.
Although speed made the fan blades disappear from view, clearly they were still there. Sticking a finger into a spinning fan would prove that! But what I could see, was the cat, whose vibration was similar to my own.
This provides an explanation for why some people see ghosts or spirits while others do not. It probably explains why some see aliens or UFOs while others do not.

As my studies continued, I realized that human consciousness is composed of many layers which function at different frequencies. For example, a dream or a trance shifts us into a higher frequency, where we view life with our inner senses rather than our outer ones. In this way, we get different views of reality–a reality that probably also exists in layers.
Over many lifetimes, consciousness expands to include wider and wider frequency ranges. What we call intuition is consciousness processing at the speed of light–or at least faster than our ordinary senses can follow. In this way, we seem to just know things without being able to explain how we know them.
A true master of consciousness can use the outer senses to direct the inner ones. It can also channel the inner senses through the outer ones. In today’s children we are observing a general trend toward mastery of these abilities.

Now consider this: Science uses the terms visible light and audible sound, as though they were relatively fixed. However, today we are beginning to see that these ranges of light and sound are distinctly related to the human receivers. Clearly the ranges of audible sound and/or visible light vary from person to person.
Some people seem to advance upward, so that their sensory range simply rises. They begin to perceive new things, while some old ones drop out of consciousness. This is probably an intermediate stage of the evolutionary process. Meanwhile, others expand their perceptual range exponentially, widening it at both ends. This is true of many individuals being born today and, once again, science is proving what spirit knows.
In the news recently has come the term ring-tones, and certain makers of cell phones have discovered that there are ring-tones that adults cannot hear, but that are clearly audible to today’s young people. From this comes validation to the idea given me some years ago. As humans evolve their senses expand and they can see, hear, or otherwise sense what earlier generations could not.
Let older people beware, criticizing, belittling, or condemning these new aptitudes.

Scorpio

2006-10-30T10:45:00.000-07:00

Scorpio is the sign of personal power. The power inherent in us all is the ability to focus tightly on that which we want or need. Sufficient focus will create the reality of what has been affirmed or envisioned. Thus, Scorpio is the sign of the true magician–not the illusionist, but–one who seems to create something from nothing, by the power of mind, words, thought, concentrated into form.

Historically, power has had a bad name, but power is neither good nor evil, except in how it is used. Those who use power consciously do well to remember that what comes around, goes around. What you put out will return to you. Wicca reminds us, “An ye harm none, do as you will.” Christianity says, “Do unto others as ye would that men do unto you.” Both are admonitions referring to the use of personal power.

All too often, the Plutonian power of Scorpio is expressed as control, especially attempts to control others. The only safe control for use is self-control, and that should only be applied to negative temptations . . . we all face those at times!

Any chart placements in Scorpio are powerful and capable of magic. Passion is a primary source of power. Passion equals intensity. Far too often, passion is limited to the sexual arena, but it was never meant to be so confined. People who make a great success in life are passionate about their goals. From this comes the spiritual injunction to follow your passion or bliss. That which we are most passionate about is usually our spiritual calling and the source of our greatest joy.

Sun in Scorpio is powerful because it runs on passion. Moon in Scorpio approaches life passionately and produces magic as a result. Scorpio Rising simply looks like a magician and/or their passion is visible.

Each of us has Scorpio (and Pluto) in our charts. Examine your chart to see in what area of life (house) your passion most powerfully expresses.

The "New Kids"

2006-10-21T10:43:00.000-07:00

You are very different from your parents, and especially your grandparents. If you are a younger member of your family, you may even differ from older siblings. You have abilities that they do not. More than that, you probably have abilities that they do not believe exist. In your relations with older people, keep this in mind: You can understand them much better than they can understand you. They do not have the mental tools that you have. The reasons are given below.

Indigos, Crystal Children, and Psychic Children represent a new version of humanity, one that has crossed the turning point in human evolution. Using Christian metaphors, we say that God wanted self-awareness. Out of the desire, the universe was created, with particular reference to this world. While some believe it was created literally in seven days, we believe that an evolutionary pattern was put in place and allowed to unfold through seven stages. At a certain point, an adequate animal form emerged, and Divine Spirit mated with it, to produce the offspring called humanity. Thus, humanity is a hybrid born of Father God and Mother Earth.

In this way, humans were designed to have dominion over the Earth, as recorded in Genesis 1. As with the initial creation, the development of humanity was also established as an evolutionary process. In the beginning, humanity was little more than a higher animal, one who gradually developed increasingly advanced tools and expanding knowledge about itself and about Earth. Astrologers can clearly observe the basic evolutionary cycles as symbolized by movements of planets and stars, and speculate that these cycles probably exist within a master cycle. Consequently, we cannot be certain how many cycles may have preceded the present one.

What is emerging now, is a pattern which resembles a major turning point in human evolution. In the previous phases of this cycle, humanity has become increasingly aware of its mammal antecedents. We have gone beyond our evolutionary roots, and begun to understand the nature of the consciousness housed within our animate bodies. We know that we are something more. Still, the majority of humans have little grasp of what it means to be--not merely the offspring of Mother Earth–but also the offspring of Father God, with a genetic heritance from both. Imagine the double helix as being one strand physical and one strand spiritual.

In the 1970s a contingent of hardy souls, individuals who had evolved more quickly than many others, entered this world to begin the movement that will lift humanity-as-a-species to the next dimension or frequency. Another way to express that is to say that human consciousness is being expanded and elevated to the mean-level required for living on Earth during the Age of Aquarius.

By 1980, the influx of these "new kids" had reached a level of about 80% of the population. The first group is composed largely of the Indigo Vibration, and they are the systems busters who are here to break up obsolete social patterns and replace them with new ones. They are here to change the shape of all human relationships, the political systems, the economy and much more.

Unlike earlier generations, the new kids arrive with a fully formed sense of self, with full knowledge of what they need to complete their intended tasks or missions. This has called for a major adjustment in parenting, for these children are spiritually older than their parents. Some sensitive parents are realizing that what they know about parenting is largely obsolete. At the same time, the less-sensitive, less-mature parents struggle to impose conditioning that is sometimes useless, sometimes dangerous. Consequently, random violence has flared in a few of the youths born during the last quarter of the twentieth century. As the twenty-first century began, it began to diminish--largely because the majority of today’s children are Crystals and their parents are of Indigo birth and aware that parenting styles need to change.

We encourage you to hold fast to what you know and what you are. If you must hold it in secret for a few years, do so, but never doubt the rightness of it. You are here to change the world, not to let it change you. You are our future and it is in your hands.

Libra

2006-09-30T08:48:00.000-07:00

As Aries represents entry into incarnation, so Libra represents entry into society. This is the spiritual equivalent of the young adult, discovering how and where we fit into our world. The narcissism and grandiosity of childhood must be left behind. No longer is Libra the center of the world. Now there are others to consider. I and Thou stand face to face.

Wherever you find a prominent Libra-Aries axis in a chart--an interception, horizon, meridian, or planetary opposition, there is some problem of fitting in. The Libra Scales are not so much about balance or justice as they are about weighing things against a social standard –which is what any scale does. The purpose of this weighing is related to finding our place in society. Traditionally, part of that has been selecting a mate. Today, it is becoming more about the partnership between body and spirit. Evolved Libra is more about Unity then Union.

With Libra ruled by Venus, fitting-in has largely been limited to primary relationships with significant others. Still, relationship is not really about love. It is about two people or objects and the space between them. Loving, committed, relationships usually have less space within them than friendships or family relationships.

Keep in mind that this is an air sign, so it is about communication. A primary relationship should include a conversation, but sometimes conversations become arguments. All oppositions have some of the Libra-feeling because the two ends of any opposition must cooperate or fight. The same is true in a committed relationship.

Libra is noted for having difficulty in choice and decision-making. Please note that, in evolutionary terms, these are new choices and decisions, first offered in Virgo. Libra is still uncertain of what is expected at this new phase of maturation. At its highest, Libra’s choice is the choice between logic and intuition. We waver between what we think that we should-want and what our inner voice tells us that we do-want. The solution is the realization that what we do want is what we should want. At this point, thesis and antithesis resolve as synthesis.

In a very real sense, Libra is a bridge–a bridge between right and left brain, and a bridge between people. In the evolved, the bridge is between God and Man. A high evolutionary state of Libra is the Medium or Channel through which spirits speak, or SPIRIT speaks to humanity.

Today, Libra is creating a new bridge, a bridge between the ages. Currently humanity is in the process of crossing the span between the Age of Pisces and the Age of Aquarius. As a result, we see a wide variety in the levels of awareness displayed by humans. Certain groups are striving mightily to hold to the past and its beliefs. They struggle to hold the line, to keep humanity in its place (as defined by organized religion?). Other groups are pulling, sometimes trying to drive, the main population toward the future. Wars and rumors of wars abound and all the combatants claim that God is on their side. Really? The One we call a God of Love?

Meanwhile, the direction of human evolution has turned, lifting the circle into a spiral. Whole generations of Aquarian children are being born. We call them Indigos, Crystals, and Rainbows. In between Piscean traditionalists and the New Kids, we find a group called Possibility People (mostly metaphysicians)–who are the midwives for the birth of a new humanity. These were born ahead of their times to provide leadership into the higher realms of human development, necessary for lifting humanity into the next age. Bit by bit, a new type of society will emerge, one that has been foreseen as The Age of Brotherhood.
How interesting that Libra rules both conversation and arguments, both peace and war. Perhaps the final answer will be the battle for peace, and it will be fought on higher ground as individuals channel the peace of God/dess to Earth, letting its radiant energy enlighten the world, driving the darkness of fear and hatred away. The mediumship of Libra can lead the way. Do not try to take sides. In stead, find the quiet place at the center of your being. From there, let peace radiate to the world.

Virgo

2006-09-24T06:30:00.001-07:00

By Rev. Alice Miller

Virgo is a sign with a reputation for hard work, and it can be just that. Virgo is the spiritual equivalent of our teen years. It signifies the passage from spiritual childhood to spiritual adulthood. It can feel like we have lost our Edenic childhood innocence. Far too often, Virgo spends years struggling to return to a state of grace or perfection, never realizing that it is not lost, but must now be taken out into the world.

The Virgo Spirit is perfect, whole, complete. S/he must now put that newly acquired perfection, wholeness and completion into practice. The physical correspondence to this phase is the individual who has just reached full size and completed a basic education. At Virgo, we face society and an adult world, equipped only with what we have learned in childhood. Suddenly, it is time to put away childish things. We must make ourselves useful, using only the tools given us as children. It is time to go to work, to support ourselves. Relationships change focus and the meaning of words like family and home, as where we came from, to where we are going–and with whom. We are faced with massive choice, and the beginning of real responsibility. No wonder it looks like hard work!

The great gift and task of Virgo is to give up the struggle to be perfect, and realize that she is undamaged, uncontaminated, perfect and pure as all her God/dess’ children are. All any Virgo ever needs is practice. She is on a new venture, entering a new phase of service, and it will take time and mistakes to acquire the ability to function easily. Mistakes will be made, but function will improve. Virgo is, finally and forever, about perfect beings acquiring the practice that will–in time–lead to Piscean Mastery.

Planets in Virgo are learning new methods of being. They are making the transition from spiritual childhood to adult function. They take lots of practice. They also need lots of praise. They do not need criticism.

Years ago, this writer gave visual training to her dyslexic sons. She was continually cautioned to start with success. The rule was to begin each day with what had been mastered the day before, and then extend that success. It was about stretching the limits of function to greater and greater parameters.

Virgo is a hands-on sign. She learns by doing, by practice. She is an apprentice adult, reorganizing the lessons of childhood for use in an adult world. Remember that in working with the Virgo areas of your chart. If ever there was a place to compliment yourself, it is in these areas. Let no effort go un-praised, unrewarded. Compete only with yourself, and take note of each day’s progress on the path to mastery.

Darkness, Light and Human Consciousness

2006-09-17T08:33:00.000-07:00

by Rev. Alice Miller

In the beginning, God/dess created the heaven and the Earth . . . without form, void, dark–an unknown potential. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light . . . And God saw that it was good.

Consciousness begins with light, light that shines in the dark places to reveal the innate (Divinely created) goodness of all that is.

And God/dess said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over . . . all the Earth.”

So God/dess created man in Its own image–to mirror and reflect who It is. We may then conclude that if our God/dess is the all-seeing, all-knowing Original Being of Christianity, then we mirror those qualities. Adding in one more element we read: male and female created It them . . . If dual genders reflect God/dess, it must be both male and female, both passive in creation and active in consciousness. And so begins duality. Why that?

If, as Genesis states, God/dess created humanity as a mirror in which to see Itself, then Humans had to be structured in such a way that they could develop self-awareness. Divine self-awareness must come through human self-awareness. Imagine an infinite Being in an absolute state. Anything absolute is unchanging, immobile, completely static. Now imagine that this Absolute Being dreams of becoming more, of learning, growing, becoming. Somewhere within Absolute Existence the seeds of that dream are quickened and Life begins to gestate.

Now the dream adds detail, and a Universe is created, then a very specific kind of world in which the children of a God/dess can be born in human form. Eden is the model of that dream. Adam(s) and Eve(s) are the prototypes of the progeny that will take title to it.

These beings may appear magically–or be an end product of animate evolution. It matters not. Next comes the eighth day of Genesis two.

And God/dess formed humans out of the dust of the ground (out of earth elements) and breathed into their nostrils the breath of life, and they became living souls.

At this point, human consciousness is formed from the very breath of God/dess. Here began the long process of learning to recognize and identify with the Divine half of our genetics, for we are half animate-half divine. It will take many lifetimes and mistakes will be made, but the cycle of Human Life begins here. Shortly, Adam is given the task of naming all of life.

True human consciousness begins with names. The beginning of thought and speech is learning the names of things. If you have reared children, you know that this is true. The little one begins by pointing and naming. Then after a period of innocence, in the Garden, comes the legend of the Snake and his temptation.

For students of esoteric and spiritual studies, the snake is the symbol of consciousness rising through the spinal column, into the chakras. How interesting that the Edenic snake of rising consciousness, tempted Eve to taste of Good-and-Evil. We interpret this as the origin of logical process. Logic is a method of thought, based on contrast and comparison: right-left, dark-light, up-down, inner-outer, and most critical of all, good-evil. Here came the first error in judgment, as humanity began to think in columns with the words GOOD and EVIL at the head. Under good went light, under evil went dark, right was good, left was evil/not-good . . . and so on.

What is Evil?

It is our thesis that the division of the world into good and evil classifications was the original sin. Keep in mind that sin is an old Greek archery term which simply means that we missed the mark, the bulls-eye. So then the term original sin is merely intended to point to the initial error in judgment that named a significant part of our World, our lives, evil.

Please note that E-V-I-L is LIVE spelled backward. The only true evil is that which is anti-life, that which drains energy from other lives, destroys hope, betrays love, or makes lives less than they could be.

And, if we must consider a Lord of Evil (this is borrowed from Zoroastrianism–and not correctly), consider this: De-EVIL. This suggests a personified anti-life being–one whose goal is to maim and/or destroy life.

Dark and Light

Darkness is the absence of light. Light can overcome the dark, but Dark cannot affect light. When someone is “in the dark” s/he is being kept unaware of something, denied knowledge of some secret.

In horoscopes three areas deal with dark. One area (Cancer, 4th House) refers to the lack of knowledge due to immaturity, especially that period before we have full use of language. Another area refers to forbidden knowledge (Scorpio, 8th House), those subjects kept secret from children (sex, death, taxes), and the family taboos. (We don’t talk about Grandpa’s drinking. Don’t tell anyone that I hit you.) The third area is traditionally called unconscious(Pisces, 12th House). It contains both sub- and super-consciousness, along with whatever we have forgotten for whatever reasons. This will include our past lives. This third area is largely inaccessible without the use of some hypno-technique or divination tool (tarot, astrology, numerology, pendulum, etc.), although it sometimes calls to us in dreams or visions.

There is nothing particularly negative about the dark. The probable origin of this belief may be the general tendency to fear the unknown. For the true symbolic meaning of dark is simply the unknown. Consider this: All life begins in the dark . . . of the womb or the soil.

In metaphysical terms that which is in the light is merely that which we can see. Grasping a new idea or concept, we say “the light dawned,” and we say, “I see.” To be enlightened is to have seen more than before, maybe more than others. To be “the light of the world”is to be one who spreads/shares knowledge, a disseminator of information.

Again, three areas deal with light. One deals with the spark of light (Aries, 1st House), the light that goes out into the unknown, the pioneers who bring the first sparks of light into a previously unknown place–in form or in consciousness, and the spark that quickens life within the dark of a womb or the depths of the soil. These may light candles and lamps for others.

The second is Sunlight (Leo, 5th House), the light of day and the steady light of hearth-fires. This is a steady and steadfast light, one often taken for granted. It is the basic, elemental light, without which life on Earth would not exist. The third area of light is the infinite and eternal light of truth (Sagittarius, 9th House). It is starlight, light that comes from the far reaches of time and space. It is the Bethlehem Star, leading humanity to newborn avatars, enlightenment that appears against the dark background of space.

For many thousands of years, it took every day, all day, to provide for individuals and families, There was no time for thought, or dreams. And yet, there was always a sense of something more, something greater that affected their lives. They saw it in nature and the weather. Most tribes set aside an individual to handle the spiritual chores for the group. In turn the group supported and provided for its local Priest/tess.

Then within a few centuries came the Greek thinkers, Lao Tzu, Confucius, and Gautama Buddha. A few more centuries and one Jesus ben Joseph came to sum up the ideas and synthesize a new set of instructions for the maturation of humanity. He announced that, at the beginning of the age of Pisces, humanity was ready to begin making its own moral and political choices. It was no wonder, he was crucified, for he prophesied the end of the priesthoods and monarchies.

From that time, various kinds of strife began to flourish. Largely during the next millennium and a half, most of the monarchies disappeared. Usually through war and uprising, they various hereditary monarchies were overthrown, and most of the feudal systems went with them. Bit by bit, new forms of governance replaced the old. Today’s few remaining monarchies are more romantic figureheads than rulers.

Gradually, in the later half of the 20th century, industrialization gave humans more time to think. Education grew in importance and human minds became increasingly active. Once humans had the time and tools to think they began to question the old religions.

The great sin of the churches was that they attempted to keep religion and its Deities confined within the old definitions and man contained within moralities designed for a much younger species. Economies grew. Inventions proliferated. Intelligence and general awareness expanded by leaps and bounds. Life was evolving at an ever-increasing rate.

Meanwhile, for the most part the churches/priesthoods remained increasingly stagnant, trying to live, and to force others to live, by a moral structure designed for a tribal society. Out of this came a raging struggle for control of human souls.

I believe that it is this struggle that is responsible for most human ills today. Too many parents still believe in the adage from Proverbs to spare the rod and spoil the child. They, and the priests/ministers/pastors that promote those ideas have completely ignored the fact that Jesus ben Joseph taught a law of love. And yet, they dare to call this Christianity. Churchianity, it may be. Christianity it is not!

And with it are all those other moral rules, especially those about marriage. So few remember that when the “lifetime marriage” was mandated, an average lifetime was 45 years, and nobody ever tried to take a marriage through female menopause! And, what is the point of a mandated lifetime heterosexual marriage at a time when and over-populated world makes 100% fertile unions obsolete?

It is our belief that, at one time, it made sense to go forth and multiply. We think that this was related to a need for a certain population density before the general consciousness could rise.

This sampling of the obsolete ideas is still being promoted by many churches. We think that these beliefs are responsible for a great deal of the human pain, pain that manifests in manipulative and abusive behavior. Pain that sometimes even fosters crime and the spread of danger-courting behavior. It has become critical that we begin accepting responsibility for making our own moral choices.

Perhaps the largest horror of today is the wars being fought in the name of opposing Gods. Listen closely and you will realize that they are not even talking about different Gods. Instead, the battle is about how the One God will be worshiped. Surely that Divinity must weep, perhaps even rage, at what men of free will do with it.

We have free will. Different groups have the freedom to fight each other, enslave, abuse, and hate each other. And where does it all begin?

It begins with the dominion granted in Genesis. God/dess created by the power of the word, and when it did, all was good. It was good and very good. But then human dominion allowed the naming of half(or nearly half) the creation evil, on the theory that good and evil were equal(or almost equal).

And this is where we are today. It is why the world needs Light Bearers and Possibility People. It is the purpose carried in the hearts of the “New Kids.” It is our task to begin the renaming and redefining of Life.

There is no absolute evil, but there is a great deal of objective evil. By this we mean that whatever anyone names evil, must behave evilly until that judgment is removed. It is a large task, but there are more of us daily. And we are learning ways of overcoming our conditioning, of releasing the judgments we learned from the parents and teachers of our childhood.

Little by little we learn to find the good in all things. And when, at first, it is not evident, we learn to ask, “What is this good for?” When we do that, as we form new evaluations of life, new habits of thinking. We are lifting this world higher and higher into the Light.

Let us daily affirm that all things are good, that we are good and getting better, that we may know truth, that we may judge only with divine judgement. It may not change the world overnight, but it will change it. After all, it did not get in this condition overnight.

Trust that, when you seek the good in all things, your thinking is divinely aligned. And if God/dess be for us, with us, who can prevail against us. No one–and that is true, no matter how it may look at a given point in time. Watch a while. Wait a bit. See what good can come of even the darkest night of the soul. Once again, God/dess will speak—

Let there be light!

The Metaphysics of Consciousness Rise in Horoscopes

2006-08-31T09:58:00.000-07:00

The Nodal Axis
(From Nodes of the Moon by Rev. Alice Miller)

Consistent with the Hermetic Princple, "As above, so below," on which astrology rests, each individual horoscope has a spiritual horizon. It is marked on horoscopes as the North and South Nodes of the Moon. This plane, or horizon, is created by the relationship of the Earth’s orbit around the Sun, and the Moon’s orbit around Earth. The nodes are intersections where the two orbits cross, one northbound, one southbound relative to the zodiac and the equator.

Like the Equinoxes, the Nodal Axes travel clockwise through the Zodiac. Since they are contact points between the symbolic Soul path (Lunar orbit) and the symbolic Physical journey (Earth orbit), both of which occur relative to Spirit (the Sun), we may conclude that they represent a personal state of evolution. The essence of the Lunar Nodes is a personal version of Mankind’s experience of the ages. It is an indication of the level of awareness with which we enter this lifetime. The North Node, as a point of energy/consciousness inflow, generally gets the attention, even as the Springpoint does.

The Metaphysics of Consciousness Rise in Horoscopes

Spiritual goals are forever entwined with the expansion of our personal consciousness. That expansion must occur in and as physical incarnation. The Lunar Nodal axis functions as a kind of integrated internal horizon, a measure of the type and degree of awareness at birth, along with indications about its capacity to rise.

Historically, it has been customary for astrologers to regard the North Node as positive and the South Negative. More aware practitioners interpret the positive as reception and the negative as release, without further judgments. We now know that the North Node refers to the reception of attention/energy, to maintain the necessary form in which consciousness can expand. This is especially significant in infancy while the reality of physical presence is being established within a specific environment.

The South Node shows where we most easily focus our attention, and what the outcome of that focus is designed to produce. As an adult, if what you pay attention to increases attention received, consciousness naturally rises. We say that the axis begins to spin. This dynamic is connected to esoteric ideas about Kundalini and chakras.

It has been traditional to regard spiritual teachers as a group set apart, for whom the ordinary rules and laws do not apply. For the vast majority of Earth natives, the achievement of such a role has been considered out of reach. Jesus of Nazareth was the first recognized teacher to say that enlightenment was for all. He preached that even the most humble could learn its precepts if they were translated into their language. The entire foundation of magic and miracle is one of expanded consciousness, of greater understanding about life principles. Necessarily, these were kept hidden/esoteric until civilization reached a point where individuals no longer had to spend their lives focused entirely on personal and species survival. Even as individuals must reach physical adulthood before they can begin to expand personal awareness beyond the inherited base level, so also world population had to reach a certain size before world consciousness could rise. The possibility of that rise was predicted at the beginning of the Piscean Age. As it draws to a close, ever more individuals are feeling the necessity for it.

Today, more and more individuals are being called--or are choosing to volunteer--to reincarnate as teachers and healers. Many have come to earth, not so much to grow and learn, as to heal and teach. These often carry "The Mark of the High Calling of God," the signature of the Starseed, or the torch of the Lightbearer. The astrological formation of this mark is discussed in our book, Heralds of a New Age. It is further discussed, and the term “Possibility People” coined, in the second volume, entitled Possibilities for a New Age.

With or without that mark, if we are more focused on learning, growing, becoming, and/or perfecting ourselves, the image of ourselves which is most comfortable with life will be based on the North Node. That will become our Awareness Ascendant with the South Node acting as the Descendant. To whatever degree we think of ourselves as the dependant little child of God/dess, we will keep our focus on the intake at the North Node.

The more fixated we are on static beliefs, the less aware we become of our South Node. Those who intend to hold the past in place, rejecting any expansion of conscious awareness, will be very possessive of the South Node, intentionally refusing, inhibiting, and/or repressing any release at the South Node. This will produce bloating and/or constipation of the soul, with a corresponding poisoning of the emotions. An intense focus on preventing release from the South Node, causes the North Node to act like a black hole, sucking in any free energy which comes near. We call such people energy parasites or spiritual vampires.

In any context, real growth requires an assimilation process that correlates to breathing and/or eating. Energy enters, useful components are digested, and the remainder released. We may view this as a natural balance, correlating it to a world in which animals use oxygen and release carbon dioxide while plants use carbon dioxide and release oxygen. We may also correlate it to our modern electrical systems in which the power is channeled through an appliance and passed on without having noticeably diminished. In either case, we have a world which functions as a perpetual motion system. The only thing which can interfere with that is humankind. This ability is inherited from a Divine Progenitor, proving that we are not so much creations, as procreations.

Given dominion over this world, as descendants of the Original Being who is Creator of this World, we are designed to develop a creative consciousness. As this world was created through the power of the WORD, so also its ability to function is assisted or hindered by the power of our word. As our word agrees with Original Word, we allow the One Mind to function/channel through our mind, continually re-creating our world as Heaven-on-Earth or Eden. As far as we do not, we live, by the "sweat of our brow" in a world filled with pain and struggle.

To the aware, the North Node becomes the place where we allow SPIRIT to enter our lives, and the South Node is the point where we release it to others and/or back to Source. It is really not our business where it goes; it is only required that we let it go where and as it will. In so doing, we become a positive force in the spiritual ecology of this earth.

The three books mentioned are by Rev. Alice Miller. They can be ordered from www.lifeprintastrology.com .

Virgo and the Upgrading of Humanity

2006-08-22T09:06:00.000-07:00

Today, human consciousness is in transition, moving from the Piscean Age baseline up to the higher plane of the approaching Age of Aquarius. It is my observation that this is most visible in those individuals whose charts and lives are heavily influenced by Virgo.

In the past, Mercury-ruled Virgos were largely about order. They were the accountants of the Zodiac. The new Chiron-ruled Virgos have incorporated much of the Piscean energy and now apply intuition in practical, even logical, ways. The difference between Mercury-ruled Virgo and Chiron-ruled Virgo is the difference between a basic personal computer and one that is connected by a modem to the World Wide Web. In one sense, Chiron is a modem, but the simplest understanding of the planet is that it upgrades whatever it touches.

Old Virgo often had to deal with issues of guilt and duty. New Virgo has reclaimed her innocence. She understands that she is perfectly made, without flaw or impediment. She is also at a turning point in human evolution, having recently completed her (spiritual) education, she must now go out and practice it. Being young, she will make mistakes, but that is normal. She constantly reminds herself: Practice makes Perfect and Practice leads to Mastery.

In astrological terms, it has long been said that the object of human evolution is to get to the center of the chart. The first step in doing that is to find the center-point within each sign polarity. The new Virgos are doing just that. In them the right-brain intuitive-creative function is being reintegrated with left-brain logic. This clearly represents a consciousness upgrade that is making spirituality both practical and useful.

Beyond all that, Chiron’s discovery in 1977 marks a turning point in human evolution. It was the point where the new kids reached critical mass in the general population. From that point, increasing numbers of births were of a new type being, called Indigo. They are markedly higher in consciousness than earlier generations. In 1995, when Chiron entered Libra–the Zodiacal turning point–a second type of new kid began to arrive, now called Crystal Children. One of the major writers on the subject, Doreen Virtue, predicts a third type which she calls Rainbow. It is our feeling that these will be keyed to the entrance of Chiron (nearly simultaneously with Neptune) into Pisces, the sign of Mastery. They will represent the necessary critical mass in human consciousness which will pave the way for the Age of Aquarius. Interestingly enough, this occurs in 2012.

It is not easy being Virgo, because the belief systems of this world refuse to recognize either Virgo perfection or Piscean mastery in humans. Still, they exist. Believe me, God/dess didn’t make no junk!

Thank you to all the Virgos now in transformation. You hold the vision of a better tomorrow.

From my book

2006-08-19T09:47:00.000-07:00

The "Limits" of Astrology

In our research, we could find no discovery date for Saturn, as can be found for the outer planets and Chiron. Many people think that the Bethlehem Star, announcing an avatar for the age of Pisces, was a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. While this writer thinks that such a conjunction would need to involve other planets to produce something so spectacular as the New Testament describes, the idea seems valid.
The joint entrance into the general consciousness of the principles represented by Jupiter and Saturn seems to us to be quite significant. Jupiter represents expansion, especially the expansion of human consciousness. Above all else, Saturn represents limits. Their joint entry into human consciousness marks the age of Pisces as a limited growth of human consciousness, and/or an expansion of the existing limits on human consciousness.
In any chart, a well-connected Jupiter and Saturn represent a step-by-step process. This one represented the next step in the evolution of humanity. Thus, the avatar, said to have been born under that conjunction, would be the prototype for that measured rise. He would present the idea of a familial relationship with our Creator. He transformed the impersonal Judge Jehovah to our Divine Father. He removed us from the Law of Karma to the Law of Love.
Still, the road was rocky, and progress slow. Jupiter’s enthusiasm and love of truth were curbed and contained by Saturn’s limits on our capacity to expand our beliefs. It would take a long time for humanity to discover the difference between a belief and a truth.

The problem–if it is a problem–is inherent in the nature of consciousness, which begins and ends with self-awareness. To become aware of the Self, we must have or create a boundary between Self and Other. Our first act of self-realization must be to shatter the unity, the oneness of all that is. It must be separation from our Source, our Creator, our God/dess. It must be the act of leaving Eden, the Earthly womb from which the Sons of God emerged.
The principle of duality began here as here was separated from there, and past from future. With that principle established, logic stepped in to format human consciousness. From that time, all of life was divided into this and/or that. This division is merely a perception, but it is the necessary perception for the function of human thought. Its first task was the naming of things, for in giving a thing a name, you give it boundaries. It is this and not that.
The first great mistake of logic was the division of life into good and evil. The second was the association of dark with evil and light with good. In the beginning, the nighttime or dark was not friendly. You could stumble and fall in the dark. Predators you could not see might find you in the dark. The dark was filled with imperceptible dangers, until humanity learned to make and carry its own light.
In the end, darkness is simply a place in which we cannot see. It is the invisible, the unknown, the place where enlightenment has not yet reached. It should not forbid us entrance, but simply require us to carry a light when we venture there. Until we know that, Saturn will draw a line between light and dark, standing between us and danger. He is our protector, even as he is our jailor.

When considering Saturn, it is important to notice that Jupiter is the planet, and the principle, immediately behind him. Jupiter is the growth principle, and forever pushes on Saturn’s boundaries. As we grow, our skeleton/Saturn and skin/Saturn also grow. Even so, growth in consciousness should expand our limits of belief. Morality should always be predicated on reality. What is not safe for a toddler may be, not merely safe but necessary for an adult. Saturn’s only absolute function is to provide a temporary limit for our protection.
As we should not play with fire until we are mature enough to handle it with respect, even so, certain knowledge should be withheld until a mind is mature enough to respect it. A prime example of this is the body of knowledge, generally called esoteric. This included methods for energizing the chakras, to raise consciousness. These were developed as certain individuals began to see energy fields. They observed that more aware individuals had brighter chakras. They even noticed that certain chakras were associated with certain levels of awareness.
They assumed that a brighter chakra meant a brighter human, so they thought that the way to make humanity more intelligent/aware was to brighten the chakras. And it will work, but can be very hard on the system because it can attract knowledge for which we have no foundation. This is probably what the Master Jesus meant in his parable about a house built upon the sand.
The natural way of energizing chakras is by raising consciousness. The process is one of accumulating information, step by step, building a secure structure for increasingly advanced thinking. As our awareness expands, so are our chakras energized, beginning with the lower ones. As our perceptions widen, our understanding increases, and our vibratory level–translate: the speed of our atoms at the molecular level–increases. Everyone who increases his or her field of awareness, also energizes the chakras that correspond to that area of human consciousness.
A great mistake of the esotericists was making judgments on the chakras. Because the lower chakras are brighter in more primitive people, they assumed that the chakras themselves were more primitive–less evolved. While that is true, these chakras are the basis–the foundation–which underlies all expansion of consciousness. The first step in any human process must be survival of the individual (lowest chakra) and the second must be survival of the species, or reproduction (second lowest chakra). Until these areas are secure, consciousness cannot rise much above them.
Only when a species becomes a society can Jupiter raise/expand Saturn’s limits into the realms of physics and metaphysics. Only when the mandates of the lower chakras are fulfilled can we attend to higher ones. The age of Pisces has been the bridge–the period during which society evolved from monarchies to democracies, from simple barter to a world economy. Saturn and Jupiter were the authors and progenitors of that period. We are now approaching a new age and a new base level for the general consciousness. The old mission of Saturn and Jupiter has been fulfilled, and now stands as the base for a new development in humanity. Today, the combined efforts of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are urging us across the limits of the Solar System, to the galaxy and beyond. Even so Chiron appears on the scene to aid the natural transition of humanity from its adolescence to full adulthood. We are on our way.
Physics and metaphysics are coming together as knowledge of the nature and function of the creative consciousness. We are discovering our true spiritual genetics, that we are both physical and spiritual, the heirs of both Earth and Heaven. The ultimate duality is our own makeup. But physicality is not so much a house for spirit, as it is the foundation for the structure which spirit/consciousness will build upon it.
The lesson for the next age, which the esotericists misunderstood, is that human evolution–otherwise known as spiritual growth–is not about freeing spirit from body. It is about Spirit learning to use/Chiron the body, operating through it. It is about making prayer and magic practical. It is about solving their mysteries and making them part of the general knowledge available to all. In doing so, we cross the next great Saturn boundary, becoming more than man. More accurately, we are simply expanding the definition of what it means to be human. We are discovering what has previously lain hidden in the ninety percent of the brain, said to be unused.

Leo

2006-07-25T09:46:00.000-07:00

Leo is the old royal sign, the sign of hereditary rulers. As such s/he is a little bigger than life. Leo is ruled by the Sun and this helps to define the sign. Most are bright, usually intelligent, often with a sunny disposition that lights up any room they enter.
As the Sun is the center of the Solar System, so Leo is accustomed to being center-stage. It is important for those with strong Sun or Leo placements to spend time in such positions, for having the eyes of an audience on Leo keeps him/her grounded and visible. The less attention Leos get the more they fade, and this feels life threatening. This is why Leo children (and sometimes adults) act up or act out–They must have sufficient attention to stay in form. Many Leos have natural talent for the performing arts. Others can become teachers or lecturers.
In a sense the Sun-in-the-sky represents God. He does not so much act as activate life. Without the Sun, there would be no life on Earth. From this we get the association of Leo with the title Son/Daughter of God, (and also with our phsycial father). Such titles are intended to remind us that we are not mere creations, but pro-creations of our Deity. As such, we inherit Divine qualities and abilities, especially creativity. From this comes the emphasis on creativity with Leo.
One of the great difficulties that Leos face is that the general population gave up the idea of a Divine parent long ago. The words were still said by rote, but belief in them was lost as many churches required rituals of reconciliation with a so-called Father who was so abusive that nobody wanted to call Him Dad. Gradually, some began to claim a Divine Father, but in so doing relegated themselves to being perpetual children.
Meanwhile, science taught us that we were simply higher mammals. Combining this with religions often caught in time-warps, kept us from realizing that if we are children of a Divine being–mated with a physical one, we will automatically inherit both physical and spiritual genetics. Although we are, all of us, offspring of Father God and Mother Earth, many have failed to mature their Spiritual Side.
This has been a particularly difficult realization for many Leos to make, because the hereditary aspects have so long and so often been limited to physical heredity. Leo rising, for example, has an inherited self-image and it may have little to do with his Spiritual Sun/Self or even his Soul/Moon Intention for this lifetime. The first step in spiritual growth is Self-Awareness, and the most significant issue in that is to become aware of ourselves as at least half divine. Realizing that, we can release much self-judgement and become the true rulers of our own lives.
Today, all across the world the spiritual side, sometimes called the right-brain side, is maturing. Many more individuals are in touch with their intuitive, visionary, creative side then ever before. The beginning of that, for every Leo, is to claim his or her Divine DNA. You are, most certainly, the Son or Daughter of God, His literal offspring. The more you accept that, the brighter your light will shine. You will step into your destined role as the light of the world.

The Multi-Dimensional Human.

2006-07-02T18:26:00.000-07:00

This was written to an individual, but it points up something quite common--the issue of semantics. The same (or nearly so) message is coming to us from many sources and through many voices. Sometimes one has to look closely to see the similarity of thought. This is one example.
Someone forwarded a file to me which says that our Souls were never intended to be in a 3D state–that planet Earth is intended to evolve back to its original 5D state. I was asked to comment upon it.

As nearly as I can tell, the writer is using soul as I would use spirit. I believe that our 3D form is one that spirit takes for the purpose of self-awareness. The patterns of astrology suggest that we spend multiple (at least 6) incarnations becoming increasingly individualized, then several (3 or more) becoming socialized, and a final portion of each complete cycle of incarnations includes at least 2 more in which we stretch back toward what they are calling 5D–and it is probably a lot more than that. The possibility of many such cycles (I suspect not less than 12) of development is implied, each time lifting consciousness to a higher level or dimension.

In a sense, the 3 D form can be regarded as an illusion, but it is simply a particular phase of our growing self-awareness. We begin as physical beings with relatively fixed forms, which gradually evolve over many lifetimes to a point where we no longer need that apparent solidity and can stretch our consciousness to encompass many more dimensions. We might say that the circular horoscope becomes a sphere–and that truthfully, it always was, but we had to mature to a point where we could see its true spherical shape.

The article says a lot about love and the talk about love is quite accurate, in the sense of value. Our lives–all of them–have value. All physical experience is of spiritual value. It is all good for something! We are the living, growing changing arm of an otherwise static Deity who is perfect, whole, complete. Some lives appear to have value only for the person living them, while others make significant contributions to society and/or the whole human process of evolving consciousness. Simplistically, the basis of raising consciousness is to learn to name all things good, even as the Creator did in the beginning. But humanity was given dominion, allowed to name life as it would. Out of this came the duality which is the foundation for logical thinking–logic being the elementary stage of an evolving consciousness.

I agree that, yes, in a sense we do create our reality–to some extent individually, to a much greater extent en masse. I observe both a general rise in consciousness, and within that rise, varying degrees of individual rise. What happened with the Indigos, and then the Crystals, represented an actual mutation of the human species. Something is happening there that might even compare with the great leap from higher ape to true human–maybe not as great, but of the same character. Humanity reached a genetic turning point during the 1970s, and a second one during the 1990s. There were individuals of both types prior to that, but that was where the mutation began to appear in many, even most humans born.

You might be interested to know that the seeds for this great change were initially planted during the 1930s, (the Neptune in Virgo generation) but only survived in a few of us, only flourished in a very few.

Why Is Life Sometimes Hard?

2006-06-20T09:44:00.000-07:00

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This article is especially directed to anyone who has an interception. In terms of color, it is largely for/about violets. Finally, if it feels like it fits, it does.

Background

Historically, we are at the end of the Piscean Age, standing on the brink of the Age of Aquarius. Because of this, many advanced beings have incarnated at this time. We are here to seed a new level of consciousness for the new age.

Individuals, as a whole, come to earth to increase self-awareness, to raise their own consciousness first, and that of the general population, second. The general spectrum of consciousness exists within a certain range at any given time. During each period or age, on a scale of one to ten, the vast majority of individuals will fall (for example) within an area of 3 to 7. Today, it is being lifted to a norm for the next age, which (comparably may fall within a range of 4 to 8 or even 5 to 9. What we are saying is that everyone will function at a higher frequency by the time we are fully into Aquarius. For now, many of us are on earth to be the yeast that causes the general consciousness to rise.

Our function is to be living examples of greater possibilities within the human species. We seem to have stepped back in time or across space. There is truth in such ideas for we evolve through many experiences in many time-space continua. Still, the reality is that we are simply Older Children of the Creator of this Universe, more loving and more enlightened that the general population of Earth. We are elder brothers and sisters in the family of (hu)man.

What Makes Life Hard?

The difficulty you face is that, having done your best, followed all the rules, keeping all the social laws, your life does not always work. You have less money, less joy, less freedom, and/or less love than you need. You have been taught that poverty and suffering are noble, but they do not feel that way. The concept does not make sense. How much more could we accomplish if we were not restricted by lack of money, if depression and pain did not sap our energy, if we did not constantly run into walls of guilt? We ask why, and if we keep asking, one day the answer comes.

When we entered infant bodies, we were dropped into the general consciousness, with all its errors in judgement. We had to learn to swim in it, and the first requirement is survival. We learned to live by the rules of the adult’s world, because--so far as we knew--we needed them to survive.

Much of the pain we experience comes from having to recover our original level of awareness. Doing so seems to "go against the grain" of life. Beyond that, to be psychically sensitive is to have weak boundaries, so other people "violate our space" routinely and/or randomly. The only real cure for that, is learning to set your boundaries to exclude such incursions and invasions.

And then.......since you did volunteer for this task, you can "un-volunteer." You can give up the battle. Still, if you give up the battle, you also give up the rewards. Only you can decide whether it is worth it. Once you thought it was, or you would not be here now. Still, if it is too much, you can tell spirit, "Get me out of here!"

In the practical sense, if you choose to continue, the big issue is that, having been born "outside the general consciousness" or "on a different wave length", you have to learn to live there.

First, clear yourself of belief in "suffering saints" and "crucified Christs/avatars." Historically many have suffered, even died for their cause. Today, we have returned with more power, more potential, more possibilities. No one can take our lives, our livelihood, or our comfort, if we do not give them permission by believing in suffering, by believing that we are destined to suffer. If you cannot do this on your own, again use some form of prayer. The simple, old fashioned way, goes like this: "God, I cannot do this. Please do it for me."

The key, for each of us is that we must learn to do things differently than the way others around us do. It means that we must form the habit of dealing with each issue of life through some form of prayer--be it traditional, affirmation, visualization, or ritual. Most of all, it means learning "Practical Spirituality." Apply some form of prayer before every important action, especially before such things as job hunting, any type of commitment or contract (including formal or informal marriage), major purchases, investments, home searches, etc. A spirituality that cannot address such practical issues is no earthly good!

In summary, our main task is to learn, to live, to demonstrate, the practicality of the spiritual approach to life. In this way, heaven can/will/must be brought to Earth.

No, it is not easy. Whether or not you remember, you did know it before you volunteered to undertake this incarnation. Now choose. Will you continue or resign your task?