2:15pm TODAY
I am sitting here in my beeloved Tree house, grateful and awed.
Last summer, I was still a little too dazed and confused to understand
that all of the over-the-top synchronicity in my life was simply par for course
on this MAGIC, carpet ride. Now, I simply smile wide and marvel at life's beeuty,
especially when all of the signs and the markers blink on and off, off and on, daily.
This morning, I had a dream - laying in your bed after you cruised off to work for a few hours -
that you took me to Chicago. I recall looking at you and asking, "How did we get here?" and you just smiled while standing next to your motorcycle and held up a canister. "It's MAGIC," you said. Then, you shape-shifted into my ex and it was passionate and loving and I just surrendered to it. Hmmm, interesting...
The funniest thing of all is that there is truth to this 'propinquity' thing - just ask my neighbor. However, the real truth is that we have to LET GO of who we think we can LOVE or want to LOVE and just let NATURE take its course. The Universe is in charge here - not US. YES, some degree of ACTion is required. But, perhaps, it is in the setting of intention, the praying to bee of service to the greater good (of all) and the stripping away of all of our own layers of misconception and memory, of nostalgia and paralysis.
Maybee...
Regardless ~
IT'S A MAGICAL DAY!!!!!!
WORK WITH IT...
July 22: Full Moon is at 12:16 PM Mountain Daylight Time. This is a time to honor the fullness of your life and to practice seeing magic in all things. Any practice that gives you the experience of expansion is helpful. This is the time to anchor what you have received as an opportunity this month. If there is anything in your life you are still ambivalent about, this would be the time to either commit to it or to let go. A committed decision of "no" is just as powerful as a committed decision of "yes". by Lena Stevens
Full Moon
Sun in Leo - Moon in Aquarius 0 º
Monday, July 22, 2013 12:15 PM MDT (6:15 PM Greenwich Mean Time, GMT)
Sun in Leo - Moon in Aquarius 0 º
Monday, July 22, 2013 12:15 PM MDT (6:15 PM Greenwich Mean Time, GMT)
As the powerful Sun steps into its own sign of Leo Monday morning, we
have Full Moon within hours at the very earliest degree of Leo/Aquarius.
Leo holds our radiant core self, our divine essence that shines from
our heart as we give over to joyful self expression, at our best when
improvising in a dramatic, colorful way. Our inner Leo loves to be seen
and applauded. Aquarius, on the other hand, moves us into the mental
objectivity of an air sign, where we become compelled by higher ideals
of equality, freedom and cooperating for the good of all. The needs of
the collective take on more importance than personal, individual
expression. Being true to our authentic self takes precedent over
fitting in, so the inner rebel or outsider is often spawned.
At Full Moon the Grand Trine in Water signs is still operative just
past its peak on July 17-19 with Mars now in early Cancer adding just
the thrust of action needed to manifest in the right place, at the right
time with everything we need. Really focus when things are working out
just as you had hoped – even in the smallest way – despite some
unexpected challenges. Pluto and Uranus continue in their (endless)
square relationship adding underlying tension to the aspects of our
lives that embody the ease, sweetness and flow of the Grand Trine in the
feminine signs of Cancer (Jupiter and Mars), Scorpio (Saturn) and
Pisces (Neptune).
Mars is showing his kinder, warrior nature as he travels with Jupiter
and mingles with the water nymphs in the Grand Trine, but he just can't
resist stirring up a little conflict the last days of July as he forms a
volatile T-square opposing Pluto and squaring Uranus. This is a recipe
for tension and conflict especially focused on the rigid collective
structures not responsive to the people's needs. Also Mars is considered
'out of bounds' – a technical term, but connoting intensified, wild
unpredictable behavior lasting all of July. The BIG demonstrations we
are witnessing for collective issues – Egypt, Turkey, Trayvon Martin,
etc. are supported by Mars being just outside of the influence of the
plane the planets usually travel at this time.
Pallas Athena, who rules our mental, creative artistic mind, and
Venus, ruling beauty, art and sensuality are working together. We are
looking to balance our outer world accomplishments with our inner
feminine knowingness that connects us all with the great mysteries of
life. We are learning to bring our artistic self out into the world for
full expression. Both are in a stressful relationship with the Full
Aquarian Moon creating a Finger of God formation. Adjustments will be
necessary. Is it intimacy vs. creative expression? Can you bring a
balance into your inner and outer worlds? Step over doubt and use your
deep pool of intuition to access your source of sexual/creative energies
and rejoice in their full expression.
Quirky, but true: Because we have Full Moon at 0º 06" Aquarius, we get
a second Full Moon in Aquarius on August 20 in the last few degrees of
that sign (28º).
But the chart I am personally looking forward to occurs on July 29th.
It's a highly exceptional chart of sacred geometry forming a Grand
Sextile. THAT IS RARE!!!!! It is formed by a planet in every other sign
all around the zodiac, and here, they are in all three Earth signs and
all three Water signs, which makes it in the feminine polarity. It's not
a long lasting influence/chart because one of the Earth signs is formed
by the rapidly moving Moon, but while the Moon in Taurus moves from
4º-9º from early morning to early evening, it will be completing the
final point of this Grand Sextile or six-pointed star. It seems the
heavens are aligning in a rare portal. In addition, that six-pointed
star consists of Two Grand Trines (both Kites) – one in water signs, one
in earth signs, and two Mystic Rectangles (a surprisingly practical
formation). Only the Sun in Leo and Uranus in Aries are not part of the
formation, and they throw down with some much needed tension and
dynamism added to the pot. The Sun forms a wide Finger of God to Pluto
and Neptune and squares the North and South Nodes – so you know some
evolution and adaptation will be taking place. Uranus forms a T-Square
with Pluto and Mars-Jupiter. These last two arrangements will help us
identify and excavate the barriers to our participation in the ease and
opportunities of the feminine collective energies offered us now through
the Grand Trine.
Who knows how it will manifest? But focusing your intentions,
meditating on what you want to bring into manifestation, holding the
highest consciousness of the feminine archetype and dreaming a beautiful
dream of how you want the world to be would be 'right use' of a
configuration of this magnitude. Eliminate the resistance and fear of
change and old models of scarcity and powerlessness that exist inside
you, thus defusing these energies out in the world. Give your top
priority to using this day of supreme perfection for creating something
beautiful, healing and inclusive with the support of the quantum field
and the planets.
Mercury turns direct on July 20th and as it slowly gains momentum and
retraces the territory it has revisited in Cancer, the sign of tribe,
family, ancestors, foundations and home, we can assimilate the memories,
dreams and reflections that have come to us during the last three
weeks.
As July turns to August, we celebrate the midpoint between summer and
autumn. Lammas, the celebration of this cross quarter day, honors the
first harvest of grain – the entering of the Sun energy into the seed
that nourishes the people and can be replanted in spring to welcome the
Sun anew. Use this time for honoring and blessing the natural cycles of
life and the miracle of harvest.
For you night owls, two meteor showers peak on the night of July 30
after midnight – Capricornid (look east-south-east) and Delta Aquarids
(look overhead). Not the most powerful meteor showers, but maybe
together that can make a showing. But the big summer meteor event is
always the Perseids active August 11-14 and peaking on August 12th with
60-80 meteors an hour. Don't miss that one!
by Patricia Liles
