Buckle your seatbelts, people. Today Venus goes retrograde. According to all the astrologers who make sense to me, the next few weeks could be exciting - that is, if you don't mind shining light into the dark corners of your heart.
Ahem.
As if anyone enjoys mucking about in the shadows! For heaven's sake.
I've been toying with a variety of different mantras to keep myself centered as I navigate the twists and turns of my own labrynthine heart. Once upon a time I would have adopted a strategy best described by that old cold war phrase Duck and Cover, but I'm braver than I used to be.
In addition to the dramas being played out among the planets, the spirits are out and about as they always are in October in DC. They are so vivid this year, particularly the ghosts of soldiers who died in battle. The consensual reality manifestation of this year's hauntings includes the fallout from last summer's discoveries that, at Arlington National Cemetery, there are a number of soldiers who were buried under the wrong headstones. Last spring, a bunch of discarded tombstones were found lying in Rock Creek. The Dead really like being remembered and honored. It's a problem.
When energy moves, there is inevitable chaos, but also possibilities for growth and healing. It really helps to remain grounded if you can. I plan to keep my feet on terra firma, my heart well centered in the middle of my ribcage, and my crown open to divine love and wisdom, repeating a gentle version of my friend Donald's words:
May I dwell in beauty, balance, and delight
May I see with clear eyes and an open heart
May I dare to walk the path unfolding before me
And love beyond all reason.
May I? Do I dare? We shall see! Happy weekend, y'all. Shalom.
10 comments:
I am quite moved by that mantra - "dare to walk the path unfolding before me" is so powerful. I love it. I'm wondering what could be in store now. I've been in a funk all week, which is quite rare for me. Perhaps this shift will knock me out of it.
Oh I like that too. Do I dare... as opposed to 'give me the strength'.
Yes we do dare!
Yes, yes, beautiful mantra. Thank you for sharing it.
But I have to say, when I read the first paragraph, my reaction was: "oh fudge." Only I didn't say fudge.
Grounding, grounding, grounding...
Happy weekend!
Yes, October is a pretty cool month for the seasons.
I think WCW's poem was a riff on Auden's one on the same theme....
reya good words donald's words .... love and reason are iterations of this world as seen through such different eyes. one is of this world and sees it almost as it is. the other sees it as it is not or could be or even should be! i love this world without reason. i love many people without reason. it's the very best and most thorough throughout me love. keep on truckin' reya. steven
Everyone I love, I love without reason. There are a handful I love beyond reason. Powerful stuff!!
Yeah Ellen, we all have the strength, we do! Do we dare to take it on? That's the question.
Thanks for letting us know- I am spinning with energy! Not entirely comfortably either...Dang- I need to smoke something...
Linda Sue I would love to join you for a puff or two ... oh yeah.
I love that mantra - it sums it up, with a fierce passion too. I feel there's been some massive retrograde influences for some months now, and I'm not feeling up to the cosmic pace picking up. (Not that we can dig in our heels and avoid it.) Great to have good companions for the ride, though!
Excellent words.. looking forward to seeing what ensues from the planetary chaos actually!
weekend greetings from Africa..
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