A Mouse Arm

Well, I've developed what is jokingly called "Mouse Arm". My right arm has restricted movement, and I will be doing less blogging, and I don't do podcasting. I was told that RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) is common with people who use the computer a lot. If I don't use my arm, it probably will look like it belongs on a mouse.

Now it's interesting that this has developed at this time in my life since I have been moving my mouse this way for many years. This is happening at the same time as an important astrology event, my second Saturn return. Saturn is restriction, but with proper, responsible care (Saturn), it should go back to normal soon. I caught it in time. I am seeing an Alexander Technique specialist; I was amazed when she demonstrated how I use the mouse. I use too much strength. She is teaching me, (Saturn), new ways to use my arm, and hold and move the mouse.

I'll be the teacher and share some advice for physical movement. First, make sure your posture is correct, sit up, don't slouch, but don't be rigid. Next, when you move your mouse, use a light touch and move the mouse gently with your entire arm in small, light, sweeping motions. Don't grab the mouse, hold on for dear life, or push hard.

Saturn is forming a t-square in my chart with the north and south nodes, and my Taurus ascendant. The ascendant always makes things personal and physical. The fact that Saturn and Neptune have been in opposition is not helping. Perhaps Neptune kept me in denial about my bad habits. I kept thinking ignore it and it will go away, but that didn't work, (I know better). At the Saturn station, my arm became more restricted, and I had to pay attention. Since Saturn has gone direct, I am making amazing progress.

It's difficult to use the vacuum, but I don't recommend developing mouse arm as an excuse not to clean the house.

Silly Is As Silly Does

I just read about Anna Nicole Smith's movie "Illegal Aliens" and it put me in a silly mood, of course they reported it is a silly movie and it was a silly review, and then everything I started reading seemed silly, and I was just chuckling away to myself all night. No, I wasn't on anything other than a bottle of raw Kombucha and some homemade sprouted tortilla chips.

I read a few blogs and of course, I attracted the ones that made me laugh. I love the article by Dharmaruci about genes and daffodils, and Lord Bath's wifelets. Maybe he was in a silly mood as well.

Strange things have been happening. I’ve been exchanging emails with an astrologer friend in Britain and my spellchecker, which is set for American English has suddenly crossed the pond. It took me awhile to notice this since I've been spelling like a Londoner for years. After I talked with my spell checker, and told it that it must go back to checking in American English, it did!

I don't know where my penchant for British spelling came from. Maybe a past life? I was once told by a card reader that I was Lady Jane Grey, which at first I thought was cool until I found out that she got her head chopped off at a young age. At least I could say, “I’m of the "Royal Line" (probably along with all the other ladies and gents that visited the card reader that day). Even though I got my head chopped off, I still loved London and didn't get squeamish when I visited the Tower of London. I couldn't figure out why the card reader came up with Lady Jane Grey, (who I had never even heard of until that day), until a few years later I found out that there was a movie about her out at that time. At least I doubted this past life, and I didn't flaunt it too much. I did look at her picture and there was a slight resemblance when I was younger.

Anyway, after Dharmaruci got me thinking about heredity, I was in the mood for some English fish and chips, or even vinegar chips, which just aren't the same here in the states. It's like having a craving for clotted cream and scones, or trying to get a proper croissant. They just can't be found in the US; I’ve been told it may be that our butter and cream is different, after all, we double pasteurize all dairy now. I like the old non-pasteurized butter, which would last forever and turn into great tasting blue cheese. Raw milk doesn't go bad, and in fact, it almost ferments, which makes for a great breakfast cereal and an even greater day.

Speaking of pasteurization the government is talking about pasteurizing almonds. The food scare has started a new trend of boiling the crap out of everything. This will allow farm workers to go all day without washing their hands, and since water is so scarce, at times this will be a big help.

The government’s worry about agriculture and food may give credence to the US Sagittarius rising chart. Fiery Mars will soon be transiting the 4th house bringing passion and panic to matters about land, food, and nuts.


Enough rambling, just checking in.

Who is the Leo?

From the Community Desk









On April 28, The Ego and the Oracle will begin their performance at Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Theater in Somerville, MA.

For those of you who attend, I have a puzzle for you. See if you can guess who has the Leo Sun. To make it a little easier, I'll give you a hint, his rising sign is Pisces.

The Sun is our personal, individual, expression, how we shine, how we stand out.

The Sun is not always apparent at first glace. We know it is there, but usually when we first meet someone, we notice the rising sign, (also known as the ascendant).The ascendant has more to do with appearance and apparent personality. Some astrologers call the rising sign, the "mask". The rising sign often masks the real individual, the ego, the Sun.

Leo with Pisces rising

Leo is a gracious, warm sign. Leo likes to uplift everyone, and at the same time likes to be appreciated. Leo loves applause and likes to be in the limelight. Leo is the natural entertainer, and is often found at the front of any performance. Leo is generous, noble, expressive, and can be dramatic at times, whether it's with words, facial expressions, movement, or dress. One thing you can expect from a Leo is a great performance, a strong connection with the audience, and a desire that everything is in order and goes well. But don't forget that Leo is the sun-sign, which is not as apparent as the Pisces rising sign.

Pisces is a behind the scenes type person, who will let others share the limelight. Pisces is friendly, easygoing, kind, compassionate, creative, dreamy, sensitive, intuitive, and a little mysterious. A Pisces is more concerned with the problems of others than with their own and may even know your question before you ask. At first the person may seem a little quiet and shy, but don't forget we are dealing with a Leo Sun who is not one bit shy.

As far as appearance, Leo likes dramatic clothing, maybe a little flashy, or with lots of gold and yellow, while Pisces likes softer, fluid clothing, in soft colors, almost like the aquamarine and blues of the sea. There will probably be a blending of both.

I'll give you one other hint, which may throw you off at first. One of the other members of the group has a Pisces Sun.

Community is such a great thing and in an area as big as Boston with millions of people, it's nice to hear that people know each other. I've mentioned the upcoming performance of the Ego and the Oracle at Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Theater in Somerville to many people; many of them have heard of Jimmy Tingle, and they were delighted about the performance and that I mentioned him on my blog. It's a small world after all.

Jimmy Tingle’s Off Broadway Theater
255 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144
Toll-Free Tickets: (866) 811-4111
Box Office: (617) 591-1616

Have fun and enjoy the performance.

Read more about Jim's Big Ego and the Oracle

Stay Strong

I know many of you are wondering what in the world is going on now. I won't go into detail about the current events with the shooting at Virginia Tech, this has been covered astrologically at other sites.

Lynn Hayes has two good articles at Astrodynamics and a dialogue is continuing with contributions from readers, including other astrologers.

http://astrodynamics.blogspot.com/2007/04/cho-seung-hui-ismail-x.html

http://astrodynamics.blogspot.com/2007/04/profile-of-cho-seung-hui-virginia-tech.html


We are still under the stress of Jupiter square Uranus, Saturn oppose Neptune, Pluto conjunct the Galactic Center, and the upcoming ingress of Pluto into Capricorn.

Saturn is making a station direct today. Saturn governs fear. The best thing we can all do now is realize that internal fear is sometimes stronger than external events. For several years we have seen media reports about killing, starvation, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other scary events. Each time we come together with love and support, and we are able to move forward. For two days all over the world the coverage has been about these students. Miss these souls, grieve for them, and honor them. At the same time many souls all over the world have made a transition. Each one is to be missed and honored.

Acknowledge your fear and then connect deeply with the desire to move on. Stay strong.

Blogger Tip of the Day

From the Question and Answer Desk

Saturn is going direct today at 5:26 PM EDT. Saturn relates to work and responsibility, and it will reward a job well done. I know many of the people in the blogging community work hard, and some are new to blogging so they have to work even harder. A couple of questions have come up about software glitches; I'm not an expert at computers, but I have had many frustrations with computers and learned things the hard way by trial and error. Hopefully, I will save you some of that frustration by teaching (Saturn) you a new trick.

Also, there is a grand trine forming between Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn. Blogging is Mercury, (along with Uranus), Jupiter is expansion and success, and reaching out to the world, and as I mentioned Saturn brings rewards for hard work. So let’s tap into the energy of the trine to make things easier. By the way, the square between Jupiter and Uranus, and the opposition between Saturn and Neptune is probably what got us into this in the first place.

Whether you are currently blogging or not, keep this tip in mind.

The foundation (Saturn) of a blog (Mercury) is built on what is called a template. Over time, the template is altered by adding links (Mercury) and other information. The template is based on lines of characters called codes. As most of you know, if you type even one letter or character incorrectly the computer will not do what you want. For this reason, if one dot, slash, or other character is missing or duplicated in the template, the blog will not work correctly, or it may look odd.

Another problem sometimes occurs when adding links.

What to do? Always back up your blog template (not the post, although that is a good idea) before you make any changes. For most blogs, this means going into the editor, highlighting the entire template, and pasting it into something such as notepad. (Be careful that you copy and not cut). Title what you've just copied with the date and save it on your computer. Make the changes to your blog and then do the same thing, copy, paste and save the updated template.

Now you can send your blog out to many local, new, or foreign places (Jupiter).

If you are currently having problems with your blog, you may have to proofread all the codes in the template and find the error.

What Does Mars Have to do with Music, Plastic Surgery, and Angry Crusaders in April?

If you want to learn astrology, and you already have a little bit of knowledge under your belt, reading blogs is the next step. The astro blogging community is a wonderful resource, and in a way, it is reviewed by many professional astrologers who add links to intriguing and informative articles. Even if you're just curious about what astrology has to say about current events, you'll receive a lot of information.

Today's pick, if you want to learn more about Mars is an article by Kathryn at Collaborating with Fate, and you'll get your answer to the question in the title of this article about Mars in April. If you're new to astrology, don't be daunted by such terms as "occultations", "disposited", "traditional rulers", or "water triplicity", tuck these terms away to be researched in the future.

I like her style, she is informative, in-depth, chatty, and she'll help you stretch your horizons.

I'll add one note about Mars and plastic surgery. Mars rules surgery and cutting. In days gone by the term barber-surgeon, especially in England, was well know for surgery, and this did not mean haircuts. So whenever anyone "goes under the knife", they had better check to see what Mars is doing in their chart.

To go back to my question about Mars in April, have you noticed the media headlines in the past week about angry crusaders? The uproar about Don Imus is taking on a life of its own, and both sides are swinging. In his annual charity radiothon, he received 200 more calls an hour and the donations may go off the charts. The outcome of bad publicity is difficult to predict these days.

77 Ways to Learn Faster

As a follow up to the article on Rewiring the Brain, here is a link to an article on brain at the Online Education Database - 77 things you can to do to benefit your brain and improve your thinking.

Rewiring the Brain

With the Moon going into Aquarius the sign of the abstract mind and the "wired brain", I want to share this article on the rewiring of the brain and how it could affect corporate America, written by Ginny O'Brien MS, PCC. of the Columbia Consultancy.

Spring is bringing me a new experience that is really exciting. In May, I’ll be traveling to the town of Asolo in the foothills of the Dolomites in Italy to attend the first ever Neuroleadership Conference. Experts in leadership, executive coaching and neurology will be coming together to share new discoveries about how the brain shapes us and how we can learn to shape the brain.

The latest buzzword in the coaching world is “neuroplasticity” — the ability of neurons in the brain to forge new connections and even assume new roles. According to Dr. Jeffrey Swartz, “Neuroplasticity means rewiring of the brain.” I find this truly exciting as we are now gathering the hard scientific evidence from medical technologies to explain the success of “soft” techniques used by coaches, such as visualization, affirmations and behavioral modifications. We are now able to see the brain in action and scientists have been able to gain deeper understanding of how we are hardwired and how we can rewire ourselves to change our behaviors.

In addition, there has been more research on brain differences in men and women. What many of us intuitively knew is now confirmed. Armed with scientific evidence we are better equipped to understand ourselves and to change and manage our behaviors more effectively.

Two of the best books on the brain that I have read recently are The Essential Difference: The Truth about the Male and Female Brain by Simon Baron-Cohen and The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine, MD. According to Cohen, “The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy and the male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems.” Baron-Cohen provides evidence that, “on average, females spontaneously empathize to a greater degree than do males -- and that, on average, males spontaneously systemize to a greater degree than do females.” This doesn’t mean that all men are one way and all women another. Some people are systemizers; some are empathizers. And some are a combination of the two.

However, statistical evidence demonstrates that more men are systemizers than women and more women are empathizers than men. To be a systemizer means that one’s brain is more hardwired to “analyze, explore and construct systems in order to figure out how things work, extract underlying rules, and understand and predict the system or create new systems.” To be an empathizer means that one’s brain is hardwired to “identify another person’s emotions and thoughts and to respond appropriately in order to predict behavior and connect and resonate with others emotionally.”

These brain differences and thinking patterns emerged as a result of evolutionary pressures, and are attributed to both social and biological factors. Neither pattern is better than the other and both are needed. This is true in our personal lives and it’s true in the business world. However, these differences pose interesting questions.

If more men than women think systemically, does that mean current leaders, the majority of whom are men, are systemic thinkers, naturally more focused on the bottom line and a win/lose mentality than on the people involved in the organization? Did they reach the top because they excelled in the areas that comprise systemic thinking: construction and use of tools and mechanical systems; spatial memory; the ability to real social hierarchies with a focus on rank, power and wealth; a desire to compete to win; the ability to focus and tolerate solitude; and a focus on what team members contribute rather than on how they contribute or what they feel about their work. Or did these leaders reach the top because they were integrated — because they used a combination of systemic and empathic thinking? Were they also good communicators and empathizers, who were expert at understanding others and reading other people’s emotional needs and were able to build and sustain relationships through connection and collaboration?

Have women who made progress in corporate America succeeded because they were systemic thinkers or because they learned how to think more systemically or did the women who succeeded naturally have a combination of both systemic and empathic thinking?

Corporate America started waking up to the value of empathy and emotional intelligence in the ‘90s. However many organizational cultures still reflect more systematizing thought processes than empathizing ones. Catalyst, the most renowned organization for research on women in the corporate world, published its latest findings, claiming that women held only 16.4 percent of corporate officer positions in Fortune 500 companies in 2005, up only .7 percentage points since 2002. Catalyst predicts that at this rate it will take 40 more years for number of women corporate officers to equal the number of men.

What does this mean with regard to leadership? Do we need to teach more women to think systemically and teach more men to think empathically? My belief is that the best leader is an integrated one: he or she knows how to think systemically and empathically and knows when to use each type of thinking. Maybe that’s why leadership is so hard: an integrated thinking pattern only comes naturally to some of us and it requires the rest of us to reshape our thinking by literally reshaping the connections in our brains. The good news is that if our brains have plasticity, we can in fact become integrated and use the best of our systemic and empathic thinking.

Copyright © 2007 Ginny O'Brien All Rights

Ginny is the author of three books: Coaching Yourself to Leadership: Five Key Strategies for Becoming an Integrated Leader, (HRD Press, 2005); Success on Our Own Terms: Tales of Extraordinary, Ordinary Business Women (John Wiley, 1998; and, The Fast Forward MBA in Business (John Wiley, 1996)

The Electronic Side of Astrology

Technology is so important in the information age, and there are certain areas that will help an astrologer. I started with an on-line course in web design where I learned the basic HTML codes, now I maintain my own web site. One of the important things I learned is that the answers to many tech questions can be found online through search engines such as Google, or by taking a class. The tech stuff is easier than you think if you have a good teacher, and the new stuff is simple if you keep up.

Unfortunately, much of the tech information is geared to techies. I was looking for a simple definition for a podcast for weeks. I kept getting long words, codes, and tech garble. I was told how to do a podcast, but not given a simple definition. You wouldn't believe some of the answers I got; I thought I was going to have to learn Greek. By the way, a podcast is a recording (usually of a conversation such as an interview) put into a digital format that can be downloaded ("saved") to a computer or put on a mobile device, such as an ipod, to listen to at a later time.

The best way to learn about computers is human contact. They still haven't replaced us.

I was reading the flyer for the May 2008 UAC Conference in Denver and this caught my eye.

SPECIAL NCGR ACTIVITIES AT UAC 2008
NCGR Pre-Conference Workshops

Information Technology for Astrologers: Tools, Tips and Trends for the 21st Century
Thursday, May 15, 2008. 2:30-5:30 pm

Have you ever wondered how to record telephone sessions, how to teach a class online, design a web page, produce a podcast or even how to find the files lost somewhere in your computer. Join our panel of technology wizzes assembled to answer your burning questions as well as spark your imagination with the latest in cutting edge techniques.


There are a few days left to pre-register for the conference and save money. Pre- registration is through April 10.

UAC Registration: http://www.uacastrology.com/

The list of speakers for the UAC Conference is incredible.

UAC 2008 will feature 157 of the top professional astrologers in the world, and will take place May 15-20, 2008 in Denver, CO, at the beautiful Adams Mark Hotel. It is an event you don’t want to miss if you are a student or professional astrologer! There will be no better place than this to make contact with your colleagues from scores of different countries. Attendance is expected to be over 1500, featuring a trade show ("The UAC Market Place") of over 50 top astrological vendors, and over 270 exceptional classes and workshops spanning a choice of 15 different tracks.

Even if you're new to astrology, the conferences are fun, especially if people leave their ego at the door. Well actually, the ego clashes can be entertaining.

Are We There Yet?

Follow this link for a view about the Age of Aquarius from someone who has many interests in life, and astrology is one of them. She gives a little history about the Age of Pisces and the Age of Leo.

Steps to Clarity

With the Moon in Scorpio, the sign of change, about to enter Sagittarius, the sign of philosophy and belief, now is a good time to work on transformation.

My previous article “WorldPuja Network
brought you some intriguing thoughts on clarity and planetary energy from Maureen Moss the creator of the WorldPuja network.

Below is the continuation of her message and her steps to clarity.

THE IMPORTANCE OF CLARITY

Gaining clarity prior to any action taken is a skill that rarely has been taught or even talked about in its depth and importance. Clarity is not intention and it's not choice. It stands as a powerful attribute of its own, though intersects with both intention and choice.

Lack of clarity is a sign of lack of connection to our souls, Higher Self, Pure Divine Guidance or even pure patience. Clarity is a power that we must claim, immediately.

Clarity when proactively attained (steps to follow) is one of the most vital ways to shift the paradigm of lower human nature that otherwise works through the emotional and mental body against us, rather than for us.

Rushing to decisions without first gaining clarity in regard to the decision has far reaching consequences. Those consequences carry a powerful negative momentum and the emotional and mental body utilizes those consequences to embellish the illusion that we are already living in. No doubt if any of us look back upon our lives we will see how operating without clarity has weakened us in various ways.

It's important to be aware of this fact. We are living on a Planet with a mass consciousness whose every thought vibrates out into our fields of energy every single second of every single day, often attaching themselves to us and filtering into our own personal thought systems. That, in part, is why we are often confused and thrown out of clarity.

Imagine thousands and thousands of thoughts daily being hurled at you through the ethers and often disguising themselves as if they were your own. They are not. That is why, in great part, we are a Planet and a species in chaos not clarity and we have to DO something about it, rather than keep being informed about it.

It's vital to understand this so we are moved into action, by harnessing our own thoughts through clarity in any given situation by our souls, or our Higher Selves, or PURE Divine Guidance; not from mass consciousness, nor through what I call "Our Agree With Me Club." (Those are our friends that love us so much they just want to agree with our perspectives.) That's a lovely gesture but not powerful inner clarity.

Please know I am not saying that we can't get various vantage points and points of perspective from others, because we can. However when it comes to personal clarity about your life, only your purest heart, soul and Higher Self have your answers.

It is our job to take the time to intentionally, without ANY distractions set up an environment for ourselves to get clear in. I will share the pathway to clarity.

First...Create a quiet and sacred place for yourself without any form of distraction whatsoever. Some people create sacred space in their gardens, their living rooms, by a lake, in the mountains. Just place yourself where your surroundings are visually sacred and spiritually calming. Wherever you are, please have a paper and pen near you.

Second... Always begin by breathing. Your breath is your greatest ally and we all must learn to Master its full potential to derive the full benefits.
Breathe deeply and consciously in and out, in and out for as long as you must to calm your nervous system and to move your focus in the opposite direction of your mind into the portal of your heart.

Use whatever tools you need to get you there; invocations, mantras, a crystal on your heart chakra sound healing music etc. Please don't stop one second to soon. You will know when to stop when your mind quiets down and you feel your entire energy field shift into a calm and even one. Some of you will actually see a soothing color surround you and some may actually get the scent of fresh air. (The breath is truly amazing.)

Third... identify specifically what you are in need of clarity about. I can't tell you enough how important it is for you to be specific. It must be specifically about you, not someone else. This pathway is not for you to gain someone else's clarity, it is for your clarity whether it involves another or not.

At this point I suggest that you are prepared to write down whatever you desire to be clear about (or have clarity in regard to) as well as speaking it out loud to the outermost reaches of the Universe and speaking it softly, internally, to take up residency inside of your body.

Fourth... remember you will need patience, stillness of thoughts, and control of your breath to allow the request to be sent forth, sent in, heard and responded to. Make a sacred covenant with yourself that any of the above actions that are required of you to gain clarity over confusion you will attend to vigilantly in order to birth the clarity through you.

The reason for this promise is that you may not get immediate clarity and your mind will be prompted to run to others for answers.

You may have to re-visit this process a few times (or not). This is a promise of integrity to your heart and soul, giving no room for the impatience of the mind and ego to take over.

And Fifth...detach from the outcome. In this case you are asking for clarity not information for your mind and ego to barter with. Once received, don't touch it with a thought. Lead with your heart, lead with the love for yourself and proceed from there.

Clarity is a beacon of Light and one of the most powerful tools a human can have at his/her disposal. Particularly now.

THE IMPORTANCE OF CLARITY copyright 2007 Maureen Moss

Sanjaya Malakar and Tone-Deaf Virgo

I enjoy the astrology blogging community and I learn so much. In his latest NewsScope article for Star IQ, about the American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar, Michael Wolfstar mentions that Virgo’s are tone-deaf. That’s a new one for me.

He explains, "Not all Virgos are tone-deaf, but more than the other signs. Of course there's some great exceptions, but maybe because Virgo is so analytical (mental) it doesn't use the tonal feedback loop (feeling) as much."

This makes sense and it reinforces polarity. The opposite sign, Pisces, is known for love of music and often gives musical talent. The Pisces is sensitive enough to know when something is off key, and may even suffer from it. It’s probably a chalk on the blackboard thing.

Sanjaya Malakar looks as if he is having fun on stage. He certainly doesn't carry a tune well, but after all, Hollywood is about entertainment and not necessarily carrying a tune.

Michael WolfStar O'Reilly is the author of the book Political Astrology

The Big Ego and the Oracle

From the Community Desk









Should you make that big move? Is it time to dump your boyfriend? Demand a raise? Run for office? You can ask an astrologer or ASK THE ORACLE!

Prognostication can be serious business, but you'll have fun while you get in tune with the rhythm of the universe when Boston-based band Jim's Big Ego teams up with writer/actor/musician and radio mystic, Andras Jones for an original interactive theater production, The Ego & The Oracle - a night of rock and roll divination.

Andras Jones looks like he has a lot of secrets in those deep, sensitive eyes. You would think he’s a Scorpio but he’s not. I’ll post more about the group and their Sun Signs later in the month.

The Ego and the Oracle are part experimental theater, part rock and roll cabaret, part mystic mind-expansion; The Ego & The Oracle is a live stage spectacular where “Magic 8 Ball meets iPod Shuffle”. The premise is as simple as it is unique. Audience members are invited on stage to ask questions of The Oracle; they then spin a wheel containing Jim’s Big Ego’s songs. When the wheel stops, the band spontaneously performs the chosen song, which in turn is interpreted as the answer to the question. The outcome can be humorous or moving, often both at once. It is a show about synchronicity and it’s hard to experience it without getting the sense that the universe is not only in tune, but that it also has a great sense of rhythm.

The Ego & the ORACLE will be in town in April - straight from Seattle, Washington to Somerville, Massachusetts.


When: starts the weekend of April 27, 28, 29, and continues every Sunday through June 17.
Time:7:30 PM
Location: Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Theater
255 Elm Street, Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: (866)811-4111
PRICE: $20.00

Fri, 27 Apr '07
Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Theater
Somerville, MA

Sat, 28 Apr '07
Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Theater
Somerville, MA

Sun, 29 Apr '07
Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Theater
Somerville, MA

Jim’s Big Ego has some great albums, “They're Everywhere”, “Noplace like Nowhere", and “Don’t Get Smart”

Planetary Energy - Thoughts from Maureen Moss of World Puja

In my article on Planetary Spirits a few days ago, I welcomed any comments from my readers. Since then I have been getting lots of information through many different avenues (emails, newsletters, other blogs, and comments from clients and friends) about angels, planetary spirits, the spirituality and magic of astrology, and planetary energy.

I got some nice feedback from Phil Brown on his blog. He talks about his personal experiences; it an interesting story about symbolism in astrology. If you want to learn more about his view on the cosmos and astrology, go to his blog, and read his book Cosmic Trends.

I had planned to spend more time on Planetary Spirits, but I always let the stream of the cosmos take me where it will.

Many people that I have talked with since the start of the New Year have noticed that there is a “change in the air”, but they are frustrated that they are still seeing the old ways of war, gangs, terrorism, and holding on to negativity. One older woman said to me, “I've heard all this stuff before, and then WWII came and the promises never seemed to pan out.”

With the Full Moon in Libra today, this is a good time to let go of fear especially when it relates to what other people will do to cause us pain. With the Sun in Aries, we can let go of the thought that we can’t do anything to bring about change. All you have to do is think, “I let go of this fear, and then think of something positive to fill the vacuum. Even if two people do this in the next two weeks, the seed will be planted for something positive. (I'll be one of them, and I'll send this around in an email so we won't be alone.)

To help you, I would like to share the thoughts of Maureen Moss of World Puja about planetary energy. What she has to say is more than words. I felt a transmission when I read it; I felt hope.

As a quick aside before you get into the article, I want to say that I believe one of the changes happening on our planet has to do with communication. Now and in the years ahead, energy transmission will very strong in speeches, articles, and movies. The first hint of this for me was the Transit of Venus in 2004, which brought back the interest in the Mayan Calendar and prophecies of 2012. An example of the high energy transmission was the movie The DaVinci Code. Despite the criticism, or whether or not you liked the movie, there was a strong energy transmission.

I want to emphasize the point that astrology computes alignments and interprets them. Maureen Moss uses the alignments to go to another level.

From Maureen Moss and THE WORLD PUJA NETWORK Newsletter

About Clarity

While in lengthy meditations this past weekend I began to get some extraordinary information and insights regarding personal responsibility in the run down the ramp to the Winter Solstice of 2012 and beyond.

While I believe it is of vital importance that we are given accurate information about the energy upon our planet and the planetary alignments and how they affect our lives, what I was clearly given is that our focus would be best utilized in becoming intimate with the energy that is inside of our beings that are controlling our individual lives. We are being asked to learn how to properly become stewards of our own personal energy fields.

It is of value to remember that we are a Planet that has both Dark Energies and Light Energies jockeying for position, and their position depends upon the clarity and activity of our Supreme Selves and the ways in which we manage personal energy.

It is vital that we eliminate blaming the surrounding energy and planetary alignments (though they are indeed a large factor) and swiftly seek, expose and transmute the deeper causes of why we are still acting and living in an unpurified manner with ourselves and each other before the watershed in the evolution of humanity and Planet Earth seriously speeds up this year. No matter what direction the external energies are blowing in or where the planets are, we are personally responsible for the Stewardship of our Lives.

We're either going up or we're going down and believe me there are paths in both directions awaiting our arrival. Perhaps more than you can imagine, the path we land on depends upon our clarity, about EVERYTHING.

We have to dig deeper, bend down closer to our souls, turn our ears towards our hearts, stop being fascinated by what's to come, or not, and seek answers as though our heads were on fire (which means quickly.) We have got to get clear, now. Those words were spoken to me repeatedly while in quiet repose.

Though the reasons as to why we are not always clear are not always easily accessible I promise you this, if you are seriously intentional what you seek you WILL find.

Maureen's article hit a deep cord within me; I share it with you to help you in your forward motion.

I sent Maureen a message about the frustration I have been hearing from many people. They want to believe things are getting better. What will encourage them? Maureen' response: ITS THE TRUTH! ITS THE TRUTH! The proof positive and negative is in the "experience." If "cooked right" it works, if not, "it doesn't rise."

I’ll give you a few days to digest this information and I will do a post with her “steps to clarity” later this week.

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