Fathers-in-Training

January, 1946

Sweet Darkness & The Balsamic Moon

I found this poem on Sudhir’s website!  It was a joy to find him here on the WordPress blog-o-sphere.

Welcome,  Jonathon!

I’ll be seeing you at The Energy Intensive, soon.

I remember reading a lot of David’s poetry during the time I was working in the Real Estate industry.

It got me through some stressful times.  As did your yoga/meditation classes at Kripalu.

I hope it’s okay with you that I’ve linked to you here.  Let me know otherwise, please.   Jai Bhagwan.

So, for those in my classes who have requested a copy of the poem.

Om Shanti.

When your eyes are tired the world is tired also.

When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you.

Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes to recognize its own.

There you can be sure you are not beyond love.

The dark will be your womb tonight.

The night will give you a horizon further than you can see.

You must learn one thing: The world was made to be free in.

Give up all the other worlds except the one to which you belong.

Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn, anything or anyone that does not bring you alive, is too small for you.

David Whyte…..poet

The Balsamic Phase of the Moon will end on Monday’s Solar Eclipse.   Use this time wisely.

Update: Eris

So, are we understanding the metaphorical meaning of the word “strife & discord”, now?  (See past posts on ERIS)

The next 36 hours will provide a clue towards answering that question.  The moon is approaching her monthly conjunction with Eris, the goddess of chaos.

Practice deep breathing……………..every breath.

Om shanti Om.

Alternative Healing Practices are here to stay. Chiron/Neptune are conjunct.

I’m fascinated by the history of how allopathic medicine became the dominant point of view in the USA.

It’s not the dominance that bothers me as much as how that dominance occured. Why was the opposing viewpoint not offered to the general public with the same effort and enthusiasm? What about  the homeopathic view?

Our whole system is out of balance, and it’s a story of questionable ethics, continuing greed, and pure love,  for sure.

Recently, I have had many good reasons to delve further into how & why we heal. Because, some of us actually do heal from our physical/mental/emotional/spiritual challenges.

And some of us don’t.

The fine line that divides those that do from those that don’t is quite subtle and requires a skillful, intuitive, eye to discern. Microscopes are useless if you’re looking for the big picture.

I’ve learned from my 40+ years of raja yoga practice that we are, indeed, more than just our bodies. We are more than our minds and our emotions, too. This is a concept not easily grasped by many.  And yet, there are certainly changes to see. Look around.  Beginings and Endings are what help us be ‘in time’.

When I began to learn about symbolic languages, brand new neural pathways formed in my brain.  Modern day brain science has validated for me, everything that I knew intuitively growing up. And, I am not alone.  Many, many, many people, everywhere are waking up to the same realizations about who we are, and who we are not, every day.

The Alphabet vs The Goddess, by Leonard Shlain is a wonderful book that really makes a bold statement about how language has shaped us as a culture, and as individuals.  A fascinating read.

Many of my early astrology teachers required  us to memorize the meanings of the houses/signs/planets by introducing groups of KeyWords. It was understood that you cannot understand and learn astrology from just reading books, most especially if you were planning on consultations as a practice.  Words, however,  are only one small part of becoming an astrologer.

Numbers & Concepts require equal study time.

Check back for the links. Gotta run.

Om peace.

Mercury’s Moving Forward. Yippee.

…………however, she won’t be ‘out-of-the-shadow’ of her retrograde period until June 15.

Om shanti.

Dear Mother & Grandmother……

You are missed.

Love from your one and only,

Granddaughter- Daughter

i.

Feng Shui….calling in the professional.

I’ve been teaching people the principles of feng shui for a long time and it’s sheer joy to see how many people have become conscious  of what they have previously been unconscious of.

Lives have changed as a result of working with this ancient practice.  Many, by now have learned a lot about the basics of feng shui.

I’ll post something here soon on what those ‘basics’ might be.

But, meanwhile …………………….

How do you know when to call in the professional feng shui consultant?

Here are some guidelines:

1. When clutter gets out of hand.
2. Before you ‘break ground’ on a new project.
3. Before you sign the purchase agreement.
4. If you have a long spell of unfortunate events.
5. If you plan to: renovate, sell, expand, move.
6. If you are wanting to make some kind of change but feel *blocked*.
7. If everyone in your neighborhood is experiencing similar events.
8. Just because………………!

Feng Shui in the 21st century is quite different from how it was practiced ages ago.   Intuition and a strong kinesthetic sense is still a requirement for the professionals, however new tools have provided more to see and be aware of.

Check out these modern day maps.  Local space astrology & Astrocartography.  Recently, I had a client return after a short stay in a location I had recommended she visit.  Things happened for her that are hard to explain using simple left-brain logic.

Practice good feng shui.

The Saturn Return- more on…..

Cycles of Becoming, The Planetary Pattern of Growth by Alexander Ruperti is probably one of the best books I’ve ever read on the study of cycles, phases , and patterns. 

Here’s what he writes for age 56-63.

Phase 9.  Possibility of 3rd birth in the Uranian cycle. Demonstration of the capacity to focus the spiritual quality of being inherent at birth, through the personality.  New spiritual activities or, negatively, further crystallization of mind and feeling responses.

He goes on to write that after 63 we move towards, “conscious preparation for the afterlife….or senility”

Saturn Time….a slow, long view

If you’re coming around to 30, 60 or 90 years of age (rounding off the numbers for simplicity….consult a professional astrologer for your exact dates.) you’re probably approaching The Saturn Return. A return is when a transiting planet arrives at the same place it was in when you were born. Every year around your birthday you have a Solar Return.

Volumes have been written about the Saturn Return and I encourage you to ‘google’ the term and do your own research. I have a list compiled at librarything.com and as soon as I develop some more technical skills I’ll share it with you. However, be prepared. You may not like what you read. Saturn has a reputation of bringing us face to face with cold, hard reality.

If you move thru this transition time with consciousness there are some very definite rewards to be gained if you are willing to work hard. It is a time for discipline and patience.

The Saturn Return presents us with choice points: critical decisions are considered, and changes can be implemented ……consciously and/or unconsciously.

All that said, the focus of this post is on the ~3 year period of time that precedes the return, beginning somewhere around the ages 27, 57, or 87 approximate.

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