If you are one of the millions of people who are currently experiencing major life-changing events, keep in mind that it is not just marriages that succumb to the seven-year-itch. Actually, seven-year cycles are in effect in all areas of life. Science tells us that on average, most cells in the human body change within a seven year period. So, it isn’t surprising that the things we are doing and interested in will change, as well. Taking some time to reflect on what was happening in your life seven years ago can shed new light, allowing you to claim the wisdom gained and release the toxic residue so you are free to start fresh.
The planet, Uranus, (genius, innovation, invention and sudden change) ruler of Aquarius, spends seven years in each sign of the zodiac. This offers clues about why and how things evolve.
The ’seven-year-itch’ kicks in around the beginning of year six. Often, an Aquarian-type person or event (unexpected, catalytic, bolt-from-the-blue kind of thing) creates such a shift in your perception of life that you just know things will never go back to the way they were. Unrest and dissatisfaction brew beneath the surface. The things you have been doing no longer work and after a while it seems nothing really works, anymore. It is time to either do things differently or do something different.
Astrology helps us to understand life’s natural cycles. There is a time to be still and a time to move, a time to be patient and a time to push through obstacles, a time to hang on and a time to let go, a time for giving your all and a time for giving it all up, there is a time for silent reflection and a time for celebration.
I opened the Light In Motion office and began offering classes, gatherings and a newsletter, in addition to readings, in 2002. Over the past couple of years Light In Motion has been completing its first seven-year cycle. The way I did business wasn’t working very well, anymore. And despite the fact that I talk to people about personal development and evolution every day, I was at a loss as to how to deal with the effects of the changes in my life. Once you change, your circumstances must also change to accommodate the growth that has occurred. The only thing I knew to do at that point was let go and let go and let go, again.
And then one day, it dawned on me that that I could revolutionize my business–take it to a new level and offer new types of service that feel energizing and joyful. The heart of the business remains my love of working with and inspiring others who, like me, know that there is more to life than most people realize and want to enjoy cultivating a life they love. Stay tuned for much more as Light In Motion begins its new evolutionary cycle.
The whole world is different than it was in 2002. What are you itching to release or perhaps revolutionize? There are fresh potentials everywhere, awaiting your notice. What will you include in your new seven-year cycle?
Yesterday was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, in the Northern Hemisphere. The sun is high, the sky is blue and the energetic mood has shifted as the Sun moved from the busy-busy butterfly Gemini days to the considerably calmer, more laid back feel of Cancer time. Cancer is a lazy river of a sign, moving at its own pace, home to of all manner of creature and plant life, drifting through the land offering solace to the parched earth and overheated humans looking for respite. Cancer is the sign of nurturing, nourishment, security, serenity and feelings. Laughter and tears are commonplace in the life of one born under the sign of Cancer.
As the Moon joins the Sun to enter its New phase at the beginning Cancer, it is time to sow some new seeds for the things we would like to see develop over the weeks and months to come. This is the New Moon of humor and humanness. Let your hair down. Take a moment to reflect on where you’ve been that has brought you to this place and time. Set aside some time to be in nature, ideally, by a pond, river or lake and refresh your spirit with the life-giving energy of water.
Though my natal Sun is in Gemini, I have plenty of Cancer planets in my astrology chart and am surrounded by people who were born with the Sun in Cancer, both of my mother’s sisters, my man, one of my closest girlfriends, her husband, my other friend’s husband, even my beloved kitty, Winston, is a Cancer Sun sign. Each of them is completely different from the others; there is no such thing as a typical Cancer. When my girlfriends and I realized that all of our men were born within a week of one another we had to laugh at yet another thing we have in common. Cancer is one of the least comfortable placements for a man’s Sun, and yet these were the men that we had all chosen as our mates. We were all drawn to their inner strength, kindness, their sensitivity, their quick wit and their ability to make us feel safe in their arms. There is much to be said for a man who is connected to his feelings. And because each of us have some Cancer in our own charts, we understand that sometimes you really can’t say why you feel so strongly about something or that although it makes no sense to your mind, you know something to be true.
Cancer is the sign of the family, the nurturing parent and of caring for others. Many born under this sign are healers and have a natural ability to understand the needs of others, whether emotional or physical. Cancer is ruled by the Moon, which changes signs every two and a half days and covers the entire zodiac every month. This is one of the reasons our Cancerian friends can be what we may think of as moody–in fact, they are simply relating to all the different points of view and emotional states, month in and month out. If you or someone you love is a Cancer Sun sign, keep in mind that whatever it is that you are feeling or dealing with at the moment will look and feel very different in a day or two. Patience is one of the best tools in a Cancer native’s kit.
I feel emotions have gotten a bad rap in our society. We have been encouraged to be logical and sensible and by all means, rational. Joy is not rational. And yet, those moments of joy are what make life worth living. Even our sorrow is evidence of how deeply we can feel and how much something or someone has meant to us–how alive we really are. When you stop to consider it, a life without emotions would be like a world without water, dry and lifeless and devoid of any possibility of joy.
Open your heart to the potentials your emotions offer. Emotions can help keep you on track in your life. You were born with an Emotional Guidance System. If you learn to honor and work with how you are feeling in any given moment, it will serve you in moving in the direction of your dreams and make it painfully obvious when you are off track. Emotions are fundamental to consciously working with the Law of Attraction.
Despite what may be going on in the world, summer only comes once a year. Many of us wait all year for summer to arrive. I invite you to enjoy these early summer days and celebrate the wondrous blessings they have to offer.
Jo Dunning’s Abundance Breakthrough Project culminates in a global Wave of Abundance sweeping the planet today. What feels abundant to you? Focus on that expansive feeling and dwell in those possibilities and potentials.
Venus has now moved back to the last degree of Pisces slowing her pace to a crawl. On April 17th she will resume forward movement from this 29th degree of Pisces, the last degree of not only Pisces, but of the entire zodiac. This is said to be the most spiritual point of the zodiac. Venus is taking a moment to offer us access to the subtler wisdom regarding some of her favorite subjects: love, money and the situations that surround and encompass them. As she moves back into Aries next week, we may discover we are ready for something new.
Venus rules our values, our self-esteem, that which we love, relationships and partnerships, and, of course, money. So many of us have undergone a grand review of at least a few of these areas over the past few weeks and months. Unprecedented events are shocking us out of our comfort zones and people are considering possibilities they would never have dreamed of, previously. The ongoing volatility of the stock market; the debacles with so many of lending institutions and banks; the troubling situations of so many of the major corporations; all of this and more have rolled down hill to affect virtually everyone. And yet, life goes on. Art is still being made, most of us have plenty to eat, the people we love are still with us, most of the best things in life have always been free–fresh air to breathe, the beauty of nature, and time to use as we will.
So, at this time of virtual pause, with our Goddess archetype of virtues and values poised on the wisdom point, consider taking a moment to connect to the place in your self that knows what matters and trust that when it is time for action, you will know what to do.
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As Venus was about to go retrograde, in early March, I was introduced to a new personal development technology, ironically called, L.O.V.E. Technology (known to many who have been introduced to the technology through MTV, as Sacred G). Its creator, Cory Herter, utilizes sacred geometry and has thrown open the doors to a whole new realm of possibility in terms of how people can experience a process that allows for the healing of their bodies and lives, from the inside out, and begin creating the Heaven on Earth that so many of us know in our hearts is possible. W.I.S.H. F.O.R. L.O.V.E. stands for Wealthy Individual Serving Humanity For One Reason LOVE (or Laws of Vibrational Energy). In just a few week’s time I have noticed a positive change in my sleep, in the quality of my dreams, my relationships are shifting for the better and so are my priorities.
It was not until I started writing this post that I made the connection between Venus going retrograde and my introduction to Sacred G. It has been a fascinating journey into my own values, sense of worth and desire to truly be of service to humanity. I am feeling richly blessed and inspired to spread the LOVE.
As Venus prepares to change direction I highly recommend checking out the W.I.S.H. F.O.R. L.O.V.E site. There are lots of free tools, free Sacred G L.O.V.E. Testers that you can download and print so you can experiment with charging your water with LOVE and sleeping with the L.O.V.E. Tester under your pillow to see if you notice a change in the way you sleep or dream. There is a long list of videos to watch if you’d like to learn more about the powerful and uplifting Laws of Vibrational Energy.
I’ve been saying it for years and it has never been more true… it really is all about Love.
This is an awesome and inspiring video that has the potential to help us all Be The Change. I took The Pledge. Will you?
Enjoy!
The Aries New Moon is today. This is the new moon of the year for planting the seeds of that which you would like to see grow in your life this year by way of goal and intention setting. In other words, make a plan.
I used to have an aversion to making plans, for fear of limiting myself. What if it turned out that what I planned wasn’t really what I wanted, after all? Eventually, I realized that my strategy just left me feeling adrift. Once I started making some plans a kind of creative magic happened and all kinds of new information on the subject became available to me to which I previously had no access. Though a plan is no guarantee of success, it does open you to a world of new possibilities and potentials.
Despite all outward appearances, 2009 holds tremendous promise for all manner of new enterprise and creative endeavor. This New Moon has Venus, Goddess of Love and money, sensuality, self-esteem and values, relationships and the law close at hand. Though she has traveled back through Aries for this meeting, her influence is an important reminder not to move too quickly or forget to take care of ourselves in these rapidly-changing times. She encourages putting more of our energy into positively focused activities that feel uplifting rather than allowing our fears to dominate, controlling our decision-making and thus the tone and quality of our lives. Remember what matters to you. Keep in mind why you are doing what you do. And this year it is important that there be beauty–the definition of which is unique to each of us–woven into our endeavors and that we all choose to do more of the things we love. Turning away from the old systems and moving toward that which speaks to the heart of you is what is called for now.
Aries is the warrior, the pioneer, the individual that is not afraid to take a stand and stand out in the crowd or even lead the way to something different. The potential of this new moon unlocks the doors and throws them open to adventure, invention, beauty and grace.
Wishing you a beautiful, bountiful, blessed adventure that expands in ways that inspire and delight you on your journey into spring.
“Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.
Standing on the bare ground
my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space
all mean egotism vanishes.
I become a transparent eyeball. I am nothing;
I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me;
I am part or parcel of God.
The name of the nearest friend sounds then foreign and accidental;
to be brothers, to be acquaintances, master or servant,
is then a trifle and a disturbance.
I am the lover uncontained and immortal beauty.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Spring has arrived, at long last. Winter is behind us and Growing Season 2009 has begun.
The Sun has now joined the still retrograde Venus in Aries, so though there is still a lot of energy in Pisces and Aquarius, you may be feeling a bit more enthusiasm for life. The fog will clear even more as Mercury enters Aries on March 25th.
Aries is about shifting gears, starting over, getting going on something brand new. The Aries New Moon is on March 26th and is said to be the best day of the year for setting intentions for that which you would like to create in the weeks and months to come.
For many years, I held Treasure Mapping workshops on the day of the Aries New Moon. I encourage getting a few friends together for an afternoon of Treasure Mapping on March 26. All you will need are poster boards, scissors, a selection of magazines and some glue sticks. We always did a short meditation and visualization before beginning, to set the energy and really get into the creative space that guides one to produce a truly inspiring Treasure Map for the year.
This year, especially, with the North Node, Mars, Jupiter, Chiron and Neptune still in Aquarius, it is very helpful to pay attention to the inspired visions that feel intriguing. There is a wide-open realm of possibility and potential available to be tapped that simply was not there before. Dreams, visions and inspiration are the vehicles through which we move beyond the old ways and into the new. The world is ready for the inventors, those who are willing to ditch the old boxes and step into the fresh, clean unknown and create from there. How does the picture change when you color outside the lines? This Aries energy is inviting you to try it and see. Experiment. Aries asks us to entertain the possibilities, “What if we did this, instead?” Let your imagination run wild.
If you could birth something truly extraordinary in your life, what would it be? There may never be a better time for boldness. The world is looking for a better way to do so many things right now. What unique gifts do you bring to the party that might create a positive change? We are each born with at least a few extraordinary abilities or Sacred Gifts that benefit the world. There has never been a better time than now to start using them.
My friend, Monique MacDonald, teaches a course on Sacred Gifts. You can learn much more on her website Discover Your Sacred Gifts.
I wish you all a most delightful growing season. May the seeds you are planting today expand your life in a multitude of beautiful ways.
If you don’t know quite what to do with yourself at the moment, relax. Honestly. Things will become clear in time. The most effective approach one can take now is to dance with what life brings your way and see what it has to offer.
Mars is back in Pisces for the first time in about two years. Mars in Pisces is fueled by inspiration and imagination. This means that for the time being we are all experiencing our energy levels ebb and flow. Allowing works much better than insisting. And patience is definitely a virtue, at the moment. Mars, The Warrior, ruler of instinctive, direct, ‘take no prisoners’, Aries, is most out of its element in Pisces. Mars doesn’t know how to act in this foreign terrain that dowses his fire. He can feel like he is all washed up. His fighting spirit is lost in the vast nebulous pacifism of this oceanic territory.
My favorite guy has his natal Mars in Pisces. He has taught me most of what I know about the fine art of allowing, of letting things be, of accepting what is and moving on to the next thing that comes along. He rarely gets stuck resisting something he does not like. He is the master of waiting to see what will happen before making a move. Does he miss out on things by doing this? Maybe. On the other hand, by the time he is ready to take action on something, the energy is all lined up for him–he calls this looking for the opportunity to present itself. He has a real gift of vision and can see how the pieces could come together for an optimal result. In being able to bide his time until it makes sense to him to act, he has enjoyed a great deal of success.
With Mercury, Uranus and the Sun still in Pisces, too, the heavens are awash with watery (emotionally sensitive) energy. Imagination, illusion, inspiration and dreams rule the day. Go with the flow, have faith and remember, it is always a good idea to breathe it out and let it go, whatever it is. Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac, cauldron of glamor, illusion, trends, the arts, death, completion, releasing, relinquishing. Spiritual sign of the dreamer, the artist, the poet, the dancer…. open, receptive, flowing, encourages drifting along to see where life takes you, answers come in dreams and visions.
My first astrology teacher, Georgia Stathis, born with her Sun in Pisces, had this to say on the subject: “Pisces is the sign of two fish swimming in opposite directions. It may appear to you that you can see exactly where they are, but if you stick your hand in the water they are never where you thought they were. The water creates an illusion that makes it impossible to know exactly where those fish are. Pisces is ruled by Neptune, God of the Sea. If you are in the ocean and can relax, it will support you and carry you along. If you fight it, you will surely drown.”
I saw Rev. Michael Beckwith, recently, on Oprah. He said that true spirituality is never about gaining anything, it always about letting go of something. As we release more of who we are not we become a clearer expression of who we really are.
This is not the time to fight. This is the time to wait… and see. Or go to the beach and let yourself be… Or walk by the water and set yourself free… Or take a long nap and let yourself dream… Bask in the artwork of nature and breathe.
Speaking of the Goddess, Venus entered the forty-day retrograde phase of her cycle last weekend. Venus has been in Aries since early February, stirring passion, possibility and the spirit of pioneering in the hearts and souls of men and women everywhere. Venus in Aries is a busy Goddess; bold, instinctive and impulsive in nature. She is inspires leadership, prompts acting directly from the heart, sparks spurts of self-promotion and fans the flames of a desire for something new and different.
Since Venus is the ruler of love, money and values, once she goes into retreat, it is natural to reconsider these very things and see them in a new, and sometimes alarming, light. Planets are said to “go retrograde” when they get to be a certain distance from the Sun, the difference being unique to each planet. As Venus now travels back through Aries to meet up with the Sun, the principle of conscious awareness, we may find ourselves experiencing a change of heart about what we have been doing and taking a fresh look at our relationship with self , since Aries is the sign of the individual. The challenges in our relationships with others always reflect some unresolved matter within one’s own heart. Venus retrograde offers an opening to see our heart in a new and compassionate light. During Venus retrograde periods we have an opportunity to realize that some of the things we have done on impulse in the past look much different from where we stand today.
Some questions to ask might be:
- What really matters to me now? ~For many people the answer is different than it was just a short time ago.
- What can I happily live without? ~Honestly, this one is very liberating.
- What changes can I make that will enrich my life? ~Even one little positive change opens you to new possibilities.
- What happened to my passion? or Why am I not doing those things I know ignite my passion? ~The answers to these questions might surprise you.
The Goddess of Love has much to show us right now about who we are and our intrinsic value to the world. As Goethe said, “Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” There is so much more to say on this topic but I will leave it at this for now.
Venus will resume forward motion on April 17th.
