Astrology of Joy

Author: David

  • Spring Equinox: A Chance for Balance

    The spring equinox, a time when light and darkness are in balance, is a reminder that the forces of nature within us can be in perfect harmony. This is especially true for our masculine and feminine energies. Typically, one or the other dominates within us. In reality, however, when these qualities are in perfect balance within us, we become balanced human beings.

    According to Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, yogi, mystic and NY Times best-selling author, having the masculine and feminine qualities balanced within us, regardless of the sex of our body, makes a balanced human being.

    All physical manifestations can only happen between polarities — positive–negative, masculine–feminine, Shiva–Shakti, man–woman. The moment we create a divide between the polarities, judgments about perceived superiority and inferiority between the two arise. Out of these judgments, many layers of confusion, ugliness, and exploitation have occurred. Male and female are just manifestations of either the masculine or the feminine being present in an enhanced way. The fact that you are sitting here as a woman does not mean that your father does not exist within you, and the same applies to men and their mothers, of course. If you recognise this truth and nurture both the masculine and the feminine within you so that they are on an even keel, you will be a balanced human being. If you only nurture the masculine, the crassness of machismo will find expression. If you only nurture the feminine, an excessive sense of decorativeness and emotion will find expression.

    https://isha.sadhguru.org/global/en/wisdom/sadhguru-spot/how-to-empower-women?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6Mar19-english_monthly_newsletter.

    During this natural time of balance, seek balance in your own life. Pay attention to how you are in your day-to-day interactions with people: family, friends, work colleagues or strangers. Life, itself, is the greatest teacher. 

  • Star Report: November 2018

    This month a significant change has taken place affecting our lives at a very profound level. The nodes of the moon crossed from one sign to another, an event of great importance, especially when considering that the nodes stay in each sign for aproximately one year and a half.

    The south node, Ketu, traveled from Sagittarius to Capricorn. Ketu represents our past and indicates what we use to protect ourselves against what we fear the most. This fear makes us uptight about the areas Ketu influences and so we wrap our arms even tighter around that which we should learn to let go, currently being represented by Capricorn.

    Capricorn is the sign where we become in-tune with our deeper self. It is the sign where we receive our “marching orders” in proceeding with the rest of our life. From an enlightened perspective, Capricorn is where one hears the command of God and readies himself for action.

    The tendency, however, as Ketu transits Capricorn, is to rely too much on organization and methodology, on detachment and perseverance, at any cost. However, as an indicator of the past, Ketu tells us that by doing so, we will meet with resistance and obstacles. Now is not the time to rely so much on structure and detachment; rather, we want to bring in more emotion, love and compassion into our daily life as indicated by Ketu’s opposite, Rahu, the north node.

    Rahu’s move into Cancer this month indicates a need for us to embrace our deeper, emotional self. Cancer is a feminine sign and embraces the qualities of motherhood, nurturing and compassion. As the fourth sign, Cancer is where our emotions are expressed and where we find contentment and stability. As such, the next year and a half will find us drawn into situations that require a strong connection to our emotional self. Being stoic, unemotional, dry and aloof is not the best approach during this time. Compassion, love, sensitivity and being unencumbered to express ourselves emotionally will serve us much better.

    This is not to say we should lose our inner stability. Emotions expressed purely and from a place of groundedness will be supportive in our interactions with others. Unbridled emotions, like a herd of wild horses, will make the way difficult to see. Rahu is a jungle we must cross through and though we may bet lost, it is not in our best interest.

  • Who Are You?

    This happened in the Cincinnati Airport. A very important looking man rushed into the airport. There was a long line at the check-in counter. This man jumped the line, went straight to the counter and thrust his passport and his ticket. The lady at the counter said, “Sir there is a line, please stand in line.” He said, “No, No. I am in a hurry. I need to go.” She said, “No please go stand in the line.” Then he said, “Do you know who I am?” She promptly picked up the microphone and said, “There is a man here who doesn’t know who he is, can somebody help him?”

    Nobody can help him because everybody is in the same state. Everybody is existing here without knowing the essential nature of who he is. Without knowing the very fundamentals of what this is, we are trying to make a life. That is the whole confusion.

    The question, “Who am I?” is the most profound question in your life.

    If you don’t know who you are, do you know anything else for sure? If you do not even know who you are, will you be capable of knowing who someone else or something else is?

    Once you don’t know who you are, it is one big joke. The only consolation is that the majority of the population is with you.

    This is the first and foremost thing you should do with your life. First to know who this is, what is the nature of my existence? If you do not know what is the nature of your existence, you live by accident. Everything is by accident, by assumption and by opinion. There is no reality.

    “Who am I?” This question exists, screaming in your body and your mind. If you just remove the surface nonsense, it is screaming within you to know the answer.

    When you don’t clear the surface chatter of the mind, “Who am I?” is a mere question. If you clear up your surface nonsense, you will see “Who am I” is just the whole thing.

    Nothing else is there. That is the biggest thing.

    This question “Who am I” is not really an experiment or a mere question of curiosity. This is something that tears you. Till it tears you apart, you will not know what is inside it.

    From a talk by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, mystic, NY Times best-selling author and world humanitarian.

  • Why Astrology?

    Astrology’s primary intention is to provide you with a baseline from which to make better choices. At its core, Elemental Astrology reveals the impetus from one lifetime to the next so you can “go with the flow” and follow the path that will bring you the greatest joy, success and fulfillment. In doing so, you will learn to root out those hidden,  self-defeating tendencies through right action allowing you to welcome success into your life.

    You may wonder why it is necessary to know about a painful past, a past you don’t even remember. In one word, compassion; that is, compassion for yourself. If, for example, an astrology consultation reveals that your unresolved pain is making it difficult for you to realize your full capacity to create income, the first thing this does is to allow you to breathe easier. Too often, we go through life feeling like fate is against us, don’t we? The wall between you and what you desire seems to be insurmountable. Everything you do to break through that wall ends in frustration. Knowing there is a reason behind this difficulty besides “bad luck” or your shortcomings helps you realize that you can do something to let that pain go, that you can “take back your life.”

    And the way you take back your life is by following the blueprint for success shown by your astrological chart. This blueprint is open ended. It is a process of personal growth and unfoldment. By knowing the fundamental forces behind this incarnation, you can follow the path of least resistance, the areas of life that will bring you the most fulfillment in the quickest way possible.

    This path comes with its own set of challenges, of course, because it is fueled by your desires. Desire is a very powerful force but difficult to control. It can move mountains, but sometimes the mountain should not be moved; sometimes it should be climbed or simply regarded and accepted for what it is.

    Not all desires take you where you want to go. Some make it harder for you to achieve the success you seek. For this reason, discrimination is needed. Discrimination, in simple terms, is the capacity to know what will take you where you want to go and what will not. When you see the path clearly, you are able to choose the best path for you and avoid choices that leave you feeling depleted, de-energized and defeated.

    Knowing yourself is the magic pill you seek. In reality, the path shown by astrology is made up of your deepest desire, the desire to be free from all suffering. In the heart of every human being is the longing to know who they are, where they came from and to where it is they are going. Though you don’t always realize it, everything you do, every desire you wish to fulfill is an attempt to answer these questions.

    Why astrology? To help you answer those questions.

  • Star Report: April 2018

    Who am I?

    This question has been asked as long as humans have looked within themselves for answers to their existence. Regarding the heavens at night, you get a sense of the smallness of your life here on earth, just a speck in a cosmos of unimaginable breadth and width. And, yet, every experience and feeling is at play within you, no matter the outer circumstance. From absolute joy to utter despair, the human experience encompasses everything imaginable.

    So, who are you? This month, focus on bringing out your “true” identity. Far too often,  we exist in our life as a make-believe character, someone created from past life compulsions and present day conditioning. If you strip off this mask then who is it that remains? 

    As with all processes, especially internal ones, transformation takes time. This month, simply spend more time with yourself in quiet reflection: go for a walk in the park, along the beach or in the woods. Try sitting on a chair, spine comfortably erect with your feet flat on the floor. Close your eyes and rest your hands lightly on your thighs, palms facing upwards. Now, ask yourself, “Who am I?” Breathe in deep and breathe out long. Hold this question in your mind or you can repeat it with your breath.

    What this simple practice does is help you to be present with yourself. Don’t look for an answer; instead, be with your experience. Be attentive to the processes in your own body. Watch your breath, how it fills your lungs then escapes. Feel your heart beating, not just in your chest; you can feel it in your cheeks and in your forehead, too. Most of all, be with your feelings. What emotion is there to greet you?

    Use April to take steps to manifest something you desire, whether an inner transformation or an outer goal or wish. As with last month, spend time on the creation process rather than on the expected result, whether income or some other material gain. It is the process, itself, that holds the key to fulfillment. Through expectation, we dilute the available energy we have to bring something into fruition. Instead, let the process consume your attention.

    One suggestion: start out small. It takes practice, consistent practice, to develop the mindset to break through those self-imposed walls you built eons ago and manifest your deepest desires. Instead of concentrating on the biggest desire, work towards an aspect. Instead of dreaming to gain a pay raise, for example, simply hold your work in your awareness and allow the creative process to unfold and reveal ways in which you can make your work more alive, more vibrant and enriching for others.

    In such a field, the seeds of life altering events are planted. 😉

     

    NOTE: These monthly reports are like receiving a regional weather forecast and can only be general in nature as each human being has their own unique destiny. If you would like to receive your specific forecast, you can register for an astrological consultation based upon your birth (time, date and place) which goes into as much detail as you like. Please visit the consultations page for more information.