Astrology of Joy

Author: David

  • Star Report: March 2018

    Currently, we are experiencing a natural flow from community and group involvement to more individually focused intentions revolving around the creative process. Spring is always a time to reap the benefits of what we have learned during the autumn and winter months. For some, these past several months have simply been a period of making amends with the past, unconsciously paying off past life debts and rectifying the karmic ledger. For others, those who were able to consciously embrace its potential, this was a time of focused intensity in preparation for the spring.

    Now spring has arrived. In order to take advantage of this period of growth and rebirth, be ready to let go of the attachments to wealth and status you have accumulated over eons of living. You may  incur additional expenses during this period or fail to achieve short-term financial goals. Have patience. This period is about letting go of old ideas about wealth and status so that you can see more clearly what steps to take in order to prosper.

    Attachment arises from past conditioning. Attachment does not help you achieve your goals. On the contrary, attachment is an obstacle to achieving what you want because it clouds your perception. Our parents, teachers, priests and friends have all contributed their opinions to make something false seem true, something unreal, real. Now is the time to look for yourself to see where you are going, making sure it is where you want to go.

    During this time, let go of your worries and concerns regarding wealth, income and position in your community. Instead, throw yourself into the creative process. By creative process we mean that there is a powerful urge inside you that wants to express itself authentically. This urge may bring you into situations that take courage but they are areas your deeper self is pushing you to go. Along the way, be careful not to run over those who are really trying to help you. This urge is fueled by your inner fire and out of control it can create enemies and bad feelings.

    This spring, there is support to look at the different aspects of your life from a different angle and to take focused action of benefit to you and others. It is a matter of applying your creative intelligence to the different aspects of your life. In relationships, look at your interactions from the perspective of the other. In health, consider new routines that would add vigor to your body. In your career, be clear where the trajectory is; do you want to go where it is taking you? If not, revisit your “road map” and take another route. Just like when traveling, one road, usually the most travelled one, can be uninteresting and tedious while another route, perhaps only a few miles away, can be vibrant and full of adventure.

    Your ability to lead is enhanced this spring. Within your circle, take the lead. Show others, through your example, how they can improve their lives. The season is yours to enjoy. Just as the natural world is experiencing a rebirth, so can you.

    Thank you for stopping by and may you be blessed with a beautiful spring!

     

    NOTE: These monthly reports can only be general in nature as there are a multitude of human beings, each with their own destiny. It is like receiving a regional weather forecast. If, however, you would like your specific forecast, I offer consultations based upon your time of birth (time, date and place) which can go into as much detail as you would like. Please visit my consultations page for more information. 

  • Spring Into Love!

    Flowers rising from the snowUnderstanding the Masculine and Feminine in Relationships

    When you are in relationship with another human being, whether you realize it or not, the masculine and feminine qualities within each of you is in constant interaction. How they interact will in large part determine the success of your relationship. This is true whether you are relating to your spouse, a friend, a business associate or a relative. All relationships, at a fundamental level, are simply the play of the masculine and feminine qualities.

    Boiled down to their essence, the masculine quality is the capacity to do right action at the right time while the feminine quality is the capacity to receive action in order to create. Although every human being has both masculine and feminine qualities, in most relationships one partner will play the masculine role while the other takes on the feminine qualities.

    In man/woman relationships, the man typically takes on the masculine role while the woman embraces the feminine. When in perfect balance, the man acts and the woman receives this action, using it to manifest a certain dynamic from which she creates an emotionally secure environment in which they can thrive. This does not at all mean that a woman should not initiate action and a man is incapable of receiving, rather, at a fundamental level, the forces within each must be existing in harmony.

    For example, a business woman needs the capacity to make decisions and take action or she may be overwhelmed by strong egos. However, she makes decisions without losing her innate connection to her humanity and her intuitive capacity. Likewise, a male doctor needs to be in touch with his compassion and emotional side otherwise his bedside manner becomes dry and uncaring. Even so, at no point does he relinquish his ability to take decisive action. An indecisive doctor is a doctor no one wants.

    Elemental astrology offers a simple technique by which to determine how well you are harmonizing the masculine/feminine energies within you. In a nutshell, if these energies are not in proper balance within you and are not offset by your partner, discord, disagreement and friction will arise between you.

    Using the example of the relationship between a man and woman, ideally the man should express his masculine qualities in correct proportion to his feminine side allowing his gentler side to guide his actions. The opposite would be true for the woman. In such a relationship, the man gives to the woman through right action and does so at the right time. The woman receives this action, guides it along a proper path then uses it to create a healthy environment within which they can both prosper.

    If, however, the man is not embracing his masculine side fully, it will be difficult for him to perform right action at the right time. When a man’s feminine side dominates, it becomes corrupted leading to a tendency for him to become indecisive or unaware of what needs to be done. Similarly, for a woman; when her masculine side dominates, she becomes opinionated, domineering and rash.

    If a woman who is harmonizing her energies properly gets into a relationship with a man who is not fully expressing the masculine quality, she will experience disappointment. In short, she will easily see what needs to be done long before he does. This becomes even more challenging if this woman is expressing too much masculinity. In such a case, the relationship would prove to be quite volatile and difficult to sustain in the long term.

    How we harmonize the masculine/feminine energies within us is one of the most important concepts in astrology. In over 25 years of reading charts for literally hundreds of clients, I have discovered that the masculine/feminine balance, alone, reveals the fundamental quality of the relationship. For this reason, I always offer a masculine/feminine analysis in all my readings. This is especially true when doing a compatibility reading, a reading in which the charts of two people are examined in regards to their capacity to have a successful relationship.

    If you are in a relationship or considering one, you may find it very helpful to find out not only how these energies are interacting between you and your partner/spouse but also within you as an individual. Most people have at least a partial imbalance in their system and knowing how it influences your relationships can help you turn a troubled one into a thriving opportunity.

    If this interests you, please contact me and we can speak more about this topic. It’s a simple way to understand the hidden dynamics of your relationships so they may have every chance to prosper.

     

  • The Vernal Equinox:
    An Opportunity for Balance

    The Vernal EquinoxFor everyone north of the equator, spring arrives on 20 March. From an astronomical point of view, this day marks the day when the sun crosses the earth’s equator moving north after spending the autumn and winter months south of the equator. This day also marks one of two times of the year (the other being the autumn equinox in September) in which day and night are more or less equal depending upon where you live. It is this “balance” between night and day that creates a special opportunity in which we can rise above self-created imbalances that keep us from living the life we want.

    In the realm of spirituality, balance is one of the most fundamental requisites for living a joyful and successful life. Without balance, our physical and emotional health suffers. When we “lose our center”, our physical well being is upset and we experience dis-ease. In our minds, we become unstable and emotionally insecure such that small events and normally easily managed life situations cause us irritation, worry or stress. On the other hand, when we have inner balance, we are able to meet every situation with equanimity and skill.

    What does it mean to be in balance? At a core level, balance is simply a state of equanimity. Practically, this means our masculine and feminine natures are perfectly in balance. As a man or a woman, our tendency is to over-emphasize the quality that matches the sex of our body, creating a state of imbalance. In their primary expressions, masculine qualities include action, service and logic while the feminine qualities emphasize creation, reception and emotions. Both are necessary in order to live a fulfilling life. However, because we are sentient beings with free will and the capacity to make choices, we tend to over analyze our lives creating an imbalance. A man becomes too focused on taking action and ignores his capacity to receive or feel emotional depth. A woman can rely too much on her emotions and ignore her capacity for reason and taking right action. As a man or woman, it is natural to express ourselves accordingly but not at the expense of our inner peace.

    The equinoxes are opportunities to bring back that balance. On this day, see yourself as not simply a man or a woman but as a conscious “piece of Life” full of unlimited possibility. See yourself as having both the power to create and the power to take action, to give and to receive, to sustain your life in the best possible way. Within you is the power to create and maintain existence, your existence. Within this power is the capacity to experience life in the most beautiful and invigorating way for in truth, you are not just a man or a woman. You are much more. Seize this day and discover your “other half”. ?

  • Holistic Ways Festival

    Edinburgh Holistic Ways Festival - astrologyWhat a pleasure it was to participate at Edinburgh’s Holistic Ways Festival this past Sunday. Gail and Adrian made sure we were all settled and had everything we needed to make it a success. I was completely busy reading people’s charts from the opening at 1030 until an hour and a half after closing time. My only break came at 1230 when I gave an hour talk entitled “Freeing Yourself from the Past: How Astrology Can Help You Live the Life You Want.”

    It was amazing to be able to meet so many great people who wanted to learn a little more about their lives. What I offered was a small window into their past and how it was holding them back. Of course, it would not be nice of me to leave them there so I also showed them what they could embrace in order to be free from their constrictions.

    It was a fantastic opportunity to meet members of the Edinburgh holistic community. I look forward to more.

  • The usefulness of an astrological reading

    Astrology

    The usefulness of astrology goes far beyond its acceptance in new age circles as a crystal ball. Predictions can be useful in certain situations, as in helping one take measures to prevent unpleasant circumstances. However, astrology’s true strength lies in its capacity for revealing the fundamental patterns of our pain body and the path by which we may free ourselves from its constrictions. Once we consciously engage the process, we have opened a channel to liberation, the state of being beyond all limitation and restriction.

    Every human being enters this world with a burden from the past. This burden creates stagnation and contraction in certain areas of our life, usually the ones we most want to engage. Relief from the past comes in understanding the future for where it is we most want to go is exactly what will untie the knot of the karmic past.

    This aspect of astrology begins with the nodes of the Moon. In Jyotish, the astrology of India, the south node is known as Ketu and represents the past. 180 degrees opposite Ketu is its counterpart, the north node, Rahu, and represents the future. This axis forms the most important consideration in an astrological chart for from it, one can discern not only the pain one carries from past lives but the path to undo its karmic knots. The Ketu/Rahu axis is the path to ultimate freedom.

    Everything in a chart is subordinated to the Ketu/Rahu axis. Whatever one is experiencing can and should be traced back to Ketu and the past it represents. No clear understanding of what one is going through will be forthcoming unless Ketu is understood. We are spiritual beings evolving toward pure awareness and all present circumstances tied to the past must be resolved.

    Interestingly, resolution does not come from meeting the past head on and gritting the teeth in an effort to “gut it up.” According to the astrological perspective, resolution comes from embracing the karmic future as represented by Rahu. This is the area of life the inherent energies within us are gravitating toward. By engaging this area consciously and willfully, we are helping the process along. Ultimately, this process frees us from the karmic past.