Astrology of Joy

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  • 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.

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    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. 

  • 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”. ?