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In
this column I hope to illuminate the mysteries of astrology
through poetry, contemplation, and the life of the creative imagination.
A great astrologer is more like a poet in the Greek sense
of
the term: a mover and shaker of souls. An astrological consultation
should move and shake your soul. The
symbols of astrology offer us a language that we can use to decode
our birth visions and to understand the seasons of our souls.
In the modern era people are talking about ascension as a way
out of facing and living their lives. What will really help people
to adjust to the craziness and unpredictability of these times
is a radical simplification, or rather, an ascension into the
mystery of the here and now.
In astrology we have the polarities of the zodiac to reflect
upon as spiritual principles of being. In this first installment
we’ll
have a look at the Taurus-Scorpio polarity. The spiritual principle of
Taurus is simple presence through belonging, being here now enjoying
the sensual pleasures of living.
Scorpio symbolizes the process of surrender, of letting go and letting
things flow according to their natures and essences. Scorpio is about
engaging the infinite realm of eternal being that underlies all of life.
Out of those amazing depths, the unknown silence emerges that brings
inner peace into our lives. Then we start to feel wholehearted about
life. I wrote the following poem about this emptiness that we are constantly
trying to clog with action and events.
This Holy Life
Filling life’s holes is in fashion.
It always infuses the heart with sudden passion.
But as the cracks in our lives widen,
we lose control and everything starts slidin’.
We put keys in the holes of our fears,
and shovel food down the tunnels of our throats.
We start life into the moist recesses of wombs,
and stack stuff safely in the corners of rooms.
The
Mystery pours into rivers of thought
filling us with desire.
But if you want to know the truth
all your time is squandered in and out of holes.
We bury bodies in holes to find the light.
Then we sleep under cavernous sheets in fright.
We dump waste in the crevasses of earth,
and store faith in the illusion of worth.
What’s this fascination with filling holes?
Are we really that empty?
What really stands out with most spiritual masters is their incredible
depth of presence. Their minds just don’t keep them locked in the
past or afraid of the future. What really makes life holy is the human
ability to be receptive to the living flow of eternal love. To be fully
present. That’s when you experience true value and true human fertility
as well as unity with nature. Being receptive to the living flow of life,
that’s the key.
Whenever I fast and enter the water phase for three to
seven days I feel the deep hunger pangs and I repeat a
simple mantra, "We’re
always trying to fill the emptiness, never allowing the emptiness to
simply fill us from within." And I mean that in both senses. To
fill us and to feel us. Eternity is timeless which means motionless.
So to enter the true experience of eternity we have to become silent,
still, and open.
In a way, this society we’ve created for ourselves has given a
bad reputation to silence because it’s so noisy. It doesn’t
enjoy the silence. It’s afraid of the valley of nothingness between
events. I once heard that the silence between the notes is where the
art resides and I thought that it applies to life as well. The silence
between the events is where the life resides. Those tranquil moments
where you totally relax and really feel like you belong in the world.
I wrote This Holy Life about how we’re constantly trying to clog
those pure spaces with action, adventure, and noise.
We have to ask ourselves if we’re really honoring the silences
in life and the silences in our relationships. Because if we are not
giving deep reverence to the down time between doing and crossing off
lists then it’s easy to forget that we are living beings, creations
and extensions of the Living Intuitive Flow of Eternity (L.I.F.E). That
awareness is the Mystery in full expression. Then you’ll have time
for God in your busy life. You’ll be inspired to devote time to
eternal being. The poet Yeats once said, “Life is not a problem
to be solved, but a mystery to be lived and a source of revelation.”
And that’s when you realize enlightenment. When you’re in
daily conversation with eternity, where eternity is not just an abstract
concept, but also a living presence beyond the boundaries of space and
time where you literally find yourself in the heart of divine imagery
and divine being. That’s enlightenment pure and simple. That’s
living the mystery. It’s the same experience of satori that the
Japanese poets and masters describe. Remember to take a deep breath each
day and feel the mysteries of life and rebirth flowing through you. Every
moment you are being reborn as cells renew themselves. From this perspective
you are empowered to face life innocently. Then nature can come and find
you. And when it discovers you in that state you’ll be more than
you thought you could ever be!
Taurus is about fertility, abundance, and pleasure. Wherever
this sign is flowing into your chart, that’s where you are harnessing life,
utilizing resources, and practicing simplicity and productivity. Scorpio
is about the pure passion and intensity of being alive. Wherever this
sign is flowing into your chart, that’s where you need to harness
the power of the soul and nurture the deep impressions that rise up from
the unconscious.
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