PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

Are in search of peace in your life? Do you wonder where peace is found?

First and foremost you must stop searching outside of “self” for peace. It must originate internally before it can be found externally. You generate the peace you experience in life through your reaction to life’s conditions and events.

Our lives are rarely eventless for any length of time. At times, we struggle with life events and our continual unfolding story. Events in life, on occasion, take us by surprise, and we deal with circumstances through spontaneous reaction. The initial reaction is not what is in question, as we are often not mentally prepared for some circumstances but please remember, through practice, we can even take control of our initial reactions.

Once the initial reaction has been experienced, we have time to think things through. We can change our attitudes towards any given situation which in turn helps to take the sharp edge off events. We come to terms more efficiently. We must remind ourselves that we are on course. The act of holding onto hurt or challenges serves no purpose. We are continually training our mental reaction to external stimuli and as time progresses, this mental exercise becomes more automatic and more beneficial.

Our quest for peace and tranquility slowly merges with our reality and we link up with our intended path. Our direction and newly trained instinctual reaction produces a state of peace and tranquility. We no longer attach ourselves to potential shortcomings and release and move away from hurt more quick. Peace and tranquility come from that place within each of us that accepts life and all its bumps and bruises along the way. It comes from knowing that within those challenging experiences lie a place of learning and an uplifting of consciousness.

Peace and tranquility are not places that are found through searching. They are affects experienced by you from discarding old, unacceptable codes of behaviour. They are experienced as a result of your reactions that allow the positive feedback required to meet the demands of peace.

Move into a peaceful state by accepting valuable lessons, by spreading love and by caring for those that you come into contact with daily. Sharing love with close encounters actually spreads the love energy outwards for the greater whole. By doing your part to contain love internally, the automatic response is to release it. Your attitude and generosity of love is the required ingredient to find that place of peace and tranquility.

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PLUTO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MIDHEAVEN

In our last Astrology post, we touched on the Conjunction aspect and its impact on the Birth Chart. Going one step further but staying with the Conjunction, we will touch on the planet Pluto and its Conjunction to the Midheaven or MC. The Midheaven is indicative of your outer goals and aspirations as well as your occupation. At times, it is also connected to the parents.

Pluto as described in a previous post, breaking down structures in order to rebuild them with a stronger, more secure foundation in its place. The action of Pluto is neither insignificant nor restrained and when Pluto is making as aspect, you are well aware that something is going on. It is often connected to power struggles and transformations, as it seeks to change situations and basically takes control on some level.

If your midheaven is between 8-12 degrees of Capricorn, Pluto has been playing havoc with you for at least the past year. It will soon be out of orb, but the ramifications and alterations that have taken place may not be fully understood or completed for another year.

This conjunction of Pluto with your MC is considered an extremely important transit and is often life altering, in that it will affect the direction of your life. It will bring to the forefront personal issues dealing with your life’s direction. Issues connected to where you are going in life and what you are doing with your life have prominent roles now. There is a great deal of internal confrontation that takes place as well as a deep period connected with what you want to do with your life.

Frequently, the areas of career and family, as well as relationships, come under great scrutiny during this aspect and if changes need to take place, these changes will happen under this influence. Often during this aspect, the parents experience great transformations that may affect you personally. The home environment is often a source of irritation and confrontations. There are possible endings of some sort that will take place. Once the changes have happened, there will be a much more solid structure and these changes, as you will understand later, were required changes.

Pluto tears down and removes structured ways of living that are now holding you back from regenerating your life. Many of the changes that will take place are necessary in order for a redirection, if you will, of your life’s course. New interactions and connections will be brought into your life which are necessary in order for you to get where you need to go.

In general, Pluto’s action is very abrupt and difficult. It will demand your attention. There is no escaping its action as it is inevitable. At the same time, this action under this aspect is necessary for continued growth. Find out where Pluto, the planet which tears down and transforms, is empowering you in rebuilding your life.

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Sharing out Thoughts

As you experience each day, understand the concept of sharing. You may feel that the day is yours and yours alone but it is imperative that you realize that you share this day with countless other individuals who may just cross your path or are sharing the same experience.

Your thoughts influence others, as do your vibrations. Every interaction has a reaction on everyone. Pay attention to how people react around you when you are happy. When you radiate this happy energy, they are impacted by your influence and the energy field around you. In the alternative, pay attention to the influence you have on those around you when you are angry and sending out negative influences into your environment.

On an even difference level, focus on the shifts you go through during your day and the thoughts that enter and leave you just as quickly. Do you ever question where some of your thoughts come from throughout a day? Have you ever noticed how a thought enters but has nothing whatsoever to do with what you have been thinking or doing? It just comes out of nowhere, sinks in and then moves on. What was your reaction to this foreign thought? Often times, you will find that you think of an option, solution or an alternative to the thought that has spontaneously entered your focus.

This is the unconscious mind filtering other people’s thoughts and providing them with some resolution to the query or an option on an action to take. As you pick up on other people’s mental interaction, you send out valuable input that may make no sense to you but will provide information to others and aids them in their confusion.

We share this earth and share our experiences. Simply by being in a positive state, you can assist your own world and impact others around you. We, as individuals, may be of one mind and body but we interact on other levels with everyone constantly. It is important, therefore, that you always focus on what kind of energy you are sending out. Ensure that you offer assistance and gentle energy that will help those that are struggling or may not have begun their individual personal awakening.

Every thought is significant, but do not allow yourself to become overwhelmed from all of the thoughts that go through your mind as many may be coming from outside sources. Your current mental state is on course with your development. If you feel off because of the mind’s interference, do not be alarmed. Channel that energy outward as positive reinforcement.

Allow your channel to be open through acceptance and belief in self and in all that is possible. If you close that door, you stifle your ability. If you allow yourself to be inundated by all of the thoughts that affect your consciousness, (believing that each and every thought comes only from you alone), you become victim to outside influence due to your lack of filtering. You will identify with negativity and make every thought and energy your own. This allows you to be swept away or overwhelmed with others’ energy.

We have the potential to channel all mental energy coming through our mind and can send out positive reinforcement by being that agent of constructive and encouraging influence in our world. Remember we walk this world as one. Join forces and help mold our world into something progressive.

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Your help is Needed

Because of the situation in the Philippines, we thought it important to re-share the blog post from Monday to ask for your donations and/or prayers for those who need your love!

We would like to take a moment to reflect on the horrific typhoon that recently brought destruction and cataclysmic mayhem to the people of the Philippines. It is difficult for us to comprehend the magnitude of this destruction and the aftermath for these people. The loss of life and devastation that these people are suffering is horrendous and together as one, we would like to offer our condolences to those affected.

The power of nature puts many things into perspective and helps us to understand just how fragility life truly is. In the wake of such power, what can we as individuals do? The force of nature and its power is unsurpassed and its effects are felt by those that experience it for a very long time.

What can we do to assist this country and its people? What do they need? We can offer assistance in the form of donations to recognized charities that will in turn provide funds for what is needed to keep these people alive. Is it our obligation to assist however we can? We are all united with our fellow man, and through financial sacrifice, we will help to share (even if just in a minute way) in the recovery of this disaster.

The Canadian have promised that for every penny donate by our citizens in aid of these victims; it will match the donation if made to a recognized charity. Many other governments are also doing their part through matching donations or providing military assistance including the USA, UK, China to name a few. To put a donation into perspective, it is possible that by giving ten dollars, you could potentially provide ten people with their water requirements for up to a week. Any amount would help and you will save lives.

For those of you that struggle to put food on your own tables, your prayers would be a wonderful gift. Never underestimate the power of prayer. There is power in numbers and together we can do wonders. Join us in our humanitarian efforts and provide these people with the care they so desperately need.

We ask that you share this post with your friends to help spread this quest and to touch as many people as possible. Let us all join hands as one human race and offer assistance and prayers for the people of the Philippines.

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Positive Mahantra

Here are a few simple steps to consider taking as you start your day. First and foremost begin with the anticipation that this will be a special and fruitful day. You could begin your morning routine by stating to yourself, out loud if you wish, “Today is going to be a great day and each and every experience it holds will move me forward in a better way.”

Begin with something simple, positive and easy to remember. In a couple of weeks or more of using this positive reinforcement, you could add something along the lines of: “I am meant to gain knowledge and prosper from this information which in turn will push me towards my intended path.”

Reaffirm your montra (or more formally Mahantra) at least daily and stay focused on these words regardless of how you “feel” your day is progressing. Do not allow negativity to linger or affect your conscious effort to focus on all that is positive. If you find yourself swaying a little because of the mind’s interference or an interaction with someone that pulls you in a different direction, do not become discouraged. In the beginning, it is difficult to stay focused and finding yourself off track will certainly be likely. It gets easier and you will find that as time passes, you will encounter fewer obstacles and the challenges, although some may be intense, will be easier to handle. As with any exercise, you must practice to make perfect. With repeated exercise, the task become easier and soon will be habit. Simply reaffirm your positive montra when you find you are faltering. Do not overly identify with the misleading thoughts. Recognize them as such and let them go.

During your day, treat everyone you encounter and each of your experiences with an open heart and with the patience understanding that your life is an ongoing story. Assistance is always available during trying lessons. Life always has difficult lessons and your attitude will sometimes be less than desirable, but remember, you are always in control of your response. You will only be swept astray if you allow yourself to be.

Have faith in the process, and believe you can do whatever you set your mind to do. Do not allow yourself to become overwhelmed with what you see as a failure. This apparent failure is to be expected as you are training your mind and expectations for the day in a new and refreshing direction. You will slowly begin to feel different about your attitude towards events in your life. You will find that life will begin to unfold with a brighter and a more pleasant outcome. People will begin to notice the changes taking place in your life and they will automatically gravitate to you, as you now express more positive energies. In turn, you will draw even more positive energies to you as we attract what we put out.

You can create a positive, more fulfilling life. Tell yourself this. Do not just believe in this; KNOW this! It will take hard work, but what have you got to lose? Stay strong. Be persistent and know that you are in control every step of the way. “I CAN DO THIS!”

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SUN IN SAGITTARIUS

On Saturday, October 23, 2013, the sun enters into the sign of Sagittarius.

This post is for those of you that are born with the Sun sign of Sagittarius, the Rising sign in Sagittarius or a strong focus of planets in the ninth house.

If you are born with intensity in the sign of Sagittarius or have a strong Sun placed in Sagittarius, you have a bright and jovial demeanour. You are confident and optimistic about the future and truly believe that good things are just around the corner, even when things seem really bad. You are drawn to the truth and seek to gain knowledge about the workings of the universe and the understanding man and all his intricate traits.

You make a great teacher, have a philosophical resolve, are never short on words or short on making inquiries to justify your innate need for knowledge. You are also a great student as long as the subject holds your interest. You have a wide range of subjects that interest you, although you are religiously/spiritually and mystically inclined.

You are the archer, the one who spreads knowledge and speaks the truth even when your arrow can unintentionally injure others because of your bluntness. If someone wants the truth, they should ask a Sagittarius. They may not like what they hear but it will be true.

Sagittarius people are almost curious to a fault and have a broad open-minded concept of the world around them. They are usually not of an emotional sort and those that know them well may want more emotion from them. It is not that they are cold, for they do genuinely care and want to help; they just do not show their feelings openly. Their demeanour is bright and cheerful. Regardless of the emotional trauma they may be experiencing, they will retain their fire with optimism.

They have a love for the outdoors and have an adventurous spirit. Many are fond of sports and will explore many avenues of adventure. If unable to respond physically, they will be the one that sits on the sidelines yelling and taking part in the game as if they were playing.

As a friend, they are helpful and will offer advice although sometimes not with the advice the recipient wants to hear. They will offer this with sincerity and with your best interests at heart. You can truly call them a friend as they would never let you down. These individuals are dependable and compassionate people with all they do in life.

Their idea of the perfect lover is someone who is their best friend. They are in need of someone who truly understands their free spirit and boundless energy. They need someone who is willing to share their life completely. Their lover has to be honest, as honesty is paramount to making a relationship work. Their companions and lovers have to be fun-hearted, ready to take any challenges and to move with them up the ladder of understanding.

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Instant Change

Picture yourself, as many of us do, travelling down the road on your way to work. It is a routine day, nothing out of the ordinary. Suddenly a car swerves out in front of you. This vehicle is completely out of control and slams into another vehicle--head on at highway speeds. The collision is horrendous and life altering. Death for at least one of these individuals is a high possibility. Lives are changed in the blink of an eye. There is no warning. There is no time to prepare.

There are events in our lives when the unthinkable shatters life as we know it and steals the calm, serene atmosphere that we are so accustomed to. What will our life be like after an cataclysmic event occurs? Fortunately for most of us, this experience will never happen.

Have a look at your day and your worry of a potential trauma. There are some, actually many individuals, who spend time worrying about what “might be”. They create potential outcomes and events that will probably never materialize, yet countless hours are wasted thinking about remote possibilities.

There are those of us who spend our day mentally scheduling what lies ahead regardless of time frame. We anticipate potential worrisome events during holidays, complain about our working environment, worry about funds to repair the house or car and the list goes on and on, when in fact all we have is today. This current moment is your only guarantee.

If this accident were to occur in front of you would it wake you to how precious life truly is? Why is worry part of our day? How does it help us move forward and help us to achieve living in the moment? The moment is all that we have!

Stop thinking about possible outcomes and potential shortfalls as in many cases these things never materialize. Why spend your life living in a “potential outcome”. The past is only a memory and a lesson learned. The future is unknown. There is nothing wrong with working towards your future, but do this with the understanding that all that matters is this moment.

If you learn to focus in the moment, you hold on to time and experience each and every second. This is part of the awareness or the awakening process. We need to be here now and as the accident testifies, we are fragile beings. Is this not all the more reason to let your worries float away and enjoy the perfection this day holds?

Live your life as though each breath is a blessing and a new beginning because they are and it is. Be filled with wonder and fully awake in the ever present now. Let go of imaginable conclusions. You have this life to live; live it in the present.

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