Life's Mysteries

As you venture ever forward in your journey uncovering life’s mysteries along the way, have you ever taken a moment and accepted your part in this unfolding story? Have you ever thought of the integral part you play in the story? Do you understand that it is not by chance that you are here during this moment in time? What is the purpose of your being here? 

Could we be looking too deep and expecting something magnanimous to open our eyes to the truth? What is the truth and how do we uncover it?

We must believe that we are on track and life is unfolding as it should. We must accept our part in this moment of our life. Recognize this moment without moving out of it. See this instant as it is right now. Focus and know this immediate space in time.

This is a great part of awareness. It is called tuning into the now without any intention or thought about what tomorrow will bring. Awareness is understanding the moment and all its intricacies and knowing that you are a part of this process. Through belief structure, you have slowly formulated this moment in time, and with your expectations, you are slowly molding your future moments in time. It has been said that we should be careful of what we ask for. In understanding the significance of this statement, pay heed to what you want to bring into fruition.

Articulate clearly what you want to manifest into your life and focus your energies in that direction. Make sure that your intentions are admirable as these pursuits will also have an impact on other people’s lives. Go beyond material manifestations for what you need will be provided, although it may not be what you think you need. Life is energy, and we live within this energy and can transcend our immediate response to our life’s experience simply by focusing our attention in any direction we choose.

There is a lot that goes on beneath the surface. In altered states of consciousness, such as the dream state and through meditative practice, we link up with higher sources that assist us in our journey. They offer suggestions along the road of life that will help us achieve what it is we are in search for. Many times, life’s challenging circumstances are our greatest teachers and we move in our intended direction with the aid of such circumstances.

Often the more difficult the experience is the greater the leap of understanding for us. These provide us with internal strength and guide us forward on our planned route. It may seem frustrating and even fruitless when we are experiencing some of life’s more difficult events to comprehend this ideology, but remember we are but mortal and do not see the whole picture. Take your life by the reigns and move along your journey always being open to the truth. Make plans for your future with love and compassion in mind, and when you come to a fork in the road, be open to what might be lying just beyond that bend.

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Personal Astrology Charts

“For all its complexity, however, astrology remains fundamentally simple. It offers a time-honored system of symbols that sum up key aspects of human life while providing profound insights and practical guidance.”   ― Anne M. Nordhaus-Bike

 

You can accomplish anything in life if armed with the right attitude and tools.

 

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Meditation

Any form of meditation is an act of healing!  The art itself promotes gentleness and can add tranquility to your life.  It offers peace, can quiet the mind and can offer self-reflection in ways that are not found in ordinary living.  If practiced, it can open doors to connections with your higher self, add spirituality to your life, and point you in the right direction.

It takes time and regular practice to calm the mind, and to get to your source, but it is attainable.  Consistency is the key.  Do not be dismayed by the feelings of failure as you practice meditative.  Know that it will take time to still the mind.  Most people allow their mind free reign so it will take time for the calmness that you are looking for to settle in.

If you pursue this practice regularly, many experience states of consciousness that can be termed from outside our worldly realm and some have mystical experiences.  Some receive images and visions that have great meaning when deciphered.  The images that some experience is similar to dream experience only that you are completely conscious and very aware of what you are seeing.  You will still have to break down the symbolism to uncover the meaning of your visions.

Some individuals do not experience visions.  These individuals simply experience peace and tranquility which carries forward into their everyday living.  Meditation has a lasting effect.  In World Buddhism, Volume 22 (1973)— by the World Fellowship of Buddhists, it was written, It may be stating the case too strongly to say that in meditation one seeks to gain nothing. For there is an increase in happiness and peace of mind.  But when asked, “What have you gained from meditation?”, the answer would be: “It is not what I have gained that is important but rather what I have diminished, namely, greed, hatred, and delusion.”

Follow through on your intent and open passageways that have been lying dormant.  Experience inner dimensions of your true self that can activate an inner knowing that supersedes conscious understanding.  Maintain the practice regardless of obstacles that keep interfering with your efforts.  It will pay off. 

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The Third House in Astrology

Recently, we have discussed the Astrological first and second houses.  Today we will touch on the third house.  The third house is naturally ruled by Gemini and carries with it some of the Gemini characteristics.  Gemini is known for its intellect and its communication abilities, as is the third house.  The third house has to do with the conscious mind and rational thinking.  The sign ruling the third house cusp, planets located within this house and aspects to these planets will play a significant role in how the mental processing is theoretically applied. 

If Capricorn, for example, is ruling this house cusp (remember each individual has their own rising sign in their Natal chart and therefore, the third house may be influenced by another sign other than its natural ruler), and let’s say it is squared by Saturn, this suggests a mind that is slow and methodical.  This individual would weigh things out before speaking their mind.  If Saturn is closely squared to let’s say Mercury in this house, this individual may have difficulty making up their mind or committing themselves to verbalizing what they are thinking.  This could also lead to stuttering in childhood, as this individual may feel so unsure of themselves that it could lead to stammering.

The third house also speaks of your brothers and sisters as well as your neighbors and close relatives, such as aunts and uncles.  Once again, if this house is under developmental pressure from aspects, then there can be issues with the siblings, or close personal relatives.  In most cases, it would be one’s brothers or sisters that seem to be the challenge

This house has to do with our immediate environment and the day to day routine we become familiar with.  It can define the nature of this environment and our ability to comprehend what is taking place within the framework of our surroundings, as well as our attitude toward it.

The third house is strongly connected to communication abilities and if aspects and planets suggest literary abilities, we could use this talent and publish books.  The third house along with the ninth house deals with the written material, although the ninth house has more to do with the publication of the material that comes out of the third house.  They are connected to one another.

This house also deals with early education and our learning aptitude, while the ninth house is the third house opposite and it deals with continued education.  Often if there are deficiencies within the ninth house, the education is interrupted.

The third house also has to do with mental dexterity, and if well aspected in the birth chart, we will experience mental nimbleness and can easily flow with changing conversation.  Usually these individuals will have some knowledge on many subjects, especially if Mercury is in this house and well aspected.  A well aspected Mercury in this house can indicate high intellectual abilities.  If Neptune is in this house and well aspected by let’s say Jupiter or Pluto, we would have strong mental focus and a wide range of understood topics at our disposal.  We would also be a vibrant and forceful communicator.

We have briefly touched on some areas that are related to the third house.  To get a clearer picture of how your third house is actuated in your life, you will need to have a thorough and in depth look into this house, its aspects and planetary links.

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Focus on Peace Experience

A couple of weekends back we joined our energies and focused on peace for ourselves and for our world.  Our numbers were many and together we spread the energy that we are one and that we genuinely care.

The following experience was shared with us and we thought it only appropriate that we share the experience with you.  Use your own interpretation of this meditation experience and remember it was initiated with a focus on love and world peace.

There was a feeling of joint effort, and the energy was strong.  Upon entering the meditative state, there was a scene of a mountain with the left side of the mountain moving straight upward and the right side moving straight downward.  The mountain was very steep with a road through the centre which was winding its way and carving out the mountain side.  It was early spring and there was snow covering both sides of the road.  There was feeling that it was the final days of winter.

Although the road was long and winding, you could see for a very long distance.  The snow was melting and there was thick fog in the air.  It was morning and although the fog was thick, there was a good visual of the road from our slight distance away.

The scene changed and we were in a dimly lit tunnel but again, you could see ahead in the distance.  There were many others in this tunnel of stone.  There was moisture in the air.  The walls were shiny, although there was no sense of temperature; it was neither hot nor cold.  We were all moving in the same direction and had plenty of room to continue moving ahead.

In time we noticed that walking pace had slowed down but somehow we continued forward at the same rate of speed.  We were all moved closer together as a mass group although there was still room between each person.  It was crowded although there was still plenty of space.  The entrance way we were approaching was quite vast and there was a feeling of entering a sanctuary or peaceful gathering place.

There were two or three separate staircases moving upwards in a fairly steep incline.  There were a few people moving up this staircase towards the top.  They were dressed in robes that met the floor and the robes were bright red and gold in colour.  Most of the people stood down below watching as the few made their ascension.  We watched their climb and there was a quiet murmur of voices. 

At the top of the staircases there was an opening in the stone wall, and there were multitudes of Angels flying over our head and leaving this area.  We had the impressions that they were on their way out into the world to assist us with our worldly difficulties.

This experience was quite vivid.  There was a feeling of anticipation and gentle excitement.  This meditation vision was experienced on the third day of our joint efforts.  Upon completion of the meditation, a message was received that each of us should continue offering our assistance as often as we are able and as often as is comfortable. 

There was no feeling of anxiety or fear throughout the whole meditative state.  The aura of the meditation lingered for sometime after the experience..............

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Second House in Astrology

Today, we are going to discuss the second house in Astrology.  As you may well know, there are twelve houses in the Astrology chart.  These houses reflect different areas of life.  The second house is naturally ruled by the sign Taurus and its planetary ruler is Venus.  This house governs such things as monetary structures involving possessions and finances.  It is considered a house of material structure and provides you, if well aspected in your Natal chart, opportunities to accumulate material abundance and in turn provides material security.

The second house also deals with security on different levels such as emotional security.  If this house is well aspected, it delivers inner feelings of security, although quite often this security on the earthly plane comes from knowing that your finances are in order.  If this house and its ruler, which is defined by the sign on the cusp and its planetary ruler, (for example if you have Aquarius on the second house cusp the ruling planet would be Uranus), is under stressful aspect, then the second house would be under developmental pressure.

If planets in this house or the ruling planet of this house have challenging aspects, then often the individual will have issues about personal worth.  Anxieties in this area of life will become increasingly evident and the individual will have to confront these issues and undergo some transformation to gain insight into why they feel this way about themselves.  If left unchecked, these apprehensions can mature into traumatic life issues that hinder the person in their overall development.

Another way this energy can be released, if challenging aspects hinder this area of life, is through issues dealing with your own personal finances.  The person can experience shortages and have to work diligently to overcome these deficiencies.  It should, however, be noted that even if a house is under stressful conditions in the Natal chart through careful deliberation, concentrated focus and hard work, one can overcome any conditions found in the Birth chart.  All challenging aspects are stepping stones to achievement and often have the effect of pushing the person to work harder than most.  The end result of this work is achieving greater success in their life.

If the second house is well aspected and has planetary links such as Jupiter or Venus well aspected in this house, then there is potential for an easy life with more financial opportunities than average.  If Pluto is in the second house (for example favourably aspecting Jupiter or Venus in the second house), then the chances for financial abundance and security in life are highly accentuated. 

A Birth or Natal chart will speak of this area of your life as well as other areas as defined by planetary house positions and the aspects to these locations.

 

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YOUR CHILDREN’S RESPONSIBILITIES

This post is written for parents, grandparents and those of you that have friends with adult children.  It seems that many parents lay the blame on themselves for their adult children’s actions or lack thereof.  Many of us have spent our lives dedicated to raising our children and now that they are grown and living their own lives, we still feel responsible for them.  When children stumble along their life’s path, some parents believe that it was the way they were raised or something that the parent did wrong that steered the children in the direction they are travelling.

Young adults are capable of knowing what they should or should not being doing in their life.  The decisions they make are their own.  We must all take responsibility for ourselves but we cannot control what someone else wants or does not want to do.  Each and every one of us made mistakes as we matured.  These are the hard lessons in life but the ones that we remember and grow from.  There comes a time in each person’s life when we must take responsibility for our own doings.  When we make a decision, we must own it and cannot lay blame elsewhere.  As a parent it is hard to stand back and watch but if our assistance is not wanted, we must accept this and allow our children to learn what they must.

Next time your adult child makes a conscious decision that enrolls them into the School of Hard Knocks, it is important to support them emotionally and let them know that they are still loved.  Is it not in their best interest, however, to allow them to own their choices and learn the lesson at hand?  As we all learned from our own mistakes, so will they.  Hopefully, they take the shortest route to understanding, but they need to learn their own life lessons in their own way and at their own pace.

Stand back without judgement and let them grow.  Let them live their lives and learn from life as we did.  By trying to fix their problems for them, you teach them to be reliant and they will never understand how to be self-sufficient or know the feeling of accomplishment.  There will be times in their lives when they have to make decisions on their own, do not take this ability away from them.  If they learn to deal with the little lessons in life, they will be capable of dealing with the larger ones later in life.

We are here to provide them with our guidance and support, but letting them learn their own lessons allows them to be independent.  Is this not what every parent wants for their child?  Allow your children the satisfaction of validate themselves and to find the strength they will need from time to time in life--the strength that resides deep within the reservoir of each of us.  Have faith in them and allow them to soar!

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