
Well, this has been a wild two weeks, I don't mind saying. From what I've been hearing from different people, maybe it's been that way for you, too?
There is a lot going on astrologically, so that no doubt contributes to the dance. In the last few weeks, Mercury went direct (after its retrograde in Taurus), and Saturn is readying to shift out of retrograde and move forward this weekend.
Adding to the fiesta-kind-of-feel, Uranus -- this Aquarian's co-ruling archetype -- just shifted from Pisces into Aries (a very different energy) yesterday, the same day in which we saw a brilliant full moon in Saj.
Plus, there seems to be a good bit of collective tension brewing, over the economy, political and corporate shenanigans, and ecocidal bungling of the Gulf oil spill response. These things also add to the energetic atmosphere, all just fomenting away in the collective cauldron.
Since we're connected with all that's dancing, shifting, brewing, and moving around us, through that 'morphogenetic fields' Rupert Sheldrake and other scientists and mystics talk about, this all contributes a particular type of energetic (and thus mental) atmosphere.
As both a participant and an observer, I've noticed some big shifts, a flow of ideas and insights, and what I'd describe as a gathering momentum. Lots of things coming up for release or energy shifting.
For example, just in these last two weeks, I've been moving forward on a new vision for my livelihood and business based on ideas, insights, and momentum that have been gathering force and clarity since the start of 2010. The whole concept really got a boost of clarity and momentum in the last several weeks. Here's how it all unfolded:
During the couple of weeks of Mercury retrograde in Taurus (my rising sign), I received and sat with a couple of concepts, like Reclaiming Your Feminine Mojo, that really focused and wove together themes and activities that have been unfolding since December. I worked with the new concept behind the scenes.
Then on the 13th of May, I loaded some new intro text on Ivy Sea-Sophialon Online. As soon as the new intro 'went live' online, I felt as though my heart was gripped with terror, as if the Inquisition was going to knock the front door down and drag me out by the hair. The Inner Shaman-Priestess says, "Okay then, time to clear that one!" Whether ancestral or race memory that we all hold in our cells, that was a biggie -- one of those memory patterns that keeps a lot of us playing small and silent. So I did several energy and clearing practices on that one. A friend tells me, "Well, I guess that tells you you're on the right track!"
The next day, Friday the 14th, I was in the zone, refining the intro text, doing some redesign around the new Reclaiming Feminine Mojo concept, loading it online (with none of the afore-mentioned heart-gripping terror!), and brainstorming an aligned project with a friend and collaborator (to be launched in June!).
That sense of focus continued, with a high level of energy and momentum. At the same time, over that five-day period, two other 'biggies' -- those embedded patterns that lurk and hold us back -- came popping up for release and clearing.
In one case, I experienced several instances of people strongly advocating a particular agenda and course of action, each with a sense of urgency. They weren't telling me what they wanted to be doing; they were telling me what they thought I should be doing. In the course of each interaction, I noticed that I was feeling the pressure of their strong opinion and urgency, and could feel myself teetering off my own center and that momentum. Suddenly, I was second-guessing myself.
At the same time I was noticing how it felt in my own body -- and that I didn't necessarily agree with either of them. What came up clearly was this guidance: "Notice this. See how you have regularly allowed others' agendas and sense of urgency and pacing take you out of your own guidance, intuition, and instinctive pacing." Big 'aha'. I did see it and feel it in those moments; and I saw how I'd acquiesced many times over the course of my life -- away from my own intuition about the best approach, timing, or next step and into someone else's agenda. The Inner Shaman-Priestess said, "Okay then, time to clear that one!" Another round of energy and clearing practices ensued.
Over the course of that week, I noticed I felt more calm, centered, and present, particularly when I tuned into and went with my intuition and energy flow. The insights and ideas for my work with clients and on my own emerging, re-visioned business concept were flowing. I was able to go with the focus and momentum, and relax and refocus when my energy guided me to do so. I could be in interactions with others, notice what was coming up, and notice where I could either 'trigger' and react, or just be present and not take on the energy or urgency or projections.
None of this is particularly new to me, yet I did experience the increase in intensity these past two weeks, as well as a heightened clarity of when something felt aligned for me and when it didn't. As always, it gives me a renewed respect for the blending of energy and shamanic practices with every day 'doings'. Like another rung of the evolutionary spiral, remembering how we dance and co-create with Life based on how we perceive and how we respond.
Attuning to, observing, and honoring the ways we each receive information and are guided by our intuition and instinct is powerful.
My astrologer friends tell me these wild energies will be continuing, inviting us to see, engage, be present, create, practice, and dance in new ways.
The dance continues...
Blessings on the Way,
Jamie
Image/Photos: Mt. Etna volcano pic from USGS Hawaii Volcano Observatory. Pleiades pic photographer unknown. Sirius pic by Yuuji Kitshara