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Scroll down to the bottom to automatically unsubscribe. Phil's Astrological Forecast for February 2012What does Valentine’s Day really mean? No clue here, just Neptune entering its ruling sign Pisces on the 3rd where it will remain for the next thirteen years. This alone should allow our Utopian ideals to run wild, and Jupiter concurs as our giant benefactor picks-up steam from its own retrograde cycle through Taurus. Dream on dreamers (and Cupid), not so quick. Mars is currently moving retrograde until April, and Saturn turns likewise on the 7th until June, bringing with them a frustrating start/stop energetic that we may as well get used to for a while. Saturn is seemingly stuck in the last degree of Libra for all of February, reminding us of the Sabian* wisdom, “What is at stake here is a holistic approach to knowledge, based on Universals.” In other words, the Good Professor Saturn is urging us to seek further knowledge, primarily because knowledge is power, and nothing is as powerful as Universal knowledge, it always leads us to knowingness. This “start/stop” thing however would be a good time to know that there’s a huge difference between being a bleeping know-it-all, and keeping the open mind of a seeker. No one likes the wise-guy approach but anyone is showing true wisdom when they know that there is always more to learn, so the wise among us keep on looking. “The Search” keeps us awake and vital, while giving up on ourselves guarantees we’ll be a part of the growing and dreaded zombie apocalypse, just look it up on the web. Further, the quest for Universal knowledge lets us know that we are all entitled to our own faith and opinions but we’re NOT entitled to our own facts. This is essential to know when dealing with Neptune’s possible downside while in Pisces, faith and opinions without the benefit of the facts can lead to a delusional downward spiral, just like it always has. Facts help build our new foundations while delusional opinions keep us stuck in the mistakes of the past, kind of like being the anti-2012. This goes for romantic delusions too, sometimes Cupid rhymes with stupid. Now, Jupiter picking-up steam, and Saturn turning retrograde, means that their off-and-on again oppositions to each other for the better part of 2011 - are over - as March rolls in. Their final stand-off means that we can depose (exalted/direct Jupiter) our inner tyrants (debilitated/retrograde Saturn), once and for all. Those are the ones that refuse to evolve and/or gave us the wrong delusional “facts” in the first place. For example, the thought that “war is inevitable” is an inner tyrant to dispose of, as is “Our ‘leaders’ care for our interests” or “I’ll always be alone and miserable.” For anyone observing the lunations, the New Moon of January 23 featured the Sabian image of “A deserter from the Navy,” pretty much the ideal way to maneuver this Mars retrograde, by laying down our weapons and taking a chill pill. The Leo Full Moon of February 7 (19° Leo) sees the Moon celebrating “A houseboat party,” probably where the deserting sailor went to. Not a bad idea. At exact fullness, the Sun and Mercury are 180° away from the Moon at 19° Aquarius, where there’s a “forest fire” being put out by “sheer muscular energy,” so a houseboat out on the water would be an ideal place to be. Such a dispassionate vantage point while the fires surround us is always useful when we consider all of the other stuff swirling around us, particularly at this Full Moon (Sun/Mercury both inconjunct a retrograde Mars, Venus and Uranus inconjunct a retrograde Saturn). Inside those parentheses gives us a lot of inconclusive things to think about, so whatever is happening elsewhere can be chalked-up to the Great Mysteries, the unknown stuff that should keep us searching for further knowledge and further clarity. IOW, many things could go any/many different which-ways around the 7th. Again though, this Full Moon coincides with Saturn turning retrograde on the same day, so an ideal search for knowledge can include knowing about the Universal power of being dispassionate, when we absolutely need to be. Of course, we need to show compassion for others who are suffering but too much compassion can lead to the under-acknowledged “sin” of compassion fatigue, by stretching ourselves too thin to a potential and messy breaking point. Learning how to be dispassionate about the pains of others allows us to return to our core but more importantly, becoming dispassionate about our own pain and suffering leads to self-mastery, the ultimate goal of 2012. In other words, if we could all become masters of our true selves, everything else would take care of itself, and then - Boom! - there’s your new star-seed portal, fifth dimension opening up or whatever other positive New Whirled Order we want to see happen in 2012. Now, becoming dispassionate about the suffering of others doesn’t negate the imperative of “loving others as you would love yourself,” in fact it completes the Golden Rule. For instance, yes we must love others as we love ourselves but there’s absolutely no Universal mandate to like everything others do, in fact it’s downright impossible at times, to love what Hitler did for instance. It’s like our taste in music, we love something enough to buy and support it, leaving the rest of it behind. We’re known by what our passions are, we can’t truly love anyone or anything until we learn the power of dispassion. Okay, so that’s one person’s opinion, facts can get in the way some times but mere facts don’t always turn into Absolute Truths. Facts even change when new discoveries - new Universal knowledge - is presented, reminding us of the truism “A mind is like a parachute, it only works when it is open.” February can then turn into a month of monumental discoveries about anything we want to know about, if our minds are open for further learning. The mysteries continue as Venus enters Mars’ ruling sign Aries the next day, and then She swings past Uranus on the 9th. Venus in Mars’ den while Mars is retrograde conjures the image of Sadie Hawkins, the “bad” girl who scandalized her small conservative town by chasing the guys. A lot of those “why so scandalous and brazen?” feminist questions can be answered simply by meditating on Venus’ glorious luminosity in the Western horizon just above the setting Sun. Venus’ serenity is charged with revolutionary electricity (Uranus) particularly on the 9th, so follow any random thought of genius and see where it leads, to greater mysteries perhaps but what more mysterious year have we ever lived in? By itself, Venus and Uranus’ fading inconjunct to Saturn tells us to utilize our imaginations to experiment (Uranus) outside of the usual institutionalized (Saturn) norms, and to do it with unconditional grace (Venus). It’s more than just about thinking outside of the box, it’s an astounding opportunity for us to unplug from the failed patriarchal matrix, the one full of dead “facts.” Following that line of thought, Saturn then gives its professorial stamp of approval for more Universal knowledge as Mercury, major asteroid babe Pallas Athene and the Sun join Chiron and Neptune in a whole bunch of beneficial trines to Saturn, from the Full Moon of the 9th to the New Moon of the 21st and the next few days. At exact newness, the Sun and Moon will be bracketed by Neptune on one side, with Chiron and Pallas Athene on the other, so right off the bat this New Moon (3° Pisces) will allow for all sorts of healing (Chiron) spiritual (Neptune) truths (Pallas Athene) to present us with, if that doesn’t sound too grandiose or convoluted, your choice. The 21st is also Mardi Gras, someone’s idea of a Universal permission to go a little overboard anyway, so feel free to shoot for the Moon. If you miss, you’ll just hit the stars. Hmmm, the truth about spiritual healing (Pallas, Neptune, Chiron), all within five degrees of each other in Neptune-ruled Pisces, brings us to the Sabian image of “Indestructibility.” On one level, this New Moon speaks to what quantum physics has already been telling us, that the purest of energy never dies (it‘s indestructible), it “just” shows up in another location transformed, and perhaps in a different time (as we currently know the concept). Such newly discovered facts contradict a whole lot of preconceptions we’ve had, like how we’ve been living in a finite Universe of only three dimensions for instance. However, it also gives us scientific credibility to what we humans have been intuiting since the beginning of time, the existence of our souls, the spark of life within us that we sense is immortal. It’s not too much of a stretch then to imagine that the concepts of reincarnation and the laws of karma are indeed facts but further, that same spark of life - our souls - are in fact part of the Universal energy that gives all living things life. Bottom-line then, everything is indeed connected to everything else, case closed. On another level, this indestructible New Moon can tell us that our survival is guaranteed, when we simply accept the Universal knowledge about our true spiritual (unseen) selves. We can call that Universal energy “God” if we want to but consider the respelled “G-awed,” as in the sense of awe and wonder we have as we contemplate all of these vast mysteries. G-awed would then be Universal for everyone, no matter which “facts” they hold as Truth, no matter which G-awed they may pray to. It’s just G-awed talking to G-awed, G-awed looking at G-awed in the mirror, that sort of thing. The concepts of heaven and hell can then go away when we wonder what “original sin” the purest of energy could have ever committed. Rather, we can voluntarily create heaven or hell within us at any time we want to, heaven on Earth even, unlike the mess we‘re currently living in, the one created when we bought into all of those delusional “facts.” We’ve already tried the hell on Earth thing, so what’s been holding us back? Lazy “facts” is all, and deadly ones at that. So, when this New Moon is intentionally honored and ritualized, further clarity can be achieved at the Full Moon of March 8 as seen in that Sabian image of “…a group effort toward a spiritual goal,” further proof of what this otherwise crazed year really signifies. Of course, exactly halfway between February’s New and Full Moons is Valentine’s Day, a time when we can easily be reminded of “the one that got away” months, years or even decades ago. Romantic rejection can then turn into a mere disappointment by looking at it dispassionately, as if it was happening in a past-life to someone else, so long ago and in a different country. So, if you’re fortunate enough to have a special someone, instead of just saying “I love you” on the 14th, try saying “the G-awed in me loves the G-awed in you,” and see what happens. For bonus points, even without a partner, silently think that same sentiment as you encounter complete strangers, do it over and over again until those new facts start to sink in, and it will “simply” change the world.
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Loving and Listening - There is a ConnectionLoving means listening with your heart… creating that Space of Love that contains the power to dissolve differences, conquer fears and heal old pains. Consider the nature of true, pure love… I often say that love is actually pretty ugly… Love is what brings us out of our deep sleeps to the aid of a sick child, or to help a frightened neighbour, or to be present at a grandparent's deathbed. Love shows up, no matter what. Love carries us through the bad times… it has substance and strength to it. While it may waiver from time to time, and must be nourished to stay alive, when love is true, pure, unconditional, all it really takes is a small spark to create a roaring fire once again. Most of us associate romance, attraction, excitement, with being in love – the heart palpitations, butterflies in the tummy, can't wait to see them next feelings. What turns us on in relationship is about sexual energy, romantic imagery, passion, hope, exhilaration... but while true love has some of this fire in it, true love is much softer, calmer, quieter... True love doesn't trigger our fears. When passion is expressed in love it leads to a sense of real contentment, a feeling of all being right with the world... and this feeling lasts no matter what else is going down... I don't know if many of us really know the energy of love in this way... the kind of love that has a constancy and consistency to it, is trusting, sure, quiet, peaceful, nurturing, listening... Did you know that your ability to love truly is directly connected with your ability to hear? And that your ability to listen – actively, from the heart, can make or break a relationship? Global Psychics' experts on love have long held that the way to nourish love is through active listening. Active listening is a multi-sensory event. When we are wholly involved in listening, we listen with all of our senses, we notice not only how we feel, but also how our partners feel. We are tuned in, responsive to all the insights coming to us, not just the words. We see the body movements, notice the hesitations, the pregnant pauses, and we can feel the raw energy at work. What happens when we are listening, noticing, loving truly? More importantly, what happens when we're not actively listening? In our experience, an inability to listen with our hearts is at the bottom of most breakdowns in relationship. Without willing communications on both sides, we get bored, lost in our fantasies, and our relationships usually break down over time… one day you discover you're living with a stranger… Better start listening, now! When we're listening, we can notice when our partners are unhappy. Too often we overlook the signals that a relationships needs attention because we are afraid to probe, fearful of what we might discover - or that we might have to change … To keep a relationship healthy, we must be sensitive enough to know when it is veering off course, and brave enough to ask the hard questions: "have I done something to upset you?" - and then we need to be loving enough to really listen and respond from our hearts. One of the greatest barriers to loving - and listening - lies in the images we hold, our perception of what love and partners "should be." When all that we hear from another is filtered through negative beliefs about ourselves, our partners, how we or our partners should behave, and what relationship should look like, we cannot possibily hear or see each other clearly... To really be able to listen, we need to let go of expectations, romantic ideals and fantasies – all the “shoulds” - and allow ourselves to know and be fully in the moment... as if every time someone speaks, it is the first time you have ever heard them speak so. When every interection with another is fresh, without projections, innuendos or history, we are listening completely from an open heart... and can hear what is actually being said. A second common barrier to loving and listening is our need for security which leads us to that habit so many of us have of letting our imaginations get away with us. To listen from your heart, you want to be listening without trying to interpret or read into what the other is saying. In our anxiety about being loved, we can read far too much into each other's every action and word, seeking clues to the other's love, reassurance and security... and when we are so focused on trying to interpret what the other is saying in terms of how it impacts us and our relationship, we miss half the conversation. To be successful in love, we must trust that we're OK, that it is safe to communicate our feelings, that we don't have to live in fear of what we might hear, or are not hearing. We can take things at face value without having to look for hidden meanings. And that can take a whole lot of the stress out of the relationship. Listening leads us to take loving actions, to reach out to heal old wounds, to make changes that benefit our souls. Listening is to love what nurturing is to a child; listening is like water to a seedling, it enables us to grow. To create a Space of Love that touches many souls….start by listening, with an open heart. Want
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