Brilliant
Ones! My goodness, spring has sprung in Southern California, and particularly
in my orchard, which is awash in new blossoms. The walnut trees have announced
themselves in their typical grand style and the citrus are beginning to perfume
the air with a scent that makes me swoon. And of course the grasses are the
indescribable green of brand new beginnings. Like the orchard, I can feel the
endless possibilities of ‘What Will Be’ stirring within me. This time of year
is always a bit confusing to my body, as it is still technically winter and yet
Spring has most definitely arrived. And then we will have a cold spell and
winter will reassert itself and then it will turn warm again, and so on. Spring
brings to mind thoughts of cleaning out, clearing out, beginning anew. And yet
it’s not quite time, as winter has not fully run its course. The seeds are not
quite ready to break ground. And so we renew our commitment to nurturing the
seeds we planted as intentions perhaps at the Winter Solstice, perhaps at the
New Year, or both. Revisit your hearts, your journals, anywhere you recorded
your intentions for 2015. Ask the vision of your life how it wants to be
served; now is the time to start laying the ground for what will reveal itself
as you this year. Dream. Envision. Re-empower your commitments. Make that phone
call, schedule that appointment, have that conversation. When Spring arrives in
March, it has an energy and momentum that is undeniable and wildly useful. Be
ready to jump in and work with it fully so that your vision for your life is
wholly supported by your actions. When in doubt, or when you have choices to
make, pick the one that most supports your vision. Ask yourself again and again
“Does this choice/action/thought support my vision for my life?” Listen to the
answer, you are infinitely wise!
On
another note, we are deeply in Mercury Retrograde and will be until the 11th.
This is a particularly powerful cycle; in the outside world it is seen as the
great interrupter of travel, communications and the like. We are told not to
initiate projects or sign contracts, etc. This is essentially because Mercury
(ruler of the mind) in its retrograde period takes us deeply into our interior,
and ultimately into an underworld of sorts. As we are essentially in another
realm during this time, it can be a deeply nutritious dive if we work with it
consciously. The retrograde phase brings us we closer to the spirit world; we
are more oriented in our right-brain, where intuition and heightened
sensitivities live. We have deeper inner sight; we can see and feel things
about ourselves and others that have perhaps been hidden. (Hidden because we don't want to see, we don't want to know.) In this place, we
tend to question our perceptions, to question everything, which allows us to
re-orient, re-evaluate, re-invent. It can be very powerful work!!
The
new moon in Aquarius happens on February 18th, when Mercury is
stationing direct, meaning it no longer gives the impression of moving backward
and now appears motionless in the sky. This is the time we get to integrate all
that the retrograde phase brought up for us. Good stuff! That, coupled
with the new moon, is a fruitful time to work, so let’s get to it!
And, just because, I will take
this moment to offer my deepest gratitude to all who use this blog and my Circle to dive into the adventure of knowing yourselves more authentically.
When you shine a light on your own being, you light up the entire world and I
am eternally grateful to you for that.
