Pluto Is In Retrograde!

APRIL 4 through SEPTEMBER 11

In the natal chart, Pluto tends to operate even more Plutonian when it is retrograde. It is far more intense, it possesses a higher degree of concentration and it, therefore, gives greater insights into the subconscious. Because of this intensity, the individual can see much more than normally possible and it is easy to become suspicious of the motives of others. The powers of regeneration are far greater when retrograde. People with a natal retrograde Pluto have a tremendous ability to overcome major illnesses that might otherwise cause permanent disability. Remember, retrograde motion is always directed toward inner activity such as the psyche or psychological patterns that affect the physical body. Direct motion, on the other hand, is directed towards external circumstances.

Under any Pluto transit, we feel pressured to eliminate and release the old, outworn, outdated and obsolete in our lives. When Pluto is transiting retrograde, we are urged to let go of attitudes, thinking or communication patterns, security drives, rigid emotions; a time to undergo an internal form of house cleaning. It is a good time to research into our own Souls in order to determine exactly what we do or do not need. Because Pluto retrograde imparts an intense power for investigation, we should use this time to assess what reoccurring patterns in our lives make us feel out of control, where and why do we continually give our power away, and under what circumstances do we react so defensively that we elicit attacks from others. Pluto retrograde marks a time wherein we should seek to gain greater control over our personal life; Pluto direct is better for gaining control over professional and financial areas. My most frequent observation of Pluto retrograde is that many people do seek some form of regenerative activity. I have seen people undertake a series of internal cleansing, detoxifying diets, Eastern disciplines that put them in touch with the inner self and even intense psychological reforms.

CRITICAL DATES:

* PLUTO-MARS: APRIL 26-27; AUGUST 25-26 2009 – Pluto- Mars be intense and even obsessive mentally. When afflicted, we are urged to resist external pressure, control or manipulation by others. Do not act under pressure.

PLUTO-VENUS: APRIL 2-3 2009 – This indicates a need to change attitudes in relating. Money and relating can become complicated.

That Wind Chime...

Space Exploration...

In my dreams last night, I kept dreaming of an empty space inside of myself and it startled me. I would inquire to different unknown and hazy aspects of myself what was wrong and they would assure me repeatedly that there everything was fine. It is important to note that the space was seen outside of my self. It was separate though I understood it to be part of me.

As I awoke this morning I understood at once what this dream meant. I have, this last week really experienced emptiness for the first time. This dream was telling me to let go of the anxiety that I am experiencing in my waking consciousness as a result of these changes that I am going through. I am struggling a little bit with balance currently and I am also needing clarity to further understand this.

I am excited that as of 6 minutes ago, I will start my first "fruit day." I really appreciate the practical tools I am given to substantiate the lessons I am learning.
It gives me something tangible to sculpt my thoughts against.

I am also working on a super secret project and I have been wanting a thought focus while working this project...but I can't seem to pin one down for myself. Any help out there? What I can tell you is that this project is a big gift not just for the recipients, but for me because it provides me an opportunity to give on a large scale anonymously!

To love in the past is only a memory.

To love in the future is only a fantasy.

True love is born in the here and now.

Buddha

Bringing Forward...

Falling Into the Fold

So, I have spent an incalculable amount of energy in this lifetime struggling to keep my Self from falling into the fold. Now, I find my Self spending just as much energy if not more to keep myself inside the fold. I do have to find joy in the ridiculous degrees of duality I have inflicted upon my Self this time 'round.

But, I am settling down and learning to recognize the brilliance of communion on that next level...
I am.

Wrinkling the papers....

This blog was started and abandoned in the same stroke. Perhaps it was the notion that this could be the place where I could freely express the tumbling blocks of thought that fill my mind.
Was that too much of a commitment for me? There is nothing more possible.
Imagine an infantile doodle in red and white of a man making an OK sign with his clip art hand...and a slogan that says "A Slice is Nice," made even more grotesque by the misshapen fat exclamation mark that also bears a tiny TM at the superior lateral right angle. That's the way I see the world around me. And it's soggy with grease...