In
this column I hope to illuminate the mysteries of astrology
through poetry, contemplation, and the life of the creative
imagination. A great astrologer is more like a poet in
the Greek sense of the term: a mover and shaker of souls.
An astrological consultation should move and shake your
soul.
The symbols of astrology offer us a language that we can use to decode
our birth visions and to understand the seasons of our souls. In the
modern era people are talking about ascension as a way out of facing
and living their lives. What will really help people to adjust to the
craziness and unpredictability of these times is a radical simplification,
or rather, an ascension into the mystery of the here and now.
In
astrology we have the polarities of the zodiac to reflect
upon as spiritual principles of being. In this first
installment we’ll have a look at the Taurus-Scorpio
polarity. The spiritual principle of Taurus is simple
presence through belonging, being here now enjoying the
sensual pleasures of living.
Scorpio
symbolizes the process of surrender, of letting go and
letting things flow according to their natures and essences.
Scorpio is about engaging the infinite realm of eternal
being that underlies all of life. Out of those amazing
depths, the unknown silence emerges that brings inner
peace into our lives. Then we start to feel wholehearted
about life. I wrote the following poem about this emptiness
that we are constantly trying to clog with action and
events.
This
Holy Life
Filling life’s holes is in fashion.
It always infuses the heart with sudden passion.
But as the cracks in our lives widen,
we lose control and everything starts slidin’.
We
put keys in the holes of our fears,
and shovel food down the tunnels of our throats.
We start life into the moist recesses of wombs,
and stack stuff safely in the corners of rooms.
The
Mystery pours into rivers of thought
filling us with desire.
But if you want to know the truth
all your time is squandered in and out of holes.
We
bury bodies in holes to find the light.
Then we sleep under cavernous sheets in fright.
We dump waste in the crevasses of earth,
and store faith in the illusion of worth.
What’s this fascination with filling holes?
Are we really that empty?
What
really stands out with most spiritual masters is their
incredible depth of presence. Their minds just don’t
keep them locked in the past or afraid of the future.
What really makes life holy is the human ability to be
receptive to the living flow of eternal love. To be fully
present. That’s when you experience true value
and true human fertility as well as unity with nature.
Being receptive to the living flow of life, that’s
the key.
Whenever
I fast and enter the water phase for three to seven days
I feel the deep hunger pangs and I repeat a simple mantra, "We’re
always trying to fill the emptiness, never allowing the
emptiness to simply fill us from within." And I
mean that in both senses. To fill us and to feel us.
Eternity is timeless which means motionless. So to enter
the true experience of eternity we have to become silent,
still, and open.
In
a way, this society we’ve created for ourselves
has given a bad reputation to silence because it’s
so noisy. It doesn’t enjoy the silence. It’s
afraid of the valley of nothingness between events. I
once heard that the silence between the notes is where
the art resides and I thought that it applies to life
as well. The silence between the events is where the
life resides. Those tranquil moments where you totally
relax and really feel like you belong in the world. I
wrote This Holy Life about how we’re constantly
trying to clog those pure spaces with action, adventure,
and noise.
We
have to ask ourselves if we’re really honoring
the silences in life and the silences in our relationships.
Because if we are not giving deep reverence to the down
time between doing and crossing off lists then it’s
easy to forget that we are living beings, creations and
extensions of the Living Intuitive Flow of Eternity (L.I.F.E).
That awareness is the Mystery in full expression. Then
you’ll have time for God in your busy life. You’ll
be inspired to devote time to eternal being. The poet
Yeats once said, “Life is not a problem to be solved,
but a mystery to be lived and a source of revelation.”
And
that’s when you realize enlightenment. When you’re
in daily conversation with eternity, where eternity is
not just an abstract concept, but also a living presence
beyond the boundaries of space and time where you literally
find yourself in the heart of divine imagery and divine
being. That’s enlightenment pure and simple. That’s
living the mystery. It’s the same experience of
satori that the Japanese poets and masters describe.
Remember to take a deep breath each day and feel the
mysteries of life and rebirth flowing through you. Every
moment you are being reborn as cells renew themselves.
From this perspective you are empowered to face life
innocently. Then nature can come and find you. And when
it discovers you in that state you’ll be more than
you thought you could ever be!
Taurus
is about fertility, abundance, and pleasure. Wherever
this sign is flowing into your chart, that’s where
you are harnessing life, utilizing resources, and practicing
simplicity and productivity. Scorpio is about the pure
passion and intensity of being alive. Wherever this sign
is flowing into your chart, that’s where you need
to harness the power of the soul and nurture the deep
impressions that rise up from the unconscious.
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