Nourishment
The legend of the camel:
Many years ago, God gave antlers to the camel
as a reward for the goodness of its heart.
But one day a rogue deer came
and asked the camel to lend him his antlers.
He wanted to adorn himself with them
for a celebration in the west.
The camel trusted the deer
and gave him his antlers.
But the deer never brought them back.
Since then, the camels
keep gazing at the horizon
and still await the deer's return.
It's a wide world. In celebration of the last days of the North Node in Sagittarius here's a small gift. A synopsis of the first ever film in the Mongolian language. The entire film is available on the video page .
All through the movie the mother hates her colt but the meditative atmosphere creates a strange ambiance while the family and animals struggle. The camels all gave birth together but this one wandered off alone before painfully releasing this oddball creature. The family's attention to the problem is amazing to witness and their resignation to a hard life in the desert is an inspiration.
posted by jm at 7:23 AM
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Thank you for the lovely solstice gift.
I look forward to seeing this next time I'm in town and can access high speed.
On behalf of my reindeer cousins I apologize. If they were taken for adornment they quickly became necessary for survival.
Just reading the synopsis makes me smile with the tears glittering.
My father, if you asked him who we are, would say, opening his arms to the world, "We are this, and this is us." Never we are part of nature. It's not a subtle difference.
Thank you again, and for keeping the cafe open, the patio is such a sweet place to come.
Oh... my... god. Words are insufficient at best.
In the last days of the transit of NN through Sag. I was thinking about this in terms of your article about Mitt on RU. He has NN/SN on the same axis the nodes are currently crossing. It set me thinking about a Pisces President. I went to see what other Presidents may have been Pisces. Washington our first with a 3* sun and a Sag NN. James Madison B. Mar 16, 1751 23* Pisces Sun and Sag NN. Andrew Jackson b. 15 Mar, 1767 Aqu NN. Grover Cleveland 27* sun b 18 Mar 1838 Taurus NN.
Looking at the list, Pisces has possibilities. Jackson faced down the banking cartel. Pisces can be a real warrior for a cause.
I had been thinking Pisces might not be a fit for our times, I've reconsidered.
Might a Pisces president be a fitting sendoff to the last remnants of the Age of Pisces?
Mercy me.
Thank you Tseka for the research. The question about the fit for the times is what got my attention.
Yes Pisces is famous for self sacrificial service and there are many many Pisces influences now. I have a post about that, so I'll finish it up. It's the self immolation and total immersion of Pisces that tells the tale.
Mitt is famous for serving others. Look at the Pisces Aquarius configuration at his midheaven. Good point, Joe about the last remnants.
His life has been lived in service to his wife but it's time for that to transmogrify and I think she wants to pay him back.
I'm so happy to be able to discuss this intelligently. It's time to see these people in a different light since all presidents are a fit for the times, whether you like them or not. They offer a road to self knowledge when you study it honestly.
The hatred for Mitt is downright terrifying and it has absolutely no logic. It's true that Mitt Romney is a warrior for the cause in terms of serving his country. It's in his protoplasm. The hate should concern all of us. It's helping destroy our home from within. It's amazing how the Romneys are a willing receptacle for the nation's rage. They haven't tried to stop it, although Ann is capable of that. She's familiar with pain and the difficulties with self healing.
People are terribly confused now and I'd like to help. The country is slipping into a disaster, so bad elements will try to take (keep) control.
I think it's good to look at the country's situation and not a person's popularity and lovability. We should grow up. They are not there to entertain us.
The wisest approach is to leave all petty personal considerations aside, try to see the connections, then prepare to help the man should he be our next president. He worked with an 80% Democrat legislature in Mass and got a lot done. He is not loyal to party above all else. Notice how he never prefaces his discussions with "the democrats." He says "President Obama" quite frequently.(-:) He's putting it where it is. He doesn't hate dems or he would not have been governor of Massachusetts.
The dissolution of Pisces is ahead and we'll respond accordingly. You're right Joe. It's already happened to me since I no longer see the world as I did even recently. I'm seeing this election in a completely new way. I can see the horrors of group think as they crucify Mitt Romney with such abandon and pleasure. The self sacrifice on his part can be seen in this nonstop attack from all sides. The frenzy of hatred should be of utmost concern. He's taking it for us. Amazing to witness. My over sensitive self keeps wishing he's get out of harm's way, but I don't think he minds. The out of body Pisces can handle it. Part of his stiffness could be self defense against the astonishing assault. The warrior's shield.
It causes inner turmoil to hate the president and it thwarts his potential. The right one for the time is always chosen and it helps to see why.
But think of the good feeling it is to lay aside long held prejudices and be free to accept life as it is. To breathe it in.
Maybe I should blog on RU and leave the comments open so we can discuss this important issue there. It's great that it can be viewed through the lenses of highly intelligent wise and caring humans, so maybe in these last Sag days we can offer this gift together.
Your NN in Pisces, Tseka, is speaking to you. And us. We're falling apart. Eventually we'll reweave the threads.
The NN is conjoining Mitt's Moon-joop conjunction on election day. More on that in a while.
I'll be back to expound momentarily.
I also noted that conj of NN on Moon Jup coming up. It sure seems like a sign. You are the one in the know on Moon-Joop.
I'd love it if RU opened again. It can close just as easily if it goes in the wrong direction.
Around me there are many conversations. Very, interesting ones. Today I spent several pleasurable hours with one of our local elected officials. Her style of management is no nonsense rooted in modern political mechanics but her heart is present, so much so that she reminds me of the tribal elder of my youth. She is always conscious of how today affects the future.
As you probably recall i was not a supporter of Obama. That caused a lot of tension between friends and ended some friendships altogether. Not surprisingly we are drifting back together to look at this next step differently. I like these conversations very much. Now I hear words like personal responsibility, people are looking again at our roots as a republic not a democracy - good.
You of course are right we get the person we need for the time.
For me it's always sovereign self / sacred land. It might take a few more turnings before America is ready to embrace the more indigenous concept of community. Or not.
Falling apart is order of the day. It opens the space for what comes next. We have a great foundation, some of our experiments didn't work they need to be abandoned.
I'd love it if RU opened again. It can close just as easily if it goes in the wrong direction.
There's that wisdom again. And what a beautiful comment. It captures the disappointment and forlorn feeling in the air as the rest of them realize what you knew instinctively from the start about Obama. The reunions are that much sweeter now.
After that painful frenzy leading up to the election, I found the actual event to be disturbing. The young people were out in the street and there was an ominous rumbling sound underneath that alerted me. I really knew it and my heart sunk after I got caught up in all the high powered marketed hope. Pluto in my 9th in Sag corrected that for me.
I like these conversations very much. Now I hear words like personal responsibility, people are looking again at our roots as a republic not a democracy - good.
Exactly. The current power grab should be enough to alert the crowd, so maybe it's purposeful. A constitutional republic. Basic civics.
I expect a lot of people will be forming alliances more in keeping with the indigenous values you cherish. I agree about abandoning failed experiments.
There will be some more turnings. Pluto in Aries might work out OK for new beginnings. Square 1.
Whatever the flaws, the Romneys are steeped in the traditions of community and he talks continually about our children's future. And he talks of restoration. It's up to us to influence the direction as one by one we come together with harmonious values and love of home, country, and self.
Personal responsibility is the theme of the Capricorn years. People who have false ideas about what democracy and human kindness mean will have struggles on this new frontier.
I read first thing today where Las Vegas City has gone bankrupt and declared an emergency. They've shut down the union contracts. The government is not going to be able to care for everyone and that's why the movement toward self reliance is gaining momentum. It's the way to save ourselves coming up. Community ties are a big part of it.
There are so many possibilities. We can share our goods among ourselves rather than wait for some godforsaken policy to be enacted. Not gonna happen. Alternative healers should be on alert.
Well said and worthy of some reply.
Tomorrow my friend. Tonight I must be off to bed and up early, early to set up at market. It makes me smile...exchanging skins and beads....again.
It's very important that people accept the financial hardship without blaming the wealthy. It's something we all built together and even though the distribution is uneven now, eventually it will be redistributed by natural means.
We came and settled here to make a buck desecrating indigenous values and embracing unethical practices, so we shouldn't be surprised. It's time to restore sacred land it seems. It's ours now and it's our responsibility.
Skins and beads. That's worthy of a smile. Have a wonderful day at market.
The thing is. Really. It is.
It doesn't matter who wins the next election. They're not that important. The same things will happen no matter who is president.
They don't determine events. Neither do the parties. The requests of the time determine and governance happens automatically.
If people identify with a particular party, they have to accept that from time to time the opposite one will be in power. The feared cataclysm never materializes. Life generally doesn't chnage that much so suddenly. Isn't that the lesson of the last presidency?
Wisdom suggests that people stay prepared for that eventaulity, and once the pain subsides after a loss, they are best served by finding some redeeming characteristics in the person selected and work together with it to create some desired results. Hating the opposition is an excuse for laziness.
I don't like these guys, nor do I consider them out of this world special. They like power. So be it. And we need some sucker in the White House.
I hate them sometimes, but I hate hating them more. I like to be off the hook. They can go about their business.
So be it. Doris Day had it right.
Doris Day! On my.
Can we have some Audrey Hepburn too?
It was a hot, hot windy day with few people at market. I stay with it, less for the sales, more for the conversations.
At least in our little town the market is a cross roads for all the local inhabitants from the Marines to the Buddhists & yogis with every possible flavor between.
I find I love them all, enjoy introducing them to each other. I know just enough about each to offer up a commonality. It's my very own "we lift together" project. I am dead sick of polarity.
they are best served by finding some redeeming characteristics in the person selected and work together with it to create some desired results. Hating the opposition is an excuse for laziness.
Absolutely. WE are best served. No time left to be lazy.
Oh dear. Yes. The WE. It's been brought to my attention before that I see a lot of THEYS out there.
WE are in the middle of a paralyzing heat wave.
Haha. Buddhists and marines. Sometimes they are one and the same.
It must be interesting to get a feel for the mood of the day at those events. Community conversations tell the story. A pulse reading. I go on how horrible the motorcycles are on any given day. And screaming babies in the stores.
I am dead sick of polarity.
You and me both. It's not even just the animosity. It's the boring aspect of the same repetetive two sided factor. If the opinions were more multi-faceted I would feel better. Talking points unnerve me. Civilized conversation would be a complete joy. I get nostalgic for the Dorothy Parker roundtable days.
I don't know why language seems to have deteriorated so much. I suppose it's because I never used to tune into the ordinary proceedings before and now I know why. I'm still unfamiliar with the starlets thank god.
I'm spoiled too. My father didn't say much but when he did, it was pointed and funny. And wise.
He didn't care much for current events, including those of the family.
It seems to me that THEY don't even know why they are clinging to these beliefs. I don't know what's going on, anymore, and my opinions have developed holes. My lips are somewhat zipped, but I've noticed that I'm not getting that gutteral flutter of fear that self defense likes so much. You know. The one that precedes an attack. I've gotten rusty with the rage expression. It's shocking to see how much is being circulated out THERE.
Ya Hoh.
Hating the opposition is an excuse for laziness.
Exactly. And it seems to me that intellectual laziness parallels the physical we're seeing so much of lately (at least in this country), with its attendant health complications.
We was directed at me...I, like you I guess, have kept myself separated from "them" my whole life. And, like you I've had the benefit of wise, quiet elders (and a son) who delight me with a few simple words packed with illumination. It's me that has had to become a we in the market process.
Your Marine Buddhists is very accurate. This crop of young people are spiritual warriors to high degree. Smart, sincere - there are others of course but they don't come to hang out.
The neighbor vendor teases that my booth is like a salon. Just writing that reminds me of our train carrying music, art and conversation. Who ever would have guessed?
A concert violinist comes a plays every Saturday for tips. It's a different life and we are slowly shifting the public to think of us as their favorite buying experience.
I tend libertarian so my desires for qualities in a president or federal government for that matter are for less not more. Constraint, adherence to the constitution is my wish. The codes of federal regulation should mostly be pitched. But that's me.
I like it when people get together locally and figure things out, it seems to work better. For too many years we've poured money into planning, studies, on and on but the roll up the sleeves work is still waiting and gee, we have a whole population unemployed ready for assignments.
As a figurehead, a person who can comport themselves with dignity and intelligence in the office of the Presidency is a high wish. Representing the whole and not the parts would be amazing. Maybe that is where Pisces could shine. We've had ourselves a lot of Leo.
As the nodes and Saturn cruise through Scorpio next, that moon joop looks mighty interesting. We've just had our US Saturn return. Certainly our mood is more sober now?
FAAAAAAAAR too much Leo. Great point. I think that's been the wonderful part about the current presidency, especially now with the Hollywood factor gone crazy. It's revealed and it's not pleasant.
I did vote last time, and I did not, I repeat, did NOT vote for rule by celebrity dimwits. If we get really lucky, the people will grasp this one way or another. My thanks to Mr. Obama for playing the wise fool and exposing our own folly. The white house has been desecrated and the parties are getting worse.
I completely agree about the president being a figurehead. This has frustrated me to no end. The voters refuse to understand this and they vote for the wrong reasons. It's time to cross the partisan divide. A lot of democrats are going to do just that, especially the Hillary fans whose hearts might never mend. This will help.
The pres is the representative of our country around the world. Our image. A ceremonial chief. I share your high wish for dignity and intelligence.
Excellent point about Pisces representing the whole. I'd not thought of that. I think Romney is non-partisan. It confuses the crowd, but his extreme mutability and flexibility is a good thing. Leos can be hideously fixed, and the narcissism is destructive.
As you can tell, I've concluded that Mitt Romney would be a very good choice for president. I'm reluctant to talk about it for fear of my own demise in this battering climate. I'm already on the outs with my family, but they'll recover. Especially after everyone sees how much of a fit he is for the time and the office. I've never voted Republican and I never dreamed I would. It's time I pushed apart that narrow mind. It's scary and admitting it in public is like disrobing. It's not policy I'm voting for, it's common sense and the obvious fact that Obama isn't cutting it, and I believe, wants out. He did what he came here to do. We should let him off the hook. It's the kind thing to do.
You are exactly right about the sober change. People are sad about that and I think it is partly why they are resisting Romney. Sober is right! He tasted a beer once! But he's actually very funny and playful. So again, some surprises are in store.
He's really a rebel and an oddball with Uranus in Gemini in the 1st. He's going to shock us even. Reversals of opinion are forthcoming.
I also lean toward limited government, and most of all, adherence to the rule of law, believe it or not, as disobedient as I can be. The legislature, the people's house, makes those laws and I want the president to butt out. If we don't want to abide by them, then change them.
This, of course, is what I see in Mitt Romney. Someone who knows his job and will do it to the best of his ability, which in his case, is considerable.
He also knows that some social programming is necessary and he'll do the right thing.
But mainly ... there could be more financial failure ahead, and if there is a way to make it less painful, he'll find it. If it slides into disaster, I think he could be the one to get the country through, being so mutable -- rolling with the punches. A guide through troubled waters. All hands on deck.
His intelligence is almost scary, but I'll get into that. It's the Moon-joop 6th house Scorpio factor and it will be clear to the public by the fall. He's playing a different game and they need to catch up.
The Moon-joop is it. His conjunction is almost to the minute in closeness. I'll gingerly approach the subject as accurately as I can. I want people to think for themselves but maybe they can't always do that successfully. And people need the courage now to break from party prisons. Everyone is free to do so.
Some people are seeing how perfect a man for the time he is. The rest will be relieved when they discover it.
. And it seems to me that intellectual laziness parallels the physical we're seeing so much of lately (at least in this country), with its attendant health complications.
Better believe it brother. Health isn't something in a faraway fantasy land. It's always accessible.
A concert violinist comes a plays every Saturday for tips. It's a different life and we are slowly shifting the public to think of us as their favorite buying experience.
That is wonderful. The definition of work seems to be changing.
Shifting the public. Offering what they want and need. Your storytelling and all the other perks that they don't get in the malls.
Instead of revolution and tearing everything apart, I'd like to see a gentle luring of the dollar to the right places.
And you are more than right about the studies and all of that nonsense. I love the titles of those money suckers. All the dough going to the experts. We do need to bypass a lot of it.
I don't know why some people scream in agony when bloated government is mentioned. It's true.
I read a wonderful book by a guy who walked the Appalachin Trail and his descriptions of the ridiculous things the Forest Service wastes time and money on were hilarious.
That last comment had me giggling out loud, loud enough Ulli Maki lifted his head to see what's up. You got it JM, the experts, so mind numbingly stupid, they are exasperating. BTW I worked for the forest service as a kid. Oy! You grow up on the land and know things then listen to what they learned in a book. Oh brother.
I sympathize with your facing the first time to vote for a republican. I had to go through that too. Last time, my mother and I cried and had to basically help each other through it. It's a purification of sorts. Here's my hand darlin' I'm right next to you.
You are so right!!!!! Purification is the word.
It has been an amazing experience and I'm loving your hand. The encounters with the family are brutal screaming horror shows. I don't blame them, though. Betrayal is not fun.
It's like going into completely new territory and with Uranus on my Mars now, I knew something wild was going to happen, but I never expected this. Never. It's exciting, then I feel so guilty when I enjoy the thrill.
But it's truly a liberation and I feel like I've been initiated into a new adult realm. There are many many Independents here and they do this all the time. They are comfortable to be around without the partisan panic and immature attachment problems. They just pick who they think will do the best job and vote. Done.
Oh that sweet hand feels so good. This is also surprising since no one knows about this. You're the first.
I'm free.
I've entered a new realm and now I'm curious about what else my life has cooked up for me.
Really hilarious. My friend having to hold my hand through my political craziness. And I was going to sit this one out.
So you and Rhea are my elders now. Thank you St. B. You're the best.
Purification and clarity.
Rhea and I are happy to be here with you
Sharing the same Saturn placement as USA I'm noticing that we have Uranus opp and Pluto square to contend with coming up shortly.
Uranus with your Mars, heh, add some pluto... I know my jupiter was feeling it. I guess this is our period to learn to roll with the motion.
Yeah, it does seem like your Jupiter is aroused. My Mercury is getting it too.
As far as the upcoming Uranus and Pluto to the two Saturns goes.... It sounds rich. Oppositions are supposed to affect relationships.
Remember all the talk about the absolutely incredible things that were going to happen with the Uranus Pluto Square? I haven't noticed anything yet. There's more ahead, but even when big things happen, the excitement fades quickly. I used to get sort of excited about the predictions of collapse and calamity, but not so much anymore. Magic shifts never really grabbed me.
That's why I don't stay locked into the patterns as I once did. I get a basic map layed out with few specifics and let life take its course. Predictions make me tense. They interfere with my easy going disposition.
I've seen too many times when big transits in people's charts don't produce anything that big after all, and sometimes big things aren't connected to planets.
So I let myself be guided from a distance. They spin around, and so do I. They aren't my bosses, but they're still my friends.
Even in the midst of sweeping whatever, things find their routine and life settles down. They swept up dust for 10 years waiting for rain last century, resigned to the rhythms, but the day the rains came must have been quite a kick.
I've noticed the same.
Often I've wondered if I'm not some outlier as more often than not nothing goes according to the transit memo.
As long as the sky is blue, there's reason to be here.
That last sentence of yours is pure poetry.
Often I've wondered if I'm not some outlier as more often than not nothing goes according to the transit memo.
I think we're resistant to that kind of rigid structure. After hundreds of Jupiter transits that were supposed to bring all kinds of goodies but didn't, I became realistic.
Fearing Pluto cramps my style, although the conjunction to my Moon-joop was kind of eventful. I really dislike getting all wound up anticipating things that probably won't come to pass.
Oddly, it seems like there were more definite connections years ago and less now. I guess I needed them more then.
I like charts for seeing people's personalities, but not so much for tracking events. I guess that's why I got out of the biz. They still help me understand events, though.
Mostly I like astrology for psychological understanding. My own chart is like another me. A friend. An addition to my identity bank.
The nodes, though, hold magic. Too much analysis ruins that.
I think I'm less prone to over analysis in general these days. Less inclined to try and prove how smart I am. The blue sky is the answer. You're right. As long as I can string up just enough to get by, I'm all right.
Deerhearts, the definition of work is changing. I have conversations about it all the time-- both in my line of work and with friends. Everyone's tired of working so many hours to pay the bills. Everyone wants meaningful work and time to enjoy life. There are blogs aplenty about it. I pointed out to Neith last week that fully half of the people I know are retired, or on disability, or unemployed and looking, or unemployed and no longer looking because they have given up.
The dialogue is happening, subtly, and it's eminently Pluto in Capricorn.
Curiously blogger does not allow tseka to comment at RU.
So, thank you, thank you for the insightful article.
I'll be back with more thoughts after some sleep.
xxoo
Oh I'm not a team member that's the message. Controlled comment? good idea.
Fixed! Tseka is now allowed.
Joe that is excellent news. I always thought that this economic downturn was going to let people loose to go in new work directions. So I can still hold on to my ideals it seems.(:o)
The Capricorn change could have something to do with pride and status. The conditioning that makes people seek evaluation from superiors could go into the dustbin somewhat. We need self evaluation and release from the need to make the traditional climb to the top. The hierarchy causes people to fear their bosses too much. That bleeds joy and work satisfaction. The puzzle of government jobs is a tricky one.
It would be wise if stubborn people realized how much the new health care law is stifling them. They can let it go and be free to start new businesses and get paid more on the jobs they have. Health care will come. A much much better form of it.
Also this godawful hatred of the rich could go. People can get the big bucks if they want, but many would hate the pressure. The billionaire workers get paid on their performance like everybody else. The stakes are higher and so is the stress. The life of the fabulously wealthy is not as good as it seems looking up from the bottom with desire.
The robin hood approach to finance is not going to work. People aren't going to get the money that way either. I say let them be and find alternatives. Factory work stinks too, and people are not fond of union coercion. The unions are losing a lot of money, many are corrupt, and the pressures have mounted adding to the workers' pain. Things are in flux now. Carving an individual niche in the system is an alternative many are discovering.
They also have to learn to live without immediate gratification all the time to get free from work misery.
The life of the fabulously wealthy is not as good as it seems looking up from the bottom with desire.
I was thinking that exact same thing yesterday while hanging out with my guy. Weather was just beautiful. We were at the farmer's market, this little affair in a tree-lined parking-lot hereabouts, with great coffee, loads of beautiful vegetables under canopied tables, confections, food truck goodies (we're Food Truck City lately), and smoothies prepared in a blender powered by a bicycle-- work for your food! How Cap is that? We were sitting under the dappled shade of an old oak tree that had lost some limbs in our recent storms, drinking iced coffee, and just being. If the moment chose to go on forever, I would not have objected. This, plus other good things going on in my life, made me think, "I am the luckiest soul on the planet." I'm right where I belong and Mr So-and-So's vast sums could never, ever buy what I just experienced.
Joe, I could just kiss you for that comment! We who go long before the crack of dawn to set up those shady canopies, and lay out our wares for you all to enjoy thank you for that comment.
This work is some of the hardest I've ever done. I much prefer the quiet isolation of my studio with limited interactions with people.
The financial rewards are small, unreliable, sometimes it's hard to make the booth rent. The real work is recreating the circle that you just described, fostering an appreciation between the parts; consumer, farmer/vendor, land/materials who all participate.
I keep hoping it's like a pebble in the pond.
The robinhood approach does not work..agree. The grand social engineering that deposits huge gain in one donor's account only to shift with the political winds every 4-8 years which make promises to the people meaning we the people who pay for this, but never seem to benefit, has to fall too. If we'd really look we have a lot of power here by refusing to participate - alternatives to big banks, big pharma, etc exist.
This week will be interesting as SCOTUS renders it's opinion on the so-called health care plan.
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Oh oh oh that is beautiful joe.
If the moment chose to go on forever, I would not have objected.
That's what I live for.
There's something going on with this farmer's market thing. It used to be the joyous highlight of the week in olden days.
We have public bicycles in Denver now. You pay a small fee and take the bike from one of the stations, then return it to another. It's a good feeling to see them grouped on the street. I always thought we could do that with cars. Or little motor scooters.
I don't know what's going on Tseka.
No comment moderation. We'll see. It could be thoses vagaries again.
"So called" is right. It certainly is a dramatic moment. I'll be glad when it's over. I was adamantly opposed to the bill from the start. It was bad legislation. And I thought it was fated. It is, one way or another.
It is kind of interesting to see the battles raging among the branches of our government. Everything is getting desecrated. No one's in charge. Their power is slipping. The Supreme Council of the Seventh Level of Xircon. The Entertainer in Chief. And the hobbling sick congresspeople crying for attention at their podiums.
Quite a show. Where am I?
I'd rather not trouble my mind with the 4 year promises. I want to do what Joe is doing.
We're locked into the contract with these big entities, and if the truth be known, I don't think the collective really minds all that much.
Today I took my truck in for a diagnostic test. The young mechanic doing the work began to tell me of the passing of his best friend's father. He had been the tribal elder of the local band.
He was remembering being a poor kid and always being offered a sandwich or something to eat at the friend's house while growing up. Now, he knows that they were poor too but it was important to them to make sure he had enough to eat.
He spoke of how something moved in him because of the death. He sees things differently, sees unwise decisions where he works, the boss is cutting his and other's time but expanding with expensive fluff that is unnecessary. Greed he said in low tones. And more he knows this will not work it was just a sales job to his boss who is a "really good guy."
I've mulled this over all afternoon. Why the openness, and wanting me to know?
Then, I thought of the weeping camel, the indigenous violin singing a thought into a camel, solidifying connections, asking for acceptance of something different.
Often, magic seems to wind around us. Are we locked into the contract with these big entities? The collective mind has many memories to choose from, just as this young man who is mulling the deep kindness of a humble father who's true identity was never known to him until his passing.
Why he wanted you to know?
I've encountered that, too. I think people sense a connection and don't want to miss the opportunity. Longing for mystical union is universal, it seems, and it's not always real with those who claim to be dispensing mystical knowledge. He trusts you.
That's why I think astrological counseling is much more than the charts. In readings, I always found that people would self guide through me. The chart can be an encumbrance, so doing it well, is free association largely.
The personal touch eludes people in general. And few really listen and absorb what others say. People reveal all kinds of things to me in all kinds of places. And there can sometimes be a urgency about it as if the walls become fluid for a moment, and they know the separation is coming back soon.
It's a chance to know ourselves better. The young mechanic maybe borrowed your unspoken wisdom for a moment in his journey to self. That in turn reminds you of your goodness and generosity.
He spoke of how something moved in him because of the death
Consider the symbolism of your truck and his desire to move on and know where he's going. Maybe he's ready to leave the job. A far fetched solution would be going into business for himself since he mentioned unwise business practices.
I take great comfort in knowing they sense and respond to these moments.
Often, magic seems to wind around us. Are we locked into the contract with these big entities?
Oh yes. They protect us. Guide us properly. Maybe memories are a way to rewrite our stories from the wisdom we've gained after the fact. Or to better understand what happened, to edit, and glean what we need for the present. Or to pick up a strand of the magic to weave into our current fabric. I feel safety when I'm reminded of the presence of these entities. I try not to demand too much of them. Sometimes I miss them more than other times. I wonder if when they leave me alone, they are trusting me to handle things on my own.
Hmmmm. Hadn't thought of that.
I also think some of us are ordained to be universal confidantes at large. A public well, available to all at any time.
Sometimes they launch immediately into their stories wasting almost no time, seizing the brief moment.
In Asia, people used to come up to me on the streets and give me directions. They'd tell what town I should go to next and other things. It was an odd and reassuring moment of recognition. Many many people also ask me when they first meet me where they've seen me before. "don't I know you?" they always ask.
We are connected, helping one another more than we realize, always trying to bridge the estrangement we feel in this world. Looking for real family.
It's a Sagittarius thing. Family of man.
True enough, it's lifelong.
But heartening to be the soundboard. Then the storyteller. Sacred threads that could divide a family but unite a whole.
Holy Cats!! I had not realized how close in the fire has come.
Be safe my darling.
I'm stretching my thoughts and prayers around you.
Wish my spare room weren't so far away.
kisses and hugs.
Thank you my love.
It is so freaking hot. I'm pecking away in cyberspace without my clothes on next to my little blue fan. The apocalyptic nature of this event is shocking. The proximity to the city is mind boggling. What you say about people pulling together and survivng is so true. People feel triumphant when it's over. The insurance companies will be busy!
I used to live in Colorado Springs. Oddly, a Sagittarius friend of mine didn't like it there and used to chide me for making excuses. That was back in my Pollyanna days!
Hell fires, man. Life has heated up. I am safe in my little cottage by the canal.
Thank god.
It's a damn amazing experience isn't it?
I remember the fires that pushed me out of my house a few years ago. I couldn't decide what to take so loaded my wee Zamma some cat food, a litter box, me, some spare undies and left the door unlocked with a sign that said "We are all out safe." Left. One of the great liberating events of my life. Slept like a babe that night with no worries.
Then, came home to a packed message machine of panicked friends who could see the fire next to my house.
It took them a while to forgive me.
It's so true about disasters bringing out our best qualities. Life gets put into perspective.
We've been in a few major earthquakes here and it's always the same.
I trust the earth.
Do you miss your Pollyanna days?
It must have been nice to have some.
I never fully trusted my Pollyanna self. It was nice sometimes. I seem to need her less now.
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