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Hi All! Last week’s podcast was a little long, mostly because we were at the intersection of SO many big energies and the world stage was reflecting that. Today we’ll get back to a more manageable timeframe.
We’re not even halfway through a year of recalibration so don’t sit back just yet. Hopefully the information I’m serving up will help you handle what’s coming next.
The best advice I can give at this moment is to stay sharp, stay nimble, and keep your hands on the steering wheel even when you encounter a detour.
Vertical Energy Information for the Week…
ALL PLANETS DIRECT as of April 12th!! WHAT?! This is exciting!
Yes, Mercury, Venus, and Mars are still getting up to full speed, but at least they are out of their retrogrades. This full direct period will last for about the next three weeks. (Pluto goes retrograde on May 4th.)
This is a really good window to make hay while the sun shines, so to speak. It won’t be perfect, of course, but at least we’ll have a break from the walking-through-mud feeling.
Pluto in Aquarius continues. A lot of people are shaking their heads at all the recent developments, and this is really Pluto showing us how important it is to stand up and actively work for the future we seek. It won’t be handed to us. The Neptune move into Aries (the planet that asks for clear action) is doubling down on this energy, so don’t be reticent to make your moves.
April 12th was the full moon on the Libra-Aries axis and formed a grand cross to the upcoming Mars-Pluto opposition on April 26th. Even though this moon has passed, look for themes of simmering situations reaching a boiling point. Conclusions will be drawn, endings will happen. I’ll talk more about the upcoming opposition next Monday, it will be a pronounced time period.
I’ve been listening to some Kabbalah podcasts and one of them said that 40 days prior to this full moon our soul was undergoing a cleansing to release small, egoic energies, in order for a new soul to come in on the April 12th full moon. This tracks with the themes of relationships and releasing. It may just mean you’ve been releasing an outdated version of yourself so a new one can enter. I love finding these through lines between all the different energies, because they’re mostly all saying the same thing but in different languages.
April 20th will be one of those days when a lot happens. The sun enters Taurus and there are several other alignments that day. Taurus season is all about the finance, property, business, and valuables. There will be some great changes that come after the new moon in Taurus at the very end of the month and beyond, and I’ll talk more about that in the future. This applies to anyone with Taurus factors in their charts.
Uranus in Taurus continues to affect share markets (think lightening bolts and sudden surprises). Uranus shifts to Gemini in July.
Practical Application of these Energies in the Horizontal…
Here’s the theme of this week: Meet change with innovation, and hold a certainty beyond logic that you can continue to shape your own destiny.
Change is a response to pain and right now all the planets are layering on top of each other with the same message: stay sharp, be flexible, and innovate wherever we need to in our lives.
However, it’s very important to remember that we are whole just as we are. No person, economy, narrative, or physical location can take that away from us.
We need to lean deep into our faith, our own growth edge, and not be paralyzed. As we head into the unknown we already possess everything we need to shape our own destinies. When we do this for ourselves the whole collective will benefit.
But what does this mean?
I’ve heard some people say that our soul’s are trying to take back over from our minds.
More practically, I think we’re being ask to return to using our hearts as a compass and not rely solely on our brains. Reestablishing our mind-heart connection is essential as we move forward.
The big energies are stripping away our structures and comforts, and the very few are trying to control the masses. When things feel out of control the best thing to do is turn inward and honestly ask how you feel, what have you been ignoring, what truth you want to acknowledge.
We’re being challenged to strip back our own layers, connect with community, soften our sharp angles, and grow. This is how we’re going to architect a future with greater balance and more equanimity.
The call from Aries is asking us to act. It’s time to embody our visions and move toward them with clarity, but to do this you need to have clarity about what you’re seeking.
I find that when people begin to have clarity an inner joy starts to form. This enables them to embody their path more easily as they journey forward. It’s a dance with the unseen, this is co-creation.
This is why momentum right now is so important. If we stagnate, we’ll get caught in the mire and life will be forced upon us. Don’t get stuck! Create momentum and keep moving forward!
This Week: Be the Light
It can be so hard to face personal fears and act lovingly towards everyone when there’s a lot of upheaval, but this is the challenge of being the light I talked about last week.
This really is the ultimate work for right now.
How to work with the big energies this week:
* Maintain connection with the unseen and ask for guidance
* Create momentum towards what you seek in your life with your actions & words. Do so with complete certainty
* Do the spiritual work of tuning into your heart, getting very honest with yourself, and keep a healthy degree of faith in the larger process
* Cultivate inner joy and allow life to flow from that place
I know this time is bananas, but we can handle it so long as we do the work.
Be the light and the entire collective will benefit.
I’m holding the light for you as you navigate this time.
Trust yourself and be well.
Let’s have a good week!
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