~ Love

Love

Life happens, and we fall asleep.  It is love that wakes us.  Love is the highest truth.  Love is our true nature.  We do all of this for love.

~ Old Sage

~ Choice

CHOICE

 

 No one knows quite what you know because no one has had quite the same experiences you have or seen them from quite the same perspective.  Therefore, go ahead and ask for insight, help, suggestions and advice from your trusted friends and family.  But remember that you are the one who must make the final decision.  You are the one who must choose.  Your life is created from each and every one of your decisions and choices, and it is only you who must wake up every morning and look at yourself in the mirror.  This is nothing to get anxious over.  For if you don't like an aspect of your life situation, choose again.  That is all there is: choosing and learning, learning and choosing.  Trust yourself, and embrace the power of owning your choices.

~ Old Sage

~ Your Body

Your Body

Your body is your temple.  It is also your vehicle for experiencing the sensual world of the physical plane.  Be fully present in your body.  Treat it with care.  Nourish it with good food that is alive and nutritious.  Go outside away from the city and breathe deep.  Exercise, or go on a nice long walk.  Get a massage or an energy healing session.  Talk to your body, and tell it only good things.  Learn to love your body, and you will be amazed at how well it supports you in all your physical adventures.  How you care for your body is a sure sign of how you care for the rest of your life.

~ Old Sage

~ Inspired Action

Inspired Action

 

You are inspired!  If you doubt this, it is only because you second-guess yourself and do not act on what you receive from within.  Love and respect yourself by getting focused on what inspires you.  What turns you on?  What excites you?  Give your ideas a chance in the real world.  Focus that stream of inspiration into planning and action.  You will never know just how brilliant you are until you act on your inspiration.  Pull some of those creative ideas out of the airy realms, and bring them down to Earth.  Now, point yourself in one direction and go!   

~ Old Sage

~ Your Creativity

Your Creativity

 

You are not a machine.  You are an evolutionary process.  Channeling your creativity does not mean everything you want is handed to you on a silver platter without any challenges or obstacles.  Your creativity manifests from the use of all of the ingredients in your life.  Take what you have been given and turn it into a creative masterpiece.  Hit a snag?  Use that.  Someone appears to block your way?  Consider how that can be a part of the mix.  Obstacles, snags, delays and challenges of any kind are a part of your creativity.  Your life-force grows stronger when you embrace what is.  Then, your creativity knows no bounds!

~ Old Sage  

Lunar Phase Reflections ~ 1st Quarter Moon in Cancer

April 18 ~ 1st-Quarter Moon at 28 degrees 38 minutes Cancer

Courage!  Stay the course!  Don't give up!  This 1st-quarter moon in Cancer highlights the approaching exact square between transiting Pluto in Capricorn and Uranus in Aries on May 20th.  The moon in Cancer is squaring the sun in Aries, and we all may be feeling challenged to stay the course and manifest something tangible out of that burst of new idea and energy that we experienced after the new moon on April 10th.  In general, the 1st-quarter moon represents a CRISIS IN ACTION.  It is during the 1st-quarter moon that our ideals and dreams are tested in some fashion.  We are met with obstacles and challenges that help us to adapt and refine our dreams to meet reality.  If we are committed to our goals, then we meet the challenges, grow, and have something to show for it after the full moon.  If we give-up, some part of us mourns that dream deferred, and that piece of fire extinguishes, returning that dream to the unconscious to await a later and more volatile eruption into our psyche.  This moon phase happens within the context of the Pluto/Uranus square that we have been experiencing big-time for the past 2 years.  The theme behind this aspect is CREATIVE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE OLD STRUCTURES OF THE PAST (Pluto in Capricorn) AND THE NEW IDEAS AND ENERGIES HERALDING THE FUTURE (Uranus in Aries).  There is so much more that could be said about this pivotal alignment between the two outer planets, but the main point I want to highlight is that we all have been experiencing an archetypal battle within that is giving us glimpses of the new day that is dawning.  The new moon on April 10th gave us some clarity about our new directions, and as it also aligned with the Spring Equinox, and all those planets in Aries, I'm sure that you have all begun something brand new, or at least begun a new phase of something old.  For me, the new moon occurred in my astrological 10th House of CAREER and CONTRIBUTION (see * note below on how to find out where the new moon fell in your birth-chart).  I found myself energized to redesign my blog and begin blogging again after a few months of quiet and reflection.  I also decided to stretch myself and blog more frequently and in ways that I have resisted in the past.  At this 1st-quarter moon, I am aware of the insecurities of the past that have kept me from moving forward with my work, and I could easily give-up, and slip back into my familiar habits.  But I am choosing to stay the course and see just what new energies and manifestations I can embrace in my life.  Similar tests and challenges are happening for all of you, depending on where the new moon fell in your astrological charts.  The moon in Cancer reflects shifting emotional tides and a deep need for stability, home, nurturing and support.  At this time, you could easily let your insecurities and doubts override your new intentions and goals.  But this is just a test!  Insecurities are meant to be faced head-on so that you can grow into the next new you.  If you are feeling fragile or insecure about the implementation of your new ideas, get support from your friends and loved ones.  Talk to them.  Get support, insight and information that will help quiet your insecurities.  This is your time to have courage, stretch yourself, and stay the course!  Life is asking us to fight for our awakening and rebirth.  It is not enough to have the dream in our hearts and minds.  We become new and transform our world when we make our dreams reality.  And this takes action, commitment and discipline.  We have support from Pluto (evolutionary fire and sense of purpose) in harmonious alignment to Saturn (concentration and discipline), as well as from Jupiter (opportunity and expansion) in harmonious alignment with Uranus (transformation and liberation).  We have everything we need to continue-on.  If you have had the desire and inspiration, then you can eventually manifest a version of your dreams.  Life would not give you inspiration and desire without also giving you the means to bring them to fulfillment.  Use the energies of this 1st-quarter moon to become more creative than you have ever been before and to transform insecurities of the past into a new confidence and trust in yourself and your potential.  Let the challenges be your teachers.  Learn what you need to learn, then recommit to your new path.  All of life is at your back supporting your forward movement into a new paradigm of BEING and BECOMING.  You can never BE a failure, but you can fail at manifesting your intentions.  In this context and in the context of this 1st-quarter moon, the only "failure" would be in giving-up and not trying.

~ Old Sage

* The new moon on April 10th occurred at 20 degrees 41 minutes of Aries.

If you would like to know which house the new moon activated in your natal chart, email me, giving your full birth-date, time and place, and I will let you know!  After I get back to you with the house information, go to my "Astrology" page, scroll down towards the bottom of the page, and you will see a few keywords that illuminate the symbolism of each astrological house.  The idea with obtaining this information is to see if you have had a burst of energy and ideas to create something new in the area of your life brought in focus by the new moon in that house.  If you can see the reflection, then you will have more awareness around this area of your life and the new worlds you are creating there.  In relation to today's 1st-quarter moon in Cancer, you will have more awareness around the challenges you may be facing at this time that are meant to help you manifest what you set-out to manifest at the new moon 1 week ago.  And if you have any questions about any of this, ask away in the comments section!  

Many blessings!

~ Your Truth & Integrity

Your Truth & Integrity

 

Clarity dawns.  Illumination.  Insight.  Now you are ready to take action.  The choice is made.  You are beyond waiting and interference.  You are beyond your own insecurities and fears.  This is your truth shining brightly and guiding you into the next phase of your evolution.  Take action with confidence and welcome success.  When your actions come from a place of inner integrity and clarity, your own version of success is guaranteed.

~ Old Sage