🔥 Are You Brewing & Stewing
How's eclipse season treating you so far? TBH, over here, there's a whole lotta relationshit! Oh, and RAGE, my most loyal Ride or Die. (Joking not joking.)
People everywhere are experiencing some sort of internal struggle or struggle with their intimate others.
Whether you've got it on a slow simmer, or the lid blew off the pot, my money's on Aries Anger. 🔥
I know this to be true because I'm hearing from dear readers like you. And also, because it's constantly reflected back to us at the macro.
We need only look to the world stage to understand what's going on with our individual selves. The rage is real. 💥
I listened to a talk by Spiritual Teacher and Astrologer, Caroline Myss today. She said, "Conflict. Wars. Domination. This is human nature." It's the shadow side of our species.
⚖ When we're in Libra Season, the strong pull toward harmony reflects even more powerfully the many ways that we're at war with ourselves, our cherished loved ones, our neighbors, the environment, political parties, other nations ... blah blah blah.
Libra's scales are almost perpetually imbalanced.
A little Office Space throwback for ya!
With the Destiny Point (the North Node of the Moon) in Warrior Aries and involved with the eclipses, we're striving for our individual freedom, a noble and very stereotypical American value.
Unfortunately, as can also be seen in the toxic masculinity of not-just-American culture, Aries has an awesome penchant for violence, rage and entitlement.
It honestly believes that, as Myss said, "My anger deserves an audience. It's so important that it should reorganize the events of everybody's lives."
Raise your hand if you've had some version of that experience! 🙋♀️🤦♀️
(Your hand should be raised, because even if you can boast, "I've never lost my shit on another person," I feel certain you've lost control in your thoughts.)
Whether it happens in your own mind, your home, while driving or on the television, no one is exempt from the Rage Parade.
But don't blame Aries!
To be human is to experience anger. Aries (and Mars) only shows us how and when it's going to show up. 😤😠
And the astrology is reflecting back — over and over — that part of our current evolutionary purpose is to take responsibility for this shadow of anger and the ways we manipulate or are manipulated by it.
>> The Aries-Libra polarity gives us a beautiful reminder: Until we prioritize the embodiment of our highest values, we will continue to default to our darkest shadows.
As such, the macro will always reflect the micro. 👨🦰
So as we brew and stew in Eclipse Season juju, I invite you to contemplate ANGER and RAGE — and if you're really feeling ambitious, VIOLENCE, too.
🔥 How and when does this universally human shadow operate in your Mind-Body-Spirit?
How does anger look in your mind, in your words, in your actions? Where does it live in your body? How does it impact your overall health?
🔥 Are you taking responsibility for your anger?
Most people are pointing the finger of blame most of the time. When and why do you blame others for how you feel? How is your relationship with yourself and others effected by it?
🔥 And what exactly is your relationship with it?
Are you afraid of anger in yourself or others? Do you judge it? Feel guilt and shame when it's expressed? Stuff and repress, ignore and deny? Maybe you erupt your lava all over anyone that's near?
As a rule, anger is one of those emotions that humans really dislike. I personally find that the only way I'm able to integrate and allow rage to move through my body is through a consistent spiritual practice and exercise regime. 🧎♀️🏃♀️
How about you?
I chose to focus the majority of this email on Aries, not just because it's the polarity point to Libra, but because it's significant to eclipse season and how/where the collective needs realignment with Divine.
As we navigate this month of intensity, changes and insights, anger is bound to arise — be it at ourselves, others or even existentially.
>> I'll leave you with this bit of good news: Pluto ended his five month retrograde last week on October 10 and is now moving direct again! He'll ingress into Aquarius in late January. 🐛🦋
Cardinal signs, especially (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn): REJOICE! The end is near!
