Fire Water                 March 6-13

 

I have been writing about the language of Astrology, now I write about the weather of Astrology. You’ve noticed the rain? The waves? The wind stirring everything to put it down in a different place than where it began? This is Pisces weather: wet, confused, emotional, ungrounded, and often lost. Last week, I wrote of the over-riding emotional waters of five planets inhabiting the fishes-home. This week is almost as wet, but hopefully not as lost, especially if we have learned to turn inward, to listen to intuition and our spiritual GPS, which are essential gifts of Pisces watery realm.

It’s hard to grow stillness in this modern life, harder yet to quiet the mind and listen, to be attuned to the unseen and the unheard. Just what are we supposed to see, and hear? The 96% of life that lies beyond our physical senses. This takes practice, especially as truth and illusion have morphed in much of our social life. This week help arrives in the form of first Mercury, then Venus entering Aires, where they dance together through much of March, lending a warrior dimension to communication and relationships. Aires fire helps put boundaries, and clarity to the deluge. Aires fire cuts away dead wood, and help us explore alternative perspectives.

Thurs. 8th, we enter our first Retrograde of 2018 when Jupiter stations to retrace its steps in Scorpio. Remember, that a Retrograde planet is closer to the earth, therefore making its energies more potent, especially during the Station. Jupiter’s energetic thrust is expansion, and the principle that ‘more is more.’ He is a jovial seeker of philosophical ideals, a long distance explorer of meaning and purpose. During his four retrograde months, we are motivated to explore Scorpio’s inner, hidden depths. Already the Jupiter/Scorpio union has given us the “Me Too” movement, the political abuse of power coming to light, and the court system readying the big guns to step in. If fortunate, personally, we will be invited to face our shadow, and if we are extra lucky, which Jupiter is, we will unearth old unconscious patterns of beliefs that have held us back. The freedom that comes from the release of this secretive, dead weight is another Jupiterian theme.

 

This Week On The Mat:  To move from water to fire takes practice. The mat is a great home-ground from which to practice as we move from inner to outer and back again through breath, and asana. Yoga is a space where we teach ourselves the practice of showing up to make incremental change, where we embrace the difficult and the spiritual. Learning the abrupt move from the twelfth sign, Pisces, to the first, Aires offers not only lessons of balance, and polarity, but the acceptance of compassion with courage. We embrace Aires excitement and bravado with Piscean confusion and beauty….perhaps coming up with a whole new way to stand the mat.

Your Birthday Week: This year you may have a more yin/yang approach, and subjective understanding with others. Fire and water will influence relationships and creativity, along with ideas of self worth. Listen to both sides, allow both to influence for greater wisdom. Another partnering- polarity is connecting to your physical body/Aires, while taking risks to open your inner life, your intuitive visions for profound understanding. The Jupiter Retrograde offers a wider perspective of how you might wish to participate in social life, and how you can enrich your connections. The ‘Emotional Intelligence’ abundance of: self awareness, empathy, motivation, self-regulation and social skills is a great practice tool.

EVENTS & SCHEDULING

Wed. March 7 ~5:15pm –multi level, & 7 pm level II/III  ~ Laughing Dog, Wellesley, MA

Thurs. March 8~ 8:15 am- Multi-level class ~ Laughing Dog Yoga, Wellesley, MA

Thurs, March 8~ 10 am Pilates Mat. The Studio at One Edson, Natick.
Sat. March 10 ~classes at 8:30, level II-III, and 10:00 am- all levels. RSVP your space.

March 14, Advanced Techniques, 9 am-1:30 pm, The studio at One Edson in Natick. This seminar explores seated poses, with added layers of Pranayama and focus on the bandhas. Discussion and Practice of relationships in alignment & anatomy; Effective connective links between specific poses. It is an opportunity to break boundaries, to teach and share knowledge.                                               RSVP-samcatcam@gmail.com

Astrological Consultations:   It’s always a good time to look at one’s life from an objective, non-judgmental point of view. Especially when the dust flies and the future looks unfamiliar. If you are asking, “What is my genius, and how do I wish to use it?  How can I move deeply into my healing? When do I make moves for success?”  Then let us swim in your life together, in wonderful discovery.  Email  samcatcam@gmail.com
 

 

 

 

 

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