KNEEL AND KISS THE GROUND   Sept 3-9

THEMES

Listen to your passion fuel intention: listen to heart-speak. Dedicate her intelligence to your mind…voila! Emotional Intelligence. Build it. Better it. Bet on it!                                                 (Mars-Venus hand-hold, along with the mystical, at times delusional, square of Jupiter/Neptune.)

• • • • • • • • • • •          Innovative solutions lie within reach. Harness a discriminating approach to your next step/new             direction. The mantra is, “Pay attention to detail!”     (Uranus triunes Virgo stellium)

The template of the Virgo New Moon, opening September’s portal, is a sacred call to care for self, and the earth! Promise to be your best ‘steward.’ AND find a place for your Eco-voice to be heard.

THE STORY                                                                                                                                             September’s story is primarily a Virgo story from the mundane world of attention to daily care and ritual. This is a time, when if we are in tune, we analyze and refine. We discern important details and pay attention to not becoming stuck in the weight of perfection. Wherever Virgo is in your natal chart, you may feel a greater guidance, or inspiration, supporting your purpose. Certainly we are all being guided to refresh daily habits of thought, word, and deed.

As written last week, Uranus, the trickster, or change-agent of the Universe, gently challenges the staid and refined Virgo planets of Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars. This might be the Universe calling out, “Don’t get stuck in old perception and patterning. I have a better plan for you- Wake Up! Stay open to greater possibility!” September continues the year’s transformative demands with the outer planets preparing us for the big shake-up in early 2020. It’s another opportunity to practice, which is one of Virgo’s theme songs.

Looking ahead, think about how you would like to regenerate from growing even MORE flexible. Between the 6-20, there is a mutable T square which asks we grow yet more willing to listen, to shape-shift, and change direction. Oh sign me up for that!   Thinking about it ahead of the curve, makes it easier to enter and maintain speed. You may notice that it’s hard to make a decision. It may be confusing with too many alternatives. Use experience as a guidepost, and know that your spiritual, ethical guideposts are dictating the right plan. Your job is to figure it out. Work with nature. Sing to the trees. Be blown from the wind. Trust the quiet voice within, and yes, ’Kneel and kiss the ground’~ that she may restore you, and you Her.

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YOUIR BIRTHDAY WEEK: Dear Virgo of the clear objectives and dedicated practices~ You are lifting above the old self with a deeper dedication of can- do style all this year. You will be a force to be reckoned with as long as you find an inner balance of kindness and empathy for Self, as well as others. Your mantra is always one of healing, but please remember to start with oh so wonderful YOU. All else flows from that. Expect surprises (What else is new?) A re-newed dedication of self-love, attracts others to you in unexpected ways. With the liberal load of earth energy in your ‘re=birth cycle’, be sure to spend more time with the earth as guide, and inner goddess.

YOUR PRACTICE ON THE MAT: Pay attention to the detail of entering and leaving each asana. Can you refine without judging or becoming critical. That is the fine line Virgo requires. Her energies cry out to heal and improve. Explore ways you can grow more physically flexible so that the body can teach the mind to follow suite. Find time to do your practice in nature. It changes our relationship and ability to root down, for it connects roots that we then rise from-differently. We balance with greater ease and joy. Do ‘Tree Pose’/Be the tree. Morph into the strength and beauty of her branches and trunk.

SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE

SEPT. 4 WED. 5:15 & 7:00 PM Vinyasa Flow at Laughing Dog Yoga, Wellesley.

SEPT. 6, FRI. 10:30 GRAHAM TECHIQUE: Learn the deep value of moving from the core – via contractions, bandhas, and spiral release.

SEPT. 7, SAT. -9 AM ALL LEVELS Yoga/ All welcome. Sun on the green/rain in the studio- The Studio, 1 Edson Rd, Natick. samcatcam@gmail.com

SEPT. 12, THURS. 8:30 PILATES WITH STRETCH- Fall Re-boot. The Studio, 1 Edson Rd, Natick samcatcam@gmail.com

UPCOMING

SUNDAY SURRENDER RE-BOOTS SEPT. 29.   A sweet hour of stretch, meditation, Restorative poses, Breath-work, Yoga Nidra, and aromatherapy to quiet the mind, release tension, anxiety, AND promote sleep, offering peace to an unquiet heart.

“Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.”   Thich Nhat Hahn

First Salon of Autumn-First Sunday of October, 6^th. 4-6 pm. We sit by the fire to wax harmoniously on meaning and madness. Led by Allan Cameron. One Edson Rd, Natick. Email: alcatcam@gmail.com

Shaktidances PARTNERING HIDDEN SELVES October 26 & 27. Weekend Workshop: Dance the mysterious layers of the subtle body, connecting deep within self to align and re-connect outwardly. Email: samcatcam@gmail.com

Astrological Consultations:   Planetary wisdom offered from years of experience, with empathetic understanding. If it’s time to look at your life and consider change~ Email  samcatcam@gmail.com.

“It was so wonderful to talk with you – so interesting (and comforting:) to gain an understanding of how I relate with the universe, and it’s impact – past, present, and future.  Thank you!  So grateful to have met you, and look forward to seeing you soon!” Leah C.