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The Guru is You. Streaks of Divinity What We Think, We Become February. Always the month where we decide to get serious about the New Year’s resolutions we made. We take stock of our lives and develop a list of changes we want to make during the year, often regarding improvement of the self. The most popular resolution involves improving physical well-being: eat healthy food, lose weight, exercise more, eat better, drink less alcohol, quit smoking, stop biting nails, and get rid of old bad habits. While these are all great choices to make, they begin with a seed thought that something is not good enough, a part (or parts) of you need fixing or changing. A 2007 study conducted by the University of Bristol involving 3000 participants showed that 88% of those who set New Year’s Resolutions failed. So, first we being with the belief that there is something about us not good enough and then we fail in our attempt to improve it. Now we are a failure on top of everything! What a way to start the New Year! Let me clarify something here: I am not advocating an unhealthy lifestyle. I am not suggesting that you don’t make changes in your life to help ensure your happiness, body, mind, and soul. What I am suggesting that you change is your thoughts about those changes and why you want to make them. The first step in ensuring your success in making the desired changes is to know that nothing that we do, or don’t do, can make us any more perfect than we already are authentically. Know that. Repeat that, meditate on that until you know it at your core. Your spirit, your energy, the truth of who you are is divine. You know this. As you read this, your body resonates with this knowledge. I’ve used the word “know” 6 times in this paragraph alone to stress its importance. Secondly, choose your words wisely. Not only the words you speak allowed but those you speak to yourself. Find words that are positive. Words like lose, less, quit, rid, etc. speak of inadequacy and are of a lower vibrational frequency. For instance, if you would naturally say, “I want to lose weight,” change that to, “I want to be/feel healthy.” Worded in that way your focus is on what you want to gain. Rather than, “I want to quit smoking,” try, “I want to breathe better.” With just a little thought, we can change all of our words to those that focus on abundance and positivity. Our words and thoughts have incredible power. Without even being aware, our thoughts control our energy every day. This is because we have not learned to monitor them, let alone change them. Try saying one of the previous examples. Say the first, non-positive phrase and see how your body reacts to the words. Do you feel your stomach lurch a little Do you have a sense of sadness How is your self esteem Does the task seem insurmountable Now try the second, positive phrasing. Again, how does your body react Can you feel the sadness lift Do you feel the change has now become doable Next, repeat your goals daily. Some days may require that your repeat your goals several times. Remind yourself of what you want and not what you don’t want. Be gentle with yourself. Set smaller goals with your large goal being the desired end result. Use positive affirmations like, “It is easy for me to make healthy food choices. I mediate easily. I am good at saving money. I am ready for a healthy relationship.” Initially, these affirmations might sound silly and untrue. Just keep in mind that you haven’t been speaking facts in the past but rather beliefs. Buddha said, “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.” Sit with that a moment. Seriously. Stop reading and let that resonate: What we think, we become. What would you like to bring into your life How can you begin thinking like it has already arrived The New Year has begun! What a great time to begin a new way of thinking, a new way of being in this world. Happy Abundant 2015! What does it mean to see the divine in people Most religions have a slot in their rhetoric dedicated to “seeing the good in everyone.” In modern life, with high crime, conflicting politics, and religious wars blotting out the sun, this proves to be an elusive practice. Where is the divine in a sociopath, mass murderer, or just that jerk that stuffed you in a locker in ninth grade The keys to unleashing the divine streak are simply to look for it, recognize it, and grasp hold of it. Beauty hides in a soft spoken word, a slit of sunshine peeking through the blinds, and an impassioned speech. Hunting for moments of beauty causes you to raise your awareness of their numerous occurrences. Stop and breathe in that grace-filled moment. Our lives are busy, there is no denying that. Ten hour work days, long commutes stretching to traffic infinity, projects that deem tufts of hair fall endlessly from our heads, all contribute to unhappiness. We have become a society of cranky, balding bottle caps waiting to explode from the pressure. There is a way to mitigate the stress, the tense muscles, and unhappy tempers. It lies in a new perspective, a pair of divinity sunglasses. Cherishing your morning coffee can become a ritual of gratitude. Whether you take a few extra moments in the morning to appreciate the swirls of creamer dancing in your cup, or savor the warmth in the elevator between floors four and seven, it doesn’t take much to spice your life with gratitude. Thankfulness is a door to divinity. When you are grateful for the little things, daily stress doesn’t wear on you the way it used to and miracles are easier for you to spot. When you are grateful for your life, the divine in others becomes more readily apparent. You can now appreciate their thousand watt smile, subtle brilliance, or exuberant laugh. Actively observing another person, listening to the meaning behind what they say, and recognizing the beauty in them is a form of boisterous self-love. Seeking those moments out in others eases the way to seeing them in yourself. Appreciating the divine of self may be one of the hardest tasks we have as overworked adults, but when we were small and the world was big, it was all we ever saw. Children have this effortlessness about them, a lightness to their being. Before being trained that they are bad at some things and good at others, little humans believe they can accomplish anything. Prior to fear of stinging bugs, hot stoves, and jumps from great heights being instilled in them, miniature adults fear nothing. Fear is a survival mechanism. While it has its place in some things, what if we could do more than just survive, but, instead, live to thrive. Think of all the things you would’ve done with your life if you hadn’t been told you weren’t good enough, couldn’t make money in that, or your dream was just ludicrous. How would life be different if you had pursued your dreams anyway Would you be happier, richer, or more fulfilled Would anyone be working 60 hour work weeks, slowly chipping away at their sanity to sit in a cubicle Offices wouldn’t exist. No one voluntarily wants to live that way, but we do for reasons unknown to us, reasons simply bundled under the headings of “bills” and “responsibilities of the modern day adult.” It seems to me, for the survival of a thriving human race, we need to do more than that. Thrive, not just survive. It becomes a necessity, then, to seek out the moments of divine grace in everyone and everything that you encounter. Live your dreams, not just your life. Be impassioned. Take risks. Dream big and live out loud. Love with every part of you. Next time you see someone, in the office or on the street, really see them. Actively recognize the divine within them, the part of them that doesn’t sit in a cubicle or make coffee day in and day out. Reach for the divine in all you do. That, my friends, is the Namaste principle. Now, go out and live it. Sat nam. Michelle Griffin is a contributing writer and has been featured in several publications. Her passion is pursuing the connection between the spiritual, metaphysical, and paranormal philosophies. She is the owner of Through The Veil Productions. PG 12 FEBRUARY 2015 AQUARIUS • www.throughtheveil.org www. AQ -atl.com • JereLyn Faber - Testing the limitless is my game; writing for passion is my aim. Make your dreams come true by living life as simply you. Stay blessed! email: essenceofthebluerose@gmail.com, or via her Facebook page.
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As we approach Valentine’s Day this year, we are facing a lovely romantic Jupiter in Leo while Uranus and Pluto continue their on-going negotiations between independence and commitment. Jupiter is the planet associated with happiness, generosity, and dreams fulfilled. When it’s in the sign of Leo it’s all about romance and the drama of life. Being treated like royalty, it makes Jupiter particularly delightful in a newly found love and budding love relationships. It is a delicious combination for Cupid and Valentine’s Day! To illuminate some of this year’s Valentine’s dynamics, it might be of interest to have a look at the relationship secrets of a well-known couple, one who has never married, but remain, we hope, blissfully in love. There are many types of charts to look at relationship dynamics but the chart of the “moment a couple meets” is a fascinating tool for looking at the whole story of the relationship: beginning, middle and ideally, till death do they part. Let’s look at the story being told for this couple as depicted through the chart of their first date, gathering some clues and inspiration from this well-matched pair. Kurt and Goldie’s First Date Tells The Whole Story In 1983, producer of Swing Shift auditioned Disney star Kurt Russell to play opposite Goldie Hawn. He was smitten immediately and she felt completely at home and instantly attracted. As luck would have it for this article, their first date took place on Valentine’s Day (what are the chances). Late that night, Hawn suggested they go to her house; Russell was asking her a question and turned toward her and she was leaping in the air towards him…and the rest, as they say, thirty-one years later, is history. In the chart of their first date, the dynamics for life-long partnership are already in place. With Moon, Venus and Mars all in the sign of unconditional love Pisces (where Venus, planet of love, is in exaltation) are all Cathy H. Burroughs, former VP, Metropolitan Atlanta Astrological Society (MAAS). For more info www.psychicsolutions.tv, call 404-543- 1080 or 404-292-2000. cathyb108@aol.com. together in the 7th house of partnership. With the lunar emphasis, we would expect to see comfort, and the Venus and Mars conjunction show highly charged chemistry with a sense of partnership right from the get-go. Pisces energy in the 7th tends to be free flowing; openly loving without judgment and romantic, but with indications of a lack of definition which can sometimes be frustrating. The Sun of the “meet chart” is with Juno, which some Western Astrologers consider to be an asteroid of marriage, as she was the wife of Zeus, but others (the Magi Eastern Astrologers) consider Juno to be a sign of a sexual passion and an affair outside of marriage. So we see the Sun (the essence) of the “meet chart” in the freedom loving sign of Aquarius just outside of the Pisces ruled 7th house of marriage (so close, but no cigar), conjoined Juno the asteroid of either marriage or sexual affair, depending on your perspective. Either way the Sun and Juno are in the freedom loving sign of Aquarius, which means fundamentally the relationship itself, would resist restriction or an institution like marriage. In the 4th house of this chart, we find Jupiter in its rulership bringing great abundance (and in fact, they each are independently financially prosperous), expansion, fun, philosophy (she’s Jewish/ Buddhist with a foundation for mindfulness and he’s a outspoken Libertarian), travel, happiness, and need for open unlimited expression, conjoined Uranus (planet of freedom and higher consciousness) and Neptune (idealism, no boundaries and unconditional love – again!). In sum, based on this wonderful first date chart, it looks like this unique couple are ideally suited and in theory could on together unwed indefinitely. So, in answer to our question, does the “Chart of the Meet” tell the whole story In this case the answer would be a resounding, Yes! And as a special bonus, there are some great tidbits on the care and feeding of a long and happy union. Enjoy, and have a very Happy Valentine’s Day! www. AQ -atl.com • AQUARIUS • psychicsolutions.tv FEBRUARY 2015 PG 13
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