Aspects for the week beginning 24 April 2011
Happy Easter Sunday to all my readers! Did you feel a minor tide turn yesterday, after Mercury stopped in its tracks preparing to turn Direct? I felt the need to rest as it turned Stationary, but then as I began to hear reports of movement, I became re-energised. I hope it does make some lives easier. We have today a sextile between the Sun and Chiron. This may put healing back on the map for you. Self-healing, if not actual resurrection, is an issue which can be worked on. Through the course of history, we gradually lost that sense of miraculousness prevalent in biblical times, and may in some areas be harking back to it now. I have just read a book called “The Healing Code” by Alexander Loyd and Ben Johnson, promoting an all-encompassing method of healing. I enjoyed reading it, and have got to the stage of trying to practise it. You will probably have your own favourite alternative healing modalities to try today if you want to work with the Sun/Chiron sextile. One of my favourites is working with the Fixed Stars, and the star aligned with our Sun today is Mesarthim (the Gamma star in Aries), a double star. ‘Tis written in “Starlight Elixirs” by Michael Smulkis and Fred Rubenfeld in relation to this star: “…a clearing away must occur before building can take place. In finding the correct balance between these [two stars and balancing] many individuals will have deeper insight into their own personal karma and what they have come here to learn. Thus, an enlightened karmic perspective is enhanced by the use of Mesarthim.” With an emphasis on Chiron and Pluto in the aspects this week, it’s all about digging deep and finding the insights which will provide the healing for you. “The Healing Code” claims on its cover “6 minutes to Heal the Source of any Health, Success or Relationship Issue”. It is the Relationship Issue which will come under the healing spotlight on Wednesday (27th), for Pluto squares Venus. This aspect will expose the cracks within a relationship, give insight into their nature, and show where Unity is needed. So whether the relationship is a personal one, or the relationship between a dictator and his rebels, or a coalition government preparing for a test of the voters’ allegiance, or two families coming together preparing for a wedding, there will be some sort of last minute panic – will the relationships hold? Can they ever come together in Unity? Fortunately, on Thursday (28th), at the last minute before the proposed Union (at least for the U.K., in the shape of the Royal Wedding) the Sun trines Pluto, a sign that extremes can find Unity if they search themselves long and hard enough. If you want your big preparations, e.g. for a street party, to come together, Thursday’s your day! From what I have been hearing, on the streets, and in the trains, there is a big split. I don’t like to fuel stereotypes but most of the women I have spoken to intend to watch a little of the Royal Wedding on the T.V., while most of the men intend to make it an excuse to do something else…So the Big Day is Friday 29th, and here in the U.K. we have been granted a National Holiday. I did post a blog around the time of the royal engagement (20th November 2010: under the category “From my Postbag”) about the wedding day. I added comments as the date, and then the time, were announced. So, again, I can put my feet up as I report. On 23rd November I wrote: ” I will write again when they give the schedule and there is a time of marriage, but looking at the chart for Noon, the Sun is on the Midheaven so there is a bright Royal event with possibly the Sun shining which will be nice for the national holiday and the photos. If the wedding takes place around Noon the Ascendant will be Sun-ruled and Regal Leo.” I added on 9th January: “The Ascendant (previously calculated for Noon) is still Leo, and therefore Sun-ruled adding to the regal flavour, pomp and circumstance – no holds barred on this.” The weather according to this morning’s “Observer” states: “The unseasonably warm Mediterranean weather is expected to begin to retreat next week, with temperatures cooling in the runup to the royal wedding….The really warm weather will give way by Tuesday and temperatures will be down on what they have been, although still above the average…London is expected to be clear and dry for the royal wedding.” One of the stated aims of the royal wedding was to provide a distraction for the populace from the economic woes…well the word on the street and the train is certainly that we are all welcoming an extra National holiday, not sure whether it distracts or highlights the economic woes, though. But I do sincerely wish the royal couple, William and Kate, and indeed all young couples starting out, all the very best in their effort to balance out their relationships. My husband and I are ourselves celebrating our 38th wedding anniversary on Thursday. I haven’t googled 38 yet, but he tells me it’s Velcro.
To read my original blog on the royal wedding:
http://www.lanawooster.co.uk/blog/2010/11/from-my-postbag-2-prince-william-and-kate-middleton/
April 24th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Hello Lana,
Happy Easter.
Another excellent Blog.
Congratulations on your forthcoming 38th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday.
We Celebrated our 40th, “Ruby” Wedding Anniversary last Sunday.
Lets hope William and Catherine’s Marriage stands the test of time like both of ours.
I will certainly be watching some of the TV coverage on Friday.
After all, Royal Weddings don’t occur that often, I love to see all of the wonderful Pageantry.
The weather has been a little too hot for my liking.
A nice cool breeze would be welcome here.
Have a lovely Anniversary.
Love Shirley.
April 24th, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Thanks Lana for more Fixed Star information as well as wonderful in depth insights. It is Anniversary time definitely, Spring fever sourced perhaps. I fancy doing some fashion watching at the Royal wedding, but a little velcro something would trounce it all…….love Sarah
April 24th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
Ah Lana! Brilliant blog! Loved it…. funny, informative and encouraging…. Interesting about old Mercury yesterday. I was attempting to write a 10,000 word dissertation and events conspired against me to communicate my ‘pearls of unpolished diamonds’!!! Now I know why…. oh thank goodness it’s been a better day today with lots written. I amazed and respectful of you and Mike for ‘Marital Longevity’ (and Shirley too!)….. difficult for some to attain a third of that these days. ‘They don’t make people like you anymore!’ Let’s hope William and Kate have the elixir of love’s glue like you all …..
Well back to the writing of my little offering to the world of body psychotherapy….. thanks you Lana, Inspirational Astrologer… 🙂
April 25th, 2011 at 8:58 am
Dear Shirley
First of all Happy Wedding Anniversary – you are a couple of years ahead of us! We look to you for the greatest wisdom on the subject. Ruby certainly is more advanced than Velcro!
I am not fond of pageantry, but I am always touched by something at weddings. I think it is that a relationship has come to some sort of a commitment. At the same time, there is always the awareness that the relationship may not prove to be what the couple think it is (I have just finished reading a biography of Elizabeth Taylor by J. Randy Taraborelli).
This particular couple though have been together a long time, so they stand a better chance than most.
Thank you so much for your comment, and your perspective.
Love
Lana
April 25th, 2011 at 9:02 am
Dear Sarah
Thank you for your appreciation of the Fixed Star information. I certainly found some healing with Mesarthim yesterday.
Again appreciation to your heroic computer which allowed you to post a comment again [All donations to the Sarah computer fund, please].
I like the fashion of a wedding, but again it’s not the nub of interest for me. It’s something about the emotion and the spirituality, which I can’t quite put my finger on.
Have a good week,
Love
Lana
April 25th, 2011 at 9:08 am
Dear Flick
Thank you so much for taking a cocoa break to comment on the blog!
I do appreciate that, knowing it might have cost you 118 words out of your dissertation.
Thanks too for the good wishes for our anniversary. We are going to try a new (to us) restaurant on the North Norfolk coast, to celebrate.
All best wishes for the accumulation of your wordcount this week.
Love, Peace and Light,
Lana
April 25th, 2011 at 10:19 am
Hello again Lana,
Thank you for your comments.
British Royal Weddings do invoke a sense of tradition and ceremony that
we seem to do so well.
The Wedding Service itself, brings out the sentimental side of me.
As you mention, William and Catherine have been together for some time and stand a better chance of a successful marriage.
Also like Sarah, I will be checking out the Fashion on the day.
Don’t think we’ll be having a Street Party!
A nice cup of Coffee and a piece of Cake I think.
Enjoy your week, Love Shirley.
April 25th, 2011 at 11:31 am
Thanks for your further thoughts, Shirley
I shall think of you sitting with your coffee and cake as I take (I think perhaps) some tea and a scone…
Any other ideas, Sarah and Flick (Gastropod), for ideal accompaniments???
Shirley – we need to get the right ambiance for our viewing circumstances! To ensure our absolute attention, to detail (I am beginning to sound like a Virgo)!
Love
Lana
April 26th, 2011 at 4:45 am
First, and most importantly, happy anniversary!
Now on to the week – are we SURE Mercury has gone direct? The communication issues seem to continue. Speaking with a colleague this evening, she said this was the worst Mercury retrograde she remembered in recent years. And, at least here in the U.S., much of the miscommunication is about/around money.
I had a situation where my bank made an error and a cheque to my ex-tenant bounced. I found out about this Saturday morning and wrote to her immediately saying “OMG OMG OMG, bank is bad but I will cover any fees you incur” This afternoon, she emailed me back, and from the really HORRID things she wrote, I’m thinking there’s continued to be a communications snafu (or is this an early relationship issue . . .hmmm).
Thankfully, I had a Reiki session with an amazing practitioner this evening so I’m back on an even keel. Except for my toe, which I broke in the wee hours this morning. My Reiki master & I had a bit of a laugh (she’s British and, well, there’s just something about y’all’s sense of humour/the absurd) and we talked about the symbolism of breaking a toe.
It’s only Monday night here and I’m quite frankly more than a little anxious about the rest of this week.
Happy belated Easter and Happy Passover to whomever might celebrate them.
Dia
P.S. – I’m always all about a cuppa, but I tend towards savories so I’ll join in with some lovely cheese, or some pickle. (okay, and a little sweet to wish them sweetness in their marriage)
April 26th, 2011 at 9:23 am
Dear Dia
Thanks very much for your entertaining and informative comment!
Regarding the Mercury retrograde, and the weather (which is turning dull here) I would just like to remind readers that the Customer Service desk is on holiday this week.
Seriously though Dia, the turnaround by Mercury on Saturday was made trickier by an opposition with Saturn. Could be that your protagonist had a planet entangled with this opposition.
Well…cheese and pickle sounds like an appealing proposition to accompany the viewing. Apologies to vegan readers, but I do partake of a little cheese to stave off osteoporosis for the over-60s.
Wishing you a better week, Dia,
Love
Lana