{"id":3032,"date":"2014-07-06T12:37:49","date_gmt":"2014-07-06T12:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=3032"},"modified":"2014-07-06T12:49:32","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T12:49:32","slug":"aspects-for-the-week-beginning-6-july-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=3032","title":{"rendered":"Aspects for the week beginning 6 July 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dalai Lama<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Happy Birthday to the Dalai Lama<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I am not ready yet to write a eulogy to the Dalai Lama, and as a man of great simplicity he would not want much razzmatazz on his birthday, but I simply want to wish him a happy birthday, and to thank him for being such an inspiration in my life.\u00a0 He is one of the great icons for me of peaceful resolutions, together with Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Nelson Mandela.\u00a0 I like to spend my birthday in spiritual retreat, which is something he does a lot of, throughout his daily life.\u00a0 So I am sure that will form part of his birthday.\u00a0 Someone may thrust a birthday cake and candles at him, given the chance.\u00a0 But he keeps his level of consciousness high at all times, which requires a certain amount of solitude.<\/p>\n

He is a Cancerian, like Nelson Mandela, both of whose life struggles were intimately bound up with the fate of their countries.\u00a0 With Mercury rising in Gemini (his Ascendant sign) he is also a great teacher and a \u00a0man of great intellect, having studied very deeply the ancient treasury of Tibetan scriptures in his youth in Lhasa, and then ever more widely as he left Tibet exploring the world teachings, and became a global figure and produced a prolific body of writing, with a vastly Universal consciousness and outlook, but could\u00a0 explain compassion and forgiveness to anyone.\u00a0 Would that the whole world would listen\u2026 But the sense of joy that pervades him, and that tinkly laugh always ready to bubble, those are qualities of the Soul embodied in the personality, and very infectious when you are in his presence.<\/p>\n

He has the full package of religion (Jupiter exactly trine his Sun) and Spirituality (Neptune exactly sextile his Sun), which equals Jupiter sextile Neptune (perfect balance between Religion and Spirituality).\u00a0 Born to be Dalai Lama, but then the Tibetans believe in reincarnation, and he chose the symbols and objects of his predecessor when he was a tiny child, recognizing them.<\/p>\n

He will be 80 next year, and physically he is not beyond human frailty (with a T-square between Chiron, Saturn and Neptune in his natal chart).\u00a0 How are his birthday transits?\u00a0 Some believe these are symbolic of the year ahead (Solar Return).\u00a0 The Sun trines his natal Jupiter (some laughter), he has an exact Mercury Return in Gemini (his mind will be sharp as a razor) and Pluto is exactly trine his Neptune (one of the most consciousness-expanding transits possible).\u00a0 It\u2019s a great recipe for his birthday, and suggests that if he is writing a new book at this time, it could go beyond all he has written before.<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday, Dalai Lama!<\/p>\n

Aspects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tomorrow there is a sextile between Venus and Uranus, producing a pleasant social spark.\u00a0 It is a good day for artistic originality, and for good conversation in cafes or \u00a0at soirees.\u00a0 You might bump into someone you haven\u2019t seen for some time!<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (8th<\/sup>) Venus squares Chiron, so you may regret something you said in your chance encounter the day before, or feel you revealed too much of yourself.\u00a0 Spend a little time on self- healing, and achieving wholeness.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, a fresh incident may set you off again, with the Sun squaring Uranus.\u00a0 It may be the same issue, or a different angle.\u00a0 More self-healing required for equilibrium.\u00a0 It is no good second guessing this one, because Uranus is the planet of surprise.\u00a0 Trust that the Universe will send you what you need.<\/p>\n

Just after midnight on Wednesday morning (9th<\/sup>) the Sun trines Saturn, so you can achieve a more grounded perspective, perhaps before sleep.\u00a0 A short period of insomnia should do the trick, and things may fall into place in your mind, so that you know how to proceed.\u00a0 When you turn out the light shortly after 00.28 Hrs (UK time) you may sleep through.<\/p>\n

Thursday 10th<\/sup> brings another gift, in the form of Sun trine Chiron.\u00a0 You may then be able to look at the whole of the events of the week, not only with equanimity, but also with the perspective of how they have conspired to first reveal your issues or wounds, and then helped you to resolve them.\u00a0 You should feel more of a sense of wholeness than at the very beginning of the week.<\/p>\n

Give yourself a day or two basking in this beautiful energy, and prepare yourself for the Full Moon in Capricorn (20 degrees) which comes late morning (UK time) on Saturday.\u00a0 This is likely to affect you according to your history with Full Moons.\u00a0 If you are Cancerian or Capricorn the Universe is highlighting issues relating to home and work (e.g. your home life and work balance).\u00a0 Consider a job share, if appropriate.\u00a0 Even if your own emotions are not a serious object of attention, someone else\u2019s may be.\u00a0 It is a time for processing, rather than charging around trying to fix things through action.\u00a0 Achieve contemplation effectively, and you will clear the ground for next week, so that you will more easily be able to enjoy its gifts, which include Jupiter\u2019s rip-roaring entry into Leo!\u00a0 Some of your Cancerian issues (such as old hurts), dealt with during the Full Moon, can be laid aside permanently.<\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n