Archive for the 'The Big Picture' Category

How Well Do You See Yourself?

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Last week I wrote about this Na’vi greeting from the movie Avatar.  It’s “oel ngati kameie” and it means “I see you.”  Not just, “I see you over there,” but “I understand your soul.”  I’m still chewing on this, so I thought I’d write more about it.  Many cultures have words like this, the essence [...]

Healing The Heart

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

One of the most interesting things about romantic relationships is their ability to help us heal childhood wounds.  Men and women alike are deeply, and often repeatedly, attracted to a romantic partner who has many of the same traits as their parents or primary care-givers. 

Supernova 2010

Monday, January 11th, 2010

2009 went out with a bang:  a full Blue moon, with a partial lunar eclipse, on the last night of the first decade of the 21st century (here in the U.S.).  In a nutshell, that means we were subjected to some pretty intense “letting go of the old” energy.  Did you feel it?

Coming Out of the Darkness

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

I’m happy to say, I think the Solstice knocked me out of my retrograde phase.  That was a long two weeks of negative momentum!  I’ve gotten a gentle reminder, in the form of both Mars and Mercury going retrograde, that it wouldn’t be wise to jump forward full force.  Instead, I’ll be easing back into [...]

The Human Heart in Retrograde

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Astrologically speaking, planets go retrograde all the time.  When a planet is retrograde, it appears to be moving backwards through its orbit.  It never actually moves backwards; instead, it’s moving slower in its orbit around the sun than the earth is moving at that time.  So it’s an optical illusion, which is helpful to remember.
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