Astrology

1/24/10   Sunday

This is an interesting and complex day.  Sympathy and compassion run high, and creativity is strong as is the desire to escape. Men and those in authority have a first rate chance to stabilize a group, to set up a partnership and to solve a long-standing problem effectively.  There is a way out of a box and you have found it.  Today you could have an “aha!” experience where you discover the answer to a puzzle. You could suddenly do something that works out very well.  And then here is where you need to exercise caution.  Buoyed up, excited about having just solved something, you could want to do MORE, to solve more issues.  You feel as though you are “on a roll.”  But the next issue you “solve” will be a mistake.  Stop at one solution, don’t press for the second and all is well.

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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Guru Rinpoche
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Astrology

1/23/10   Saturday

Ah, you have decided what you want to do and it involves spending money.  Time to go shopping!  Men and women could disagree on WHAT to buy but they are united in the desire to go shopping, go out to dinner, live luxuriously.  Be careful not to include too many people in your outings.  You could find yourself disagreeing about where to go. Today you want to spend time with groups and people you care for but too many people spoil the picture. You could make a positive business decision that seems out of sync with the rest of the day’s activities, but this decision is solid and will stand the test of time.  Your thinking is correct and you know it.

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Method

Tulku Migyur Dorje
Tulku Migyur Dorje

A teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

It is essential to keep at one’s practice daily. But also keep progressing, accomplishing each stage before moving to the next.

Starting with contemplation of the Four Thoughts, Ngundro, Three Roots, Tsa-Lung, Togyal and Trekchod. This method assures progress and good rebirth.  All these, the Treasures of the path, are best learned within one’s Lineage, under the guidance of a truly accomplished Master.

All these teachings and more are conferred at the Palyul Retreat Center in New York. Soup to nuts! And we are guided now by His Holiness Karma Kuchen and the Heart Sons.

It is difficult to have these profound teachings all in one place. The month long retreat in New York every Summer is not to be missed. Concise!

And there we have fully accomplished Masters to teach and ripen our minds. How extraordinary, pure Lineage transmission here in the US for all!

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Astrology

1/22/10   Friday

Escape!  You are ready to run off for your dream weekend.  The faster the better.  You want to hide somewhere and leave your problems behind. Fantasy has a strong pull today.  Make plans to spend time near water, to see movies that inspire you or take you into a different realm.  Music and art are favored today.  Later in the day you still have the urge to move fast but you can’t decide where you want to go or what you want to do.  You’re spinning your wheels.  You could find yourself saying, “I want to do something but I don’t know what it is!”  Stick to your previous plan or you’ll become confused and frustrated.

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Star Child

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Bright, shining

Star child

Tripping, dancing

In the light

Who are you?

I am

The lover; the beloved.

The father and the child.

The voice and the song.

The kingdom is mine!

Playfully, joyfully fathered by

All that is

I am born

Into glory!

I am glory!

Born to soar,

I hold in my hand

The seed and the fruit of forever

What a joy to cherish

This moment.

Forever-now.

To see in myself

The promise.

The song of love, sung

By me, for me.

Born in light

I am light;

Dazzling!

Pure, perfect crystalline

Light.

Becoming, multiplying, forever.

I am bathed

In exquisite joy –

Always.

One with Infinity

Star child!

By Alyce Mulloy

© Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo

Astrology

1/21/10   Thursday

You are ready to surge ahead today but you meet an obstacle early on.  After that you are free to go go go!  Doctors and all medical professionals are highlighted.  If you need a physical examination, a dental or counseling appointment, go ahead and schedule one. Those in the helping professions are especially good these days.  You could find the doctor of your dreams, the counselor who really helps you and the dentist who knows what your problem is.  If you are hospitalized it will be a good experience.  Medicines are effective and illnesses are favorably healed.  A new cure for a previously untreatable disease could be discovered.  A heart to heart talk with a woman can clear up a problem.

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Astrology

1/20/10   Wednesday

Men and people in authority experience a new burst of energy today.  Friends are helpful and loving.  A sense of compassion for those who are suffering is in the air.  You are more willing to get out there and help those in need.  You feel less group oriented and more oriented toward helping.  Consider where you feel compassion the most:  is it toward children, animals, those who are sick, poor, oppressed?  Find out where you feel most strongly about helping others and become involved.  At the same time watch your dreams and fantasies closely for new information that comes to you, they could be showing you the future.  Guard against escapist behavior, feeling sorry for yourself, or engaging in criminal activity. It’s time to help others, or you could become the one who needs help!

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Astrology

1/19/10   Tuesday

Intuition is especially accurate, and good friends are willing to spend time with you.  Men are busy wrapping up last minute business and may be too busy to help due to prior commitments but they should still pay attention to their hunches. Women and children are full of dreams and new ideas.  A beneficial outside force is entering the picture and it is opening a new door into a previously blocked situation.  You are looking in one direction for a solution to a problem and the solution sneaks up behind you!  Help comes from an unexpected and generous source.  You could sell something for a good price.

 

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

What’s in a Word?

How do we reframe our perspective, especially when it comes to everyday stress? Words have power when spoken from the heart and based on what is real.  In other words, nothing contrived or pretentious.  Words have influence, and it is influence that guides our perspective about everyday “things.” Words can carry a lot of weight when they become pertinent to a set of circumstances and situations in play.  Superficial conversation usually offers little in the course of communication and connection, whether that is between people, or within oneself. Our ability to reframe our perspective is firmly founded in our ability to use words of influential assertion that provokes change.

For this week’s reading given the question and contemplation, the I Ching is:

Wind over Mountain; 53 as Original hexagram
Wind over Fire; 37 as the Expansion
Fire over Water; 64 as the Kernel

The text tells us that change is a gradual process, and one must change within, before there is change without. If we really want to learn how to reframe our perspective about a situation, then we have to look at the words we use, and how we use them, for ourselves internally, and how they are expressed outwardly.  Words carry a lot of power within, and without.  We can begin our practices of reframing immediately through the use of language; instead of saying “but” say “and”, instead of saying “I can’t” say “I can”, and begin to understand that upset is actually optional.  Again, change does not come quickly, and we have to start where we are.  Using words is a good and safe place to begin the reframing process, and soon the habitual tendencies of the past go away, and new more beneficial habits are cultivated.

Change is inevitable, and should we make the decision to go with it, we will find that reframing our perspective about circumstances and situations becomes more natural. And, it is constant work on the development of one’s moral compass and direction. “The Tree on the mountain is visible from afar, and its development influences the landscape of the entire region.  It does not shoot up like a swamp plant; its growth proceeds gradually.”

We live in a time where we are faced with difficult challenges and tasks.  Often times we feel the weight of obligation and responsibility.  These feelings can seem overwhelming, especially in times of crisis or chaos.  What if we took a moment of pause and practiced reframing the situation through the power of words? What would it say to us then? Perspective is developed at a very foundational level, and thus grows with us through the years.  The good news is that it is adjustable; we can learn how to reframe our perspective and gain a new outlook.

Challenges and tasks are action items that can bring groups and teams together to accomplish a very important goal.  Through the power of words in communication, new perspectives can take hold and create newly defined directions, with benefit and accomplishment. It all starts within us first however. We must make those changes within ourselves before we can truly influence and appropriately “handle” the external forces around us.

Have a wonderful week, and chose your words carefully.  🙂

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