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Welcome to The Soul’s Desire, a monthly exposure of the feminine
and masculine intelligent urgings within us. Each month we will be
charting new territories to understand ourselves and this gorgeous life
we’re blessed with. The old maps won’t help much here. Instead, we’ll
rely on provocative, leading-edge understandings into the ubiquitous
Two-ness of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine. In the
process, we’ll discover new light of awareness and deeper ground of
being. Welcome to your evolution as a greater light in the
Sky of Inner Union!
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1. SOULSIGN ASTROLOGY ARTICLE >
"Prior Beliefs Transforming into Next Realizations"
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August-September 2008
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"Prior Beliefs Transforming into Next Realizations"
by Adam Gainsburg
Oppositions are more than just potent aspects. They are specially tied to the dualistic paradigm as they give form to it in space/time. Two bodies or sensitive points which oppose or polarize one another are essentially playing out the same pattern which all of creation weaves itself from. An opposition provides an opportunity to find common ground, to make the best choices we can and to forge a dynamic balance or alchemical resolution requiring our acceptance of both ends. As an astrologer or astro-enthusiast knows, these are not mere concepts, but descriptions of the cellular truth implicit in being human. We have at every turn the inner capacity to heal ourselves, ask a better question, readjust our life path and create a new resolution.... Read the full article >
by Adam Gainsburg
A short word of explanation
about the terms “feminine” and “masculine.” These terms refer to
the implicit, underlying principles within all creation, rather than to
gender. We can see these principles in everything our minds can
focus on: people in our lives, weather patterns, market trends,
psychological traits, relationship habits, and more. Everything in
creation is composed of the Primal Pair of Femininity and Masculinity
formed together in unique ways. Again, gender is not implied when
you see these words used. With that, welcome to…
Your Deep Masculine through August & September
The Mars Journey: Aug-Sep 2008
August opens with the closing of the Service Phase of the Mars Journey. As described in last month’s Soul’s Desire: “The Service Phase is a long period of time in which our collective Masculine development ‘hits the street’ with respect to significantly improving things, making substantial contributions to the benefit of others, and to forwarding any personal or social efforts aimed at improvement of the collective condition. On a personal note for each of us, Mars’ Service Phase is the time to release personal needs and wants if they are intruding on our meaningful social contribution. It’s a time when we learn how service-capable and willing we actually are to devote more of ourselves to a better We and a better world.”
Once we’ve increased our service-readiness and capacity for devotional action, what comes next?.....Wisdom. From August 9 through the end of September, Mars is in his Elder Phase. This phase sees an even further departure from personal needs stored at the level of our being who absolutely, positively believes it cannot live on without having its needs met. This level of us is the who that is being departed from now. Look through most of August and all of September for ways you can move through your day from a motivation of your deepest wisdom rather than the egoic alarm bells of fear or contraction. For example, do you really need to eat that in order to feel satiated? Do you really need to correct someone if they’re mistaken? Do you really need to keep your mouth closed during those awkward ‘pink elephant’ moments? See if you can, for an entire day or two (or three!), devote yourself to practicing speaking, thinking and acting from “what is Wisdom asking for from me here?”
Your Sacred Feminine through August & September
The Venus Journey
Beginning at the beginning of August, Lady Venus is now ready to initiate her 7-month journey to full embodiment, which in the Venus Journey is known as Wholeness. This journey upwards is the Queen’s Ascent Phase and is characterized by any conjunction or meeting with other planets. This phase’s full name is actually The Ascent Phase of the Queen of Heaven & Earth. Note the extra title at the end there and compare it to its sister phase earlier in her Journey: The Descent of the Queen of Heaven. Here, when Venus appears in our skies to gradually grow brighter and reach higher in the night sky, what is actually occurring in our collective consciousness is we are learning how to embody new information from the feminine cosmological principle. We are, literally, inhabiting a fuller, wholer inner feminine. And this only produces beneficial results as Venus represents in our mythos the entirety of the primordial principle of femininity itself, or our fundamental yin nature of all material existence.
Your Deep Feminine-Masculine Daily Planner
Sat, Aug 2 – Venus conjunct Moon – The first timing event in the Queen’s Ascent Phase. In Leo, the theme for today is Embody Your Self, Your Love, and Your Love for Your Self. Focus on your root, the mula in Sanskrit, and see how grounded and rooted you can become with consistent attention on feeling a connection between your tail and the core of the Earth. Once the connection is made, allow a healthy dose of self-love or self-honoring to move throughout you. This is a great day for cultivating Body Abundance, the sheer joy of your body and all it provides you.
Wed, Aug 13 – Venus conjunct Saturn – Watch out yesterday and today not to fall into old habits of deifying a deadline, putting undue pressure on yourself to fit in, or listening to thoughts of self-judgment or contraction in your relationships. Instead, bring your energy into your 3rd chakra to re-affirm your power to do and be what and who you desire to do and be. Give form to the new balance you are creating now between both past and future and your material and non-material realities.
Sun, Aug 17 – Mars square Pluto – New in his Elder Phase, Mars today is faced with a challenge: can he face what blocks him without resorting to outbursts of anger or inbursts of frustration? The suggestion for yesterday, today and tomorrow is to allow any anger to surface and even express itself, while maintaining the connection to the inner witness. Watch for feelings of not having enough time or resources to achieve what you want…yes, even if what you want is not for you but for others’ benefit. Once you slip into “not enough”-ness, you are creating an unnecessary obstruction to the fulfillment or completion of the effort. Instead, remain available for and detached from intense emotions.
Wed, Aug 20 – Venus conjunct Mercury; Mars conjunct ZS – Here’s an intriguing and perhaps confusing mixture of energies! While your inner voice may find expression today to share your heart’s desire or speak your truth (yay you!), your inner motivation might lead you into strange circumstances. “ZS” stands for the center of our local neighborhood of galaxies; our home Milky Way galaxy is but one of 34 galactic neighbor with whom we all share a common epicenter, a massive black hole. The suggestion regarding the Mars/ZS meeting thus is to follow any inspiration popping up now to do/act/go, if you like the types of adventures where you haven’t figured out the return trip before you depart! Trust is the name of the day in this regard. Think of yourself as a space traveler keeping a voice recorded journal of the (inner?) faces you’ve seen and the places you’ll go.
Mon, Sep 1 – Venus conjunct Moon – The second Venus/Moon meet-up during the Queen’s Ascent Phase. The theme for yesterday into tonight is, Embodying Our Deeper Balance. This mixture of energies in tropical Libra opens our 2nd chakra for this deeper balance. Self-inquiries such as: How can I allow myself to more feel my power? What stands in the way of my giving over control to God/dess and letting my art/love/passion come forward?
Mon, Sep 8 – Mars conjunct Mercury; Pluto SD – In the middle of last month (Aug 17, above), Venus and Mercury met up together. Well today you get to practice the other side of truthful expression: giving voice to your inner masculine. This can lead to opinions flying past the censor of the lips but it also can energize more courageous thinking. You may find yourself wanting to stand up to overbearing relatives or telling someone exactly how you feel about them, no holds barred. Always remember though that your authentic masculine doesn’t have it in him for revenge, hurtful words or abusive behavior. If you notice these things, remember there must be other agendas at play coloring your clear expression of him.
Given the recent Pluto/Mars square (Aug 17, above) and the upcoming Venus/Pluto square (Sep 22), I thought it useful to note today for Pluto’s turn-around. Today is the day when Pluto reverses its retrograde, to go direct once again. This is actually quite an important day, and one I’m surprised more astrologers haven’t paid attention to. Why important? This is the beginning of the ending of Pluto’s passage through Sagittarius. After today, Pluto will once again enter Capricorn (Oct 24) and stay there, never returning to Sagittarius. The beginning of the end for Sagittarian (utopian) ideals, denial (in the words of astrologer Michael Lutin), and irresponsibility. “Captain! There’s a ship in the distance and it appears to be in the form of a Sea Goat!”
Wed, Sep 10 – Venus conjunct Mars – For an overt MarsVenus-ophile, this is a day to be celebrated with both private time and public revelry.
In one way, approach the energies today as a sacred divine marriage between your inner shakti and shiva (no, you don’t have to convert to Hinduism!), the way they naturally come together. In another view, prepare an inner temple space, within your own heart chamber, and invite both your Deep Masculine and Deep Feminine to have a conversation, share a meal, French kiss or make beautiful love. If, however, one or the other isn’t really available for this either because they’re dating someone(s) else, they’ve become too wrapped up in work, or they’re currently of the belief that the other simply isn’t their type, then it’s your duty to really listen to why. Engage them in questions and answers and own EVERYTHING they tell you as the result of your prior choices, consciously or unconsciously.
Today is a day of Holy Union or hierogamos, a very ancient rite practiced for many thousands of years in many hundreds of cultures. Today is a day to cellularly and directly do something about the quantity and quality of your inner holy marriage. No, not by signing up to Spiritual Singles Inc. I mean really do something real about it: take whatever next step is required to bring your inner Divine He and She closer together. This is the real secret of finding a mate: do your inner work to create that mateship you long for in the outer world. Because if you do find a partner and they are ‘meant’ for you, sooner or later your ‘stuff’ is going to prevent further intimacy, growth and trust between you.
Their sacred union occurs smack dab in the middle of tropical Libra (Libra 15), the place in consciousness that sooo loves balance, equality and harmony, that it can make for a rude awakening when such ideals eventually shift or are upset by new changes. Archetypally, the center of Libra is the balance between all our different behaviors and the sub-personalities they source from. It is a psychoid space in our collective consciousness which represents the very tipping point of our future: in which direction will we head? How consciously will be make our choices? How intra-communicative are we?
It is this intra- (self with self) communication which is the big focus in this version of the Sacred Marriage occurring now. As a collective Self, we are afforded a wonderful opportunity to balance any over- or under-developed feminine qualities with the masculine perspective, and any over- or under-developed masculine qualities through the feminine perspective. So for you, invite your Primal Pair to fully presence itself at some point yesterday, today or tomorrow. The likelihood is that at some point, you, and They, will be very grateful you did.
Sun, Sep 14 – Mars trine Chiron – This energy would be notable even without its Mars Journey context. In his Elder Phase, Mars today aligns with Sir Chiron, Lord of the Deep Heart. Framed by the Elder Phase energetics, this trine will potentize our direct access to our actual protection devices for the sole purpose of our releasing them. We must release them if we desire to live the life we were meant to. This will require from us courage to let our guard down, to let our feelings be felt and to live, for a time, in our vulnerability. Don’t be surprised, too, if you find that others take your example to heart and make similar changes in their own ways.
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Adam Gainsburg is the founder of Soulsign Astrology as well as an author, sound healer and originator of what may be the first meditation form derived exclusively from the astrological mysteries, known as Breath of the Soul. His upcoming book, Bridges of Union, will focus on his six years of research and study into the Mars and Venus synodic cycles (2009). More about Adam >
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