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Mercury looks ahead

Posted by on Apr 3, 2012
Mercury looks ahead


“Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.”

Black Elk

…Over the next 24 hrs Mercury will go Direct (…the station has already begun).

 

 

 (chart by Marina Caruso)
As you can see from the chart above, Mercury retrograde cycles are more than just the “retro,” it also involves what is called the “shadow” and the “release.” It relates to the degrees traveled during the cycle.  For instance, Mercury passed 23 degrees of Pisces on Feb 27th, entering the “shadow.” It samples the energies to come.  Then, on March 12th, Mercury stationed retrograde at 6 degrees of Aries, creating the window in space the cycle relates to (23 Pisces to 6 Aries).  Today,  Mercury is once again at 23 degrees Pisces, preparing himself to move ahead–once again–passing the Aries point, to release himself from this trippy meditation. Now, that is just the logistics.  What does it all mean?
In a phrase: “We are rudderless without a vision”
To add, I find 3 things of most importance to this cycle:

1. Mercury went Retrograde while conjunct Uranus!

…..thoughts?: Uranus is the higher vibration of Mercury–the higher Mind.  Bring the two together and you have unlimited potential of changing ones reality.  If our thoughts do create our realities, we must be careful what we are thinking.  So Mercury turns around and goes back into Pisces, in search of a dream or vision to guide itself deeper into mercurial manifestation.  Bringing me into my 2nd point:

2. Mercury was involved with the Aries New moon!

…thoughts?:  It was quite auspicious in my eyes to have an Aries New Moon just a day after the Vernal Equinox.  Both relating to new beginnings, the untapped potential of a mustard seed ways lying in our palms.  Mercury was conjunct this New Moon, watching with the curiosity of an unseen angel, gazing at the miracle of a new-born child.  Something was being born….and Mercury is our messenger.  It’s becoming clear as we move into the Full Moon on Friday, but it is still coming in and out of space.

3. This whole Mercury Retrograde coincided with Mars being Retrograde in Virgo (Mercury’s own sign)

…thoughts?: Healing.  Its all about healing.  Mercury gives us the information and the skills to do the healing, Mars gives us the will and the power to make is so. Together, it is the hope of these “gods” that much of the work has already been set in motion.
And so, Mercury goes direct tomorrow.  Usually, when Mercury turns around, we can expect some sort of epiphany to seep out from the shadows.  The brain fart pops.  The question is answered.  Our computer finally works again.  Whatever this truth may be, it will relate directly to where Mercury is in your chart currently.  Did the cycle happen in your 7th house, making you revisit and adjust how you relate to your partner? Did Mercury go retrograde in your 4th house, bringing forth the ideas of “What is home for me?” Should I stay or should I go? Wherever Mercury did his dance over the past 3 weeks, he made sure you got the idea.  His hope along with mine is that you have full awareness now of what needs to be done to allow the healing to begin.
*** If you are interested in knowing more about this Mercury retrograde cycle, you can contact me at KOSMOGNOSIS@GMAIL.COM, and we can set up a private session to dive deep into your own chart/life and get a better idea of what is happening for you.
Love,
sOMa
Holestoheavens.com
featured image: Mark Henson

 

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a talk with Caroline Casey

Posted by on Mar 18, 2012
a talk with Caroline Casey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Become our Allies by lending an open ear to our Astrological cahooting. Caroline is one of the most fascinating orator’s on the topic of Astrology and it doesnt stop there.  Her knowledge of Myth, Magic, Politics, and word play weave nicely into her Astrological bag of tricks.   We talk about the Grand Earth Trine, Mercury retrograde, Neptune in Pisces, the Envision Music festival, 2012, and much more.  Have a jolly time with this one.

Love,

sOma

Kosmognosis@gmail.com

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Exploring Astrology: Watery Themes

Posted by on Mar 11, 2012
Exploring Astrology: Watery Themes

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Join me for a reflective journey towards the hypnotic gaze of the slowly emerging Water Dragon.  With Neptune now in Pisces, Mars driving deeper into his retroactive warrior ways, and Mercury about to do the same, there are many “watery themes” to discuss.  Lend an ear and learn a few astrological reasons of why you may be feeling the way you are….

Love,

sOma

Holestoheavens.com

Kosmognosis@gmail.com

Music:

Kayla Scintilla: Shimmer (behind poem)

Pearl Jam: Just breathe (the break)

Trevor Hall: The Return (end)

Art: Water Dragon by Andrew Jones

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Is Mercury Retrograde for real?

Posted by on Dec 18, 2011
Is Mercury Retrograde for real?


    Mercury retrograde is one of the most commonly known planetary cycles in Astrology.  Unlike the Saturn return which I have rarely seen doubted in its relevance, Mercury retrograde periods are often brushed aside as self fulfilling prophecies or as an excuse.  Even those who see the magic of this celestial language still can have their doubts.  Why is this? What is really going on?

…here is a letter a friend of mine received from his Teacher. It touches on all of the major problems people tend to have with Mercury retrograde:

For decades now I’ve heard people tell all these disastrous stories about “mercury retrograde,” and I must say that I personally have never experienced these sort of things going on more at one time than another.  I don’t see any correlation in my own life between mercury retrograde and more communication or technology snafus.  Other people swear by it though. >> >> I’m wondering whether this is a self-fulfilling prophecy, or whether perhaps mercury retrograde does not affect everyone in the same way, perhaps because of where/how mercury is placed in a person’s chart.  In my own chart, mercury is in a prominent and excellent position, in my first house conjunct my sun (scorpio) and neptune (libra) and my ascendant (libra).  Maybe it’s feeling so happy there that nothing really bothers it.  I’m not up on astrology much, so I don’t really know how all this works. >> >> I do know that in feng shui, if something is difficult, there’s usually a fix.  Is there a fix for people who have hellish times during mercury retrograde?  Do you need to study their chart to figure it out?  Anyone have any experience with this? >> >> Since it never made any noticeable difference to me before, I’ve never really thought about it seriously, but I know someone for whom all kinds of stuff goes wrong during mercury retrograde, and it seems like a terrible life, to know you’re going to turn into a schmendrick that often, that many times a year.  There’s got to be something to do about it.  Nobody should suffer that much from a planet so far away. >> >> >> respectfully— >> >> Eli

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     So……?: Does Mercury retrograde actually do anything, or is it a self-fulfilling prophecy? Or: Does it only affect certain people because of Mercury’s placement in their chart? There is no easy answer really.  It all depends.   Mercury’s placement in a person’s chart definitely affects the way they experience the retrogradation, but it also affects the way they communicate with life in general.  Is it Self-fulfilling? Sure.  If our thoughts create reality and the native is thinking their computer is going to break, their car is going to blow, and they are going to have communication issues with their lover, then sure, its self-fulfilling.  But as you can see, its complicated.  It all depends.
In my own experience, Mercury retrograde periods are quite profound.  Having received much flak from friends and disbelievers over the years, I have learned to take an objective stance to every Mercury retrograde period.  I become an observer.  Simply studying my life and the lives of those around me. An empty vessel.
My subjective stance?: Without a shadow of a doubt, Mercury retrograde is a tangible window of time allowing all the trickster spirit’s into the human realm. For me, “it works.” I can’t deny its humorous quality either.  It is no wonder Mercury is called ‘the Trickster.’
….Note on this current Mercury retrograde cycle in Sagittarius……
* The day Mercury went into his Shadow of this cycle, I left for Asheville with an old friend.  Sag is travel, retro is revisit.  First thing that happend is the radio breaks as we are pulling out of Boulder. It stays broken for 30 hours, until we arrive in Asheville, playing the cd we put in 3 days before as we pull in!  All the while, we are both experiencing anomalies with our iphone’s neither of us had ever experienced. I have cancelled and rescheduled more appointments over the past cycle than ever before. Communication breakdowns? Lol….you bet.  One of my biggest issues lately is feeling like I’m misunderstood.  Practicing brutal honesty can be taken the wrong way it seems. And the list goes on……
All of these technological, mechanical, and linguistic breakdowns are just the waves upon the surface. There is a deeper reason for all of these strange occurrences.  To me, when Mercury goes retrograde, we are meant to relive and revisit a particular theme in our consciousness–in our life–so that we can rework it in a more evolved fashion.  For example, being that this cycle is in Sagittarius, our adventurous, wild, and spirit seeking sides are being deeply examined.  Hence my revisiting Carolina with old friends, family, and ways of thinking.  It always tends to show us how far we have either come, or went away from our True nature. In India, they treat these periods as auspicious times for deep meditation.
Lastly, Mercury’s placement in our chart and how it influences how we experience Mercury retrograde. This is subtle and hard to answer.  It seems though, when Mercury is Direct in a person’s chart, they have a more challenging time during Mercury retrograde periods; When he is Retrograde, he feels at home.  It’s so elusive though.  Are natives with Mercury retrograde more internal and meditative than those with Mercury direct, and this is why they feel so much better during the cycle? I’m not sure.  But I have heard people say they are unaffected by Mercury retrograde–in fact they feel better–because their own Mercury is retrograde in their Natal charts.  Funny thing is, I’m one of them.  I’m usually blasted pretty good by the Trickster, so its hard to say. No real conclusion here.
In the end,  it all depends.  Our own experience is all we have.
* If you are curious about your own Mercury and the retrograde cycles past, present, and future, you can contact me at KOSMOGNOSIS@GMAIL.COM to set up a session.
Namaste,
sOma
www.Holestoheavens.com
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Thinking clearly: Mercury stations Direct

Posted by on Dec 14, 2011
Thinking clearly: Mercury stations Direct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mercury has finally stationed Direct at 3 degrees of Sagittarius.  The meditation is nearly complete.  It was the 24th of November when Mercury went retrograde at 20 degrees Sagittarius and today he finally moves forward. It is a day of coming to terms with everything we discovered in our revisiting and reliving particular themes Mercury brought forth in our lives over the past 3 weeks. Themes of travel, religion, belief, practice, and God have hopefully been reworked within our cognitive wiring. The shift of Mercury’s direction is always a significant time for us to initiate the changes we have been mulling over.  It’s a moment where we hopefully start thinking clearly.  Now, the whole Mercury cycle doesnt complete itself until Mercury passes the point of the Zodiac (20 Sag) where he went retrograde. This happens on New Years day.  And so, how can we best utilize this time? Is there anything we can do to augment this process of making more clear choices for ourselves?

Mercury retrograde periods are some of the most enlightening and frustrating cycles in Astrology.  Aside from technological and mechanical abnormalities, the true purpose of Mercury retro is to rethink, relive, and revisit themes in our lives.  This cycle, being in Sagittarius, we have become more sensitized to our adventurous wild man/woman within.  This is why it relates to travel.  We travel to have new experiences with new lands and new people, hopefully expanding our understanding of our reality.  It is likely that you have been reuniting in strange ways with many old friends who represent this theme in your life.  Everything and everyone we experience in Mercury retrograde cycles serve a specific purpose.  They remind us of something within our minds that needs adjustment.  Also, our technologies we rely so heavily upon fall apart during these cycle, mainly to keep us on our toes, and more aware about what needs care, adjustment, and deeper understanding. Or maybe just to test our patience.

I have been wanting to weave plants into my blogs for awhile now, and today shall be my first attempt.  There are many plants that can assist greatly in our cognitive functioning (Mercury) but it is Brahmi tea (Gotu Kola) which always comes to mind first.

Brahmi (bacopa monnieri) is an Indian Ayurvedic medicine that is potent against motor and nerve disorders. It is medicine for the brain. Possessing a pungent and bitter flavor, brahmi has nervine, tonic, mild sedative and diuretic properties. Brahmi is a perennial creeping herb with small white flowers. It grows on wetlands and muddy shores and is commonly found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam and increasingly in the southern parts of the United States.

Brahmi is grown for both medicinal and culinary purposes. Long known as a “food for the brain”, brahmi has been used since the 6 th century in Ayurvedic medicine as a powerful cognitive enhancer. Brahmi is still widely used by students and schoolchildren in India to help in brain functions. The herb is also used extensively in Vietnamese dishes.

Among the active constituents of brahmi are compounds such as hersaponin and bacosides, which are known to help improve the transmission of nerve cells to the brain.

The health benefits of brahmi can be derived through an infusion of the herb. Brahmi tea can be made by immersing ½ teaspoon of dried brahmi herbs into one cup of boiling water. Let soak and steep for about 5 minutes then drink.

Brahmi Tea health benefits are the following:

  • Brahmi Tea may help improve the memory and enhance mental functions, agility and alertness. It is particularly helpful in retention of new information.
  • Brahmi Tea may help to calm the mind and promote relaxation.
  • Brahmi Tea may help improve motor learning ability.
  • Brahmi Tea may help promote greater concentration and focus.
  • Brahmi Tea may be helpful in treatment of asthma.
  • Brahmi Tea may be helpful in the treatment of epilepsy.
  • Brahmi Tea may be helpful against indigestion.

All plants have a particular affinity for certain planets.  Brahmi is a friend of Mercury’s.  Taking brahmi throughout Mercury retrograde periods can greatly assist in the confusing and challenging experiences we are presented by the cosmic Trickster.  Taking this herb 2 to 3 times a day would be a perfect starting place. Being that Mercury is Direct now, what better way to propitiate Mercury and take care of our retro-knotted brains than by wisely consuming such a magical plant.

We arent off the hook yet.  The theme which began way back on the 5th of November (when Mercury entered his Shadow at 20 Sag) is now in it’s Release period.  Lots still needs to be initiated and reworked.  Even though we are off the cushion and the deep mediation is complete, the candle still burns.  Treat yourself to some Brahmi tea, remembering with every sip that you are not only feeding your brain, but you are making friends with Mercury too.  Plants and Planets, strange yet similar allies……what magical mysteries they are.

  • **** If you are interested in going deeper into this Mercury cycle in your own chart/life, you can contact me at KOSMOGNOSIS@GMAIL.COM, and we can set up a reading to unearth the essential information that Mercury has been trying to tell you all along.  Even if its not Mercury you are interested in, having a reading moving into the New Year could be a wonderful treat for yourself, or a wonderful gift for a loved one.

Namaste,

Soma

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