Making harmony with your past

Making harmony with your past

One of the things I’ve learned in the second half of life is that time is circular, not linear.

This has been a lesson of astrology. There are planetary cycles that repeat at certain intervals. For example, Jupiter spends approximately a year in each sign and is currently in Taurus. You could review the last time Jupiter was in Taurus 12 years ago to gain insight into what might happen for you this time and apply any wisdom previously learned.

Hexagram 64: Before Completion of the I Ching is the final hexagram. And yet it basically says we are similar to how we were at the beginning. It helps us to review the past and, of course, astrology is one way to do that.

So often the focus in astrology is to offer archetypal predictions of the future. My favorite thing to do as an astrologer, however, is to help people make sense of their past and offer a meaningful narrative about what they have been through.

When you make harmony with your own past, including any unfinished business of your ancestors that may have been passed on to you, you have more clarity about yourself and are therefore more capable of accepting others for who they are.

Mercury is retrograde in Mercury-ruled Virgo right now. Retrogrades are a good time for review of the past and, of course, Mercury is the planet associated with that kind of analytical work, especially in Virgo.

Hexagram 64 uses the image of a fox crossing the river only when there is solid ice. If the fox instead crosses when the conditions aren’t right, and gets its tail wet, then the fox’s effort is in vain.

The lesson here, per Richard Wilhelm’s translation, is that “deliberation and caution are the prerequisites of success…Thus the superior man is careful in the differentiation of things, so that each finds its place.” That is very Virgo.

There are daily opportunities to excavate one’s history and help tune into the conditions in your soul so as to better make those figurative river crossings. James Hollis recommends asking yourself the following questions in your journal each day, so I will close with these:

“What got touched today? What generated a significant amount of energy? Where did that energy come from? What did that touch in my history? What satellite issues might that have activated?”

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*The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text, are arranged along the ecliptic (the celestial equator) in Human Design. In astrology there are 12 zodiac signs along the ecliptic, so there are 5.3 hexagrams per zodiac sign. I’m contemplating these hexagrams as a way to engage with astrology, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology.

References:

I Ching or Book of Changes translated by Richard Wilhelm

A Life of Meaning: Relocating Your Center of Spiritual Gravity by James Hollis

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Doing the work of thunder and rain through forgiveness

Doing the work of thunder and rain through forgiveness

Once again we see thunder associated with harmony, like we did back in Gemini season. And once again I find that a little oxymoronic, given that I find thunder always a little jarring, probably due to my inferior sensation function.

Hilary Barrett says in her translation of Hexagram 40: Liberation (Delivearance) of the I Ching* that “Humans do the work of thunder and rain through forgiveness.”

I love that image. One can liken it to what it feels like after a thunderstorm when the tension is over and the air feels cleansed. Because of the rain, there is fluidity, which is the best condition for forgiveness and the liberation that comes from it. In my experience, nothing is more liberating than forgiveness.

There’s a lot going on in Virgo right now. The Sun is there. Mercury is retrograde in Virgo for a couple more weeks and then will turn direct. Liberation is yours for the taking if you’ll have it.

This is all the more enhanced because the lightning-bolt effect of Uranus in Taurus is forming a trine to all that Virgo activity. Astrologer Rick Levine said in an interview that Uranus is about “the instantaneous resolution of irresolvable opposites” and that is its only job. I’m not sure about it being its only job, but during a recent transit of Uranus to the natal Moon in my chart, that was certainly a key dynamic.

If you have Virgo rising, Sun, Moon or other planets in Virgo, take note of this dynamic in the week ahead. If you don’t have natal Virgo planets, you will still feel it in the area of life that Virgo represents in your natal chart.

So with that in mind, here are some questions from Hilary Barrett that you may ponder if you so choose:

If nothing could bind you, where would you go?
Do you ‘have to [fill in the blank]’? Who says?
Which path leads to where you want to be?

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*The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text, are arranged along the ecliptic (the celestial equator) in Human Design. In astrology there are 12 zodiac signs along the ecliptic, so there are 5.3 hexagrams per zodiac sign. I’m contemplating these hexagrams as a way to engage with astrology, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology.

References:

I Ching: Walking Your Path, Creating Your Future by Hilary Barrett

Rick Levine interview about Uranus on The Astrology Podcast

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Liberation from old boundaries

Liberation from old boundaries

So here we are, the first day of Virgo season, and Hexagram 59: Dispersion/Dissolution recommends that we become less rigid by having a religious type of awe:

Through hardness and selfishness the heart grows rigid, and this rigidity leads to separation from all others. …Therefore the hearts of men must be seized by a devout emotion. They must be shaken by a religious awe in face of eternity – stirred with an intuition of the One Creator of all living beings, and united through the strong feeling of fellowship experienced in the ritual of divine worship.”

The I Ching, Richard Wilhelm translation

This reminds me of what Jung told Bill W., the founder of A.A. (Alcoholics Anonymous). Jung told Bill W. about his experience with an alcoholic patient who became sober after meeting with Jung for a year and a half. The patient later relapsed.

Jung’s conclusion was that the patient’s situation was hopeless “so far as any further medical or psychiatrict treatment might be concerned.”

He also said, when asked if there was any hope: “there might be, provided he could become the subject of a spiritual or religious experience – in short, a genuine conversion.”

This led to the famous Step One of A.A: “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our live had become unmanageable.” And also Step Two: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.”

So what does any of that have to do with Virgo? Virgo’s planetary host is Mercury, and one would normally associate spiritual experience and converesion more with Jupiter, Mercury’s opposite.

When you look beyond the stereotypes, Virgo is about the fluidity between spirit and matter. Virgos are working to be of this world while not being of this world.

Virgo is adaptable and not rigid, because it is one of the four mutable signs. It is mutable because it will be handing off to Libra, where the amount of darkness during the day will become greater than the amount of light.

We just left Leo season, which, among other things, is associated with the heart. Leo is a fixed sign, not an adaptable and mutable one. So if you are leaving Leo with any traces of rigidity of heart, Mercury, Virgo’s host, might just be a good antitodte. Mercury is like a spirit guide and helps bring change.

I’ll leave you with three questions from Hilary Barrett’s commentary on this hexagram:

Where and how can you be less rigid?
Where are the walls in a current situation you are facing, and what can you see as they dissolve away?
As energy and vitality is liberated from old boundaries, where will it go?

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*The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text, are arranged along the ecliptic (the celestial equator) in Human Design. In astrology there are 12 zodiac signs along the ecliptic, so there are 5.3 hexagrams per zodiac sign. I’m contemplating these hexagrams as a way to engage with astrology, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology.

References:

I Ching: Walking Your Path, Creating Your Future by Hilary Barrett

The War of the Gods in Addiction by David Schoen

I Ching or Book of Changes translated by Richard Wilhelm

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Learning the way of the deep places

Learning the way of the deep places

Five years ago this month I got to experience what it is like to be caught unexpectedly in a flood.

I was driving my daughter to her viola lesson on a sunny day and just as we exited the highway a torrential downpour began out of nowhere.

All the cars were at a standstill on the ramp and it was clear we weren’t moving anytime soon.

The ramp is on a decline so the water quickly accumulated; within minutes our car was sitting in several inches of water.

The tires of our car were just barely touching the ground.

Water was ever so slightly seeping into the vehicle.

Periodically a water rescue ambulance would drive by, which caused waves, and anxiety.

There was the occassional pickup truck or other large vehicle that would impatiently drive past all of us and created more waves. Exasperating.

My daughter kept anxiously asked me to do something about this situation.

I said I felt that, if I tried to drive, the tires wouldn’t hold firm to the ground and we’d float and crash into cars.

So we waited.

And waited.

Eventually some cars started to leave. To my daughter’s consternation, we stil waited.

About three hours after getting stuck in this situation, I felt the waters had receded enough and I drove successfully to the nearby mall so we could get out of the car and get a snack.

I carefully studied the traffic situation on Google Maps and tried to find information online about the storm.

Afterwards I learned the area received 11-15 inches of rain in 24 hours, with 2-4 inches of rain falling per hour during the peak which, of course, was the time period we were caught in it.

There has never been a storm like that here in our part of Wisconsin and it impacted the water levels of our lakes for months afterwards.

This was the story that immediately came to mind as I started pondering Hexagram 29: The Abysmal (Water) from the I Ching, which corresponds to these last days of Leo.*

It may seem strange that the fire of sign of Leo is associated with water, but Leo is about the strength to stay with things. That kind of strength is needed when you are caught in an abyss or in a dangerous situation.

I like this quote from Hilary Barrett’s commentary on Hexagram 29:

These are pits, where you fall into the deep, dark waters, flowing on into the swirling unknowable dark. The chasms repeat: there is no detour that would take you round them, so you must practise and learn the way of these deep places.

In these kind of situations, like the one of my own I described above, our typology comes into play and gives us a language to use.

I have INFJ tendencies and was suddenly confronted with a massive amount of extraverted sensation (the weakest part of my personality) to have to deal with. My strong introverted intuition and weak extraverted sensation, which are opposites, had to work together.

These last days of Leo might be a good time for you to reflect on how you have used the opposites within you to access your inner Leo strength to resolve a difficult situation.

How have you practiced and learned the way of the deep waters?

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*The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text, are arranged along the ecliptic (the celestial equator) in Human Design. In astrology there are 12 zodiac signs along the ecliptic, so there are 5.3 hexagrams per zodiac sign. I’m contemplating these hexagrams as a way to engage with astrology, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology.

References:

I Ching: Walking Your Path, Creating Your Future by Hilary Barrett

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Holding steadily to not knowing

Holding steadily to not knowing

The first half of life is “essentially a giant, unavoidable mistake,” according to author and Jungian analyst James Hollis.

I always chuckle when I reflect upon that. It helps me take some of my own past youthful folly less seriously.

Of course, first half of life habits and mistakes can happen during the second half of life, especially if the person is in denial about aging.

And sometimes people in the first half of life have second half of life type of wisdom, particularly if they have faced a lot of adversity.

Hilary Barrett refers to the I Ching Hexagram 4-Youthful Folly as “Not Knowing” and describes it as:

“Not Knowing literally means being covered over, like a young animal hidden away in the undegrowth by its mother. So you are ignorant, and cannot see as far as you would like to – but this is not such a terrible thing while you are still so small. To be small and ignorant is a creative harmonious way to engage with your world, and holding steadily to not knowing – and hence to learning – will bring good results.”

Problems arise if the “young ignoramous goes running after answers, as if it were embarrassing not to know. In his anxious persistence he shows a profound disrespect – for his teacher, and also for the answer he is seeking that he imagines can be had so quickly.”

That reminds of what Clarissa Pinkola Estés says: “One need not push it, the understanding will come. Some things must be accepted as being out of our reach, even though they act upon us, and we are enriched by them.”

This hexagram takes us through the next week of Leo.* It isn’t always so easy for Leo to swallow its pride and admit to youthful folly and not knowing.

You first have to admit that there is something for you to learn in order to be taught.

As the Tao Te Ching says: “Not to know the things you ought to know is folly. To know that there are some things you cannot know is wisdom. The wise recognize the limits of their knowledge; the foolish think they know everything.”

Here are some prompts you can ponder in the next week if you feel so inclinced:

What do you need to be to represent your authentic self in the world?

What kind of journey would you be willing to make without a map or GPS?

What are your favorite resources and tools for improving your self-awareness?

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*The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text, are arranged along the ecliptic (the celestial equator) in Human Design. In astrology there are 12 zodiac signs along the ecliptic, so there are 5.3 hexagrams per zodiac sign. I’m contemplating these hexagrams as a way to engage with astrology, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology.

References:

Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

I Ching: Walking Your Path, Creating Your Future by Hilary Barrett

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Collective force and returning to the Self

Collective force and returning to the Self

War and armies would normally be about the last thing I would typically want to write about.

But, with astrology being a lectionary of sorts, and with the I Ching added to the mix, here we are with Hexagram 7: The Army/Collective Force.

This correlates with the next stretch of Leo season*, which seems contradictory at first, as Leo is more about individuality, whereas its opposite, Aquarius, is focused on the collective.

It makes sense, though, because we see here the necessity of a leader who can question established norms and help the collective move forward.

Such a leader also needs recognition by the community and must deeply understand their needs.

The first example that comes to mind for me is President James Garfield (1831-1881), who is the subject of the best history books I’ve read in the last few years: Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President by Candice.Millard

Here are a few facts about him:

*All the rooms in his house were overflowing with books, even the bathroom.
*He was an ardent abolitionist.
*He ended up becoming the presidential nominee at the last minute even though he vigourously resisted it.
*His assassination only seven months into his presidency in 1881 brought people together in a way that would have been impossible before his death.
*He was a polymath. He even wrote “an original proof of the Pythagorean theorem during a free moment at the Capitol.” (Astrological fun fact: Virgo was his rising sign, natal Saturn was in Virgo, and he had a stellium in the third house of Scorpio, including Mercury.)

Millard’s description of Garfield as a leader is very much like how the I Ching and other taoist texts describe the ideal leader:

To his countrymen, a staggeringly diverse array of people, Garfield was at the same time familiar and extraordinary, a man who represented both what they were and what they hoped to be. Although he had been elevated to the highest seat of power, he was still, and would always be, one of their own.

In his commentary on hexagram 7, R.L. Wing says that such a leader has the “ability to call upon the COLLECTIVE FORCE in dangerous times.”

Garfield said: “Of course I deprecate war,” he wrote, “but if it is brought to my door the bringer will find me at home.”

In closing, R.L. Wing reminds us how to balance the self/collective (or Leo/Aquarius) axis: “Ultimately, in matters of your external relationships you must always return to the center of the Self for orientation and processing.”

In her commentary on hexagram 7, Hilary Barrett poses the below questions, which are good ones to ponder in the next week, if you so choose. If you know your Leo placements, and which area of life Leo represents for you, feel free to take that into consideration when answering them:

What are you aiming for?
How can you get more from your strengths?
With all your efforts, are you creating the life you want?

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*The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text, are arranged along the ecliptic (the celestial equator) in Human Design. In astrology there are 12 zodiac signs along the ecliptic, so there are 5.3 hexagrams per zodiac sign. I’m contemplating these hexagrams as a way to engage with astrology, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology.

References:

The I Ching Workbook by R.L. Wing

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

I Ching: Walking Your Path, Creating Your Future by Hilary Barrett

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The case for hiding

The case for hiding

While reflecting on the necessity of retreat, two poles quickly become apparent.

On the one hand, as James Hillman exhorts us to “make soul by living life, not by retreating from the world into ‘inner work’ or beyond the world in spiritual disciplines and meditation.”

A fair point.

Then on the other hand we have Marcus Auerlius with his reminder that “But it is within your power to find solace at any time, by retreating into yourself. When your thoughts are orderly and tranquil, there is no place quieter and more peaceful than your own soul. There, you are free.”

Aaahhh. I like that one.

Hexagram 33: Retreat from the I Ching is what is in play right now for these next several days of Leo season.*

One might not normally associate the bright and bold sign of Leo with retreat. But then again, I did a fair amount of retreating last week due to extra hot weather.

Toss in the Scorpio moon we had for 2.5 days of that and it was a festival of retreating.

The first thing that came to mind as I considered retreat is poet David Whyte’s brief reflection on Hiding:

“Hiding is an act of freedom from the misunderstanding of others…from mistaken ideas we have about ourselves, from an oppressive and mistaken wish to keep us completely safe, completely ministered to, and therefore completely managed. …Hiding leaves life to itself, to become more of itself. Hiding is the radical independence necessary for our emergence into the light of a proper human future.”

David Whyte, Consolations p. 114-15

That seems to strike the proper balance between the two poles discussed earlier – retreat that leads to purposeful emergence.

I’m also making a mental note to revisit that quote during August’s Scorpio moon visit.

Should you find yourself with some time to retreat in the next week, here are a couple of things you could ponder:

*R.L. Wing says that “your retreat should be confident and powerful.” How can you retreat in this way?

*What do you need to do to stay safe and whole in mind, body, and spirit this week?

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*The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text, are arranged along the ecliptic (the celestial equator) in Human Design. In astrology there are 12 zodiac signs along the ecliptic, so there are 5.3 hexagrams per zodiac sign. I’m contemplating these hexagrams as a way to engage with astrology, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology.

References:

The I Ching Workbook by R.L. Wing

The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Sam Torode translation

We’ve Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy and the World’s Getting Worse by James Hillman

Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte

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Influencing by being influened

Influencing by being influened

Influence is something I thought a lot about back in the day when I wrote marketing copy for clients.

When I was in the marketing world, it quickly became apparent that influence is something that applies to all our interactions, not just with those we are trying to influence through marketing.

The less you try to persuade and convince someone, the easier it is to attract them to you or your ideas.

Jung said sommething interesting about influence: “The personalities of doctor and patient are often infinitely more important for the outcome of the treatment than what the doctor says and thinks….In any effective psychological treatment the doctor is bound to influence the patient; but this influence can only take place if the patient has a reciprocal influence on the doctor. You can exert no influence if you are not susceptible to influence.” [emphasis mine]

R.L. Wing emphasizes the same point in his commentary on Hexagram 31: “In social matters, your willingness to be influenced, even though you may be altogether self-sufficient, attracts others to you and creates an atmosphere for the exchange of ideas.”

Being susceptible to influences doesn’t mean setting aside healthy boundaries.

Rather, it is about making ourselves more vulnerable by taking off the armor, removing projections as best as we are able, and becoming more clear about who we are.

I’m writing about influence today because the Sun just entered the stretch of Leo associated with I Ching Hexagram 31 – Influence/Attraction.*

Do you have Leo Sun, Moon, or rising sign? Leos can have that ability to lead and influence, even if not in a formal position of leadership.

That is because the Sun is the planetary host of the fixed fire sign of Leo. People sometimes turn to Leo in the same way they like to bask in the Sun.

Even if you don’t have planets in Leo, the Leo house of your birth chart is lit up this month. The area of life it represents is an area where you might have some influence in the next few weeks.

Some questions to ponder:

Are you willing to be influenced by those you lead or in your personal relationships?

What type of situations or people do you tend to attract lately? Do they tend to enlarge your life or diminish it?

When you find yourself drawn to a person, can you see the positive characteristics in them that are hidden within you?

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*The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text, are arranged along the ecliptic (the celestial equator) in Human Design. In astrology there are 12 zodiac signs along the ecliptic, so there are 5.3 hexagrams per zodiac sign. I’m contemplating these hexagrams as a way to engage with astrology, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology.

References:

The I Ching Workbook by R.L. Wing

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Traveling to meet yourself

Traveling to meet yourself

I noticed that a recent New Yorker article with the title “The Case Against Travel” received a lot of push back in the comments on Instagram.

People love to travel. But the article challenges us to question why we think travel is such a significant endeavor:

“They may speak of their travel as though it were transformative, a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience, but will you be able to notice a difference in their behavior, their beliefs, their moral compass? Will there be any difference at all?”

I’m not much of a traveler myself, so I appreciated this, as well as the recent “Reconsidering the Staycation” article in the New York Times. Staycations tend to be my preferred form of “travel” because they foster inner voyages.

The writer didn’t enjoy staycations until she started approaching them by pondering this question:

“If I were moving away soon, what would I most want to do, and who would I most want to spend time with?”

All of this leads us to Hexagram 56: The Wanderer/Traveling. The Sun entered the fire sign of Leo today. This hexagram is associated with this beginning portion of Leo and also the last stretch of Cancer we experienced in recent days.*

The hexagram image is a fire on a mountain. Fires here don’t linger long and move on quickly to find another fuel source, which represents traveling/wandering,

Now that Leo season has begun, traveling might be on our minds. But R.L. Wing reminds us that traveling “is primarily a state of mind, yet it leads the traveler into very real spaces.”

When you are in situations that you know won’t last long, you won’t be able to change your surroundings much – and your surroundings shouldn’t change you.

As Wing says: “The traveler should hold to modest goals and behave with good grace and propriety. People on the move are moving targets, therefore caution and reserve should be exercised in your dealings with those you meet on the way.”

These periods of being a wanderer are a good time for an “inner voyage” where you explore new ideas, career opportunities, and experiences.

Maybe there are certain areas in your life where you are perpetually a wanderer, so as to get the substance while avoiding drama and potential entanglements with others.

However you prefer to travel, whether farflung adventures, a state of mind, or staycations, Marion Woodman’s insight is worth pondering: “But if you travel far enough, one day you will recognize yourself coming down to meet yourself. And you will say – yes.”

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*The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text, are arranged along the ecliptic (the celestial equator) in Human Design. In astrology there are 12 zodiac signs along the ecliptic, so there are 5.3 hexagrams per zodiac sign. I’m contemplating these hexagrams as a way to engage with astrology, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology.

References:

The I Ching Workbook by R.L. Wing

The Case Against Travel from The New Yorker

Reconsidering the Staycation from The New York Times

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Birds bringing us back down to earth

Birds bringing us back down to earth

Not a day goes by where I’m not closely observing birds.

So that’s why I’m glad our next hexagram has my most favorite of nature images: birds!

We have three pet cockatiels and many birds visit our backyard throughout the day.

I understand why the ancients viewed birds as messengers of the invisible world. Once in a while our cockatiels will sit still and not move as they stare at me for as long as half an hour. I swear they can see things we humans can’t see.

James Hillman said this about birds: “The bird is like the physical force of the metaphysical.”

The Sun just entered the stretch of Cancer associated with I Ching Hexagram 62: Preponderance of the Small (Conscientiousness).*

Per Richard Wilhelm’s translation:

“The flying bird brings the message:
It is not well to strive upward,
It is well to remain below.
Great good fortune.”

A bird can soar into the sky but ultimately must descend to its nest on earth.

Nesting is a Cancer quality. The air sign of Gemini precedes Cancer; Cancer provides a counter-balance to Gemini where thoughts constantly take flight.

If you have ever watched a bird build a nest, they are exemplars of attending to the smallest of details.

Birds are also a constant reminder to remain true to your own nature and your own voice, because they are so good at that themselves.

For your own unique call to be heard, you need to fly closer to the ground and pay attention to details, creating a more sensitive connection with your world. When you come down to earth in this way, scaling down your aspirations, crossing over in small ways and doing small works, then you enjoy great good fortune.’

Hilary Barrett

What small things can you focus on in the next week?

What has been going on in the Cancer area of your life these past few weeks? We’re in the final stretch, with Leo just around the corner. Is there some “nesting” you can do this area?

At the very least, closely observe some birds this week and discover what messages they might have for you.

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*The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching are arranged along the ecliptic (the celestial equator) in Human Design. In astrology there are 12 zodiac signs along the ecliptic, so there are 5.3 hexagrams per zodiac sign. I’m contemplating these hexagrams as a way to engage with astrology, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology.

References:

I Ching: Walking Your Path, Creating Your Future by Hilary Barrett

Animals Presences by James Hillman

I Ching or Book of Changes translated by Richard Wilhelm

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