connecting to the source of well-being / sustainability / being 'at home' / being in harmony with our own rhythm / honouring our roots / peace / sacred space / sanctuary
This week’s theme is about really connecting through our feelings to the source of our well-being. Astrologically, we are connecting with the element of water, the moon and the astrological sign of Cancer. So far, we have honoured the element of Fire, the planet Mars & Aries by connecting to our passion and our vision; we have honoured the element of Earth, Venus & Taurus by connecting to the energy of money, value and to the body; and we have honoured the element of Air, the planet Mercury and the sign Gemini, by connecting to energy of words and communication. This week we honour the element of water by connecting to our feelings and the the sacredness of 'home'.
Last week we articulated a vision statement and got in touch with the power of our words. This week, the aspect of communication we are concerned with is emotional connection. How do you feel? What makes you feel connected? What makes you feel most 'at home'? Often in our quest for change, we neglect the importance of feeling at home, feeling completely comfortable and at one in our being.
Part of what we will focus on this week is to identify the type of feelings that we can dwell in that we know come from a sense of unlimited well-being and are thus sustainable. We will distinguish these from the feelings associated with our cravings that arise from the unsustainable activities we are addicted to. What makes you feel good in a way that doesn’t produce a craving for more of that? If there is craving then there is attachment. If there is attachment, then is the good feeling really sustainable? Aren't you just trying to fix something that really wants to flow? In trying to get your fix, aren't you really just trying to hold on to something that can't be held onto? It occurs to me that when you try to fix something, that really wants to flow, you kill it. This is why this week, what we are concerned with is connecting to the source of our well-being, to the source of where we come from you, to the source of of who we are – what we might call 'home'. So what does home mean to you? What feelings are associated with home? What do you want home to look like, feel like? Where do you belong? Where do you experience a feeling of belonging? In what situations do you feel you can be naturally and authentically yourself? Has the spirit of home been violated in your life? Have you rejected ‘home’ in favour of career or independence?
Think about what happens when a society is uprooted and loses its sustainable source – its people become dysfunctional, substance-addicted, basically, lost. This week, then, is about connecting to that which sustains us, connecting to our roots, the roots of who we are, that which gives us breath, that which is our lifeblood. We may conceive this source as the Earth itself, as God, as our higher self, as our human family or as our human ancestry, or else all or some of these. Whatever our conception of this source, this is the week when we will practice connecting or re-connecting to it. In doing so, we will get in touch with who an experience of being at home with ourselves and getting in touch with our own authentic life rhythm.
The astrological symbol for this week is the Moon, queen of the night, whose monthly cycles enchant us at a feeling level, remind us of our bodies and their own natural cycles. The Moon puts us in touch with our innate instincts. To trust the Moon is to trust our gut instincts, to trust our feelings and to trust our own rhythmic cycle. The danger with the Moon is that we indulge the feelings of the past and reinforce our addicitions and dysfunctional habits. So this week we honour the past, we honour the roots of our being, we honour where we come from and we also recognise that we are connected to a source of nourishment that is not dependent upon the events, circumstances, or personalities that populate our personal history. Rather, we are connected to an unlimited source of wellbeing, that is all loving, all forgiving, all sustaining.
Love John x
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