Ancient Wisdom ~ Modern Science ~ and our Cosmic Connection! ~

The Mystery of Being, The Magic of Doing, The Miracle of living a joyous and fulfilling life! ~

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Namesta fellow homo sapiens-sapiens,

Welcome to the energetic frequency of Gemini, a masculine Air sign. During Gemini time we reorient, in Aries and Taurus we focus on self – on our own aspirations and our own desires – in Gemini we shift our focus to accommodate others in our world. Sapient means “having great wisdom and discernment,” as sapiens-sapiens we aspire to be ‘doubly wise.

The Story: the archetype of Gemini is the Storyteller and Gemini wants a GOOD story; the Personal Yearly Cycle was probably developed by a Gemini in search of an organizing principle to contain her or his kaleidoscope of stories. And as Albert Einstein wrote, “The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing knowledge,” so let’s get creative about the stories we write for ourselves.

Muriel Rukeyser writes, “The universe is made of stories, not atoms.” So what’s our current story? Does it need updating? Editing? Expansion or contraction? What we can learn from the Gemini frequency: “Life is an experiment to discover what is possible,” writes Margaret Wheatley – and it begins with ‘the story.’ Does your story put a smile or a frown on your face? Make your heart sing or cry? Does your dance fill you with Joy? Whenever we find ourselves in a funk it’s an invitation to write a new story and learn a new dance! Webster defines Disaster thus, “against - or apart from - the stars” and the flower Aster gets its name from the Latin astrum; I often use that to center myself…

Gemini is also the sign of the twins and relationships, the twins signify the tension of polarity in life which we tend to see as duality: dark-light, male-female, up-down, in-out, good-bad, etc., and our need for both autonomy and belonging. On a spiritual level, polarity point us to the Hermetic law of Attraction, Reciprocity, and Circulation: “As Above so Below ~ As Within so Without.” ~ Relationships, alerts us to the importance of how we relate to these polarities. Nowhere is that more evident than in the house where your Gemini resides – so look at your chart, do you have a current good story to inspire your focus and attention relating to those issues? If not, it’s time to create one! ~

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The Dance: The world becomes a kaleidoscope of input and a treasure chest of playthings. For Gemini, variety is truly the spice of life. And it is through this continual stimulation that we develop consciousness.

In “Riches Within Your Reach" Robert Collier writes, “there is one quality that one must develop to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to create it."

As you often hear me say, “Life? It’s all a matter of Story,” because our story determines our dance! So how do you like to dance: Tango, Rumba, Waltzes, Quickstep, Rock & Roll, the Texas Two-Step? Gemini yearns for unity and therefore in Gemini we seek the common denominator between our many stories or as Gregory Bateson taught, “learn to see the pattern that connect.” Create your story, the one that fits your unique genius, so you can dance joyfully which is Life’s intent for you.

Gemini, like “The Wizard of OZ,” invites you to put on Dorothy’s ruby-red shoes, join Scarecrow’s quest for an empowering brain, Tin Man’s longing for a joyful heart, Lion’s desire for courage, and dance the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City and discover the Rainbow bridge to your way home to yourself.

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Tidbits: celebrate the Full Moon in Sagittarius, Monday, May 23 and New Moon in Gemini June 6 ~

& Practice: play with your breathing while in the air-sign of Gemini, imagine breathing in the colors of the colors of the Rainbow, feel the breath in your whole body, and honor your breath release ‘what no longer serves you’ on your out-breath.

Goddess of the Month: Usume, is the Japanese Shinto goddess of joy and happiness, called the Daughter of Heaven and Heaven's Forthright Female. Her name means "whirling". She is the goddess of good health, which people obtain from drinking the blessed water of her stream. When the sun goddess Amaterasu had hidden herself in a cave, thus covering the earth in darkness and infertility, it was Uzume who brought her back. With her provoking curlew dances she made the gods laugh so hard, that Amaterasu left the cave intrigued. Her emerging brought light and life back to earth. Her brother Ninigi married Uzume to the deity who guards the Floating Bridge to Heaven. ~ The dances of Uzume are found in folk rites, such as the one to wake the dead, the Kagura, a dance-mime, and a dance, which symbolizes the planting of seeds.

Paracelsus’ Doctrine of Signatures, “Everything is written everywhere, if we have but the eyes to see & the ears to hear! ~ “The Universe is Talking to us! ~ Are we Listening? ~ Do we Understand what we Hear?”

Learn to Dance with the Energies of Life! ~

“Catch a falling Star and put in your pocket, save it for a rainy day…”

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