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Riding the Storm ~ November 12, 2019


Editor’ Note: In this article, Dana tells it like it is…very intense emotions out there on your personal level, but…for a very good reason. The depths of our emotional wounding must be “played out” and removed before our consciousness can expand (ascend) to a higher plane.

So, as uncomfortable as it is (and…it IS that!), emotions from your deep inner self must be allowed to surface and play out. Ouch! Please know why you are feeling these emotions, release, and then BE…

InJoy!

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By Dana Mrkich

The intensity of last Monday’s Scorpio New Moon opposite Uranus (28 Oct) has, for a lot of people, continued. Deep emotional releases from heavy crying to rage-like anger to feeling generally frazzled has many feeling out of sorts- even while things in your life might be generally okay.

At the same time the Schumann Resonance was pumping strong (imagine your heart beating faster than usual, and you feel that thump thump thump stronger than usual….only this is Earth’s heart beat).

Much like the Solar Flares, this can make energetically sensitive people feel emotional, can ramp up anxiety because it’s revving up the nervous system, can trigger physical heart palpitations, fatigue, adrenalin surges and a need to just find a quiet place to rest and restore.

Sometimes we can feel super energised, creative and motivated when the Schumann Resonance is high so it may have affected you that way.

With the energy feeling very much like electric static I had originally thought this would ease as the moon moved away from that Uranus opposition. But err, no. It appears that influence is still with us as the moon prepares to go Full next Wednesday, nestled right alongside Uranus in Taurus. Yes you read that correctly. We’re going from a New Moon opposite Uranus, to a Full Moon being on Uranus. (While not being exactly on the Uranus degree it is close enough to warrant being called a Uranus Full Moon.) May as well get our brown paper bags out now, breathe in…and out…breathe in….and out!

On a personal level this particular New to Full Moon fortnight has been like a Scuba Diving Ride you didn’t realise you were in line for. Heck, you didn’t even know you were in an adventure park. One minute you’re washing the dishes, the next you’re breathing into those brown paper bags, sobbing uncontrollably about something that happened 40 years ago. Or something that happened 40 seconds ago that wasn’t really that big a deal, so WHY AM I SOBBING LIKE THIS!!! Or you are breathing into the paper bag because you’re trying really hard not to lose your shit for the tenth time this week because a lot of anger is coming up. Or things have just got really crazy with your schedule really fast, and your brain can’t work out how you are going to do the hundred things that suddenly showed up out of nowhere. 

Scorpio loves a good scuba dive. Add Uranus to the mix and we’ve got ourselves an extreme sports version where you get zapped every few metres on the descent. 

“Look at that memory!” Zap.

“Remember this issue? Did ya ever clear that?” Zap.

“Aww, you’ve still got that wound? Poke, poke.” Ouch! Zap. 

Now I’ve got a scene from Willy Wonka in my head where the Oompa Loompas have to roll Violet to the juicing room and are singing that Oompa Loompa Oompa Dee Daa song as they squeeze out the excess juice, iron her out and send her back to her parents’ excess free.  That’s us right now…..being wrung out like towels, and feeling strung out in the process!

Breathe deeply.

Move slowly.

Try to stay present mentally

– too much past/future worry increases the anxiety and frazzled feeling.

Put your feet on the grass, sit on the grass, lie on the Earth. 

Do what you need to do to feel grounded

especially if you resonate with this feeling

that you’re plugged in to an electrical socket.

On a global level

Uranus is connected to shock…and there’s certainly plenty of that in the collective consciousness as more and more truth is being constantly revealed. This Uranus-influenced New/Full Moon window is really amplifying our awareness of, and sensitivity to, the crazy global reality show unravelling before our eyes!

The Great Awakening voyage we’re on is entering rough waters. Not because things are getting worse. Nope. As hard as it may be for some to believe, things are actually getting better because so much that has been hidden is now coming to the surface for all to see. Only this is causing mass turbulence and mass shock, as we start reaching the critical point of mass realisation to the behind the scenes truth of our world. Everyone generally knows that the powerful run the world. Now, millions are awakening to how:

  • Journalists have been muzzled for decades from telling the truth in order to protect powerful people. They have been used to serve “pyramid power structure” agendas that keeps control/power at the top. (Project Veritas posted video this week, exposing an Epstein cover-up revealed by a news anchor on a hot mic)
  • Powerful, public people have been involved in the trafficking and ritual abuse of children. (The FBI Vault posted documents this week about The Finders)
  • A global blackmail system has been used to control powerful people, from Hollywood actors to those in the music biz, to politicians to corporate and media moguls, who in turn are used to influence the public in a way that serves the “pyramid power structure” agendas. (Follow Tiffany FitzHenry on Twitter, she also has some new interviews up on You Tube including one with an adult survivor of elite-level child-trafficking and ritual abuse).
  • Many regular people enter journalism, politics, entertainment, and corporate life with good intentions, not realising how the system works until they ascend to the higher levels. Some however are born into “the network” or “the family”, and have been moulded from a very young age to be used as an influencer (and I’m not talking the latest insta-famous ones).

2020 is going to reveal more and more and more and more….it may produce sea-sickness and dizziness when you realise how much of the old reality has been a lie. That reality is not the reality we came here to create. As it collapses, and it will, it’s natural to feel grief, anger, confusion, depression and despair.

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross defines the 7 stages of loss/grief as:

Shock

Denial

Anger

Bargaining

Depression

Testing

Acceptance

This is where we’re at folks. Everyone in 2020 will be in one of those stages. Your job is to a) hold steady as best as you can using all the centering/grounding/connecting to your Highest Source tools you have and b) support others as best as you can.

One of our lovely She Fires Bernie put it well – “be the calm witness in the eye of the storm.” Remember – the Storm isn’t a sign that everything is going to crap. It is a sign of all the crap being revealed. We are absolutely going to come out the other side to a very new shore, a very new world. And, in the meantime, there is of course that calm that we can each personally find and help cultivate in others by going within, and by creating pockets of the new in our personal lives: in our families, in our homes, our schools, our workplaces, our communities. 

This is how we will create change – flipping the pyramid around so that the base is at the top, with mass awakening leading to mass empowerment leading to mass grassroots level transformations. Our energy can then filter and flow through society as it was designed to do – co-creating healthy communities in healthy ways. A true leader holds the space, holds the vision, for the majority to thrive.

We have been living in an upside down world, so of course as things are being flipped the right way around things are going to feel a little topsy turvy! 

As the old influence is being unplugged one socket at a time, now is the time to add your positive influence and light. Be the calm eye of the storm for those caught up in the turbulence.  Hold your torch steady so that they can find their way to their own torch.  Remember to keep your own cup full: healthy nourishing food, enough sleep, plenty of water, exercise, get outdoors, fresh air, sunlight – it’s the basics that are the most helpful! 

How are you all feeling?

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Freeing Ourselves from the Matrix ~ August 10, 2019


By: Dana Mrkich

The theme of the moment is all about freeing ourselves – freeing our thoughts, minds, beliefs, feelings, actions and consciousness, particularly from influences that are (or have been) false, disempowering and manufactured. From there we can be who we really are, and live the lives we all want and deserve to live.

First, let’s look at this coming week’s astro influences, and then see how it relates to what’s happening for us personally and collectively.

Jupiter is about to go direct on 11/12 August (14 Sag), followed by Uranus turning retrograde the very next day (6 Taurus), and then a Full Moon (22 Aquarius) on 15 August.

Jupiter is the planet of expansion, abundance, good fortune, higher learning, overseas travel, international connections, and metaphysical knowledge. It’s currently travelling in its home territory of Sagittarius so here Jupiter is in his element. If you’ve been waiting for a green light to move forward with something, many of you will get that this coming week – especially with Mercury (communications planet) finally out of its shadow period on 16 August.

Jupiter is also the planet of fame, and how timely – this weekend we have 2000 Epstein documents being unsealed, bringing more of the truth to light regarding the many famous people associated with him, raising questions about their connection to trafficking-related activities. (More on that further below).

Jupiter’s vibe is “Go big! Be you!” With all the get up and go Leo energy about in August, you might feel like a rocket has been lit underneath you. If you want to finally just go for it in some life area, now is a great time to take some action steps:

Which life area do you want to expand or transform?

What dream do you want to fulfill?

What is ONE thing you can do to move in that direction?

The more inner work you do, the more you realise how much of your sabotaging beliefs are based on false stories that either you’ve created for yourself about yourself, or someone else has projected onto you. It’s time to say: Enough of that! Jupiter, supported by one-of-a-kind Uranus, and Leo the Lion/Lionness (never one to hide), gives me the image of someone taking centre stage with a huge multi-coloured, flamboyant long coat, saying: “I’m here! I’ve arrived!” Your coat might be a red dress or a snazzy suit or a unicorn onesie, the point is, this time is about being authentically YOU. Being authentically you, having shed sabotaging influences and groupthink, is how you get to that place of feeling more fulfilled, happier and at peace with yourself.

We’re not talking here about being self-centred without regard for others. Quite the opposite. The more genuinely connected you are to your true self, the more nurturing and supportive you can be to others in a healthy way. The kind of behaviour we see with extreme self-centredness usually stems from a lack of connection to ones true self – thus a need to get attention and validation from others.

The world is going through massive upheaval and transformation, and for those in the thick of this awareness it can sometimes seem trivial, irrelevant or impossible to focus on yourself and personal life. However your personal life is where your true power lies to create change, to live it and to be an example of it. When the old systems, cabals and cartels collapse, what remains? There has to be something there. You are a part of that something. You are a part of creating something new. So while it’s riveting at the moment to be living in the midst of revolutionary times, don’t forget to actually live the life you are fighting for. If you want to be part of the movement that helps usher humanity into a whole new way of being and living, be an example of that new reality.

Moving on to Uranus, it’s a week to expect the unexpected. Flashes of insight coming out of nowhere, blasts from the past getting in touch, and things happening from left field that leave you thinking “Well, I didn’t see that coming!”

For some, because Jupiter is the benevolent planet, this unexpected event could be fabulous: unexpected abundance, a sudden opportunity, a door opening that you thought was closed or didn’t even know existed.

For others, because of the Full Moon in Aquarius that’s ruled by Uranus, the unexpected event (or realization) could be very emotional – an ending of some kind occurs or you receive news that shocks. Again, the Epstein documents will fall into this category as more and more pieces of the puzzle fit together, and it becomes impossible to ignore that this person or that person is involved in very shady goings on.

Global Events

From childhood experiences, family patterns and cultural pressures to mass media/entertainment “social programming” and global elite/government/intelligence operations created to influence our behaviour and opinions, we have been well and truly living in a matrix.

It isn’t “negative thinking” to accept this. It’s liberating, because once you know you’ve been living in a non-organic, not-natural construct, you can act accordingly and do what you need to do to beam your way up and out of there.

This is what it means to see behind the veil. It’s not just about acknowledging the presence of a greater non-physical reality. It’s also about acknowledging the presence of a “reality show” reality that has been constructed for us, without our knowledge or permission. There has been one world for us – that of left/right politics for example, and another for them – puppet-masters pulling the strings, giving us an illusion of ‘choice’ when ultimately a very, very few people control the majority of governments and media organizations, and control the global storylines that play out day after day.

And then there is door number 3 that leads to another world. The door that has been hidden from most of humanity for literally thousands of years. Hidden, yet it’s been within us the whole time. In that world, we are in our power as free humans. Our true world is natural and evolves organically. Reality is what we make it, not some manufactured show keeping the 1% at the top of the power pyramid at the expense of the 99%. There are people living in this organic world right now – hopefully you’re one of them! None of us are entirely immune from the other worlds, yet as you watch them collapse know that it is not our “Door number 3” world that is collapsing. It’s the manufactured worlds that contained both the controlled and the controllers. The truth coming out now about those worlds is the bridge leading the way forward for all humanity.

On Friday (9 August) the Court started unsealing the first lot of Epstein documents, almost 900 pages. (Update: 2000 pages have now been unsealed, still being published on the cloud). To be clear, this is BIGGER than just one man. Politicians, members of royal families, celebrities, and other wealthy, elite members of society are mentioned here and in the rest of the documents. This was part of a massive, global blackmail ring created so that the powerful can be owned and influenced. And it’s even bigger than that but unsealing these documents is a start to unravelling the whole sick mess.

As more truths unravel, we can start to untangle ourselves from a world that was, and wasn’t, real. Was real in the sense that we lived in it. Wasn’t real in the sense that many people who we looked up to, celebrated or aspired to be like, and humanitarian initiatives we supported, were not who and what they presented themselves to be.

It’s devastating and liberating all at the same time. If you’re new to the devastating part, you will definitely find yourself going through some pretty tough emotions the more you discover. Know that there are a LOT of people out there who’ve had their awakening process, gone into shock under the blankets, gone through the anger, numbness and despair, and come out the other side ready to hold your hand through it all.

This is where the Q operation has been such a powerful tool. While the media tries to label it a conspiracy nutter’s hoax, it is the only thing I’ve seen to wake up SO many people in such a short time by getting them to do their own research, and connect their own dots. It’s a movement that has helped people come together and collate their findings. The Q posts aren’t telling anyone what to think (unlike the mainstream media). Rather they are constantly reminding everyone to think for themselves (if you pay attention, you’ll notice that mainstream media actively discourage people from doing their own research into things). The Q posts ask questions, drop clues, and then the massive anon community go seek out the answers, everyone finding info here and info there until a very clear picture emerges. If it is a hoax, well….it’s one that has awakened and united millions of people worldwide to the truth.

There is so much noise out there now telling you what to think, how to feel, what to do or not do – and very little tolerance for those who think differently, feel differently or act differently.

On the one hand we can’t help but be influenced by things we see, hear and experience. On the other hand we have to sift, sift and sift some more through all these things to determine: what here do I truly resonate with? What doesn’t sit right with me? What feels true?

Role of the Media

In a recent message I wrote about The Sandman, throwing sand about, interfering with everyone’s ability to see clearly. The mainstream media (see Operation Mockingbird) are unfortunately foot soldiers of The Sandman. When the majority of media are all using the exact same words all of a sudden, or are all focused on a very specific message on any given day, you can guarantee that they’re following the same issued press release agenda of the moment. It happens in waves, topic after topic, from entire scripted news broadcasts to a few bite-size main words or themes, enough to stir the hornet’s nest and capture the public’s attention.

These talking points are designed to steer narratives a certain way, create division, agitation, distraction and confusion. This is not journalism. This is a PR machine gone power-crazy, owned and controlled by a very, very few people, intent on influencing millions of people’s thoughts, feelings, opinions and behaviours with an agenda that has a purpose, and desired outcomes.

When you watch an ad you know you are being sold something. When you watch a movie you know that it’s a scripted story for your entertainment. When you watch or read the news, you expect it to be truthful and well-researched – or at least that’s what we expected once upon a time. When you wake up out of our collective reality show, you will watch the news or a news-type show and clearly see how it is no different to an ad or a movie.

Alternative news broadcasters and independent researchers, including regular people of the QAnon movement, have a catchcry: “We are the news now.” We had to become our own news broadcasters because true investigative journalism is as rare as finding a needle in a haystack. Not due to any lack of hunger from journalism graduates, but due to the controlled system they graduate into – and it has been controlled for decades.

As much as possible, don’t buy into the divide and conquer strategy. We’re living in crazy times where people are being pitted against each other, fighting in the sandpit. Meanwhile the crooks have been raiding the candy store right in front of us!

There has been a battle for control of our minds and emotions, yet battle isn’t really the right word to use. It suggests fighting, but then that’s like saying that the darkness is fighting the light. Yet light doesn’t need to fight – when you turn the light on in your room, or light a match at night, boom, no more dark! So really, it may feel like a battle, but actually it’s about the light remembering to switch itself on.

(c) Dana Mrkich 2019

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Turn up your Light! ~ August 10, 2019


August 2, 2019

Dana Mrkich

August feels like it is on fire right from the start! On August 1 (July 31 in the US) we had Mercury turn direct with the New Moon in Leo.  

The overall message for this month feels very much to be “turn up your Light!”  Leo is the Lion, King (or Queen) of the jungle. This is a month to step up and stand up for what it is you want. This is going to mean a different thing for everyone. This could play out in your work life, career, business or finances, in your relationships, love life or with family. It could mean being more vocal about things you care about, or noticing where you no longer want to hide, or play it small.

            Leo is connected to the Solar Plexus and the Sun, so power can come up as a theme this month especially connected to seeing your Light as Power. Seeing your Truth as Power. We’ve received all sorts of negative messages about what Power is – that it is dominating and controlling for example. Likewise we’ve also received some pretty diluted messages about what “Light” is – that it’s “spiritual” but has very little connection to life in the “real world.”  Your Light is who you are at a core, soul level. When you feel connected to your core, soul self, when you truly live life from this space, that is what healthy, authentic power looks like. It has nothing to do with having power over anyone outside of yourself. So remember this as you step up and stand up for what it is you want. Do it assertively, yet not aggressively.

Journalling Prompts:

This month I would like to step up in the following areas: _________________

Imagine yourself connected to your Light/Soul in a deeper way,

and living your life, your power and your truth from that space.

With each area you’ve written above,

how would it look were you to live from this space more often?

Either in your journal, or by closing your eyes and listening for inner guidance,

ask yourself:

What is ONE thing I can do in each of these areas,

so that I am living more in alignment with who I know myself to truly be?

Global Stage

Leo is a fire sign, all about strength, courage and bravery and that is exactly what five New York Fire Commissioners are showing with their call for a new 9/11 Investigation. They unanimously passed a resolution claiming that “overwhelming evidence” of “pre-planted explosives and/or incendiaries”…”caused the destruction of the Three World Trade Center buildings.”

Mainstream media are not covering this.

 Please watch and share their moving statement.

As the Fire Commissioner says, it is time to bring Truth to Light.

Awakening is not just a personal, individual process. When awakened individuals gather together, our awakening changes our families, our communities, our workplaces, our societies, our media, our governments and eventually, our entire world. The more of us that speak truth, question what has been fed to us as truth, investigate, or even be open-minded enough to listen to what others have to say, the more that our personal and collective courage around truth is multiplied, amplified, strengthened and supported.

These Fire Commissioners are speaking out on behalf of their friends, colleagues and those who lost their lives. Ultimately however, they’re speaking out on behalf of all of us, because we are all affected by decisions and actions that were, and are, justified by conditions that are planned and orchestrated then fed to us in a false way.

The Fire Commissioners’ call for a new investigation should be the leading story on all channels but it looks like only the alternative media are covering it. The majority of people have been under the illusion that the media are there to inform us. With mainstream media that’s not the case. Today only FIVE corporations own 90% of US media (news and entertainment). Everyone under that umbrella is told what to say, what not to say, what to publish, what narrative to spin. It is a machine to influence social thought and behaviour. It hides truths much more than it tells truth.

 “Events and stories are manipulated and repressed more regularly than we know, portrayed in a way to provide maximum television impact and encourage minimum social action and debate not in alignment with the agendas of the elite. Rather than serving the public interest of ‘right to know’, they instead serve the media’s need to make a profit, the corporate sponsor’s need to ensure information shown doesn’t conflict with their sales, profits and reputation, and the government’s need to retain control and influence. 

The book Into the Buzzsaw: Leading journalists expose the myth of a free pressis a plethora of mind-boggling accounts from respected well-known journalists, detailing how state and corporate interference has resulted in the muzzling of their stories. It is important to highlight, they are not talking about mere influence or preference being exerted on them, but what seems to be direct interference and pressure with uncomfortable consequences if not adhered to.”

Excerpt from A New Chapter, Dana Mrkich (2008)

Thankfully these days there are loads of alternatives from huge alternative news sites and you tube channels, to regular people posting links and stories on social media. Obviously, always use your discretion.

Turn up your Light!!

(c) Dana Mrkich 2019

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Pluto, Saturn, South Node: Going Back To Move Forward ~ May 2, 2019


By Dana Mrkich

Saturn is going retrograde today on 20 degrees Capricorn.

Pluto went retrograde last week on 23 degrees Capricorn.

The South Node is retrograde (nodes are always retrograde) currently on 21 degrees Capricorn. 

What does this mean?

Firstly, these three planetary power-brokers are all together right now which strongly impacts their influence on each other. This combined influence has a stronger than usual impact on us (personally and collectively) than any one of these planets/points would have on their own.  On their own they can and do trigger major life events and shifts in perspective. Together, they are likely to trigger massive turning points that offer collapse and stability all at once, quantum leaps that feel destined, end of one life/beginning of another life type situations, and huge healing moments when it comes to finally understanding what’s been holding you back – and letting go of it once and for all!. Halleluljah!

Not only are they together, but as of this week they are ALL moving in the same direction – retrograde – until mid-September when Saturn starts moving forward again.

(Note: technically speaking retrograde doesn’t mean any planet is literally moving backwards. They only appear to be, just like when you drive faster than the car next to you and from your perspective it looks like the car next to you is going backwards in that moment. Even though the planets don’t actually move backwards, the occasional appearance that they are is known as “retrograde phase”. Retrograde periods mean that each particular planet has a slightly different affect on us than when it is in “direct” phase.) 

We also have Jupiter Retrograde at 23 Sagittarius. So he isn’t in the exact same space as the other trio, but it’s safe to say he’s there via video-conference call adding his expansion-loving, abundance-focused, adventure-seeking mojo.

Retrograding planets love introspection. They love putting the microscope on things. Been avoiding a certain life area or situation? Been neglecting a big part of your self? Have you been trying to make things happen but they just haven’t worked out due to unresolved old patterns? A retrograding planet will shine the torch on those things, helping you to see issues, and solutions, more clearly. If you’re paying attention to inner and outer nudges, retrograde phases can feel like deep dives into whatever needs exploring, expanding, healing and shifting. If you are trying to plough on, business as usual, ignoring signs that something needs to change, well, you’re still going to be sent on a deep dive in one way or other only you might experience it like “Why is it so dark in here? Why is this space so tight? Why can’t I be back on the boat on the surface?” Enjoy the deep dive for what it is: a seek and find treasure hunt, a soul search and rescue period. You’ll get back to the surface eventually, and when you do, you’ll be all the richer for it, spiritually, emotionally, physically, and yes, even financially. 

So how’s this all going to play out?

We all have 20-23 Capricorn somewhere in our natal chart. So a good place to start is go to www.astro.com and see where that is for you. It will be in one of your 12 houses. The house that these degrees are in, will give you a heads up as to which area of your life is most due for deep diving right now.  Also check out if you have any natal planets on those degrees because if you do, Pluto, Saturn and the South Node will have an extra big affect on you.

Saturn represents: the Father – your biological father or anyone in your life that had the role of father, it includes your inner father, your inner parent voice. How did your father affect you? Is there healing to be done? Or unfinished business? Are you still carrying old wounds or old words around via your inner parent/inner father voice? Sometimes we grow up, live our own lives, but we still continue to carry these old wounds or old words with us as if our critical parent is right there on our shoulder. Do you talk to yourself like your father did? Are you becoming your father? For some of you this might be a good thing.  For others, it’s time to say enough. Saturn can be about us stepping into our own healthy inner (or outer) father role. Being the father that we never had but needed. Being our own protector and provider, or stepping up and being that for others. Creating the healthy role model we so wanted.

Saturn also represents people in positions of authority, governments, lawyers, the legal process. Rules and regulations. Contracts. If this is something that’s around you right now, know that certain t’s have to be crossed and i’s dotted. Rather than looking at it like someone has authority over you, ask yourself: How is this on some level helping me, protecting me, setting me up for more stability and security (in the long-term), or teaching me something? 

Saturn is about growing up, being an adult and putting on your big girl or big boy boots. Owning and claiming your inner authority, as well as outer authority and sovereignty over your own life. 

It represents duties and responsibilities, as well as restrictions, limitations and discipline (in an, “for your own good, to protect you/serve you later down the track” kind of way, although it often doesn’t feel like that at the time). While Jupiter is over there waving the rewarding carrot in freedom loving Sagittarius, Saturn in Boss Capricorn wants to make sure you are ready for it and get there in a solid honest way. We’ve all heard about the people who win millions in the lottery only to have lost it all just a few short years later right? Well not on Saturn’s watch. Saturn asks: Have you cleared your inner worth issues before I hand you this? Have you done your homework? Have you studied hard and passed your exams before I can give you this degree? (Or if not, if you’ve been, let’s say, part of a college admissions scandal, Saturn will shake his head sternly and say no you can’t do that anymore.) Saturn asks Have you eaten your vegies before I give you dessert? Do you know how to drive safely before I hand you the keys to this high-powered sports car?  If you have a business and want it to be more financially fruitful, Saturn wants to know: what systems do you have in place? What are you doing on a day to day, week to week, scheduled, routined way to get where you want to go? Saturn can seem like a real party pooper, but he really has your best interests at heart and is all about the long-term as opposed to short-term gratification.

Saturn also represents karma, time and timing. There’s no getting past the red light once Saturn has it on which can feel mega frustrating if you don’t realise what’s happening. But, he’ll turn it onto green once he sees you are good and ready. So buckle up, read your manual, prepare your foundations, do your homework, trade dodgy shortcuts for a slow and steady wins the race approach. It’s not true that things can’t happen during a retrograde phase. Absolutely they can. ONCE you’ve done any necessary reviewing, repairing, renovating etc.

Pluto represents: Transformation, Death, Rebirth. Pluto is the Tower card in the Tarot – it’s the ending and collapse of the old, so that new life and energy can rise from the ashes.  During a major Pluto transit you can go through a major identity overhaul, or identity breakdown wondering who even am I anymore? This eventually leads to an identity breakthrough as the next, newer, better version of yourself comes through. 

Pluto represents your shadow. What part of yourself have you been avoiding or neglecting? What part of yourself do you project onto others?

Pluto is about power. Do you own your power in a healthy way? Do you shy away from your power or hand it over to others? Do you abuse your power or take it from others in any way? Do you have negative associations with the word power, and need to re-define it in healthier terms? 

Right this minute, what words or images do you associate with Power?

If your words and images need an upgrade to something more positive replace them now or make a note to journal about it, draw it out or even do a Healthy Power vision board!

On a collective level we are in the throes of a massive shift when it comes to who we’ve given our power to, what they’ve done with that power, who has had authority over us, who we’ve deemed as a voice of authority, and what has been hidden in the shadows that the majority of humanity have not known about.

The “Power Pyramid” is being dismantled brick by brick, bottom bricks first (lower power players), then going to medium before eventually reaching the top. So we’ve been seeing revelations of sexual abuse of power in Hollywood mainly in relation to women, and now slowly we’re starting to see well known public figures being exposed in relation to the sexual abuse and trafficking of children. The more that the bottom of the iceberg melts, the more that there will be less and less to hold the rest up. 

The South Node represents: what is familiar and a comfort-zone, however it isn’t necessarily a huge area of growth for us if we were to just stay there our whole life. Some people say that our North Node represents what we are here to move toward, while our South Node is what we have to let go of, which isn’t entirely true. It’s taken me a long time to really understand the Nodes (and I’m sure there is plenty to yet understand), because I think it’s not until you really live out their lesson over and over again that you start to get what they’re here to teach us. A more accurate description of the Nodes is: We’re here to live an integrated, balanced life embodying the best of both our North and South Nodes. Life will let you relax into your easeful South Node, once you’ve taken the time to really own your North Node. But even then, the South Node won’t let you just be in South Node mode all the time. It wouldn’t truly fulfill you on a soul level. For example:

If your North Node is in the 10th house of Career, and your South Node is Home and Family, your comfort zone is the latter but life will keep pushing you to follow your own work-related ambitions whether out of necessity or a nagging inner drive. This doesn’t mean you have to abandon your home and family or live without them. It means that life isn’t set up to let you be immersed in them full time. Either circumstances won’t allow it, or you will feel like something is missing if your life is solely about that. The more you follow your career goals or get out there in the world, the more fulfilling, easeful and healthy your home and family life will be.  

So we can look at the North and South Nodes as a see-saw. One side is very developed, so the other side needs extra attention so that you can achieve a healthy balance. Some people crave their North Node, while others have to really be pushed into it.

What does it mean then for the South Node to currently be meeting with Pluto and Saturn? Astrologers associate the South Node with the past – be it past lives, or ancestral patterns. With it aspecting Pluto and Saturn so closely, when it comes to our transformation, rebirth and ‘firming up our foundations’ processes, for a lot of people this may involve “going back to move forward”. 

For example: old family patterns or issues coming up so that you can deal with them, shift them, move on from them; finding out things about your family line, family history or personal history that helps you to understand things that never made sense, and that can now help you to move forward in a new way; having certain situations come full circle; karmic endings and new beginnings; going through old papers/photo albums/diaries, sifting, sorting, letting go.

The North Node is directly opposite Pluto and Saturn this year so you might find yourself being catapulted out of your comfort zone into things that feel very destined and exciting even if you’re also feeling “How am I going to do this?!!”

Balance will be a huge theme during this period. If you keep getting setbacks at work, is your home and family life needing more attention? If you are all about taking care of others and regularly feel drained, it’s time to make sure you are attending to your self – making time for self-care, and asserting your needs.  If you are big on planning and routine, you may be experiencing huge signs that it’s time to trust and surrender to the flow that is wanting to perhaps take you to other destinations, in other ways. 

May – June – July – August: These are all big months thanks to all of the above. You may find yourself in a very different place at the end of this time than you were at the start. This is an excellent time to do any sort of self-overhaul project: Commit to a workout plan, take on a challenge of journalling or meditating every day for 100 days, declutter or re-organise your home, make a new vision board and get your family to do one each with you.

Can you feel the winds of change in the air?

Has this Saturn/Pluto/South Node conjunction started to affect your life already? How?

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Connecting With Feminine Spirituality Is The Path ~ April 26, 2019


By Dana Mrkich

This energy is all about action and having the confidence, courage and clarity to get things done!

So I was thinking about this energy when deciding what to have as our next theme in our She Fire Circle (new themes go up every month). What most wanted to jump out and be discussed is:

Feminine spirituality as a pathway to our much needed social transformation.

What is feminine spirituality?

* A grounded spirituality inclusive of the Divine Feminine / She / Mother Goddess

* It is centred around the heart, the Earth and our communities

* It values our bodies for their human capacity to bring forth life, get things done and embody our soul power and potential

* It honours our feelings for their human capacity to connect with others, and guide us toward what is true for us

…….and more

Feminine spirituality isn’t exclusive to women – we all need a balanced masculine and feminine energy within us regardless of our sexuality or gender. So why call it feminine when really we are in desperate need of unity and non-boxing ourselves?

Well, for the past 5000 years the scales have tipped one way toward an out of balance, dominating masculine, creating an out of balance, repressed feminine. Patriarchy hasn’t been good for women or men! To bring the scales back, into a state of balance, we need to shine the spotlight on that which has been kept down. In doing so, we’ll create healthy, empowered versions of both feminine and masculine!

True social transformation can’t come about just by having more women in power within a patriarchal system. Within that old system, we still have to play by the patriarchal rules to one degree or other. Ultimately, our entire system is due for an overhaul. How do we do it?

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