Guided Meditation for Beginners From Deepak Chopa
A Monday meditation that can be your starting point for future mediations.
Horoscope for the Week of August 30, 2021 - Personal Planets in Libra
The mood is bright with possibilities as all four personal planets traverse Libra over the next few weeks. Harmony and diplomacy can lead us to new opportunities for growth. So let your sunshine in and light up the room. Pack sunglasses....
(Bruce Springsteen has Sun in Libra)
Never miss your horoscope again -- free sign up here. Here is my favorite book on astrology and a "must" for anyone interested in learning more: Secrets from a Stargazer's Notebook: Making Astrology Work for You and here's a guide to the best books available this month. This column is (c) 2020 MADAM LICHTENSTEIN, LLC., All Rights Reserved. For Entertainment Purposes Only. Madam Lichtenstein is the author of the best selling astrology book “HerScopes ” now in its 10th printing and available as an eBook.
ARIES (MARCH 21 - APRIL 20)
Aries can not only readjust any relationship dynamic to their advantage, they can also forge new associations that will prove to be especially strong and long lasting. So instead of focusing on the tiny details, allow yourself to see the big beautiful picture of what can be. Compromise where you can and attain strategic wisdom as you do it.
TAURUS (APRIL 21-MAY 21)
There will be times where you think there is much too much to do for one person. But not only are you up for anything now, Taurus, you will not do anything on your own if you choose to ask for help. Tackle any chores with enthusiasm. You will not only do a great job, you will create a social network of happy helpers. A picnic afterwards will help…
GEMINI (MAY 22 - JUNE 21)
Fun is highlighted now, Gemini and that means anything from solitary creative projects to fabulously festive parties that brings in the crowds. Use this time to find your comfort level with numbers of attendees and discover (or re-discover) your passions. This is the time to create beauty and artistry… and maybe a little romance tossed in. Wow!
CANCER (JUNE 22 - JULY 23)
While there might have been many opportunities to connect with family over the past few months, now these opportunities will have a special glow. Gather loved ones, either in person or virtually, Cancer, and find ways to enhance the connections. Create harmonious reunions and find ways to smooth out the rough edges. It will bring greater long term joy.
LEO (JULY 24 - AUGUST 23)
Leos often have some clever and creative ideas but need a time and place to share them. Opportunities now abound for you to let your ideas roam free. Anything you share now can take you to a new and important level and bring you into important circles. So contemplate your rise to the top and see how charming you can be on that journey.
VIRGO (AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23)
Figure out where you want to be financially and make it happen now, Virgo. You can clearly see what needs to be done and can find the right advisor to help you make it happen. This can be a time of a re-evaluation of your long term goals to see if you are on the right path. Happily you can see through the distractions and focus on what really matters.
LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 23)
The next couple of weeks will place you front and center for whatever activity you choose to pursue. Are you interested in super charging your social life? Or are you focusing more on quiet personal projects. Choose and activate, Libra. You will not only have the support you need but also a happy time doing it. Create life balance and hone your success.
SCORPIO (OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 22)
There are so many things going on around you, you will be forgiven if you miss some of the details. The most important thing you can accomplish now is to find ways of achieving a harmonious atmosphere and reaching out to others in charitable endeavors. Scorpios are best served by letting the cosmos carry them to their next big adventure. Whoosh!
SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22)
Friendships will figure prominently for you now, Sagittarius. Everyone wants some of your time and attention. You may need to prioritize which groups you spend time because your schedule will be tight and your attention somewhat scattered. Sharpen your diplomacy skills. You will need it to make everyone feel special and valuable.
CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20)
Are you where you want to be now, Capricorn? If so, use this time to push forward and get ahead. If now, use this time to readjust your goals and re-evaluate your path to success. You can be a leader in any field you choose. Choose one that will give you greater personal satisfaction and more professional independence.
AQUARIUS (JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19)
Adventure awaits and your capacity for experiencing new things is vast. So allow yourself to expand yoru horizons in any form that gives you greater perspective and breathe of vision. There are subjects that will fascinate you. But there seems to be so much to learn. Will you have enough time to gather all of the knowledge you need? The answer is yes, Aquarius.
PISCES (FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20)
Pisces will not only be extra charismatic and charming now, they will also increase their capacity for love and passion. So explore your love life to see that it is delivering everything you want and deserve. Find the right match at the right moment in time and see if there is a spark. Life can become life lived large. No, even larger!
(c) 2021 MADAM LICHTENSTEIN, LLC., All Rights Reserved. For Entertainment Purposes Only. @thestarryeye Find astrology readings on tinyurl.com/TheStarryEye and a great sun sign book at tinyurl.com/Herscopes
Lucky Numbers for the Week of August 27, 2021
Lottery ads tell us you only need a dollar and a dream. But it is also helpful to have a list of lucky numbers to help spur the good fortune ... or fortunes. So with that in mind, here are some lucky numbers that can be used in any helpful way. I gazed into a pool of water, Nostradamus-like, and contemplated the cosmos. Then I mixed the tarot cards and allowed the spirits to guide me to the cards that represent the lucky numbers for this week. Nothing is guaranteed but who knows ....?
I choose eight numbers because 8 is the number of of wealth.
Here are the lucky numbers for the week of August 27- September 2, 2021:
2, 7, 25, 34, 45, 57, 60, 68
There are many ways to delve into your own consciousness to find luck and intuition. Try reading Dream Power/Improve Your Luck (Super Strength Series) and see if your dreams give you any clues and premonitions. Here's a guide to the best books available this month
Centre for Psychological Astrology Class Enrollment for Autumn
An announcement from the Centre for Psychological Astrology about their Fall schedule. All virtual so you don't have to be in London to attend:
CPA/MISPA Autumn 2021 Webinars
Dear All
Our Autumn 2021 webinars start soon and are open for booking - take a look at the full details and book now at https://www.cpalondon.com/seminars.html
Our webinars are real-time, online seminars in psychological astrology. You are able to interact with the tutor and other students as the session happens via a chat box. Experience a MISPA seminar live from anywhere in the world through your computer browser or app. If you can't make it live you can still book and receive four weeks access to the recording of the event afterwards.
Darby Costello
Generations and Cycles of History: What is your Generation About?
Sunday 10th Oct 2021 - 15.30-18.00 BST
The outer planets keep their patterns for several years at a time and many astrologers have come to see these patterns as describing generations. These planetary patterns give clues as to what a generation might be developing, encountering, and working to bring into the world. We shall look at various generational patterns and particular characters who seem to express those patterns most clearly and we shall ask ourselves how attentive we are to the planetary designs.
Lynn Bell
Body and Psyche: The Archetypal Language of Planets and Symptoms
Sunday 17th Oct 2021 - 15.30-18.00 BST
The body speaks to us in many ways, and when we listen with a "planetary" ear, a symptom will often lead to a particular place in the chart, and a specific theme of burning or restriction, of twists and breaks or out of control growth. How do we learn the archetypal language of symptom? If we pay close enough attention, our bodies communicate through the language of symptom, a language that astrology can help us decode. The signs of the zodiac have been linked to different parts of the body since ancient times, and they can offer clues to the underlying tensions and conflicts that may be expressed in physical symptoms. Rather than a seminar about medical astrology, this is an exploration of the astrological language of the body, of the relationship between psyche, soma and the stars. The ability to think symbolically is at the heart of all astrological work. How can we learn to listen to the nonverbal messages that come not only through the body but also through our experience of the everyday world? The understanding of symbolic language can be extended to our cars and our homes, our pets and machines, then offered back to our clients in healing communication.
Martin Moritz
Check-up Time: Saturn Returns at age 29 and 59
Sunday 24th Oct 2021 - 15.30-18.00 BST
Saturn returns are times of scrutiny and verification in our lives. The first time, at the end of our 20s, it signifies the ‘end of youth‘. From now on, we have to take responsibility for our life. Once we hit 30, time begins to feel different, more serious and sobering. On the other hand, people age very differently and individually these days. Saturn is the planet doing the check-up, which can feel pretty disheartening at times, especially when our dreams turn out to be unrealistic. It is time to wake up and smell the coffee! It is all about the choices we make. End of our 20s is a good time to ask ourselves if we are on the ‘right‘ path. And if not, to try another route, but be true to yourself. Know thyself, baby, because you won‘t be able to blame anybody else! In the past age 59 used to be an age when people almost looked like old people, worn out and tired. These days the second Saturn return can be a fabulous time to get in charge of how you want to ‘age‘. We are surrounded by so much courage and creativity. 60 is not the end of the world anymore. Ageism is a growing problem in our youth-focussed society. But times are changing and a new generation of brave seniors are refusing to fade into the background. On the contrary; many clients report that they feel better about themselves, make different choices and treat themselves and others more kindly. The last trimester can offer wonderful opportunities, provided we take Saturn seriously with his mantra: Know thyself!
Shawn Nygaard
Astrology & Fairy Tales - Spinning Straw into Gold
Sunday 7th Nov 2021 - 15.30-18.00 GMT
Fairy tales have gained a reputation in modern times as being a step removed from so-called “reality,” largely due to the wish for a happy ending that never really seems to arrive in “real” life. As reflections of psychic reality, however, fairy tales suggest that the soul seems far less interested in happy endings than in expressing through these varied tales the wider dynamic range of its inherent, archetypal complexity – the same archetypal complexity reflected in an astrological chart.
This webinar explores the nature of fairy tales, their roots and role in history and culture, and how they can enhance our astrological imagination, turning charts themselves into fairy tales. Whether entering the dark forest or an enchanted wood, or longing to go to the ball, fairy tale imagery aligns with the planets, signs, houses, and aspects familiar to all of us. Specific examples will help start spinning the straw of a chart into golden threads of insight. Along the way we will also look at how fairy tales can be particularly relevant as Jupiter, Saturn, and eventually Pluto all make their way through the sign of Aquarius now and in the coming years.
Safron Rossi
The Dance of Distinctions: Archetypal Polarities in the Zodiac
Part 4: Taurus-Scorpio and Gemini-Sagittarius
Sunday 14th Nov 2021 - 15.30-18.00 GMT
This is the concluding session of the four-part polarity series.
The six polarities in the zodiac depict archetypal patterns of consciousness. Each sign contains its own energy as well as an attunement to the energy of its opposite. Learning to see in terms of polarity helps with understanding both the shadows and gifts of each sign.
Session 4: Taurus-Scorpio and Gemini-Sagittarius
We will look at two polarities in this session:
Essential themes in the Taurus-Scorpio dance: rooting and transforming, Aphrodite’s sensate imagination and the sorceress Medea’s rejuvenating power.
Essential themes in the Gemini-Sagittarius dance: knowledge and wisdom, the winding paths of Hermes and Zeus’ divine light.
This series explores C.G. Jung’s idea of the tension of opposites and James Hillman’s idea of the union of sames in order to explore the polarity dynamic of each zodiac pair and their psychological meaning. Please note that Parts 1 and 2 of this series both include an in-depth review of Jung and Hillman’s ideas on the problem of opposites. All 3 previous videos are available for viewing in our video section.
John Green
Katabasis: Descending to the Underworld
Sunday 28th Nov 2021 - 15.30-18.00 GMT
Katabasis in myth describes the descent into the underworld. This ‘going down’ entails journeying into the depths of the earth or of oneself, leaving the upper world behind to wander in the dark. It is a time of solitude, doubt, fear, alienation, mourning and losing our sense of who we really are. Exploring stories of katabasis such as Orpheus, we will look at what it means to journey underground psychologically and how transits to our chart can trigger this descent. How does the encounter with the dark and irrational change us and what can we bring back with us. In the latter part of the webinar we will explore a way of finding our own myth of katabasis.
*Still Some Recording Places Available*
Liz Greene
Three Webinar Events - Jupiter: ‘Great Benefic’ or the Joker in the Pack?
Saturdays 4th Sept, 2nd Oct & 20th Nov2021 - 15.30-18.00 BST/GMT
Jupiter, known in Greek myth as Zeus, king of the gods, has been perceived for centuries as the ‘Great Benefic’, and many astrologers assume that this planet will always herald good fortune, opportunities for betterment, and material and emotional rewards. Sometimes this interpretation is entirely valid. At other times it isn’t, as anyone tracking the 2020 transit of Jupiter conjuncting Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn might have observed. Hopes that the pandemic would soon be over were dashed as cases of Covid-19 began to spike again and move into a second wave, while virulently partisan politics, conspiracy theories, and burgeoning fear and rage generated destructive divides between individuals, families, communities, and nations. When Jupiter transits in aspect to natal planets, the same contradictory picture emerges. Sometimes great opportunities arise. Sometimes the transit coincides with the collapse of relationships, financial hardship, the onset of serious illness, and even death. Sometimes both extremes occur at once. And in natal charts, Jupiter aspects are not always benign in the accepted sense. Take, for example, the natal Moon-Jupiter conjunction in Adolf Hitler’s natal chart, or the Sun trine Jupiter in Donald Trump’s. What does Jupiter really symbolise? These three seminars will explore the enigmatic, paradoxical, and unpredictable Jupiter in the hope of finding a clearer understanding of this tricky and magical planet.
See all the full details and book at: https://www.cpalondon.com/seminars.html
Previous webinars are available to view on demand here: https://www.mercuryinternetschool.com/video.html
Horoscope for the Week of August 23, 2021 - Sun in Virgo
The Sun enters Virgo this week highlighting our more practical and down-to-earth natures. Have you been procrastinating? This is the time to just get things done! Then relax!
(Melissa McCarthy has Sun in Virgo)
Never miss your horoscope again -- free sign up here. Here is my favorite book on astrology and a "must" for anyone interested in learning more: Secrets from a Stargazer's Notebook: Making Astrology Work for You and here's a guide to the best books available this month. This column is (c) 2020 MADAM LICHTENSTEIN, LLC., All Rights Reserved. For Entertainment Purposes Only. Madam Lichtenstein is the author of the best selling astrology book “HerScopes ” now in its 10th printing and available as an eBook.
ARIES (MARCH 21 - APRIL 20)
If there was any good time to clean out your closets, get some paperwork off your desk or otherwise clear out your dusty debris, this is the time, Aries. Not only are you extremely productive, you will have ample energy to get it all cleared away and clean once and for all. Think of the benefits – the rest of the summer will be smooth sailing.
TAURUS (APRIL 21-MAY 21)
Fun may have its practical aspects for you now. But that doesn’t mean any pastime or hobby is going to be a ton of work. In fact, you are raring to go, go, go and become the social director and party planner of the year. Give yourself time to not only put in the effort but also totally enjoy all of the benefits. Dance on and on, Taurus.
GEMINI (MAY 22 - JUNE 21)
Family obligations will figure prominently for you at this time, Gemini. Focus on what you need to do in very practical terms to bring people together and get the reunions planned. Before you know it you will be having a great time catching up, reminiscing and relaxing. These deeper connections can figure prominently in the future months.
CANCER (JUNE 22 - JULY 23)
Whatever you say and whoever you say it to will not only sound very wise and measured but also hold the spark of brilliance. So if you have been waiting to express your opinion, now might be the best time to do it, Cancer. See how far your ideas can take you. I suspect it will take you further than you ever thought possible.
LEO (JULY 24 - AUGUST 23)
Money seems to come to you more effortlessly now, Leo. But, really, that is because you are able to take a very fine and practical look at your finances and future plans. Plot your fiscal course while you can focus on the essentials and the details. Not only can you cash in later, you can also build a strong foundation for a very solid future.
VIRGO (AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23)
You are in the center of your universe as everyone around you wants to get closer and closer to you. What will you do with all of this beneficial attention, Virgo? Use it to meet important folks who can really help you in the next stages of your life. Start new projects, go in new and profitable directions and see where life leads you.
LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 23)
Secrets and anything that has been playing out in the background suddenly comes into sharp focus. Are you ready for some revelations, Libra? Put some charitable efforts in place and pay the good karma forward now. There is goodness in the universe that is waiting for a chance to sprinkle some luck your way. Be prepared to be peppered.
SCORPIO (OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 22)
Not only will there be more opportunities to expand your social life, you can also create deeper relationships with acquaintances and pals now. As your net widens, you may be happily surprised who swims your way. So drum up your best and persuasive skills, Scorpio, and make your mark in impressive and influential circles.
SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22)
Any long term idea that has been pushed off or delayed will now find a new urgency and a lot more energy behind it. Sagittarians often have grand plans but can get bogged down in the implementation. Not now! You have ample energy to do what needs to get done and move things one giant step forward. Today the planning. Tomorrow the takeover.
CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20)
Your expansive mind now needs room to roam, Capricorn. That means that if you are thinking of traveling, this may be a good time to do it. You have the ability to concentrate on all of the important details to make any adventure a great and mind expanding one. Get out of your routine and do something new, even if it is closer to home.
AQUARIUS (JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19)
Aquarians need much more love and attention now. Once you have carefully ascertained the landscape of romance, don’t hold back on your emotions. Connections will lead to new understanding, happiness and a great goal for the future. Deep emotions can sometimes seem scary but they are often much more satisfying and enriching.
PISCES (FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20)
Get a fuller understanding of certain important relationships now, Pisces. These can be family, friends or even work-related. Someone from one of these groups is slated to figure much more prominently in your life in the next few weeks. Figure out who it is and what you are seeking from them. Don’t be surprised if this leads further than you ever thought possible.
(c) 2021 MADAM LICHTENSTEIN, LLC., All Rights Reserved. For Entertainment Purposes Only. @thestarryeye Find astrology readings on tinyurl.com/TheStarryEye and a great sun sign book at tinyurl.com/Herscopes