^Natural Fulfillment^
Moon in Aries
|Karmically serious or sobering third| of this week begins at 9:43a PT | 12:43p ET | 4:43p UT (until late Thursday)
I believe in fostering longevity by a healthy lifestyle and by healthy thinking, including spiritual development as taught by Jesus, Mary Baker Eddy, Charles Fillmore and Sri Aurobindo among others. And so I do not speak of death in these reports, in general. I believe that we increase the number of deaths by thinking of them as inevitable rather than countering the thought of death with the "antibody" thought of Life. (Which is really, of course, pro-body.) Nevertheless we are confronted by evidence of deaths in the world at this time and two of today's symbols fit with that syndrome. One emphasizes the need to care for the bereaved, such as widows and widowers as they go through a specially difficult mourning period. The other suggests that we ought to understand the fact that death of the body is not the end, but think of immortal life as the reality for others and ourselves. To that end, I recommend the book Surviving Death by Leslie Kean, the most recent and comprehensive work on the subject (to my knowledge).
Yet surrounding those suffering bereavement there goes on life, whether chaotic and overeager or disciplined and organized. "A woman holding a bundle of faggots, her hair loose and disordered by the wind, wandering in search of something" represents us when we seem eccentric, trying to do more than we can complete, perhaps brilliantly yet with vexation because of multiple confusions. Contrasted with this is "A big-business man at his desk" whose organizational powers create personal stability. When we are like him we give constant attention to our fundamental interests through the ebb and flow of circumstances. That leads to slow but sure success.
Country folk can also demonstrate success through their rustic honesty, gruff frankness and genuineness. This can be a calm and peaceful lifestyle in harmony with the earth and its produce. "A woman gathering grapes with which she fills many baskets" is ourselves when acquisitive designs become fulfilled in the vintage of autumn, pleasures of maturity. They are with us now if we recognize and accept what has graciously appeared upon our vines of life-cultivation.
{Tuesday} ^Natural Fulfillment^
Cosmic Piper
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