I often feel energetic shifts afoot.  I can describe them…how they are inter-playing in my life’s experience and how I’m observing them in others.  I see them and feel them as energy and the reflection of the energy in emotions, actions and communications.

I love it when I see or read another’s context for the energy I’m observing.  That’s what happens frequently with my dear friend, Kay Snow-Davis.  She’s a Soul Purpose Astrologer (and many other amazing things!).  When I read her most recent post it was like light bulbs were lighting up one after the other.

It’s timely information that I feel will offer support to all of you…so here it is!  Please welcome, Kay Snow-Davis…

Everything must change…nothing stays the same…

Have you heard these words before?  They are words to a song and if these words are not familiar to you, it doesn’t matter, you can just look at life and know this is the theme right now…Nothing stays the same.

CHANGE is life and it is happening everywhere, in ways we never imagined.

From an astrological view, let’s check in with our old buddy Saturn and see what’s happening.

Saturn is truly our buddy – our stabilizer for structures and systems, inside our body and our environment.

Since September 7, 2007, Saturn entered the Element of Earth through the sign of Virgo, whose planetary “ruler” is Mercury.

What does all of this mean?

• The Element of Earth is the foundation for Life…represented by our Home planet Earth.
• Virgo is the energy of health, healing, service, animals and the details of daily life – our physical world/body and daily order.
• Mercury is the “messenger of the Gods” – the bridge between the Universe and the frontal lobe of our brain that is dependent on memory and understanding.

When Mercury goes retrograde, we get all frustrated because communication seems disrupted, appointment fall through, we can’t remember details etc. That is because retrograde Mercury is bridging with our intuition and the frontal lobe of our brain and ordinary thinking seems to be on pause.

So for 2 years, collectively we have been experiencing some or all of the above in different ways in our lives.

On October 29,2009…something will change.

Saturn leaves the Earth sign of Virgo and enters the Air sign of Libra. This will not be happening again for 30 years.

Remember, Saturn is about systems and structures and stabilizes our foundation for renewal…this means consciousness, intentions, focus, belief systems, choices, behavior and action as well.

We needed to make new choices and create new structures to be prepared for Saturn to enter Libra and receive Venus for the next 3 years.

For 2 years, this energy has been focused in our cognitive minds where we have been making so many decisions based on so many changes that feel like a tsunami of consciousness in our daily lives.

Does this mean we can actually “get out of our heads” for a while and “into our hearts”?

Yes! As a matter of fact, from October 30, 2009 to October 6, 2012, Saturn will be in Libra, the first time in 30 years.

By Element alone, this change makes a difference. All Elements – Fire, Earth and Water are dependent on Air; thus all life on earth in in relationship to Air.

• Without Air/breath there is no life: More Air, means more Life.

• Libra is devoted to beauty, order, balance, harmony and justice in relating – on every level of life.  This is the energy of the true Peace Keeper.

• Venus (Libra’s planetary ruler) represents the arts, beauty, creativity, love and compassion.

Mercury is about choices, decisions and action. (Masculine principle)

Venus is about receiving – intuition, love, and creativity. (Feminine Principle)

As a collective, we have the opportunity to consciously create balance inside and out between our masculine/feminine principle. This balance is essential if we are to survive because it is a basic foundation of sustainable living.  It is about being able to breathe in and breathe out…the balance for all life.

So ask yourself:

• How prepared am I to allow life to become more gracious? Less stressful?
• Am I open to receive more love in my life? More creativity? More possibility and potential?
• Do I really want to live peacefully? With myself? My partner? My Children? My family? My community? My nation? My Global Family?
• Am I willing to release the conflict between my head and heart?
• Will I allow my health and happiness to be renewed through forgiveness and compassion?
• Can I compliment rather than criticize and complain about others and myself?
• Do I believe in loving and being loved?

And the list will continue, as we receive more breath and become more alive in all areas of our life.

Life is very different now than 30 years ago when Saturn was in Libra.  You and I and our daily thoughts, choices and action will determine the sustainability of the next 30 years for our children and ourselves.

Will you choose Love?

The power of Venus is with you 24/7 for the next 3 years to practice this as a lifestyle.

Blessings in your choices and actions,

Kay

Thank You Kay!!

You offer a brilliant Call to Action with your questions…to which I answer an emphatic YES!
The most important question:   WILL YOU CHOOSE LOVE?  YES!!!  To infinity and beyond, I choose LOVE.

Please join Kay & I.  If it’s in your heart…say YES to Love.  Let’s maximize the energy of Peace, Love and Understanding.  Let’s embrace Change as our only Constant.  Let’s embrace change & catalyze it for the highest good.  Will you join us?

We’d love to hear from you…  How will you catalyze the energies of Saturn in Libra for good in your life & the lives of others?

FY-JOYFUL-I: Kay’s new book, co-authored w/Margaret Koolman is an amazing tool for taking an empowered journey of self discovery through your chart and the Zodiac.  I’ve had non-stop aha! moments with this book!  Find it here:  Gateways to the Soul ~ Heart of Astrology

Saturn Photo Credit
Artistic Libra Credit

A couple days ago I had one of those days when I really had to consider if the best option would have been to stay in bed.  Way, way under the covers.

I haven’t had one of those in a long, long time.  From the moment I woke up I knew something was off.  I slept great the night before; which is a bonus because sleep time has been filled with all sorts of interesting ‘stuff’ for me lately.  (That’s another post, entirely.)  When I woke up, even though I slept a sound, restful eight hours, I felt so drained and tired; like I hadn’t slept at all.  Physically my body felt weak; not like when you have the flu, just spent.

As I got up and started moving around I also noticed something fairly unfamiliar to me these days.  I was GROUCHY, grumpy, feeling volatile…even combustible, like if anything were to ‘push the proverbial button’ I may just explode!  This isn’t like me.  Remember?  I’m Miss Happy Pants.  I might have waves of yuck flow through; this was different.  It felt sticky.  Heavy.  It didn’t feel like I could just shake it off; though I would certainly give that a fair shot!

Freeze Frame ~ Reframe

I decided I would do my best to reframe.  I followed my morning rituals for self-care.  Water blessing, gratitude time while drinking my water, green drink, and other feel good, supportive ingestables.

Exercise.  That would take care of it.  Nothing like some exercise to shift the energy, get some endorphins flowing, blood pumping, heart space activated, etc.  Apparently that wasn’t the best plan.  While it felt good at first and I thought I was on my way back to myself; suddenly I started feeling dizzy, faint.  I stopped and tried to regain myself.  And then continued…switching gears a bit to weight training rather than rebounding.  It happened again.  This was strange.  I made my way to a chair where I could just be with it…and not have to worry I was going to crash to the floor.  It took what felt like forever to come out of it.

When the woozies were gone I felt even more tired than before and still just as cranky.  I just plain felt as though a tsunami came rushing in without warning nearly claiming my mere existence, leaving me empty, hollow and mostly unresponsive.

There was nothing concrete to base this situation on.  There had been nothing to provoke this shift; nothing.  Seemingly nothing internally nor externally to cause such a wave of dissonance to wash over me.

You can do it!

Normally I could coach myself through an episode like this.  I’ve got all the tools.  I own what I know; walk the talk, practice what I preach…and in this case nothing seemed to be moving me through it.

Even just giving myself to it; lessening the resistance, would normally ease my way into relief.  Not this time.  So, I sat with it, laid with it, read with it, ate with it…and did my best to just BE with it.  By evening time the worst of it was starting to lift, like a dense fog evaporating slowly to reveal the light.

I slept well that night and the next day I felt *almost* normal.  I say almost because still today, two days later I continue to have a foggy brain and an uncertainty around my flow that I didn’t have a few days ago.  The momentum I felt before this ‘energetic storm’ has all but stopped.  The sense of purpose and direction I was moving in feels at a stand still, if not slightly askew.

Looks as if…

I recognize this is all a “looks as if”.  This too shall pass.  All storms do.  There’s always a silver lining and the pot of gold at the end of the glorious rainbow.  Until then.  I’ll be here.  And I’ll be OK.  I am OK.  (See?  That’s better already!  Lessen the resistance, bring on the relief.)

The fact that I’m able to write this is proof positive that storms come and they go.  The better we can equip ourselves to weather such storms, the better chance we have of coming out unscathed once we unbutton the hatches.

We are in times of great change.  This is not new news.  With all that’s shifting in the world, knowing that everything is energy, knowing that we are all connected, is it really too much to wonder that there would be waves like this?

Forecast:

Chance of precipitation likely over the next 24 hours (a good cry releases tension and allows space for the new, very cleansing)  The outlook is for sunny, brighter days ahead.  Ever increasing probability of clarity with major bursts of resonance and deep connection, accentuated by waves of deep insight.

Air Quality:

Fresh.  Breathe in.  Breathe out.  Expand.  Allow.

Debra’s How to Weather an Energetic Storm Checklist:

(*HINT* These work great for everyday use as well!)

• Drink plenty of Good Hado Water
• Eat clean, organic, healthy (omit any processed, refined, etc. foods)
• Stretch, practice gentle yoga, breathe
• Rest/Sleep
• Honor/Acknowledge/Allow the feelings you’re having
• Bach Rescue Remedy Flower Essence
• Young Living ‘Peace & Calming’ Essential Oil Blend
• Listening to Abraham (nothing like a little Abraham to align, flow gently into resonance)
• Listening to calming/centering music (I love Snatam Kaur in these times)
• Journal/Blog (write a post about how you’re feeling!)
• Cancel any outside commitments that don’t support or align with your current needs
• Be gentle with yourself

Weathered any energetic or emotional storms lately?

Tsunami Photo Credit
Rainbow Photo Credit

My Marley (Ashki)

This movie touched me on so many levels I don’t know where to begin…so we’ll start with the pooch.  Marley’s character, like many canine companions that grace our lives, is all about being in the moment and doing what comes naturally…and if that means eating an entire  50 lb. bag of kibble in one sitting or eating the family sofa for a snack, well then that’s what it means.  Marley is hopelessly upbeat, full of energy and charged with enough love to light New York city.  He’s endearing; you can’t help but love him…even if he can destroy an entire garage in a matter of minutes.  Marley gets into our hearts and grabs hold so tight we’re not sure we’ll be able to breathe unless he’s right there by our sides.  Marley is the best and the worst of any dog you’ve ever met.  Marley is pure love.  Marley lives without regret.  Marley, while being just slightly unorthodox in his ways, teaches us lessons that will stay with us for lifetimes.

John (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Jennifer Anniston) are a newly married couple making their way in the world.  They’re both writers.  Jenny, a well known columnist and John, a self-proclaimed reporter.  They move to Florida from Michigan to be with the sun and to start their new life together.  John and Jenny get jobs…Jenny gets newspaper space large enough that it could wallpaper an entire room in one issue while John gets less than a quarter column buried deep inside the paper to report stories that you have to wonder if anyone cares about.  The story continues to unfold when “Discount Puppy”, Marley comes into their lives.

From here forward we witness John and Jenny’s growth as human beings.  We see them begin to recognize what matters to each of them, and we see that what they thought mattered sometimes really doesn’t.  We learn that holding on to an old dream, believing it’s still important, when realized can translate to something so stale and old we wonder why we ever dreamed it in the first place.  We see that children add an element to a couple’s existence that is both the greatest miracle and the greatest challenge they’ll ever face.  (Don’t I know that one!)  We see that humor heals many wounds and that love transcends the darkest of times.

Marley and Me touches the soul.  Deeply.  It engages your heart and tickles you silly.  It plays with your thoughts and questions your choices.  Marley and Me mixes your emotions like taffy being pulled…stretching and turning between immense joy and deep sadness…all of it good, sweet and colorful.

If ever you’ve experienced a canine friend relationship that rivals any other relationship in your life in its depth of emotion and love, then Marley and Me will touch you beyond belief.  Go see it.  Bring someone you love.  (Too bad they don’t allow dogs at the theater…although upon considering this further it’s really not a good plan as this may give your favorite pooch some behavioral issues and ideas that are better left on the movie screen!)  Bring some tissue.  Yes, lots of crying along with the laughing; I just want you to be prepared.  Enjoy the movie.  …and then go home and give your Marley the biggest Hug of Love ever!!