Year: 2015

The Week Ahead

“Newness is the energy of the edge of chaos, the place where the familiar and the unexpected and unpredictable meet, the place of life and emergence.” David Spangler

When I was growing up I liked to spend a lot of time in the kitchen – I resonated with the mysterious alchemical surroundings : knives chopping, pots bubbling and bread rising in the oven. There was one kitchen appliance however that I had been warned about – the pressure cooker.

As a result I was wary of the rattling valve on top which contained the pressure of steam building up inside. I had been warned about the kind of explosion that could occur due to misuse or accident.

There are volatile energies for this upcoming week that remind me of the background noise of that valve rattling atop the pressure cooker.

In general tensions are building with the Pluto/Uranus square -exact on the 16th – and we are heading into Solar Eclipse on the Day of the Vernal Equinox- March 20. This week the Mars/Uranus influence is exact on March 11.

The old texts hold a number of warnings about Mars/Uranus but in my studies one of the most helpful things I have read is to watch the energy of your magnetic field that you do not attract volatile events – i.e. do not storm around angry or impatient under this influence. Provide more down time. Mars/Uranus is known for sudden, impulsive, erratic action and this can be accident prone – for yourself and on the part of others. Too much energy, too little awareness. Tempers and irritability can run high.

On a positive note Mars Uranus is known for is a sudden break for freedom which can come as the result of inner pressures building to a point where they become uncontainable. This can result in an unexpected moment of truth and also breakthroughs in areas that have felt stuck or stagnant. It is a time when we can suddenly land in territory that is new and that represents a sudden and unexpected advance.

It is a very powerful time when evolutionary leaps can occur in surprising ways if the energies are harnessed and implemented with clarity and consciousness.

Saturn Squares Neptune

” Remember that you are at an exceptional hour in this unique epoch, that you have this great happiness, this invaluable privilege, of being present at the birth of a new world.” The Mother, Sri Aurobindo Ashram

One of the very strong influences throughout 2015 is Saturn square Neptune. Whenever planets are in a square aspect there is a need to build a bridge between the two energies – a need for reconciliation of seemingly conflicting forces. Squares are a call to action.

Throughout the year as these two planets form this configuration there is a call to make manifest your ideals on a more concrete everyday level. Another way to say this is to live your ideals and higher goals in a more pragmatic way.

It is important to have very clear aspirations and to stay in touch with them on a daily basis. It is also key to create a concrete framework through which those goals can manifest one step at a time and to be willing to be patient and persevering along the path.

The many rapid changes occurring in the world now, the many revelations about corruption in the business world and government which appear to thwart more ethical and idealistic models of evolution are a call to each one of us to move in a direction of higher consciousness in the way we construct our lives, interact with others and move in the direction of our destined calling.

The Jupiter/Saturn/ Uranus trine indicates support, guidance and sometimes surprising assistance from the spiritual world. Watch for signs as affirmation.

Amelia Shea specializes in issues of family, relationship and transition as well as life path and career.She can be reached at 603 654 1043, amelia.shea@comcast.net. Quote from Karen Speerstra’s Divine Sparks

Full Moon in Virgo

“The essence of health is an inner kind of balance.” Andrew Weil

The Moon waxes Full Thursday March 5 at 14 degrees of Virgo at 1:05 PM EST.
This is a good time for attention to matters concerning health and general well being If there are ways you would like to improve your health or start a new health related program, commit to it and begin now.
It bodes well to think about your daily routines and if they could be better organized to build strength, lower stress and provide more restorative time
Jupiter is trining Uranus now – increasing hope and optimism. It can bring new and unexpected opportunities. It bodes well to entertain ideas about how you would like your life to expand. Saturn is involved in the fiery trine making more things possible on a concrete level.

Amelia Shea specializes in issues of family, relationship and transition as well as life path and career.She can be reached at 603 654 1043, amelia.shea@comcast.net Her readings start at $30 and can be done by phone, email and in person. Andrew Weil quote from Divine Sparks
by Karen Speerstra