I-Ching: Sun “Wind” (#57)
| Sun: Wind, In this period, your doubts dissipate and problems are resolved. The best way to see clearly is to observe the situation. Everything will sort itself out. |
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Ching 57
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Horoscope
Libra,
Your partner will react badly to your criticism and you will regret what you have said, so resolve this, immediately. At work, you are dissatisfied but you don’t even know why; maybe you feel the need for a new incentive.
Today your imagination may be running away with you which can make you rather moody. Being more detached will help. You are a sympathetic listener, subtly tuned into the emotional undercurrents around. This is not a day to keep your feelings to yourself. So go flirt, have fun, play games with loved ones.
Although you are still in quite a creative phase, it may be difficult for you to feel as if you can accomplish much today. You may be stressed because others expect more from you, but there is little you can do about it without sacrificing the quality of your work. Nevertheless, it’s incumbent on you to stay as focused as possible. If you do, your efforts will bear fruit and be rewarded.
Daily Vedic Moon Sign horoscope
Capricorn – 29 Sep 2009
New partnership deeds or deals could be inked today. This may be the beginning of an exciting future. News from the world of art and or literature may be the icing on the cake today. Buying / selling of books or portraits is indicated.
Daily Chinese Sign horoscope
Dog – 29 Sep 2009
Attempts to mend ties with a family member could amount to a lot of wasted effort for you. Even more frustrating is that you may be left with no time to devote to the domestic projects you had planned on completing. Relax, and just remember that there is always tomorrow.
The Moon is in Aquarius
There is an increased interest in knowledge, and a need to communicate with like-minded individuals. At the same time, your desire for freedom and independence is strengthened, and you will want to establish your own rules. It is a good period for reading, study and scientific pursuits. However, activities which require subordination and discipline, as well as jobs which bore you, will go from bad to worse now.
I-Ching: Sun “Loss” (#41)
| Sun: Loss, In this period, you must try to eliminate all which is superficial in favor of what is essential. You must not consider this as a loss as what you lose on one hand, you gain on another. To be lucky, you must concentrate only on what is really useful. |
Mountain
Lake |
Ching 41
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Weekly ChinaTwits on 2009-09-27
- Memorial service for Griffin concluded… – Photo: http://bkite.com/0ciZo #
- "Ka is a wheel…" -Roland, gunslinger #
- thanks @jaredsouney @rtoddcarter for the sentiment. It is appreciated… #
- Griffin has left the building. RIP Grif…1996-2009 – Photo: http://bkite.com/0chVe #
- I'm on deathwatch with my familiar-kitty Griffin. He's 13 & has had massive seizers since 7pm. Pray he passes … – http://bkite.com/0chK3 #
- Rabbit.In.The.Moon #nocturnal rabbitinthemoon.com #
- Code Monkey *the musical*??? http://www.bc.edu/offices/robsham/currentseason/department1.html WOW #
- #POTD at #Nocturnal @djdieselboy SUBMIT!!! http://www.planetofthedrums.com/ #
- You will go see Planet of the Drums…or you will spend the rest of your life in shame and with regret…its true. http://trunc.it/26uej #
- #nocturnal Everyone have fun! http://nocturnalfestival.com/ #
- RT @NOLAnews: Photo: Funnel cloud spotted north of Metarie http://bit.ly/CH7Kc #
- Mittens says "the laundry is secure…" – Photo: http://bkite.com/0cgdx #
- Sat. /snuggle – Photo: http://bkite.com/0cgd5 #
- Behold! I give unto you power to tread on serpents…and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19 #
- hoody in question: http://trunc.it/26h82 #
- btw…if someone wants to but me a $700 hoody that says "Do What Thou Wilt" I'd not say no!
(I can do without the back, maybe discount?) # - best com. Ive seen re: Jay-Z wearng $700 "do wht thou wilt" hoody in new vid: "Im lookng forward 2 Eminem's rendition of the Enochian Calls" #
- If you're in NOLA this weekend head out to the HiHo and support the CBA$ Memorial… 9PM on Sept. 27. http://trunc.it/26i90 #
- Just bought The Search for Abraxas by Nevill Drury for too much money! HGA directive… #
- now that my lower back is fixed they tell me i have scoliosis!!! do they do spine transplants yet??? #
- grace rocks!!! #
- i love my friends "i gotz 1 eye on u & 1 eye on themz…i'm like a gila monster!" #
- Oh..it is a sad day. I am a scribe without a pen. Whatever will I do? #
- Wow! Snakes with feet? Interesting mutation… http://www.telegraph.co.uk/a/6187320 #
- please…i cannot bear it – http://bkite.com/0c85W #
- aw… fuck. I'm being paged back to Hell. God'Luc'dammit… OK, ok…lets go see. Open heart, right? That's the way? #
- "Ima pinball wizard…" – http://twlol.com/tw/?v1-192430 #lol #ichc #
- "Tarzan & Jane" by ToyBox DanceFest (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/6aUs) #
- "May the fire be urfriend…& the sea rock u gently. May the moon light ur way. 'til the wind sets you free." http://x.imeem.com/Sblvgim7Ac #
- a year ago this week, a conception occurred that was lost… I recognize the anniversary. #
- Stepping into my soul-shoes….trying a little two-step. Not very graceful yet, but smiling and every day getting a little better… #
- RT @paulocoelho: CLONING CONFUCIUS: you can count the seeds in an apple. But you can't
count the apples in one seed # - Interaction Design Wisdom of the Day: (from Little Rascals) "The bigger the site…the harder it falls…)
# - the internets….itz trying to keeeeeel me today!!! I'm converting to amish'ism and taking up potato farming. #
- Chad Vader breaks the internet!!! http://bit.ly/GyUFL #
- Just returned from a "parents luncheon" with my kid at the ScienceSchool. I love having her 5 minutes away! My… – http://bkite.com/0c75u #
- happy equinox everyone… – http://bkite.com/0c6Ll #
- Sum'buddy stold mhay nozse again… – Photo: http://bkite.com/0c6Kh #
- St. Josephs edition – Photo: http://bkite.com/0c5EJ #
Storypeople: RIP Griffin (1996-2009)
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I-Ching: Wei Chi “Before completion” (#64)
| Wei Chi: Before completion, This period is full of useful opportunities for you to achieve what you want. This is a transitional phase which can move you from a negative problematic phase to a positive serene phase. Continue to be prudent: success is in your hands and nearby. |
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Ching 64
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Beginner’s T’ai Chi Chuan by Vincent Chu
I’ve been doing T’ai Chi for about 5 months now. I love it. I love that it is slow, a moving meditation. I love seeing how the motions connect the five bodies and the five elements. I love the flow and the form. I am a beginner. I love being a beginner. I no nothing. I love knowing nothing.
It rocks.
So I’ve just gotten to the point where what I learn in class is awesome, but I want more. I’m such a gluttonous addict. It’s completely contrary to T’ai Chi. So I observe that I want to chew down hour upon hour of form and keep my teachers on the phone for hours asking questions. But this is not T’ai Chi. So I get one book every two weeks from the library and I read it in the bath. I read slowly, sipping tea. I think about what is being said.
Beginner's Tai Chi Chuan by Vincent Chu
One of these books is Vincent Chu’s book “Beginner’s T’ai Chi Chuan“. Tai chi chuan is known at the Supreme Ultimate art – it at once embraces Taoist philosophy, is a holistic health exercise and is an effective self defense art. No wonder millions of people practice tai chi on a daily basis, making it the world’s most popular health and self-defense system. The tai chi presented in this book grew from the author’s experience in teaching at community education programs and is written with the novice in mind. As such, the traditional Yang family long form has been abbreviated and those movements that beginners usually find difficult to perform have been removed – in this way, beginners will be able to learn faster and thus start obtaining the health benefits of practicing tai chi right away.
Vincent Chu is a Sifu of the Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation in Boston, Mass.
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Tiny House: My Dream House
OMG! This house is *so* beautiful. On the water. Aged wood. Tiny. This is it! Nirvana.
CHINAGRRRL's DREAM HOUSE
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Sacred Time and the Search for Meaning by Gary Eberle
I read. A lot. I know this. It is a big, wide world out there and I’ve got a lot to learn about it. I’ve given up trying to understand much of it and instead embraced just participating more fully in the experience. I’ve learned that the magick moments happen when I share authentic, open interaction with something; a being, a place, a thought. I’ve learned that all of these majick moments pass and that its useless to cling to the transient pleasures they bring. I’ve learned that its all good…even the bad stuff.
Sacred Time & The Search for Meaning by Gary Eberle
The book “Sacred Time and the Search for Meaning” by Gary Eberle is one such book that illustrated the need to create sacred time in our everyday lives. Yes, that included you, ‘busy person’ and you too ’single mom’. It’s not about running off to an ashram for two months a year or shirking responsibilities, it’s about weaving sacred moments; an hour a day, a day a week, a week a month and a month a year, into your busy, busy lives.
Table of Contents:
- No Time like the Present
- A Sense of Timing
- Time and Eternity
- Book of Hours
- The Triumph of the Clock
- In Search of Sacred Time
- Finding Sacred Time
In Sacred Time and the Search for Meaning, author Gary Eberle contemplates how humans’ view of time has evolved throughout history, how we came to measure time, and why we feel especially starved for it now. Eberle seeks to rediscover a renewed sense of meaning in life through looking for ways to enter the realm of sacred time or “sabbath time”—where we can reconnect with the slower, deeper rhythms of life that have traditionally been experienced through worship, prayer, and the observance of holy days. Drawing from the work of Western philosophers from Aristotle to Heidegger, and on theorists from Jung to Foucault, he presents both an intellectual history of time and a personal account of his own search for sacred time. Along the way he formulates an insightful analysis of our culture’s obsession with speed and efficiency, and he offers guidance for slowing down to savor life outside of schedules and routines, showing the way toward finding fulfillment in this increasingly accelerated world.
Horoscope
Libra:
This is a great period for your sign and everybody, your family, old acquaintances and your loved one will hug you. If you are single, a really interesting meeting is likely. Tip: reciprocate with love.
Libra – The Sun enters your sign on Tuesday, promising a fresh burst of energy as the week goes on. The Sun in Virgo (along with last week’s Saturn-Uranus opposition, the Virgo New Moon and the ongoing Mercury retrograde) was accentuating your Saturn task of karmic closet-cleaning, probably in not-so-delightful fashion. This week is at least a small step forward from the heavy Saturn work of mining your past history for the energetic blocks that must be cleared in order for you to step fully into your power over the next three years. You may also get a surprisingly clear picture this week of what the truly important life work is for you between October and the end of the Mayan Calendar in 2012. Pay attention to what your soul is telling you about your relationship to the Earth now, regardless of how “impossible” or far out it might seem. The world transition through deep darkness and into a new light continues to accelerate and part of your role in helping us survive this transition will be communicating a higher truth about Mother Earth and our responsibilities to her. I’m not sure I completely dig the “fear vibration” of the Yes Men’s latest stunt, but if you haven’t seen their fake New York Post edition on climate change, it might inspire a few ideas.
You want everyone to be as comfortable as possible yet today others don’t seem to be very receptive to your gracious gestures. You could become frustrated as you run through all your tricks, but you still don’t seem to be getting through. Fortunately, you might just succeed if you stop trying so hard. Instead of attempting to change anyone else’s mind, concentrate on doing whatever makes you happier. Leading by example works better now than believing that you can fix everything.
Daily Sun Sign horoscope
Libra – 26 Sep 2009
Having been held back recently by setbacks, or just low energy you will now be forging ahead. Though you may still be feeling more sensitive than usual so you’ll protect your feelings by withdrawing into your self for a while. Push away the awkward people, and find a cosy niche where you can be in charge of all you survey.Daily Chinese Sign horoscope
Dog – 26 Sep 2009
Indulge the senses of the day of the Dog. Your inner cinephile is especially in need of some attention, as is your appreciation for the weird and fantastic. Romance is favorable, so invite a lover over for a classic Boris Karloff picture.The First Quarter of the Moon
The precise moment of the First Quarter was 12:50 am Sep, 26 2009
A stressful period of time when there is a strong desire to accomplish something, to change, and to show oneself. However, before undertaking anything, first stop and think: is it really needed? Obstacles multiply at this time and contradictions sharpen. Plans developed under this influence often turn out to be unrealistic because people tend to overvalue their abilities.
JFT: Seeing ourselves in others
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Seeing ourselves in others |
“It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another.”
Basic Text, p. 37
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How easy it is to point out the faults of others! There’s a reason for this: The defects we identify most easily in others are often the defects we are most familiar with in our own characters. We may notice our best friend’s tendency to spend too much money, but if we examine our own spending habits we’ll probably find the same compulsiveness. We may decide our sponsor is much too involved in service, but find that we haven’t spent a single weekend with our families in the past three months because of one service commitment or another.
What we dislike in our fellows are often those things we dislike most in ourselves. We can turn this observation to our spiritual advantage. When we are stricken with the impulse to judge someone else, we can redirect the impulse in such a way as to recognize our own defects more clearly. What we see will guide our actions toward recovery and help us become emotionally healthy and happy individuals.
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Just for today: I will look beyond the character defects of others and recognize my own.
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho (notes)
I have a stack of books that I’m finished reading that I need to enter my notes on. Today’s entry is Paulo Coelho’s “Veronika Decides to Die”. Many of Paula Coelho’s books are novels with a theme; this books theme is a novel of redemption.
The synopsis of this book from the back jacket is:
“Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything – youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does – at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live.
Inspired by events in Coelho’s own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patters society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.”
Here are the notes I too from this book:
- Behold! I give unto you power to tread on serpents…and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19
- (p.33) “Anyone who lives in her own world is crazy. Like schizophrenics, psychopaths, maniacs. I mean people who are different from others.”
- “On the other hand,” Zedka continued, pretending not to have heard the remark, “you have Einstein, saying that there was no time or space, just a combination of the two. Or Columbus, insisting that on the other side of the world lay not an abyss but a continent. Or Edmund Hillary, convinced that a man could reach the top of Everest. Or the Beatles, who created an entirely different sort of music and dressed like people from another time. Those people — and thousands of others — all lived in their own world.”
- This madwoman talks a lot of sense…
- (p.35) “People who have all drunk from the same well. They think they are normal because they all do the same thing. Well I’m going to pretend that I have drunk from the same well as them.”
- (p.55) Zedka had needed to experience the Impossible Love.
- Zedka had decided to go further; she had actually tried to realize that dream.
- …the relationship did not work out.
- He never said anything directly, but one day Zedka realized that she was no longer welcome and returned to Slovenia.
- (p.57) And what if she had fought a little harder?
- (p.62) …insanity is the inability to communicate your ideas.
- …because you don’t understand the language they speak there.
- “And all of us, one way or another, are insane.”
- (p.67) She had overcome her minor defects only to be defeated by matters of fundamental importance. She had managed to appear utterly independent when she was, in face, desperately in need of company. When she entered a room everyone would turn to look at her, but she almost always ended the night alone, in the convent, watching a TV that she hadn’t even bothered to have properly tuned. She gave all her friends the impression that she was a woman to be envied, and she expended most of her energy in trying to behave in accordance with the image she had created of herself
- But other people were so difficult.
- (p.74) …so hospitals merely got patients used to a completely unreal world, where everything was allowed and where no one had to take responsibility for their actions.
I-Ching: Wu Wang “Simplicity” (#25)
| Wu Wang: Simplicity, Listen to what your internal voice suggests and go forward doing things you know are right. Do not act for a particular aim, hoping for a financial reward. Be simple and listen to your profound being. Act freely and with serenity. |
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Thunder |
Ching 25
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JFT: The 4th Step – fearing our feelings
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The Fourth Step—fearing our feelings |
“We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic.”
Basic Text, p. 29
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A common complaint about the Fourth Step is that it makes us painfully conscious of our defects of character. We may be tempted to falter in our program of recovery. Through surrender and acceptance, we can find the resources we need to keep working the steps.
It’s not the awareness of our defects that causes the most agony—it’s the defects themselves. When we were using, all we felt was the drugs; we could ignore the suffering our defects were causing us. Now that the drugs are gone, we feel that pain. Refusing to acknowledge the source of our anguish doesn’t make it go away; denial protects the pain and makes it stronger. The Twelve Steps help us deal with the misery caused by our defects by dealing directly with the defects themselves.
If we hurt from the pain of our defects, we can remind ourselves of the nightmare of addiction, a nightmare from which we’ve now awakened. We can recall the hope for release the Second Step gave us. We can again turn our will and our lives over, through the Third Step, to the care of the God of our understanding. Our Higher Power cares for us by giving us the help we need to work the rest of the Twelve Steps. We don’t have to fear our feelings. Just for today, we can continue in our recovery.
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Just for today: I won’t be afraid of my feelings. With the help of my Higher Power, I’ll continue in my recovery.
I-Ching: Tung Jen “Fellowship” (#13)
| Tung Jen: Fellowship, To achieve your aims, you will have to unite with virtuous people. Indeed it will be easier to reach every objective if a group of individuals( albeit of different characters), had the same common goal. However always keep your own personality and act so that you enrichen one another. |
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Ching 13
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Storypeople: Real Name
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I-Ching: Chieh “Limitation” (#60)
| Chieh: Limitation, In this period, self control and self-discipline are fundamental. Only in this way will you be able to achieve your all and avoid any harm. Do not follow your instincts but try to limit yourself to always keeping in mind boundaries you must not cross. |
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Ching 60
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You left me alone to talk to the trees… (video)
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Cribs – Mirror Kisser
Kissing Prarie Dogs (video)
“I luvvvs youz. Until the Sun, she’z goez coldz and zee starz they go out… I luvz you” Smootchie, smootch. Kissy, kiss…
…too friggin’ adorable!
Mabon: Children’s Story from Pagan Dad
Children’s Story for Mabon
by Patrick McCleary | 8:23 PM in children, mabon, story |
“Grandfather, is the next story of the Gods, the one for Mabon, is it sad?” asked the little girl as she looked up with tears in her eyes. “I don’t know if we can take another sad story”
The Grandfather paused for a moment and looked down at her upturned face and said, “The next two stories are sadder then the last. But they only make you sad because you have forgotten how it all ends and begins at Yule.”
“You mean the rebirth of the Sun King and the Goddess becoming young again?”
“Yes children that is exactly what I mean. For you see there must be sadness if there is to be happiness or we wouldn’t appreciate it. There must be winter for every summer so that everything can have a chance to rest.
“And that is what this Sabbat is about. It is the finishing of the work to prepare for the winter. The harvest of the fruit and vine and the storing of supplies and repairing of tools and such.
“But it is also the time that the Goddess leaves us on her annual journey to the Underworld in search of her lost love, the Sun King. For with his death, the magick that they had laid in the Spring had began to fade and Winter was coming fast. And this was a fitting time for her to leave because the fruit that is harvested is like her. They are the womb that holds the seed with a promise of new life. And she is the same.
“So She went to the shore and lit a bonfire of the sacred woods and began to chant and to dance. Longer and faster did She dance. Around and around she spun and finally Her spirit lifted from Her body and began its long journey down into the Underworld.
“I will not speak of all the scary things that she faced. From Giants and Ogres to Dragons and other Wyrms all seeked to block her way. But none were strong enough to block her path. For she came in love everlasting and of course, having been this way before, she knew the ways to avoid most dangers.
“But finally She came to a pool glowing with Golden Light and the scent of roses filled the air around Her. She had finally found her lost love. But he slept with the sleep of Death on the edge of the pool.
“With Her voice raised in song, she began to wash the body of the fallen Sun King. She sang of power and love. Of racing across the green grass in spring and the warmth of the Sun in late summer. The smell of all the flowers in bloom and the feel of swimming in cool water on a hot summer day. All the things that the Sun King could bring back to the Earth if he only lived.
“Finally after what seemed an eternity the Sun King awoke and looked at Her and smiled. ‘My Goddess,’ he said, ‘I have not the strength to return in this body. I will not survive the journey back into the land of the living. But I will dissolve my body and go into you as a spark of life that you can foster and grow until the time is right and ordained.’
And with a last breath He did just that. With a burst of light his body turned into energy and infused the Goddess, further aging her but giving her the strength to make the new Sun within her.
“And so with this She began her journey back to the land of living. Now see children there is always hope even in the darkest of times. The Sun has begun his journey back to join us in the land of the living. And the Goddess while apart from us is soon to return.”
With this the children smiled, for the story wasn’t as sad as they had expected it to be. And it let them know that all was going to be OK.
Horoscope – Fall Equinox
Daily Sun Sign horoscope
Libra – 22 Sep 2009 – - Fall Equinox
The difficulties seem to vanish into air and you will feel a newborn eagerness for something new at work. In Love, constructive dialog with your partner seems to have finally replaced your discontent.
The Autumnal Equinox brings the diminishing light of the Sun into your 1st House of Personality, provoking you to seek ways to extend the energy of the summer. But your attempts to prevent the onset of fall are fruitless. Your lesson now is to stay in the present moment and to find peace within the larger cycles you cannot control.
If you have been holding back from a serious discussion with workmates or close companions maybe you need to think of some way of breaking the ice. There may have been more criticism around recently but you could also be misconstruing something you have only half-heard. Check it out before jumping to conclusions.
Daily Vedic Moon Sign horoscope
Capricorn – 22 Sep 2009
You may have to decide the menu for a social or professional meeting today. Interactions with a caterer are indicated. You could also be entrusted an assignment related to collecting of funds and deciding its disbursement too.
Daily Chinese Sign horoscope
Dog – 22 Sep 2009
Business and work seem to be only so-so today as the week moves on. You could be on the receiving end of an unexpected windfall. Personal conflicts with friends should be resolved before the weekend rolls around.
RUNE of the DAY: ALGIZ
Protection
The symbol of Algiz was frequently inscribed on shields to symbolize protection. Algiz symbolizes defense of all that is sacred to you. Remember true nature. Algiz symbolizes a connection to the divine, but also the separation of man from divinity.
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HEXAGRAM #49: TRANSFORMATION
This hexagram implies a time of great change. It is important to remember that there will be no mistakes made at this time. Change is what happens — not just what is intended. This is a time of shedding the old and seeing with fresh eyes. A geographic move may be referenced here. This could also be a time of new employment, new understandings or new solutions. You may find yourself undergoing an inner transformation, where you de-throne old attitudes that no longer serve your vision. Let events happen. Change will wash over you like water.
The Moon is in Scorpio
An emotionally difficult time. There is increased jealousy, greediness, envy and other negative feelings. The colours of the world turn black and white. Sexuality and sensuality go up and strong, powerful emotions run high, whilst diplomacy and tact will noticeably decline. However, it is a good time for any occupation which needs intensity and total devotion.
TAROT: 7 of SWORDS
Lack of Purpose
A confusion of options causes goals to become confused. To go in circles or waste time. A need for assistance and guidance goes unanswered.
Autumnal Equinox – Michael, warrior and protector
Autumnal Equinox Sep 22 2009 5:18 PM EDT
Even thought the calendar year starts in January, from a spiritual perspective the year begins in autumn…Michael is the archangel of autumn, and the warrior and protector of all that is good.
Terry Lynn Taylor,
“Angel Days”
Weekly ChinaTwits on 2009-09-20
- "oh weekend…why won't you stay with me…why must you go? I love you, oh weekend. Please stay." – Photo: http://bkite.com/0c3oC #
- i made a lamp…out of paper…and wire…I think I like it. Maybe… #
- who knows? perhaps attempts to tame life by 'understanding' one may miss out on the majick of actual wild living… #
- Grif & Hector on a Sunday morn… – Photo: http://bkite.com/0c2vE #
- Mia, lila, hector & mum… – Photo: http://bkite.com/0c1mU #
- …nine little heavens… #
- …it is said that Chang San Feng was a Shaolin monk who created style relying on mental concen. & internal energy: T'ai Chi Chuan… #
- in for the day! lotsa HOC projects buttoned up!! #
- shivering me timbers #talklikeapirateday #
- trying to think up some creative and interesting (and useful) windowcov. options. I'm con. noren & transparent window film…suggestions? #
- one two three…dark moon is the place to bee. – Photo: http://bkite.com/0bYSI #
- Date nite… – Photo: http://bkite.com/0bYBM #
- happy #rosh_hashanah L'shanah tovah! #
- RT @michaeljanzen Tiny House Design , Archive » CLEAR VILLAGE Call For Entries http://bit.ly/13K3OP #
- arghhhhhhhhh…..my 'design sensibilities' are being gravely offended with this current project…lime, mustard yellow, dirty lav. and teal. #
- So true…so true!!! RT @djdieselboy: this sums up the power of addiction. haha – http://tinyurl.com/mz2pko #
- …like a kidney stone… – Photo: http://bkite.com/0bXmb #
- It is only the artificial ego that suffers. The man who has transcended his false 'me' no longer identifies with his suffering.-Wei Wu Wei #
- RT @lashtal: LAShTAL News: Caduceus Books: Latest List: I'm very pleased to have been given permission by Ben at.. http://bit.ly/tJ3K4 #
- RT @HumidCity: Colby Watkins- Atone Pain Tribe & Sunken City Circus Founder, Dead. http://ow.ly/pMG2 #
- Yesterday there was a passing…today marks a birth of 1 whose gone. This flesh is temporary…&we do wh… – Photo: http://bkite.com/0bVwV #
- Finishing up with Part II of Process 7: Raising the Djed Pillar (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/4Fyo) #
- Continuing on with Part 1 of Process 7 for the PAS-Meriti group: Raising the Djed Pillar (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/4Fyo) #
- Dance party over…just studying until the kid goes to bed…then Process 7 for the PAS group s (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/6aUs) #
- House-of-Chaos bedtime dance-fest HAPPENING NOW!!! (goofy, to be sure) (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/6aUs) #
- Like multitasking? Reading the news? Google fast.flip: http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/ #
- the House-of-Chaos was bumpin' "Blue" from Eiffel 65 this morning. Who needs coffee when you have 90's dance music…ba bada bee bada.. #
- … – Photo: http://bkite.com/0bTE2 #
- Thank you…and goodnight. Me and the chaos cats are hitting the hay. – Photo: http://bkite.com/0bSWN #
- Back and doing Process 6 from TPoI&O: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/1113048 TPoI&O: Processes #
- be back to do Process 6 at 9:15! (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/4Fyo) #
- Just finished Process 5 on Ustream for TPoI&O (I know I' (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/4Fyo) #
- ur n charge. u always were. i always knew, fire burns. hooverphonic "one" #
- REV22:20 – Photo: http://bkite.com/0bRHi #
- IDK but it's been said: You do or don't & then you're dead… – Photo: http://bkite.com/0bRFp #
- I is sad: http://bit.ly/38Ymi0 #
- Advice: If you go home to plant things at lunch & it's hot…change out of work clothes. Now spending afternoon, clammy, sweaty & muddy! #
- I love #freecycle !!! Just picked up 4 bags of perennials for the HOC garden. Thanks! The back 40 loves you. #
- Sounds like a good discussion: RT @tricyclemag: Pema Chodron's book Taking the Leap and Bill Alexander on Addiction http://3.ly/aXz #
- ATUXIX – Photo: http://bkite.com/0bPMh #
Storypeople: Disease
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I-Ching: Ta Chuang “Great Wisdom” (#34)
| Ta Chuang: Great wisdom, Now you have the opportunity to obtain your desires and reach your aims. Nothing is impossible as inside you there is great strength and you are fully aware of this. But beware: avoid over-confidence or arrogance and be sure you are always in the right. |
Thunder
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Ching 34
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JFT: Fellowship
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September 19 |
Fellowship |
“In NA, our joys are multiplied by sharing good days; our sorrows are lessened by sharing the bad. For the first time in our lives, we don’t have to experience anything alone.”
IP No. 16, For the Newcomer
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When we practice using the steps and the other tools of our program to work through our hardships, we become able to take pleasure in the joys of living clean. But our joys pass all too quickly if we don’t share them with others, while hardships borne alone may be long in passing. In the Fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous, we often multiply our joys and divide our burdens by sharing them with one another.
We addicts experience pleasures in recovery that, sometimes, only another addict can appreciate. Fellow members understand when we tell them of the pride we take today in fulfilling commitments, the warmth we feel in mending damaged relationships, the relief we experience in not having to use drugs to make it through the day. When we share these experiences with recovering addicts and they respond with similar stories, our joy is multiplied. The same principle applies to the challenges we encounter as recovering addicts. By sharing our challenges and allowing other NA members to share their strength with us, our load is lightened.
The fellowship we have in Narcotics Anonymous is precious. Sharing together, we enhance the joys and diminish the burdens of life in recovery.
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Just for today: I will share my joys and my burdens with other recovering addicts. I will also share in theirs. I am grateful for the strong bonds of fellowship in Narcotics Anonymous.
I-Ching: Yu “Enthusiam” (#16)
| Yu: Enthusiam, If you must lead a group, you must also understand others’ intentions and moods. You will be able to fulfill your aims by eliminating every kind of resistance providing that you can understand and go along with everyone. Your enthusiasm will do the rest. |
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Ching 16
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Horoscope (Dark Moon)
Libra,
Today you’ll feel particularly open and patient towards other people; this attitude will favor you in making new acquaintances, especially if you’re single. If you have a partner, you’ll have some great moments together, characterized by mutual understanding.
Daily Sun Sign horoscope
Libra – 18 Sep 2009
The New Moon today may bring an insight into the past which gives you the key to how to change the future. If you are feeling frustra¬ted because companions shut off what you are saying, you need to rethink your approach. Sometimes the harder you push, the more they resist. Gentle persuasion will work best.
Libra
You have a lot to gain now by opening up to your imagination. The New Moon in your 12th House of Dreams pushes you to dive into your fantasies, and they can spice up your life and inspire you. It’s best to have some structure, such as a regular meditation practice, spiritual community or an ongoing yoga class as you begin this journey. There are exciting times ahead, so center yourself while patiently waiting for the fun to begin.
Daily Vedic Moon Sign horoscope
Capricorn – 18 Sep 2009
A day that may well be remembered for your vile temper when you could be opposed for what you think is an excellent idea. Your stubbornness in this regard may create more foes and even friends will think of you differently.
Daily Chinese Sign horoscope
Dog – 18 Sep 2009
Life will be very pleasant during this day, featuring a good surprise, happy news, spontaneous beginning of a beautiful friendship, marvelous encounters, brilliant ideas, creative desires and intellectual awareness. A touch of vanity will have to be fought because it’ll encourage you to want to be right at all costs. You’ll see excellent financial perspectives. Take the right initiatives and you’ll succeed in increasing your income. Then watch your material situation improve.
The Moon is Increasing in Light
The Moon is in Virgo
Attention towards details is on the increase, with a tendency to fault-finding, cleanliness and neatness. It is a good time to undertake routine, painstaking work, and to search for and correct errors. Your body may be more intolerant of low-grade food and harmful substances, and this is a good day to begin a diet.
TAROT: ATU XIX: THE SUN (of course. I’ve been getting this a LOT!!!)
Life
The Sun is the source of all growth and progress. Happiness and joy are powerfully represented here. An environment of positive growth and change. All things are easy to see. The sky becomes clear.
I-Ching: HEXAGRAM #20: MEDITATION
The meaning of this hexagram is meditation and contemplation, but the visual significance is that of a tower with a broad view which enables one to meditate on the wider landscape rather than immediate events. An additional meaning of this tower is that the tower itself can be seen for many miles, suggesting “an example” being set for others. This is a time to reflect carefully on what has gone before, and what is happening now in a broader sense. Decisions made at this time will be witnessed by many.
RUNE OF THE DAY: ISA
Consciousness, Control
Isa represents ice and the stillness of a frozen day. The act of contemplation is referenced here, with an emphasis on stillness and carefully controlled action. Ice solidifies and keeps things in place. Movement is cautious.