Solar Winds

A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field during the waning hours of Saturday, Feb. 18th. Although the stream was expected, the bright auroras it produced were not. Northern Lights spilled across the Canadian border into several US states including Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota.

I was outside having a cigarette in my home town just as the auroras came. It was a simple dance - not real impressive at this place on the planet but awesome just the same to someone who seldom has the opportunity to be at the right place at the right time to witness. City lights are not conducive to these events.
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I am viewing the Rider Waite Five of Pentacles with some consternation as I move into February/March on my Wheel of the Year. A skinny old lady is walking bent forward and barefoot through the snow, followed by a young man on crutches. She is looking down at the snow and the young man is looking up and away from the stained glass window floating in a sky filled with stars.

The Five of Pentacles appears when personal finances take a down turn or when we are losing faith in a relationship, an institution or just in ourselves. The card is a challenge to have a good look at the window because tough times are no reason to give up. Rather, it is a time to live life with renewed effort, the best way we can, instead of trudging through it.

Another lesson in uncrossing the Two of Swords.

I have this distinct feeling that every effort I am making toward stability is being denied and everything I want to hold on to is being taken from me, in tiny increments. Every move has become a chore; even the good stuff......and there is no time out.

I began the new year positively looking forward. Perhaps it was because I had the opportunity over the holidays to recoup and regroup. Now, a month and a half later, I feel old. lost and angry. For me, it's like the positive is unsustainable. I've lost the connection....again.

Questions to Answer: What are my survival concerns? What changes am I having difficulty dealing with? What have I chosen to give up or do without? Why? What am I worried or anxious about? What conventions/traditions am I rebelling against? What inequalities or injustices am I trying to change? Are there simply too many obstacles or too little strength and direction to proceed forward?

This is interesting because of the way the planets are lined up. It goes something like this....

Mars is in retrograde and won't turn direct until April 13. Saturn will still be retrograde after turning retrograde two weeks ago, which will have its own set of issues, but at least we won’t feel so dragged down, demoralized, and obstructed even though there will still be something we have to learn about commitment in relationships and maintaining inner balance while interacting closely with others. Saturn will be sitting at 29 degrees Libra until March 4. Libra seeks to avoid conflict in relationships in an attemp to keep the peace. All that does is defer the natural conflict inherent in relationships.

So, the Dark Moon is here and that is exactly what I'm doing - staying away from conflict because the only way through is out the door (in a manner of speaking) and that is not possible at this time.

Circular Bullshit

Just a little tidbit to let you know I haven't blipped off this planet:

You get to a certain point in life when it becomes apparent that there’s a kind of circus of circular bullshit being played around us to benefit the few, which is kept spinning by fads, fashions, planned obsolescence, etc.


Congratulations, Wren. You are so there with a complete understanding of your parents who never did progress any further than cassette tapes although they do have an HD flat screen, a computer with Internet for gaming and e-mail and a simple cell phone.


Inspired by George Ure.....

Head Baggage