Oracle Report ~ Monday, August 8, 2016

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“Hawaii” – photographer Sonia

Crescent Moon in Libra: persevere

Aspect of the Aeon Sophia (Wisdom): Bhairavi, Goddess Who Fortifies the Heart, Goddess Who Calls Forth Courage, The Lionhearted

Aspect of the Aeon Thelete (Will/Desire): Kathe, God of the South

Skill: find ways to come together/unite/align with others; make the best of what is around

True Alignments:  thoughtful, taking care with words and actions, sharing, lively, nipping a problem in the bud (before it gets started), illusions and misperceptions exposed, talent revealed, strategic planning, team building, future foretold, the art-science of archetypes

Catalysts for Change: acting on impulse (instead refrain, regroup, rethink), not feeling good enough, carrying things too far/overreacting, fear of speaking or standing up for self, difficulty adjusting, minimizing other people’s feelings, underestimating an “opponent,” overly suspicious, putting up a wall, controlling other people’s minds, attempts to steal (especially stealing or shrouding joy), betrayal

Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month: “an evening lawn party of adults” (civility, maturity, peaceful convergence, communion with nature)

Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: “the magic carpet of Oriental imagery” (transcending, rising above, weaving the true narrartive)

Sabian Symbol for Next Solar-Lunar Year: “a woman’s hat with streamers blown by the East wind”

What type of mind space would you like to create today?  What do you want to weave into the magic carpet or narrative of your life?

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Oracle Report – Thursday, September 17, 2015

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Photo by Heather

Crescent Moon in Scorpio: perseverance, fortification

Goddess of Wisdom: All – led by Shodashi, Goddess Who Aligns With the Highest and Best

God of Will/Desire: Kathe (God of the South, God of Waves)

Skill: dance with time

Catalysts for Change: stuck in the past, greed, unable to enjoy the present moment, battles to take control, making excuses, feeling emotionally uncontained, taking too big of a risk, not grieving a loss, stressful interactions, impatience, losing sight of the goal, hierarchies of control, overpowered

True Alignments: harnessing personal power, clearing, sincerity, carrying forward, tributes, stress release, maintaining sight of goals, grieving a loss, recognition, honoring one’s experiences, inspiration, making plans for the future, creativity, expression, unique style, restoration

Sabian Symbol for the Lunar Month: “a girls basketball team”

Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: “the music of the spheres”

Today, a dance between the past and the future takes place. This sends our attention into the “multiverse of time.” It enables us to not only see the future ahead of its time, but also to see the past as very different, and therefore overwriting it. Continue reading

Music – Its Influences throughout the Ages (Finale)

“If limiting our hearing to frequencies closer together precedes our separation from God – then reversing this process should help us evolve and journey back to the Divine. ” J Mattson

BeautifulTreeTurn of the century esoteric writing insists that the Renaissance music pulled the population out of the dark ages by introducing the perfection of chords, harmonies and mathematical patterns found among the tones. The early ornamental classical music inspired the excessively decorated architecture and dress of the time. One mystic writer revealed a concern about cold-hearted people hiding behind elaborate decoration. Hence, Beethoven was “over lit” to create music that enables the masses to feel compassion. According to the writing, charities in Europe were recorded only after people heard the music of Beethoven.

During the Renaissance people choose music for the first time as musicians made a living from public performances. Songs changed in key to accommodate singers’ vocal ranges. As a result today’s Equal Temperament tuning system was created to allow easy transition between musical keys. Some liken this scale to “aural caffeine,” saying it influenced the Western Hemisphere to spur industrialization and modernization. In contrast, the Eastern Hemisphere played the older mathematic scales with soothing sounds and developed meditation practices. Now popular music is becoming world wide, lessoning cultural differences. Continue reading

The Medici – Godfathers Of The Renaissance [Video]

Tsenka Stoycheva July 24 2012

From a small Italian community in 15th century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and unprecedented power. They would also ignite the most important cultural and artisitc revolution in Western history- the European Renaissance. But the forces of change the Medici helped unleash would one day topple their ordered world.

Part 2 [~55 minutes] | Part 3 [~55 minutes] | Part 4 [~55 minutes]