January/February 2002
Feature Articles
What's Newz?
by Dee J. Findlay
Holistic Health Q & A
by John DeCosmo, D.O.
Of September 11, stress, getting back
to basics, and God is in the details.
What are... Sweeteners?
by Robert Roman
Not all sweeteners are "equal."
A healthfood store manager guides us through some of the options.
EnergyUpDate
by David Findlay
UNCOMMON SENSE ! - Who's next?
David Findlay
Minerals from Mother Earth
by Judy Power
Featured stones for January and February:
Onyx and Opal.
Your Astro Guide
by Janet Sciales
Articles on the theme "Freedom"
Freedom From Fear
by Kelly Menges
Freeing ourselves from limiting beliefs
to become connected with our true nature.
No Limits
by Yvette Monet
The freedom to live life as an expression
of love.
Spiritual Freedom
by Rev. Pat Cross
The inner freedom that comes with
the recognition of our divine nature.
Psychological Freedom
by Patrick Plaskett
Increasing our freedom by changing
the reality in our minds.
Hormonal Freedom
by Lela Lilyquist
Of the harmful effects of synthetic
hormone treatment for menopause and the growing awareness of more natural
approaches.
Free To Create
by Ken Sutton
The freedom to create our own lives...
both the good and the bad.
Freedom Within Bounds
by Rev. Stephanie Kubilius
How the boundaries of a relationship,
such as marriage, can actually provide greater freedom to grow.
Seven Basic Freedoms
by Rev. Linda Lou Kearns
Seven ways to exercise our freedom
to become what we really are.
A Free Mind
by Charles Larsen
How we as individuals may restrict
our inner freedom.
The Age of Freedom
by Jan Carter
Of plants and asteroids, gods and goddesses.
The Freedom Solution
by Constance Joy Angeles, Esq.
A nine-step approach to freedom
The Age of Freedom
by Jan Carter
These are interesting times, eh? Speaking of time, you know there's a big clock in the sky that keeps track of it all. It's amazingly precise.
Did you know our Earth has a wobble? That's part of the mechanics. Earth spins like a top, actually, and it takes almost 26,000 years to trace out a complete circle with its axis. In A.D.14,000 the North Star will be Vega instead of Polaris. This great wobble creates what's known as the Precession of the Equinoxes, which provides us the timing of the Ages. We're now in the midst of the inevitable chaotic shift of Ages from Pisces (victim/savior reality) to Aquarius (freedom/equality reality). That's the plan anyway.
These Ages last approximately 2,200 years. The Age of Pisces began around the time of Christ. Notice his symbol was the Fish.
Aquarius, known as the Water Bearer, is an Air Sign. Thus, the waves in its symbol represent waves of "energy." Notice all the energy/vibrational/sound/light worker healers advertising in this very magazine! The world is changing. It's the Music of the Spheres playing a new tune.
Uranus, the planet that rules Aquarius, was discovered in 1787 during the period of the French and American Revolutions. When planets are discovered, our consciousness becomes aware of the energies that the planet symbolizes. It's the mirroring effect, the big Feng Shui in the sky. "As above, so below."
Everything we see is a reflection of who we are, and now we're realizing we're all connected. You see, it's the Equality thing we're beginning to learn which by the way, includes more than just us humans it encompasses ALL THAT IS.
I love Astrology because you can see all the variations and patterns that make each of us unique. We're all a part of a Great Circle!
"Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the fairest of them all?" What do we see when we look at others. It is merely a reflection of ourselves. That's what this Aquarian Age is about. Honoring each other as unique, creative individuals.
Ouranus/Uranus was the sky god and every night he would lay down on Gaia/Mother Earth and they'd produce offspring. Ouranus was never satisfied with his children. So he kept shoving them back into Gaia's womb, Tartaros, the Underworld. So Gaia gets fed up and calls her responsible son, Kronos/Saturn, and asks that he cut off his father's genitals. Kronos agrees, severing them with his sickle, throwing them into the sea where Venus/Aphrodite is born.
This myth mirrors back to us the symbolism of these planets. Uranus/Aquarius can represent unbridled freedom where no one else matters. This is the danger of the Industrial Society that we have embraced and identify with. Do we honor Gaia when we shove our toxic waste into her womb?
So here comes Saturn to teach us a thing or two. He is sometimes referred to as "the great teacher disguised as the bringer of pain and limitation." Saturn in the extreme can be very limiting and fear inducing, cutting us off from our creativity.
The birth of Venus gives us the answer to the dilemma. Ruler of Libra, she represents Balance and her highest expression is Unconditional Love.
The key is to CREATE RESPONSIBLY.
In 1801 a small body in the sky was discovered. It is the asteroid named Ceres. They believe she is the core of a planet that exploded that now comprises the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The earliest asteroids discovered were named after Goddesses.
Ceres is the Earth Mother Goddess. She had a daughter named Persephone whom Pluto abducted to be his bride in his realm, the Underworld. Her mother was so devastated that she stopped nourishing the Earth and it began to dry up and die. It was finally arranged that her daughter could return to her for six months every year, but had to spend the remaining six in the Underworld.
This created the four seasons. It also shows us the circular/cyclical feminine pattern of Birth, Death and Renewal, similarly represented by the waxing and waning of the Moon.
Male energy is more linear (Fire and Air) as female is circular (Earth and Water). It is said that men project death by killing because they fear, or deny, or project the feminine. It's always a balancing act, isn't it? this game called Life.
So the discovery of these feminine asteroids marked the beginning of the women's liberation movement. In the '70s the first asteroid Ephemeris was produced which showed the positions of the four big asteroids: Ceres, Pallas Athene, Vesta and Juno. Therefore, astrologers could begin to incorporate them in their work.
Thus, these female energies re-emerge into our conscious awareness and another women's movement is sparked. We also begin to realize that Gaia is a living being and an environmental movement shows its budding head as well.
So here we are as two towers, so tall and linear come crashing down (Saturn in Gemini/Twin Structures opposite Pluto/Death and Rebirth). We are free to choose how we use our energy. Perhaps it is time to embrace the Goddess and find a balance again.
Jan Carter is a counseling astrologer, artist, teacher, reiki master and Pleiadian channel. She works at The House of Grace with her healing partners Keth Luke and their dog, Dr. Light. New Port Richey (727) 842-6788. AstroJan@Awakening-Healing.com.
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