My friend JillWheezul asked me that yesterday. I decided I wanted to muse on that a bit.
Since I believe that love is the same thing as source energy and since the elements are parts of source energy, I do think that the elements are part of love. It would logically follow that love is a part of the elements.
Now I need to fill in the blanks
Air Love:
Fire Love:
Water Love:
Earth Love:
Spirit Love:
Saturn goes retrograde in two days until May 2, 2008
Saturn, the planet of boundaries and life lessons, is retrograde about thirty-six percent of the time. And just like Jupiter, the stations of Saturn — the points at which Saturn seems to turn around in its orbit — are the most important times in the cycle, and are also related to trines from the Sun. When it’s retrograde, Saturn shines its baleful, beautiful yellowish light on us all night long.
Saturn already has the reputation of being a downer. How could four-and-a-half months of Saturn Retrograde possibly be a positive thing? Well, easily. Instead of getting more serious, folks back off a little bit. It’s a time to take a little breather from the usual breakneck pace that most people keep these days. Don’t worry, you’ll still get plenty of work done; it’s not like Saturn changes personality during this period. It’s just that the sense of urgency and anxiety relaxes somewhat. Doesn’t that sound like a relief?
Sometimes old tasks come back to haunt you during Saturn Retrograde. If so, you’ll have to reorganize your priorities and keep your perspective. What’s important to do now, and what can wait? Let others, especially those in authority, know about the changes. Reduce your expectations somewhat. Don’t cave in altogether, though; that won’t make Saturn happy!
This is not a good time to break away and start something new, but it’s a fine time to plan for the projects you’ll begin when this planet goes direct again. Take the time to do things right on the first attempt. Watch for authority issues — another domain of Saturn. As always, Saturn wants us to develop patience. It’s good for the soul!
Hmmmmm. VERY Interesting The anxieties seem to be increasing not backing off. But other things are certainly backing off. How very interesting. Not a good time to break away but perhaps a good time to finish something that was started long ago. Sliding back into the bushes now.
Something I read on Hecate’s blog made me remember that I’ve been looking for a kitchen witch. And look what the Google Witch found! Corn Husk witches. And many other very cool corn husk dolls. Shaman, Woodswoman, Herb Lady, Standing Witch…
This morning I visited Shadowscapes as I am wont to do first thing. Not only is Stephanie Piu-Mun Law my absolute favorite artist, I’m antsy for her tarot deck to be complete. Another year I must wait. Each new painting resonates with me in some way. Today’s? Reflects what is going on in my life right now. In a big way.
Delving within for personal discovery and answers, turning away and disengaging from the material for the spiritual, moving on, letting go, weariness, drain.
Seeker of the Seas, dive down, dive deep. Plumb the sapphire waters so dark that they pulse with the nacreous gleam of black pearls. Slice through the waters, O Seeker of Truth; slide with lithe body through the currents and undertows; turn away from the sunlight of the world up above that blinds with its too-sharp brilliance. Like the delicate luminescence of the deep sea life, there are some things which can only be seen when the eyes grow enlarged in the dim netherlit otherworld. Dive down, Seeker of the Seas!
Today? I ebb between the joy of the possibilities that might present themselves very soon and the sadness of the possibilities that might present themselves very soon.
When I met My Beloved (MB) in the summer of 2006 he was 6 months out of a 20year marriage. We clicked immediately. But one thing that has come up repeatedly is the fact that after 20 years with his dominating mother, the Catholic church, and then 20 more years with a controlling mate, he has never found out who he is exactly or what he wants for himself. I arrived and he lost his focus.
Now I believe a couple of things. Finding yourself is one of the most important things you can do in one lifetime. That finding yourself TAKES a lifetime. But that time to process, to discover, to experiment, etc is very important. After 15 months together we have decided that until MB does this at least to a certain point, he is never going to be able to bring what he needs to bring to the table. He needs to find out everything from how he wants to decorate his apartment to how he communicates to how he dresses. What does he like to do? When does he like to go to bed? What does Saturday morning look like? Pretty much everything. The only thing he doesn’t want to experiment with is dating other people.
This weekend the whole thing came up again. It’s been brewing since the debacle of Autumn War. It was painful. We almost called the whole thing off. In fact for one three hour period that is exactly what we did. It sucked. The drive home was lonely. And I found myself in a realization.
Is THIS what I want to manifest with this man? Grief? Separation? Being without him? And the answer was so easy. NO. Well then. What DO I want to manifest with this man? Or more importantly, do I want to wait while he figures out what HE wants to manifest. And the answer was suddenly. YES. And the middle ground suddenly became clear. I called him en route home and suggested a middle ground to him.
On Sunday he brought by what I had at his place in storage and we talked a very long time. But it was a productive conversation. Difficult but productive. And that is what I like more than anything in the world.
So, as of yesterday, we have consciously changed our relationship. Things moved very very quickly in the beginning. Too fast perhaps. But loving each other was never in doubt.
We are now dating. More than casually but less than seriously. Only each other. I don’t really know what this is going to look like. I don’t know if I ‘m going to like it. I don’t know if I can make it through 6 months. Yule to Litha.
The bright side is that it isn’t over. If this new job manifests, I will need a few months to acclimatize to it. I can do some thinking and discovery of my own.
But I have to say that my gut feels pretty tense, kind of urpy (thanks Mom). I feel better today than I did on Saturday and I have more Yule spirit than I did. I look forward to the return of the sun. But it’s going to be a major challenge for me to not know from one day to the next where or what we are doing.
I just submitted my cover letter and resume for the Web Administrator/Developer position. *whew* A little heart palpitation right before I hit send. Hoping I didn’t have any stupid mistakes not caught by spell check etc…
While I have faith that the right thing will happen, I also believe in giving things positive boosts for positive, to me, results and it harm none. So here’s that LIttle Positive Boost to the Universe.
Great Goddess
I ask you to join me tonight
at the waxing of the moon’s powers
to assist me in my rite
Tonight, I ask for guidance, for luck,
for success in acquiring a better paying job
Guide me, protect me, help me
I, your priestess, ask this of you
So mote it be!Great God
I ask you to join me tonight
at the waxing of the moon’s powers
to assist me in my rite
Tonight, I ask for guidance, for luck,
for success in acquiring a better paying job
Guide me, protect me, help me
I, your priestess, ask this of you
So mote it be!
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