We Have No Idea How Good We Can Get

We Have No Idea How Good We Can GetPaul Rosenberg – I can still remember the first time someone told me that they believed in the Calvinist doctrine of “the depravity of man.” It shocked me. To complain about human behavior I very well understood; there’s plenty of bad behavior in the world. But to flatly call the human species depraved… hopelessly unredeemable… that was, and remains, obscene to me.

The sad truth, however, is that the modern West swims in a sea of Calvinism. The corporate bullhorns feed everyone they can a steady diet of the bad, ugly, and if possible the bloody. Under their influence, we would believe that all is darkness, that truth is illusion, that the human path is ever-downward, and that all professions of goodness are frauds. Continue reading

Oracle Report ~ Monday, June 1, 2015

Gibbous Moon in Scorpio/Sagittarius (2:40 pm ET/6:40 pm UT): trust, magic

Goddess of Wisdom: Tara (Goddess Who Guides)

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Beautiful! – Photo by Kathleen

God of Will: Ian (God of The East)

Skill: hold ideals of greatness

Catalysts for Change: feeding off drama, controlling others, exclusion, mental health, alienation, glossing over things, not listening, blaming others, feeling taken advantage of, narcissism, undervaluing and under-appreciating, uncompromising, domination, rocky

True Alignments: inspiration at twilight, endurance and perseverance, maneuvering around storms, rich of Spirit, moving above limits, rights, respect for others and self, impulse to create, equality, exchanges with like-minded people, compromising, actively listening

Sabian Symbol for the Lunar Month: “a mature woman reawakened to romance”

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

Before the astrological new year on April 18, 2015, we were engaged in envisioning our ideals of greatness — our hopes, wishes, dreams, and intentions for the future. Today, a month and a half into the new year, those ideals return to the fore. Given the energetics in place this month that challenge our ideals and hopes for the future, we will need to hold tightly to them. We don’t give up on them, no matter what is happening. We can “let it be” when needed, but that doesn’t mean giving up. Continue reading

Oracle Report ~ Thursday, April 2, 2015

Gibbous Moon in Virgo: trust, magic

Wisdom Goddess: Kamala (Goddess of Desire)

wingsSkill: spread your wings

Positive Imprints: following intuition, wisdom and strength gained, revelations, foreshadowing the future, rising above, recuperation, intervention by a higher power, seeing other sides, letting go

Catalysts for Change: the need for speed, feeling out of control, acting purely from instinct, quitting just before the finish line, pushing too hard or not resting, reaching boiling or breaking points, immobilized, neglecting self-care, frustration, feeling cornered

Sabian Symbol for the Lunar Month: a majestic formation resembling a face is idealized by a boy who takes it up as his ideal of greatness, and as he grows up, begins to look like it”

This lunar month we are preparing to bring our ideals of greatness into form. Inherently, this requires that we “spread our wings.”

Wings are the key motif today. Here’s how: Continue reading

Oracle Report ~ Monday, March 30, 2015

First Quarter Moon in Leo: step out, take action

Ruling Wisdom Goddess: Chinnamasta (Goddess Who Expands the Mind)

Skill: discover something inside

Positive Imprints: uniqueness, including others, good manners, embracing the new, knowledge and learning, bringing things to life, taking another look at something from the past, extra effort to communicate

Catalysts for Change: control issues, holding back, overlooking others, disinterest, feeling superior, resistance, expanding base of power and control, lifelessness

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Photo by Lawrence

Sabian Symbol for the Lunar Month: “a majestic rock formation resembling a face is idealized by a boy who takes it up as his ideal of greatness, and as he grows up, begins to look like it”

The Sun returns to the degree that kicked off this astrological year, “the ruler of a nation.” At its essence, this energy is about finding and empowering our inner selves.

As a result of this today, a sense of structure, order, self-discipline, and expansion seeks us. We gain new awareness and understanding about better methods or how to do better with things. Mercury, the Messenger, moves to the first degree of the zodiac, 1 Aries, with energy of the symbol of “a woman has risen out of the ocean and a seal is embracing her.” So, brand new ideas enter the field today. Brand new insight into how to be a better ruler of our own inner nation is also delivered. Mercury is working hard on this. Continue reading

There Is Greatness Within Us Just Waiting For Us To Believe

Inspire Me Today | June 28 2012

We all have greatness within us that is just waiting for us to believe. Once we believe, the foundation is in place for our greatness to take a foothold and grow. ~ Deidre Hughey

As an adult, I made comfortable choices. And why shouldn’t I? My childhood was a barrage of chores (I grew up on a farm) before the innocence of it all was stripped from me in the form of child abuse. The roller coaster that followed looked something like: fear, self-doubt, self-blame, depression, self-loathing, self-abuse, suicidal thoughts, recovery, more self-doubt, drugs…

Once I was able to control my life, my goal was to be comfortable at all costs. I made choices that made me feel good, satisfied, and relaxed. “After all,” I thought to myself, “Don’t I deserve to be comfortable?”

The problem with comfort is how deceptive it is. Sure, on the surface, it looks like a good idea. Heck, it feels like a good idea. But in my never-ending efforts to make myself more comfortable, I had actually made myself unhappy and stuck. I was making absolutely no effort to move forward in my life.

Comfort lures you with promises of immediate satisfaction. It’s what keeps you from trying new things, from pushing yourself, from taking a leap of faith. It’s what keeps you from being who you were meant to be. For me, comfort became a companion that kept me in a job I hated and away from dating, exercising, and trying anything new. In my effort to make myself comfortable, I had stopped living.

So, what’s living?

Living is knowing:

  • What you like and what you don’t like
  • That you CAN push past what your mind thinks you can do
  • That you have friends that would answer your call at 2am
  • That you’ve helped someone else to accomplish their dreams
  • That you have boundless talent, joy and brilliance inside of you just waiting to burst out!

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