30th June 2011
When we allow ourselves time to consider before we respond we shift out of a narrow fear based reaction and into a bigger picture. We’ve been trying to get there all along, but we haven’t given ourselves time to let things develop, to see their full potential. In a culture where we are supposed to have control of everything we’ve not had time to allow the feminine to flow into the gaps between the action and weave it’s co-creative magic. That’s changing and it will give us much more space, much more life and much more love.
Did you know there’s a total Venus eclipse today? It’s happening in Gate 12.3, when Venus conjuncts the Moon at 7.33 UT.
This placement shows where we have tried to things alone, or rushed forward too quickly. We’ve found ourselves feeling uncomfortable, as if we had become a stranger in a strange land, and perhaps we’ve felt ashamed. It’s time to enfold that shamed part, to embrace it and give it time to find it’s way around.
There’s another aspect of this line, that of suddenly seeing the influence of negative people in our lives and realising it doesn’t have to be that way.
Master Huang says that Hexgram 12 is all about the word ‘No’. This word is important because, just as yin and yang complement each other, so do Yes and No. They are enfolded within each other, and in their interplay they create change.
Gate 12 teaches us how things can get out of balance, through us not flowing with the natural energy of yes and no. I’ve been blessing the existence of Human Design in my life the past few weeks as I’ve ventured out into the business world. Even at the level of what I might call ‘aware’ or ‘spiritual’ business, people push constantly from their throat centres. It’s difficult to function any other way really!
Our throats should be comfortable, relaxed and flowing with the energy. Our words need to come naturally, freely and honestly. When we try to fit into a system that forces us to manage our energy and our interactions to suit some external guidelines we are in a relationship of abuse with ourselves. Gate 12 speaks especially of losing our own natural grace in order to take on a false and superficial grace.
Venus and the Moon in Gate 12.3 today provide us with a 95% Venus eclipse. A magical event for sure! Watch how your throat feels, when it wants to be still and when it feels naturally to flow. Take some time to consider when you use a No energy and when you use a Yes energy and if these are natural or forced by the pressure of circumstances.
And most of all, enjoy the magic!
