Mood: happy
Now Playing: Theme From Star Wars as sung by Bill Murray
Topic: Rei Ki
It's a whole new week we get to play with, and I am glad that August is finally rolling around tomorrow. It is Lammas, which is the Wiccan/Pagan marking of the halfway point between Summer Solstice and Fall Equinox. It is also, the anniversary of the birth of my tribal "leader" Jerry Garcia (may he jam in peace).
I began my week yesterday with a visit to a local Reiki group that I have known about for some time, and was finally able to go to. HOW WONDERFUL! For those of you who are unfamiliar, Reiki is a method of hands on energy healing. As a practicioner, you have certain symbols which you are "attuned to" by a Reiki Master (which is what I am!) I recieved my attunements before I moved out here almost 9 years ago, but I left my group back in the flatlands. I am thrilled to be a part of a Reiki community again, and it was SWEET to get a treatment from others.
The power of Reiki has been affirmed for me in many ways, but the best evidence I have ever got was from my son "Thing 2" when I was first attuned at the master level. He was about 6 years old, and I was getting him ready for bed. He bumped his knee on the dresser, and I instictively put my hands on it, mom style, and said "oh, honey, are you okay?" and he said "WHOA! MOM! You've got THE FORCE!"-that was proof enough for me!
I met a group of really great people, and I have the opportunity to do some studies with a new system that a woman in Russia has developed. I can't wait!
So that said, I want you all to be aware that WEDS is going to be quite a Mr. Toad's Wild Ride day astrologically. We have the planet of responsibility (Saturn) in the sign of personal freedom (LEO) quincunx (at an odd angle) with the planet of surprise (Uranus) in the sign of the wishy washy (Pisces-sorry to my Piscean Pals...love you!). This is basically like having your dad say "go outside and play by MY rules which I am going to MAKE UP as I go along, and CHANGE just about everytime you figure out what they are!" (which is a lot like what it was like growing up in my house, so I think I'll be okay!) THEN add to that the SUN in LEO which is about SELF squaring (a difficult position) JUPITER (Luck) in Scorpio (Mysticism) which is basically saying Don't Press Your Luck! Your secrets are NOT safe today!
I have the double bonus of having Jupiter also squaring my natal Jupiter which was retrograde (moving backwards) in Taurus (the house of money and possessions), and Saturn quincunx my natal Saturn which is in Pisces (secrets,sorrows and self undoing) and conjunct Uranus! I'll be lucky not to land in the looney bin with this combo-oh-wait...I think I already have!
Word to the WISEGUY: Anything Goes! Keep your big mouth shut!