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Mercury Retrograde Shamanic Weather
Mercury Retrograde began officially January 5, 2016 at 5:05 am Pacific time.
(By the way, if you did not get the two-minute gift breathing recording, go Love Your Life)
Mercury Retrograde ends January 25, 2016. These two days are called “Stations” because Mercury appears to be stationary before it changes direction. Stations are traditionally the most intense days of any Mercury Retrograde.
We are SO there! Major mashup in the sky!
SCROLL to bottom for a seated trance dance release practice!
Just before the Mercury Retrograde, Humanitarian Messenger Mercury in Aquarius squared Broody War Monger Mars in Scorpio. Ouch! The Divine Masculine Power Plays continue, our wonky financial system a symptom of an overall imbalance that will correct one way or another!
Your personal power base and freedom must not be tied into the illusions of “Safety” and “Security.”
Just after Mercury Stations, Loving Everything Venus squared Oceanic Oracle Neptune. Here is the Divine Feminine encounter with HerSelf! Neptune is sometimes described as the higher octave of Venus – a broader perspective and multi-dimensional anchor of love, intuition, pleasure, and relationships. When Venus meets her Neptune mirror, illusions can either mask reality OR be recognized in a jarring, unexpected way.
Expect and accept changes in relationships both within yourself and around you.
AND – the Sun conjuncts Pluto in Capricorn. Sure, it’s an emotionally volatile day with major players mashing it up and Mercury Retrograde, but the long game in play is the growth and beauty of our souls. We have a tremendous opportunity to forgive the past, unmask the future, and embrace the present.
THE READING
DURGA
BOUNDARIES
The Goddess Oracle by Amy Sophia Marashinsky, illustrated by Hranto Janto – http://www.goddessoracle.com
Rather than be sucked into the drama likely to be swirling around today, get back in your body, get back to YOU. If you are the drama, then ask Durga to come in and slay those mind demons, the mental tricksters and wily stories.
She’s badass and on your side. What’s your boundary? Where are your limits? Durga helps you stand firm and draw the line.
LIZARD
DREAMING – CARD # 36
Animal Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson – http://www.medicinecards.com/
I love that Lizard is #36 in this deck – 3+6=9 and we are in a Universal 9 year of completion. We entered Mercury Retrograde – time to complete things. And with completion, the new cycle is revealed.
“Lizard Medicine is the shadow side of reality where your dreams are reviewed before you decide to manifest them physically.”
Now is the time. All this take-apart frees up some energy. Dream in what you want, especially if you are surrounded by “I don’t WANT this” right now. Let go of what you are hanging onto. Write down your actual dreams tonight and going forward!
SOUND
MUSIC-SILENCE-RHYTHM-VIBRATION
Chakra Insight Oracle by Caryn Sangster, artwork by Amy Edwards – http://www.blueangelonline.com/chakra_insight_oracle.html
Time to listen. Surround yourself with sound that heals, be it ocean waves, shamanic drumming, binaural music or vast silence. Let healing sounds turn thought into vibration, then use the new frequency to reset any stuck “music” within you.
SEATED TRANCE DANCE RELEASE
Make some freaking noise!
- Smudge.
- Light a candle.
- Call in spiritual allies to protect you.
- Sit down comfortably, on the floor if you can.
- Play instrumental music you really enjoy. Great beat, compelling sound (all about the bass, yes!), but no words, no actual “singing.” Didge, African Drums, binaural music…
- Begin by breathing deeply into your Root Chakra.
- Breathe down past it, into the b.
- Now when you exhale, make some NOISE! Moan, groan, growl, release.
- Do this part as long as you like!
- Then, surrender to the music. Let your body sway, random sounds falling from your lips.
- Be the actual music. Flow with it.
- Let Lizard take you into a seated body trance dance (or get up if you just can’t resist).
- When complete, come back fully into your body.
- Make happy noises of pleasure, of reunion with self.
- Breathe again into that Root.
Welcome back!
Thank your spiritual allies for their assistance.
This is a big energy Mercury Retrograde week to kick off 2016!
Make this a day to Roar about!
Namaste,
Mara
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