Today’s Oracle takes us to the Scorpio weekly for Sept. 5, 2008
Your inner life seems much more interesting than your outer life. Your mind is like an oasis in a vast, paved-over parking lot. You may be wondering when the world is going to rise to the occasion of life and dance with your sweet imagination. The thing to remember is how many scared people there are in the world. They may drive you nuts with frustration and impatience, but if you make a short list of the things you’re scared of, you will both empathize with them and also have a topic for conversation when you meet one of them. Then, gradually, shift the topic to more creative endeavors. People around you really do want to go where you’re capable of going. It’s just that it’s unfamiliar territory, and of course, leading to an unknowable destination. That is the fun — and the less time you spend waiting for others to join you, the more likely they will show up.
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Daniel, as I recently wrote, your journey is an inspiration for me. You’ve come such a long long way.
Daniel, gumbybug, we’re all in this together! Lovely to be in such good company. (((())))
Hey Gumbybug! Thank you for sharing your thoughts, it’s so great to read! I feel we are always learning even if it doesn’t feel like it. And it sounds like you are trusting that you are. 🙂 I take this lead from Eric, that when I don’t know what to do or am unclear about something, I ask, “What do I want here?”. From that starting point moving outwards really helps for me.
Daniel: Loved reading your words and no, you didn’t ramble on. Please keep on expressing and sharing.
Lizzy: Like Daniel, I, too love your comments and obvious warm energy and feel gratitude to you both for sharing your thoughts and experiences.
Yes, I too have fears about being able to stand firmly in my space when those around me are manipulating the situation or demanding things. Slowly I can see and respond to these situations as moments where I must pause, take a deep breath, and ask myself “my stuff or their stuff?” Sometimes the answer is unclear at the moment, but ultimately it will reveal itself and hopefully I’ve learned something (at least that’s what I try to do each time!)
Lizzy, I always love your comments. Your warmth and wisdom comes through your wonderful Cancer/Scorp energy. And thank you for sharing that! I’ve prob written this before, but you’re right, stepping back and seeing the larger picture allows this unconditional love or perspective to come in. I was just talking to two close friends myself last night about this. Every hardship serves a purpose, and on a much deeper level, I chose it. I chose to be a monk. I chose to focus and give up many things. In fact I remember being joyful about the challenge and the practice I would cultivate. I was not relating to my age group in my 20’s at all so I know it was for the best. But there comes a moment when you know you are way off course, when you’ve ignored your voice so long it becomes almost shut down – that’s the opportunity of a lifetime. And I had to deal with my mom breaking down in public places while I comforted her, enduring the most cruel hurting words – not because she was a bad person but because she was so petrified. I led the way. Now she’s standing on her own, re-calibrating her own life. So I try to stay away from blame. But everyday, I know what I want and I speak it now. I never forget what I went through because the Universe didn’t forget about me. And I speak from a deep place of gratitude because I almost didn’t make it. I don’t repeat this same story every day, but I do repeat a daily commitment to myself. I’m not stone cold either, I know everyone has something to do here and I’ve really grown to learn that and hold space for others in a way I couldn’t do before.
Gawd, I rambled on there…sorry. Okay, gonna clam up now! Hugs to you Lizzy!
Daniel, was thinking this morning… On Friday night I was invited to a presentation of an online magazine, held in an art gallery. The people there weren’t really communicating with each other at all, there was a lot of blah blah blah – and at one point the woman I was talking to just moved away from me, was like a slap in the face. Came away from the evening feeling depressed and demoralised. Yesterday, on the contrary, spent most of the day with two very dear, old friends – and had a wonderful time, came away feeling full of joy and energy. It made me reflect afterwards on how different the two days were, and I thought about the Buddhist teachings which look at how we judge everything all the time as good or bad, and how freeing it is when one can take a step back from it all and just see how the mind spins off – that life will always be a mix of up and down. Hope you don’t mind me chipping in here with my reflections – but I have a lot of Scorpio in my chart, and I recognise something of myself in your words.
Sept 2008 marked the last peaceful month for me before I entered what I call the Plutonic destruction of my life up to that point. I remember sitting on a hill talking with my mom in the late day sun, talking about fulfilling my dreams. And all I could remember was, she had no idea what my real dreams were, and worse, I wasn’t telling her. That changed.
Now, I am at a different threshold – one that is much more in tune with the momentum of my passions. And I still have fears, primarily about getting swept up in someone else’s demands or manipulations. But the world is a friendly place and I intend to meet it with friendly arms. I always have a choice.