New Moon
December 5, 2010
13 Sagittarius 29’

“If you don’t have anything greater than yourself, you won’t be able to be better than yourself.” – A Nun’s Comments  on Oprah

Come on baby, light the fire. Celebrate the light in the darkness. Light a candle to hope. Light the way. Follow the light.

You  must fall on your own knees to receive the invisible corona around your own head. You are the Queen. You are the King. If you ruled the world you would. . .?  Well you do!

You just might not be the bestest ruler. No harm. No foul. Don’t stop til you get it right!

As a matter of fact, we tend to hate the ruler (in the appearance of authority figures) however,  the real ruler resides within. In astrology, we call the ruler, Saturn. The ruler is straight. The ruler is the leader. What’s your relationship to the outside leader? Your relationship to the authorities in your life is a measure of your relationship to the inner leader.

Saturn and Uranus are two components of the inner leader. Uranus is the “straight up and down self” (Above to Below) through Saturn (at the Center). Uranus is the “wide awake one” as well as the straight up and down one. Uranus is the happy and gay one. Uranus is the blithe spirit, always looking up and always making it across the gap.  Saturn is the strict one, the ruler as stick. Stick to the facts. Stick to the basics. Stick to the rules. Stick to the task.

Sometimes we hate the leader– the strict side that won’t let us have any fun. We want Uranus without Saturn. We want the gay, blithe, free spirit without the taskmaster. We don’t realize that the Uranus in us is able to liberate us from the stale, unlock doors, and open our eyes because it is anchored at the center by Saturn. Saturn sticks to the center so that it may deviate and explore without losing connection with Source.

View the rulers in your life as metaphor, whether it’s your mama, boss, teacher, preacher, or conscience. What does the ruler say about your relationship with the “straight up and down self”?  What allegiance do you have with your inner ruler, the true ruler of your existence? How’s that workin’? Do you hate it, curse it? Do your curse yourself by self-hatred?

When I totaled my car recently, I was driving in the consciousness of self-loathing.  I know better than to hate on myself, however I have an unconscious and therefore some things slip below my radar. This seething, slithering, slashing at the self was stealthy-crawling, like a snake. Consumed by it, all up in it, like a fish in water, I barely knew it was there. It was only when I smacked into the back of the black car did I begin to be aware of the state I had been in.

Now, “don’t cry for me, Argentina.” The Truth never left me, and I am more awake now and more aware of the need to be care-full. I have heightened the alert of the  guard at the doorway of my mind.

Light a candle unto yourself, will you? Stand in reverence with that candle. Lift it high to your wide-awake, straight up and down self, that boogies and eases on down the road unwavering–your  true to your own colors self. Lift a candle and lift a glass. Toast. Here’s to you, you awesome, beautiful, powerful, gracious, warm and hot and oh so cool, thing.

Now that you are ready for whatever work is at your hand, let us gather, come together for a purpose bigger than ourselves. We want so much. We have heard the word and seek its manifestation. We need a running head start in order to jump the abyss. We need a head of steam.

We need enthusiasm, which is literally, “in Theos,” in God. When we are in Theos, we feel unstoppable and invincible. We feel the power. We see the light. We have the vision. We are in forward motion. Our forward momentum takes us through the rough places and the past failures, and seeming obstacles. We are able to act on our convictions though they may be presently obstructed, dark, invisible or hard. We think about getting over in order to get over.

Enthusiasm meets uncertainty or the unconscious. Sagittarius (enthusiasm) squares Pisces, unconscious. This is fire squaring with water. Momentum meets plasticity.  “Let’s do this” meets “it’s never been done before,” “you’re crazy” “you’re dreaming” or “you can’t.” We hope what we want will just fall into our laps. We let things go to take care of themselves when they can’t. The years pass and we have nothing to show for our efforts if we didn’t make any. We just wished and hoped to be discovered and to have our big break.

People: follow your enthusiasm. Your enthusiasm comes from how you are wrapped in God by whatever name or no name. How you are wrapped in God determines whether you dance or you die. It determines how much good you expect, how far you think you can go, what blessings await you.

Be In Theos today, whether your fire is quiet or brilliant. Be full on in self-love and self-respect. Wear the crown—your crown—your best self today.
Be the light in the silent night.