DAILY The exquisite delight and detriment of saying “yes,” as opposed to no, or maybe, creates extreme polarities of greatness, and failure. We must have said yes to take this incarnation, no? We must have said yes to grow beyond childhood. But as adults, with accrued disappointments and failures, what remains of our ability to express the breath of yes? Are we willing take risks, expand the inner landscape to cajole resentment and pride toward harmony and Grace?
Is it even possible to have a life without saying yes? Is it achievable to become fine, aged wine without being foolish along the way? Can we be safe and sort of fine, hedging bets and danger to merely murmur, “perhaps?” This tentative approach keeps all manner of beasts at bay. There may be greater safety, but little possibility for splurges of excitement, or falling into love, and certainly no abandoned-winner-take-all moments. That’s a very high price to not expose, to not step into foolishness.
In the Tarot, the first card of the Major Arcana is the Fool. He is shown blithely stepping off the cliff into air. This is the symbol of the Omega moment, calling us to enter life-futue unknown. As we become older and wiser, most of us are loath to step off cliffs, having been through dire consequences of doing just that. But it feels more important than ever to consciously leap with faith, yelling, “YES,” as we spiral into unknown space.
Thank hevvins for the Yogic-life which offers every manner of tool to make us braver, more honorable: Yes, I will love when my heart breaks. Yes, I will prevail with kindness when disappointment obliterates ego. Yes, I will try again despite liability. The life we build from the mat, even when it’s not yet possible to express outwardly, still vibrates within, ‘ommming-yes’ from building muscle of greater compassion, integrity, and infallible-more foolish hearts. From the awareness of spirit, not ego, of breath, not reaction, of soul, not personality, we rise from old destructive ashes to holler down the wind…“Yes, Yes, Yes!”
NB The next Salon is this Sunday, April 1st, 4-6 PM. Here, we are all fools, leaping off cliffs into new paths of consciousness, different and profound rituals of saying, “Yes.”
Planetary Energies
Because we are in a time of enormous change and upheaval, imagine yourself about to give birth in the back seat of a taxi on an LA freeway in gridlock, we must weave and dodge our way forward, dealing with others in often profound and difficult situations. While Mercury and Mars are still Retrograde, (April 4, and 14th respectively) you may wish to consider saying everything twice… with compassion, if not a sense of humor.mmWe are all preparing ground for the grist of Uranus/Pluto square- perfecting in June. The world last saw this in the 1930’s….need I say more? Hopefully we have learned something as a species since then. This spring is a difficult-but important training time to say ‘yes,’ to not let the roadblock of frustrations and delays damage long range plans and dreams.
Helpful tools for this time:
*Make good use of a strong sense of boundaries, and humor.
*Know that deep, transformative feelings are the territory for everyone, unless you are a mushroom.
*Try not to take hurt feelings personally.
*Double check facts before responding.
*Spend time on the mat working through strong emotions with muscular exertion.
*Take a long breath- think twice before jumping into any fray.
If you wish short, Astrological bites during the week, go to Samantha Cameron/YogaWoman on facebook. For deeper Astrological knowledge go here for a good earful: Rich Humbert at www.celestialweather.com
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