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Mirrors
and Elephants
Many
of you know that I often talk about mirrors, and I'm not talking
about the kind that you use when you are combing your hair or
straightening your tie. I am referring to mirrors that become
symbols and synchronicities, the kind that give you personal and mundane information.
Have you ever had a life event that reflects a belief or issue that you are working on? This
event is a mirror that shows you how you're doing in life so that you are able to move
quickly through an experience.
All right, let me give you a little
exercise with a real-life mirror to help you understand this principle.
Get a painting that you are able to hold in your hands, concentrate on it
for a few minutes, then take it over to a physical mirror, and
hold it up so that you can see it. What do you see? Do you see a difference?
The mirror is reflecting back a new view, and you will observe things
you didn't notice before. This is a technique that artists frequently
use to critique their work; it helps them see what is good, and what
needs adjusting. With the mirror technique they are able to make truthful decisions about
what needs to be changed. Life may
be the illusion, Mirror may be the reality.
Everyday
life brings us many mirrors, and they can be a lot of fun to work with
once you get the hang of it. There are personal mirrors, and there are
political, or world, mirrors. I
am going to tickle your mind with the following story that brings up a mirror
involving a political situation First I
will show you the crisis, then tell you the story, and then give you the solution.
The
Political Crisis
For the past few weeks our attention has been inundated
with Capitol Hill and White House shenanigans.
Recently on the political website, Capitol Hill Blue,
Doug Thompson had a great article,
called," A Sick Dying Elephant".
This article is
actually a story about the bloated egos
of - guess who? - Republicans. Keep the title of this article in mind,
it will be great metaphor.
The
Mirror
Last month, I read an article on
Maggie, an elephant in an Alaskan zoo. I love elephants and the article
flagged my attention. Something in my
gut told me to really think about it, but with all the things going on in the
world, I just put this little tidbit on a shelf, in the back of
my mind. It didn't let go; it kept nagging at me until I finally
brought it to light and got an "aha"!
Maggie is 1,000 pounds overweight and on the
road to serious health problems. They had put her on a diet, and she lost
the 1,000 pounds, but they knew that was not enough. Finally they decided to put her
on an exercise regime with a gigantic, elephant treadmill built by a mining company in Idaho. I
really like this elephant.
A
Few Astrological Symbols
Saturn
is in Leo now trimming images and identities that don't work. Saturn didn't
just trim Maggie down, he also made sure the treadmill was built by
a mining operation. For those of you
who are not familiar with astrology let me point out that Saturn is
associated with mining and making things smaller. How's that for modern
tech and astrology symbolism coming together ?
[Astrologers
take note - this is the fun part of your craft --the planets, stars
and zodiac signs constantly help you creatively interpret
everyday life on many different levels.]
The
Solution
We will add the Moon to the mix. Currently the Moon
is in the sign Sagittarius of positive attitudes and athletic activity.
This means that the celestial bodies are bringing an opportunity to those in public office to pay
attention to where they are treading, and to see if their big plans
[Sagittarius rules over big plans ] are getting them in trouble. They must
honestly and truthfully trim the "fat", [Sagittarius expands
ideas and waistlines] and do it now while Sagittarius
is on their side. I wonder who the political miner will be who
helps them out? This is the advice I would give them if they came to me
as a client
An
article in CNN said, "It's not easy being a pudgy
pachyderm" and Saturn says, it's too easy being a , "too big for your
britches", Republican.
How
to Work with Mirrors
The
fun thing about a mirror is that is gives you something to toss around
in your mind, a puzzle at first ,but then the light bulb goes on,
and after that the interpretation becomes your own. The above story may
be applied to everyone and everything, not just elephants and -- ummm --elephants.
Ponder,
play, puzzle, connect the dots and the metaphors, and enjoy. Let life be seriously
funny. [Saturn in Sagittarius or maybe Jupiter in Sag likes to be good
at play]
A
final word
Soon
the Moon will be going into the cosmic trimmer, Capricorn. If people don't start trimming
down their many egos, Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn, will
do it for them, and Saturn is known to topple those at great heights. If they know what is good for them, they will start doing
this on their own. As I mentioned in my previous article, "Saturn in
Leo", Saturn is
going through a two-year period of cutting down big
egos, especially if they are self-serving, going nowhere, or with no
purpose. And don't
underestimate the power of the Moon to assist Saturn in its work.
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