An Astrological Meditation

Relaxation…. Breathe in calm…breathe out tension…. Relax your toes…breathe ….relax your lower legs… feeling the tension flow out…. Your thighs relax…breathe…. Your hips relax…..breathe in… your belly is relaxed….breathe out…. The tightness in your chest is lifted…. Your shoulders are relaxed. Calmness washes over your neck and arms…and hands…breathe…. Tension flows out your fingers…breathe….your jaw…relaxed…tongue relaxed….. Any more tension is released from your scalp…..breathe…and counting your steps 7.….6.….5.…4.…3.…2.…1.…. Your doorway is before you. You step through.. It is a crisp Spring morning. It is Spring Equinox the Sun is entering Aries the Ram. Looking toward the snowy mountains you see the ram coming toward you. …..The fire in his eyes makes you leery …..the sparks from his hooves are bright. An aura of red is around him. He is high energy of Mars….undaunted by challenge he puts his head down and rams his way though…. He struts off and you breathe………… The spring grass is greening up… you spot Taurus the Bull grazing….enjoying the sunshine. Taurus is ruled by Venus and the bull comes toward you. You are charmed by the gentleness….. An aura of pinks blues and greens. But don’t get too comfortable and don’t wave a red flag or anger the bull… though slow to anger, the rage can be frightening….. Taurus goes back to grazing and soaking up the warmth of the Sun…..As you move along your path you see the Twins of Gemini sitting upon a wall…. Talking of course… They have a lot to say and will tell you whether you are interested or not. Mercury rules them…. They get the word out to all….Telephone….telegraph…. Tell a Gemini…They are surrounded with an aura of yellow………On the other side of the wall the path leads down to a beach…. The Sun is high overhead. Summer Solstice is at hand…. From the water, Cancer the Crab emerges ….. Gathering her young safely away from danger…if threatened Cancer is protected by her hard shell… feeling her home ebb and flow with the tides… the Moon rules cancer… and she glows with a silvery gray aura………………. Upon the bluff Leo the Lion roars into view….. All eyes are upon this regal beast and he knows it. The golden Sun and golden aura enhance his royal appearance …..his smile charms….his style warms… Even those in doubt will listen to what he has to say…..when he is sure he has your attention, in grand showmanship, he makes his exit…….After your eyes adjust you see a woman walking toward you… the air has taken on the aroma of ripe apples and wood smoke…..fall is in the air….Virgo the Virgin greets you with a “Mona Lisa” smile…. She offers you refreshments … on a neatly prepared table is anything you desire. She too is ruled by Mercury and communication is her middle name. Navy blue radiates from her aura .But she is busy and is off to her next meeting………..Following your path you see a great set of scales… It is the Autumnal Equinox daylight and darkness are balanced … there are other people waiting to weigh their options…. Their life…. Their future….. Your turn arrives Libra the Scales waits for you…. Making decisions … casting judgment… A slight breeze may tip the scales first one way then the next….an aura of pinks and blues and greens ungulate and the compassion of Venus tends to give Libra the ability to say what others want to hear……

The Sun is setting earlier so you hurry on….before you is Scorpio the Scorpion….She blocks your path…. Pluto rules Scorpio and gives her a sense of purpose…… she is right….she will always win…..Quick and deadly she demands respect….. Even in the growing gloom her aura is deep shades of red and maroon……but she’ll keep your secret…………A fiery arrow shoots across the sky….you walk toward the source and a centaur gallops into view… Sagittarius…half man half horse… traveling is his game and willing to take risks……..he asks you your name.. Your reason for being here and how your adventure is going. But he is too impatient to hear what you have to say….. For he is off to his next horizon …bathed in rich purples and dark blues of his aura and Jupiter rising in the sky the last thing you hear is the clopping of hooves over the stony path………The stones give way to a lake and you wonderis that a mermaid you see? No it is Capricorn half goat half fish….she is grumbling as you approach … you listen to how hard she works and try as she may…never hard enough…problems….money… “Oh hi” she is so sorry about that little rant She busies herself “A lot to do, you know!” …..an aura of muted dark greens and grays like the skies at Winter Solstice… Saturn rules Capricorn and Saturn keeps the goat agitated …….you feel like you are interrupting her plans and you move on……. Upon the shore is a man gathering water…. Then pouring it back…. It reminds you of the Temperance card of the Tarot. He is devoted to his task……tempering the water…he is Aquarius the water bearer…..his aura radiates electric blue and turquoise ….he asks you to dip your mind into the waters that he stirs….enlightenment is his quest…his duty is here and Uranus has a long time to influence this world……. You leave him to his task………Walking along the shore you come to a bridge….as you cross you look down into the water to see a pair of fish looking up at you…… dreamily they swim in circles… one going one way the other the opposite…“which way?”…..they ask.. Spring is coming….no it’s still Winter…..an ongoing dispute…a power struggle within…Neptune rules these unruly fish……they go with the flow it’s easier that way…they reflect the colors around them….today it’s brown……………….You are across to the other side and you see you are back to the beginning and your doorway….through the door

…up your steps 1...2.…3.…4.…5.…6.…7.… Here and now with a greater understanding of the Zodiac