Last week I shared my notes on an essay by David Loy on Avoiding the Void and how to overcome the false self in spiritual practice. This involves letting go of the effort to be someone and surrendering to your true nature as one with the divine. It’s easy enough to write about but actually… Continue reading The Great Doubt and Getting Over Yourself
As part of my exploration of Neptune in Aries I’ve been digging through my notebooks for inspiration and found some ramblings that relate to the challenge of non-action that we explored last time. The notes came out of my research into how to cure the sense of lack that drives Pluto in Virgo and humanity… Continue reading Overcoming Existential Anxiety and the False Self
Last time we explored the four stages of evolution that a soul grows through on its journey back to where it came from. This process plays out through the Pluto placement and the Moon Nodes, along with their various aspects and rulers. Researching how this works has raised a lot of questions for me about… Continue reading Evolutionary Astrology Notes: Some Questions
A perfect example of the Venus archetype on film can be found in Groundhog Day, the 30-year-old romcom staring Bill Murray doing his deadpan charm thing. Like any good film, it explores lots of subjects including love, relationships, desire and values, identity, community, and reincarnation. It’s filled with philosophical insights and has become known as… Continue reading Groundhog Day and the Art of Happiness
Jupiter enters Taurus on 16th May 2023 and stays there until 25th May 2024 when he goes into Gemini. This could be a period of relative calm and slow growth in the Taurus area of your chart, and with a few caveats, could bring healing and stability and inspiring ideas for making productive changes to… Continue reading Jupiter in Taurus: expansion of abundance and pleasure
Last time we explored the nature of the wetiko psychosis that’s sending us all loopy. We’ve become trapped in a vicious cycle of unconscious reactivity and shadow projection that threatens to destroy everything we care about. But it’s not all bad news. Wetiko is actually helping us to wake up – if we take the… Continue reading Notes on Apocalypse – Wetiko Awakening
Last time we looked at the collective dark night of the soul and how it’s triggered by the collapse of the false self and its narratives. Next we need to explore how to deal with this meltdown and come out the other side. What do you do when confronted by a manifestation of the darkest… Continue reading Notes on Apocalypse – Wetiko Psychosis
A perfect example of the Mars archetype on film can be found in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee. It’s an action adventure movie set in a mythical version of ancient China based on a novel in the wu xia tradition about virtuous warriors with supernatural abilities. The spectacular fights play like dances… Continue reading The Effortless Action of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Inception is a perfect example of the Neptune archetype on film, not just because of its themes, but also due to its reality dissolving effect on the viewer. It’s a heist movie about dreams – ambitious and visually stunning, especially on the big screen, although not particularly dreamlike. For that you need David Lynch, not… Continue reading Inception and the Dream of Awakening
I’ve been meaning to write something about this movie for ages so exploring the mythology of Uranus gave me the perfect excuse. The Matrix is a science fiction cyberpunk dystopia that was written and directed by the Wachowskis way back in 1999. Despite being over 20 years old, it may be more relevant now than… Continue reading The Matrix and the Simulation of Truth
In the previous post in this series we explored community practices and the nature of service to others – something that’s being tested to the limit in the ‘corona crisis’. Our relationship to work is also being transformed so in this post we’ll look at how a spiritual practice can help. Most of us spend… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Work
Last time we looked at practices for the emotions and how to deal with negative conditioning that stops you from recognising your true Self. Your emotions get caught up in the stories you tell about yourself and your thoughts fan the flames, often making things worse. So in this post, we’ll explore how to untangle… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Mind
Jessica Davidson 