Happy Summer everyone!

It’s been three months since the Spring Equinox and Sunday, June 20th is the Summer Solstice. The Sun is at its strongest, Day at its longest.
It’s time to pause and take a breath. Time to take time for yourself & let old Mother Earth pull some of the worry out of you. No matter what’s going on in your life right now, you can make it easier if you hang out in nature for a while. Watch what’s going on outside your door: Life is trying to give itself to you. In the Northern Hemisphere, everything is flowering, flowing & getting juicy.

As we enter Summer this year, however, it may seem especially difficult to let go and relax. In the language of Astrology, Pluto, Saturn and Uranus are locked in a very tight t-square and are having a tricky time getting along. Translation: Pluto (Transformation/Power) is trying to get Saturn (Structure/Rules) and Uranus (Freedom/Innovation) to find ways to work together. New ideas, new experiences, new relationships are all trying to happen but there are power struggles & entrenched interests blocking the way.

In our personal lives old structures are falling apart. When that happens we experience grief & fear. We try to hold on to what is leaving. That’s human nature… But it is also human to learn the lessons of life through Nature. At Summer Solstice, Nature shows us Right Action: Open your arms wide and fill yourself with light. Open your hearts and allow yourself to be fed by something new.

Blessed Be all you Beautiful Souls,
Mary

Here’s a little poem from the Tao Te Ching (translated by Stephen Mitchell)
Throw away holiness and wisdom,
and people will be a hundred times happier.
Throw away morality and justice,
and people will do the right thing.
Throw away industry and profit,
and there won’t be any thieves.
If these three aren’t enough,
just stay at the center of the circle
and let all things take their course.