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On the Launch Pad

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  Walking behind a teenage girl in hot pink pants and white stilettos this morning, I was thinking about how necessary it is to walk in those stilettos before we’re ready. I remembered times when I „was walking in those stilettos“, feeling really clumsy as I „wasn´t there yet“. I wasn´t ready for the attention but had to do it anyway as the urge to stand out was stronger.  If we want to reach new heights, it is necessary to challenge ourselves, explore uncomfortable spaces and feel awkward before we learn how to walk gracefully.   All planets are moving in direct motion now. Jupiter is covering the new ground of Aries accompanied by fiery Venus. There is a lot of masculine, forward-moving energy in the air. We are aware that things are about to change significantly. Anticipation is rising.  We might feel like standing on the launch pad, engines have been ignited and we are waiting for our first blastoff. We might not have a clear picture yet of what´s coming, what ex...

Spring That Never Comes

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  I love (Venus in) Pisces season. I haven’t always felt that way. Before I was familiar with astrological symbolism, this time of year seemed kind of weird and confusing. I had a kind of blah feeling about it.  It’s neither this nor that, the mutable nature of this time between winter and spring drove me crazy. I wanted to escape the vagueness of it all. I felt the pull, the expectation, the rising energy, the light that is coming but then came another gust of cold air or a sudden snow storm. All my dreams of springs have vanished and with it came disillusion and despair.t. Pisces season. Winter is still here and spring is just around the corner. There is a lightness floating in the air, it shimmers and moves us to imaginative spaces where everything is possible. Yet, at the same time, we are painfully aware that Pisces season is the  “Spring that never comes”. It is a period of transition and the boundaries are porous. Everything gets easily infiltered. Water does not p...