Kids Are Our Medicine
When I think about kids, I think about the Moon and Jupiter and the Moon's domicile of Cancer where Jupiter is exalted. Babies are attached to their mothers, seeking unity and fearing separation. The body is at the center of their being. Babies take pleasure in exploring their bodies. They want to be touched, held and rocked, they want to be nurtured and secured within their mother's universe. Their days are primarily occupied by repeating periods of sleeping, feeding and diaper changing. They follow their instincts, they want to have their basic needs met and if they aren't, they will ask for it right away. As they're getting older, they are learning how to control their primal, instinctual reactions, how to be social but still they have a strong lunar presence. They are soft creatures, full of water and emotions that are flowing through their little bodies like wild rivers. Kids are deeply rooted in the present moment, in a kind of timeless reality. Their expe...