August 31, 2016
We
have a New Moon Solar Eclipse in Virgo today on the first day of Spring
(Southern Hemisphere)/Autumn (Northern Hemisphere). It’s a perfect day
to shift gears and get yourself moving onto a new train track where
needed.
With this Solar Eclipse
opposite Neptune, we might be confronted by something to do with the
visions and dreams we have for our life. Some of our visions and dreams
we intentionally ‘put out there’ or hope for, while others have always
been inside us or come to us intuitively, showing us something that
feels ‘meant’ for our future.
We
always hear about the positive side of visions and dreams, how they
inspire us and move us forward toward a desired goal. Millions of people
seek out glimpses of what is to come to give them hope and direction,
be it by getting a reading or using an intuitive tool. Yet there is
another side to visions and dreams too. Depending on our personal
wounds, beliefs and history, our visions and dreams can trigger feelings
of lack, of “I’m not good enough to get there”, “I’m not good enough
until I get there”, “I don’t have enough, I am a failure until I
get/achieve/have xyz”, or “I’m not complete yet without abc.” Depending
on our mental and emotional perspectives, our visions and dreams can
spiral us into anxiety, doubt, despair and depression. We can fall into
feeling “I can’t do it”, especially when the gap between here and there
seems like an impossible journey.
As
someone who has always had visions and glimpses of things in my future,
I can definitely relate to this. As much as my visions have acted as a
kind of a guide toward things my Soul wants to do this life, and lots of
things have definitely come to pass, they have also generated feelings
of ‘not happy yet’ when certain things are not here yet. It is one thing
to be inspired by a vivid inner guidance system, it is another thing to
have the manifestation of certain things not show up for years or
decades…or ever (not yet or not at all, who knows).
Regardless
of how much we have or how much we have achieved, if we have a vision
that is so much ‘more’, (be it a better self, a greater life, a
successful creative offering, a higher status job, more money, a bigger
house, a more fair world), combined with a lens that paints our present
as ‘not enough’, then we will have a tendency to walk around feeling
unhappy and unfulfilled even when we reach certain milestones, as well
as during the process of getting there.
Through
life we tend to adopt either a glass half-full or half-empty
philosophy. Sometimes we can consciously think we have a ‘glass
half-full’ attitude to life, but our day to day feelings and experiences
tell a different story. Regardless of our positive conscious thoughts,
if our subconscious tapes are running ‘glass half empty’ songs, then it
is that vibration that seeps its way into our feelings and life.
So,
first lesson of this eclipse. If you know you have a glass half-empty
issue going on, or your life is giving you clues that you do, adjust
your lens right now. Feel into the difference between:
1. There is my dream job over there. I won’t feel like I’ve made it until I’ve got that job.
And
2.
I know there is so much more out there for me to do and expand into.
I’m really looking forward to that. Today though I am grateful for where
I’m at now as this situation is giving me a really good foundation to
step up from.
Adjust the
words and topic to your own circumstances, and know this is not about
just saying the words. It is much more about really feeling the
difference between the two above perspectives. The first perspective
feels very ambitious and go-getter, but for people with ‘lack’ as a core
wound, it will only perpetuate lack and not allow the desired results.
It will make you feel like you are holding your breath, waiting to
exhale. This approach can be kind of like trying to get water in through
a twisted hose. The second perspective is something people can shy away
from, mistaking acceptance of the now as ‘giving up’, when actually
acceptance opens up your energy to one of allowing, of letting in what
is there waiting for you.
Imagine
there is a hose above you that lets in whatever you truly need. If
yours is twisted see it untwist and relax, allowing yourself to breathe
in whatever you truly need, when you truly need it. Just as importantly,
see this hose help you to breathe in healthy, abundant mental thoughts
and emotional feelings, so that you can view everything around you right
now with genuine appreciation and gratitude.
This
Eclipse is in Virgo, known for its tendency toward perfection. This
ties in so perfectly with what Neptune is triggering regarding the ‘I’m
in not enough land’ theme. Perfectionists and visionaries alike can
have a whip-yielding mentality toward themselves, where nothing is good
enough because they can always see the vision of how something is
supposed to look, or how they are supposed to be according to some self
or society imposed expectation.
A
perfectionist or vision-oriented person with a ‘not enough’ wound,
might read perspective 1) above and think “What is wrong with that
sentence? That is a perfectly normal way to think if you know what you
are capable of!” Whipping ourselves to get to the next step or goal can
become such an ingrained habit that we don’t even realise we are hurting
ourselves. Thinking that focusing on ‘what we don’t have’ will push us
forward to get what we want, may or may not give us our desired result.
But it is an exhausting way to go about it. It drains and depletes us on
every level.
If this has
been an issue for you, challenge yourself to consciously tune into a
different channel, channel number 2). The ‘I am grateful for this’
channel, the “I can see how this current situation is really creating a
great foundation for me” channel, the ‘I feel very whole and fulfilled
right now” channel. It is much much easier said than done, but an
Eclipse can offer you the exact catalyst you need to help you shift
gears.
The shadow side of
perfectionism is that it can cripple us creatively and emotionally. We
can fall into the habit of having our work, or our heart, never quite
ready, never quite good enough, to be ‘out there’. Or we can act like we
are putting ourselves out there, we can be doing all the ‘right’
things, but if facilitating thousands of Soul Sessions taught me
anything (as well as my own life experience), it is that our inner
energy overrides our outer actions all the time. If your legs are
walking toward the green light, while your inner critic is chanting
‘you’re not good enough’, then somehow you find you never quite arrive
at your green light. Or even if you do physically, your emotional body
and thoughts don’t, completely affecting your enjoyment level of major
accomplishments.
It was very revealing to listen to Bryce Dallas Howard being interviewed by Marie Forleo
recently. Something she said has really stayed with me, and I think
every person with a dream should know this. It so relates to this
Eclipse opposite Neptune energy of today. Bryce comes from an acting
family. When she decided to pursue acting, her
grandmother told her something that would discourage most people but it
ended up being the very thing that gave Bryce the strength and patience
to keep going. Her grandmother told her that for every one acting job they got, the average working actor would have to go to 68 auditions.
It's
actually a liberating thought to give yourself such a huge 'rejection
allowance' number! Most people aren’t taught that rejection is ‘normal’.
We assume it means we aren't good enough, or are in the wrong career
entirely. Even when we do know that it is very normal in the creative
arts biz, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a number like 68 being thrown
around! I know for myself I feel so defeated after even just a few no's
from magazine editors or potential agents. I can feel so disheartened
when an online course isn't being done by lots of people. I love what I
do, so I keep going, but it is always good to get that reminder that the
fruits of our greatest visions don't just 'happen'. We have to keep
showing up for ourselves, and for our dreams.
We
often assume that successful people are that way because they are super
talented, or got a lucky break, when in fact the majority all have
stories like Bryce’s, including those outside the creative business.
Success is usually a result of rejection after rejection, failure after
failure, and you just keep showing up regardless. You show up because
your dream, or your soul’s calling, or your heart’s desire can’t just go
away.
So this Solar Eclipse
in Virgo, opposite Neptune in Pisces, might confront you in some way,
or it might prod you in an inspiring way. Neptune says “Here is your
dream, your vision, your soul’s calling, it is here and not going away.”
Virgo says “I am not asking you to be perfect, but I am asking you to
move toward your dream like an artist or sculptor creates a work of art,
or like a writer completes a novel. They do it with great patience.
They do it sometimes excruciatingly slowly. But bottom line – they just
do it. They show up. They take a step or two or twenty every day. They
make mistakes, they get rejected, they fail, they keep showing up
regardless.”
Neptune can
also be about illusions, fantasy and delusions. So this Virgo Solar
Eclipse is asking us to step up and match our physical steps with our
ideals and dreams, rather than hide in daydreams then get frustrated as
to why nothing is changing. Interestingly enough this is very similar to
the recent Mars/Saturn message that was about taking action and looking
at what is possible, what is do-able. This can relate to our personal
lives, as well as the energy we contribute to the world. If you have
been waiting for the world to change, have a think about how you want
the world to change, and what you can do to help create that kind of a
world. You hold one piece of a 7 billion piece jigsaw and your piece is
as important, powerful and valuable as anyone else’s.
Neptune
in some instances can also be about something hidden, so this Eclipse
for some people will mean becoming aware of something you didn’t know
about. Know that anything that happens on or around Eclipse time is a
part of your destiny path, accelerating you forward. Better to be aware
of something than not, no matter how painful as from there you are
liberated to take action.
Well
this was a long one, and if you are still with me thanks for reading to
the end. Wishing you all a good New Moon and Solar Eclipse. It is a
perfect night to light a candle, set your intentions for the month
ahead, and say thank you for everything that is in your life right now.
Love Dana
(c) Dana Mrkich 2016
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