The Art of Adaptation Makes Anything Possible in "The Play of Life"
This divine play gets it start in this universe with the circle of influence, the Zodiac. The birth chart is the starting point to our greatest work here. “The Art of Adaptation must complete what nature has begun.” The constellations, stars, planets and the Sun and Moon lend us a hand in this journey. This month of July under the sign of Cancer and its opposite Capricorn bring waves of opportunities for our personal growth through their influences along with the support of their ruling planets. Cancer is a cardinal water sign that represents family and home, and the roots of our divine tree is ruled by the Moon. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign that is in the mid heaven of the chart and represents our direction in life, or so it seems, and is ruled by Saturn. The planets are represented by many mythological characters throughout all cultures. These stories are to remind us of the outside influences and their results. There is a Tarot card for each planet and sign symbolizing spiritual keys to the road map on the Tree of Life.
The month of July is influenced by Cancer and Capricorn, which are represented in the Tarot by the Chariot and the Devil card, respectively. The Moon (High Priestess) and Saturn (The World), their ruling planets, play a role in keeping things on track. The Chariot represents the House of Influence and will be assisted now that Mercury went direct on July 1st. Intuitive energy will begin to increase as Mercury enters Cancer on July 12th along with a full Moon in Capricorn to complete a cycle. This Moon influence is that of the High Priestess, she holds a scroll of past lives and past experiences. The Chariot is the receptive will or also The House of Influence. This will is for us to move forward like the wheels on the Chariot by using our intuitive sense to identify what is most important to us and how to obtain it.
Jupiter, the ruling planet for Sagittarius, has been in Cancer for a year and its influence is verification. This has increased our personal growth and our ability to train ourselves to lift our identification to a higher center. This Tarot card is well named, Temperance.
The Devil card has images of a creature with horns, and inverted five pointed star with a man and woman in chains. This symbol reminds us of how the outer influences can hold us in the chains of illusions and we forget our true identity. When the subconscious has been turned like a mirror away from the illusions of the external world it reflects the light of the life power. This light is transmitted to every cell in the body and a new house is built.
Our identity is not in our birth chart, or in the mind, it is in our heart. The art of souls adaptation, along with the support of Universal energy, is a reminder of our true identity which makes anything possible.
Sharyn Norwood
Classes, lectures, and readings at:
The Royal Cup Cafe in LongBeach, Ca.