posted May 28, 2014 09:50 PM            

You should be able to feel relaxed and comfortable with friends and able to speak your own truth. There's a need for clarity and for those of like mind to communicate spontaneous and creative ideas with each other. Feeling cut off and isolated because your beliefs or language are different from other people can propel you to finding those you can share your thoughts or your 'studies' with.

Sharing of innocence and carefree thoughts and ideals. Exchanging views with like-minded individuals. Old fashioned simplicity. Finding a soul mate. Chitchatting about everyday life. Talking for hours.

posted May 29, 2014 07:41 AM            

There may be a need to get away from the pressures of society and more time contemplating your inner thoughts and values. This may be a lonely passage and you may be disenchanted with the pressures and the ways of society. There needs to be times of inner work, just as for outer work. Dedicating oneself to the big picture can bring rewards now, but hiding yourself away can lead to losses on many levels.

Spiritual retreat. Losing the libido. Renouncing things. Taking vows. Marriage with God. Longing for love of a higher kind.

posted May 30, 2014 01:03 PM            

You may find that you need to stand-up for those in your care, whether it be for your children, your ideals or creative pursuits. Even if they deserve rejection, punishment or judgement - the solution will possibly be found not so much in being defensive as in simply asking for consideration, mercy and leniency.

Patterns of family dominance. Pleading one's cause.

posted May 31, 2014 02:20 PM            

Things may not be quite right at the moment, even though you feel that you know all about it - like you have read the book. There are, however, finer details that you have missed and you may need to look again. There is a clear indication of where to look from something outside of yourself. Be discriminating about what is really significant. Finding the essential details of a situation and disregarding the rest.

Looking for clues. Reading significant pieces of writing. Instruction manuals. Lawyers and the law.

The Caution: Doing things because they need to be done and going by the rules of the book. Automated responses.

posted June 01, 2014 06:33 PM            

It is not that you need to extinguish powerful emotions and energies, but by skillfully manipulating the situation, these very wild emotions and energies will perform in a way that makes you the victor. Self-discipline and mastery are needed, along with being well rehearsed for what you are doing. There's a need to put fear behind you and to go for it. The question is: How prepared are you for the consequences?

Have faith and courage in your abilities. Sublimating one's animal instincts. Control.

The Caution: Needing to be in control and believing that things are dependent on your direction. Showing off and boasting. Plunging into situations, physically or emotionally, that are inherently dangerous without regard for the consequences.

SCORPIO 4
A YOUTH HOLDING A LIGHTED CANDLE IN A DEVOTIONAL RITUAL GAINS A SENSE OF THE GREAT 'OTHER WORLD'

There's a feeling of reverence here, and ceremony. The candle depicts the light that illuminates one's consciousness and 'a youth' implies a young person or aspirant on the path. Rituals of all shapes and sizes will work. Further, simple rays of hope will give you spiritual strength. Light a candle and affirm your intentions.

Simple ideals. Ceremonies and attitudes that are pure and uncomplicated.

posted June 02, 2014 08:25 PM            

This Symbol speaks of beauty, art and wisdom. An 'Art Gallery' brings us treasures from the cultures of our world. Time often doesn't seem to exist in this realm, all is timeless. Quiet contemplation of art, especially if people aren't around to distract, can bring rewards on many levels. Everyday chatter that doesn't go deep or explore life's beauties can be useless and mundane.

Truth in the image. Intuitive vision. Reverence for art and form. Imagines bringing messages. Art collections. Photographs. The art of placement. Clairvoyant messages.

posted June 03, 2014 04:42 PM            

Lift yourself above the ordinary, using your natural gifts to find a new perspective - an uplifted view - to expand your awareness. This can picture an eagerness for spiritual integration or a capacity to escape from reality. Try to ground the vision, but allow the free flight of vision.

Inspiration and zeal. Feeling elevated and inspired through spiritual or creative efforts. Flying to a greater perspective. Self transcendence.

The Caution: Not noticing your own down-to-earth needs or those around you. Escapism. Forgetting about the needs and desires of the body. Losing the plot.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds. Goethe

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious behavior. Henry David Thoreau

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Love,

posted June 04, 2014 05:33 PM            

Don't let loss beckon you to give up and throw everything away. There must always be a time to grieve, but what is lost is lost and cannot be regained by losing yourself. Time to fill in the grave and let go. Letting go of relationships and things that no longer work. Purging the past.

Gradual realization of the illusion of matter. The passage of grief.

The Caution: Wasting time staring at lost opportunities. Grudges and hard feelings that last much longer than they have to.

An affirmation for this degree:

posted June 05, 2014 05:21 PM            

Connect your inner thoughts with your rational conscious so that you can communicate the feelings you wish to share. Like the rainbow, it is not the elusive pot of gold at its end, but the wonder it creates as it links heaven and earth. Rewards will come from creative efforts.

Promise of riches, in whatever form they may be. Creative integration.

posted June 06, 2014 05:38 PM            

Cupid is asking to be let in. Barriers and defenses around your heart may be keeping him from getting in, but how long will you be able to resist? Opening your heart and opening the door will lead to new opportunities and realizations about relationships. Allow your heart chakra to open when you are in caring company.

Keys and arrows. Unlocking the heart. Respectful invitation of love. Fear of commitment.

posted June 07, 2014 04:16 PM            

You may feel the need to get rid of the restraints that have been imposed upon you by social conditioning and inhibitions. Although there may be some feelings of being `exposed', really letting go and not worrying about being 'seen' can lead to feelings of freedom.

Confrontations with one's self. Reconnecting with nature. A desire to 'reveal' oneself. Confronting Puritanism.

posted June 08, 2014 05:40 AM            

New understandings and awareness are coming to light. Something new is emerging and it needs to be welcomed and nurtured. This is the beginning of a whole new impulse, creative and responsive. There's an emergence of a whole new potentiality. Resist looking back to outgrown and unsatisfactory conditions as they can pull you back to old and unrewarding ways of being.

Beginnings. Emergence of the feminine into concrete manifestation. Cycles beginning. The beginning of spring. Confidence in a whole new arena of being.

posted June 08, 2014 07:57 PM            

You may find that things are just not working at the moment. You probably need to try different combinations and different possibilities. In doing so, you will not only find the solution to the situation, but also learn a lot from any errors you make along the way. Look for creative solutions and work with them.

Creating one's vision. Being prepared to risk failure. Taking calcuated risks.

posted June 09, 2014 09:30 PM            

Allow traditional wisdom to lead you to new and different solutions, but be wary of acting superficially. In deeper, spiritual messages you are afforded protection from the more disturbing elements of the situation. It may mean having to adjust continually to outside forces. Hang onto your center and what anchors you and try not to get blown off-course.

Attuning oneself through eastern philosophies. Protective guidance.

The Caution: Only accepting solutions that satisfy selfish or social needs. Insincerity and easily blown around. Losing one's rudder.

Like a kite cut from the string, lightly the soul of my youth has taken flight. ~ Ishikawa Takuboku

posted June 10, 2014 06:09 PM            

Although there may be trouble all around, you are able to rise above this and find safe ground. Even though you may be lost from others' sight for a while and they may feel you have abandoned them, you will return and guide them to safety and reassurance. Equally you may need to send a message to those who could be feeling left out and in need of reassurance.

Transcending worries through spiritual awareness. Prophetic mission. Peace.

posted June 11, 2014 02:24 PM            

There is a need to integrate the principle of the will with the principle of the emotions. There may be a confusion around whether to use force or love in this situation. Alternation of these responses will lead to the best solution.

Tempering one's will with love and bolstering up one's emotional responses with strength. Cooperation of mind, will, spirit and heart.

posted June 13, 2014 02:36 PM            

This Symbol shows the gathering together of those of like mind in order to exchange or share ideas and information. The search for meaning should always be made in order to enrich not only yourself but those around you. Finding the best way to describe something creates the opportunity for greater access by the collective.

Shared higher knowledge. Print media, newspapers, libraries, written word. Critics. Diaries, records and minutes of meetings. Talk back radio.

posted June 14, 2014 07:07 PM            

The flow of inspiration will come if you allow it through and the more creative you allow yourself to be, the more inspiration will be in the message. You may find that with each idea or creative inspiration there follows another and another. This is a great time to relax and go with the flow neither fighting against nor pushing forward. Closed minds and fixed attitudes will not help in this situation.

Creativity inspired from above. Openness to higher forces and ideals. Inspiration realized. Dreams. Art, music, writing. Messages from one's higher self or from God.

posted June 15, 2014 09:18 PM            

There are so many choices but each choice has its price. Be careful what you choose. Each will nourish you, but some things are far more nourishing and sustaining than others. However, there is so much on display and available here that if you don't like your first choice you can go back for something else - that is if you can afford it. Take what you need, enjoy it and realize the abundance that's happening in your life.

Overwhelming alternatives in modern society. Having one's hungers satisfied versus satiation. Everything provided for one's needs. Self-service. Salivating over what's on display.

posted June 16, 2014 01:29 PM            

The storm has come through and swept away elements of life that have been clogging up the situation, clearing the air and resolving issues. The worst is over and at last the situation can resolve and recovery begin. There is still work to be done, but for now enjoy the release and the pleasure of new beginnings.

The warmth of renewal. Recovery. Religious experiences. Good news after bad. Relief and joy. The sun breaking through the clouds.

posted June 17, 2014 07:38 PM            

Recognize that you are surrounded by abundance, but you are unable to experience it all at once. If you don't feel you have the ability to cope then look in your `storehouse' and you will be surprised at what talents you have that have never even been used.

Potentiality. Obsessions about 'having things' or achieving goals. Counting one's blessings. Being a jack of all trades.

posted June 18, 2014 03:10 PM            

You may find that you are being judged by those above you. It is difficult to see what their qualifications to judge you are, but this is the nature of progression through the ranks. People being critical of one another can lead to better behavior, better performances or the like, or it can lead to one feeling judged, violated and intruded upon. It can seem like our lives are like lessons, and we are periodically 'examined' to see how we are doing on our path.

The ordeal that comes to any initiate for entrance into higher realms of being. Tests and trials.

posted June 19, 2014 02:32 PM            

A time of fulfillment is close, but there is still some small effort to be made. Keep going the way you are, following your natural intuition, and you will find the peace you have in sight.

Hopefulness. Inspirational possibilities. Gradually enlarging one's vision. Harmony. Abundance. Nourishment.

posted June 20, 2014 07:38 PM            

There may have been difficulties and obstacles recently, but take heart as the end result will be O.K.. However, for the moment you need to be reassured by a clear sign that better times are definitely coming. Remember, without the storm there would be no possibility of the blessing of the rainbow.

Release from stressful situations. The light of spirit returning to infuse one with it's energy. Relief, rest and recouperation.