Last weekend I travelled to Amersfoort for the annual SoulCollage® facilitator get-to-gether.
This year’s theme was Our Sun & Our Moon and was hosted by fellow facilitator Renée. We did a constellation with our Sun and Moon so to actually feel these work through us at this moment. For this we don’t even need to know which sign our Sun and Moon was in at the time of our birth.
However I do know, Libra is my Sun sign and Taurus my Moon sign.
As Libra and Taurus both have Venus as a ruling planet and I can use some Venus energy in my life at the moment, I decided to make a card for this planet as well.
I am the Sun
Standing in my Sun I felt strangely cold and I was moving around my axis. I couldn’t feel grounded and find my center. I felt withdrawn and sad. I admit I am not feeling my best at the moment, but this was quite insightful, my Libra definitely needs more stage time and attention as she is out of balance.
Libra is ruled by Venus, who with Taurus in the mix, is very concerned with beauty and with love, friendship, harmony and getting along. Libra individuals struggle to balance the “I” with the “we” and often make many compromises in relationships, trying always to be fair and balanced. The problem they often encounter is that other people don’t have the same awareness and the Libra bends over backwards making accommodations which aren’t reciprocated. Libra for the most part does not like fighting or discord, so conflicts can be ignored or stifled and relationships can become resentful and unfulfilling. A major lesson of Libra is to find a balance between personal wants and needs while being sensitive to the needs of others.
Libra is an air sign, and the world of ideas is very important. Learning, conversing and getting many points of view is important to Libra. Making decisions about things, on the other hand, can be quite difficult. If someone makes a really good argument about something, I will understand and agree with them. Then if another person disagrees and makes another really good argument, I will also agree with them. It’s a pain sometimes to see two sides to an argument and therefor very hard to form a solid opinion.
Living successfully under the sign of Libra involves finding a way to stay at the center of two scales of balance, rather than identifying too strongly with one side or the other. It’s all about finding the balance.
At the moment I feel I am in this standstill, this void. What do I want with my life? Do I want to be single (forever)? Do I want to move? Do I want to continue Joy in Creation and if yes how? What do I want to create before I leave this planet and how can I be best of service to others? So many questions, so little answers and inspiration. I need to trust that they will come to me in time and with patience. But sitting in this sort of limbo is making me anxious and unhappy. And that is what standing in my Sun felt like, like I am hiding from life (see the picture of the card, hiding behind pretty things (the peacock, hiding in the tall grass, not showing my true face). I feel I am not really participating, but more like going through the motions.
I am the Moon
Standing in the constellation in my Moon felt much better, solid, quiet, exactly like this void (which in life makes me so uncomfortable, well makes my mind uncomfortable). It was dead quiet (like really quiet, even in a full room I couldn’t hear anything). I turned around my axis and all went pitch black. It wasn’t scary, it was just…nothing. Now what is that telling me? The Moon sign is all about our Yin energy, that inward energy, how we restore ourselves, how we are when we are alone. The Sun is Yang, outgoing, how we show up in the world. So my Moon is all about being in that void, in that place of peace and quiet. It feels good to be there, but I also feel I am there too often. I need more Sun to balance my Moon.
Familiarity is important to Lunar Taureans. We are earthy and strong-willed, we feel with our senses and are pretty much rooted in our ways and are resistant to change. We tend to go out of their way to avoid “messy” or unpredictable situations, crises, and emotional displays. Instead, we focus on creating a reliable and secure life around them and yes this makes it hard to move or change and with Libra in the mix, choosing what to do next, how to change. I have to be very aware not to become a slave to routines and yes I guess I slipped into a life of ‘safe’ routines.
I Am One Who
I will find out what these cards have to tell me when I do the I Am One Who process with them. This phrase is used to give voice to the image. One will step into the energy of the card and the image will begin speaking. Using this exercise, you will become the central aspect of the card. What can be gained is a plethora of inner wisdom, understanding and insight. Often this information has direct relevance to our present life situations or our life on the grander scale. With this inner knowledge reflected back to us, one finds a deeper relationship and clarity of Self. These insights can assist us in our personal awareness and understanding and benefit us while relating to ourselves and others.
Thank you for sharing this space with me.
Have a beautiful weekend!
Much love, Charissa xx
