Inner Space - May 2014
by Eric Francis
Aries (March
20-April 19)
In every area of your life,
especially relationships, proceed with caution. Caution does not mean fear; it
means awareness and proceeding with a commitment to having accurate
information. Because you must direct your own life based on your feelings, you
are the most significant source of intelligence. Your primary mission in life
is to define who you are on your own terms, meaning it's crucial that you
actually listen to yourself. Others will give you vital feedback about
what they want and what they intend to do, though you may need to ask directly
and boldly. Observe whether your environment is supporting you or not. What are
the complexities and wrinkles? Who else is involved or is influencing events?
Where are you, and do you feel like you belong there? The more sincere your
inquiries, the more sincere the answers will be.
Taurus (April 19-May 20)
In order to think outside a
container, it's necessary to know its shape and its dimensions. Then it will be
clear when you're within a previously defined boundary, and when you're
outside. Once you're in a larger space, you have the challenge of defining
something that is essentially infinite. At that point, you don't need
constraints; you need workable definitions and approaches to living, including
flexibility – starting with your imagination. You are accustomed to working
with limits on what you think you're capable of and what you're willing to
believe. If you start with the premise that anything is possible, you will go
light years toward accessing your deeper talent and sense of purpose. The
intelligence source you are tapping into might feel like something 'other than
yourself'. That's not really true, but if you have that feeling, you're
accessing a source of vital information you can trust.
Gemini (May 20-June 21)
You currently have the
ability to see around corners and deep into yourself; look in all directions.
Travel home by a different route. Make conscious decisions to alter your
routines and to keep your perspective moving. If you can, go to a high place
like a hilltop or a tall building and look down on your community.
Extraordinary astrology is encouraging you to reevaluate your goals in a
radical way. It's easy to consider what you want based on what you think is the
right thing, or what you planned on doing in the past. Now you can take the
chance of considering what you really want to accomplish. That involves a risk
of some kind, engaging with the unknown and unpredictable. When you see the
potential to fail as well as to succeed, you know you're in the right place.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
So many factors now are
working in your favor, it’s difficult to list them all, but they include
abundant creativity, passion and curiosity. Yet you need to keep a handle on
your emotions, because your feelings may deceive you. Your first priority is
sidestepping conflict: recognizing what does not matter, and removing all
emphasis from it. If others try to engage you on that level, move on. Recognize
what matters to you now, not past attachments, and prioritize on that basis.
Your own preference and immediate significance are vital to you now. They
always were, but one fact of civilization involves all the efforts at conning
people out of their true needs and desires. Also, focus on quality work. In
this world, you can do just about anything you want, as long as you do it well.
Leo (July 22-Aug. 23)
You seem to be facing the
ongoing challenge of mental clarity and organizing what may feel like an
overwhelming workload. The key to simplifying is systems design: simpler, more
efficient, more effective ways to do things. The methods you used when you were
less successful (or had more modest plans) need rethinking and revision. Begin
with a blank template; make an inventory of all you want to get done, all
that's demanded of you, and your resources -- including assets you don't have
available yet. Flexibility and the prerogative of creating options are
crucial. If a system is to be flexible, it has to be designed as such from the
beginning. Perceived limits need to be accounted for, and addressed directly as
variables -- not as mandates. It’s time to bring everyone and everything else
up to the same standard of flexibility you embody.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22)
The question, "What
next?" is second only in importance to "What now?" You get to
the next place from where you are now. So start by evaluating your exact
location and status at this moment. Then figure out how you got here. Use a
chronology, lists of prior and current goals, and who you are trying to please.
Analyze your financial assets and liabilities, where your money comes from and
where it goes. What could you or would you do if you had more money or less
debt? When people say to me, "I would go to therapy but I can't afford
it," I suggest they go to the first session and say they want to work on
why they don't have enough money for what they need. If this moment in
your life comes with one turning point, it's about taking a no-bullshit
approach to your finances.
Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23)
Confidence is the issue. Ask
what you would do, if only you had the confidence. Notice when you are
reacting, when you're responding and when you're provoking. The difference may
be subtle; for example, you may be reacting to someone a certain way in order
to provoke a response. You may resort to manipulation. You have to know what
you're doing. You must understand the politics of any situation, including the
most intimate, and proceed appropriately. That will involve being real and
choosing your words carefully, which will compel you to know your own mind, and
to practice stating your desires and your intentions to others. You have to
stop bullshitting people about who you are and what you want. Withholding your
true feelings is not getting you anywhere, and you know how many setbacks it's
been responsible for. It's time to be real and only real.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22)
You may feel lost or
powerless when the exact opposite is true -- a perfect example of the
distinction between perception and reality. If you feel lost, you're likely to
act that way, and that will be real to you. The main challenge you face is
twofold. You have an overwhelming sense of responsibility, to someone or
something; direct it toward yourself. The other is denial. It's easy for you to
pretend that what is, is not. Over the next 10 days, a number of orientation
points will emerge that will help you determine where you stand with yourself,
some in moments of conflict or feeling triggered. You will be able to see
clearly what your opinion about anyone or anything really is. That is the thing
you want to navigate by. All emotions, negative, positive and seemingly
neutral, will be useful -- and must go to productive use.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22)
This is not the time to make
or break contracts -- you're under too much pressure, there are variables you
don't know about, and it's essential that you figure out what you want before
you commit to anything new. Hold to your current course as the grand cross and
solar eclipse do their work. If you encounter something interesting to do, do
it, just don't sign away more than a future evening or weekend. You must see
your options beyond the trivial. This is a time of authentic, deep decisions
for you, meaning you need some idea of what is available. You like to jump into
things headlong without considering what might develop. But your current
astrology says you need to be a clear thinker, an analyst and a visionary to
make the most of options you’re not yet aware of.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)
You know who you are and
where you're going -- but don't tell anyone else. Rather, begin to slip into
the life you're embarking on like a hand gently wiggling into a well-fitted
glove. Your astrology seems to be pushing you into making radical decisions,
particularly where your career or business is concerned. I suggest you make
subtle decisions, smaller than you may think matter, involving people and how
you relate to them. Everything you do in your business life now comes down to
intricate human contacts, and the conscious cultivation of trust. Appearances
are involved, yet you must be careful about using appearance to deceive.
Rather, use the magic and power of presentation to convey the underlying truth
of who you are. Present your real talents elegantly, right from your soul. Most
success is not built on this -- yours will be.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
You can feel everything
that's happening, and it's essential that you do. Others may have no idea the
extent of your sensitivity or how tuned in you are to your personal world or
the world around you. Information is entering your awareness for a reason.
Don’t unnecessarily leap into the center of the action or involve yourself in
anything that is only peripheral to your life; avoid distractions. What you're
observing and learning involves a deeper, ongoing project in leadership
training. One key to leadership is knowing when to get involved in a situation
and when to back off. You’re in a grooming process for a very specific purpose,
which calls on you to have solid knowledge and many contacts. It will make
itself known when the time is right. Pay attention because the timing will be
significant.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
If I had to tell you one
thing, I would say: Chiron is in your sign. Embody the healer. Be the place of
sanctuary, the mind that is open to wisdom; participate in the eternal chain of
knowledge passed from teacher to student. Tune your mind to the
interconnectedness of all things, and have patience with those who don't see
the connections, or who seem committed to not noticing. You have not chosen the
path of sacrifice; if you renounce certain circumstances and things, it’s for
the purpose of being open and available to that which is exponentially better.
Remember to seek within for what you need -- be it knowledge, resources,
strength or awareness. You are not the source, but at this time a deep
connection within you is opening up to the source. Ask sincerely and be willing
to receive.
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