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The planets play with paradox this week. Stability clashes with
upheaval, clarity collides with confusion, and as these contrasting
patterns unfold, we mere mortals might find it increasingly difficult
to hold the tension of opposites. The interplay of energy isn’t quite
as simple as one hand versus another, and that complexity is sure to
strain already stressed-out nervous systems. The good news is no
pernicious celestial interactions interfere with the mechanics of
daily life. The best news is that even in the midst of contradiction
a sense of wellbeing manages to inform a variety of situations and
interactions.
A Sun/Jupiter trine is at the heart of this week’s positive
potential. Jupiter signifies humor, the Sun represents spirit, and
when these bright lights work together the capacity for laughter
becomes present even in the most serious situations. We love this,
especially given how serious life is at this particular moment in
time and space—life is hard and it seems to be getting harder every
day. Which is why I’m thankful for any opportunity to allow laughter
to lighten the load. Humor almost always provides the perfect
antidote for overloaded hearts and minds.
Uranus also makes a contribution to the contrasting signatures of the
week. First, its ongoing sextile with Jupiter continues to provide a
positive but unsettled atmosphere, and that instability is at the
core of this week’s inconsistent pattern. Uranus also sextiles the
Sun, and while that relationship is essentially positive, it’s sure
to provide several additional startling disclosures.
But that’s not all. A Sun/Neptune square provides a heightened state
of hypersensitivity and susceptibility making it all too easy to be
influenced by people who appear to be secure in quick-fix solutions
which might do more harm than good. Be careful who you listen to and
always remember to rely on common sense as well as intuition.
It’s never easy to handle the contradictions of daily life. Here, in
New York, where a broad spectrum of polarized personal realities play
out on the public screen—rich and poor, male and female, old and
young, kind and mean, white and not just black, but every color of
the rainbow—it’s almost impossible to find a way through the maze
of conflicting ideologies and agendas. Of course, simply trying can
become a path of its own and millions of us make that effort
everyday. And not just in New York. But making that effort doesn’t
necessarily diminish the stress of living under the pressure of that
kind of intensity.
So as you move through the paradoxical signature of the week, keep in
mind, holding the tension of opposites doesn’t always lead to the
relief of resolution. What it can deliver is an increased capacity to stay balanced in the midst of turmoil—a skill worth developing and refining, especially if it’s seasoned with a compassionate heart that’s capable of
laughing at life’s ironies.
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