The Uranian or Transneptune Planets–Hades

Posted on 09/09/1998 by coyotegirl

by Eileen Nauman
Copyright 1998-2011. All Rights Reserved.

Please Note: In order to understand Hades’ underpinning importance as Pluto conjuncts the Galactic Center, please go over this information.

An introduction needs to be given on the Uranian planets: Everyone is familiar with the ‘known’ planets of our solar system, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. In astrology, the ‘lights,’ the Sun and Moon, are also used. Collectively, we call the whole group ‘planets’ although that is a misnomer with the Sun and Moon there.

Most astrologers use the known 9 planets plus the lights, the Sun and Moon. A handful of astrologers from around the world, use the Transneptune or Uranian planets. They are considered renegades. However, using these eight other ‘sensitive points’ or ‘planets,’ that no one can see to identify, does work. I use Uranian planets exclusively in progressions for medical astrology work with a 90% accuracy rate. But more on that later. Let’s look at the history of how the Uranian planets came into being.

THE HISTORY OF THE URANIANS or “Trans-Neptune Planets”

In World War I there was a German cook by the name of Alfred Witte. He must have had a lot of time on his hands in the trenches during the war, because he worked up countless astrology charts on his friends, his soldier buddies and the things that happened to them. What he found was that neither any of the known 9 planets, nor the Sun or Moon, were present when some crisis occurred in a soldier’s life; such as getting a transfer, going home on leave, getting injured, getting killed, hearing news of a baby being born to his wife, a problem with one of his children back in Germany, getting married on leave, or suffering other traumas of wartime.

Eventually, over several years, he hypothesized that there were eight other ‘planets’ that he couldn’t see, but were there, because one of them, or more, were present when one of his friends had a crisis. Witte started with only the first four Trans-Neptune Planets (TNPs) – Cupido, Hades, Zeus, and Kronos. Pluto and the remaining four of Apollon, Admetos, Vulcanus and Poseidon, suggested by Friedrich Sieggrün and came much later, were not included til the 4th edition of the Rulebook in 1946. The first edition had been published in 1928, two years before Pluto was discovered. Over time, eight separate planets with the names of Hades, Admetos, Zeus, Cupido, Apollon, Kronos, Vulcanus and Poseidon were “born.”

Then he called them “transneptune” planets, because in 1914, Pluto had not yet been spotted or identified, so the planet farthest from the Sun was Neptune; therefore, ‘trans’ or beyond, ‘neptune’ was born. Witte went on to create an elaborate system, which I won’t go into here. He called it the Hamburg School. Suffice to say, until his death he continued to work with these transneptune planets he couldn’t see. His work was then carried on by a handful of German students; among them, Hans Niggeman, who eventually wrote a book about Witte and his system. Niggeman even published an ephemeris with the eight planets and their orbit as well as the sign that were in.

MODERN-DAY USE OF THE URANIANS

The use of Uranian planets in a progressed chart, at least for me, is essential. Charles Emerson, one of the leading proponents of Witte’s system, cajoled me into trying it back in 1974–and I did–and I’ve been a believer ever since.

HADES RULERSHIPS IN MEDICAL ASTROLOGY

Symbol: Half Moon in the waning form, with the “cross of matter” contained within it. The Moon in another form reminds us that our emotions can ultimately dis-ease us and kill us if we don’t work constructively with them. “Breakdown to make a Breakthrough”…. E. Nauman. It is also the Persephone/Hades myth being lived out by the individual–one must go into the depths of their own, unique “Hell,” be destroyed by it, resurrected and rebirth and finally, emerge from Hell into the outer world of fruitfulness, fertility and higher spiritual evolution.

MEDICAL RULERSHIPS OF HADES

  1. Rules over slow, deteriorating diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes, osteo-arthritis, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, osteoporosis, M.S., and Lou Gehrig’s Disease, to name a few.
  2. Rotting (within us, such as in blood poisoning, sepsis conditions, gangrene–diabetes, or any other cellular destruction or tissue damage).
  3. “Dust to dust”–the slow but inevitable breakdown of our flesh, red and white blood cells, a system or organ in our body from which we will eventually deteriorate and die.
  4. Gangrene (the loss of an extremity as in diabetes, or on an emotional framework, we cut off our emotional circulation to some part of ourselves, it dies, and eventually so does the physical body).
  5. Deformity.
  6. Filth (May not wash often, or hate to bathe or don’t mind wearing dirty clothes). Street people. Beggars.
  7. Garbage (May eat a lot of ‘garbage-foods’ such as junk food instead of good, healthy food). They are sending a message that they feel useless, shamed, humiliated, lack of self-esteem and deserve nothing better than ‘garbage.’ Their body’s show this eventually with vitamin/mineral deficiencies for starters.
  8. Deterioration of a body, organ or system on a spiritual, mental, emotional or physical level.
  9. Breakdown to make a breakthrough. Some part of us on the spiritual, mental, emotional or physical level must breakdown and go back to “dust to dust,” be removed, so that new growth and new awareness can take place. A person will have to ‘die’ a death on one of these levels. That means the death of an old attitude (mental), the death of an old emotional behavioral pattern (emotional), the death of a religious or philosophical belief (spirit) or the death of a system or organ (physical) so we can make the “aha!” and get on with our lives.
  10. Death on some level of ourselves. This is necessary to let the ‘old’ die from the past/antiquity/childhood condition patterns, so that new and better ways of seeing ourselves and our world can grow there instead. The Death Cycle.
  11. Slow, gradual onset and decline. It may take years, even a decade, before the disease causes death or is stopped. If the person will empty out their own, personal ‘garbage’ from within them, and work through it, spontaneous healing from the disease can and does take place.
  12. Hatred (of the self; self-loathing, self-hatred).
  13. Mutilation (self-mutilation, mutilation of animals or of human beings).
  14. The monster within all of us. Our worst, primal Shadow self. It must be integrated and not held a part from us or it will ‘eat us alive.’
  15. Anorexia and bulimia; both self-hating diseases.
  16. “Our past is our biology”–Caroline Myss. If we don’t change what is dysfunctional from our past, it will eventually ruin our quality of life and, possibly, give us a disease so we are forced to confront these issues buried in ourselves.
  17. Sociopathic behavior; lives by no one’s rules but their own; apart from society. Disconnected. Gangbangers bent on self-destruction of self and others.
  18. Murders (how do we ‘murder’ ourselves?). Destruction of others–human, animal, environment, etc.
  19. Suicidal and suicide.
  20. Pus–abscesses (tooth or anywhere else in the body).
  21. Infection (usually slow onset with nasty results–such as Strep A necrotic bacteria which destroys human flesh).
  22. Poisonous animal and insect bites (snakes, Brown Recluse Spider, Black Widow, Scorpion stings, etc.).
  23. Poisoning of ourselves in some way on a spiritual, mental, emotional or physical level. ‘Toxic shame’ (emotional). Spiritual crisis (sorcerery used against you, spirits ‘suck’ off you, etc.). Rigid mindset, opinion, projection that destroys us (terrorism and terrorists). Eating or drinking food/water from a poisoned, toxic source.
  24. Food poisoning.
  25. ‘Bad’ thoughts (old family conditional patterns and tapes we live our life by, murderous thoughts, destructive thoughts, obsessive-compulsive behavior, lascivious/sexual thoughts, etc.)
  26. Sexual predator.
  27. Rapist.
  28. Pedophile.
  29. Sexual degradation (of self or of others).
  30. Abusive and destructive toward others.
  31. Abuse in the past by someone toward you.
  32. Sexual dysfunction; lack of orgasm, premature ejaculation, unable to function, dislikes sex, or wants sex all the time–depravity, prostitution, dislike of opposite sex, “johns,” pornography, child porn., etc.
  33. Stalker.
  34. Humiliation (which later, turns into something ugly, self-hating in person).
  35. Low self-esteem.
  36. Slave-like attitude (toward others–usually a woman–she ‘enslaves’ herself in an abusive marriage or a marriage where she is destroyed by her partner mentally, emotionally and/or physically).
  37. Skin diseases; psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema. Ulcers. Bedsores.
  38. Wounds that do not heal up properly or very slowly.
  39. Poor memory.
  40. Acute injury or illness which has devastating and long-term effects (Christopher Reeve thrown off his horse- he broke his neck and was paralyzed from neck down).
  41. Diseases with a root cause of humiliation, shame, loss of self-esteem, loss of a parent/job/family/country of origin–”shocks” to the vital force that are held deep within the person and manifest later as dis-ease.
  42. “Eating one’s self up alive.”
  43. PTSD symptoms; nightmares.
  44. Mentally challenged individuals.
  45. Grief as a root cause of disease later on (grief and loss of a loved one, a pet, a divorce, a separation, a loss of a job, a move to another state or country, etc.).
  46. Anger and rage (toward self or others. If turned inward on self, it becomes DEPRESSION. If turned outward, can be abusive.).
  47. Trauma suffered through an attack, robbery, rape, etc.
  48. Stupidity (as in the person repeats the same mistake again and again and never learns from it–example: a woman marries an alcoholic man one marriage after another or a woman marries an abuser type of man, one marriage after another)–a destructive cycle that gradually beats the woman (or man) back to ‘dust’ because they ‘don’t get it’ and can’t see/perceive the pattern they are repeating.
  49. Superstitious (and it negatively impacts the person).
  50. Fear. It is our fear(s) that stop us from growing. And if we allow fear to stop us, overwhelm us, then we will die on some level of ourselves and we ‘self-destruct’ over time. Fear of heights. Fear of animals. Fear of death. Fear of insanity. Etc.
  51. Depression (so dark and deep that one spirals into a world of hopelessness).
  52. Menopause (the destruction or break down of the fertility cycle to the barren, menopausal cycle–one must suffer a ‘death’ so that the other is borne. However, menopause is not barren; it is ‘fertile’ in new and wonderful ways. Both cannot inhabit a woman’s body at once–one must ‘die’ for the other to be birthed–a beautiful example of Hades in a positive manifestation, in action).
  53. Sadness. Sorrow. Melancholy. All can stop us from growing. If that happens, then festering ‘infection’ from these emotions which have not been worked through, may dis-ease us.
  54. Victimization. Co-dependence. Being a victim. All of these put us on a highly self-destructive path. The person only knows how to ‘give’ and not ‘take.’ They put everyone else ahead of their own needs. They hemorrhage themselves emotionally and psychically until they ‘bleed to death’ and ‘die.’
  55. Caught in a religious, satanic, black magic kind of group; a prisoner in that group. Zealots, religious fanatics and imprisoned within it. Brainwashed. Manipulated.
  56. Psychically drained by a “psychic vampire.”
  57. Decay of a system or organ of the body. Decay of the mind (Alzheimer’s), for example.
  58. Worry. “Worry-wort.” The frittering away and waste of energy of worrying about things of which s/he cannot change or control the outcome.
  59. Phobias. Obsessive-compulsive. Psychotic breaks (acute and chronic). Schizophrenia. Mental diseases.
  60. Spiritual disease (which eventually will affect the mind, emotions and finally, the physical body). One or more of the auric fields is involved, as are one or more of the chakras–shut down, blocked, destroyed or hardened by trauma or past life reactions that have yet to be worked through in this life time.

PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF HADES

  1. Hades people will have a scruffy, dirty, unkempt look about them. They may have a ‘moonlike’ face. Pay special attention if their face is concave or seem to be like a bowl and does not project outward like most faces. Round faces. At best, they are an easy-going lot fashion-wise–they will wear the same old clothes for ten years. They are not into style or fashion. Old shoes are worn like old friends. Their clothes may be clean, but they won’t be pressed. Their hair will be natural, not ‘styled.’
  2. Hades people usually have the ‘dirty’ jobs in life: the undertaker, the garbage pick up man, the sewage engineer, the therapist (digging into other people’s ‘shit’), and because of their love of ancient history, may be involved in archeology, history (teaching it), researching into past, hunting for shipwrecks, scientists hunting for a virus, etc.
  3. Realistic about life in general (not idealistic, but may be somewhat the pessimist). Brutally realistic.
  4. The need for in-depth psychotherapy to dig out their own, internal ‘garbage’ that is festering within them.
  5. Poor self-esteem that is mirrored in some aspects of themselves.
  6. ‘Loser’ attitude.
  7. “I can’t do anything right.”
  8. Quitter.
  9. The loner who is disdained by the clique or classmates at school or college.
  10. Having to lift one’s self up by his/her own bootstraps.
  11. Murphy’s Law applies to a Hades person: If it can get worse, it will. Rather, Murphy WAS a Hades person!!!
  12. Job, of the Bible, who suffered endless tragic events: the loss of his crops, the loss of his family, his wife, but still kept his faith in God–and because he did–everything was returned to him in reward. THIS is the bottom line of Hades at work in our life. Shit happens. We get shit on. We get put in seemingly, shitty situations where we feel more like the garbage that we’re wading through, than a human being. Eventually, this cycle of “dust to dust” dissipates. Afterward, stand by for an incredible ‘gift’ if you have worked hard on yourself, maintained, endured, and kept your faith.
  13. Looking at our own ‘ancient’ history to understand ourselves and to change what we no longer need or have outgrown.
  14. A Hades person will go through endless cycles of destruction and renewal, time after time, in their lives. It is what it is. A fast track, spiritually for ultimate growth.
  15. Utilizing an illness as a form of teaching and spiritual renewal and spiritual evolvement. (Example: Stephen Hawkins, the brilliant scientist).
  16. A base sense of humor. No puns. No jokes. Just an appreciation of the basics of life and how it impacts us.
  17. Uses curse words routinely.
  18. Basically an uncultured person who has no interest in “labels” or fashion. Simple things for a simple person. Is not cosmopolitan; has no desire to be. Sees this as shallow on the other person’s part–putting on an ‘act’ that is not sincere or in integrity.
  19. Hades people are the ‘salt of the Earth.’ They are simple, direct, honest, humble and without an expanded Ego (but they do have an Ego–it is reined in and in balance). Every day happenings with people are their bread and butter. They don’t need fancy parties, gourmet food or need to know famous people.
  20. They like to work alone. They do not care for crowds, parties or huge organizational things. They like to work with others of like mindedness.
  21. They cherish the Earth. They revel in the “soil of Life” and understand on a very deep level that they must go through destruction in order to grow and rebirth–like the fable of the Phoenix bird, who rose from the ashes of the fire (hell) only to be more beautiful than before. THAT is Hades at its finest.
  22. The ability to perceive another person, their actions/reactions based upon the past of that individual. No one takes in the past as much as Hades does. They are wonderful psychotherapists able to peel back the layers to the root cause of the person’s torment and imbalance, name it and lead them to it for healing.
  23. Healers often have a strong Hades in their chart. They are the “wounded healers” and must go through the fires of their own personal hell in order to die, transform and then transcend to turn around and help others.
  24. They have the ability to dig as deeply as Admetos, into their own psyche, to come up with the answers they need in order to transform and transcend.

HEALING TOOLS FOR HADES

  1. Working with the soil; gardening, planting, agriculture (‘dust to dust’ concept), working with Nature in some form.
  2. The study of history; taking classes, reading books on it.
  3. Soul recovery and extraction–to bring pieces back from prior lifetimes to support the spirit of the person in this lifetime.
  4. Meditation.
  5. Psychotherapy to ‘dig’ into their ‘past’ to uncover the root(s) of their disharmony/ imbalance.
  6. Amateur archeologist, digging through relics of the past to find their present.
  7. Trips to archeological sites or to countries or areas that they are drawn to go–in doing so they will find the ‘piece’ of themselves from that lifetime and become more whole.
  8. Environmental causes and concerns. Working to improve the environment in some way–from mundane to the science level.
  9. Finding help through age-old ceremonies, whether Native American or others.
  10. Weaving, the art of and learning how to do it.
  11. Visiting local museum(s).
  12. Working with metal in some way; sculpting or metallurgy.
  13. Working with rocks, rock hound, gemstones, faceting or other earth-oriented trades that nurture and support their ‘dust to dust’ reality.
  14. Working with wood; carving it, giving it shape.
  15. Working with clay; fashioning and shaping it.
  16. Taking any ‘natural’ substance and ‘transforming it’ into an object, art or expression.

FLOWER and GEMSTONE ESSENCE CONSIDERATIONS FOR HADES

  1. Evening Primrose combination: White for ‘general’ cleansing, yellow for mental toxicity, pink for emotional/heart toxicity–Whichever level is needed. Every 6 months, as a general tune-up.
  2. Crested Prickle Poppy–To bring up their Shadow so they can see it in their dream work and begin integrating it.
  3. Cottonwood Tree–When they have over worked and abused the privilege of their body, or they’ve taken hit after hit and are reeling, but still moving forward when they should rest. For Life’s devastations.
  4. Chaparral–For a deep, deep internal cleansing to keep them free from cancer or other deeply rooted diseases. Also supports immune system. Should be used every 6 months as a ‘tune-up’ for 30 days.
  5. Bromeliad–red/yellow–To deal with the malicious, angry, destructive nature of a Hades person if they are showing this side of themselves.
  6. Spanish Bayonet Yucca–For abusive anger and destructiveness.
  7. Bromeliad–red–To shift the Hades person to a higher, more refined and spiritual level that they are capable of, within themselves.
  8. Black Tourmaline–To protect themselves from Dark influences, negativity, as well as to protect others from their own, dark projections and negativity. Releases negativity, fears and anxieties as well.
  9. Bleeding Heart–To begin to work with sexual dysfunction.
  10. Fireweed–For people who have had their lives destroyed in some manner or fashion and they must start all over again–good for loss of a job, a marriage, divorce, move to another city/state/country, loss of a loved one, etc.
  11. Colville’s Columbine–To reconnect their heart with their mind so they begin to think and act/react in a more balanced manner.
  12. Lilac–For those who are base, who cannot raise their consciousness to a higher, more evolved level of function. For those who are ‘stuck in a rut’ of old, destructive behavior.
  13. Scorpionweed–For those who abuse violently, repeatedly and on all levels toward others: spiritual, mental, emotional and physical-based abuse.
  14. Visit Medicine Garden’s store to learn about these flower essences.

HOMEOPATHIC COUNTERPARTS

  1. Sulphur (“thinks the rags he’s wearing are beautiful”)
  2. Mercurius Viv. (self-destructive, eats themselves up from the inside out)
  3. Hyoscyamus (insane, lewd, sexually perverted, denigrates everything into something dirty, unclean or debasing)
  4. Stramonium (lost in the psychosis of splits within their personality due to terrible trauma- the fear has a greater grip on them and their life; and in order to break free of it, they must walk through their fear and throw off the yoke of it in order to be whole again)
  5. Carsinosin (eaten up by others; codependent, the victim who is used, and abused by everyone else)
  6. Syphylinum (eating self up; self-destructive, obsessed)
  7. Psorinum (Psora): (destruction of self, in bits at a time, over a long period of time, especially with skin problems)

 

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Bellis Perennis Flower Essence: Stage 1 and 2 Proving

Posted on 07/15/1998 by storm

Copyright ©1998-2004 Eileen Nauman
All Rights Reserved

STAGE 1 PROVING made by Eileen Nauman 4-16-95:

This is Bellis Perennis which grows at La Casa de Madre Tierra (the house of Mother Earth) and the plant with which Eileen worked and made the original flower essence from in 1995. This plant may have white daisy-like flowers, or a moderate pink color to them. This particular plant is pink. The homeopathic version utilizes the white daisy type only. Photo: Eileen Nauman

The Bellis Perennis that grows at La Casa de Madre Tierra is a pinkish-white, and not the standard white that is used for homeopathic purposes. A color photo at the beginning is the plant that was used to make the original flower essence that I used for the Stage 1 proving.

DOCTRINE OF SIGNATURE: The shape of the flower is radial or round. There are many tiny, oval-shaped, slender petals. It appears to be hundreds of them. They are TIGHTLY packed against one another. The enter of the daisy is a bright, large, sunny yellow color. It dominates the plant. Bellis Perennis is an annual. It cannot take a hot, direct sun for long periods of time, and will wither and waste away if it doesn’t have some shade and cooler temperatures (below 80 degrees).

PRIMARY CHAKRA: the color is pink, and this infers the RED of the root chakra is involved, along with the WHITE of the crown. Red + white equals PINK.

FLOWER ATTUNEMENT MESSAGE: Mental field; our thoughts and perceptions are tied to our ability to survive a shock or trauma–especially having to do with heart shocks. It would be good for swelling of tissue of any kind. It’s able to keep a person together in an emergency or crisis (tightly packed petals on flower, the huge sepal which encloses 2/3rds of the petals!). Good for head trauma or shocks (physical, mental, emotional or spiritual). Blood circulation in general would e helped. The sepal is like a “cup”–it holds energy ands tops it from being depleted. Staying grounded and keeping our head during a crisis f any kind.

PATTERNS OF IMBALANCE: Hysteria due to bad news or a traumatic experience. Leaving the body during or after traumatic experience. PTSD symptoms/person can be helped with this flower essence. War victims and survivors–family “war” too (violent, abusive households, spousal abuse, child abuse) Any violent attack or event (in or out of a family) against the person and resulting in their wounding, can be helped.

SYMBOL: This is a protective equality about it. The tightly packed petals to over-sized sepal–a “cup” that holds “things” such as energy to prevent tiredness.

OTHER: This flower was very SLOW and subtle to connect with me to reveal its attributes. I kept getting this sense of protection form it over and over again–feminine energy—quiet, subtle and very low-key and non-disturbing to a person.

STAGE 2 PROVING INFORMATION FROM 3-27-97:

PROVER: MJ (male)
Date: 3/27/1997
Name of Remedy: English Daisy (Bellis Perennis)
Primary color: Darkness Black
Chakra(s) influenced by remedy: Brow Chakra
Areas affected in you: Physical, Emotional

Was there: calmness, seriousness, androgynous

Major Emotional Feeling: Lack of feelings and emotions

Major Physical sensation: Quietness like sleep or in the dark

Major Pattern of imbalance that it can address: Someone that is scattered or in SHOCK

Major positive healing pattern: Listening to one’s thoughts –get centered.

Story line: Perfume sour taste– very slow acting –noticed nothing happening. Like the opposite of a headache –Brain front nothing happening, slight notice of stomach (like a swelling) Mental still working in brain, mostly physical nothing, back of neck sensation. Felt as though I was in a large dark place –not on Earth or planet, like I’m suspended somewhere –No emotion, no fear, kind of calm like contained calm ok.

2nd dose — Like I can listen to my mental without interference — centering myself in myself without ANY outside interference. Very slow acting took a long time to reach this stage. After two minute warning?

Breathing became very steady and rhythmic –started to feel whole body COOL DOWN, Brain seems physically more relaxed and the opposite of a headache.

Comments taken by E. NAUMAN, Chief prover:

“MJ” says the essence is SLOW acting. He could feel it receding. There was awareness in “MJ”, he was calm and non-function. His stomach felt like it was swelling and growing–a pregnant feeling.

He said he had the “reverse headache” which means that pressure was REMOVED from inside his brain–this would be good for headaches of this symptom pattern. This sensation began in the front of the brow/forehead.

The rear (posterior) of his neck began hurting. He said it straightened out, then and would be good for neck adjustments or perhaps people with neck injury, tight/tension in their necks or people who had suffered from whiplash in an auto accident (how long ago wouldn’t matter–it could be 20 years ago, or yesterday).

He felt as if he were in a large, dark place where there was no light–the sense of deprivation of his senses was acute (just as people in SHOCK experience the same thing–EN). Lack of emotions and his mental activity felt contained.

Taking a second set of drops, there was a centering of himself without interference from outside influences. He had a suspended kind of feeling–not pleasant, but not unpleasant, either.

His breathing became steady and rhythmic (like in a meditation state or a very calm state of being). He felt his body cool down and shut down. Brain felt relaxed.

PROVER: NG (female)
Date: March 27, 1997
Name of remedy: English daisy (Bellis Perennis)
Primary color: yellow
Chakra: Root Chakra

Areas Affected: Physical and spiritual – concurrently; sexual feeling – not as in being aroused, but in a receptive sense; heightened awareness of surface of skin – not actually sensitive, but a sense of receptivity to sensitivity; at first strongly female, then later androgynous

Other: Image of orchid opening, a yellow flower with reddish edges; Key word – receptive/receptivity in physical and spiritual sense; need to taste remedy with tongue up against roof of mouth; taste of chartreuse liqueur

Major emotional feeling: Receptive but with a sense of slyness, cleverness, getting what one wants through passivity, weakness

Major physical sensation: Increase of capacity for sensation especially of the skin – not sensation itself, but a preliminary stage, as if preparing for sensitivity

Major pattern of imbalance that it can address: Passive-aggressive person; someone who gives too much – the ultimate sun/moon in cancer who depletes themselves for others

Major positive healing pattern: Healing of above; restoring balance of giving/receiving

Natural essence attunement message you received: Receive and you shall give; do not give too much lest you have nothing left for yourself.

Comments taken by E. NAUMAN, Chief prover

It was definitely root chakra and vaginal. Sexual feeling to this essence. Receptivity in physical and spiritual sense–awareness of my skin. This is a female and/or androgynous essence. My emotions were receptive. Receptive emotionally. Cleverness through passivity. Passive. Would be good for aggressive, assaultive, abusive people. This essence could help those who are always giving too much of themselves and they deplete themselves on every level, for others. Giving Vs. receiving. This essence could rebalance this into a more harmonious state between the two.

PROVER: GC (female)
Date: 3/27/1997
Name of Remedy: English Daisy –Bellis Perennis
Primary color: indigo
Chakra(s) influenced by remedy: Crown, Brow, Throat, and Heart

Areas affected in you: Physical, Spiritual

Was there (list appropriate sensations/emotions): Left-sided, upper, energy boost, in-the-body/anchoring, happiness

Other: Just below shoulder blade left side –; pressure, slight watery eyes, fingers on left hand ache, need to throw my shoulders back, expansion in upper chest to top, sensation of energy or being propelled up from midsection. Energy movement down left leg. Slow building. I felt very connected/anchored but amazing amount of energy being propelled up. shoulders back and felt ready for what might happen next.

Major Emotional Feeling:

enjoyable energy flow –; grounding. Enjoyed listening to birds. I felt good about myself.

Major Physical sensation: Sensation of shoulders thrown back and being able to deal with what ever would happen next.

Major Pattern of imbalance that it can address: Ungrounded, unsure, feeling unsafe.

Major positive healing pattern: Grounding and good center of balance, ready to accept what life has given you.

Comments taken by E. NAUMAN, Chief prover

My left hand and fingers began to ache. I moved my shoulders around and back. I had back sensations, external pressure on my back–mid-thoracic (middle of back) and up to my head. It felt like an expansion, an opening up and out. Very enjoyable sensations. Like an energy rush. Very grounding. Put me in my body. Would be good for ungrounded people–spacy people. People who had old or new back injuries.

PROVER: EN (female)
DATE: 3-27-97
CHAKRAS: Navel (1st) and Root (2nd)

AREAS ARE AFFECTED IN YOU? Physical and emotional

WAS THERE: Spinning, both sides, calmness, peacefulness, in-the-body/anchoring, female energy

OTHER: Anxiety, fear felt. Panic reaction. Lightness. Numbness.

MAJOR EMOTIONAL FEELING: Panic/anxiety–would be good for shock.

MAJOR PHYSICAL SENSATION: Pelvic floor/hips/genitalia–energy pooling into this area.

MAJOR PATTER OF IMBALANCE THAT IT CAN ADDRESS: Pregnancy problems, shock, rape/incest issues, menopause, dry vagina/vaginismus/postpartum soreness or problems associated with labor/birthing, episiotomy.

MAJOR POSITIVE HEALING PATTERN: Sense of centeredness. I felt very calm–like being in the eye of a hurricane–felt “safe” no matter what was happening around me.

NATURE ESSENCE ATTUNEMENT MESSAGE YOU RECEIVED: Eye of the storm–all hell is breaking around you but you’re calm and able to act, react.

OTHER: Use like a SHOCK formula–like Rescue Remedy–would be as good as.

STORY: As I took it, it felt light, and had a fruity taste, but it has an antiseptic smell and taste to it on the 2nd go-around.

Felt energy and activity in the pelvic floor of my body. I felt apprehensive. Anxiety felt, like a rush, being real scared of something–but I don’t know of what–just feeling FEAR of some unknown.

I felt the energy move to my nasal area and a lightening up sensation followed. There was an opening up in my chest and feet–waves pulsating sensation. It was left-sided pressure felt on my ribcage/torso region. Energy sweeping up my left side of neck and head. There was pain in the RIGHT side of my vagina. It moved up into the cervix. Sharp, jabbing pain.

Numbness (3) of my tongue and on the roof (hard palate) of my mouth. My root chakra began to spin clockwise. I felt it would be good for labor/birth/postpartum. My hips/pelvic area full of good energy. Peace, I feel very centered and very calm. The sense of balance is here. Balance between my head and emotions. Good for SHOCK. Heart centered energy now. Another sharp, jabbing pain on the right side of my vagina. Upward into the cervix. Apprehension and anxiety reaction are felt once again.

PROVER: RB (female)
DATE: 3-27-97
Flower Essence tested: Bellis Perennis

Slow onset of symptoms to this essence. Her right eye itched. She began to sneeze, and have a runny dose. She saw a human head with a horn coming out of the third eye (brow chakra). Her breath was deep and regular and kept pulsating. She felt and saw her lungs and their branches (bronchi) open up.

Meditation. She wanted to just drift off and not concentrate. Mentally and emotionally there was NOTHING. She felt like she was in a vacuum. Her third eye and brow chakra were strongly activated.

She felt this essence would be good for people who were frantic, out of balance, traumatized or people with COPD–emphysema, asthma, bronchitis or other lung/breathing difficulties.

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Pluto and How It Aspects Your Chart

Posted on 06/18/1998 by coyotegirl

by Grace Verte
Copyright 1998-2005. All Rights Reserved.

Pluto is the planet that adds depth, strength or power, intensity or obsession, will and insight to any planet which it contacts. Pluto is the planet of transformation. Transformation means change, which is a death of something so that a rebirth can take place. It is never easy, but we can learn to direct and guide our inner energies to the highest good for our own growth and for all those around us.

We can use our Plutonian energies to find lost objects, hidden memories, and deeply buried secrets. We can also learn to work with anything underground, such as oil, ducts, subways, and sewers. Nothing is sacred or too disturbing for Plutonian energies to tackle.

If we consider our presence here on Earth as an opportunity for soul growth, then Pluto’s energies are best used by swimming with the current. Wherever Pluto makes an aspect to your chart, that area is intensified. If we allow it, and go with the flow, deep transformation can take place there. We can learn to transform demanding attitudes in ourselves. That is the first law of astrology: to transform self, not others.

Hard aspects with which I will deal here are the conjunction, when the planets are within 8 degrees of each other; the square, when the planets are at a 90 degree angle to each other; the inconjunct, also called a quincunx, when the planets are 150 degrees apart; and the opposition, when the planets are 180 apart. The planets represent the energies that are operating in our lives. The personal planets which I will juxtapose to Pluto here are the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Mars.

CONJUNCTIONS

When Pluto conjuncts our Sun your will is intensified and you have strong leadership qualities. Our work will be to learn not to impose our will on that of others. To be open about our motives and our goals, despite the secrecy under which Pluto likes to operate. Other people are not fooled, only our leadership would suffer.

If Pluto conjuncts our Moon it adds power to our emotions. At times, especially when we are young, this can lead to intense feelings, of going overboard with emotional reactions, and therefore being out of control.

If there is anything Pluto hates, it is feeling out of control. Pluto asks us to deal with our control issues in this area of emotions. Emotions are often held too much in check, and we must learn that we can express ourselves calmly and warmly.

This position also often translates into being very hard workers in order to overcome being overcome by emotions. The Moon also rules motherhood, nurturing, and dependencies which may never have been satisfactorily resolved during childhood. Since we didn’t know what to do with these feelings then, we have an opportunity as adults to allow them up to awareness, in order to deal with them now.

When Pluto conjuncts our Mercury the focus is on communication. We may come on too strong, and expect others to abide by our opinions. With this placement we can contact the deep parts of our Self, solve mysteries, and allow into our consciousness what others may commonly sweep or keep under the rug. It is also possible to have strong disagreements and even breakups with our siblings. Thinking in circles or obsessing about a subject or a person is not uncommon. This ability to think deeply about things can be used positively by delving into the esoteric mysteries of life.

When Pluto conjuncts your Venus the intensity is focused on our creativity and our relationships. In the areas of values we need to transform our feelings of self-worth, of possessions and possessiveness into a more relaxed and self-accepting attitude. The power of Pluto is often exercised in love relationships, so that we have the opportunity and the power to resolve them into sharing and tolerance.

When Pluto conjuncts our Mars our power seems doubled. We may be faced with issues of self-assertiveness vs. aggression and deeply buried anger. The sheer force of our will can then cause us to become ruthless because we can so easily overlook everyone in our drive to achieving our ambitions and goals in our life. But our anger and aggressive feelings can be directed into responsible leadership qualities, our fears can be turned into courage and risk taking when needed.

SQUARES

Pluto squaring the Sun signals internal conflict to bring about change in the way we express areas that serve our sense of who we are. The Sun rules the will, the spirit and our individuality. Here the transformation is to allow our true self to come to the surface in order to release any negative attitudes, and to transform inner stress associated with the square to the Sun.

When Pluto squares the Moon we are faced with emotional turmoil beneath the surface, usually held in check by Plutonian will and power. When they erupt, it is like a volcanic force erupting. Here we need to learn to trust ourselves to govern our emotions. We also need to learn to trust others, especially in relationships. We also have an uncanny ability to tune in to mass consciousness with this placement, as the Moon also rules the public when it is ruled by emotions, not reason.

With Pluto squaring Mercury, it challenges our mind to learn to keep an open mind where the opinions of others are concerned – we might even enlarge our own “knowledge” base. The difficulty to be overcome here is to learn to trust our own knowledge, and that of others as well.

Pluto squaring Venus indicates that we are to learn to transform our values, be they material, mental, emotional or spiritual. Holding on to our old ways is out and the path to transforming our sense of self-worth, ideas (ours and theirs), possessions and friends, is through relationships. It is often through a crisis of resentments and jealousies that will come up from our inner turmoil that we get the opportunity for it to be resolved.

Pluto squaring Mars asks us to deal with problems around self-assertiveness, anger, and to learn to control our energies. Others’ energies are usually not a match for our unceasing, goal-oriented energies, and we need to be less demanding of others in our attitudes toward them. To keep all these activities from depleting us, we need to be aware that we need periodic rests.

INCONJUNCTS (QUINCUNX)

Pluto inconjunct (qux = symbol in next paragraphs) the Sun. The sun is the source of our vitality. Pluto here causes a disruptive need for ego gratification and/or recognition at all costs. When we bring Plutonian energies to the surface, as in becoming aware of them, we thereby defuse their power and intensity. We can then allow them to play their supportive role in our life.

Pluto qux the Moon describes our habit patterns. Pluto’s best use in this aspect is to learn discernment where our feelings are concerned. While it is necessary to bring our very intense feelings up to our awareness, we then need to find a satisfactory and safe outlet for them. A transformation of our habitual responses to our feelings may be the answer.

With Pluto qux Mercury our thinking abilities are deep, but if used to confuse people with words, and to keep them in awe of our ability to use uncommon words, we are missing our potential. This is a good placement for writing mysteries and for doing research.

When Pluto is qux Venus it often skews our ability to appraise values correctly. We may have a mistaken view of people, such as hidden enemies who pose as friends, or of our own self-worth. We need to learn to let go of possessiveness and jealousy over people and material things.

Pluto qux Mars asks us to learn to adjust our wills so as to allow others their way too, and to use our courage in bringing about inner change in ourselves.

OPPOSITIONS

When Pluto opposes our Sun it can goad us into opening up to new visions of ourselves. What we need to transform is our ego, our will, and our stubbornness. Love heals all and Pluto gives us the strength to make these changes. With loving hearts and Plutonian power together we can love ourselves back into our original unity.

With Pluto in opposition to our Moon deep feelings of possessiveness or jealousy will surface, and we are susceptible to great emotional mood swings. Our emotions are deep and difficult to control with this position. Here we can learn to allow ourselves the freedom to feel what we feel, and to allow others the same freedom.

With Pluto opposing Mercury we can be very intolerant to others’ ideas and beliefs. It can bring about a crisis of faith for us. We may project our anger by speaking about things better left unsaid. Or we may intimidate people into avoiding any discussions with us.

We need to learn to rein in the deep and passionate power behind our words, and to tolerate dissension. When Pluto is in opposition to our Venus we need to learn to temper our possessiveness and jealousy, and to check our need to control others, as we also need to learn to not allow anyone to control us. Here we are faced with a transformation of values, physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual.

The Pluto Mars opposition gives us the opportunity to learn to interact with others in a harmonious way. With this placement we are very ambitious and intense and goal oriented. This doubled energy of Mars and Pluto can easily turn into stubbornness if we don’t consciously make the effort to listen to or to try out ideas of others.

In all the above ways, Pluto assists us in our self-healing process by reaching issues that are deeply buried. Only by bringing them up to our awareness and embracing our shadow, hard as that may be, can we be healed. Face it, Embrace it, and Erase it.

Love and Light,
Grace

 

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Jaguar Medicine

Posted on 06/01/1998 by coyotegirl

By Eileen Nauman
Copyright 1998-2011. All Rights Reserved.

If you were walking through the Jungle in the Brazilian rain forest and came upon an adult Jaguar, what would you do?
This is what Eileen did.


Most people would get away from the big cat as quickly and quietly as possible. But Eileen is not most people.


Either Eileen knows something most of us do not know or her knife is not the sharpest one in the drawer.

The edge on Eileen’s knife is much sharper here!

The real story behind the picture.

An Excerpt from Eileen’s book Path of the Mystic by Ai Gvhdi Waya:

JAGUAR MEDICINE PREDICTED
While developing my shamanic talents, I had acquired a number of medicine teachers over the years. About five years ago some of my teachers informed me that I would be moving into jaguar medicine. I thought it was kind of odd at the time — after all, I lived in North America, not South America, and the jaguar is distinctly a southern cat. I shrugged and said that was fine, and never thought anymore about it. Two years later my teachers again informed me that I would receive jaguar medicine. I thought that I would receive it as I did all the rest — through altered-state activity as a shamanness.

Shortly after that last subtle hint, I received an unexpected invitation to go to Sao Paulo, Brazil, and give several days of workshops on crystal and gem healing. My host, a Brazilian, was an engineer who was vastly interested in gemstones and crystals. While I was thrilled with the prospect, in the back of my mind I thought, Aha, I’ll probably see a jaguar at a Sao Paulo zoo! Then I will receive the medicine. I thought no more about it.

My host, whom I’ll call Manuel, faxed me about three months later to ask if I would like to go deep into the Amazon jungle outside of Manaus, the old rubber city. He said there was a hotel in the middle of the jungle but that it had no electricity or running water. Were we interested? You bet! We would have three days in the heart of the Amazon Basin, and I wanted to commune with and honor the spirits of that country with ceremony. I also wanted to see first hand the destruction that was going on, as I’m very active in environmental issues.

The week spent in Sao Paulo was a complete success, but my mind and heart were really on the three days we were to spend in the jungle. We flew to Manaus, which sits on the banks of two mighty rivers that merge to form the Amazon. We took an old wooden tugboat on a three-hour trip down the Amazon River. My host had two young daughters, ages seven and ten, and I had given each of them a tobacco bag so they could “gift” our relatives.

The captain of the tug told my host in Portuguese that there were freshwater dolphins around but that we wouldn’t be lucky enough to see any. I told the girls to throw a handful of tobacco into the Amazon as a gift and to ask the river spirit to invite the dolphins to come to us so that we could honor them as well. Within fifteen minutes the first dolphin was sighted– large, gray and overwhelmingly beautiful. Within minutes dolphins were leaping all around us like excited children. Needless to say, the captain was surprised and was looking at me with the weirdest expression — one of wariness combined with curiosity and much respect. I smiled at him.

As we neared the channel where the hotel sat, the captain said that sometimes, only at night during a full Moon, one might see the very rare and almost-extinct pink dolphin. Manuel’s children were fast to catch on and gave a second gift of tobacco to the river, asking specifically for a pink dolphin to appear. Within ten minutes, as we slowed to make the turn into the wide, still channel of muddy water, the first pink dolphin arced up and out of the water, not more than fifty feet away from the tug. This time the captain just about leaped out of the boat. The children screamed with glee, waving their hands and shouting to the pink dolphin who had also brought many of her cousins. We saw three or four pink dolphins from time to time as we slowly moved up the channel, which was completely covered with jungle on both sides.

The hotel consisted of a group of native grass huts sitting clustered together about a half mile from where the channel ended. We hiked in, carrying our luggage. It was hot and steamy, near dusk. The odors were all so different and yet familiar to me. By the time we arrived it was nearly dark, and as we were led to our hut with a flashlight, I had a premonition that a jaguar was present but was too tired to do anything about it.

Around 5 a.m. the next morning I awoke refreshed and vibrating with anticipation — over what, I didn’t know. I woke my husband and we agreed to take an early morning exploratory hike. There was a small stream and a wooden bridge a quarter of a mile from the village. As we walked hand in hand down a hard-packed trail, the sky took on a surrealistic tone. The haze and fog hung in the tall, silent jungle trees and vines, the muted glow of Father Sun, not yet risen, tinged the semi-translucent fog. I felt as if I were in the “twilight zone” —as if I were indeed on one of my shamanic journeys to another dimension.

ENCOUNTER WITH THE JAGUAR
As we neared the small wooden bridge, I anchored to a halt. There, sitting in front of the bridge, was a full-grown male jaguar! The night before, one of the men who worked at the village told us that the owner had found a baby jaguar a number of years ago, fed it, befriended it and then let it go. He said that from time to time the jaguar would come around if it hadn’t found something to eat on its own, and the man would feed it.

I knew then, as I came to an abrupt realization, that my medicine teachers’ foretelling of my coming into jaguar medicine was becoming a reality. The jaguar, who was lying down at the foot of the bridge, met my eyes and rose to a sitting position. I dropped my husband’s hand and said, “He wants us to follow him.” Then I took a step forward. The jaguar moved slowly and sleekly across the bridge. We were no more than a hundred feet behind him. At one point the jaguar stopped, turned and looked back to see if we were coming and then continued across the bridge.

My heart was pounding — I was thrilled and scared at the same time. My husband wasn’t so sure it was a good idea. After all, the jaguar was wild, not tame. The jaguar moved off the bridge, turned right and went down a muddy bank to a small oval of lush green grass that lay next to the ribbon of stream. I smiled, breathless.

“Let’s go down! He won’t hurt us,” I said and leaped off the bridge, sliding down the dry bank. The jaguar waited until we were both there, then moved to the edge of the bank. He looked at us and then at the water. At that moment, I received the impression he wanted to get into the stream and have us sprinkle him with water. I told my husband this message and he gave me a rolled-eyes response. Eagerly, I moved within a few feet of the jaguar. The cat turned and stepped daintily into the crystal clear water and lay down in it. The water was barely a foot in depth, and I knelt at the edge and cupped water across his yellow- and black-spotted back. My husband came closer, convinced that it was safe. The cat hadn’t snarled, shown his teeth or made any move that looked threatening. We both knelt there, sluicing cool water across the jaguar’s back for at least ten minutes.

I was in ecstasy over what was happening, a joy flooding me that was so keen that it was like an ache. I remembered Coffee-Chili’s story about getting medicine the old-fashioned way — with a live animal, up-front and close. I recognized the dangers too, for I knew this jaguar was not tame in the least. As we got to our feet, the jaguar moved languidly out of the water and came to sit at our feet in the grass to lick himself off. At that point I begged my husband to go get the camera — which was back at the hut — so we could have a picture of this. My students would believe my story but I wanted a photo to back it up. After all, how many times would people nowadays receive their medicine in physical reality?

The jaguar and I were alone. I moved about ten feet away from the jaguar, and hunkered down in a crouched position, facing him. At that point, I felt the need to sing him my personal song, and I did. There was a surreal sensation about this time alone with him, but being a shamanness, it didn’t bother me. I remained focused on what I wanted to do, which was to honor him by singing him my song. The cat continued to lick his paws as I sang. The instant I stopped singing, his head snapped up and his ears sheared forward.

I froze. The jaguar’s eyes, once huge black pupils set in a thin crescent of gold, suddenly went to mere black pinpoints upon a blazing yellow background. I felt myself being forcefully pulled out of my physical body, my astral form crashing into and merging with the jaguar’s body. I remained frozen, completely alert and awake to the fact that I was now inside the jaguar’s body! I felt him, his strong musculature and all his feelings — which were powerful! It was an incredible moment. Then I knew that, at all costs, I had to get back into my own body.

All of the years of training, all of the times I practiced staying focused, were called upon in an effort to release myself from the jaguar’s power. I pulled out of the cat, flying those ten feet back into my own body knowing without a doubt that he would leap on me and kill me. When one’s astral body is out of the physical body, one cannot move a muscle; one is literally frozen to the spot, or collapses unable to move.

As I slammed back into my body, I rose in one simultaneous motion, jumped up, turned around in midair and hit that dirt bank at a dead run. Just as I scrambled to the top of the bank, I jerked a look across my shoulder. The jaguar was mid leap and landed exactly where I’d been frozen milliseconds before! With a cry, I ran across the wooden bridge and up the hill as fast as my adrenaline could take me. When I got to the top of the hill, I met my husband. In a panic, I looked back. The jaguar had not followed me. Instead, he was standing in the grassy area, looking at me and switching his tail back and forth.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
Gasping for breath, my heart slamming into my ribs, I told my husband what had happened. He wanted to leave that moment but I begged him to come back down to the bridge with me. I had to get a photo of that jaguar! I was very frightened of going back because now I could feel the jaguar as if I were still inside of him — each emotion each frustration and anger. I realized as we approached the bridge that the age-old way of trading medicine between a human and animal had taken place.

I mentally told the jaguar what I wanted. He was pacing angrily back and forth on the grass looking at me, his ears pinned back. He was pissed to say the least. But I felt his respect for me, too. I took advantage of it. I told my husband to get far enough away to take a photo of me leaning down to touch the jaguar. I wasn’t at all sure if the jaguar would leap up and bite me as I leaned precariously over the bridge. Perhaps he would bite my hand, savage my arm or completely haul me off and kill me.

The jaguar came over to me as I leaned down and extended my hand toward him. He lay down, switching his tail. Good! He couldn’t jump me while he was lying down. As I quickly leaned over, I saw him start to get up. Without hesitation I touched his broad, sleek skull, turned to face the camera and smiled. My husband took the photo and instantly I jerked my hand back and climbed back onto the bridge. I thanked the jaguar and quickly walked away, looking over my shoulder from time to time. The jaguar lay back down in the grass beneath the shade of a tree next to the stream.

Back at the huts, I excitedly shared with Manuel what had happened. He just gave me an incredulous look and shook his head. Here’s what he told me: Jaguars are known to be powerful spirit beings who have the capacity to freeze their quarry into immobility with a hypnotic look. Once the jaguar has frozen his quarry, he then leaps upon it and kills it.

Now I knew from firsthand experience how a jaguar accomplishes such a feat — and I lived to tell about it! Further, Manuel told me that in Central and South America jaguar medicine is considered to be the most powerful and the most sought-after. He didn’t say why; that was for me to discover on my own. However, many medicine men have trained their students for years to come face to face with a jaguar, sing their song to it and then exchange spirits. Unfortunately, Manuel told me sadly, most of the students ended up either dead or so badly mauled that they remained crippled for the rest of their lives. Amazed by his facts, I felt not only blessed but lucky to be alive.

That trading of spirits happened two years ago and I can honestly say my life hasn’t been the same since. The jaguar now accompanies me in altered states whenever I work in someone’s behalf. But I’m also discovering that jaguar medicine has a powerful connection to femaleness and feminine consciousness. I understand from Manuel that there is a jaguar cult and/or society in Central America, so who knows? Maybe someday, if it is meant to be, I’ll meet others who have faced the jaguar and lived to tell about it.

Go to the store at medicinegarden.com and click on Eileen’s books to read more about Path of the Mystic.

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Aspects: A Beginner’s Article to Astrology

Posted on 03/08/1998 by coyotegirl

By Dixie Turner
Copyright 1998. All Rights Reserved.

The Horoscope

The horoscope wheel consists of twelve houses representing the twelve zodiacal signs. The wheel begins with house number one at the 9 o’clock position, when you look at the wheel as though it were a clock. This is the sign that was just moving over the horizon on the east at the time of birth and is called the rising sign or ascendant. The sign Aries begins the natural wheel, followed by the sign Taurus, etc., until all twelve signs represent houses around the circle. Although Aries represents the beginning of the natural zodiacal wheel, we all have a different rising sign according to the time and location of our births.

The 360 degree wheel when divided equally consists of twelve 30 degrees houses. After house one comes house two, three, and so until we end the circle with house number twelve. Planets are positioned throughout the wheel according to the sign and degree that they were located in at the time of birth.

Aspects

When planets are positioned within the wheel they form relationships with one another according to their zodiacal distance from each other. I will talk about each one of these aspects in the paragraphs that follow. Aspects are formed by two planets according to the angular relationship they make with each other at the time a person is born.

Conjunction Aspect

An exact conjunction occurs when two planets are the exact same degree, i.e., Sun at 1 Aries, Moon also 1 Aries. We do allow a certain amount of lee-way when looking at aspects. This variance is called an orb. Astrologers vary somewhat with the amount of orb they allow. Personally with a conjunction, I always allow 8 degrees on either side of a conjunction aspect, especially when looking at aspects to the Sun or Moon. This would mean that when the Sun is at 1 Aries, in order for a conjunction to take place with the Moon, the Moon would have to be between 23 Pisces and 9 Aries.

When two planets form a conjunction with each other they blend together in influence. It is like they are bonded together, united, and joined at the hip so to speak. The Sun represents consciousness, our spirit, life force, our ego, etc. The Moon represents our feelings, nurturing instincts, subconscious, how we automatically react. So these aspects of the conscious and subconscious part of our personalities would blend together. Our feelings would color how we relate and we would be more reactive to external influences. A conjunction gives you the ability to see things up close, with mouse-like vision, more ego and self oriented. It is harder for the person to see things from an opposing view but relate more to them as being an extension of themselves. The conjunction has a strong Aries influence, as it is more self-oriented. Next, I will discuss the opposition, the circle divided by 2.

Opposition Aspect

The opposition occurs when two planets or houses oppose each other or are exactly opposite each other. Oppositions are 180 degree aspects with an orb of up to 8 degrees. If the Sun is 1 Aries and the Moon 1 Libra, they are in exact opposition to one another. The Ascendant as house number one represents our personalities and how we come across to others. The 7th house opposes our Ascendant (rising) and represents those we attract to us in close relationships. You will notice that all houses across from each other act as polarities or reflections of each other.

Oppositions are often seen as relationship aspects and representative of the sign Libra. In order for oppositions to work well together they require that the two planetary energies come to an agreement, compromise, and work in balance with each other, otherwise it creates tensions. A good analogy of an opposition can be seen by two people sitting on a teeter totter. In order to balance it you have to sit in the middle. People with oppositions in their chart are good at reflecting back and forth on situations, giving them better objectivity.

This aspect used positively is often seen in counselors and mediators charts. Oppositions negatively can also show feelings of being pulled in half or going in two different directions. It can also bring distance and/ or separations from people. It depends on how the person decides to use the aspect. Being conscious of the aspect makes the person more aware and able to make better choices.

Signs that oppose each other are:
Aries and Libra
Taurus and Scorpio
Gemini and Sagittarius
Cancer and Capricorn
Leo and Aquarius
Virgo and Pisces.

The next division is the trine, the circle divided by 3.

Trine Aspect

The trine aspect is the circle divided by 3 or a 120 degree aspect between two planets with an orb of 8 degrees. The trine aspect shows areas of ease, luck, and natural abilities that the person was born with. Some say that trines are abilities that were learned in a past life. These aspects show abilities that come so natural to the individual that the person often does not recognize that they have a special talent and thinks that everyone else also has the same ability. Since the talent is so natural and easy for the individual these abilities are not always fully utilized unless the person also has stressful aspects to these planets.

Trines help things flow well in life, provide harmony, and give people a since of well being; however, no planet is totally good or bad. While trines bring ease, they may bring too much ease at times in life and do not provide motivation for the person to try harder. Nothing ever remains the same in life, and as the person and their chart progress life conditions also change.

A person who has a chart full of trines does not necessarily have a life that is easier than one who has a chart filled with squares. Life is full of ups and downs and when people have it real easy early in life it is harder for them to deal with difficulties later on as they have no or very little experience in dealing with problem solving. When a chart is balanced with challenging aspects ( the square, opposition, and inconjunct) as well as aspects of ease (sextile and trine) the person is likely to make the most out of what they have and have better sense of what the real world is really like at an earlier age.

An example of a trine aspect: The Sun at 1 Aries exactly trines the Moon at 1 Leo. The Sun represents the conscious self, the ego, and the father. The Moon represents the unconscious self, feelings, and the mother. This individual would likely have a better sense of self integration as both their conscious and unconscious is in harmony. It is likely that the parents or environment that the person grew up in was in harmony with the individual. This person is more likely to have a good sense of identity.

Signs in trine aspect: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. . . the fire signs

Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. . . the air signs

Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. . . the earth signs

Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. . . the water signs

We will move to the square aspect, the circle divided by 4 or two planets 90 degrees apart.

Square Aspect

When dividing the zodiacal wheel into one-fourth we have four 90 degree divisions called squares. When two planets are 90 degrees apart (allowing an 8 degree orb) they form right angles to each other called a square aspect. Squares show challenges that we are forced to learn how to overcome or we suffer, feeling as though we are spinning our wheels by reliving the same problems over and over again. Squares are motivating because through mastering them we overcome our problems and make them our assets. They help us become master builders in later life. Squares are not easy in early life but as we get older we learn from them thus gain strength.

People who have it easier in early life often have it harder later on as they haven’t had to learn how to problem solve. All things balance out in the long run and no particular aspect remains easy or hard.

All cardinal signs within 8 degrees naturally square or oppose each other:
Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn.

All fixed signs within 8 degrees naturally square or oppose each other:
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.

All mutable signs within 8 degrees naturally square or oppose each other:
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces.

Often times, people who accomplish the most in life have what is called a T-Square. A T-Square is when two planets are in opposition (180 degrees apart) and both planets square a third planet. An example of this would be Sun at 1 Aries opposing Moon at 1 Libra and with both square Saturn at 1 Cancer. If we draw in lines separating these 3 planets from each other, we see a “T” configuration, the reason for its name. The T-Square shows areas in life that need to be balanced in order to lead a more effective and happy life. Often times people with T-Squares in their chart go on to do great things in life, because they are used to over coming challenges. The next aspect I will discuss is the circle divided by 6, the sextile aspect.

Sextile Aspect

The sextile occurs when two planets are 60 degrees or two full houses away from each other, allowing a 6 degree orb. Sextiles are aspects of ease and opportunity. They show potential ability. Sextiles require that work be done in order to see beneficial results. Unless we put out some effort and work these opportunities will not pay off.

When looking at the horoscope we always see Aries as the starting point or the ruler of the natural zodiac. The sextile thus has a Gemini type influence when we move forward 60 degrees from Aries and an Aquarius influence when moving backwards two signs or 60 degrees. Both of these are air signs associated with the mind, communications, and social activities. Sextiles are highly mental thus have a higher than normal amount of nervous energy. This energy is best used to create, invent, teach, write, lecture, and work with others in mental, scientific or humanitarian type endeavors.

Sextiles between two planets provide a common link between each other. Even though planets in sextile aspect are not of the same element they are usually in compatible signs. Every other sign is sextile. Fire sextiles air and earth sextiles water.

Fire and Air: Earth and Water-

  • Aries and Gemini: Taurus and Cancer
  • Gemini and Leo: Cancer and Virgo
  • Leo and Libra: Virgo and Scorpio
  • Libra and Sagittarius: Scorpio and Capricorn
  • Sagittarius and Aquarius: Capricorn and Pisces
  • Aquarius and Aries: Pisces and Taurus

There is an occasional exception seen when one planet is at the end of a sign and another at the beginning of a sign they may link together through elements that are not normally compatible. An example of this would be: Sun in Leo at 29 degrees sextile Moon at 1 Scorpio. You see that there is a 62 degree separation here, well within the orb of a sextile aspect. These sextile aspects may not relate as easily to each other. In the following paragraph we will look at the semi-sextile, as it divides the horoscope into twelve 30 degree aspects, along with the inconjunct 150 degree aspect (quincunx).

Semi-Sextile and Inconjunct Aspects

Semi-sextile and Inconjuncts (quincunx): Semi-sextiles are two planets 30 degrees apart, with an orb of 2 degrees. An inconjunct or quincunx does not divide the circle into equal divisions. It is an 150 degree aspect between 2 planets with a maximum orb of 3 degrees. The reason that I link these two aspects together is that they are coming from very similar places. Both semi-sextiles and inconjuncts aspect planets in elements that are not normally compatible. The reason they aren’t compatible is that they are coming from entirely different places and it is difficult for them to relate to each other.

This mixes fire or air with earth or water. Earth and water put out fire and air by suffocating it. Differences between the elements are: Earth and water are more family oriented. Air and fire like to associate with all people. Earth and water are generally more quiet, conservative, and private. Air and fire are often noisy as they love to communicate, like progress, what’s new and different, and are open books. Fire and air people often talk to strangers about things that earth and water signs would never dream of telling them. Fire and air signs are freedom loving. They like to do their own thing and have a strong sense of individuality. They like light relationships and friendships that are unbonded that give them more freedom. Earth and water signs like to feel secure through deep bonding with close family members and a few friends. They are often possessive of each other.

The semi-sextile and inconjunct aspects, as you can see from what I wrote above, often feel uncomfortable with each other, uneasy, and frustrated. Major adjustments or reorganization needs to be made between the two planets for them to function well. Often times we either need to change the way we are doing something in our lives or eliminate it. Bill Tierney in his book, “Dynamics of Aspect Analysis” says that the inconjunct is an aspect that is highly correctional, has a therapeutic nature, and urges us to make alterations and adjustments that we need to in order to move on to function on a higher level.

The inconjunct (quincunx) represents the sign Virgo or the 6th house when we move forward 150 degrees from the Aries (natural ruler of the first house) and Scorpio when we move backwards 150 degrees or the 8th house. One of the main issues concerned with the 6th house and Virgo are health issues. Issues concerned with the 8th house often have a crisis type connotation, ruling things such as birth, life, death, and surgery. Commonly the applying inconjunct, representing the 6th house, (when the faster moving planet is a lesser degree than the slower moving planet) relates to health issues, and the separating inconjunct, relating to the 8th house, (when the faster moving planet is at a higher degree than the slow moving planet) aspect applies to crisis situations.

The semi-sextile works in unison with the inconjunct as it relates to the opposite signs and house that are naturally ruled by Virgo and Scorpio, the sign Pisces opposes Virgo from the 12th house and the sign Taurus opposes Scorpio from the second house. Virgo/Pisces is the health axis. Taurus/Scorpio is the crisis/surgery/financial axis. I mentioned earlier that all opposite signs and houses work together through a reflex action.

Conclusion

The horoscope is a fantastic road map of our lives that shows the best direction for us to take so we can be happier with ourselves, in our relationships, and live more productive lives. Understanding the aspects in our natal charts is one of the best ways to do this, as they show what we came here to learn so that we can grow.

Take note that each person utilizes their charts a bit different. Some people who have many aspects of ease (sextiles, and trines) utilize their abilities and create wonderful things. Others who have easy aspects become lazy, as everything comes too easy for them they don’t take advantage of the benefits they bring. Some people who have difficult aspects (square, opposition, inconjunct), learn how to overcome life challenges and become master builders. Other people who have square aspects in their chart spin their wheels and keep reliving the same problems. They refuse to make necessary changes thus do not grow or grow very slowly.

Personally, I believe there is a certain amount of fate mixed with freewill. It is helpful to learn how to change what we can, learn how flow with what we can’t change, and to give ultimate power and control to the higher source.

I hope that you have enjoyed this article on aspects and that it will help you in some way.

Biography

My name is Dixie Turner and I have been involved in the Astrological World for over 27 years. I first became interested in Astrology when I was twelve years old and read a horoscope magazine. I have had a natural love for people since I was a little child and wondered why people were different from each other. Through learning about Astrology and then later working as a psychiatric registered nurse I have learned a lot about people.

Through studying Astrology and the spiritual realm I have developed a strong belief system that we all come here for a special purpose, to learn and grow. I have a strong desire to help other people as well as better understand the universe I live in. I read and interact with other people with similar ways of thinking daily in order to do this, many through Festival groups here on the Internet. I teach beginning and intermediate Astrology in my home. I have written several articles on AOL and Prodigy online networks. I have given lectures in my hometown of Sonoma, California. I also work with the developmentally disabled as a registered nurse.

I prefer to give Astrological consultations in person; however, I do taped, and telephone consultations for people who do not live in the North Bay area of California. A basic reading consists of talking to the person about the important aspects of the natal chart, looking at important progressions, and transits for the year. Progressions and transits tell trends for the year and help us make better life decisions by knowing what type of a cycle we are currently going through. Saturn cycles involve maturing and career development. Uranus cycles tune us into our own individuality and creativity.

I also enjoy giving relocational and career consultations. Relocation consultations consist of looking at the person’s natal chart in relationship to where their planet lines fall in the world. Through looking at these lines we can take up residence in an area that best suits our life needs or learn to solve issues involving “shadow planets” on the line where we currently reside. Often times when we live on a Mercury or Jupiter line we do better at school or better able to thrive in careers that involving teaching or sales. When we go to our Venus line we may find romance or better able to develop a career that involves the arts. On a Neptune line we may best develop psychic, healing, and spiritual abilities. Relocational Astrology emphasizes that there is a time and place for all things.

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Medical Astrology

Posted on 03/06/1998 by coyotegirl

By Eileen Nauman
Copyright 1998-2011. All Rights Reserved.

What work do we do?

What does a medical astrologer do different from a ‘regular’ astrologer?

Can you tell me about my health? Whether I’ll get a disease?

Can you tell me when I’m going to die?

How do I use medical astrology?

Will a medical astrologer tell me I’m going to get the disease, Cancer?

Can you tell me when I’m going to get pregnant?

Can you tell me what kind of labor or birth I’ll have?

Do you ever diagnose?

Do you work with traditional medical doctors?

Do you work with alternative medicine professionals?

So, you’re not going to tell me when I’m going to die or if I’m prone to Cancer?

One of our favorite medical astrologers

Hello! And welcome to the unique world of “medical” astrology. Very few people have heard of this branch of astrology. Why? Well, for one thing, an astrologer who works in this branch must really be proficient in three different areas: medical knowledge, astrology, and health/nutrition. Very few astrologers have this kind of complete background and that’s what it takes to do the work.

What work do we do?

We are able to look at the month, day and year you were born (plus your time of birth and where you were born) and erect a natal chart. A natal chart is also known as your ‘birth chart.’ Your path that you wanted to take to learn things from, as you grew up into an adult, is dyed and cast for this lifetime.

What does a medical astrologer do different from a ‘regular’ astrologer?

A medical astrologer can look at your natal chart with a medical overlay or transparency over it. Every planet and every sign are interpolated into medical knowledge. For example, if your Mars was in Cancer, we would know that the POSSIBILITY of you having ulcers, an eroded esophagus, GERD, or other digestive upsets, would be there. Whether they ‘trigger’ or not depends upon you and how you handle the stresses in your life–or not. A natal counselor cannot do this.

Can you tell me about my health? Whether I’ll get a disease?

We can look at your natal chart and know where POTENTIAL health problems can raise their head. We also know how to network you to alternative medicine professionals to help you solve these health issues, too. In medical astrology we believe that whatever is there, healthwise, can be changed with proper attitude changes, emotional changes and the client eating and living a healthy lifestyle.

Can you tell me when I’m going to die?

Never. That is against our professional code of ethics. Let’s face it: we are ALL going to die some day from something. It’s just a question of what and when. We frequently see windows of crisis in a person’s chart–but the free will choice of that person is there, too. We cannot, 100% of the time, know what the client will choose. So, we NEVER predict a death or when death will occur.

How do I use medical astrology?

In many ways!

First of all, there is the Med-Scan Report. This is a highly individualized and detailed report that can give you a very good overview of your natal chart from a medical astrology perspective. We highly recommend this report because it is cheap in comparison to hiring us by the hour (we charge $100/hr to consult). This report gives you a feel for type of exercise, types of food, possible vitamin/mineral deficiencies as well as shows possible areas of health concern.

Secondly, people going overseas on a trip or people who have a gut ‘hunch’ that their health is going to deteriorate, will order a HEALTH TRANSIT REPORT. You can order this for a particular month, for example. If you’re planning a vacation to South America, order up a report and see if you have good, strong aspects that will tell you that your health will be good. The transit report answers a lot of questions a person might have, too. For example, if you’ve been feeling a little blah lately and don’t know why, order up a one month report and see if it says anything. If it does, then get to your doctor, of course.

Both reports are in easy-to-understand English- we try to avoid ‘medicalese’ so that you understand–clearly–what is being said.

Sometimes people want a PROGRESSION. That requires hiring us at $100/hr to sit down and look at what is going on in your life in-depth. We recommend Rosemarie Brown at starrose@sedona.net if you want a medical astrologer to do this for you. Progressions are about the serious things in life. If, for example, you have just been diagnosed with a disease, a medical astrologer can do your progressions and tell you what crisis may occur and when. This will help you to get your ducks in a row, so to speak, to network with other alternative medicine professionals to ‘build you up’ so that you can pass this crisis window and continue to get well.

SURGERY DATES are a huge part of our business! Seems like there are a tremendous amount of elective surgery nowadays. We can set up your natal chart, look at the transits and be able to tell you whether the day you’ve chosen to have surgery is best for you or not. Again, if you are interested in this service, we recommend Rosemarie Brown at starrose@sedona.net to set up a surgery date/chart for you. If you must have surgery, it is better to go in prepared and knowing ahead of time what, if anything, can go wrong. You can also warn your doctor about it, too. For example, if you have to have surgery and there is a Neptune aspect, this can mean that you’ll end up getting an infection in the operating room. You can tell your doctor and the surgery nurse ahead of time so that they can do everything in their power to see that you come out of this unscathed.

Will a medical astrologer tell me I’m going to get Cancer?

We get this question so often. Many people are afraid of cancer and we don’t blame them. While we can tell with great accuracy when a possible disease may strike you, we can’t always say for sure WHAT disease it will be. We’ll have a pretty good ‘feel’ for it, but your own family and genetic background is your best indicator for whether the possibility of getting Cancer is there or not. Medical astrologers focus in on how to fix what is wrong by looking at your chart to suggest ways and means of getting you well once more.

Can you tell me when I’m going to get pregnant?

Absolutely! We do a lot of business with couples who have had problems getting pregnant. We can suggest weeks or months when it is best for the woman to conceive.

Can you tell me what kind of labor or birth I’ll have?

You bet we can. We also do a lot of work with expectant mommies before the baby is born. We can tell by looking at the mother’s chart as to what KIND of birth she is going to experience. We can warn her ahead of time if we see trouble and the mother, in turn, can tell the doctor so that everyone is aware and takes special precautions to protect the mother during the delivery phase.

Do you ever diagnose?

No, we don’t. We see patterns and signatures set up in the planets, aspects and signs within a person’s natal chart. They are possibilities. What we do is get you to confer with your medical doctor and/or alternative medicine professionals if you want a diagnosis. We would never say: “Oh, you’re going to get Cancer.” That would be absolutely immoral of us to say or do something like that.

Do you work with traditional medical doctors?

Yes, we do. From all over the world. Many times, a client will take their Med-Scan Report into their doctor to discuss some of the possibilities of it with her or him. This creates a positive dialog between the two of you. We consider the doctor a part of your wellness team. And we’re part of it too. It is not uncommon for a medical astrologer to work directly or indirectly with your medical doctor. After all, we are a team whose only focus is your well being.

Do you work with alternative medicine professionals?

Yes, we do; in the same spirit and intention as we do with their colleagues, the traditional medical community.

So, you’re not going to tell me when I’m going to die or if I’m prone to Cancer?

That’s right! Our job, as we see it, is to get you WELL and HEALTHY! We have no interest in scaring you or making you fear us. We don’t make those kinds of pronouncements. No one in their right mind would! Instead, we will look at you, your emotions, your environment, your upbringing, your hopes/dreams and goals and create a plan of health so that you can stretch your wings in this lifetime and achieve them. After all, good health is the epitome of a good life. Medical astrologers are there to serve you in this capacity.

One of our favorite medical astrologers is:

Rosemarie Brown at starrose@sedona.net

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Natal Astrology

Posted on 02/10/1998 by coyotegirl

by Eileen Nauman

Copyright 1998-2011. All Rights Reserved.

What work do we do?

What does a natal astrologer do?

Can you tell me about my health? Whether I’ll get a disease?

How can natal astrology help me?

Can you tell me when I’m going to die?

How do I use natal astrology?

Will a natal astrologer tell me I’m going to get the disease, Cancer?

Can you tell me when I’m going to get pregnant?

Can you tell me what kind of labor or birth I’ll have?

Do you tell me what to do?

Do you work with other professionals?

So, you’re not going to tell me when I’m going to die or if I’m prone to Cancer?

One of our favorite natal and medical astrologers

Welcome to the unique world of NATAL astrology. ‘Natal’ means ‘birth.’ This is also called a ‘horoscope’ or ‘chart.’

What work do we do?

We are able to look at the month, day and year you were born (plus your time of birth and where you were born) and erect a natal chart. A natal chart is also known as your ‘birth chart.’ Your path that you wanted to take to learn things from, as you grew up into an adult, is dyed and cast (blue-print) for this lifetime.

What does a natal astrologer do?

A natal astrologer can look at your natal chart and interpret the symbols (planets, aspects and signs). Every planet and every sign is interpolated into knowledge to help you to understand yourself. There are many facets to natal astrology and different ‘slants’ on it. Most natal astrologers are called natal counselors or astrology counselors. They want to help you to understand yourself. In understanding yourself, you will know your strengths and weaknesses. One of the many things an astrological counselor will do is talk to you about ways to go about changing anything unhealthy within yourself. Sometimes, that is through networking you to a professional person. Or, simply discussing it with you.

Can you tell me about my health? Whether I’ll get a disease?

A natal astrologer is not versed in medicine or health issues. For that, you need a medical astrologer. We also suggest that most natal astrologers CANNOT find good surgery dates for a client either and strongly suggest to again, contact a medical astrologer, who can. Please see our Medical Astrology department for more on these items.

How can natal astrology help me?

We can look at your natal chart and know where POTENTIAL stresses or problems can raise their head. We also know how to network you to professionals to help you solve these issues, too. In natal astrology we believe that whatever is there, can be changed with proper attitude changes, emotional changes and the client eating and living a healthy lifestyle.

Can you tell me when I’m going to die?

Never. That is against our professional code of ethics. Let’s face it: we are ALL going to die some day from some thing. It’s just a question of what and when. We frequently see windows of crisis in a person’s chart–but the free will choice of that person is there, too. We cannot, 100% of the time, know what the client will choose. So, we NEVER predict a death or when death will occur.

How do I use natal astrology?

In many ways!

Just to get to know yourself, your creativity, your strengths and how best to use the energies you have for this lifetime.

Unhappy in your job? Well, a natal astrologer can suggest careers that are more in keeping with the energies that are in your natal chart. We at Medicine Garden recommend Rosemarie Brown.

Don’t like where you live? Again, a natal astrologer can tell you where you will bloom and grow versus feeling as if a weight were on you and nothing but awful things happen to you all the time. It DOES make a difference where you live. Why not live where the energy is BEST for you and supports you in being all who you can be?

Getting married? Believe me, there are good days for it and bad days. You don’t want to start a marriage on a bad day, do you?

Starting a company? Wanting to attain your goals? Natal astrology can help in the timing of these things based upon your chart. There is a right time and a wrong time for such things–use natal astrology to know when it is best for you so you can be successful.

Sometimes people want a PROGRESSION. That requires hiring us at $100/hr to sit down and look at what is going on in your life in-depth. We recommend Rosemarie Brown at starrose@sedona.net if you want a medical astrologer to do this for you. Progressions are about the serious things in life. If, for example, you want to know what the next year of your life is going to be like, a natal astrologer can do your progressions and tell you what crisis and opportunities may occur and when. We recommend Rosemarie Brown for natal progressions, who can be contacted at starrose@sedona.net. This will help you to get your ducks in a row, so to speak.

Will a natal astrologer tell me I’m going to get the disease, Cancer?

We get this question so often. Many people are afraid of cancer and we don’t blame them. No natal astrologer worth her or his salt would EVER tell you something like this! It is immoral. While a medical astrologer can tell with great accuracy when a possible disease may strike you, we can’t always say for sure WHAT disease it will be. They will have a pretty good ‘feel’ for it, but your own family and genetic background is your best indicator for whether the possibility of getting Cancer is there or not. Medical astrologers focus in on how to fix what is wrong by looking at your chart to suggest ways and means of getting you well once more. And a good natal astrologer, if your health is involved, will refer you out to a medical astrologer for help. Natal astrologers are not health professionals.

Can you tell me when I’m going to get pregnant?

Some natal astrologers can. And so can a medical astrologer. We do a lot of business with couples who have had problems getting pregnant. We can suggest weeks or months when it is best for the woman to conceive.

Can you tell me what kind of labor or birth I’ll have?

Some natal astrologers can. To be on the safe side, we suggest you employ a medical astrologer to really answer this question. Medical astrologers do a lot of work with expectant mommies before the baby is born. We can tell by looking at the mother’s chart as to what KIND of birth she is going to experience. We can warn her ahead of time if we see trouble and the mother, in turn, can tell the doctor so that everyone is aware and takes special precautions to protect the mother during the delivery phase.

Do you tell me what to do?

No, we don’t. We see patterns and signatures set up in the planets, aspects and signs within a person’s natal chart. They are possibilities. Our job is to reflect back to you what we see and then give you CHOICES that YOU CHOOSE. We never tell you what to do!

Do you work with other professionals?

Yes, we do. Most natal astrologers have a network list of professionals in many areas and they are available to the client from which to choose. Sometimes a client will need psychotherapy. The natal astrologer may recommend this and it’s up to the client to decide whether or not s/he wants to do it.

So, you’re not going to tell me when I’m going to die or if I’m prone to Cancer?

That’s right! Our job, as we see it, is to get you in touch with yourself; to know who you are… your possibilities, your strengths and creative abilities. We have no interest in scaring you or making you fear us. We don’t make those kinds of pronouncements. No one in their right mind would! Instead, we will look at you, your emotions, your environment, your upbringing, your hopes/dreams and goals and create a plan of health so that you can stretch your wings in this lifetime and achieve them. After all, knowledge educates you to make your most informed (and we hope, most positive) decisions. Natal astrologers are there to serve you in this capacity.

One of our our favorite natal astrologers is:

Rosemarie Brown at starrose@sedona.net

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Barberry Proving

Posted on 07/15/1997 by storm

Copyright 1997 – 2004, Eileen Nauman
All Rights Reserved

When we did a Stage 2 proving (that means we had 5 people who made the essence and then made the mother essence tincture (half water and half brandy) and then took 4 drops under their tongue and then cataloged what they felt or what sensations occurred), on this bush, none of us wanted to do it.

When you look at a Hollygrape bush, it reminds you immediately of mistletoe–only a desert variety instead of its more northern cousin. It is certainly not as pretty as northern holly, but it still has those nasty, leathery leaves with sharp thorns on them to remind it can prick you when it pleases.

We have a number of Hollygrape bushes on La Casa de Madre Tierra. In the Spring, they become a bright yellow color, flooded with thousands of tiny, sunshiny flowers. And the fragrance from them is almost heavenly. The entire area is plunged into this delicate perfumed scent and its wonderful. I’ve often wondered that a bush that looks so dog-ugly and so threatening with its armed arsenal of thorny leaves, had to do and be something unique.

Hollygrape is a thirstless desert denizen. It requires hardly any water year around and survives robustly–even when every other desert plant is dying, or wilting after months without rain, this bush is standing stalwart and tall; as if nothing Mom Nature threw at it, would make it flinch.

It is with this background that I share the Stage 2 proving we did in 1997 on Hollygrape Barberry. You will quickly see “who” it can help as a Natural Essence.

PROVING INFORMATION

GC, Prover (female)

Name: Grape Holly
Latin Name: Berberis haematocarpa
Date: 3/27/1997
Location: E. Nauman home back of hogan

Time of Day Picked: 1 PM

How long in water: 2 hours

Moon phase / sign / degree: Astrological Phenomena\Hale/Bopp comet, 4 days after Lunar Eclipse 3 degrees Libra

Other Phenomena: Cinnamon, the horse, was loose – twice she got a bad fright and bolted back to her house.

Weather Conditions / Temperature: about 75 degrees and variable winds.

Flower Description

1. Petal Colors, Shape, How Many: yellow in small clusters frequently with 5 small flowers in a cluster. Each flower has 6 petals. Appears to be 3 lighter yellow and 3 darker yellow around another petal formation than stands dark yellow upright out of the center. In the center of this is a light yellow/green. Bulbous shape and several fine yellow stems.

This is a bush – (I wrote this at the very last I guess I was anger with this plant for being so ungiving.)

2. Inner Color to Petals: light green/yellow

3. Stem Description: Woody comes up from ground in many branches. I had a sense of the many branches of trunk of this plant had all means of protection.

4. Leaf Description: Elongated serrated with very sharp edges, new leaves soft, older one very ridged. Center vein lighter in color, underside lighter green. I can see lots of veins. Both sides dull in color.

5. Root: When I asked to journey into root reply was a “why bother” you’ve got ll the input I’m gonna give.

Flower Attunement

Message: Primary Chakra \ BC–brow chakra and Throat Chakra–throat chakra
I say BC because I felt all my creativity ability was shut down.

Patterns of Imbalance that it can address: Not wanting to speak up. No creative ability wanting to be left alone. Boundaries – but no communications. Depressed state.

Symbols: I feel a real lack of dialogue. A guarded ability. The horse was frightened twice and took off on a dead run. Felt as if I had to look through something. Male energy.

Positive Healing Patterns: Hopefully give the ability to speak up. Seems to have fear issues. Feeling unloved not being able to create love.

Essence Water Description

Tasted Like: going sour/spoiled milk

Affected me physically ? Where? Sensations: I can’t get words to describe smell again lack of creativity. I really just did not want to have a conversation with such a pissed plant. I wanted to call it a day.

NG, PROVER (female)

Name: Hollygrape/Barberry
Latin name: Berberis haematocarpa

KEY WORD – WORD POWER
“a bush with an attitude”
“a bush with a chip on its shoulder”

Date: March 27, 1997
Location: Casa de la Madre Tierra
Time of day picked: 1:15 p.m.
How long in water: approx.: 2 hours
Moon sign: Scorpio
Astrological phenomena: 3 days after full moon in Libra and partial lunar eclipse
Other phenomena: Hale-Bopp comet
Outside Conditions: In full shade, some wind, 80-85 degrees, clear and sunny

FLOWER DESCRIPTION

1. Petal color, shape, how many: 6 petals with cup in middle, 4-5 flowers on every stem, buttercup yellow/sunshine yellow with 1 hair in middle with nodule on top

2. Inner color: same yellow inside and out

3. Stamens: 4-5 flowers on every stem

4. Fragrance: perfumed smell, like a very subtle jasmine

5. Stem: smooth, flexible, spring green, clusters of 4-5 flowers on each stem

6. Trunk: branches rough and brown, the further down, the rougher they are.

7. Leaf: In pairs of threes (at tip of branch), prickly spines, medium to dark green with one lighter green central vein and lighter edge underside slightly lighter.

8. Root: shallow but very far-reaching.

FLOWER ATTUNEMENT MESSAGE

1. Your words shall not have barbs.
2. Words can wound more than blows.

Primary chakra: Throat Chakra–throat chakra– (prickly feeling in throat, had to cough).
Secondary chakra: HC–heart chakra

Patterns of imbalance it can address:
Those who speak too sharply without thinking of how their words can wound others – correlation of rose quartz
those who are undiplomatic.

After drinking water: Those who speak insincerely, insincere flattery.

Symbols: Bird sounds, many other sounds around me.

When journeying, message came quickly and then shut off – like “you’ve heard enough.”

Positive healing patterns: To make people weigh and soften their words so they will not hurt others through carelessness. To make those uncaring and gruff more kind.

ESSENCE WATER DESCRIPTION

After drinking mother essence water

1. Taste: tasted sweet, like candied violets or candied rose petals.

2. Taste in mouth: remained for a long time after drinking.

3. Affected me: Sensations: none

4. Color to water: yellowish tinge, but that was possibly reflection of color of blossoms.
4b: Odor to water: perfumed, jasmine-like fragrance.

6. Word image “honeyed words.”

MF, PROVER (male)

Name: Holly Grape
Latin Name: Berberis Haematocarpa
Date : 3/27/1997
Location: Nauman Ranch

Time of Day Picked: 1:00 P M
How long in water: 2 hours
Moon phase / sign / degree:
Astrological Phenomena: Hale-Bopp Comet– 4 days after Lunar Eclipse 3 degrees Libra.

Other Phenomena: Blue Jay made an announcement, Flies around us, Bees flying around, could hear the creek, Cinnamon (horse was around). I seemed to be unusually aware of everything around me.

Weather Conditions/Temperature: 80 degrees, warm breeze.

Flower Description:

1. Petal Colors, Shape, How Many: 6, yellow, small flowers.

2. Inner Color to Petals: light yellow to dark yellow on tips of petals.

3.a. Stamens (how many, color, shape, size): 3 green tear shaped.

3.b. Pistil: 1 large in center.

3.c. Sepal: 6 in center.

4. Fragrance: very sweet, yummy smell like sweet breads.

5. Stem Description: Straight with multiple stems (4 or 5) ending in a bloom for each.

6. Leaf Description: Typical Holly type of construction, sharp points on ends.

7. Root: NA

Flower Attunement:

Message:
Roots – struggle impression – very determined.
Stem – (trunk) – protection Iron willed.
Leaves – Protection – one way energy flow.
Stem – (to flower) – Soft hands – nurturing.
Flower – feel like singing, very soft smooth, happy.

Primary Chakra: Throat Chakra–throat chakra (1), SPC–solar plexus chakra (2).

Secondary Chakra: SPC warmth.

Patterns of Imbalance: Protection of child like innocence – inquisitive child like happiness. (felt jovial).

Symbols: Parents protecting innocence, False front – like a Trojan Horse, ridged outer – soft warm center, masculine overall energy, counter clock wise movement.

Positive Healing Patterns: Lack of talking – open up the vocal, allow innocence to return – allow you to see the real meaning of things or to “see” through the eyes of a child. Help depression, Put a smile on your face. Break through a harsh exterior to let the gentle part out.

Essence Water Description

Tasted Like: Sweet grass.

Any taste in mouth or Throat: Slight chalk still sweet but slightly so.

Affected me physically ? Where? Sensations: Back of tongue slight swelling – upper chest lower throat, sensed a warmth or energy flow. Tightness behind ears – Back of neck stiff (on sides) – slightly uneasy – apprehension – keep wanting to look behind me – maybe the wind contributed to this. Felt like I wanted to get ready for a fight – ( wanted to draw my arms in like a fighter and make a fist). Very one way view – not comfortable at all. Tongue seemed thicker. Slight headache above and behind ears. Jaws seem to be getting tight, knot in bottom of stomach. Back of neck at base of skull very tight.

Color to water: clear

Odor to water: Green sweet smell

Dreams the night after drinking the flower essence: N/A

Other: Seems to be the reverse of the Bartlett Pear essence.

EN, Prover (female)

Holly grape at La Casa de Madre

Areas affected: Physical and emotional. Spinning counter-clockwise experienced. Male energy.

Other: Grumpy, irritable and I didn’t like or want to hear any sounds around me.

Odor: sweet and delicate.

Taste: Slightly astringent.

After I took the essence:

1. slight tingle right side of throat.
2. Dryness in mouth/throat. Tongue stuck to roof of my mouth.
3. Spinning, counter-clockwise from root chakra. Strong 3.
4. Felt emotionally like, “What’s the use?”
5. Headache pressure on left side of head/parietal.
6. Pulsations up the spine–very pleasant to experience.
7. Gail’s rustling of papers is bothering me greatly–irritability.
8. Stiffness back of neck and base of skull region. Tightness.
9. I want quiet. I want no disturbances. Even chicken’s clucking around us is bothering me and that usually, never does.
10. Heart palpitations. Heart “thuds” in my chest once.
11. Just want to be left alone type of feeling is very strong in me.
12. Don’t want to be around other people.
13. Good for root chakra repair. Family issues.
14. Hoarding my emotions like a miser would–don’t want to share my feelings with anyone.

OTHER: This would be good for Saturn types or Aquarians or Sulphurs.

RM, Prover (female)

I felt like the bush was pushing me away from it. I didn’t want to do this proving. The bush wasn’t friendly. When I sat down I had to focus. I saws spears and violence. The leaf tips are red and I felt this bush could draw blood from others. I felt it would help people who have blood vessel problems, possibly poor circulation.

Chakras involved: Solar Plexus chakra and Brow Chakra.

“Barbed words” come to mind.

I couldn’t get comfortable with the bush during the proving. It didn’t want my company. It wanted no one and nothing.

There was clarity of mind to a degree.

It’s responses to me were frugal.

“I can protect myself” is what it told.

Physically: frontal headache, left to mastoid process of left ear.

Emotionally: Stingy with emotions. Stoic. Self-sufficient.

Mentally: helps to focus on someone who is too easily distracted.

Patterns of imbalance it could address: Autism. Narcissism. A ‘fortress’ type person. Stone-faced people. Hyper vigilance types.

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Aspects: A Definition

Posted on 06/01/1997 by coyotegirl

By Eileen Nauman, DHM (UK)
Copyright ©1997-2012. All Rights Reserved.

Aspects in astrology are determined by measuring the geometric angles that the planets form with one another. When two planets or a planet and cusp angle (such as the ascendant (ASC) or Midheaven (MC)) form a specific angle or distance from one another, they are in aspect to one another. Here are the major aspects utilized in astrology:

Conjunction: (Symbol is a circle with a single line sticking out the right side of the circle.) Two planets or a planet and ASC/MC are within 10 degrees ‘orb’ of one another, they are said to be ‘conjunct.’ A conjunction brings two planets or a planet and angle together. There is intensification or focus, like a laser, in this aspect. You have two planets and their unique natures paired off as a team, together. Some pairings are very amenable and friendly and others are not. Depending upon the planet’s involved, this can create a dynamic duo that gives you focus in your life via these two planets, or like a bad team, each planet wants to go its own way, and there’s a battle Royal going on inside you. Learning to ‘tame’ these two unruly planets may take some time.

  • Example: Sun 5 degrees Virgo conjunct Venus 10 degrees Virgo. This is a conjunction between Sun and Venus. They are 5 degrees apart from one another. They can be up to 10 degrees apart and still be influencing one another. A Sun/Venus conjunction is considered beneficial and is a ‘team’ working together as one unit–in one direction without fighting one another.
  • Example: Moon 29 degrees Aries conjunct Mars 9 degrees Pisces. This is a conjunction between Moon and Mars. They are 10 degrees apart from one another. A Moon/Mars conjunction is considered a battle because these two are contrary to one another’s personal expression. They are a ‘team’ that is working against one another. The person who owns this configuration in their chart will have to learn how to integrate them over time–and they can do it.
  • Example: Mercury 2 degrees Scorpio conjunct Ascendant 28 degrees Libra. This is a conjunction between a planet and an angle. There is four degrees orb between them. When a planet conjuncts an angle it heightens the angle with the personality of the planet involved. In this example, this individual would be said to be very Mercurial or like Mercury’s personality: quicksilver, fast thinking, talking and restless.

Sextile: (Symbol looks like a star or asterisk.) This is considered a soft/easy/good aspect where two planets are sixty degrees apart from one another. There is usually a smaller orb, six or eight degrees, between them. Sextiles always present one with an opportunity but you have to apply the hard work and elbow grease. If you do, you’ll reap the benefits of your dedication, discipline and hard work with success. This is the ‘journeyman apprentice’ where the sextile promises raw talent or skills via the planets involved, but you have to mature it by working at it for some time before there is fruition.

  • Example: Venus 20 degree Libra sextile Jupiter 25 degrees Sagittarius. These planets are 65 degrees apart from one another, and within ‘orb’ to be a ‘sextile’ aspect to one another.

Square: (Symbol looks like a square.) This is considered a hard aspect. I’ve always called a square “a stumbling block or a building block” and the person’s attitude will make it one or another. This is two planets that are ninety degrees apart from one another; or ‘squared’ to one another. The friction created by a hard aspect such as a conjunction, square, inconjunct or opposition is what makes us grow and be productive in some way.

  • Example: Saturn 10 degree Aries square Uranus 20 degrees Cancer. These two planets have 100 degrees apart, but within the ten degree orb of a ‘square’ aspects to make them ‘square’ to one another.

Trine: (Symbol looks like a triangle with its point upward.) This is when two planets are 120 degrees apart from one another. A trine is said to be a soft/easy aspect; however, if one does not have enough other ‘hard’ aspects in their chart, trines can easily become lazy and indolent and nothing happens. If trines are energized by other hard aspects, this is one of the most harmonious, creative flows within you. Everything between these two planets and what they represent, comes ‘easy’ to you. You don’t have to work hard to get it; it simply ‘drops into your lap’ like a fairy godmother gifting you.

  • Example: Venus 20 Taurus trine Mars 25 degrees Capricorn. This is Venus trine Mars. They are 125 degrees apart, and the exact trine is 120 degrees. There is an 8 degree orb, so these two are trined to one another.

Inconjunct: (also known as a Quincunx) (Symbol looks like one black, horizontal line with two ‘legs’ in a ‘v’ position beneath it–or a table with legs.) The inconjunct is a 150 degree angle between two planets. I’ve often said that this aspect is for the person who owns it, is like being caught “between a rock and a hard place.” The inconjunct is a hard, inflexible aspect and teaches the person who has it to either bend or break. Circumstances with this aspect do not allow any retreat; nor can the person think their way out of it. The inconjunct is about trusting one’s own inner voice and intuition because that is the only thing that is going to change the dynamic on this energy into transformation and finally, integration. This is one of the hardest aspects to work with. If one refuses to trust onesself or listen to their own instincts or gut hunches, they will often find adversity staring them directly into the face–and it doesn’t blink–you will. It is also the reason for poor health and is considered the most important aspect in medical astrology.

  • Example: Moon 10 degrees Pisces inconjunct Mars 15 degrees Leo. There is 155 degrees between these two planets, but the ‘orb’ is allowed up to 10 degrees in medical astrology and about 2 to 5 degrees in natal astrology. Moon is inconjunct Mars in this example.

Opposition: (Symbol looks like a set of dumbbells–two circles at either end joined by a black, horizontal line in between them.) This is when two planets are 180 degrees from one another. They are said to be in opposition to one another. This is considered a hard aspect that causes friction. Oppositions usually give one plenty of opportunities–whether you take them or not is up to you. On a less positive expression, it can mean a tug-of-war between you and the planets involved and confrontation is the order of the day. Oppositions will teach you about how to balance the energies of these two planets–and integrate them. Once this is done, you have an incredible palette of ‘tools’ or skills to choose from.

  • Example: Sun 10 degrees Leo in opposition to Moon 8 degrees Aquarius. These are said to be in opposition to one another. There is 178 degrees between them, and the orb on an opposition is usually between 7 and 10 degrees. The Sun is opposite the Moon.

 

Blank Example of a Natal Chart:

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Bear Grass Proving: The Rejuvenation Essence

Posted on 07/15/1996 by storm

Copyright 1996-2004, Eileen Nauman
All Rights Reserved

AREAS OF POTENTIAL USE ARE:

Spinal column injuries (nerve related), back injuries in general, headaches, psychic vampirism (stops it), Master Healer, general tonic, dissolves psychic blocks in aura, dizziness, dyslexia, seasonal disorder (winter ‘blues’), sore throat, insomnia, over-active mind, heart wounding emotionally, eyelids, and respiratory or breathing distress. On a spiritual level, it is the “visionary.’

MAJOR CHAKRA :Crown chakra, the head.

SECONDARY CHAKRA: Mental body of aura and Solar Plexus Chakra, the stomach.

THE HISTORY: A member of the Lily family, this bulb wildflower was used by Indians in many ways. The leaves were bleached and used to weave garments as well as baskets. The dark brown, wrinkled, elongated shaped bulb was roasted. Even today, the leaves are used by florists in flower arrangements. It is found from British Columbia to central California and east to Idaho and Montana, deep in the pristine cleanness of the mountains at higher altitudes. Other common names for this incredible flower are: Elk Grass, Turkey Beard, Bear Lily, Squaw Grass, Indian Basket Grass and Pine Lily.

Bear grass is a favorite of Rocky Mountain Sheep during the winter and the Elk who traverse the Rocky Mountains at high altitude and it’s a wonder this plant survives at all–such is its popularity as a food resource. This bulb plant barely sits below the soil. It is said that it flowers only once every 6 to 7 years, much like the Saturn cycle of 7 years. Slopes can be peppered with hundreds of this two to five feet tall yellowish-white ‘candles’ that look like pale, dramatic “flames” embracing mountain meadows and slopes here and there. They have hundreds of tiny whitish-yellow flowers and a delicious honey-like fragrance that scents the air around them. As you walk a high mountain path at six or seven thousand feet, the breeze will waft this incredibly heady, sweet perfume surrounds one as they walk nearby. It reminds me of what Nirvana must smell like–a delicate, light scent that, when pulled deeply into our lungs, cleanses us, quite literally, from the inside out.

The flowers are flat petal-like segments measuring no more than 3/8 inches long. The leaves are basal shaped and about 1 to 21/2 feet long and very narrow. If one is to negligently run their hand up this leaf, they may well cut their fingers or palm on it if not careful. Bear Grass is found in clearings and open woods areas. It usually blooms May through August. They are easy to identify–standing so tall, the stout stalk erect. It grows one, single stalk. At the top of it is hundreds of tiny flowers that create a dense, broad white raceme.

THE STORY: In August of 1995, Dave, my husband, and I, went up to Whitefish, Montana area to finally, after many years, visit Glacier National Park. We drove the “Road to the Sun” and became infatuated with the grandeur and magnificence of so many dramatic and powerful vistas. The mountains, carved by eons of glaciers that have now, for the most part, retreated, are hardy, rugged survivors poking their peaks up through Father Sky. Down below ten-thousand feet, one of the most dramatic flowers we saw were candle-like swaths of Bear Grass in all their glory.

There is only one, main stalk and it reminds me of a person’s spinal column; proud, erect and unbending. This is not a flower that is flexible–just the opposite. But it must be that way to support the upper 1/3 of it as it blossoms–and the blossoms begin flowering at the BASE and move upward. And at the top, they swell outward than the rest of the flowering raceme so that it looks like a ‘head’ sitting on the top of this ‘spinal column’ from a Doctrine of Signatures standpoint.

I was very excited when I found this flower and knew instantly that I wanted to make an Natural Essence from it. I sensed that it would be, indeed, special. Below are the Stage 2 findings and I think you’ll agree with me, that this is one incredible wildflower!

DOCTRINE OF SIGNATURES: The way a plant is shaped, where it grows, the color of the flowers, the surrounding soil it lives in, and the weather it endures yearly, will have a direct correspondence to the human body anatomically and physiologically as well as symbolically on a spiritual, mental and emotional plane, too. This is recognized in homeopathy and is known as the Doctrine of Signatures or DOS.

Bear Grass from a strictly physiology and anatomy standpoint, when compared to the human form, is a plant that is specific for two major areas of the body: the entire spinal column bone vertebras and the head. This is confirmed by the provers and the symptoms they experienced after taking this Natural Essence.

The white colors of the flower, which have a pale cream or yellowish over lay on them, speaks of two areas. First, the color white is ALL colors. From a metaphysical stand point, that means any white flower can address any block of any chakra in our body, and that it will go to that dysfunctioning chakra and begin to address the issues with it. Bear Grass, because it is white, has a primary chakra of the Crown Chakra or our head. Anyone having head-related problems on any level (spiritual, mental, emotional or physical) should check out the symptoms more closely to see if you have them. If you do, then this is the NE for you.

The cream color or yellowish cast to the flowers is indicative of the yellow color of our mental body in our aura, which is a yellow color, too. Yellow is also the color of our Solar Plexus chakra, where we carry all our fears and anxieties, too–as well as our desire to shape the dreams and visions we want for our future. Bear Grass works in a secondary fashion on this particular chakra.

Bears from a symbolic and mythological standpoint are powerful, natural healers. It is no accident that this wildflower got that name. The Native Americans accurately knew that this plant has special abilities and powers. There are only three animals on ‘turtle island’ (North America) that have ‘humps’ on them: bears, buffalo and turtles. It is said that they carry powerful magic and healing in those humps–the type of healing they can do is known only to the medicine man or woman who is given the gift of journeying into that hump to see what is there. It is a sacred and secret information and once it is divulged to the healer, it remains as such. However, the medicine person can then ‘call’ upon that animal as a powerful assistant during ceremonies to heal others–and the gift within the hump can be transfer to the sick individual, as a result.

The ‘hump’ at the top of the Bear Grass, which looks like a human’s head, is reminiscent of this. There is a gift within the Bear Grass that affects us on all levels–but starts first and foremost, with our head, our attitudes, our prejudices, our fears, anxieties and everything else that clutters our growth or stifles us from evolving more quickly.

Bears also have an innate ability, like turtles: and that is hibernation. This plant helps us go inward, to discover the best of ourselves, our potential. Our best teachers are within us. All we have to do is take time to listen. Bear Grass helps us reach these deep levels within ourselves and to mine the treasure trove that each of us possesses. It inspires a unique kind of creativity of ideas, of dormant skills or talents that have, up to now, lain passive and unused. Not with Bear Grass being taken!

People with the seasonal disorder may want to try this Natural Essence; since it has an affinity for hibernation. It is a powerful cleanser, and people with this disorder usually have blocks in the Pineal Gland or third eye chakra. It may be able to clear away the block or dross so that the endocrine gland can work properly and in doing so, the seasonal disorder symptoms will dissolve.

Along metaphysical lines, the spinal column is known to house the Kundalini Energy which resides in our Root Chakra as the base of our tailbone or coccyx region. Kundalini is well known in Eastern Religions. Hatha Yoga is said to cultivate not only its ‘awakening’ but to training it to rise upon one’s will. It is said the ‘snake’ of the Kundalini, that pale, clear liquid, rises and then moves in a specified order upward, weaving in and our of our Chakras, but always returning to the spine as it moves upward. Once the Kundalini is activated, it moves into the head, like a pressure that is felt from the inside outward. Once the Crown Chakra opens, the Kundalini energy shoots out the top of our head and connects in with the white, loving energy of the Cosmos/God/Goddess. It is in that state that a person becomes ascended. The halo seen around the head of Christ is indicative of a fully realized Kundalini, for example.

Because Bear Grass looks like our spinal column and the ‘head’ of the flowering raceme is large and looks like a head on a spinal column, the potential to develop our Kundalini, get it up and moving, can be realized here. How much or little depends upon the individual, where their heart, intent and growth is at or where you want to go with it. Bear Grass does clear out etheric dross from the spinal column to allow smooth transit of the Kundalini energy up and down our spinal column. If you want to stimulate the Kundalini, look to Ocotillo to do that–but use it judiciously. Bear Grass paves the way for further Kundalini development.

Bear Grass has the affinity of a ‘general tonic’–and this means that it can be taken routinely, perhaps seven days out of each month, to do a ‘tune-up’ on ourselves, clean out our Chakras, clear our head and keep in touch with the creative, growing parts of ourselves.

STAGE 2 PROVING DATA:

Stage 2 proving. Date: 10-17-96, Sedona, AZ with Medical Astrology Seminar participants. They each took 4 drops under the tongue and sat quietly, eyes closed, for 5 minutes and then wrote down the sensations from taking the Natural Essence. These are written in their own words and descriptions. No changes have been made.

MG, PROVER

1. Pulsating sensation.

2. Mild ache in my temples.

3. Dry throat.

4. Promoted coughing.

5. No visualizations.

JT, PROVER

1. Sensation of opening up of throat chakra, followed by white energy coming in through the crown, which then got stuck around thoracic vertebrae 10, where it started vibrating as if to dissolve a block, which it partially did.

2. After partial unblocking energy moved further DOWN the spine.

BM, PROVER

1. Water.

2. Color: blue.

3. Peaceful, relaxed, yet highly aware of environment.

4. Deep breaths.

RC, PROVER

1. I feel disappointed that I didn’t notice anything.

CF, PROVER

1. Saw a big flame with pinnacle.

2. Had an immediate sensation of yellow energy (sparks) going up through roof of mouth and out top of head–like a spray and over my body.

3. Immediately felt clear in the head and tingly on the arms.

4. I felt like I was having over-seeing experience.

KM, PROVER

1. Not much of a feeling really.

2. Slight heart palpitations and a sensation of throbbing in my chest (in the heart area).

3. Before he essence I had to use the bathroom to urinate–but now, taking this essence, I get the feeling of a full bladder.

SR, PROVER

1. Bitter going in.

2. Increased my headache I already had.

3. Back of throat chakra opened.

4. Relaxation/some sadness.

5. Began to see the color yellow–then to dark green.

6. Reflecting largely to upper Chakras.

7. Steadying–detaching from energy of others.

8. I see a small deer.

9. Back of head activated.

10. Light in my head–white.

GM, PROVER

1. Initially, my stomach began to ruble–in the solar plexus chakra area. Energy pass to prostate (root Chakra), then to both feet.

2. Felt hand begin to get warm.

3. After 2 minutes began to perspire.

4. Has a tonic affect on overall body’s vial force. Like ginseng.

 MB, PROVER

1. A quivering DOWN the spine.

2. Almost like a rumbling sensation.

3. Discomfort, burning in the throat.

4. Dizziness, light-headed.

RB, PROVER

1. In mind’s eye I saw star bursts of light.

2. Tasted of bananas–sweet taste, sensation.

3. Calming and soothing feeling.

4. Breathing deepened and slowed.

5. Heart/lung areas of the body felt lighter and expanding.

6. Feeling of lightness in head region.

7. Cooling effect of whole body, pleasant, not harsh.

8. Clearer thinking (she’s dyslexic).

RS, PROVER

1. Flowering smell as I drank it. Pleasant.

2. Sensation in my fingers, like tingling.

3. heartbeat is more pronounced, noticeable.

4. Throat feels a bit restricted.

5. Saliva in mouth more than usual.

SS, PROVER

1. Sweet smell–fruity, like grapes.

2. Numbing of throat. feels funny when I swallow because throat area feels like I had a shot of Novocain there. Feels like throat is opening larger.

3. Did take deep breath spontaneously.

DS, PROVER

1. Feel detached and sitting high.

2. No sensation (which is a response–sensing is very much my nature).

3. Feels like blank/peaceful.

4. A little of an impatient feeling.

5. makes me feel like: “I don’t care” or “it doesn’t matter.”

6. Vision became clearer.

DG, PROVER

1. Safety.

2. Peace.

3. “Yes.”

4. Futuristic.

5. The color yellow

6. The whole right side of my body felt warmer and balanced.

LM, PROVER

1. Light energy around my heart and down my arms.

2. Coughed–hit throat chakra.

3. Clear headed.

HV, PROVER

1. Pressure on crown chakra.

2. Energy moving left to right inside my skull.

3. Energy at front of my skull.

4. Energy at base of skull.

5. Sense of peace.

6 Energies were puzzling, not scary.

BJ, PROVER

1. My mind got quiet and my eyes feel teary.

2. All I could see was yellow flames like ground fire slowly covered in black until all black and quiet.

3. Conscious of heart beating and small ache around my heart or center of my solar plexus.

DM, PROVER

1. Became very aware of energy around my heart. Could feel my heartbeat very strongly.

2. Felt a little cool at extremities and fingertips.

3. A few nervous ticks on left eyelid.

EG, PROVER

1. Ball of energy between my legs, pushing UPWARD.

2. Left thigh I felt pressure.

3. Breathing deeper 3–not as shallow as I normally do.

4. Heaviness in feet 3.

5. Heat down from knees.

6. Felt digging into pelvic cavity on LEFT side.

7. Breathing–breath work–lungs–ease of breathing–clearing and relaxing to take deeper breaths–like yogic meditation work.

8. Pressure has gone away between my legs.

9. Lighter feeling in the chest cavity over all.

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