Holding the Big Picture, Part One

There have been these thoughts rumbling through my mind in the past few weeks, and I want to write about them, but it feels like it's too long a piece for a blog. Personally, I like to read blog posts in small, digestible bites. So I'm going to write it, but break it up into several posts. Here is part one.

I pay attention to cycles. I'm especially fascinated by the large, even huge, cycles this planet goes through, all the way up to the 26,000 year cycles of the Mayan and Egyptian Calendars. Some say we are in the midst of a big planetary cycle—we’re moving from one astrological age to another.

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What? Did I just hear a collective groan at the mention of Astrology? But wait. Hear me out. Whether we believe it or not, the movements of the planets create geomagnetic and energetic forces that impact us. But even if you don't believe the planets influence us at all, there's no denying that there are many cycles in life.

For me, astrology represents the subtle movement of currents that create periods of tension and openness in the collective field. These pulsing energies create cycles, which facilitate human evolution. Because that's why we're all here, right? To evolve? 

Planetary movements create many different cycles, some small and some huge. For example, moving through the astrological age of Pisces was a cycle that took more than 2000 years; moving through the astrological ages, or eras, of all the signs of the zodiac makes up another big cycle of more than 20,000 years. Some astrologers say a shift is taking place, from the age of Pisces to the age of Aquarius, between 2012 and now. It's a big, collective change. Pisces holds the energy of individuation, monotheism, money, power, and control. Aquarius is about love, brother/sisterhood, oneness, and openness. This is huge!

Because it's part of a 2000 year cycle, this shift isn't going to happen overnight. I heard one astrologer, Kaypacha, speak on this, and he says the shift actually takes place over about 100 years. So this change in consciousness was initiated in the 1960s. Not hard to see truth in that theory. Cue the music, "This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius..." 

Over the past fifty years, Piscean consciousness has been cracking open.The Piscean Age is coming to an end. It has to. A couple thousand years of putting the individual first, developing power, gaining wealth...we've individuated ourselves to a point that is not sustainable!

That puts us at the apex of the 100 year cycle now. Over the next fifty years, we'll see how we unpack this shift—which has already taken place, so in many ways it's a battle that's been won. It's not something we have to think about doing. These big turnings happen in spite of us!

But how we unpack them, how we dismantle those parts of our system that do not serve the whole—that is what's in front of us. 

That's enough for today. Put this in your hopper. Let it simmer a bit. If you're curious, do some reading about these big cycles. And stay tuned for part two: Unpacking Tips.

With love and respect,

Zardoya

PS - I have to share this with you. It's a graphic of the pathway the planet Venus takes as it moves in orbit around the Earth over time. How can anyone question the grace of Life when such beauty presents itself each day?