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NOW ENTERS the Month of TAURUS
Written by Misty-Eve
Monday, 20 April 2009
TAURUS
April 20 through May 20
Divine Influence = "I HAVE"
Message = "Blessed are those who give, for they shall receive sevenfold."
Key To Understanding Taurus = Harmony
Element = Earth
Quality = Fixed
Ruling Planet = Venus
The command of Venus = "First, Love One Another"
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During this month we will find ourselves with questions about what we HAVE because our possessions can hold us back upon the Way to Perfection if we have so many that they consume our time taking care of them.
What is mine and what is thine?
Would it be better to share what I have?
What happens to my feeling of abundance when I think must guard what I have?
How does this feeling of guarding my possessions disengage me from the flow of abundance?
What is the blessing that comes from giving to and sharing with others?
What about Tribal living and group ownership of land and equipment?
Having things is so much engrained in our consumer mentality that we might find it an unusual thought to consider sharing what we have with others but it can be done.
People are taught to consider possessing an abundance of things to be a sign of success. Thus we have the bumper stickers that say: He who dies with the most toys WINS! But is this true?
With wisdom we are shown that the person who is the most wealthy does not want for more, regardless of how much or how little he has. Whereas the poor man has a plethora of wants and feels the lack of his desires.
Of these two individuals, who is the most happy? Who has the most well-being?
Which one would you rather be?
Its worth thinking about
~ Misty-Eve*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE MAGIC OF THE SACRED COW
Behold the Cow, brown or black or white, grazing in the field, coat glistening in the sun, docile, content, loving and giving. An attractive and beautiful animal, the cow--reliable and predictable, she is one of the most beloved animals. Her friend is the bull, the same--but strong and powerful, dangerous only if unloved. For it is true with the male bulls, if you love them and are affectionate you can put a ring in their nose and lead them anywhere.
THE DIVINE INFLUENCE for Taurus is "I HAVE". The new infant, once he begins to function more than reflexively and his awareness first begins to grow, makes a discovery related to Aries, finding his fingers and being amazed to discover "I AM". Sometime later this hanging on to it with a steely little grip makes the child decide that everything is his and his alone, as "I HAVE" asserts itself. As soon as we find that we are, we next discover that we have things. Some people stop right there, content to be and to have, but wise people go on to other realizations.
THE RULER OF TAURUS is VENUS. It is her sign, the celestial Lady of Love, soft and feminine. She is the epitome of beauty who characterizes herself in her message, "First, love one another." Some who hear the calling of the Goddess are inclined to think that love is the solution to everything. There may be more needed for a good relationship than love alone, but Venus reminds us that without love there are no solutions.
KEY To Understanding TAURUS: HARMONY. How often do we hear the two together; love and harmony. Harmony is the love catalyst, the thing that makes it happen and the thing that makes it work. The first lessons of the Gods Pan were the Arts of Harmony. Harmony is a thing that happens within, indefinable but identifiable by feeling. We only know of harmony when it happens, for then we feel it. In music we know it when we hear it. When playing in a musical group we know and feel it as we contribute to it, or when dancing -- our movements together bring it to us.
Hence Pan has given us these two means of finding it together. No matter how diverse and different we may be personally, all people find harmony by the first two points of the Star of Wisdom -- Music and Dance. When we gather in festivals, we "make a joyful noise unto the Lord", and mingling our rhythms together we find joy rising in ourselves as harmony wells up within us.
THE FESTIVAL OF BELTANE is at the peak of Taurus, when all the wise people will dance and sing together. Thus do we learn harmony which is the rhythm and sound of love, and without which, among ourselves, there is no magic.
THE MESSAGE OF TAURUS: "Blessed be those who give, for they shall receive seven fold." We hear "love and harmony" together but equally common we hear "loving and giving". In love we wish to please, and who is not pleased when they are given unto? Perhaps we can paraphrase the old Wiccan Rede and say, "An it please someone, give what ye will", for the law of consequence cannot fail and here too it must, by law, return seven fold to us. Blessed be those who give! Giving is the true symptom by which we may always diagnose love in our selves and others. As we give so do we show our love. Where there is giving there also is love.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more on the lessons of TAURUS see: http://druidcraft.us/astrology
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
QUOTES OF THE DAY
Preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, prevents men from living freely and nobly.
~ Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English Logician and Philosopher
If you would make a man happy, do not add to his possessions but subtract from the sum of his desires.
~ Seneca (4 BC - 65 AD)
What a man IS contributes much more to his happiness than what he has. What a man is in himself, what accompanies him when he is alone, what no one can give him or take away, is obviously more essential to him than everything he has in the way of possessions, or even what he may be in the eyes of the world.
~ Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
To learn more about the teachings of the DRUIDIC CRAFT OF THE WISE visit the Courses page on the website: http://druidcraft.us
You are a blessed being!
Misty-Eve*
Druidic Craft of the Wise
The American Rite
http://druidcraft.us
"It isn't how much you have that creates a sense of freedom. It's how you feel about what you have, or don't have, that either keeps you prisoner or sets you free."
~ Suze Orman
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A WORD TO THE WISE
A Daily Newsletter of Astrological Reflections from The Druid Perspective
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Share A WORD TO THE WISE with those you care about.
Reproductions are permitted with the use of the following tag line:
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Written by Misty-Eve
Monday, 20 April 2009
TAURUS
April 20 through May 20
Divine Influence = "I HAVE"
Message = "Blessed are those who give, for they shall receive sevenfold."
Key To Understanding Taurus = Harmony
Element = Earth
Quality = Fixed
Ruling Planet = Venus
The command of Venus = "First, Love One Another"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
During this month we will find ourselves with questions about what we HAVE because our possessions can hold us back upon the Way to Perfection if we have so many that they consume our time taking care of them.
What is mine and what is thine?
Would it be better to share what I have?
What happens to my feeling of abundance when I think must guard what I have?
How does this feeling of guarding my possessions disengage me from the flow of abundance?
What is the blessing that comes from giving to and sharing with others?
What about Tribal living and group ownership of land and equipment?
Having things is so much engrained in our consumer mentality that we might find it an unusual thought to consider sharing what we have with others but it can be done.
People are taught to consider possessing an abundance of things to be a sign of success. Thus we have the bumper stickers that say: He who dies with the most toys WINS! But is this true?
With wisdom we are shown that the person who is the most wealthy does not want for more, regardless of how much or how little he has. Whereas the poor man has a plethora of wants and feels the lack of his desires.
Of these two individuals, who is the most happy? Who has the most well-being?
Which one would you rather be?
Its worth thinking about
~ Misty-Eve*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE MAGIC OF THE SACRED COW
Behold the Cow, brown or black or white, grazing in the field, coat glistening in the sun, docile, content, loving and giving. An attractive and beautiful animal, the cow--reliable and predictable, she is one of the most beloved animals. Her friend is the bull, the same--but strong and powerful, dangerous only if unloved. For it is true with the male bulls, if you love them and are affectionate you can put a ring in their nose and lead them anywhere.
THE DIVINE INFLUENCE for Taurus is "I HAVE". The new infant, once he begins to function more than reflexively and his awareness first begins to grow, makes a discovery related to Aries, finding his fingers and being amazed to discover "I AM". Sometime later this hanging on to it with a steely little grip makes the child decide that everything is his and his alone, as "I HAVE" asserts itself. As soon as we find that we are, we next discover that we have things. Some people stop right there, content to be and to have, but wise people go on to other realizations.
THE RULER OF TAURUS is VENUS. It is her sign, the celestial Lady of Love, soft and feminine. She is the epitome of beauty who characterizes herself in her message, "First, love one another." Some who hear the calling of the Goddess are inclined to think that love is the solution to everything. There may be more needed for a good relationship than love alone, but Venus reminds us that without love there are no solutions.
KEY To Understanding TAURUS: HARMONY. How often do we hear the two together; love and harmony. Harmony is the love catalyst, the thing that makes it happen and the thing that makes it work. The first lessons of the Gods Pan were the Arts of Harmony. Harmony is a thing that happens within, indefinable but identifiable by feeling. We only know of harmony when it happens, for then we feel it. In music we know it when we hear it. When playing in a musical group we know and feel it as we contribute to it, or when dancing -- our movements together bring it to us.
Hence Pan has given us these two means of finding it together. No matter how diverse and different we may be personally, all people find harmony by the first two points of the Star of Wisdom -- Music and Dance. When we gather in festivals, we "make a joyful noise unto the Lord", and mingling our rhythms together we find joy rising in ourselves as harmony wells up within us.
THE FESTIVAL OF BELTANE is at the peak of Taurus, when all the wise people will dance and sing together. Thus do we learn harmony which is the rhythm and sound of love, and without which, among ourselves, there is no magic.
THE MESSAGE OF TAURUS: "Blessed be those who give, for they shall receive seven fold." We hear "love and harmony" together but equally common we hear "loving and giving". In love we wish to please, and who is not pleased when they are given unto? Perhaps we can paraphrase the old Wiccan Rede and say, "An it please someone, give what ye will", for the law of consequence cannot fail and here too it must, by law, return seven fold to us. Blessed be those who give! Giving is the true symptom by which we may always diagnose love in our selves and others. As we give so do we show our love. Where there is giving there also is love.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more on the lessons of TAURUS see: http://druidcraft.us/astrology
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
QUOTES OF THE DAY
Preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, prevents men from living freely and nobly.
~ Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English Logician and Philosopher
If you would make a man happy, do not add to his possessions but subtract from the sum of his desires.
~ Seneca (4 BC - 65 AD)
What a man IS contributes much more to his happiness than what he has. What a man is in himself, what accompanies him when he is alone, what no one can give him or take away, is obviously more essential to him than everything he has in the way of possessions, or even what he may be in the eyes of the world.
~ Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
To learn more about the teachings of the DRUIDIC CRAFT OF THE WISE visit the Courses page on the website: http://druidcraft.us
You are a blessed being!
Misty-Eve*
Druidic Craft of the Wise
The American Rite
http://druidcraft.us
"It isn't how much you have that creates a sense of freedom. It's how you feel about what you have, or don't have, that either keeps you prisoner or sets you free."
~ Suze Orman
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A WORD TO THE WISE
A Daily Newsletter of Astrological Reflections from The Druid Perspective
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Share A WORD TO THE WISE with those you care about.
Reproductions are permitted with the use of the following tag line:
(C) Reproductions Permitted: http://awordtothewise.info
If you cant explain it simply, you dont understand it well enough.-- Albert Einstein
Blessings Bright and Dark,
