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Gemini's 2nd Influence: Adaptability
by Misty-Eve*
Monday, June 1st, 2009
GEMINI: "I THINK"
2nd DECAN INFLUENCE: "ADAPTBILITY"
June 1 June 11
Slipping into June, the second decan or fixed phase of Gemini shows us the code word "Adaptability". What has that to do with thinking? Adaptability is defined as the capacity to change oneself to new circumstances easily and to accept new conditions well. It related to thinking in that among the Wise it is viewed as a mark of intelligence. Stupid people are not adaptable and the Wise ones are -- they can always avert disaster by changing their circumstances or adapting to changing circumstances. Thus do the Wise survive in the face of repeated adversity.
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For more on the lessons of GEMINI see: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4239/gemini.html
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QUESTION OF THE DECAN
How interesting it is that the fixed influence during this month of examining our Thinking revolves around the fluidity of being adaptable! It seems like an oxymoron to become fixed with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances especially for this fixed sign (I'm a Taurus) and yet in thinking about this idea, I've come to see that it is true the wiser I become, the more adaptable to changing circumstances I am. That idea is really being tested now, in my life. How about yourself?
Are you finding yourself confronted with circumstances that make you think you should change your thinking about something you've firmly decided upon in the past? Are you able to wrap your mind around how to do that? or are you still wondering if you should?
Recently I had the experience of listening to a couple of my friends heatedly talking about something that was not done to their satisfaction. However, as the conversation progressed, it was discovered that the deeds of the person in question had actually been done for the most part just as they'd wanted, and then they further changed to thinking that even more was done than they'd expected. One of these two then said, "Oh, so we can completely change our thinking about this then. Rather than be upset looking at the minor wrong-doing, we can see that most of what was done was great! And now we'll have a wonderful day ahead of us!"
This, then, is rather like the change that occurs in our perception when we can look at the glass as half-full rather than half-empty.
How adaptable are YOU to changing circumstances?
Can you let go of past feelings and reform them to the clarity of the present?
It's worth thinking about
~ Misty-Eve*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
IT'S NOT ADVERSE EXTERNAL INFLUENCES THAT CAUSE STRESS
It's our Response to the Situation
~ Excerpted From http://www.yeartosuccess.com
Some estimates say that about 80% of diseases are stress related. This means that if we learn to manage our stress and avoid unnecessary stress we can greatly improve our chances of avoiding disease and illness. Another result of stress that is often overlooked is its effect on the mind's performance. Any time the mind is forced to focus on negative forces (stress), it is difficult to stay positive and pursue your goals. Since stress in life is inevitable, the key is to create a stressless lifestyle.
Stress is defined as "a mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health; usually characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, muscular tension, irritability, and depression." It is clear that stress, by definition, is negative and destructive. However, it is not the adverse external influences that cause the stress, it is the response that causes the mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition. As we already know, we cannot control external influences, but we do have complete control over our responses.
To me, managing stress is a wasteful activity that I would much rather not have to spend time and energy dealing with. In medical terms, managing stress is like treating the symptoms and not treating the disease. To create a stressless lifestyle we must focus on avoiding stress altogether, and then managing the stress we do have.
Avoiding Stress
If you only remember one thing from this article, remember that stress is our response to adverse external influences. In most simplistic terms, we can train our minds to respond positively to these adverse external influences that would otherwise cause stress. This concept is amazing because it works. The ability to respond positively to such influences is one that comes in time. It is all part of your positive mental attitude.
Here are some ways you can condition your body and mind to deal with adverse external influences positively.
Make sure you are getting enough sleep. Your body will let you know how much is enough.
Eat a balanced, nutritious diet. Good nutrition can improve your ability to handle stress by keeping your immune system strong.
Exercise. Cardiovascular (aerobic) activity is the best-known stress prevention activity there is. As little as 20 minutes a day, three days a week can work wonders in more than one way.
In addition to the above, you can also avoid stress by avoiding adverse external influences that trigger the responses that then cause stress. Here are some ways to do just that.
Don't procrastinate. If you are like most people who get stressed by doing things "last minute", then don't.
Be organized. A neat desk and a manageable schedule can help you sail through the workday.
Delegate responsibilities don't try to do too much, and learn to say no.
Be willing to resolve disputes; don't hold on to anger and never hold grudges.
Like what you do. The more you spend your day doing things you do not enjoy, the more stress you will have. If you are not willing to change how you spend your day, then at least change your attitude.
Managing Stress
So you have done your best to avoid stress yet some stress is still present in your life. Here are some ways to effectively manage these stresses.
Identify the "stress factors" in your life. Consider each stress factor a problem that needs resolution. Solve the problem or manage it.
Manage "bad" stress with "good" stress. Exercise is the most common example of putting your body and/or mind under deliberate strain to manage stress. You also may want to try playing sports, riding roller-coasters, watching action movies, or anything else that gets your heart pumping and adrenaline flowing.
Avoid using caffeine, cigarettes, or alcohol as a way of dealing with stress. Taking artificial stimulants and depressants to manage stress is like pouring gasoline on a fire.
Relax. Take deep breaths and clear your head.
Laugh. The old saying that laughter is the best medicine is very true. When you laugh your internal organs are being massaged. Laughter has a very positive healing effect on your body, mind, and spirit.
Don't "fight" or "battle" stress, manage it. When we work with our bodies we get things done much more effectively than when we work against them.
Respond to adverse external influences in your life positively and with humor when possible. Master this, and managing stress won't even be necessary."
~ Excerpted From http://www.yeartosuccess.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ADAPTABILITY: QUOTES OF THE DAY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"It is a wise person that adapts themselves to all contingencies; it's the fool who always struggles like a swimmer against the current."
~ Source Unknown
"The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created - created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination."
~ John Schaar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What is a Decan? Each astrological sign is approximately 30 degrees in width and is divided into three 10-day portions called decans, which represent the (1) Cardinal, (2) Fixed, & (3) Mutable phases of the influence. Each decan is assigned a Word that further defines the sign and the influences we ALL feel during that 10-day portion of the astrological month.
Why study the influence? In the Druidic Craft of the Wise, we are taught that in order to become proficient in our magical practice we need to progress spiritually toward the Perfected state of the Creators, our Spiritual Parents, and elder brothers and sisters, the gods and angels. To do this, we need to assimilate all the strengths of each zodiacal sign and overcome the weaknesses.
Study help: To help us acquire the strengths of each sign we are urged to meditate upon the meaning of the current decan, to find quotable quotes and words of wisdom to help us understand how we can apply these strengths in our own personality. Post the quotes that speak to you on your bathroom mirror or computer monitor to help remind you of these qualities, and share the best with others, that we all might benefit on our Way to Perfection.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more on the lessons of GEMINI see: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4239/gemini.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To learn more about the teachings of the Druidic Craft of the Wise, write to misty.eve9 [at] gmail [dot] com
You are a blessed being!
Misty-Eve*
Druidic Craft of the Wise
The American Rite
"Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted.
Only in a quiet mind is there adequate perception of the world."
~ Hans Margolius
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Subscribe, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aWordToTheWise
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by Misty-Eve*
Monday, June 1st, 2009
GEMINI: "I THINK"
2nd DECAN INFLUENCE: "ADAPTBILITY"
June 1 June 11
Slipping into June, the second decan or fixed phase of Gemini shows us the code word "Adaptability". What has that to do with thinking? Adaptability is defined as the capacity to change oneself to new circumstances easily and to accept new conditions well. It related to thinking in that among the Wise it is viewed as a mark of intelligence. Stupid people are not adaptable and the Wise ones are -- they can always avert disaster by changing their circumstances or adapting to changing circumstances. Thus do the Wise survive in the face of repeated adversity.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more on the lessons of GEMINI see: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4239/gemini.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
QUESTION OF THE DECAN
How interesting it is that the fixed influence during this month of examining our Thinking revolves around the fluidity of being adaptable! It seems like an oxymoron to become fixed with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances especially for this fixed sign (I'm a Taurus) and yet in thinking about this idea, I've come to see that it is true the wiser I become, the more adaptable to changing circumstances I am. That idea is really being tested now, in my life. How about yourself?
Are you finding yourself confronted with circumstances that make you think you should change your thinking about something you've firmly decided upon in the past? Are you able to wrap your mind around how to do that? or are you still wondering if you should?
Recently I had the experience of listening to a couple of my friends heatedly talking about something that was not done to their satisfaction. However, as the conversation progressed, it was discovered that the deeds of the person in question had actually been done for the most part just as they'd wanted, and then they further changed to thinking that even more was done than they'd expected. One of these two then said, "Oh, so we can completely change our thinking about this then. Rather than be upset looking at the minor wrong-doing, we can see that most of what was done was great! And now we'll have a wonderful day ahead of us!"
This, then, is rather like the change that occurs in our perception when we can look at the glass as half-full rather than half-empty.
How adaptable are YOU to changing circumstances?
Can you let go of past feelings and reform them to the clarity of the present?
It's worth thinking about
~ Misty-Eve*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
IT'S NOT ADVERSE EXTERNAL INFLUENCES THAT CAUSE STRESS
It's our Response to the Situation
~ Excerpted From http://www.yeartosuccess.com
Some estimates say that about 80% of diseases are stress related. This means that if we learn to manage our stress and avoid unnecessary stress we can greatly improve our chances of avoiding disease and illness. Another result of stress that is often overlooked is its effect on the mind's performance. Any time the mind is forced to focus on negative forces (stress), it is difficult to stay positive and pursue your goals. Since stress in life is inevitable, the key is to create a stressless lifestyle.
Stress is defined as "a mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health; usually characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, muscular tension, irritability, and depression." It is clear that stress, by definition, is negative and destructive. However, it is not the adverse external influences that cause the stress, it is the response that causes the mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition. As we already know, we cannot control external influences, but we do have complete control over our responses.
To me, managing stress is a wasteful activity that I would much rather not have to spend time and energy dealing with. In medical terms, managing stress is like treating the symptoms and not treating the disease. To create a stressless lifestyle we must focus on avoiding stress altogether, and then managing the stress we do have.
Avoiding Stress
If you only remember one thing from this article, remember that stress is our response to adverse external influences. In most simplistic terms, we can train our minds to respond positively to these adverse external influences that would otherwise cause stress. This concept is amazing because it works. The ability to respond positively to such influences is one that comes in time. It is all part of your positive mental attitude.
Here are some ways you can condition your body and mind to deal with adverse external influences positively.
Make sure you are getting enough sleep. Your body will let you know how much is enough.
Eat a balanced, nutritious diet. Good nutrition can improve your ability to handle stress by keeping your immune system strong.
Exercise. Cardiovascular (aerobic) activity is the best-known stress prevention activity there is. As little as 20 minutes a day, three days a week can work wonders in more than one way.
In addition to the above, you can also avoid stress by avoiding adverse external influences that trigger the responses that then cause stress. Here are some ways to do just that.
Don't procrastinate. If you are like most people who get stressed by doing things "last minute", then don't.
Be organized. A neat desk and a manageable schedule can help you sail through the workday.
Delegate responsibilities don't try to do too much, and learn to say no.
Be willing to resolve disputes; don't hold on to anger and never hold grudges.
Like what you do. The more you spend your day doing things you do not enjoy, the more stress you will have. If you are not willing to change how you spend your day, then at least change your attitude.
Managing Stress
So you have done your best to avoid stress yet some stress is still present in your life. Here are some ways to effectively manage these stresses.
Identify the "stress factors" in your life. Consider each stress factor a problem that needs resolution. Solve the problem or manage it.
Manage "bad" stress with "good" stress. Exercise is the most common example of putting your body and/or mind under deliberate strain to manage stress. You also may want to try playing sports, riding roller-coasters, watching action movies, or anything else that gets your heart pumping and adrenaline flowing.
Avoid using caffeine, cigarettes, or alcohol as a way of dealing with stress. Taking artificial stimulants and depressants to manage stress is like pouring gasoline on a fire.
Relax. Take deep breaths and clear your head.
Laugh. The old saying that laughter is the best medicine is very true. When you laugh your internal organs are being massaged. Laughter has a very positive healing effect on your body, mind, and spirit.
Don't "fight" or "battle" stress, manage it. When we work with our bodies we get things done much more effectively than when we work against them.
Respond to adverse external influences in your life positively and with humor when possible. Master this, and managing stress won't even be necessary."
~ Excerpted From http://www.yeartosuccess.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ADAPTABILITY: QUOTES OF THE DAY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"It is a wise person that adapts themselves to all contingencies; it's the fool who always struggles like a swimmer against the current."
~ Source Unknown
"The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created - created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination."
~ John Schaar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What is a Decan? Each astrological sign is approximately 30 degrees in width and is divided into three 10-day portions called decans, which represent the (1) Cardinal, (2) Fixed, & (3) Mutable phases of the influence. Each decan is assigned a Word that further defines the sign and the influences we ALL feel during that 10-day portion of the astrological month.
Why study the influence? In the Druidic Craft of the Wise, we are taught that in order to become proficient in our magical practice we need to progress spiritually toward the Perfected state of the Creators, our Spiritual Parents, and elder brothers and sisters, the gods and angels. To do this, we need to assimilate all the strengths of each zodiacal sign and overcome the weaknesses.
Study help: To help us acquire the strengths of each sign we are urged to meditate upon the meaning of the current decan, to find quotable quotes and words of wisdom to help us understand how we can apply these strengths in our own personality. Post the quotes that speak to you on your bathroom mirror or computer monitor to help remind you of these qualities, and share the best with others, that we all might benefit on our Way to Perfection.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more on the lessons of GEMINI see: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4239/gemini.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To learn more about the teachings of the Druidic Craft of the Wise, write to misty.eve9 [at] gmail [dot] com
You are a blessed being!
Misty-Eve*
Druidic Craft of the Wise
The American Rite
"Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted.
Only in a quiet mind is there adequate perception of the world."
~ Hans Margolius
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If this Newsletter has been forwarded to you and you'd like to
Subscribe, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aWordToTheWise
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.
Permission is granted with the use of the following tag line:
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