Mercury stations retrograde today, Tuesday October 13th @ 9:04PM EST after the Sun opposes Mars @ 7:25PM EST.
what is the conversation between the Sun in libra opposing Mars retro in aries generating today?
are you remembering everything that hasn’t been fair? are you noticing anger repressed, unexpressed, or simply visiting again? do you want to go back in time & fight for yourself? do you want to defend your dignity & your right to protect yourself?
don’t be taken off guard by anger (potentially misplaced) creating conflict. you shouldn’t have to be on guard anyway. how can you move more slowly, more spaciously so you don’t take on what isn’t yours or put off what is? how can you keep your stance soft but firm in your power?
the answer is love.
I know it hurts when the same old patterns seem to repeat in the here and now. it hurts to get caught up in it, it hurts to be reminded of pain that shaped you. it’s okay to be angry about how you have been harmed or put yourself in harms way, knowingly and unknowingly.
self-protection without defensiveness is a hard lesson to learn.
separating yourself and how you show up from peoples reactions (different from responses) to you is deep work. the awareness required can feel overwhelming. giving yourself room for change when the harm has come from you can feel impossible. but we cannot continue to compromise our interiority or well-being.
we must rely on the integrity of self-trust. we must practice. we must be real.
you are valid & important.
and still, what will you give up for what’s true, for freedom, to love yourself?
nothing is more important than your safety, truth, power and your response-ability to wield it like a cut-through-bullshit sword.
what’s coming up now can seem like it’s about relationships, but it’s really about your own reparative conduct (healing). it can seem like it’s about how others are showing up, but it’s really about how you’re showing up for yourself.
you are so precious. give yourself the gift of protection that generates compassion rather than severance.
you are radiant as you are.
you are sweetness as you are.
you are sovereign as you are.
you are a sword of truth as you are.
recommendation: listen to Lama Rod Owens speak on A Radical Anger at Finding Our Way podcast, wherever you listen to podcasts and/or read his book Love & Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger.