Here and Now...What's Happening?

[1inMany]

I am also looking at the Hawthorn tree, chocolate. Finding this part interesting:

The Celts understood the power of balance. They also knew that what could not be attributed to specific outcomes (as sometimes evident in the dance of contradictions played out by the hawthorn) indicated a great source of magic. In other words, that which cannot be explained contains immense power.

The hawthorn is to be respected in all its diversity and duality. It is a symbol of union of opposites, and serves as a message for us to be more accepting of the unconventional.

How fitting.

[Calz]

Posted by PurpleLama (here)

We called it a snow day, and left work about one pm, and today there are expanses of ice between here and there, so I got about three miles from home, and turned around and called the store in, Closed.

Pfffft ... southern folk ...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XJss68eS9CU

[Marianne]

Chocolate, there's one thing I can contribute about hawthorn--it's renowned as a heart medicine. The berries especially for the physical heart, and the flowers as a flower essence for broken hearts/emotional wounds. That may be a puzzle piece for you as you search for meaning.

Interesting too, the dream about the bee putting honey on your skin. Honey is a balm for wounds.

Bee and Owl could be my totems too, but according to the chart they are not. Here's a little bit about bees in case it might resonate ... honey bees are traditionally called melissa, from the Greek word μέλισσα. There is a plant, lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) that is beloved by bees. Beekeepers sometimes plant a field of lemon balm/melissa for their bees. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa

Posted by chocolate (here)

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
If ther ears are ringing, watch what you were thinking, right is generally positive, left usually is with a twist, but not always. No, not always.

I had almost the same treatment of my condition. Almost 100 % the same in every word .
When it comes to the hawthorn that I also supposedly am, yes, I am made of contradictions.


PL, I just saw you are a fellow human bee/ owl? I also am in tune with purple... But i had a dream with a bee landing on my finger and putting some honey on my hand 34 years ago, so I trust I knew better than.

At the moment I am watching films about Leonardo.
I recently had a hint that I might have a very strong connection to a fellow human, who is somehow connected to Leonardo. The more I learn about him, the bigger the mystery gets.
Is he connected to him, or am I? Or we both. Probably both.

[Calz]

Just to be clear I (we) have two 4 wheel drive vehicles ... and despite living my whole life in the usa Midwest that faces amazing challenges every year ... regardless of how much experience or years thereof ... there really is nothing that can combat driving on sheer ice.

Nope.

Nada.

Get it

[chocolate]

Thank you Marianne!
Not only am I a person of contradictions, but am also a gemini at that .

Regarding my heart, the physical has a bit of a heredity problem, I think it was called asystolic noise or something like that.
Re. the emotional heart, hm, I am not even going to go there. So Hawthorn will be soon added to my herbs. I did not know about that plant.

And I love bees. I even had some, but two years ago they died, probably because of the monstanto monster and the rest of the pollution. I dreamed the bee when I was not more than 4 or 5 and since I was afraid at that time that the bees sting, the dream was actually very dear to me simply for sparing me the extra pain. But I know it has a symbolic meaning too.

I get it Caltz! I drive Renaul Meganne Coupe (my sister's car), 1998. I can (not) imagine what it would have been to use that car in conditions as you describe.

I am saying <goodnight> to everyone, and hopefully if the forum is alive tomorrow, will come back!

[PurpleLama]

Hawthorn is about right.

I drove over a about a quarter mile of ice before turning back, one of a very few MSians who could've done that.

When my awakening began, I was living with someone named Melissa.

I was thinking of da Vinci while I was in the shower, this morning.

[ulli]

Living in the Now, means living with impermanence .....

Nothing lasts, least of all beach art.

[ulli]

Another beach scene, with a little more permanence:
Twice a year the sun sets exactly at the end of the (permanent) pier.

[Lefty Dave]

Cool, Ulli....this reminds me of Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach, Fl.....a place where I was partly raised...thanks...

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

This week has been really trying due to a confluence of reasons. I've learned something. As bad as it seems, it's not really that bad, because it can always get worse. And, likewise, there is always somebody out there that has it worse than you. Perspective and optimism is key. I finally rewired my hot water heater and got that working again just before this last round of winter storms hit. We live in an old house, and I am NOT an electrician. So, the fact that I am alive, we have hot water, and I didn't have to pay an electrician is pretty fantastic.

By the way, while rewiring the water heater, I thought of our resident electrician Ernie. I hope he is well wherever he is. Here's a shout out to you Ernie! Take care.

EDIT: Cool, if nobody thanks me anymore for posting, I can stay at 7,666 thanks. Cool.

[Carmody]

some light reading I found. again. I read some of this before.....:

http://www.resonantfractals.org/STF/STF.html

[skyflower]

An old friend contacted me today. We haven't kept in touch for many years.
Just texted me out of the blue.
This makes it the third friend to contact me this month out of the blue.
Strange month.

[meeradas]

Interesting. Explainable?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dY7M_zvgYDA

from here

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Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)
EDIT: Cool, if nobody thanks me anymore for posting, I can stay at 7,666 thanks.

Forget it.

[ulli]

We are currently sitting between Pluto and Jupiter...
Pluto in Capricorn, which means austerity and top down controllers tightening the thumb screws on the masses
And Jupiter in Cancer, which increases the appetite of hungry Cancerians even more, while the feeder types are now going into force-feeding overdrive.
So how would those types of energies mingle, collectively speaking?
Jupiter in Cancer means excesses of the Matriarch,
and Pluto in Capricorn means the archetypal Patriarch is struggling to maintain control at all cost.

I suggest we all tell them and go where the sun don't shine and let us take charge, finally.

[chocolate]

meeradas, I am GOING TO TEST the snow outside. Will come back later.

I fell in love with Da Vinci. It is going to be difficult, I tell you.

[meeradas]

Posted by chocolate (here)
meeradas, I am GOING TO TEST the snow outside. Will come back later.

I just did the test with some of the ice from defrosting my fridge - normal reaction (means, ice melting, fluid = water resulting - as expected).
Do report back.

[donk]

I wonder if the dirt and screen obstructions affect the effect of drinking in the sun's rays, as I drink in the early morning brilliance, listening to Yahtzee meow at me before beginning crunch down his brown nuggets.

Getting an extra hour this morning, I took Summy for an extra walk, which allieves a little guilt from having to lock him in the dungeon. He has attachment issues, and can't be trusted to be left alone with a fridge (as he always opens them, or bends them up trying).

It was bitter cold, almost unbearable, as we trotted around the block of my deed restricted community. Just when I started getting grumpy about it, I turned the corner and there was Sol, the perfect brightness to gaze directly into. The warmth I was filled with was more satisfying than any source of heat I could have thought of. Rejuvenating, empowering.

I thank the Sun, for making me feel wide awake in the moment, the here & now...felt so good I had to share with those I'd felt would appreciate it. Good morning village, it's new day...

Ahhhh, the moment is fleeting though, time to lock down the pooch, sentenced to about 8 hours of solitary (unless his feline friend chooses to join him at the last second, as he occasionally does).

I know the spirits here mess with him, he tells me every time when they around, I know he's not concerned about them when I'm there, his fear is from the basement, they've always been most active there.

Chuck a few treats around, to distract him as I make my escape, sneaking out quick to escape some guilt. I know he will be at work, continuing his slow progress of eating through door jamb. I can only block it out of mind, and take solace in the unconditional love I will receive for setting him free.

And knowing that when I sneak out, I will get another moment to glimpse at the sun, and beg for the patience to get through the dentist appointment, which I can't complain too much about as it gave me this here & now.

Hope you all are well...

[ulli]

Somehow I see this connected to the current Pluto-Jupiter opposition:
All the keywords match...

Cow farts ignite and cause the roof to be blown off a German dairy farm. One cow was treated for burns....

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014...n_4678584.html

[chocolate]

Tested, the snow outside melted turning into water.
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/lhnuny030qncslz/GM992qYrO6

Talking about snow(flakes) I have put one very beautiful image from alexey kljatov's macro photography on my desktop.



see more here: http://www.demilked.com/macro-snowfl...lexey-kljatov/

Nice to meet Donk the poet .

[chocolate]

Ulli, in support to your astrological findings:
Six Planets Orbit the Sun Inside This Innovative Watch

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/...ht-planetarium

I am overwhelmed by sadness today. This is the only thread that can motivate me to stay on the forum.
Fleeting, I am considering to overload myself with work with the hope to distract the spirits.