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Issue 26 - September 25, 2000 VENUS by Gururattan Kaur Khalsa Ph.D. Contents (5) TANTRA - Union with the Divine (6) Venus in the Signs and the Houses (7) Meditation to bring Light in the Mind Just
as the Sun commands the sky, our Sun sign commands our attention The exploration of the multiple aspects of ourselves helps take the mystery out of our journey and leads us to greater levels of mastery. Yogi Bhajan says, " Where there is mystery, there is no mastery. Where there is mastery, there is no mystery." With
this issue we begin a new series of the New Millennium Being Newsletter.
I have completed the discussion of the twelve astrological Each
planet is a part of our psyche. Each planet is a teacher, a mentor
and Every sign of the zodiac is associated with a planet. I will cover the planet during the sign that it is affiliated with. I am starting out with Venus who is the ruler of Libra and Taurus. In this newsletter I cover the some of the aspects related to the air or mind expression of Venus, since these most relate to Libra. During Taurus I will cover the Earth and emotional aspects of Venus. The Sun is in Libra from September 22 through October 21. I will also briefly outline how the planet under discussion manifests in each of the 12 signs and in the 12 houses of the birth chart. The position of the planets in relationship to the Sun determines how long they will stay in one sign. Mercury and Venus are closest to the Sun. Therefore, they change signs a little quicker and a little slower than the Sun itself. This means that one's Venus and Mercury are usually in the same sign as one's Sun or in the previous or following sign. This is important to note because it affects one's psyche. If our Venus is in the same sign as our Sun, we will probably like who we are. If it is in another sign, we may like and be attracted to different energies and experiences than those sought out by our Sun. This diversity can manifest in many different ways. I know a Gemini who will not tell her Sun sign and often lies that she is a Cancer. Her Venus is in Cancer. Our
Sun sign determines the primal energy that makes us shine. Venus
teaches us that we are also what we love and what loves us. Welcome
to Planet Venus. Venus invites you to enter her territory with
grace through your heart and third eye. Enjoy your journey. It
is said that every act, thought and communication is either an
attempt to The essence of our Soul is love. When our Soul is not in the physical body, it experiences pure love. This is substantiated by those coming back from near death experiences and when one tunes into souls that have left the physical plane. Their message is invariably about the blissful state of love and non-separation from the Divine. The challenge of human existence is to experience Love while in a human body. Our soul comes to Planet Earth to experience love in physical reality. I still remember very vividly watching a video of a class with Yogi Bhajan. He asked us to rise above the Earth and experience what it was like to view the Earth from an out-of-body vantage point. I got in touch with being a Soul floating above the Earth and being offered the opportunity to come to Planet Earth to experience love as a human being. I was so excited about the prospect. Then I experienced a lifetime where I was tortured when I tried to open my heart to another human being. I felt the anguish of my soul. I felt so deceived. Then I left my body again and I felt myself as a Soul floating in the purity of Divine Love. I was offered another opportunity to come to Planet Earth to experience love in the human body. Again I was in the human body, filled with insufferable pain from the inability to connect with the love that I craved but could not connect with. In a matter of a few minutes I relived this scenario of passionate promise, accompanied by naïve and sincere hope and then unbearable painful sadness. I was simultaneously disappointed, angry, and devastated. I sat there sobbing uncontrollably until I had no more tears to shed. I passed out, totally worn out from the experience that was almost to real to bear. Who
can help us connect with the love we all came here to experience?
Venus is our mentor and teacher. It is her assignment is to assist
us in our Venus is the Goddess of Higher Love. Venus rules the law of attraction and magnetism. Her territory includes the following:
Venus
softens the edges, absorbs the blows and rounds the corners so
life has a flow, a rhythm and a beauty to it. Venus accentuates
the aescetic, the HARMONY AND PEACE Venus is our emotional and mental circuitry that facilitates the release of tension and stress. Venus helps us maintain harmony and peace, both within and without. Venus is our aesthetic indicator. Our Venus determines what colors, music, food and forms we like. Our heart is soothed when we are surrounded by things and in environments that we perceive as beautiful. Venus's principal goal is to help us sustain a sense of serenity as we face the challenges of life. ATTRACTION AND MAGNETISM Venus is the force within each of us that gives us the ability to attract other people, partners, circumstances, material possessions and abundance into our lives. Venus gives us the power of personal magnetism. Venus determines our taste in friends, our romantic instincts, and our sense of courtesy and diplomacy. UNIFICATION Venus's primal desire is for union with the Divine. The urge to merge is her existential motivation. FEELINGS Venus expresses herself through feelings and sensations. Venus is our primal instinct that gives us the ability to connect with what gives us pleasure in the physical form.
We would all like to believe that the Venus in us attracts to us perfect partnerships, abundance, prosperity and a beautiful life. We would like Venus to bless us with Divine Love. Venus's goal is to attract all these things. Venus wants everyone to be happy and at peace. Enter the basic laws of the Universe - Like attracts like. Venus attracts to us what is in our own psyche. If we are in duality, we attract conflict. If we are needy, we attract abandonment. If we are angry, we attract confrontation. Ooops. Not what we had in mind! Fortunately, however, there is a built in mechanism within us where we simultaneously attract experiences that cause us to grow spiritually and materially so that we can attract peace and love into our lives. Through Venus's lessons we gain clarity about what really gives us a sense of satisfaction, a feeling of peace and an experience of harmony. In the process we cultivate the consciousness that allows us to attract the harmony and the joy that we came here to experience. Venus lessons involve love, partnership, money, sharing and giving. Ultimately Venus teaches us how to infuse Divine love into the human experience. Venus teaches us how to spiritualize matter. Venus teaches us how to express Divine love in our daily lives. Venus infuses higher love into our material and sensual world. Venus teaches us how to transmute personal love into universal love.
In both astrology and psychology we often refer to "the dark side" of a planet or to our being. My interpretation of "the dark side" is that it has not been viewed, looked at or illumined yet. I do not look at it as bad. I look at it as unexposed and unexamined. The dark side is primal energy that has not yet been developed. Hidden in all the crevices of our unconscious mind are gifts, talents and the light of our soul. We are here to bring light to all aspects of our being. The dark side gets its bad reputation from the fact that it creates issues and problems in our lives to get our attention so that we will bring light to that facet of our soul. The process of becoming consciously conscious is generally tedious, trying and challenging to say the least. But the development of awareness is what the human game on Planet Earth is all about. So we might as well get to business, accept and even enjoy the process as much as we can.
Venus wants us to be happy and at peace. Yet Venus puts us through our tests to achieve these gifts. We must align our consciousness with unconditional love to fully receive her gifts. To do this we must be honest with ourselves. That seems simple enough. But in fact, most of us lie to ourselves most of the time. We think we are telling the truth. But our minds are filled with judgments, wishful thinking and illusions. And we are a slave to our blame, victim mentality. It is not that we are not sincere. The problem is that we are NOT LISTENING. What about that silent voice that tells us - that isn't really want I want. Or the feeling in the pit of our solar plexus that warns us that a certain choice is not really going to work out the way we would like it to. How many ways has our mind developed to convince us that we want and can have what isn't really going to work for us? Why do we conveniently overlook (deny) obvious facts? We are all masters of deception. Let's at least be honest about this! The problem is that if we lie to ourselves, we lie to others and we lie to the universe. When we lie to the universe, we lie to Venus. She cannot give us what we want if we do not know ourselves what our soul wants this life time. We must send out clear, honest messages. Where do we start? Honesty starts with LISTENING to our intuition and to the subtle feelings in our bodies that are messages from our soul. Any form of discomfort is a message. Mild stress may simply be a warning to relax and trust. More potent messages like excess fatigue or throwing your back out may be telling us that our current situation is not working for us and advising us to change it. Once we PAY ATTENTION, it is very easy to tell what gives us peace, what makes us happy and what decisions and actions give us energy.
To receive the gifts of Venus we must TRUST. We must also live in a state of BALANCE. Hope and trust are not the same thing. Hope is relying on an unknown, external power to take care of us in a way that we give away our power. Trust is possible when we become part of the process. Trust involves an experience of connection with Source. The real capacity to trust requires us to be able to hold our own energy and align it with unknown forces. In other words, the universe and Venus require our participation if we are to have what we want and deserve (and is already ours.) Hope and hopeless often go together because we abdicate our power and responsibility to participate. We dump our energy into self-deluding prayers, instead of standing in the miracle of what we are co-creating with the universe at every moment. Trust and balance are achieved by being in constant connection with our Soul. Or at least knowing and accepting that something within us besides our mental stories is taking care of us. PRACTICE - To cultivate this state of Self-trust and balance, it is beneficial to devise your own personal exercise where you affirm and integrate the connection between your personality and your soul. One affirmation I use is " My soul is taking care of me. My soul is attracting to me what I need to learn so I can have what I want and do what I came here to do. My soul is also helping me release persons and situations that do not contribute to my serenity and fulfillment." Then I look at my current situation and see the truth in this statement. I stay with it until I feel this reality at a very deep level and achieve peace with my current situation.
Venus invites us to constantly live in the question. How do I step outside my own center? How do I create imbalance in my own being? What exactly is making me feel uncomfortable? Conversely we are invited to ask - How can I step back into my center? How can I create balance in my own being? How can I feel secure and comfortable with myself? If we don't have what we want and need, then we have to examine our give away plan. How are we filling in the gaps and energetic caverns for others? Energetic caretaking results in an energetic imbalance. How can we switch to holding the space for what we want and opening the pathway to realize our own dreams? Others have dreams too. If our pathway is open, and our dreams mesh, we can join each other. Self-Love and Inner Direction The
most basic Venus question is "How can I love and nurture
myself more and more each day?" One of our most courageous,
and from my observation Self-love is an internal personal process. We have to bring all parts of ourselves to ourselves. When we are truly connected to who we are, the feeling won't go away if someone we love leaves for a day or forever. Abandonment is really letting parts of us leave when another leaves us, i.e. we are abandoning ourselves. When we can hold on to our own energy, we can attract to us available relationships. We are telling the universe and Venus "I am available to a relationship that returns the flow of what I give!" Self-love obliges us to have the courage to live our lives, as we are inner directed each day. It means not making others wrong to make ourselves right. It means striving to incorporate unconditional love as a daily practice. The basis of unconditional love is loving oneself unconditionally. Self-love is not that complicated. But it does take consistent and vigilant practice to achieve it. Self-love involves a graceful and accepting attitude towards ourselves and includes the following:
We attract at the level that we vibrate. When we interact with others and ourselves with anger or frustration, we feel a sense of separation because we energetically cut ourselves off. On the other hand, people are magnetically attracted to those who accept themselves because they too find acceptance in the auras of those who know and practice self-love. The greatest power of attraction is unconditional love. And it all starts with self-love. Synthesis and Intuition Venus's
quest is to "reconcile all duality and to create synthesis
out of polarization." (*1) The
goal of our individual evolution is to achieve a fusion of our
Soul with The
experience of universal love is facilitated through the power
of intuition. The intuition is activated in the neutral mind.
In the neutral mind one attains "a focused awareness of the
holistic quality of life." (*3)
Almost
everyone wants some form of love relationship with another. Venus Either
we work out our issues before we partner up or we work them out
in our relationships, or more realistically, both. Venus wants
us to be comfortable with each other and ourselves. But this requires
being uncomfortable first and along the way. The good news is
that dealing with our neuroses, understanding our past, healing
and self-reconciliation makes Venus teaches us that higher love is a balancing act. To achieve fulfilling relationships we must consciously seek internal balance because our inner reality creates our outer reality. Love
relationships are such a delicate and complex issue. There are
so many Venus
teaches us that there is a fine line between social morality,
which is Higher Love At
its highest expression, love has a very different meaning than
the personal, personality-centered love we see in the movies and
play out in our Venus
teaches us to "Let go and let God." Our most peaceful
strategy is to In this higher state of consciousness, we are finally able to attract dharmic instead of karmic relationships into our lives. This is the good news many have been waiting for and perhaps the motivating factor to learn our Venus lessons. For the impersonal, detached love offered by Venus does not in any way diminish our experience of love. On the contrary, it enhances it. Instead of giving up something, we gain what our souls most desire - a personal connection with the Divine and someone to share it with. As our mind is increasingly focussed on the energy of oneness, our magnetism is increased exponentially. We attract to us our soul mate, our destiny partner or life companion with whom we can share soul to soul and carry out our life's work together.
The
fact that Venus teaches us how to transmute personal love into
universal love does not mean that we are obliged to replace personal,
sexual Libra's
relationship to Tantra has to do with the higher mind. Libra rules
marriage and partnership. Yogi Bhajan reminds us of the spiritual
sense of The Divine is such a perfect intermingling of masculine and feminine, that union of the two basic forces of the universe is a given. Through sexual red Tantra, partners aspire to achieve an experience of this perfect integration of masculine and feminine energies. In the physical act of creation they experience the force of Divine Love. Venus
wants everyone to experience this perfect union. But as we pointed
Venus
embodies a quality of consciousness, which is the pure expression
of Human life, indeed the universe, is a dance between polarities. The question is how do we dance the dance. Venus is the dancer. Venus weaves and harmonizes opposites into complementary partners. In the process she brings synthesis, unity and grace into our lives. "Venus's great potency lies in her ability to bring about harmonious relationships within pairs of opposites, thus furthering creative manifestation on all levels." (*5) Venus's power lies in her ability to give humanity a special quality of BEING. When Venus is conscious of her Soul, she projects a magnetic and radiant light, which aligns with and embodies universal love.
Where and How do We Search for Love and Peace? In
the 60's and 70's aptitude tests were very popular. I remember
in high The placement and sign of Venus in our natal chart determines
The
placement and sign of Venus also indicates the type of lessons
we will Below
I outline how Venus manifests in each of the 12 signs and 12 This means that when you are investigating your Venus you must understand the influences of both Sagittarius and the eighth house or Scorpio. Life is complex. It is also rich and elegant. Exploring the sign of each of our planets and their house placement helps us live fuller, richer and more conscious lives. The following is a brief list that you can use to begin your investigation of what you attract, what you would like to attract and the lessons that you can learn to give you the power of attraction. Please add to the list as you explore your own Venus. Warning: do not use this abbreviated list as a definitive description of how Venus plays out in your own life. It is intended as a guide to open the floodgates of your own heart! ARIES AND THE FIRST HOUSE NEGATIVE
ATTRACTIONS -- conflict, duality, power struggles, accidents, POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS- adventure, action, positions of power, clarity of DEEP
DESIRES - the urge to battle and conquer, initiate action, freedom
of LESSONS--
find the rhythm, learn to dance, be the warrior, pioneer and the MAGNETIC POWERS - courage, individualism, passion, enthusiasm
NEGATIVE ATTRACTIONS - promiscuity, conflict, scarcity, too many things POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - physical manifestation, possessions, money, DEEP
DESIRES - sensuality, to be physically satisfied including food
and LESSONS
- overcome self-indulgence, narrow down what you want by defining MAGNETIC
POWERS -- ability to manifest and attract physical security,
NEGATIVE ATTRACTIONS - too many ideas, people, things to do, duality POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - invitations to social events, humor, change, DEEP
DESIRES - to socialize, to communicate, to share with others,
to gather LESSONS
- learn to discriminate and choose so don't scatter energy, MAGNETIC
POWERS -- sense of humor, ability to not take life too seriously,
NEGATIVE
ATTRACTIONS - co-dependent relationships, over sensitivity, POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - cozy homes, comforting environments, nurturing and DEEP DESIRES - emotional safety, establish deep roots, nurturing LESSONS
- learn how not to be affected by everything and everybody, learn
to MAGNETIC
POWERS - compassion, sincerity, caring, thoughtfulness, ability
to
NEGATIVE ATTRACTIONS - power games, drama, extravagance, speculation POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - love, creativity, opportunities to share and give, DEEP DESIRES - to be the star, to get attention, to be loved and admired LESSONS
- transcend self-absorption, feel secure within self, quit trying
to MAGNETIC
POWERS - optimism, radiant personality and aura, strong sense
of
NEGATIVE
ATTRACTIONS -- over work, too many responsibilities, health POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - on the job training, opportunities to serve and DEEP
DESIRES - purity, perfection, efficiency, to serve, apply creativity LESSONS
- don't be so critical, develop an attitude of selfless service, MAGNETIC
POWERS -- mental orderliness, ability to get things done,
NEGATIVE
ATTRACTIONS - romantic intrigues and affairs, co-dependence, POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - partnerships, marriage, beautiful things, graceful DEEP
DESIRES - balanced and peaceful relationships, social and planetary LESSONS
- don't be so naïve, get out of denial and illusion that
everything MAGNETIC
POWERS - grace, charm, sense of fair play, intuitive knowledge,
NEGATIVE
ATTRACTIONS - emotional dramas, mystery, the forbidden fruit and POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - deep satisfying sexuality, Tantric sex, positions
of DEEP
DESIRES - to get at the root cause, deep meaning, purpose, union
with LESSONS
- give up control, "Let go and let God," surrender,
impeccable MAGNETIC
POWERS - transformation, ability to penetrate to the truth and
NEGATIVE ATTRACTIONS - danger, risks, fanaticism, fantasies, burnout POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - adventure, spirituality and spiritual paths, higher DEEP
DESIRES - connect with soul and Source, know the meaning of life,
live LESSONS
- come back from the future and stay in the present, don't take MAGNETIC
POWERS -- optimism, spirituality, lucky, vision, generosity,
NEGATIVE
ATTRACTIONS - karma, depression, problems, suffering, burn out, POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - career opportunities, chances to take charge and
be DEEP DESIRES - to succeed, to make a contribution, mastery LESSONS
- live straight, take right action, quit being so self-critical, MAGNETIC
POWERS -- reliable, industrious, discernment, ability to organize
NEGATIVE
ATTRACTIONS - craziness, rebellion, lack of intimacy, superficial POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - innovation, inventions, freedom, individuality, DEEP
DESIRES - to make a difference, to be different, to change the
world, LESSONS - be in the present, feel emotions, serve MAGNETIC
POWERS - originality, humanitarianism, vision, ability to master
PISCES AND THE TWELTH HOUSE NEGATIVE ATTRACTIONS - addictions, fantasies, escapism, victimization POSITIVE
ATTRACTIONS - lovers and loving friends, compassion, poetry, art, DEEP DESIRES - urge to merge with the Divine, transcend the physical plane, LESSONS
- get grounded in physical reality, stay in the present moment, MAGNETIC
POWERS - detachment, ability to unconditionally love others and
The Sun in Libra helps us realize that there is a level of interaction with ourselves, others and the universe that we want that is not currently available to us. We need to cultivate our neutral mind to find this place of peace and clarity. The emotions cannot be peaceful. The positive and negative minds cannot come to a place of stillness. They were designed to give us a constant flow of information. The neutral mind is the only place where we can go to find stillness and resolution. The neutral mind is where we go to sort things out and find our truth and the Truth. It is in the third eye that we tune into the light in the mind that gives us the power to interpret the flood of information from our emotions and rational mind. While the Sun is in Libra is an opportune time to cultivate the Light in the mind at the third eye. One powerful meditation is sitting in a comfortable position, hands are on the knees with the thumbs and forefingers touching. Front teeth touch. Look at the tip of the nose with the eyes 1/10th open. Be aware of the third eye and the heart simultaneously. The tongue is pressed lightly to the roof of the mouth. Coordinate long deep breathing with the mantra SA TA NA MA. Silently repeat the mantra with both the inhale and the exhale. There is an option. The mantra can be repeated one or more times, but it must be repeated the same number of times on both the inhale and the exhale. Project the mantra from the third eye while mentally vibrating it. (*6) Do
this meditation for 11-31 minutes and then sit quietly and let
your heart
References and Footnotes Soul-Centered
Astrology, Alan Oken, The Crossing Press, Freedom, CA, 1990, Soul Signs, Diane Eichenbaum, Fireside, Simon and Schuster New York, 1998.
"As
Within, So Without - Your Challenge in Relationships," Marcia
Sacks, 1.
Oken, p. 106
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