What it May Take For a Successful Thanksgiving Through Astrological Lenses
It is a perfect week for the traditional Thanksgiving feast and family reunion many of us will face.
It is the time to get together with your family of origin or chosen family of friends.
Our lives are built on relationships and without the connection of love and intimate relationships we feel separated, lonely, depressed and without much zest for life.
Even if we don't have a family we feel happy and cozy with, it is our history and has formed us into who we are today and we have to deal with that one way or the other.
Even a difficult childhood can be turned into a successful life on many levels.
Sometimes it even seems like especially a difficult, even traumatic childhood sets us on our way to grow and develop compassion and a high level of consciousness.
I had my share of trauma in my very early life and still I would not want to change anything even if I could.
It made me into the person I am today and I have come to love that person.
It has served me for a life of spiritual search and growth and a level of acceptance and love I treasure.
I think that is what Thanksgiving is about, to see all the grace in my life; how I have always been guided from a higher place and the many blessings I have been given.
If you don't have a family you feel close with or they all might have passed on it is still in your own hands to create a life with loving relationships and friendships to take care for.
In many spiritual traditions gratefulness is treasured as a high level of spiritual accomplishment.
To be able to focus on what is good and valuable in your life will raise your consciousness and your emotional well being.
It can become a spiritual practice to be totally present and aware of your emotional state and the accompanying thoughts which create the feelings.
Thanksgiving can be a reminder and invitation to count our blessings and celebrate them with our loved ones.
Venus Jupiter Square When Venus is in square with Jupiter (Scorpio-Aquarius) they are announcing their presence with a dynamic unfolding in all relations.
Both pleasure loving planets look for opportunities to expand their joys and fulfill their desires.
With a square there might be a tendency to go overboard and ignore sound reasoning and balance.
But after the intense soul searching time with the Sun in Scorpio the month before Thanksgiving I believe that in the bigger picture there will be balance even in going overboard with catching up on fun filled experiences.
An Example of Possible Dynamics of a Thanksgiving Day for the Year 2009 On this Thanksgiving there will be a Mercury Mars trine (Sagittarius-Leo) which will speed up communications and put ideas into motion.
It is a nice constellation for such a social day when we get together and exchange our ideas and stories.
Our discussion will be lively, smart and entertaining.
There will be a flow and ease and a feeling of understanding each other better.
The Venus Neptune square will bring exquisite awareness and openness for feeling the deep oneness in your heart.
Venus Neptune both deeply value expressions and feelings of love.
For Venus it is the very personal experience of receiving and giving love with friends and loved ones.
For Neptune it is the trans personal experience of all encompassing, unconditional love for all life.
Because of the square between them they might help us along with voicing old resentments and hurts we have hold onto for too long and allowed to be in the way of our love and appreciation.
Think about it! Do you have some unfinished business with somebody in your family or a friend? Or even your most significant one? If you are aware of it you have a better chance of not being surprised of the direction events might take on your get together.
You could make a point in clearing things up at the beginning of your meeting so you can enjoy the festivities following more deeply.
In the evening the Moon is marching into fiery and spontaneous Aries with a square to Pluto.
Whatever you have tried to put under the cover might blow up into your face.
If you have not cleared the path earlier in the day, stirred up emotions might get out of hand with feelings of resentment, frustration, anger or irritation.
With other words it is a perfect day for dealing with your family in all the facets it usually brings out in us.
Remember life is not a problem to be solved or get done with; it is a mystery and journey to be lived every moment to the best of our abilities.
Happy Thanksgiving and many blessings, Shakti.
Shakti Carola Navran: astrologer, jeweler and author
It is the time to get together with your family of origin or chosen family of friends.
Our lives are built on relationships and without the connection of love and intimate relationships we feel separated, lonely, depressed and without much zest for life.
Even if we don't have a family we feel happy and cozy with, it is our history and has formed us into who we are today and we have to deal with that one way or the other.
Even a difficult childhood can be turned into a successful life on many levels.
Sometimes it even seems like especially a difficult, even traumatic childhood sets us on our way to grow and develop compassion and a high level of consciousness.
I had my share of trauma in my very early life and still I would not want to change anything even if I could.
It made me into the person I am today and I have come to love that person.
It has served me for a life of spiritual search and growth and a level of acceptance and love I treasure.
I think that is what Thanksgiving is about, to see all the grace in my life; how I have always been guided from a higher place and the many blessings I have been given.
If you don't have a family you feel close with or they all might have passed on it is still in your own hands to create a life with loving relationships and friendships to take care for.
In many spiritual traditions gratefulness is treasured as a high level of spiritual accomplishment.
To be able to focus on what is good and valuable in your life will raise your consciousness and your emotional well being.
It can become a spiritual practice to be totally present and aware of your emotional state and the accompanying thoughts which create the feelings.
Thanksgiving can be a reminder and invitation to count our blessings and celebrate them with our loved ones.
Venus Jupiter Square When Venus is in square with Jupiter (Scorpio-Aquarius) they are announcing their presence with a dynamic unfolding in all relations.
Both pleasure loving planets look for opportunities to expand their joys and fulfill their desires.
With a square there might be a tendency to go overboard and ignore sound reasoning and balance.
But after the intense soul searching time with the Sun in Scorpio the month before Thanksgiving I believe that in the bigger picture there will be balance even in going overboard with catching up on fun filled experiences.
An Example of Possible Dynamics of a Thanksgiving Day for the Year 2009 On this Thanksgiving there will be a Mercury Mars trine (Sagittarius-Leo) which will speed up communications and put ideas into motion.
It is a nice constellation for such a social day when we get together and exchange our ideas and stories.
Our discussion will be lively, smart and entertaining.
There will be a flow and ease and a feeling of understanding each other better.
The Venus Neptune square will bring exquisite awareness and openness for feeling the deep oneness in your heart.
Venus Neptune both deeply value expressions and feelings of love.
For Venus it is the very personal experience of receiving and giving love with friends and loved ones.
For Neptune it is the trans personal experience of all encompassing, unconditional love for all life.
Because of the square between them they might help us along with voicing old resentments and hurts we have hold onto for too long and allowed to be in the way of our love and appreciation.
Think about it! Do you have some unfinished business with somebody in your family or a friend? Or even your most significant one? If you are aware of it you have a better chance of not being surprised of the direction events might take on your get together.
You could make a point in clearing things up at the beginning of your meeting so you can enjoy the festivities following more deeply.
In the evening the Moon is marching into fiery and spontaneous Aries with a square to Pluto.
Whatever you have tried to put under the cover might blow up into your face.
If you have not cleared the path earlier in the day, stirred up emotions might get out of hand with feelings of resentment, frustration, anger or irritation.
With other words it is a perfect day for dealing with your family in all the facets it usually brings out in us.
Remember life is not a problem to be solved or get done with; it is a mystery and journey to be lived every moment to the best of our abilities.
Happy Thanksgiving and many blessings, Shakti.
Shakti Carola Navran: astrologer, jeweler and author