Hi my friend,

It’s an honor to connect with you in this way again. We have so much to catch up on, so let’s get right to it.

Did you feel all over the place emotionally throughout most of October? If you did, then you are not alone!

The Sun became super active again last month, emitting solar waves that brought geomagnetic storms into the Earth’s atmosphere, and into our personal auric fields.

How are these solar waves affecting us?

Did you notice how fast the month of October flew by? For many of us, it seemed to come and go in the blink of an eye.

There’s definitely a palpable quickening now of linear time as we know it.

On a personal level, we purged and cleansed another layer of deeply rooted emotional patterns that no longer serve us. Cleanses usually happen in layers, to make it easier for our body and mind to adjust to the amount of light entering our energy field.

We may have noticed that the Earth has also been purging and cleansing, because she too is readjusting herself to operate in higher states of existence.

The Earth is preparing herself to support the rapidly evolving consciousness of all living beings who call her Home.

The preparations that Earth is going through may not always make sense to the human mind, and seem challenging more often than not. However, it is all part of a Divine Plan that is continuing to elevate the quality of all life.

If we become still enough, we can actually feel a new, more mindful paradigm emerging.

Emotional Cleansing

There is an important opportunity right now to let go of the old limiting stories we created for ourselves that have prevented us from being our vast and eternal self.

Some of these stories include:

• The idea that we have to operate out of a fear and victim consciousness

• The idea that we only have one soul mate

• The idea that we need the approval of someone outside of ourselves

• The idea that only others can be blessed

• The idea that money and spirituality are separate, or that we are lacking in some way in either area

• The idea that we have to keep hiding and playing small

• The idea that we have to compete with others

• The idea that we are separate in any way from anything or anyone, for any reason

All of these stories, which were created by the mind (out of self-protection), are being placed in a cleansing cycle, to give us the clarity to know which ones we are finally ready to let go of.

As with all cleanses, these ideas may seem more present now than ever. Give yourself permission to feel into them, without judging yourself.

At the same time, in the back of your mind, know that they are not your true essence. They are just a type of protective shield the mind created for itself to feel in control.

This awareness alone will create an opening in our mental and emotional field that allows higher states of feeling and knowing to emerge, so that it becomes easier to detach from the stories the mind likes to create.

Grounding

The energies right now are helping us to feel grounded and stable, especially in regards to our relationship with ourselves, others, and our physical environment.

When we ground ourselves, we instantly align with the present moment. And it’s in the present moment that we operate from our most expanded and empowered self.

Becoming present allows us to transcend the illusions of time. It’s from this space of no-time (a place of nonattachment) that our greatest, most desired intentions can manifest into our experience.

Here are some simple things we can do to feel more grounded:

• Spend more time exploring and enjoying Nature

• Give thanks every day for all that we have

• Walk or stand on the Earth with bare feet (on soil, grass, or sand)

• Fully focus our thoughts and awareness on the present moment

• Let ourselves fully feel our five senses, taking quiet moments to notice the sounds, shapes, colors, tastes, textures, and scents all around us

• Take time every day to enjoy full, joyful laughter

• Look into the eyes of everyone we meet, remembering that they are a reflection of the Universe

At first, the concept of grounding may seem a bit constricting. This usually stems from the idea that the word “grounding” implies having a fixed or inflexible nature.

But really, the opposite is true. By being grounded, we instantly bring ourselves into the flow of the present moment, where again, we are at our most powerful.

It’s in the present that most of our freedom is experienced, because we are no longer bound to the past or the future.

Consciously choosing to ground ourselves in the present moment leads to a life lived from a state of grace, flow, and fluidity.

Flowing Energies

There’s also an energetic doorway opening up right now that will make it easier to be in the flow. It will feel as if we’ve come into a stream of good fortune, however this is simply a confirmation that we are moving out of the need to always be in control.

We may notice that new ideas, opportunities, and experiences will start to reveal themselves to us in the next few days and weeks, that feel like answered prayers.

When this happens, let’s express gratitude that these blessings are showing up. Gratitude is like a blessings magnet, and open us up to receive many more blessings.

A Personal Note

My sweet friend, I would like to remind you that you are a gift of luminous light to the world.

There has never been, nor will there ever be, anyone exactly like you walking this planet again.

Honor and receive these words, my friend, as a gift, as they are a small glimpse into how the Universe has always felt about you. It is one of the most humbling experiences for me to have the opportunity to remind you of the magnificence that resides within every cell and fiber of your being.

So from my heart to yours, thank you.

Till next time,

Miraculously yours,

Emmanuel

Inside Out and Back To Front

Welcome to the next major astrological event to shape our lives, ourselves and our world. Alignments such as this, between the slow moving outer planets, impact the very core of our being, catalysing irrevocable change. The previous such event – the much discussed Uranus/Pluto Square which dominated the heavens from June 2012 to March 2015 – up-ended many lives, bringing with it disruption and challenge the likes of which were unimaginable until we found ourselves in their midst! Since March of this year we’ve been taking stock, letting the dust settle and blinking in the clarity of new light. We may have wondered what on earth hit us, whilst in many (though not all) cases, being strangely grateful that it did. 2012 feels like a distant memory and our present a whole other world from the one we occupied four years ago. Some may feel that’s change enough; we need rest and space now for things to ‘get back to normal’. In fact there is no ‘normal’ anymore. Uranus and Pluto saw to that by making all things new. Now Saturn and Neptune follow in their footsteps, raising the curtain on the next stage of becoming which recalibrates our being to accommodate the very absence of ‘normal’, alongside the joy ever present in surrender to both matter and spirit, in a world saturated with the impulse to evolve.

Saturn and Neptune are not the most obvious of friends. Saturn seeks form and certainty. It provides the boundaries necessary for growth and recognises the value of responsibility and restriction. Whilst it may thwart attempts to achieve our goals it does so when those goals won’t serve our growth. Saturn demands patience and humility, commitment and a willingness to endure when life refuses to unfold as we desire. It reminds us there is a timing for all things and imposing our own timetable upon that of an ever expanding universe will simply meet with resistance until we get back with the programme and connected with the flow. Saturn looks out for our welfare by encouraging common sense and wisdom in equal measure. It sees where we desire to over-step ourselves without the necessary foundations in place; where we think we’ve finished with something when in fact we’re only half way through; and where we believe we don’t need to be humble when humility is the very key that will open doors to the future. We may not like what Saturn brings but the consequences of working with this mighty force of nature rather than against it are many, and once we accept that we don’t know better after all, life takes on a whole other hue!

Neptune, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. Formless and amorphous, it cannot be contained. Neptune embraces everything without condition or exception. It seeks unity: complete and utter oneness. The notion of separation is beyond anathema to this cosmic presence for it perceives all things as simply one big whole without image or identity. Neptune cannot be defined or restricted. It has no notion of me and you, self and other. For Neptune, time is a mirage, as is place and person. It brings us moments of complete peace and those of terrifying dissolution. When under Saturn’s thumb we may cry out for Neptune’s mercy to release the pressure, but when held within Neptune’s infinite and melting embrace we may yearn for Saturn’s pragmatism to remind us who we are and why we are here. Together these two planets provide the most polarised experiences of our lives – definition and dissolution. When they work together we’re in for some interesting times, discovering the common-ground between the extremes of form and formlessness, and how each polarity connects us with our divine nature that transcends both.

When two planets square each other we must find a way to accommodate and live both. From those who are more Neptune oriented, seeking dissolution of identity and an experience of oneness in which edges are softened and all things merge – be this through spiritual practice, creativity, love, drugs or anything else that floats your boat – Saturn requires commitment to a more disciplined path, giving shape and form to our pursuit of Neptune’s embrace. If Neptune has become not liberation from identity, form and responsibility, but escape from it, Saturn will see about that!! There is no escape in Saturn’s world. The only way to ultimate truth is via the relative ones of identity, personality and ego maturity. If we’re trying to side-step the mundane to grab the bliss pre-emptively it will bring us down to earth with a bump, demanding we embody the path, live it in the material world with all its challenges and triumphs, demands and rewards. Saturn teaches that we cannot transcend a world with which we refuse to engage. In embracing the Saturnine path we come to know transcendence not as rising up and out of conditions, but journeying within them so deeply that they reveal their true nature as we live in their very midst.

If, however, Saturn is more our style and we appreciate certainty and form, routine, responsibility and identity, Neptune bids us loosen our grip and see what happens; to soften around the edges and allow a little more uncertainty, a dash of doubt, in. Allow ourselves to wonder what if things are not as black and white as they at first appear? What if everything we believe is only a half truth and the opposite is equally true? Neptune releases judgement and duality, dissolving our polarised world as it does so. It knows no right or wrong, no blame or guilt. It simply reaches out with compassion and love, seeing all things as itself and itself as all things. It reminds us we are intricately and unavoidably connected with everything and everyone whether we like it or not, and poses the question, what do we intend to do about it?!

We live in interesting times, requiring deep reflection on what it means to be human and what this planet needs of us to cross the great divide of ages and reach the Aquarian one. We are in the midst of that crossing now, with Neptune at the helm and Saturn checking the maps. Where they take us in the coming year is anyone’s guess. Neptune never was one to commit itself to a plan! But we can rest assured that wherever it is we’ll be blessed with the opportunity to see life inside out and back to front, changing our perception for evermore.

The Saturn/Neptune square aligns exactly on the following dates (UT): 26th November 2015, 18th June 2016 & 10th September 2016