"It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."
Ralph Waldo Emmerson from Self Reliance



Today as I leave behind the Scorpio moon, I left no stone unturned. I hope you did as well. The beauty of a Scorpio is that they truly leave no stone of truth or false truth unturned. I frequently pick on my Scorp friends even though I manifest many of their qualities in my own personality. I admire their ability to seek truth rather than just accept what is as it is. Scorpio’s have two phases to their life, a Scorpion that evolves to a Dove. Generally the scorpion is the side that emerges in association with an ego that the individual also releases over time, they migrate to the soul self of the dove.

So now I’m a rock pitcher, what else is new? Now that I think back that was my worse job as a young riding student was picking rocks, it’s just about as much fun when it’s issues in your life that your picking up, tossing out and turning over. To make matters harsher in this respect for me, my Vedic moon is actually….. Scorpio, meaning it’s my shadow hidden self that no other sees, unless you are someone who sees my hidden side, then lucky you. In my defense I vehemently work on things, there is no issue, thought or belief that I won’t take a harsh cold look at to make sure it measures up for the higher good.

So what exactly do we do when we are under this moon? We essentially explore our beliefs. I suppose that if affects each of us in a different manner, I have quite a few beliefs, of which I defend to the point of exhaustion, all people do actually. I have heard some individuals’ claim they believe in nothing or care of nothing outside of their range of vision, well if you ask me that’s an even bigger belief that I have! These folks believe so much that there is nothing outside their vision that the rest of the world ceases to hold influence. Perhaps this belief in lack of abundance is their own fear driving them, perhaps at a pivotal moment in their life they reached for the stars and the belief they failed as a result, all that exists is within arms reach, life outside of that ceases to exist. It’s just fear that’s all. And fear has become my friend, it leads me to all sorts of places in my inner workings that I was too cowardly to admit existed. Every time I feel fear, I feel an overwhelming sense of peace. Perhaps this is why dealing with rather explosive horses doesn’t bother me instead I breathe into it I find peace in that raw display of rage I find honesty in it.

Fear is the byproduct of a belief that is being shaken, and also the most misunderstood emotion, along with rage. I realize this most in the workings of the heart; nothing drives fear like our beliefs in love. Love is the most powerful magic in the world, so it makes sense that nothing can cause more fear that love. All love is perfect; that’s a tough statement to adhere to isn’t it? There is an unlimited supply of love within you and on the planet, so why do we still fear the lack of it? Is it perhaps our belief that we do not measure up to some yardstick of invented perfection? Why oh why when faced with pure and absolute love or joy do we find a belief hidden somewhere in our false ego self that tells us to run? It’s the same with pure rage, which incidentally both play important roles in life. Joy usually gets all the fun publicity but I find that rage is also very important; rage is your bodies red flag it waves when a belief is being threatened. So therefore rage, fear, and anger are warning signs that perhaps you should take a look at what you’re defending. Maybe we should focus on “how to experience” rather than “where does this experience fit into my beliefs?”

I know that I am perfect; I know that you are perfect. There is no red flag in that statement, I walk in peace until I feel fear, then I seek peace again by breathing into my fear. As I move from this Scorpio moon into the lovely and heartfelt Sagittarius moon who is the traveler that emerges from Scorpio with eyes full of light and willing to shoot their arrow of truth to the horizon. I can rest easier knowing that I upturned my stones and threw a few out that I felt fear over. That life, as I experience it - I believe to be perfect.

Love and Light, Teresa