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8th June 2009

The time is coming, both individually and globally, for us to take whatever non-violent action is necessary in order to change the future not only for ourselves but also our descendants.  There is a worldwide discontent with the ruling elite, no matter what creed or party they are.  I want it to be a lovely world, to create through the imagination and to 'dream in' empathic community with global networking.  But the reality is hard - in order to get there whole political and economic systems will have to change.  And this is happening, as evinced by the crisis and meltdowns of recent months, and the astrology of these times suggests that this will not slow down in the medium term future.  I think that the moneylenders may have to be thrown out of the temple again, and whole new systems of value and worth instigated.   And this coming week?  This is the last week of having Mercury squaring Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron, something that's been going on since late April.  Expect a number of bubbles to burst this week, this seems like the last gorging before the lean period, a lot of things are going to come to earth with a bump.  And on Saturday - a four planet line up in the sky.  More on that shortly.

 

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Sunday, 7th June 2009 23:09
So be it! let the bubbles burst if it has to be, if it cannot be avoided.... the period since the last week of April (actully since the 22nd of April) has been an intense period of successive trials. Anything that seemed positive that I had grafted on since the end of 2008 has disintegrated... Anything that seemed potentially good has just 'blown' in my face. It almost seems like a mirage.... I have been powerless. I am tired though, I just wish for an easier life, more like-minded spirits crossing my path, respect, consideration and compassion. And yet it seems as if I am forced to go back to 'militant days' though I wish so much to be allowed to live a more peaceful life as like you I reach my mid-fifties.. too much uncertainty and for me, too much of a lonely path.. I am on the verge of being more alone than I have ever been in my life... I am trying not to lose faith in a positive future but it is difficult...
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Monday, 8th June 2009 12:16
Hello - your post could have been written word for word, by someone in my life...aged 23! Seems you are not so alone as you think - there are a lot of folks feeling alone all together, somehow....
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Monday, 8th June 2009 13:14
Hello, I can relate to the 'aloneness of the last comments and the previous comments re nodes, north pisces, south virgo! This w'kends full moon and the lead up were extremely difficult, to the point of cruelty in some cases and it appears to be out of complete ignorance, only seeing what suits, etc - This I know is a judgement which I am not proud of, but sometimes it's beyond comprehension how fear drives people to react to life! I also feel situations are forcing me to find my tribe inor der to fully actualise who I am, and intsigate part of the positive change for the future. I would also like to add I am very grateful to people that have showed me what I am not, in order that I seek my truth...We are all in it together.....
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Monday, 8th June 2009 13:43
Some interesting and good news: Daniel Cohn-Bendit (remember him? -the leader of the '68 student revolt in Paris)came out of nowhere to win third place with his European Ecology Party in the European Elections.... and Hariri -democratic, anti-Syrian/Hezbollah -won outright in Lebanon! Good signs, at least...
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Monday, 8th June 2009 13:44
Whoever has written this- a big thank you from the bottom of my heart...(and I am sending you a spiritual hug, It is extarordinary- when I looked at this first thing today, it was almost like I had written this.......because it sums up exactly how I feel...Last night just before I went to sleep I was so unhappy, thinking as a woman in her 50's with no partner, no job,and a precarious housing situation- my life reminded me of a line from a Thomas Hardy poem about the dying embers of a fire( a bit dramatic I know!)Then I prayed to the Universe to help me ,and this blog was the answer.....At last I don't feel so alone...Most of my friends and family have very stable lives, so this has made me feel even more isolated...... Like you I have felt alone since my partner left in October 2005; and also jobs and attempts at rebuilding my social life have all gone awry... But then today the effect of the above has made me think things through logically, and I have concluded that the Universe has done this deliberately- after all things weren't that good in my life before anyway, and I think the Universe is doing a good job of weeding .... So whoever you are, please don't lose hope-there maybe better things for you on the horizon..."Onward he said and pointed toward the mounting wave"! And thank you Steve for all you do- your site has kept me going through some of the hardest times of my life.... Love and light to all Helen xxx
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Monday, 8th June 2009 19:35
And here's yet another 55 year-old woman reading the story of her recent life in the foregoing blogs this evening. I, like Helen, lost a partner a few years ago - in 2004 - and although I've made a real effort to learn the lessons reflected back in the mirror she was holding up to me, attempts to rebuild a social life and a support network have failed so far, despite brave, solid effort. Where have all the grown-ups gone? Not to mention the ones on a reasonably self-aware path of soulfulness. I tried to sustain a new relationship, having fallen in love with someone new I met on-line in summer 2007, and she with me, but have recently had to give up the ghost - it was just too hard to take emotional responsibility for both of us, and from a distance of 200 miles! Where's the love I can rely on to meet me half way, so to speak, for mutual support, joy and sharing a life on a daily basis? As for work: my soul's mission is still taking a back seat to earning a living; but at least I'm still able to earn one, unlike some fellow seekers out there. Don't lose hope friends - I haven't, despite my sad moments. Thank you for the cheerleading and remote support Steve - love Clare xx
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Monday, 8th June 2009 23:04
Dear all, thank you for all the replies!!! Do I remember Cohn-Bendit!! I certainly do. I am French.. and I didn't even speak any English at all then! As I said to Steve who just alerted me to all your replies, I have just come back from the Parliament where I took part in a session organised by the Fawcett Society to campaign for the fundamental revision of the Equal Pay Act (!! and this has been going on for my entire life time almost too!).. and on the way make sure I lobby for the repressive changes of the Welfare Reform Bill ... all as usual are still leaving women in position of second class citizens.. So, over 20 years on (since my days at Greeham Commons! for those who remember) I am raising the activist flag.. Nothing else I can do short of reducing my life (as steve pointed out to me) to day time television and prosac.. Well I am an Aries..we die in battle :-).. it was hard though to force myself onto that train to go to London.. I was feeling heavy in my heart but I know it is important to stand and be counted. Best wishes to all, Michele
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Tuesday, 9th June 2009 02:54
I resonate deeply with what folks are saying also - especially you, Helen. I was in an intense long distance relationship for about 18 months ... and broke it off in April of '08 - he died last summer. I'm also jobless, and facing a crunch housing wise - and uncertain about what's next. When I try to take steps toward the future that's inviting me - I feel sort of stuck in molasses - and yet I'm also sensing that I'm letting go of communities and friendships that were previously very nurturing - and so I feel isolated, alone - and I slide into the pit of hopelessness periodically. Today feels better in some ways - but it's pretty unpredictable. Thank you, everyone for helping me know I'm not as alone and isolated as I kept feeling I was. gentle blessings - Sylvia
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Tuesday, 9th June 2009 03:01
Wow…All these comments are just wonderful… keep on keeping on…there will always be a way forward, trust in your self to show you which way. Be alert to your good…And live by the common good, you know you have inside you. Be a Hu-man being in the moment and not a human doing all the time…smile at one another, listen to music and DANCE…And Steve I’ve said it before and I will say it again I love what you have to say…You are funny and radical and honest and most importantly you love to…DANCE…So come on every body…Let’s DANCE… love annie and ernie from a land far away xxx
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Tuesday, 9th June 2009 09:27
The collective meld that is currently happening is well and truly evident in the responses to your latest blog Steve. We are living in an incredibly exciting time and whilst many may be experiencing feelings of loneliness this will soon pass as people realise that we are all one and everything is inter-connected. Yet again we are being shown some real symbolic messages in the latest crop circles and all we can do for now is live in the now, follow our hearts, dance and drink lots of water.
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Tuesday, 9th June 2009 12:43
Dear Helen and Sylvia, Please ask Steve to let you have my email address if you wish to be in touch. Have woken up at 5.15am, worked on a letter to my MP on the Welfare Bill Reform as it has reached the Grand Committee stage TODAY, June 9... and started lobbying. For all of us women who are encountering many obstacle in our daily personal and professional lives, we need to step out and be heard.. And so also for you Helen and Sylvia, who like me are jobless (for no fault of their own no doubt) and facing difficult times, follow this link and have a look at some of the video comments and interventions made by women and men in a meeting at the parliament on May 9. The meeting was organised by Global Women's Strike. http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/England/WelfareReformspeeches2009.htm kind regards, Michele
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Tuesday, 9th June 2009 13:07
Oh.. and.. for all those of you residents in the UK.. I would really like to urge you in a time where the political structures are crumbling to find your way into the local decision-making process. Yesterday, I finally managed to get an invitation to sit on one of the working groups of the Local Strategic Partnership in my district. Participation in the democratic process is the only way. If we cannot trust our political representatives, we need to be heard and engage in direct participation. I had been trying to reach these groups for the past 18 months! It is difficult. The Local Strategic Partnerships have come about through the implementation of government policies on Sustainable Communities. Local Strategic Partnerships and economic partnerships are present regionally across the UK. Most of the time, the people sitting on these working groups defining 'local choices for local people' are from the county council, or people affiliated to the Small business federation / the Chamber of Commerce, businesses, third sector organisations (e.g. local age concern type organisations or faith groups too providing community services.etc) as well as reps from government agencies like Job Centre Plus. Each partnership has group dealing with themes (e.g. housing, employment, business support, transport in the community, education..) and there is nothing that says that ordinary community members cannot take part in these working groups... though this will be a test as I wait for confirmation on the kick off meeting for the newly-formed group which will be chaired by the Head of Economic Regeneration at my local county council. These partnerships are supposed to be there to support Local People and local choices... Participatory Democracy cannot be upheld just in name.. if we come forward, we will have to be counted: we are the local people and it has to be about our vision of 'local choices' for the future and that of our children. Wishing you all a good day, M
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Wednesday, 10th June 2009 09:20
Good morning everyone,The power of the written world should never be underestimated- thanks to the first blog on this page I too dragged myself out of a morose state first thing on Monday morning,and decided to go ahead with two voluntary jobs this week... I had very nearly cancelled them as I was so miserable, I kind of felt stuck- well the first voluntary job was yesterday, and just meeting other people made me feel far better...Don't stay at home watching daytime TV, and don't take prozac, Michelle, you're an Aries, I am a Pisces/Aries right on the cusp- you need people- get out there- meet anyone, join more groups- they don't all have to be protests.. I believe we are all here for a distinct purpose in life, and that doesn't always become clear until later in life- look at Susan Boyle... Sylvia, hang in there,I really sympathise over what you're going through... not knowing where you're going to live is really tough, however who knows we might all come out of this in happier circumstances.. at least now we know we have the support of other people on this site...Am in contact with Steve re e-mail addresses,great idea...
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Wednesday, 10th June 2009 14:57
Innumerable voices have been asserting for some time now that human society is passing through a crisis, that its stability has been gravely shattered. It is characteristic of such a situation that individuals feel indifferent or even hostile toward the group, small or large, to which they belong. In order to illustrate my meaning, let me record here a personal experience. I recently discussed with an intelligent and well-disposed man the threat of another war, which in my opinion would seriously endanger the existence of mankind, and I remarked that only a supra-national organization would offer protection from that danger. Thereupon my visitor, very calmly and coolly, said to me: "Why are you so deeply opposed to the disappearance of the human race?" I am sure that as little as a century ago no one would have so lightly made a statement of this kind. It is the statement of a man who has striven in vain to attain an equilibrium within himself and has more or less lost hope of succeeding. It is the expression of a painful solitude and isolation from which so many people are suffering in these days. What is the cause? Is there a way out? - Albert Einstein (May 1949). http://monthlyreview.org/598einstein.php