June/July 2009
Serving North Central California
Artist Featured On the Cover: Beatrice Pizer
The Story of Two Horses: Two Horses came to heal Lizard of Two Thinks - Lizard's ever and ever thinking about the hurt in his heart from the past. Two Horses came with his Strong Eye galloping across the worlds and in between time and space and with his Strong I, Two Horses sw Lizard and carried him back into present being time.
Beatrice Pizer is an Artist and Shamanic Healer, combining art making with a striving Healing Practice. Her works are shown in Sacramento, the Bay Area and Europe. Visit her studio in the historic Old Placerville, CA. Contact (530) 642-9582. www.pizerart.com
Astrology Forecast
June/July 2009
by Tom Lescher, Astrologist
Through the months of June and July, if you rise with the crack of dawn, you will behold Venus and Mars, Aphrodite and her mate, traveling together (conjunct), through the sign of Taurus, and later in July, Gemini. These archetypal images of the masculine and feminine uniting together in the early dawn sky can evoke feelings of (and desire for!) romance, love, and union within our relationships. This is the time to create, to bring forth, and to relish the process of physical manifestation/creation. Taurus is the sensuous earth goddess, who, in her simplicity, slowly and gracefully enjoys building, saving, renewing, and beautifying herself, her body, and her resources. Venus is in her element here, she “rules” Taurus, where she defines the standard of beauty, holds herself in high self esteem, and receives all that is her due.
Now enter Mars (from June 1st to July 13th). The fiery, dynamic, ME first warrior god has some adjustments to make when entering the dense, slow, sensuous realm of Aphrodite. Ideally, he slows himself, and with respect, joy, and passion, patiently builds, supports, and unites with the physical world. Together, these two can blend in erotic bliss, indulging in the material, tangible realities of their bodies, possessions, bank accounts, and assets, setting the world of lofty ideals and “pie in the sky” thinking aside, if only for a little while. This is a time of being present, in the NOW, in our bodies, and on the earth with all its ups and downs, ins and outs, highs and lows.
This descent into the dense realms of the physical world through the months of June and July can have a number of different effects according to your birth plan (horoscope), and it would be worth your while to see where this conjunction falls in your natal chart. It is now time for the “rubber to hit the road”, and for some of your dreams and ideals to either take shape and form within THIS world or not (sometimes it’s just that simple). For some, this will be welcomed, enjoyed and embraced. For others, there could come some rude awakenings that they are lacking the resources, survival skills, or perseverance to actualize their dreams.
The challenge to come down out of the tower of infinite potential and into the “real world” will be most strongly felt when these two square the Jupiter/Chiron/ Neptune conjunction occurring in Aquarius during the last week of June (Venus) and the first week of July (Mars). The tension of this square will serve to either deepen your self doubt, feelings of alienation and hopelessness, and/or be the impetus to get you up, out of bed, out of your rut and into creating something NEW! If your life isn’t quite working for you right now, these days will signal that you may be stuck, fearful of stepping out of the familiar, old way of doing things and into the unknown, untried, untested, and unproven NEW ways.
You may well experience life pushing you into evolving, growing, and expanding through the loss or collapse of old relationships, businesses, jobs, living situations etc. You have the choice of wallowing in sorrow over these losses or regrouping, retraining, and re-honing your skills to adjust (and master) an ever changing world (reality). The trick is in not losing your self esteem as a result of experiencing setbacks or losses, but to simply let them go, accepting that LIFE is teaching you something about your values, priorities, and potential that you will, in the long run, gain, enjoy, and benefit from.
I encourage you to look deeply at what you have thought, been told, or naively accepted as being “success” and see/feel if perhaps it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be in the first place. It may well turn out that your energies would be much better spent in other directions, along other lines, and that the return on your future investments will pay off in direct proportion to how well they reflect the real “gold” that you, as a unique, individual soul have brought into this world to share. May this celestial uniting of the masculine and feminine mirror the birthing of a deeper, more profound, and powerful expression of who you truly are.
"Say 'Yes!' Simply meet each experience of life inside and out, body, feelings and mind, with all the love and acceptance you can muster."
- Cheri Huber
