Ramming Up For Spring in the Aries New Moon

New moon, March 27, 2017 10:57 PM EDT

As our golden orb heralds the dawn rising earlier in the northern hemisphere now, we leave behind the dark vestiges of a deep and troubling winter for many.  The world stage seems far from peaceful and as rancorous as I can recall in my adult life.

The sun and moon, will ‘occult’ one another for their monthly conjunctivo at 7* of Aries the Ram.

Here in the first decanate of Aries they ram up to move spring forward in the wearing of the green.

Venus/Aphrodite has just flown by as she is Retrograde at 3* Aries and is pushing back into a square with Saturn/EL now at 27* Sagittarius, which is bang on the Galactic Center, opening the vault of the heavens, infusing our world with a potency that sizzles and crackles in the ethers, waiting to be harnessed or annihilate the unwitting whose path this live wire happens upon.  (In this case, it is in your own personal chart and on the world stage, as we see the powerful games being lobbed back and forth.)

With Venus Retrograde, she can either bring back what was meant to be yours, or move the carrot just

out of reach, depending on your circumstances.  Venus rules what we have, possessions and what we value.  In Aries, she is randy and can be reckless, but retrograde can reign in your resources, or may bring investment opportunities that have come along before.  Either way, you may find yourself questioning who you love and why, what you value or how you invest.

I would like to tell you that our markets and economy should move along swimmingly, and HOPEFULLY they will, after all, who wants a crashing stock market? 

Now, she asks us if we have invested in what we love or to put that another way, do we love our investments?

I liken the stock market to gambling in Vegas, because you have no control over what is being done with your investment, or the outcome, unless you are a major shareholder and have some small say at a stock meeting.

Mercury will Station Retrograde at 4* of Taurus on April 9^th. And almost a week later on April 15^th, Venus will station direct at 26* of PIsces, which she will enter on April 4^th.  So, adding this into the equation, we must consider that Taurus is ruled by Venus and we are right back into the 2^nd house of VALUES, EARNING A BASIC LIVING/WORK AND POSSESSIONS.

For some reason, the universe just didn’t think we would be moving in the right direction and set our astrological clock to remind us who we are.

In this sense, it is as though we are being continuously made to repeat a grade, until we are actually ready to graduate.  This can create a volatile stock market or planet volatility, as the planets pull and push one another and activate these world squares.  Every time LaLuna hits one of these Cardinal Cross points, she is triggering the stress, and in particular, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 3/22 and 3/23 when she meets up with Pluto in Capricorn immediately after hanging out with old EL hanging on the Galactic Center, she is gathering stress, as she moves over these points, some of that stress may be released.
Adding to the volatility of our markets, etc.
We have Jupiter still retrograde at 19* Libra, he is the planet of optimism, good fortune, expansion and joy.  He too, is pulled back on his energy until June 8^th when he will finally Station Direct at 13* Libra.  Expect the gusher to start moving quickly when he moves forward…

Make sure you are taking the steps you can, to ground and center.  Do NOT let anxiousness keep you from getting a minimum of 7 hours sleep during this most challenging time for many on the planet.

Pluto is still the handle at 19* Capricorn, on the T-square to Uranus at 23* Aries conjunct Mercury/Hermes at 25* Aries, in opposition to Jupiter Rx at 19* Libra. 

We have a whole herd of stallions all reigned in, waiting for us to allow them to gallop down the track, but the gate seems to keep shutting!

Oh, are they getting restless!

I hope to get a video together to better explain just what these ‘SQUARES’ SYMBOLISE.

We can see that not only do we need the SQUARE to build, it forms a ‘CROSS’, (See our recent article on “The Stations of the Cross” and check which house is being ‘pressured’ in your own personal chart.) which as we have shared many times now, also represents the EL-ements; earth, air, fire and water, the building blocks of life.  Which El-ement might be out of balance in your own life?

They can ‘block you in, or make you feel, boxed in’ depending again on your own situations and your personal chart.

Mars at 12* Taurus (emphasizing that second house of possessions again) sextile Neptune will try to energize the moral high ground but Neptune, so large and in charge in PIsces at 12* has all those ‘hooks’, but it is also the Fisher King who holds the grail, and what do we really ever have, without first the wounding?  This is how you see the face of Gd.  The universe submerges us and until we learn to breathe underwater, to realize what is ‘the illusion’…as Jesus walked ON THE WATER, SHOWING US HE WAS ABOVE THE ILLUSION, not getting ‘hooked into the material world’ that tempts us and turns to dust.

How much moral high ground becomes proselytizing without the path behind the talk as proof?  How can you show the way, without finding your own way out of the labyrinth?  If you are always skipping along the top of the water, and have not been fully ‘submerged’, then you are only capable of superficial understanding, and have not truly found your own light, that casts the shadows on the walls of Plato’s Cave.

So much will continue to be revealed on the world stage, buckle up…we wanted ‘EN-Light-en-MENT’….which turns on the light to see what we could not see before.  All sages get involved at some level politically, they spoke out, they took action because they finally ‘see what is happening’.

Some of the new age teaching is the complete opposite of ‘seeing’ and teaches ignorance, or ‘to pretend you don’t see’…I have even heard people say, ‘well what can I do anyway?’…well that is not empowerment, but disempowerment.  That is the opposite of enlightenment. 

If you hurt, cry out…cry out for help.  A well-meaning friend, thought that would ‘magnify the hurt’ by telling the universe when we hurt.  What?

All sages tell us to put our beliefs to the test.  Test it against logic…if you were in the woods, and fell, would you not cry out?  Of course you would, or no one would come to your rescue!

I HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN BELLY DOWN AND CRIED OUT, and THAT IS EXACTLY WHEN HELP CAME, WHEN ANGELS SHOWED UP IN MY LIFE.

I have learned that the universe knows our voice/ our vibration and crying out is a clarion call into the universe that is BRILLIANT AND INTELLIGENT, and you cannot trick the universe by pretending.  If you don’t cry out, that means you don’t have faith in a loving, brilliant universe.  Don’t try to trick the universe.

Be REAL.  These times can be challenging to say the least, but at least we are almost through these world squares.  Get a buddy to keep each other comforted.  Hopefully one that loves you enough to let you ‘be where you are’ and if you are in pain, tell the person.  You don’t always have to learn, if you are in great pain, sometimes all we can do is be present and love someone, let them cry out, let them scream out.  WITNESS THEM.
It is sometimes, very inappropriate to try to teach someone a lesson, while they are in pain, because all they can do, is ‘get through that pain’.  It can even be cruel, please try and keep this in mind, as we move through this time.

If you are in that kind of pain, tell the person, you only want a soft place to land, and you don’t have it in you, to learn a lesson in that great pain.  It is called ‘compassion’.

Hang on, we are bubbling along the stream and sometimes those bubbles go underwater, but you will ‘emerge’ new and with a new perspective and level of kindness, you may have to learn the hard way.

We are all in this together….

Holding The Hot and Leaden handles of Hades and EL

Spring is upon us, we will meet the spring equinox on March 20, 2016 6:29 AM EDT when the moon is at 27* of Sagittarius and the sun is ingressing into Aries at 0*.
First, we settle into the full moon at 22* of Virgo at 10:53 am on March 12th.   Do you see the lovely T-square with Saturn/EL hovering at 27* Sagittarius (the Galactic Center) forming the handle to the sun at 22* PIsces swimming alongside (In occultation with) Chiron the wounded healer at 24* PIsces which drags Mercury/Hermes into the net  at 28* PIsces. We see this is a very dreamy force in opposition to LaLuna at 22* of Virgo the Virgin.  Look at it this way, you will finally feel like you are getting little bit of a ‘handle on the situation’, as you hold the opposite energies and the Lord of the Rings opens the fault line of the Galactic Center infusing a sterling centaur up from the depths of your soul.
But not so fast, just when you think you have a firm grip on our changing world, we see that Pluto/Hades still has a death grip at 19 Capricorn on the handle of the T square formed by squaring Uranus at 22* of Aries the Ram in opposition to Jupiter/Zeus at 21* Libra the scales of justice.  All of this, while Venus/Aphrodite stationed Retrograde on March 4th. At 13* Aries.
Venus you see, rules your resources and basic income/wealth.  Retrograde, she might pull back something you’ve earned and didn’t receive or she could move the carrot a little further down the road, depending on your personal horoscope and choices.  She will ram down the road and jump into the deep waters of Pisces on April 2nd at 8:29AM.  We can hear the steam as it burns off the heat of Aries and submerges into the watery depths until we remember we can breathe under water and ‘release ourselves’ at 26*PIsces when she finally stations direct on April 15th.   Here is the kicker, at 26* PIsces Venus will be meeting up with Chiron who has galloped through the sea now at 26* Pisces too and together they are not only

squaring Saturn/EL at 27* of Sagittarius, riding the Galactic Center don’t forget, but tapping into the light of the sun in the light of the full moon. Chiron being a centaur, swimming with Venus/Aphrodite we are reminded that the hippocampus is literally a ‘sea horse’.  This as you will recall is also the ‘Chariot’ card number 07.  See how the hippocampus is literally a sea horse, swimming in the Neptunian waters of your mind?  Now, as the sun has left his glow you can see your star light, your ‘essence’ rising with Venus/Aphrodite you will give birth once she reaches the shores of Aries again, dries off her drenched heart and leaves the discomfort of old EL’s cold, leaden, reality.  On April 28th, Venus will find her way back to the hot, scorched earth of Aries.  Along the way, she will also meet up with Hermes/Mercury on March 18th at 9* of Aries.  Ever see a depth charger go off deep in the sea?  Well, picture that and you will get an idea of the energy being ‘discharged’.

 Mercury rules communication and merchants too, so we will probably see a long list of ‘big box’ stores closing.  Mercury/Hermes will station RX on April 9th at 4* of Taurus the bull and Venus/Aphrodite at 27* PIsces will oppose Lady Luna who will be at 27* of sensual Virgo the Virgin. This whole period we will be seeing signs of troubled waters on the world stage financially, that will bring a very revealing ‘May Day’.
Many of us are still just learning to hold the reigns of our own chariots, and these two handles, Saturn/EL and Pluto/Hades are neither are comfortable or easy as the two levers by which we can chart our course.  Saturn in Sagittarius you can hear the horse restless in the gate, he wants to run free and yet he is harnessed.  This brings up all the issues of ‘the other’ and this time has people weaving together their spiritual beliefs with the mundane world.  Who is a foreigner?  We see the confluence of indigenous cultures with descendants of immigrants and the question of where the flow of refugees, streaming out of the Middle East and up into Europe and out into the seas like branches on a huge tree.   Pluto/Hades in Capricorn is like grabbing a hot coal and slowly over time, becoming comfortable out of necessity after the blisters subside.  He is burning down the golden pyramid from the inside.  We see the last vestiges of our government as we enter into the end of an age, when first Saturn/El will conjunct/occult the natal US Pluto preparing for our Pluto return in 2020.
We will see many structures change over the coming years.
Now for the really personal, we go to the very ‘essence’ and which essential oils or blends are important right now.  Every time you use Breathing Easy © you are helping build your immune system and preparing your temple (Temp-EL) for the Holy Spirit.  Two secret ingredients being Frankincense and Myrrh, you are always anointing your temp-el.
In addition this time of the year brings up many allergies as the sun thaws out the frozen soil and so much is released into the air.  We will do our annual Breathing Easy and Sinus special because as usual, so many are still suffering those nasty colds, Bronchitis and flu that doesn’t want to leave and in some cases, seem to have set up their own personal camp.
But you have what you need with ArcAncient’s Breathing Easy © and Sinus relief © and so do your clients!
Fortunately or unfortunately as the case may be, there is a reason I know a lot about dealing with compromised lungs.  As shared with you last year at this time, but for those who weren’t with us yet and those that were, it bears repeating.
Most of you know, that when I died, laying in that hospital bed unmoving save for being moved, I
was a prime candidate for pneumonia and got a terrible case during that hospital stay.
It was God awful let me tell you, having to use the breathing apparatus, making my hurting lungs try to expand, it feels as though they are in a lead vise.
My stomach being completely cut open, seriously…open the entire length of my stomach, stem to sternum, and being forced to cough, to move that leaden blanket around my chest,
which also made my stomach heave, so I had to try to hold both at the same time without spilling my guts out…through the bandaging.
So, when I say that I know what it is like to be very sick,  perhaps you might understand a bit more, why it is that I do what I do.
Why it is important that everything is of the most exquisite ingredients (pure organic essential oils and organic golden jojoba as carrier) possible, because I use them myself and have now for over 20 years.
So have many other people, yourselves included, and can you imagine being without this crucial helper when you feel something coming on, let alone when you actually come down with something?
I cannot.  I don’t want to think what it would be like, not to be able to reach for my Breathing Easy, simply remove the cap, roll it around my throat and chest, on a tissue to continue to inhale deeply, and yes, I am many others I have learned, roll it right inside of my nose.
In fact, another true story I tell, is of a friend of mine, Linda Green’s experience, sharing a Breathing Easy with one of the Shaman’s in Machu Pichu.  She explains that he wanted to see the Breathing Easy and he shoved the whole bottle up his nose and snorted it so she said he could just ‘keep it for himself now’…lol.  ~ Yes, even a genuine shaman wanted the Breathing Easy that bad.
With over 11 different pure essential oils, this blend is a must have, and if you feel that way, share your own story, your own comfort in knowing that you have that to rely on to help you through a rough patch.
Not only will this help you through a sickness, should you come down with something, it will help boost the immune system, and rolled on the throat and chest, will help keep you from getting sick too.
Ravensara is the major component of our Breathing Easy and Sinus blends.

The leader in this blend, is of course, RAVENSARA.
I spoke with Dr. James Duke about his favorite oils and herbs to use, and he confirmed to me the importance of Ravensara.
(He also has a list that I have included below)
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RAVENSARA (Ravensara Anisata/Aromatica)

DESCRIPTION: A tree growing up to 40ft. high with leathery leaves.
EXTRACTION: Essential oil by steam distillation of the leaves, and sometimes fruit and bark.
AROMATHERAPY HOME USE
SKIN CARE: Acne, cellulite, dermatitis, shingles.
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: Allergies, asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, colds, coughs, emphysema, flu's (esp. Myxovirus influenza), halitosis, sinus.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: Helps to boost and protect the immune system. Counters virus infections and rids the body of toxins. Colds, flu's, fevers.
NERVOUS SYSTEM: Anti-depressant. Mental fatigue, clears the mind and strengthens the nerves, headaches.
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: Flatulence, cramps, nausea.
CIRCULATION, MUSCLES & JOINTS: Arthritis, deep tissue pain, poor circulation, rheumatism.
EMOTIONAL OR SPIRITUAL: Cleanser for the psyche.
PROPERTIES: Analgesic, Antirheumatic, antiseptic, antiviral, bactericidal, deodorant, digestive, expectorant, febrifuge, fungicidal,parasiticide, rubefacient, stimulant, vermifuge.
PRINCIPAL CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Limonene, Sabinene, Isoledene, Estragole, B-Caryophyllene, B-Myrcene, a-Terpinene, a-Pinene, Cineol, & Linalool.

ADDITIONAL: This oils presents an excellent defense against flu's and viral infections. This provides excellent pain relief for premenstrual cramps.

We make a nice tea using gathered herbs, but you can also use the ones shown, or visit: TheHerbalSage, where my friend, Maureen is whipping up freshly gathered teas all the time.

Add to this tea a couple drops of ArcAncient’s pure, organic lemon essential oil and some local honey.  (The stuff in supermarkets is often not even honey).

LEMON- citrus limon
DESCRIPTION: A small evergreen tree up to 6 meters high with serrated oval leaves, stiff thorns and very fragrant
flowers. The fruit turns from green to yellow on ripening.

EXTRACTION: Essential oil by cold expression from the outer part of the fresh peel.
AROMA THERAPY HOME USE
SKIN CARE: Acne, greasy skin, insect bites, and varicose veins.
 CIRCULATION, MUSCLES AND JOINTS: Arthritis, cellulitis, obesity, poor circulation, rheumatism.
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: Asthma, throat infections, bronchitis.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: Colds and flu, fever and infection.
EMOTIONAL OR SPIRITUAL: Clears the system creating space for emotions. Helpful to maintain independence and concentration during emotional turmoil. Medical research has proven it has a psychologically strengthening effect on patient’s fears as well as depression.
PROPERTIES: Antianemic, antimicrobial, antineuralgic, antipruritic, antirheumatic, antisclerotic, antisorbutic, antiseptic, antitoxic, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrisant, depurative, diuretic, emollient, escharotic, febrifuge, hemostatic, hepatic, hypoglycemiant, hypotensive, insecticidal, laxative, rubefacient, stimulant, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge.
PRINCIPAL CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Linalool (alcohol), citra I, citronellal (aldehydes), cadinene
(sesquiterpene), bisabolene, camphene, dipentene, limonene, phellandrene, pinene (terpenes).
ADDITIONAL: Joy, emotional clarity, lively, strength, memory, emotionally invigorated, resentful, bitter, lethargic,
humorless, indecisive, bad attitudes, distrust, mental blocks, turmoil.

HERBS Additionally recommended by Dr. James Duke, formerly a scientist working with the USDA, living with indigenous people all over the world and studying what they use to heal naturally.  They took back the plant material and de-constituated it to find the medicinal properties that they would then try to replicate as best as they can in many instances, the root source for so much of our drugs today.
Turmeric or its major active ingredient curcumin are active against CVB3, FHI, FIPV, Flu, HBV, HCV, Herpes, HIV, Japanese encephalitis, papilloma, parainfluenza; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Vesicular Stomatitis Virus.
That is directly from James Duke’s website.  Dr. Duke also recommends Milk thistle, which is also a good tonic for the liver, and we want that working in top order.
We also use: Echinacea, and another great herbalist, Rosemary Gladstar designed, Traditional Medicinal’s, so for a half-way decent herbal tea from your local grocery store, try her Echinacea tea.
Increase Garlic and onion intake.
Take a good Vitamin C (not just ascorbic acid) at least 1,000 mg.
Ginger will also add some heat to the system/digestion keeping you running smother than sluggish.
Dr. Duke also recommends the following: Bilberry, Celery seed (think chicken soup), Evening primrose, Ginkgo, Hawthorn, Horse chestnut, Kava kava, Saw palmetto, and St. John's wort
For in-depth information on oil safety issues, read Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young.

The Light and Shadow of Energy and Time

We can enjoy the new beginnings of our new moon in Pisces today, March 1, 2014 at 3:01AM EST when the sun and the moon are in conjunctivo at 10* of PIsces.

This is where the lunar and solar cycles get together for a little yin/yang loving and start a new cycle for the month.  In this case, it is time to dive deep into the waters of Neptune/Poseidon, and collect the world we have been dreaming as the winter brings us into our internal world of hibernation and usually less movement.

When we sit quietly and ruminate on the past, then meditate and find that still small voice is silenced enough, the deep world rises up to deliver us nuggets of gold and pearls of wisdom.  There is wisdom in ‘not’ doing that for some, can be a little too unnerving, but if one can, when the chickens come home to roost, we develop a more comprehensive sense of who we really are and what we are capable of doing. Using the reigns of Saturn/EL, we can harness the deeper magic of Poseidon’s horses~ The Sea horse of our spiritual and mythical mind.

HEAR the MUSE, the music of your own soul and the drum beating of your hearts calling?

This time has many energetic changes happening, as the moon and the sun dance together, Mercury/Hermes (communication, short trips) has just gone direct at 18* OF Aquarius, Mars/Ares (Energy, passion and the individual) goes retrograde on the 2^nd at 27* of Libra, and Saturn/EL (structure/authority/time) will go retrograde on March 3, at 23* of Scorpio.

So…When Mars hits 24* of Libra on March 23^rd, he will be returning to his conjunction with Saturn back on August 15^th, 2012, which will bring a reminder right now, so pay attention and consider what you were dealing with back then, with taxes, authorities, partnerships, love interests and affairs.  This is the seed that was planted and it is part of Saturn’s 29 year cycle that you now have a little time to readjust and amend.

This is NOT the time to start new projects, as I stated in the last post about Mars.

What we are also witnessing and dealing with, are a lot of the ‘shadow’ aspects of ourselves and others around us.  They may be mirroring your own shadow back to you, that you have been ‘hiding’ and not dealing with consciously.  This may happen by always trying to be ‘positive’ and buying into the spiritual baloney that has been twisted into: we only attract what we think about.  We attract WHAT AND WHO WE ARE AND THE LESSONS WE NEED TO ACCESS OUR POTENTIAL AND HEAL THE PAIN OF THE PAST.  WE CAME HERE TO LEARN AND EVOLVE.

A battery has a negative and positive pole, and you cannot have a ‘current’ without the pairs of opposites being ‘paired’, so negative to positive and vice versa.  Of course we should always make the best of a situation, but remember that the truth sets us free.  As I always say, ignorance has the word 'ignore' inside, so shed the light on the situation and get tot he truth. Now, during these times, all these planets are expressing their shadow’ side, which means our own shadow will be exposed, and that may not be comfortable, thus they become hidden aspects, things that we feel and bury and we don’t actually deal with on a conscious basis. For instance; Saturn/El who represents authority and boundaries, may bring issues of boundaries, of standing up for ourselves or authority.  So, those very lessons may show up in our life, through the people who can best represent or teach us that lesson.  If it is a boss, we may need to revisit our true desires and our work ethic and goals.  If they abuse power and we complain about that but never actually stand up to that person in authority, then that lesson will keep reappearing in our lives and this is the time for just such experiences.  Saturn also represents our physical boundaries as in buildings and our home, construction on that home.  So, the power someone has or threatens you with, may feel like a threat to your security or home…where you secure your own body and possessions. Especially with Mars retrograde in Libra, where our passions and drive come into play.  This is definitely a passive/aggressive trigger time, and we will see people act out or push our buttons. Lessons about when and how to stand up for ourselves will come front and center.  How much energy does one want to put into the relationship?  What about the passion?  Well, right now, that may feel a bit, lacking or…it could be a head of steam if you have been holding it all bottled up, just make sure it doesn’t go off with the wrong person, because if this is in any way directed into affairs, or secret loves, it is SURE to backfire.  Jupiter is still retrograde too and will go direct at 10* of Cancer on March 6th, so Cancers will FINALLY feel a little of that good mojo coming back.  You are still on the cross if you have planets between 10-16*, but you will feel some good measure come back to you, for all your good vibes you have been putting out there for so long. That nurturing will come back as well as some of the expenses you have paid, should see some return. I would still caution against any new venture, until Mars goes direct on May 20th, and even safer yet, is when Saturn goes direct, for anything regarding a lot of responsibility or commitment and that won’t be until July 21st. So what do we do in the meantime?  We learn, we pay attention to the possibilities that present themselves and those around us who are teaching us those final lessons to make sure we are that much clearer about who we are, what we really desire/want in life, and what we are willing to do, give up or put up with to get there.  How do we spend our time, and is it bringing about the world we desire or wish to create, does it bring us the happiness of Jupiter?  Have we plumbed the depths of our spiritual treasure chest and brought out the pearls we have been blessed with? While Neptune is in PIsces, she is home, so we have a long time for dreams playing a pivotal part in our life, but while the new moon makes her conjugal visit with her solar paramour, she is dosing our world with the power to dream, to envision and ‘feel’ the music of our world, so listen, play and dance! This is all steadily building up steam for that powerful Cardinal Cross coming in April that you can read more about here: http://arcoftheancients.blogspot.com/2014/02/grand-cross-april-21-2014.html This will not be the optimal time for surgery’s or purchasing a home or business, unless other factors indicate differently in your chart.  Please take care with knives, and sharp instruments, and if someone has displayed aggressive behaviour in the past, take caution now. When Jupiter goes direct on the 6th, some good mojo will pour back into the planet, and also things that you have started previous to the retrograde periods will find their way into a period of overhaul. re-visitation or reformatting, which is different than starting a brand new project. It will be a good time to: Re-new, re-pair, re-juvenate-re-SOURCE, etc. This is a period of ‘tempering the vessel’, so learn some temperance, it is not punishment, as much as it is out of love, to build something even better. People will come into your life as the perfect trigger to open up and access your shadow and that lesson.  The key, is the shadow and the light will pour into your life, when the shadow is acknowledged, and the lesson has tempered your vessel enough to hold THE LIGHT and THAT POWER.  The universe has divine timing, that you may only see in the lens of history.  “Enlightenment is not imagining figures of light but making the darkness conscious.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung

"Spiritual/New Age practitioners who endlessly affirm the light while ignoring the shadow are one more example of yet another style of falling under the spell of wetiko. (SEE: http://holographicarchetypes.weebly.com/wetiko.html) It's a beautiful thing to visualize and affirm the light, just not as ...an unconscious or fearful reaction against the darkness. Many metaphysical "light workers" are actually caricatures of genuine spiritual practitioners, as in their affirmations of the light are unwittingly avoiding conscious relationship with the darkness within themselves. Thinking that they don't want to "feed the darkness" by putting their attention on it, in their turning away from and avoiding their own darkness, they are unwittingly reinforcing the very evil from which they are fleeing. Looking away from darkness, thus keeping it unconscious is what evil depends upon for its existence. If we unconsciously react, as compared to consciously respond, to evil by turning a blind eye toward it - "seeing no evil" - we are investing the darkness with power over us."

- Paul Levy, Dispelling Wetiko

“The ability to hold Light is directly proportional to the courage to see darkness. Choosing to see just one creates distortions and illusions. It amazes me that something so simple and common sense can be so difficult to even discuss with ‘spiritual’ people who insist on remaining ‘positive’. Actually, this avoidance is based on unacknowledged fear that their inner light might be somewhat ‘dispersed’ by seeing darkness and therefore not giving the light much credit at all. I think there’s also fear that they might somehow become ‘tainted’ or the darkness might ‘manifest’ in some form in their lives. But the opposite is true; it is the fear, especially unacknowledged, that has much more chance to manifest than darkness exposed to daylight and investigation. Just like we must be fearless about our own inner shadow, we must also be fearless about seeing this huge shadow of humanity. Or we will have the power to transform precisely nothing, within or without.”

- Anis Springate