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Dr. Wayne Dyer, hitchhiker72, Jude Cowell, Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune, Lauren Lesko, Life Purpose, Lucy Goldstein, Venus
I was listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer (http://www.drwaynedyer.com/) speak this morning on Purpose; how we as individuals are prone to continually ask, ‘What is my Purpose?’ (at least, those who have reached the stage of considering such things–though I tend to think even those who are totally unconscious in their Beingness are ‘working the Universe’ the same as everyone else, with the same goals and intentions, though their true goals are much more likely to remain unknown to them!) and Dr. Dyer says that the asking of the question is our Purpose trying to re-connect with us; and in tandem with this, he quoted a teacher of his (the name escapes me– apologies to this individual) who, when queried on how he could experience peace when others suffered all around the globe, replied, in essence, that nothing in his life was an accident. Together, these two ideas, that our Purpose is at every moment trying to connect to us, and that nothing is unintentional, combine to suggest that, even in our darkest, most misguided, or confused moments we are seeking to make contact with our Purpose, and that nothing we do is without point, without an opportunity to express who we are and why we’re here.
So, we can approach the idea of Purpose in a very simple, straightforward way: the Purpose for each and every one of us is this: to add to the World. That’s all. The term ‘Purpose’ is almost useless when we look at it this way, as the inclination is to believe that purpose itself comes from the outside, like being cast in a role in a movie, or as if it’s something with almost magical properties for happiness (possibly that we chose pre-birth) and that now, if we can just discover it, all elements of our life will fall into place–no more problems, serenity NOW!–while if we see it as ‘what we add to the World,’ we see that it consists of literally every thought, word, and deed, and that all of these are a matter of personal choice, with total control and responsibility (the ability to respond) falling squarely to ourselves.
And now, a bevy of excellent contributions to the World:
Enlightened discourse on the state of our union http://starsoverwashington.blogspot.com/2009/09/falling-romes-and-americas-us-sec-full.html
The joy of Saturn/ Uranus in action http://lucywatchthesky.com/2009/09/02/hands-up-who-wants-to-die-a-cardinal-t-square-a-saturn-uranus-opposition-and-one-exhausted-lucy/
Fun with maps http://questionofmindfulness.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/relocation-charts/#more-1730
Lessons in love http://laurenlesko.com/7939
And a few notes on upcoming influences:
Jupiter, Chiron, and Neptune are all paddling in reverse right now as fast as they (figuratively) can, which I anticipate means it’s a form of ‘every energy for itself’! Expect these to seemingly pop up on the grassy knoll of your life like a lone assassin (though of course we know they really aren’t working alone), with each bringing to matters of the House transited and/ or the natal energy contacted the following: Jupiter bringing the tendency to exaggerate or overdo (or perhaps broadcast indiscriminately), Chiron struggling to control the sense or possibility of wounding, and Neptune making it at least as tough for you to see clearly as it was for Michael Jackson’s kids when they were still veiled, masked, or, like the little one, wearing a blanket, translated as your own private sense-muffling Idaho, which of course only confuses us all the more with the onset of Merc retro. Just take it easy, would be my admonition.
Venus is sextile Ceres (love, relationships, finances, or values must be negotiated, and/ or nature takes a gentle, season-changing swing at our assets or what we love); Venus then sesquiquadrates Juno the 7th and 8th (this demands adjustment of assets, relationships, or values to accommodate the needed empowerment position); and then Venus quincunxes Earth, and they travel in aspect together now through the 15th (we can’t avoid rearranging or modifying Venusian subjects as required either by our current material circumstances or by what we must seek in order to create a more copacetic material environment).
Thanks, everyone–you’ve all been incredibly supportive and encouraging as I ease off online engagement–though as you can see, I’ll still be back plenty–have a great week!
Just in case you’re wondering, I used hitchhiker’s screen name in the tags only because, though I know her actual name, it’s not even hinted at on her site–so I thought discretion was in order.
hitchhiker72 said:
Shhh…. (My name is Remington Steele). *grin*
Thanks for the link, JD.
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judecowell said:
Yes, Julie – thanks a bunch for the link and for reminding me of my purpose!
Jude
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william said:
purpose, very close to what I get
intuitively a lot, as distinct
sentence..
“Serve the Earth”
(and includes ‘going green’ in all things, political included…)
wonder if anyone else experiences this “message”…
I’m guessing this is probably on the Universal loudspeaker at this point . . . so I don’t think you’re alone
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lucywatchthesky said:
Thanks for the link, J.D.! It’s good to know my pain is valuable. 🙂
Oww! You’re welcome!
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Dick Ingersoll said:
Hi Julie – Isn’t Wayne Dyer wonderful? He was one of the first teachers I started listening to when I became interested in living a more spiritual life. When you indicate our life purpose is searching for us, it lit a light. All of those times I’m “in the zone” time flies by and I don’t even realize it. Those are the times when the connection is make, when purpose has found me and I it.
Hi Dick, actually Dr. Dyer said that about life purpose searching for us, so I can’t take credit for that. Thanks for stopping by–jd
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judecowell said:
Julie, since you published that smashing article in Dell Horoscope a while back (2004?) on Pandora and Jupiter, how do you think they’re overdoing things and overstepping now that they’re traveling together in AQ amongst Chiron and Neptune?
Just wondering if you’ve written on their transit already. jc
Hi Jude, thanks about the article! though it was more about an effect of Jupiter that I labeled Pandora’s Box–I’m afraid I don’t follow the asteroid at all, but you’re giving me something to think about with this–thanks, jd
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katia said:
Hi Julie. I’m happy to see that you’re still there with us. Thanks for your notes on the upcoming influences and the links.
Thank you, Katia!
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David said:
You don’t know how many times I’ve thought I’d had a purpose just to realize that it might be wrong.
I think over time I’ve noticed it’s not having a purpose that is the important thing, but being purposeful. I mean as long as what ever we do and what ever choices we make there should be some kind of positive intention towards it. As time goes on, I think that helps guide us in the right direction, eventually taking us closer to our true purpose. We never really know when we are there yet, because things keep changing. But if we can look back on something we’ve done or experienced, and say to ourselves it had a purpose such as we can learn or grow from it, then I’d say we have a purpose.
Thanks for your input, David!
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