By Hendrik Voogd 1807 {{PD}}

The 30th Is A Good Day To . . . know that what we have been turning away from or trying not to think about is where all the Love, Beauty, and Rewards reside today. Our previous disinclination to deal with certain matters is based in either delusional thinking or having been misled, and that’s caused us to fear what will actually benefit us, once we face it. Somehow, someway, what seems a little dark and mysterious and so maybe scary holds something highly worthwhile for us. Plunge in; what had been a beautiful secret you’d been keeping from yourself can become an excellent asset or reward fully available to you, mystery, shame, and fear-free. Bonus for those who were misled: if you can understand the why behind someone’s deception, you gain a clearer vision of who they are, and you’ll see the situation open up for you via the application of equal measures of empathy and a sense of control/ knowledge within the relationship that elevates your standing.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

‘Head of a Woman’ By Andrea Verrocchio c1475 {{PD}}

The 29th Is A Good Day To . . . be aware that, despite a strong sense of personal empowerment and a mental stance that embraces can-do-ism, we are likely to find that efforts in just about any direction will meet with immovable resistance. There is a way around the brick walls, barriers, catches, and opposition we find, and that consists of being Self-aware enough to insure that actions and choices aren’t arising from past hurt that puts the ego or a sense of grievance in charge.

It’s worth asking why we’re so injured; what defines the injury, so that we can locate it, inspect it, and drag it out into the light where it can die? It’s seated in one of two identity aspects: either it comes from not being seen for who we truly are, or from not being seen as we’d like to be seen. The former is a genuine injury, one that suggests those around us don’t have clear vision and so ‘injure’ us with every interaction, while the latter says we’re in an indignant snit because someone isn’t agreeing to pretend we are who we say we are (rather than who we are by our simple existence). It’s the difference between having others support our true Self, and having others support an engineered Self-image that isn’t true to the Soul.

So it’s obvious: we either need to cull those around us, choosing more genuinely loving individuals to populate our world, or we need to realize that, if we want to promote a non-genuine image of ourselves, we’ve got to accept that at least some people won’t want to play the image game–and that’s not going to feel good, when we interact with them. Making ambitions and desires harmonize with highest values isn’t easy in a world that makes so many demands on us, but it’s vital to creating success that feels like success. Just something to occupy our minds, should we be adept enough to keep from whacking into that brick wall!

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

That’s what I thought. ‘Diagram of the Brain’
By an Unknown Miniaturist 14th century {{PD}}

The 27th Is A Good Day To . . . remember the good things. Today we’re tempted to focus on what wasn’t good, what didn’t work, and what failing cost us, but not only is it not helpful to stare at the past, it puts all the em-PHA-sis on the wrong Sy-LLA-ble. Wisdom is contained in taking a more natural approach, in allowing instinct and our connections to rhythm and timing to orchestrate moves forward, and in trusting that the Big Brain that is the Universe both knows more than we do and, in some large indefinable way, loves us and so will lead us and time things right for us. Let our own tiny brains rest for awhile, okay?

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

‘The Mask’ By Thomas Dewing 1902 {{PD}}

The 26th Is A Good Day To . . . to realize that we undermine our own best interests, partly out of delusion about the effects certain practices will actually have, and partly out of compulsions arising from a desire to ‘fix’ relationships or financial situations. It’s a case of mistaken identity: we’ve mistaken ourselves for repair persons, or architects, or maybe, in some cases, idiot whisperers–but no matter what, taking on a role where we feel we can ‘correct’ others is, how do I say this politely? Oh, yeah, delusional. Act as consciously as possible, and concentrate on what’s ‘healthy’, however you may define that, and if you feel compelled to re-do something, make it a room in your house, or your own most troublesome qualities.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

‘Factory in the Moonlight’ By Maximilien Luce 1898 {{PD}}

The 25th Is A Good Day To . . . keep in mind the Finger of God formed yesterday; that assessment of the Finger ends with this sentence: “See your thoughts for today (the 23rd) as not fully formed or informed, and have the courage to wait.” That means that today and yesterday, the 24th and 25th, we are ready to assess things. Processing that Finger at present requires some other, new considerations: we need to know that today instincts and what we ‘know but don’t know’ won’t automatically serve ambitions, but that if we are willing to modify thinking to accommodate that instinctual knowing, the mentality just might support our goals; and that looking toward the future, especially in terms of what we think, act out, and dream, is a very good thing to do, but that we must remain aware of the way what we think we want is somehow tainted by our fears and wounds–so suss out that fear-influence (because it will change our idea of what’s desirable), before setting ourselves on a particular course.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

The Heart of the Andes by Frederic Edwin Church 1859 {{PD}}

The 22nd Is A Good Day To . . . examine whether that shadow hovering nearby is cast by some action or choice of our own, the implications of which we’re in denial of–or is that shade thrown by ‘the Other’, someone hoping to exert their power over us, or perhaps even hoping to convince us that our empowerment depends upon their approval? As the Sun moves into Libra, others loom large, and it’s up to us to sort out whether our attention should be going to being honest with ourselves about our own behavior, or to assessing and so re-balancing a power situation (likely a cooperative or dependent one) with another. Things must be illuminated, because even if we don’t see it now, our responses today will matter to and affect our future.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

The Weighing of the Heart of Ani from the Book of the Dead. At left, Ani and his wife Tutu; at center, Anubis weighs Ani’s heart against the feather of Maat; at right, the monster Ammut, who will devour Ani’s soul if he is unworthy, awaits the verdict, while the god Thoth prepares to record it. At top are gods acting as judges. Photographed by the British Museum; original artist unknown – Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum by Edna R. Russmann {{PD}}

The 21st Is A Good Day To . . . adjust your expectations in areas where you’re anticipating reward, asset delivery, your own work or actions of others meeting your values and standards, financial remuneration, and where you’re expecting to be welcomed, accepted, even fêted. It’s not that you won’t receive what you’re aiming for, it’s more like what comes in more strongly reflects what the social order wants to spare/ allot you or the bare cold facts demand than it will your own imagined recompense in Love or Money. This also applies to relationships, where you could be surprised at the influence ‘the crowd’ or hard realities have on the interaction. Be ready to adjust not just expectations, but also your idea of the venture itself; there’s a distinct possibility that relationships or projects will prove less pure, less true, and even more shallow or mercenary than you thought possible at the start. See this, though, as useful information that will keep you from investing poorly in terms of time, energy, and attention, and instead allows you to deal with things as they really are, and so to deal with them most effectively.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.