Predictions for Malaysia's 13th General Election (GE13) - what does it mean for us all?

Before I begin, I would like to forewarn you that this may seem like a GE13 reporting. But it is not. I have my reasons.

So let's begin:

Malaysians will be voting for their next government in the next few days. Though the official start of campaigning was on nomination day, the country has been on virtual campaigning mode since 2008. At one side, we have the incumbent Barisan Nasional which have ruled for 56 years. The new-kids-on-the-block (I couldn't resist) Pakatan Rakyat is set to deliver their most serious challenge to the ruling coalition. For 12 General Elections, the BN govt has used creative (but questionable if not outright illegal) means to ensure their continued control of Govt. And they easily do that because they have always controlled two-thirds majority in Parliament. Whenever the opposition gains ground, they gerrymander the electoral borders in order to favour them the next round. This time it is different. For the first time in Malaysian history, the BN lost its two-thirds majority in Parliament. And with it all the old tricks. So now, they resort to other not so effective means by utilizing the Main-Stream Media (MSM), cash-handouts (which is really bribery) and rumoured (but confirmed by Sabah RCI) Project-IC tactics. The Home Minister has also, a few years before, encouraged UMNO to rope in the Mat-Rempits (“criminal” biker gangs). The former PM Tun Dr Mahathir has even flagged off 3,000 Mat Rempits at a PERKASA (ultra-racist organization worse than Pauline Hanson in Australia) event.

In light of all these and other blatant abuse of power, it is a wonder if they can even fool the public anymore and retain power. It is quite obvious from the opposition’s political ceramahs that the tide has indeed turned. However, the opposition are up against the entire government machinery that has been soooo conditioned to believe that the BN=Govt and Govt=BN. Any threat by the opposition is a threat to Govt. This versus the actual practice of democracy which is Govt is formed by the political party that wins the general election and that the Civil Service is independent of influence from the political party. While the actual polling day is on 5^th May 2013, astrologers and fengshui experts have already come out with their predictions and they don’t bode well for the opposition.

Renowned Fengshui expert, Dr David Koh has not only predicted that BN will win, he has even gone further by saying the BN would re-capture Selangor and Kedah. Now this brings up the million dollar question. If the public is truly sick of the ruling coalition, then why on earth would they still vote the BN back into power and to rub salt into the wounds, return 2 states back to the BN? Yes.. there is the Law of Attraction i.e. if you hate the BN so much, you are actually giving it more energy and thus helping the BN win because they are getting all the energy. Hey... why else do you think MSM only portrays BN in a good light? Opposition media that portrays BN in a bad light also do not help because they are still giving energy to the BN. Energy, whether positive or negative, is still energy. And the party that gets the most, would most likely win.

But what I would really want to get at is this.

Yes, the charts (Astrology and Fengshui) may favour the BN for obvious reasons like BN’s massive funds and the groundwork done (legal or illegal is immaterial here). It is not rocket science here. However, nothing is cast in stone. There is always the People’s Will and Divine Will.

Like all predictions, if a prediction is a good one, we would like to keep it. If a prediction is a bad one, then it only means something needs to be done in order to change the frequency or energy vibrations in order to bring forth a different outcome. Think back to the Lord of the Rings trilogy (or books). In Lothlorien, the Mirror of Galadriel showed Frodo what the future held for all of middle earth if he were to fail in his mission. And what the mirror showed was the most likely outcome but hope remained. Well, we all know what happened towards the end of the Return of The King.

Hence similarly here, it means if we do not like the predictions given by the fengshui and astrology experts, something needs to shift. The question is, are we shifting and if we are, are we shifting enough?

The answer will be known on 6^th May 2013.

But whatever the result, the old energies are being phased out and the new ones flowing in (and past the mid point in 21 Dec 2012) will not sustain the old way of doing things.

May the blessings of the Divine be upon us all.

Choosing Baby's Birthday, and Time

There are women who would purposely choose the time and date of birth of their child, right to the dot. Especially the chinese and this is mainly done for the sole purpose of having a favourable birth date and time for the child and thus a good BaZi or Astrology chart. There are some who chose a specific date due to expected circumstances on the due date like for example overseas posting for the husband. And this is understandable. Doctors choosing a specific date due to medical reasons are also an exception. What I am referring to in this article is specifically choosing a date because of BaZi or astrological reasons.

I am not convinced that such manipulation or intervention actually does any good or works at all. Well.. perhaps a little but I believe there are certain configurations that cannot be changed. Here's the reason why...

All souls come forth from the One Source to experience its creation hence enriching the One Source in the process. Before a soul incarnates, he has already planned and mapped out his incarnated life ahead with the help of higher beings, and in great detail to perfection. Whether that plan works out perfectly when it is being executed is another matter or together. 

What I mean here is this:

Say you are a soul seeking to reincarnate. You, with the help of other light beings, would then map out and plan that particular re-incarnation from birth all the way to death... right down to the minute details i.e. what kind of parents you want, region, country, state, school, character, school, career, parenthood etc. Everything would be planned to perfection. And all in order to learn certain lessons (called karma) related to the above. After planning it, you as the soul than subject yourself to re-incarnation in the physical plane to live that plan. However, one of the conditions of physical incarnation is that you will not remember what you have planned in order for you to maximise your realizations and experiences. So, life may not work out as perfectly as you (at soul level before re-incarnating) have planned and that is perfectly all right...after all, you have free will. And to know you plan, just get your astrological chart mapped out.

Note that though I use the male gender here, I am referring to both male and female. 

Hence the question is when does to soul enter the fetus?

Different religions have different interpretations on this. Catholics believe that the moment the sperm and egg come together. Buddhist believe it happens at around 40 days after conception. Moslems may believe that it happens at day 120. Medical science shows that the fetus heart starts beating at around 5-6 weeks from conception, still within the 1st trimester. Many asians, especially the chinese, consider it taboo to announce a pregnancy before the 2nd trimester. So while different religions and cultures have different believes about this matter, one thing remains the same...it happens between conception (mostly after 1st trimester) and well before birth. 

In other words, the soul of the baby is already in the baby's physical body by the 2nd trimester.

And we know all souls have already pre-determined (or planned) their physical incarnated lives ahead of seeking re-incarnation. In short, you have already chosen the kind of lessons you would like to learn in this lifetime. Some would call this karma but that's essentially lessons that you have chosen to impose upon yourself in order to experience and enrich yourself (the soul).

Hence, your rightful birthday would already have been pre-determined by yourself (before you are even a baby) and the corresponding Astrology chart would contain your spiritual blueprint from which your path in this incarnation would have been encoded into.

What happens, if your parents decide to intervene to give you another birthdate by choosing caesarian birth on a particular date and time just to give you a better BaZi?

Good question..

I personally believe that intervention of this kind can only work for smaller matters that are not of consequence to the soul's chosen path prior to re-incarnation. For karmic matters of divine proportions (heaven's will) or lessons that the soul has determined that it wants to learn, skewing the birth date and time would not work at all. In fact it creates unnecessary problems as you would then have problems deciphering your "real" astrology chart. Your astrology chart contains the blueprint of your soul for this lifetime. That's why, those parents who go through the whole natural birth process (unless in cases of emergency), are actually doing their child a big favour. Not just that the child has on average less physical problems, the child's astrology chart would contain his real soul blueprint. Hence to know his path, all one needs to do is read the charts. And if anything is not favourable, there are always remedies that can be applied using the laws of the universe.

Whereas, if the mother had purposely gave birth to the child ahead of his actual due date by choosing caesarian, that child's astrology chart would not be the real astrology chart if he had been born on his actual natural birthdate and time. However, the soul is already in the baby's body while the baby is still in the mother's womb. The soul has already pre-determined his path this lifetime. And that path would be encoded into his astrological charts at his real intended date and time of birth. So what good could there be for changing the birth date and time for a favourable BaZi when it doesn't change what the soul has already decided that he would do and learn this lifetime.

Such an action would only serve to create that false sense of security for the parent that the child would have a good future (based on the manipulated BaZi) and... well... let the doctor laugh all the way to the bank (it does cost more to have a c-section than to have natural birth).

In my humble opinion, a better way would be to use the Law of Attraction and source for what you would like to have in your child i.e. filial, creative, normal, healthy, intelligent etc and you will be amazed at the soul that you have attracted to you to be your child.

The Use of Colours in Feng Shui

Recently I heard someone say that a feng shui "expert" stated that painting green in one's bedroom is bad feng shui as it creates arguments in the relationship. What a load of rubbish. Clearly the "expert" who advised that person does not know what feng shui really is or colours in energy work for that matter.

Feng Shui is environmentology science of MINGS founder Dr David Koh puts it. It is not superstition nor mystical science. It is actually based on very sound principles on energy flow (or aether) in relation to the environment. The same goes for the Indian equivalent of Feng Shui, Vaastu Shastra. Incidentally, Vaastu Shastra is 1,000 years older than Feng Shui. It is all the flow of energy and energy is everywhere. Energy (Chi or Prana if you prefer) flows through us all. There are also different types of energy including different colours of energy. To help you understand that, look at white light. Pass white light through a prism and it segregates to its component "colours" that make up the rainbow. Each has its own frequency and vibration. And Light is energy. So there!

Coming back to colours in Feng Shui.

Colour is just one of the ways to shift the energy in your home or office and create good feng shui. As each color has its own vibration and is an expression of one of the five feng shui elements: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood. In chinese Feng Shui, these elements are used in specific areas according to the feng shui energy map of your space, or Bagua. 

Where the colour green is concerned, green is the feng shui colour of renewal, fresh energy and new beginnings. When we say green, we usually associate with greenery hence its no surprise that in the feng shui theory of five elements, green obviously belongs to the Wood element. Some people also like to be around greens because they are sensitive and thus prefer the calming environment of nature. Heck... eating green vegetables are good for you. So, we can concluded that the colour green nourishes your health, calms your nerves and balances your whole body by bringing healing vibrations from Mother Nature. 

Green is also the colour of cleansing in energy healing work. The associated chakra is the Throat chakra. Together with orange (from root chakra), green cleanses. But where orange expels and is expulsive, green is soothing and gentle. 

Hence, to say green colour causes arguments is too general a statement. What kind of arguments? Arguments that lead to cleansing and healing? or arguments that lead to destruction. If it is arguments that lead to healing then I wouldn't say it is a bad thing. Human beings will inadvertently keep many things pent up in their hearts. It could be something a family member said or did that you just didn't like and you kept it in you. You may even have forgotten about it but it is still in you. So as things accumulate both sides of the divide, eventually something will cause an argument. The important thing is that the issues that are pent up are brought out and dealt with so that all those involved can then be cleansed, forgiven and the healing begins. So to say having green colour walls in the house is no good because it causes arguments is too naive and general a statement. Green heals... period.

I've included here an article about colours in FengShui. You may click on the links to read further. 

The right feng shui use of colours can do wonders for any home or office. We are all in love with colour, and we all respond to colour in more or less predictable ways. Feng shui takes the use of colour to the next level, where each colour brings the desired feng shui energies to a space, the energies needed to bring harmony and balance.

From vibrant red to soothing aqua blue and fresh white - which colour is best feng shui for your living room or home office? How about your bedroom feng shui? Would green colour create good feng shui in the bedroom? And if not, then why?

All the feng shui colour tips you need are here. Enjoy!

1. Feng Shui of Red Color - Passion, Courage, Romance - Fire Element

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Red color is the strongest feng shui color representation of the fire feng shui element. Vibrant red color brings into your home the energy of joy, excitement and invigorates  the sexual desire. Red is the Chinese color of luck and happiness, the marriage color in India, and the symbolic color of love and romance, courage and passion in the West.  Read how to use red color in your home

More red color feng shui tips:

• Feng Shui of Color Red in Your Bedroom

2. Feng Shui of Color Yellow - Sunny, Nourishing, Happy - Fire or Earth Element

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The feng shui color of sunlight, cheerful and uplifting yellow always brightens any home or office. Yellow color also creates cozy, welcoming feng shui energy in your kitchen, living room or children's rooms. From hot sunflower yellow to pale buttery yellow color tones - there are many options to choose from when you are planning to re-decorate your home.  Read how to use yellow color in your home

More yellow color feng shui tips:

• Yellow Color - Good Feng Shui for Your Kitchen

3. Blue Color Feng Shui - Calm, Tranquility, Peace - Water Element

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Blue is a magnificent feng shui color. From clear sky blue to soft aqua blue of the ocean and deep indigo blue - there is an endless variety of blue color tones you can choose for your home. Feng shui-wise, color blue is excellent for use in the following feng shui bagua areas of your home: East (Health), Southeast (Money), and North (Career). Read how to use blue color in your home

More blue color feng shui  tips:

• Feng Shui of Color Blue in the Dentist's Office

4. Green Color Feng Shui - Growth, Health, Vibrancy - Wood Element

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Green is the feng shui color of renewal, fresh energy and regeneration.  Green color is very nourishing to your health, as it balances the whole body by bringing healing feng shui vibrations from nature. When working with green color, it is important to have at least several different shades in order to maximize the feng shui energy effects. Read how to use green color in your home

More green color feng shui  tips:

• Bring Green with Plants: Best Feng Shui Indoor Plants

5. Feng Shui of Color Orange - Social, Open, Optimistic - Fire Element

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When the feng shui use of color red is too intense for your home or office, go for the orange color instead. Color orange is often called the "social" color, as it creates the necessary feng shui energy to promote lively conversations and good times in your house. Orange color reminds us of summertime dreams and  warm glow of log fires. Read how to use orange color in your home

More orange color feng shui tips:

• Orange at Halloween: What's the Feng Shui of it?

6. Purple Color Feng Shui - Royal, Mysterious, Noble - Fire Element

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Feng shui masters advise using color purple in moderation. As purple color is a very high vibration color, it might be best to bring it into your home with various decor elements - from pillows to art - rather than wall color.  The best feng shui spaces where you can freely use the intensity of color purple are a healing room or a meditation space. Read how to use purple color in your home

More purple color  feng shui tips:

• Is Purple A Good Feng Shui Color for My Bedroom?

7. Feng Shui of Color Pink - Gentle, Soothing, Loving - Fire Element

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Pink color is the universal color of love, which makes it a perfect feng shui color to soften the energy in any given space. Its gentle and delicate feng shui vibrations have a proven soothing effect on one's behavior. You can have this beautiful color almost anywhere - from your bedroom to your laundry room.  Read how to use pink color in your home

More pink color feng shui tips:

• The Color of Love: Feng Shui of Color Pink

8. Gray Color Feng Shui - Clear, Detached, Neutral - Metal Element

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Gray color is usually treated either as boring (dull gray!) or as a sophisticated, upscale feng shui color. No matter what you think of it, gray color can sure bring beautiful feng shui energy to any space, as long as you choose wisely. Feng shui areas that most benefit from color gray are West (Creativity), Northwest (Helpful People) and North (Career). Read how to use gray color in your home

More gray color feng shui tips:

• Is Gray Good Feng Shui for Christmas Decor?

9. Feng Shui of Color Black - Unknown, Infinite, Absorbing - Water Element

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The color of night, deep waters and universal void, feng shui use of color black adds depth, strength and definition to any space. Are there any restrictions for the feng shui use of color black? Well, you sure will not use black in your baby's room, or on your bedroom ceiling. How about your main entry? Read how to use black color in your home

More black color feng shui tips:

• Is Black Color a Yin Feng Shui Color?

10. White Color Feng Shui - Innocence, Freshness, New Beginnings - Metal Element

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The feng shui color of purity and innocence, white is also the color that absorbs, or contains, all other colors. This explains why we can all be fascinated and deeply satisfied with a pure white space. Is white a good feng shui color, though, for all rooms in your home? Read how to use white color in your home

More white color feng shui tips:

• The Yang Feng Shui Energy of Color White

11. Feng Shui of Brown Color - Strength, Grounding, Stability - Wood Element

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Brown color has become a popular feng shui choice in recent years. It has a nourishing feng shui energy, and is associated with all the good things - yummy dark chocolate, gourmet coffee and beautiful mahogany wood. Feng shui areas that are most nourished my warm brown are East (Health), Southeast (Money), and South (Fame). Read how to use brown color in your home

More brown color feng shui tips:

• Is Brown A Good Feng Shui Color For Your Front Door?

Much Ado about Wind Chimes

Recently I've been hearing a few negative things said about wind chimes that they attract evil spirits. I feel the need to debunk the myth. But let's first begin with some basics.

Wind chimes are popular decorations throughout the world. They have a long and varied history that spans cultures, continents and uses. Historically, it is also one of the earliest musical instruments. Their unique soothing, meditative sound bring harmony and balance to life. For all within hearing distance of wind chimes, their melodic sound provides a calming effect. They make wonderful home and garden accents.

People have enjoyed wind chime music since the earliest days of civilization. Archeologists unearthed evidence of ancient wind chimes made of shells and bone at dig sites in Southeast Asia. Various forms of wind chimes were also discovered in ancient Greece and Egypt. The Chinese perfected the tonal precision of their bronze wind chime bells around 1100 BC. The Chinese connected the chimes to the ancient art of feng shui--the arrangement of objects to achieve peace and harmony. The Chinese believed that wind chimes connect people with nature and the body, creating a greater awareness of living in the moment that leads to a sense of well-being.

Origins of Wind Chimes

The wind chime can trace its lineage back almost 5000 years. The first evidence of wind chimes, found at archeological sites in South East Asia, dates them to about 3000 B.C.  Primitive constructions of bone, wood or bamboo, stone or shells, the earliest wind chimes were thought to be used to scare away evil spirits. However evidence exists that wind chimes had a more practical use as well; digs in Bali, Indonesia show that farmers used the sound wind chimes and wind clappers make to scare birds and other animals from their cultivated fields. By 2000 B.C. the wind chime had been developed independently along the shores of the Mediterranean and was being cast in bronze by the ancient Egyptians.

Over time, they were used by emperors and other high leaders to create inner peace. Throughout Tibet, Bali and Japan, it was common to see highly intricate and decorative wind chimes in sacred places. In China, the pitch of wind chimes helped to determine astrological and climate changes. China and Japan were also the first to introduce wind chimes as decorative art in homes.

It wasn't until around 1100 B.C., when the Chinese started casting bells, that the wind chime found its more modern, musical and artistic evolution.  Highly skilled metal workers created the forefather of the wind chime, a clapper-less bell called yong-zhong, which was used as an accompaniment for religious ceremonies.  After that the Chinese developed what is essentially the modern wind bell, called the feng-ling.  This they hung from the eaves of shrines, temples, pagodas and in caves as wind bells were considered religious talismans thought to repel evil demons and ghosts and attract benevolent spirits.  This practice was adopted in the secular world and wind chimes became common adornments in the home as a way to protect against spiteful supernatural influences. 

The use of wind chimes in the home spread from China to Japan and from there to the western world in the 1800's when Asian art, design and philosophy started to show a distinct influence in Europe and America.  The practice of feng-shui helped to spread the knowledge of a wind chime’s calming and balancing influence in the home.  An ancient system of using arrangement maximize the flow of life energy, or Chi, feng-shui often uses wind chimes as a means of shaping an environment and influencing chi.  The tones and materials of a particular wind chime can affect energy and change the mood and feeling of a living space.

Wind chimes were often hung around Asian temples and thought to attract peaceful spirits while protecting against evil forces. Early on, Buddhists adopted wind chimes and wind-bells into various rituals and the chimes were hung in large numbers on temples, shrines, pagodas and caves. Later, the chimes became popular for secular and decorative purposes and were popular in homes and places of business. In many cultures, a prime purpose of wind chimes is to recall listeners to a seemingly contradictory state combining appreciation of the moment with a feeling of transcending the everyday world.

Types

Wind chimes are usually constructed of a set of hanging rods of bamboo, metal, wood, and even ceramic and glass. A ringer hangs down in the center of the set and makes noise when wind causes it to contact the chimes. Wind chimes come in many sizes from tiny tubes worn as necklaces and earrings, to bronze bell chimes weighing hundreds of pounds. The most popular varieties are several feet in length and made of metal and bamboo tubes. They are hung indoors and outdoors on porches and decks. Wind chimes gained in popularity the 1970s when wind chime companies began developing the sophisticated, precision-tonal musical chimes available today. Contemporary metal wind chimes are available in tunable musical pitches. Some precision wind chimes also have specific cultural tunings including Japanese, Balinese and Hawaiian.

Common Places to Hang Wind Chimes

Wind chimes are traditionally hung outside a house on a porch, deck or balcony. Numerous homeowners hang them at front and back doors to welcome guests. In addition, wind chimes are commonly found in the garden as a decorative accent.

Wind chimes are also used as indoor home decor to decorate a long window or to add an accent to a kitchen window. Many people hang wind chimes in their bedrooms to enjoy their relaxing sounds.

Protection

Wind chimes were, and still are, used to scare away evil spirits and hung in doorways and windows to dissuade bad luck from entering a home. The warning aspect of wind chimes is translated into modern culture through the movies. A common film motif is the ringing of wind chimes to signal imminent danger. For example, sounds of urgently ringing wind chimes are heard at tense moments in Martin Scorsese's 1991 version of "Cape Fear."

Farmers use wind chimes to frighten away birds and other pests. Farmers in Bali place bamboo wind chimes throughout rice fields to scare pests and bring the farmer good fortune and healthy crops. Hanging wind chimes near a bird feeder is counter-productive since few birds will brave ringing chimes to get a snack.

Health Benefits

The sound of wind chimes blowing in the wind has the ability to reduce stress and promote relaxation and calmness. Their sounds are considered to have a healing effect on body and mind. They relieve fatigue and encourage listening, creativity and upbeat feelings.

The tones that reverberate through the wind chimes are believed to unblock emotional stress and bring a feeling of inner peace and conscious awareness. Listening to wind chimes also creates a sense of balance in one's life.

There is nothing more calming than to listen to the sound of the birds, the sea and the wind chimes while relaxing at the verandah of your beach chalet.

Weather Warnings

On a more practical side to their use, prior to modern weather forecasting and technologies, wind chimes were used to detect early, minor changes in wind speeds that signalled oncoming storms. Wind chimes are still used on ships and in farmer's fields to determine wind direction and current weather conditions. They hang the wind chimes in various areas to track wind direction and speed.

Conclusion

So I hope I have put to rest the issue of the sound of wind chimes attracting evil spirits. That is nothing more than an old great-grandmother story to prevent kids from incessantly ringing the wind chime as that would not allow the wind chime to perform what it was intended to do naturally.

And if any feng shui master tells you to get rid of your wind chime, ask him or her why. If the answer is that it attracts evil spirits, then you can tell him (or her) to go jump in the lake. Time for you to find a new feng shui master.

If my astrology shows that I will be great, then why am I not?

What a topic! It just popped into my mind and I thought it would be good to share...

There are so many different prediction modalities or schools in the world. There is astrology and numerology. And within each, there is even more breakdown. Numerology has so many different schools i.e. pyramid systems, kabbalistic systems etc. Astrology has Esoteric astrology, Western Astrology, Eastern Astrology and each of these is broken down to even more different schools like Vedic Astrology, Chinese Astrology (Bazi, I-Ching etc). The list is truly long. Heck, there is even a christian Astrology. 

All of them work and can be damn accurate about you on condition that you provide precise data for the astrologer to work with. The more detailed the data you give (TOB, DOB, POB etc as required) the more accurate is the prediction. Particularly so if you zoom in on certain specific events of interest to you. In other words, all the different systems are as accurate as the data you have provided. Most astrologers/numerologers also tend to be more positive in their readings i.e. they will tone down something bad so that you look at it in the positive manner and look for possible solutions instead of sending you into depression.

However, sometimes in our charts or readings, the astrologer may say things like you can do this and that, you will be successful in this and that etc etc. But you look at yourself and you don't see it happen and you begin to wonder. Okay, lets put it clearly through. Like your DNA, the charts are your spiritual blueprint that you are born into this world with. It is your configuration to a certain extend. There is still karma. So while you may be born with certain excellent configurations, you may have certain types of negative karmic seeds within you that opposes that configuration within your charts. The biggest and best example is your choice of spouse. However, we all have free will. And Free Will reigns supreme above all. Karmic lessons are but lessons that we, at a higher level, have decided to impose upon ourselves in order to experience certain things to enrich our soul's development. Our soul experiencing its creation, if you prefer. At that higher level, you can always choose to change the lessons that you want to learn. But for you to be in union with yourself at that level, you would already be at a certain level of soul development, such that you can say to yourself that you do not need these lessons. Deep? Yeah it is. Just digressing. So coming back to your charts, though your charts may say certain things about you, you have the free will to decide if you want that to materialize or not. At any point in time, you can say "no" to it and choose a different path.

Take for example a fictitious guy in an unhappy marriage. He/she goes to an astrologer(s) and the astrologer says he/she should have no problem accumulating all these wonderful things and people will give him/her money etc etc but when the person looks at himself/herself, he/she doesn't have any of it. When the person provides the spouse's details to the astrologer, the astrologer, with new data available, can then see if it is still possible based on the couple's collective configuration. And surprise surprise, the presence of the spouse destroys all hope of ever achieving that greatness that is his/her birthright (chart wise). Call it karma if you want. It is highly possible that we have certain positive karmic seeds of greatness in us but at the same time we have the negative karmic seed that attract the opposing forces to us. However it does not mean that we need to surrender ourselves to fate. Having those karmic seeds means only that... having those karmic seeds. That's all it means. There is still your Free Will which reigns supreme above all. 

Someone who is very attuned who happened to have such seeds within him/her would probably have gone within himself/herself at the point of ripening (crossroad) and decide not to go down the path that would have resulted in the negative seeds blooming and negating the positive karmic seeds. In other words, chosen not to marry that other half so that the positive part can blossom uninhibited. But alas, most of us are so "blindly in love" we just don't see it. Sometimes, we chose to refuse to see it. Well, too bad.. but don't fret. You may have chosen unwisely in the past. But the past is the past. It is already cast and can't be changed. But the future is still fluid and can be moulded any way you want it. But it starts now. There's no right nor wrong. Our Free Will will always reign supreme. And that is God's gift to you. 

So yes, it is highly possible for someone to have great charts but do not achieve any of the greatness in that chart because of some choice made in the past that inhibits the ability to achieve anything. However, awareness is always the first step. The next step is to make a new decision. The new decision can be either to continue down the same path (hence the same stuff as before) or to go on to another path (and realize your God given potential). Both paths would be new decisions because you would then be re-making a decision based on the latest information you have and following where your heart tells you to go. So yes, it is possible that some people will forgo the greatness that they were meant to have for the "perceived mediocrity" that they presently have. But they would be doing so with full knowledge and hopefully with full responsibility of that action and then making the most out of it (And stop complaining). But if you are sure that you want the greatness that is your chart birthright, then you will have to take the other path which may be painful initially because you already went down the wrong path but more rewarding to you in the end. And you would be achieving what you said you wanted to achieve before you took incarnation as a human being this lifetime. Either way, your soul would still be enriched by the experience.

On a side note, ordinary sane parents will always protect their sons and daughters. If a parent ever knows that their children's spouse is a "bringer of misfortune" to their son or daughter, the parent will do anything within their power to remove that spouse. The reverse is also true. If they ever know that their children't spouse is a "bringer of fortune" to their son or daughter, that parent will do anything to keep that spouse within the family even if it means that their son-in-law or daughter-in-law have to go through hell to live with them. But as always, there is always Free Will.

With the coming age, I'm certain that anything that no longer serves our highest good would be destroyed. So no amount of manipulation to keep things together can sustain if it is meant to be destroyed. We are all meant for greatness in our own ways. Nothing can stop that from happening except ourselves (our own Free Will). 

Mercury Retrograde

This is an article taken from the internet that I thought would be good to share.


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I am tired of fear based astrology. Astrology is meant to help us in positive ways. If I read one more report telling me desperately not to do 101 things during mercury retrograde or moon void of course I’m going to puke. Mercury retrograde used to come with a general warning that it’s not the best time to sign contracts or buy electronics. Now it is screamed at you to DO NOT do these things and more. The result if you do, according to them, is obviously that the sky will fall. Of course it is all fear mongering and it is time to put an end to the bad rap that mercury retrograde gets. Do people have mechanical and electronic troubles during mercury retrograde, sure they do, however, it is the person that is in question, not the retrograde. When mercury retrogrades it asks us to slow down and look within. We need to look at our thought patterns as mercury rules mental activity. It can be the most wonderful time of the year if you can allow yourself to acquiesce to mercury’s unique gifts. No greater time exists for meditation, healing and inner work. Mercury’s retrograde movement quiets the worldly noise and offers us solitude. It is only when you refuse to give in to mercury and the beauty it offers that you come into problems that stem from resistance. Now certainly the majority of western society does not acquiesce to mercury, leaving us somewhat at the mercy of those in resistance. Longer lines and less patience are common. Parking lot accidents from people not being able to focus is another common thing to be careful of. When you are in alignment with the call of mercury however you simply notice these things occurring around you, but they have no effect on you what so ever.


When you have learned to give yourself over to mercury retrograde three times a year you come to look forward to it. You know you will be able to access information long buried from this life or others. That you will be able to surface issues quickly and efficiently and ascertain their root core and bring healing to them. That your ability to communicate with spirit is enhanced as those in resistance experience communication snafus in the outer world. When you have mastered the use of mercury retrograde for it’s true purpose, growth and healing, you would no longer hesitate to buy electronics or deal with mechanical issues because these things would be in harmony with your energy as you have harmonized with mercury’s influence. The same becomes true of contracts, is the contract something that you want to be in harmony with your true spirit? If so mercury retrograde is the ideal time, the question to ask is whether the person with whom you make the contract is in harmony with mercury as well. When you have come to love the solitude and growth of these periods of retrograde you may find it the best time to buy a house. The reason being is that your choice of a house during that time would be a house that is in harmony with you and the solitude you would like to bring forth from mercury retrograde into the time when mercury is direct. The energy of the house would be one that would support your communication with your inner self and with spirit and with mercury direct in this place all your worldly communications would be supported as well.


When Mercury is retrograde it helps us to find what is in harmony with our soul, as opposed to just something our mind thinks it would like to do. If you are considering a new project, a new career, business, or taking a relationship to the next level, but are not sure, wait for mercury to retrograde and see how you feel about the issue at hand. If during retrograde you feel muddled, confused or opposed to the project, trust that information and do not pursue the issue. That is Mercury’s gift to you. You can be like the majority of the world and ignore mercury’s gift, fear these retrogrades and wonder why you don’t have what you want, but mercury says to you “do you really know what you want? Come into yourself through me and I will show you the truth, beyond the mental activity, when I am retrograde you will see your true heart, instead of just all your busy thoughts.”


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