The older I have gotten, the more aware I have become of how jolting just waking up in the mornings can be: an alarm shatters my peaceful sleep, I leave my warm bed for a chilly house, and my body struggles to catch up with the new information. For most people, all that is needed is a nice hot cup of coffee or mug of tea. Living with a chronic health condition adds considerably more challenge to this dilemma. Some days just waking up can feel like I am playing the game of lif

No matter the abundance of divine love, oneness, or inner peace that comes from expanding self-awareness in spirituality, there is always the other side of the coin. Yin/Yang. Light/dark. Good/evil. Along my personal journey of awakening there have been massive, unexpected blows of suffering and pain due to trying to focus only on the positivity and light and love. In evolutionary astrology these harsh lessons are often the most important facets of increased self-realization.

On this cosmic exploration, let's dive back into the origins of our ancient care-takers of the Earth. The modern world is so busy that we often forget how celebrated life was to our early ancestors, and how they tried to make sense out of existence. "Thou Art That" (Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7- India) Ancient Vedic philosophy describes that the individual soul, or Atman, is identical to the creative force of the cosmos, Brahman. "Tat Tvam Asi" asserts that we are no different