Monday, February 8, 2010
Is it written in the stars?
Growing up, my family actually did attend church. And by that I mean my Mom drug Travis and I to go sit in a pew next to Grandma & Grandpa every-other Sunday while Dad went flying. We're not what you would call 'religious' by any means. Going to church was just something you do... occasionally. But as I grew and had my own life experiences, I began to form my own opinions on organized religion and faith.
For the record, my official stance is that The Bible (in any historical form) is NOT and should not be considered a record or documentation of the lives or edicts of people from a different time and should never be used as a point of reference or as leverage for an argument. And as for the existence of "God" or an "afterlife," my position is that the human consciousness is incapable of understanding and/or grasping the reality of any 'superior existence' beyond our cognitive realm.
Basically: there is some shit out there that we will never understand so don't waste my time trying, just chill and enjoy the ride.
But lately I couldn't help but wonder if that attitude, while at first glance may be profound and enlightening, is in-fact limiting, un-educated, and lazy. What if there is a greater force out there that can be tapped into for answers or for guidance?
This very blog, for example, is my conversation with The Universe. I'm not writing it for any one person. It's just, at it's core, a log for me to refer back to. However, it is also a place to communicate my hopes, goals, and lessons learned to an unknown abyss. Could this very blog be a form of communication whereby my thoughts are formed and then released out into a greater conciseness only to be returned in-kind? Are there answers out there to be recieved or signs to be read? Am I being just a wee bit full of myself right now?
Where the fuck am I going with this? Well this evening I was reading my horoscope for the month of February, as interpreted by Susan Miller at Astrologyzone.com. Her predictions for Gemini were very career positive.
For the record, my official stance is that The Bible (in any historical form) is NOT and should not be considered a record or documentation of the lives or edicts of people from a different time and should never be used as a point of reference or as leverage for an argument. And as for the existence of "God" or an "afterlife," my position is that the human consciousness is incapable of understanding and/or grasping the reality of any 'superior existence' beyond our cognitive realm.
Basically: there is some shit out there that we will never understand so don't waste my time trying, just chill and enjoy the ride.
But lately I couldn't help but wonder if that attitude, while at first glance may be profound and enlightening, is in-fact limiting, un-educated, and lazy. What if there is a greater force out there that can be tapped into for answers or for guidance?
This very blog, for example, is my conversation with The Universe. I'm not writing it for any one person. It's just, at it's core, a log for me to refer back to. However, it is also a place to communicate my hopes, goals, and lessons learned to an unknown abyss. Could this very blog be a form of communication whereby my thoughts are formed and then released out into a greater conciseness only to be returned in-kind? Are there answers out there to be recieved or signs to be read? Am I being just a wee bit full of myself right now?
Where the fuck am I going with this? Well this evening I was reading my horoscope for the month of February, as interpreted by Susan Miller at Astrologyzone.com. Her predictions for Gemini were very career positive.
- February will be a mammoth month for career progress, one of the most exciting months of all of 2010 and possibly of the decade!
- A firmly locked, creaky old heavy door that you have long hoped to enter will now open wide for you, but you must plan for this day and use it for an important initiation. This affirms my feeling that if you knock long enough and loud enough at the palace gates, someone, somewhere, will let you in. This is the month that is likely to happen, dear Gemini. Be ready!
- February will be a powerful month because it will lift the curtain to reveal the career promise that was destined to come to you in 2010. This is to be your reward year, dear Gemini, the year that will crystallize the wisdom and talents you've developed over the past 10 years.
It would seem that these predictions fall in-line with what I have hoped for and been working towards: a lucrative and satisfying career path. And they seem to be coinciding with events that have been occurring in my life, aka: calls from recruiters and a really promising interview at Disney. Is this all just coincidence, or can hope and predictions for our future really be discerned from the stars above (and from some crazy chick's website)?
I've taken action towards my goals by writing a really good resume and placed it into the hands of some people who can help move my objectives forward. And I've gone on interviews where I have been charming and impressive. These actions are MY doing - not the result of some hocus pocus. But, by chance, was there also luck involved? Does chance have something to do with it? Do the stars need to be aligned so that my energy connects with someone else's energy and we mash on some level?
I have been EXTREMELY anxious about the interview I had on January 28 for a position at Disney. It has been more than nine business days since the interview and I've been on a roller coster of emotions since thinking one moment that I nailed the job and will get a call soon, then flopping and telling myself that I fucked up and they'll never call me. In the days since the interview, in all my guessing and wild imagination, I can only come to one fundamental conclusion, "I have no control of the outcome." But, clearly, being a Gemini means that I have a very active imagination and see both sides of the possible outcome very vividly.
I know there is more to life than I currently understand or could ever hope to. I know that my viewpoint and experiences are limited and shallow. But even in the face of logic and reason I have begun to wonder if there is something more - something powerful and unexplainable.
Is that what is known as faith? Should I have some now?
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March's forecast:
When it comes to your career, all systems are GO! Rarely have you seen a lineup like what's due for you in March. March has the potential to become not only your biggest month of 2010, but also one of your biggest of the decade! You have not seen anything even close to what's on tap here since 1998-1999.
A truly sensational day will be March 7, when all news will be good news. Mercury is your ruling planet and this day could turn out to be even MORE fortunate for your career in ways you probably would not anticipate. This will be a Sunday, but you may feel the effects sooner, on Friday, March 5, or one day later, on Monday, March 8.
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