I want to thank everyone for their patience during this Mercury Retrograde as I have had more than my share of technical difficulties.  I used to get very upset (several planets in Virgo make me the quintessential control freak) but I have been practicing the "let go and let God" principle more and more and it really works!

   I do have a few announcements to get out of the way.  First of all, the Cancer update is underway and will hopefully be done within 24-48hrs and I will send out the monthly newsletter when it is finished to notify you.

   Also, I am planning to have one *FREE* Teleconference per month to which all are invited and encouraged to participate.  It looks like there are some major shifts occurring each month (in addition to the usual yearly and monthly cycles).  For the remainder of the year, we will cover these unusual planetary movements to make sure we all maximize the potential of "now".  I am working to update the calendar with these dates as well. 

   Don't forget, the upcoming Full Moon in Capricorn ~ where we can "own it" and take responsibility for our own personal security and emotional well-being.  Because of all the Retrogrades, it is directed within versus out in the world, and because it is a Full Moon, there is a light being shined on when and where you have "not" taken personal responsibility for your own feelings and emotions.  This is an opportunity to master your emotions and get some real "work" done.  

   This transit only happens every 35-37 years and because it is two distinctly opposite energies - form/Saturn and formless/Neptune - a balance and integration is what needs to occur for it to be useful.  Too much structure and form blocks the flow and no boundaries at all can drown you in a sea of confusion.  

   There are two distinct expressions of this energy.  Some of you will connect immediately to something you started in 2005 that is just now starting to show signs of promise.  Your dream (Neptune) becoming tangible (Saturn). For you, this is a time to do all the "set up", "behind the scenes" work, so when the planets finally go forward (Aug/Sept), you can too. (See below for a special retreat coming up in Sept that will support this energy in a powerful and life-changing way.)

   Others of you have been vacillating endlessly between fear-based restriction ("I'm/it's not good enough") and faith-based trust ("I'm/it's an important piece of the whole").  This is the time to get out of your own way, and recognize the value in building (your vision) one small step at a time.  Rome was not built in a day - and the "new you" won't be either.  Stop reacting and start responding to each delay and each blockage by asking what it is there to teach you? Then be still and listen.

   The key to this energy is not to get "stuck" in the past, pessimism and what has not worked, but rather access some emotional maturity, own your choices and resolve to making new choices from this moment forward.

   It's time for recognizing the value in the connection between the individual and community ~ how they rely on each other and the connection between structure and flow ~ how a strong, beautiful structure directs the flow and makes it conscious.