I hope you are enjoying today's stationary Mercury as he prepares to move forward once again. Now we have a couple of weeks of what's called his shadow, where he retraces his retrograde path. Like the last three weeks, this is a time where we may encounter unfinished business and we need to scrutinise our decisions as this period can still obscure details or result in second-guessing.
Venus is also opposite Neptune and trine Pluto, so our values are empowered as they stand in full contrast with our spiritual consciousness. Neptune, as the higher octave of Venus, acts on the inner planet to spiritually re-polarise our values and relationships, and with the opposition we have full moon clarity on where we are with that process. So today we can be empowered by relaxing into a spiritual space and enjoying the spiritual connection in our relationships.
And the Sun is opposite Gonggong, the planet of empathic consciousness. So, in these relationships, we are being challenged to balance our will power, with our empathic contact. When we can do this, it enables us to lift the frequency of other people's energy from the inside.
Empathy is feeling with another person, feeling how they feel. When we embrace Gonggong's energy, we become an empath. We develop a heightened ability to sense and absorb the emotions, energy, and mental states of others. This ability goes beyond ordinary empathy, where we can sympathize or understand another's feelings. Empaths often experience others' emotions as if they were their own, which can be both a gift and a challenge.
This may come with a strong intuition. We just "know" things without being told, because we sense the underlying issues or truths that aren't immediately apparent to others. We may have a rich inner life, fuelled by our deep emotional experiences and connections, which can make us highly creative and imaginative.
So, with a strongly placed Gonggong, we are extremely sensitive to the emotional undercurrents in our environment. We can pick up on the emotions, intentions, and moods of people around us, sometimes without any verbal communication. This enables us to connect with them on a more energetic level.
However, because we can absorb the emotions of those around us, this can sometimes leave us feeling overwhelmed or drained, especially in crowded or emotionally charged environments. Due to this sensitivity, we need time alone to recharge and process the emotions we have absorbed from others.
The main challenge we face with Gonggong is this emotional overwhelm. Absorbing emotions from others can lead to overload, stress, and anxiety. However, as we work at a more spiritual level, we learn to channel the energetic, emotional, and psychic energies in our lives. In myth, Gonggong was a master irrigator, able to channel the waters to benefit all growing things. So channeling is the answer to any overwhelm that we may encounter, and, importantly, channels have firm boundaries.
At the top level Gonggong's channeling ability enables us to enter a state of consciousness where we can communicate with a higher intelligence, or with non-physical entities like spirits, angels, deities, ascended masters, or cosmic beings. We learn to act as a conduit, allowing messages, guidance, or energy to flow through us.
So today, balancing your intention with your ability to channel your empathic contact, will allow you to be empowered by the spiritual level of your relationships, without feeling overwhelmed or drained. Put yourself in their position to open the channel, and be mindful of the channel boundaries to maintain your spiritual centre.
Gonggong Scholarships
If you resonate with any of these manifestations of the empathic consciousness, come to our Gonggong course and learn to consciously channel these energies in your life. And, to encourage you out of any Mercury shadow indecision, I have a handful of Scholarships. Be quick to grab one.
Join us if you can on Gonggong, and thanks for your work embracing these new aspects of consciousness.
Love and laughter
Alan
Alan Clay’s sensitive, cutting edge wisdom and the community sharing make the classes on the Dwarf Planets compelling and profound. They are as much an exploration as a revelation. Not only mentally stimulating, they are a deep dive into each of our psyche and growth experience. I love them and am looking forward to more. - Karen La Puma, Astrologer, Counselor, Speaker.
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