Four Moons Astrology- Donna Woodwell, Austin, Texas

My Dearest Friend,

I’ve just careened through another crazy-busy week. Just a few items on the to-do list: incorporate the Astrological Society of Austin, launch an astrology news website called Astroluxx, and plan the Living La Vida Luna astrology class. There’s been a flurry of meetings, paperwork, lawyers, emails, marketing reports, phone calls, text and IM messages. Plus all of life’s other daily dramas. My mind whirls.

At the end of the week, exhausted, I curled up on the bed for an afternoon nap. Instead of the longed-for sleep a poem came to me, insisting to be written:

One small drop of pure intent,
like a ringing bell
ripples of creation spent,
weaves a magic spell.

Intentions: a word that’s been on my mind lately.

I’ve been writing my daily LunaTweets for six weeks now. It started as a fun gift to my clients: fortune-cookie astrology. I sit at my newly cleared desk with a cup of tea and my aspectarian, ephemeris and a sunrise chart for the day. I listen until words come, then Ping them into the world.

Trying to catch the astral flavor of an entire day in 140 characters or less has proven more illuminating than I imagined. For me, it has become a potent morning ritual. Consciously acknowledging the celestial cycles has created an internal stillness, as if time itself has slowed down. They’ve become a reflection of my own intentions for the day, resonating on multiple levels.

I’ve also watched as the daily ping creates ripples in the world – the comments on Facebook and the emails I receive. Like water plunging through the surface, each drop creates a shower of other droplets that move the energy in myriad new directions. Creation and re-creaton: with each drop, we change the world.

It’s easy to be swept away by the splashing. When I reach out my hand to catch the other droplets, I begin to lose the essence of my original intention. Where is the balance point between living with intention and creative spontaneity?

In my office, a sign hangs above the door with the words: Follow your Bliss.  Perhaps that’s a clue to the answer.

With love, from Luna

New Moon in Cancer opposite Pluto.

This entry was posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 2:35 pm and is filed under Letters from Luna.