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As the sun and moon orbit toward alignment at Spring Equinox (March 21st), we also move toward the balance point between Winter and Spring. This is a good time to consider how to maintain Life-balance while moving forward in creative projects and relationships which express our "inner sun and moon."

While the sun warms the soil for Spring planting, it also replenishes our physical, emotional and mental energy-banks. So don't be surprised if you feel like "planting new seeds" in your life, as well as your garden this month. Before you do, however, also envision how you can nurture those "Life-seeds" to survive the inevitable April "showers" (tests and lessons) which bring May "flowers" (insights and unexpected blessings) in our personal harvest cycles.

Spring Equinox also turns the astrological horoscope to its natural first house of Aries where we "wake up" from dreamy Pisces and spring back into action. Like dreamers jolted awake before their dreams totally fade, we might feel as if we're floating between our inner and outer worlds as March evolves.

In this "moment between worlds," however, you might experiment with receiving intuitive guidance from your outer world about which Life-seeds to plant and how best to nurture them. Shaman and indigenous peoples felt intricately connected to the Web of Life via trees, flowers, plants, rocks, birds, animals and weather patterns, and considered them "messengers" for spiritual wisdom. The natural world still bridges our tangible and intuitive realms, despite our focus on modern technology, and we can still learn to "read" its non-verbal clues to help us interpret its valuable messages.

This is affirmed by Sarvananda Bluestone, Ph.D. in How to Read Signs and Omens in Everyday Life (Destiny Books): "Our ancestors connected with the rhythms of their time. They were also able to interpret the signs of the

times. And, as we open ourselves to recognize the signs around us in the cycle of the seasons, so we begin reclaiming our ability to see the omens, the signs, of our times." Bluestone's book is especially useful for anyone wishing to develop skills in "reading" the world around us; it presents exercises in a variety of oracular techniques, as well as suggestions on when each method is most useful.

Diane Skafte, Ph.D., also reintroduces us to ancient oracular methods in When Oracles Speak (Quest Books). She offers instructions on one method which seems especially appropriate for Spring––gazing at clouds: "Our eyes are over-stimulated by the modern world. Too many objects of too many different colors speed by too quickly. Television shoots images at our brain faster than a machine gun. Oracular vision is always going on inside us, but it gets crowded out of consciousness by aggressive competitors from the external field. Gazing at clouds slows down our visual processing. It provides gentle stimulation to the eyes while giving the inner senses ample space to move."

Unlike meditations in which you tune out the tangible world, try tuning into the world around you for a change––take a walk and listen to the birds or gaze at clouds as your March meditation process. Stop and literally smell the roses. Let your inner wisdom speak above the din of our busy lives, as Spring surges through and around us. Allow the world to tell you what you need to know and let yourself feel connected to everyone and everything. Wisdom is everywhere––you just have to look and listen!

© 2001 Barbara Schiffman
Barbara Schiffman is a Life Design and Active-Intuition Coach who helps people discover their life purpose, connect with their own inner wisdom and use their unique gifts and talents to take actions which contribute to us all. She teaches weekend workshops and ongoing courses including "Becoming Your Own Intuition Coach" using Voyager Tarot as an intuitive coaching tool and "Life Re-design 2002" which blends action with intuition and astrology to redesign, reshape and revitalize your life in 12 weeks. For info on courses, individual coaching or Tarot consultations, contact Barbara at EvoLuminus Coaching, 818-848-9040 or 800-306-8290, or email her at EvoLuminus@aol.com.