Lynn Wilson Astrology

Mythology

“A Sundance teacher is any human being who has awakened, who has balanced their shields, who has gained the dream-mind-body, and who honors all ways.” Native American 1880’s

Believing is seeing. We have often spoken of how “It’s All Done with Mirrors”, the notion that the observer affects the outcome of an experiment. If we take this notion to the cultural level we have an opportunity to examine the prospect that the group mind functions much like the individual observer. Many of us are caught up in “end-times” thinking. To an environmentalist it looks like global warming. To a Christian religious fundamentalist it is the thought that only those of us who turn our lives over to Jesus will survive. To a young Muslim male it seems appealing to hasten the end times so we can spend eternity with a bevy of beautiful virgins. To the Mayans it is the end of one world and beginning of another. The mythology that makes the most sense to me is that espoused by Chief Seattle in his famous speech entreating us to consider the next eight generations with each of our thoughts and actions.

As individuals we’re often hungry for a new world view (paradigm shift) in times of personal crisis. The same holds true of cultures. The previous newsletter referred to times of crisis as being more malleable, more open to change. Symptoms of these times often occur in the form of symbols, experienced by the individual as numinous or magical. It is in these periods of attracting numinous experiences that the principle of synchronicity applies: acausal coincidences “connected primarily with activated archetypal processes in the unconscious” (Jung). One of the symbols most often correlated with a change in the Ages (as from Piscean to Aquarian) is the architecture of the times. (more later)

On October 21st I had a dream about a spider in her web and awoke with a spider bite. Days later the final two minutes on CBS Sunday morning news consisted of a spider weaving a beautiful web. This is a perfect example of synchronicity. These things occurred just as the sun was entering the sign of Scorpio (sometimes symbolized by the spider), the time of year that involves an apparent death. But we all know this death is a necessary part of nature’s cycle, and will be followed by rebirth in spring. “Spider is the symbol for the infinite possibilities of creation…If we are not decisive enough about changing our lots in life, we may end up being consumed by our fears and limitations…Observe Spider’s web and find pleasure in the ideas you receive from her universal language.”: page 209 in Medicine Cards by David Carson and Jamie Sams: http://crossingintomedicinecountry.com/medicinecards.html. This book is one of the more profound, on target books of symbols I have ever encountered. The language of symbols is the universal language. The meaning of this symbol seems very clear to me. We need to be vitally aware of how we are affecting the web of life, the matrix of time and space, referred to as the noosphere, the unified field, the matrix, the collective unconscious, global brain, and non-local reality. The December 2006 newsletter offers more information about this field of awareness: http://lynnwilson.com/newsletters.

Earlier, I mentioned that a change in architecture is one of the outer manifestations of an inner and cultural shift. Not only will the change appear in architectural forms, it will appear in music (architecture is referred to as frozen music). Many of you know that I am working on a novel about the teachings built into the ancient cathedrals, reflected in the music performed in each type of space. One of the ways we create is through the use of sound. Every word spoken affects those around us and continues to reverberate through time. It is extremely important that we be aware of our thoughts, words and deeds, and of the music we listen to in this period of time. Thought is informed by and informs the non-local field. This is the meaning of the symbol of the spider web. One of the ways we can help ourselves stay in a higher state of vibration is by being very aware of the sounds we are surrounding ourselves with and the spaces we are frequenting. Spending time in nature and sacred spaces, and listening to harmonious music, are the most effective ways to restore our spirit. I think it is also incumbent upon us to request that the noise level be turned down when we are in public places so that subsequent generations have the opportunity of inheriting a more peaceful world. Music is the language of peace within and between cultures.

May your holidays be peaceful and loving and may you be surrounded by the people you love.