Wow its so quiet around the boards lately, with us old timers anyway. Today is the solar eclipse in Aquarius, first of a pair (next is in Leo)..these eclipses are teaching us about DETACHMENT and LOVE
"Leo rules the heart, Aquarius speaks of detachment and perhaps that is being what is being asked of us right now, but I think 'detachment' is a greatly misunderstood word. People take it to be the opposite of the Leo energy of opening your heart means 'closing off the heart' and being 'detached.' It is not emotional detachment that is needed rather a a detachment from one's ego responses - be they reacting to insecurities by being defensive or allowing past hurts to stand in the way of future happiness. We unconsciously hurt the ones we love, like wounded animals we claw and hurt anyone who tries to get close to us.
Any pain or rejection we feel is not felt by the heart, but by the ego - it is the ego that hurts and causes pain. The heart never breaks; when the ego dies it only sets the heart 'free' from its cage...This is the 'freedom' we seek in Aquarius, the freedom to love without pain, to be able to break through defenses and connect on a soul level..
It is possible to be deeply connected with another in 'oneness,' without needing to 'hold on', knowing that at the end of the day - only love is real. That is collective consciousness when we can recognize another's humanity as our own - when love can exist beyond our blood or marital or societal relationships.."
