PREVIOUS THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
May 21st to May 27th 2007
MONDAY May 21
Karma and astrology
Hi Jonathan,
My question is about Karma. They say that everything we do has a consequence and that if we do wrong, this will reflect back on us. How does that tie in with astrology?
Connie
Dear Connie,
A horoscope is a map of potential. It shows how things can turn out if you are generously spirited and what might develop if you make choices out of fear or greed. But, in my experience, it is NEVER too late to go back on a poor decision and invoke the positive possiblities of the horoscope by striving to make amends.
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TUESDAY May 22
Bees, hexagons and quarks
Dear Jonathan,
Disappearing bees? A strange hexagonal shape on Saturn? The two may be connected. Bees famously do a 'waggle dance' to tell the rest of the hive where pollen is to be found. This dance has been often observed, but never explained. Barbara Shipman is a theoretical mathematician whose father is a bee scientist. She studied the 'dance' and found it similar to the behaviour of subatomic particles called quarks. It has been suggested that both behave as if they somehow exist in a six-dimensional universe.
Teresa
Dear Teresa,
Hmmmm. And aren't honeycombs hexagonal, too?
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WEDNESDAY May 23
When spirits take over...
Hi Jonathan,
A psychic once told me that when people are in major physical trauma, spirits take over their body. People in situations that look horrific are actually in a state of grace. Is this true?
Sarina
Dear Sarina,
Some stories seem to support this. My friend was once badly beaten up. He says: 'After the first few blows, I couldn't feel a thing.' Accident victims have also described finding themselves watching it all from a distance. But is this the work of 'spirits'? I suspect that at such times, our own deepest inner spirit suddenly takes over our consciousness.
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THURSDAY May 24
Ant-thesis
Dear Jonathan,
Your recent comments about additional dimensions remind me of a "game" I once played with my sons. I would point out an ant crawling along the ground near the house, and ask, "Do you think that ant knows there's a house a few inches away?" Then I'd say, 'What do you suppose is right beside us that we are not yet able to recognize?" I believe true integrity begins with the words, "I don't yet know." Our big idea that humans are "at the top of the existence heap" could be the blindest assumption of all.
Ruth
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FRIDAY May 25
Neptune Discombobulation
Hello Jonathan,
Is something making many of us feel discombobulated? I have been losing things for weeks. My life is chaotic yet normally, I am organized. Friends have had similar experiences.
Cindy
Dear Cindy,
Neptune is a distant but powerful planet associated with secret, subconscious urges that hijack our apparent agendas. It has just begun a retrograde phase but because it moves so slowly, it has effectively been stationary since late March. During this time, we have all had absent minded episodes. As Neptune now retraces its steps, you may yet find some of the things you have lost!
Jonathan
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SATURDAY May 26
Moon, Jupiter and Sagittarius
When the Moon becomes Full in Sagittarius at the end of this week, it will be right next to Jupiter, the ruler of Sagittarius. This giant planet just so happens to be in its own sign at the moment. For those born under the sign of the centaur, this is auspicious. And it also says something about what lies in store for the rest of us. We are entering a time of optimism and excitement. When faith begins to replace despair, even supposedly hopeless problems, like global warming or bitter conflict between nations, may have eventual solutions after all.
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SUNDAY May 27
Moon, Jupiter and Sagittarius
When the Moon becomes Full in Sagittarius at the end of this week, it will be right next to Jupiter, the ruler of Sagittarius. This giant planet just so happens to be in its own sign at the moment. For those born under the sign of the centaur, this is auspicious. And it also says something about what lies in store for the rest of us. We are entering a time of optimism and excitement. When faith begins to replace despair, even supposedly hopeless problems, like global warming or bitter conflict between nations, may have eventual solutions after all.
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