By hunter reynolds, on February 12th, 2013 WELL, DECEMBER 21, 2012 has finally come and gone. Or has it? Is not every moment, nakedly met, cataclysmic to our inner “knower?” Aren’t we all secretly pining for the day when the apocalypse of preconception finally rushes over us — even as we shiver in dread at its approach? Without a healthy sense more>
By hunter reynolds, on February 2nd, 2013 UNDER STRICT ORDERS from our subconscious, Saturn does the dirty deed of severing us from work and relationships that, however much we may treasure them, are no longer an efficient vehicle of our karmicly ordained style of awakening. It is not enough, says Saturn, to enjoy a person, community or lifestyle because they give you more>
By hunter reynolds, on December 29th, 2012 THE MOON represents what we need to feel secure. What happens when we step over our hurtable human needs in order to manifest some otherwise constructive Capricorn goal? Patriarchy. Assembly lines. Manic distraction. Planecide. Until we learn to slow down, resensitize and make on-the-spot assessments of our own and others shifting inner landscape, all spirituality more>
By hunter reynolds, on December 1st, 2012 IF THE PASSAGE OF TIME isn’t a mouth-piece for God, then God is as good as mute. An extreme statement? Not to the astro-literate. Consider this: What if a viable path of Self-remembering, or dharma, is embedded not just into our yearly and monthly transits, but into the hourly flow of each day? A kind more>
By hunter reynolds, on September 27th, 2012 AS WE LEARN to sense into lower-octave Scorpio energy in ourselves and others, we start to generate a real, heartfelt compassion for the fear that drives this archetype: Fear of superficiality. This detective-like corner of our ego suspiciously punches through the straightforward (Taurean) aspect of Being in hopes of extracting enough “truth” to allow more>
By hunter reynolds, on September 27th, 2012 THE 12 SIGNS of the zodiac exist in our inner sky as way-showers, personalized road maps uniquely suited to our body type and conditioning, our genius and wounds. With practice, these 12 styles of awakening become as percievable as the constellations backstroking through the void above us. But what happens when we fail to more>
By hunter reynolds, on September 1st, 2012 CHECK OUT THIS handy, downloadable reference chart that summarizes how the twelve signs of the zodiac appear when seen through meditative eyes. An objective, woo-woo-free way of measuring your capacity for interpersonal insight and on-the-spot compassion. Post on your fridge or carry in your pocket as a guide to correct your seeing and instantly more>
By hunter reynolds, on May 30th, 2012 WHAT IF BEING NUMB to archetype is tantamount to being numb to life? As you read through these five symptoms of Archetype Deficit Disorder, ask yourself, What if archetype is the universal language of self-inquiry and the only free will we really have is between learning to speak and harness these felt meanings or allowing more>
By hunter reynolds, on February 27th, 2012 WOULD YOU LIKE to develop an intuitively accurate, real-time awareness of the astrological archetypes in your everyday life, work and relationships?
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By hunter reynolds, on December 31st, 2011 WHAT IF A ROADMAP TO AWAKENING was built into the very fabric of the cosmos? What if a pathway to the Buddhist middle path – the ego-dissolving center between mind’s wildly swinging extremes – was laid out for us in the pattern of the planets? This is the essential, but too often hidden, insight of more>
By hunter reynolds, on October 29th, 2011 THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS to justifiably protest against. But what, I ask myself, is the most fundamental, cross-cultural oppression — the “meme,” if you will — that gave rise to this rant against the great vampire squid called Corporatocracy? My guess: it has something to do with flawed community. Thich Nhat Hanh once more>
By hunter reynolds, on October 2nd, 2011 AS FICTION WRITERS KNOW, in Western literature there are only four possible stories: 1- human vs. human; 2- human vs. nature; 3- human vs. self; 4- human vs. God; and they all move from conflict to climax to fleeting integration. In short, all stories are war stories.
But what about “human awakens as more>
By hunter reynolds, on October 2nd, 2011 SCROLL DOWN TO YOUR SUN, MOON AND RISING SIGNS. After you read each section, I invite you to recite the Prayer for Liberation that follows.
1. AUTOMATED ARIES
Attachment: Sovereignty The automated Aries part of us is addicted to perceiving, evoking and overcoming resistance as a means of propping up an unnaturally sovereign, hard-edged more>
By hunter reynolds, on August 1st, 2011 I RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE by a iconoclastic, young satsang teacher I had never heard about. He painted a picture of the world as a meaningless Darwinian drama. All concepts of eternal life were disparaged and all eternal life-promising teachers were portrayed as self-aggrandizing hucksters. To him, your best chance at tuning into the mystery more>
By hunter reynolds, on May 5th, 2011 ARE YOU existentially brave? Are you willing to honestly feel into this sense that you are a separate person attempting to bridge a persistent, interpersonal gap? Does this separation-affirming worldview give rise to inner richness, ease and overflowing presence? Can you honestly say you are attracted to living in a psychologically chopped-up world and more>
By hunter reynolds, on May 5th, 2011 ASTROLOGY GETS a bad rap in meditative, nondual circles because it seems to focus on our differences and make personality — the ego’s seductive evidence of separation — even more solid and substantial. Good for those who want to manipulate and/or psychoanalyze the illusion, not for those who want to wake up from it. But more>
By hunter reynolds, on March 1st, 2011
AS MAGNETIC NORTH races toward Russia 25 miles per year (and accelerating) and earth’s changing magnetic flux lines fatally confuse more and more fish, birds and bees, one thing is clear: this is not a time for tepid transformation. With only one year left until the Sun (if not the earth) swaps poles, it’s more>
By hunter reynolds, on January 8th, 2011 OKAY, ONE YEAR UNTIL 2012. As the astro-predictions fly, remember this:
1) “We have to believe in free will. We have no choice.” -Isaac Bashevis Singer
2) All twelve signs are flashing neon inside you.
Actionable insights are more likely to come from a personal reading. In light of this, I encourage you more>
By hunter reynolds, on January 8th, 2011 ADMIT IT: YOU’RE A SLAVE. Perpetually sucked into safely scripted behavior, roles and “signs” downloaded from the collective unconscious, you strive not to be shot through with the dissolving light of pure awareness, but to be impressively opaque and authentically self-expressed (a.k.a. true to your miserably secure stories about yourself). Even in the throes more>
By hunter reynolds, on December 2nd, 2010 IMAGINE GOSSIPING PASSIONATELY about the color yellow, making a pass at orange or displaying a spectacular indifference towards crimson. It would be crazy, insane. The colors of things are, after all, only a laminate—too delightfully ephemeral to take personally. Yet, it is just this kind of rainbow reactivity that taunts and haunts us every more>
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