Moonrise 13Moon Digital Magazine Volume 1, Number 13 - February 2016 | Page 13

Passions February - March 2016 New Year, you might be feeling like your emotions are all over the place. If you’re feeling a bit rattled, please just remember to breathe. It’s a lot to take in - especially since you were in a holding pattern for much of the past month! If you haven’t been grounding and meditating, there’s still time to learn to tame the “monkey mind” as they say. You’re going to need a lot of discipline as you move forward. I told you that when Mercury retrograde passed out of phase, that things were going to jump off with quite a jolt and we certainly haven’t been disappointed. Now that we’ve shook off the stagnation of Mercury’s passing, you can definitely tell that time has speeded up. Like accelerating from zero to 60 from a standing start, things are starting to happen at a faster pace than usual especially since we’re still in the dead of winter! It may not feel like it – yes, the weather is still chilly and at times unpredictable, but the signs for calm travel ahead are starting to show up. There’s an explosive level of heat quickening underneath the frost and it’s beginning to edge its way to the surface. The ice is beginning to crack and show signs of thawing. When the dam finally bursts and the water freely runs, it’s going to have the force of nature to carve out a new path through just about any obstacle – given enough time that is! Passion is explosive. It can be heartfelt. Creative. Fiery. Transformative. It can