I never thought that I would be standing here telling you this but astrology
here telling you this but astrology
here telling you this but astrology changed my life before you write me off
changed my life before you write me off
changed my life before you write me off as a weirdo let me explain because
as a weirdo let me explain because
as a weirdo let me explain because astrology is probably not what you think
astrology is probably not what you think
astrology is probably not what you think it is I’m not talking about horoscopes
it is I’m not talking about horoscopes
it is I’m not talking about horoscopes in the newspaper or the ice breakers at
in the newspaper or the ice breakers at
in the newspaper or the ice breakers at a party thing what’s your sign I’m a
a party thing what’s your sign I’m a
a party thing what’s your sign I’m a Gemini by the way for those of you who
Gemini by the way for those of you who
Gemini by the way for those of you who are curious because I know you’re out
are curious because I know you’re out
are curious because I know you’re out there but what I’m talking about is
there but what I’m talking about is
there but what I’m talking about is astrology as it was originally intended
astrology as it was originally intended
astrology as it was originally intended it’s an ancient symbolic language and a
it’s an ancient symbolic language and a
it’s an ancient symbolic language and a healing art I’m a professional
healing art I’m a professional
healing art I’m a professional astrologer and I never knew that that’s
astrologer and I never knew that that’s
astrologer and I never knew that that’s the turn that my life would take growing
the turn that my life would take growing
the turn that my life would take growing up I was told that life means you grow
up I was told that life means you grow
up I was told that life means you grow up you go to school you go to college
up you go to school you go to college
up you go to school you go to college you get a job you work 9:00 to 5:00 you
you get a job you work 9:00 to 5:00 you
you get a job you work 9:00 to 5:00 you make lots of money maybe you have a
make lots of money maybe you have a
make lots of money maybe you have a family you get old you die the end that
family you get old you die the end that
family you get old you die the end that model of life created a specific point
model of life created a specific point
model of life created a specific point of view that I was operating from I
of view that I was operating from I
of view that I was operating from I started to see myself and my world
started to see myself and my world
started to see myself and my world through the lens of manmade schedules
through the lens of manmade schedules
through the lens of manmade schedules job descriptions and numbers in my bank
job descriptions and numbers in my bank
job descriptions and numbers in my bank account what I noticed was that my
account what I noticed was that my
account what I noticed was that my energy for life started to wane I was
energy for life started to wane I was
energy for life started to wane I was getting sick all the time
getting sick all the time
getting sick all the time I got depressed life became linear
I got depressed life became linear
I got depressed life became linear limited constricted and in one word
limited constricted and in one word
limited constricted and in one word meaningless
meaningless
meaningless I was asking major questions like Who am
I was asking major questions like Who am
I was asking major questions like Who am I and what am I doing here what is my
I and what am I doing here what is my
I and what am I doing here what is my purpose what are my innate gifts have
purpose what are my innate gifts have
purpose what are my innate gifts have you ever asked yourself those questions
you ever asked yourself those questions
you ever asked yourself those questions yeah it turns out after giving thousands
yeah it turns out after giving thousands
yeah it turns out after giving thousands of readings for clients all over the
of readings for clients all over the
of readings for clients all over the world there are a lot of people have
world there are a lot of people have
world there are a lot of people have they’re asking those same questions and
they’re asking those same questions and
they’re asking those same questions and astrology has the answers it can change
astrology has the answers it can change
astrology has the answers it can change the way we live humanity is suffering
the way we live humanity is suffering
the way we live humanity is suffering from a great disconnect
from a great disconnect
from a great disconnect we’re distracted and we’re distant from
we’re distracted and we’re distant from
we’re distracted and we’re distant from ourselves from each other and from the
ourselves from each other and from the
ourselves from each other and from the natural world we’re in a perilous loss
natural world we’re in a perilous loss
natural world we’re in a perilous loss right now of land of meaning and of
right now of land of meaning and of
right now of land of meaning and of lineage but luckily there’s an antidote
lineage but luckily there’s an antidote
lineage but luckily there’s an antidote the antidote to disconnection is
the antidote to disconnection is
the antidote to disconnection is connecting connecting to ourselves
connecting connecting to ourselves
connecting connecting to ourselves connecting to each other and connecting
connecting to each other and connecting
connecting to each other and connecting to something bigger so what is astrology
to something bigger so what is astrology
to something bigger so what is astrology it’s the study of how celestial bodies
it’s the study of how celestial bodies
it’s the study of how celestial bodies such as the planets influence life on
such as the planets influence life on
such as the planets influence life on Earth and it’s nothing new astrology has
Earth and it’s nothing new astrology has
Earth and it’s nothing new astrology has been around for millennia it is a
been around for millennia it is a
been around for millennia it is a philosophy that assumes that everything
philosophy that assumes that everything
philosophy that assumes that everything is interrelated interconnected and
is interrelated interconnected and
is interrelated interconnected and animate an astrology is the opposite of
animate an astrology is the opposite of
animate an astrology is the opposite of linear the heavenly bodies literally
linear the heavenly bodies literally
linear the heavenly bodies literally move in circuitous spiraling patterns
move in circuitous spiraling patterns
move in circuitous spiraling patterns and they mirror the way that life works
and they mirror the way that life works
and they mirror the way that life works it’s often discredited because it’s not
it’s often discredited because it’s not
it’s often discredited because it’s not a hard science but I’m here to suggest
a hard science but I’m here to suggest
a hard science but I’m here to suggest that the answer to the problems that we
that the answer to the problems that we
that the answer to the problems that we face as a society today are not going to
face as a society today are not going to
face as a society today are not going to come from hard or reductionist sciences
come from hard or reductionist sciences
come from hard or reductionist sciences in fact seeing life through separation
in fact seeing life through separation
in fact seeing life through separation and an individualist lens has gotten us
and an individualist lens has gotten us
and an individualist lens has gotten us into a calamity where were a humanity
into a calamity where were a humanity
into a calamity where were a humanity living unsustainable lifestyles
living unsustainable lifestyles
living unsustainable lifestyles what we need is integrated and holistic
what we need is integrated and holistic
what we need is integrated and holistic ways of seeing and astrology is one of
ways of seeing and astrology is one of
ways of seeing and astrology is one of those the word astrology comes from two
those the word astrology comes from two
those the word astrology comes from two Greek words Astro and logos Astro logos
Greek words Astro and logos Astro logos
Greek words Astro and logos Astro logos means cosmic order or logic of the Stars
means cosmic order or logic of the Stars
means cosmic order or logic of the Stars it suggests that the workings of space
it suggests that the workings of space
it suggests that the workings of space are not random that quite the opposite
are not random that quite the opposite
are not random that quite the opposite what might seem like chaos is supremely
what might seem like chaos is supremely
what might seem like chaos is supremely organized logos also means story stories
organized logos also means story stories
organized logos also means story stories are incredibly powerful so much those
are incredibly powerful so much those
are incredibly powerful so much those that they set the foundation for how we
that they set the foundation for how we
that they set the foundation for how we live
live
live our society operates from certain
our society operates from certain
our society operates from certain agreed-upon narratives for example the
agreed-upon narratives for example the
agreed-upon narratives for example the story that we must earn a living
story that we must earn a living
story that we must earn a living Astro logo says the sky is always
Astro logo says the sky is always
Astro logo says the sky is always speaking to us and that if we learn to
speaking to us and that if we learn to
speaking to us and that if we learn to listen to the story that’s written in
listen to the story that’s written in
listen to the story that’s written in the stars we may be able to reclaim our
the stars we may be able to reclaim our
the stars we may be able to reclaim our society to something that is more
society to something that is more
society to something that is more sustainable and aligned with nature
sustainable and aligned with nature
sustainable and aligned with nature stories link us to our lineage they are
stories link us to our lineage they are
stories link us to our lineage they are our history they tell us where we came
our history they tell us where we came
our history they tell us where we came from
from
from they give us context for where we are
they give us context for where we are
they give us context for where we are now and they empower us to choose where
now and they empower us to choose where
now and they empower us to choose where it is that we’re going next
it is that we’re going next
it is that we’re going next astrology contains a wealth of records
astrology contains a wealth of records
astrology contains a wealth of records that comprise a shared human story so
that comprise a shared human story so
that comprise a shared human story so what our ancestors were doing was living
what our ancestors were doing was living
what our ancestors were doing was living on earth experiencing their lives and
on earth experiencing their lives and
on earth experiencing their lives and watching the sky and they created
watching the sky and they created
watching the sky and they created narratives and mythologies and
narratives and mythologies and
narratives and mythologies and archetypes out of those experiences
archetypes out of those experiences
archetypes out of those experiences these archetypes hold deep truths that
these archetypes hold deep truths that
these archetypes hold deep truths that reveal who we really are I found out
reveal who we really are I found out
reveal who we really are I found out when I studied astrology that my purpose
when I studied astrology that my purpose
when I studied astrology that my purpose in life has to do with teaching speaking
in life has to do with teaching speaking
in life has to do with teaching speaking and communication those are skills that
and communication those are skills that
and communication those are skills that often come naturally to Gemini Here I am
often come naturally to Gemini Here I am
often come naturally to Gemini Here I am giving a TED talk astrology allowed me
giving a TED talk astrology allowed me
giving a TED talk astrology allowed me to embrace my innate gift and bring them
to embrace my innate gift and bring them
to embrace my innate gift and bring them to fruition so what’s your sign what do
to fruition so what’s your sign what do
to fruition so what’s your sign what do you know about it I invite you to learn
you know about it I invite you to learn
you know about it I invite you to learn more about the archetypes in astrology
more about the archetypes in astrology
more about the archetypes in astrology such as Aries tourists cancer Leo and so
such as Aries tourists cancer Leo and so
such as Aries tourists cancer Leo and so on you might be surprised at what you
on you might be surprised at what you
on you might be surprised at what you learn and please study all the
learn and please study all the
learn and please study all the archetypes because there’s a little bit
archetypes because there’s a little bit
archetypes because there’s a little bit of each one in all of us learning about
of each one in all of us learning about
of each one in all of us learning about the archetypes may help you to remember
the archetypes may help you to remember
the archetypes may help you to remember things about yourself and your path that
things about yourself and your path that
things about yourself and your path that helped to set you free astrology can
helped to set you free astrology can
helped to set you free astrology can tell us more than just about our
tell us more than just about our
tell us more than just about our personalities it’s use can also be very
personalities it’s use can also be very
personalities it’s use can also be very tangible and practical farmers and
tangible and practical farmers and
tangible and practical farmers and sailors use
sailors use
sailors use to grow food and to navigate the Seas
to grow food and to navigate the Seas
to grow food and to navigate the Seas our ancient Egyptian ancestors looked to
our ancient Egyptian ancestors looked to
our ancient Egyptian ancestors looked to the sky and they were looking for one
the sky and they were looking for one
the sky and they were looking for one star in particular
star in particular
star in particular Sirius because they knew that when
Sirius because they knew that when
Sirius because they knew that when Sirius started to rise the Nile River
Sirius started to rise the Nile River
Sirius started to rise the Nile River was getting ready to flood with that
was getting ready to flood with that
was getting ready to flood with that information they could make preparations
information they could make preparations
information they could make preparations on the ground a common example of how
on the ground a common example of how
on the ground a common example of how the planets influence our life on Earth
the planets influence our life on Earth
the planets influence our life on Earth is a full moon so think about the full
is a full moon so think about the full
is a full moon so think about the full moon picture the image of a full moon in
moon picture the image of a full moon in
moon picture the image of a full moon in in your mind’s eye ask a teacher or an
in your mind’s eye ask a teacher or an
in your mind’s eye ask a teacher or an employee at a hospital and they will
employee at a hospital and they will
employee at a hospital and they will tell you that the full moon definitely
tell you that the full moon definitely
tell you that the full moon definitely influences human emotion and behavior
influences human emotion and behavior
influences human emotion and behavior ers tend to be full or more extreme with
ers tend to be full or more extreme with
ers tend to be full or more extreme with their cases around the full moon and
their cases around the full moon and
their cases around the full moon and it’s no surprise I mean the full moon it
it’s no surprise I mean the full moon it
it’s no surprise I mean the full moon it interrelates with the tides them well
interrelates with the tides them well
interrelates with the tides them well the moon creates the tidal and our human
the moon creates the tidal and our human
the moon creates the tidal and our human bodies are almost 75% water so of course
bodies are almost 75% water so of course
bodies are almost 75% water so of course there’s an interaction but I wonder if
there’s an interaction but I wonder if
there’s an interaction but I wonder if we as a society we’re more tuned in to
we as a society we’re more tuned in to
we as a society we’re more tuned in to the lunar cycles would the emergency
the lunar cycles would the emergency
the lunar cycles would the emergency room still be full when the moon is full
room still be full when the moon is full
room still be full when the moon is full or would we be able to develop adaptive
or would we be able to develop adaptive
or would we be able to develop adaptive techniques to know how to respond to the
techniques to know how to respond to the
techniques to know how to respond to the changes in behavior and emotion that
changes in behavior and emotion that
changes in behavior and emotion that happen around the full moon one way that
happen around the full moon one way that
happen around the full moon one way that we’ve gotten disconnected from the sky
we’ve gotten disconnected from the sky
we’ve gotten disconnected from the sky is that electric lights literally block
is that electric lights literally block
is that electric lights literally block our view of the stars another way that
our view of the stars another way that
our view of the stars another way that we’ve gotten disconnected is that our
we’ve gotten disconnected is that our
we’ve gotten disconnected is that our holidays which were originally
holidays which were originally
holidays which were originally celebrations of the seasons and events
celebrations of the seasons and events
celebrations of the seasons and events with special meaning have been reduced
with special meaning have been reduced
with special meaning have been reduced to dictating what we purchase and
to dictating what we purchase and
to dictating what we purchase and consume the soul of the celebrations and
consume the soul of the celebrations and
consume the soul of the celebrations and our soul gets lost when we orient to our
our soul gets lost when we orient to our
our soul gets lost when we orient to our life through consumerism we lose the
life through consumerism we lose the
life through consumerism we lose the essence of who we are David Abram is a
essence of who we are David Abram is a
essence of who we are David Abram is a cultural ecologist and philosopher who
cultural ecologist and philosopher who
cultural ecologist and philosopher who coined the term more than human world
coined the term more than human world
coined the term more than human world so david abram he coined this term more
so david abram he coined this term more
so david abram he coined this term more than human world and he presents this
than human world and he presents this
than human world and he presents this idea that humans can’t actually know
idea that humans can’t actually know
idea that humans can’t actually know themselves unless they enter into
themselves unless they enter into
themselves unless they enter into relationship with that which is not
relationship with that which is not
relationship with that which is not human that which is not human or
human that which is not human or
human that which is not human or human-made astrology gives us a direct
human-made astrology gives us a direct
human-made astrology gives us a direct connection and way to relate with the
connection and way to relate with the
connection and way to relate with the more than human world there’s some
more than human world there’s some
more than human world there’s some really simple ways that we can start to
really simple ways that we can start to
really simple ways that we can start to remember the wisdom in astrology
remember the wisdom in astrology
remember the wisdom in astrology greet the Sun and Moon every day notice
greet the Sun and Moon every day notice
greet the Sun and Moon every day notice where they are in the sky notice how
where they are in the sky notice how
where they are in the sky notice how they make you feel notice how you’re
they make you feel notice how you’re
they make you feel notice how you’re feeling and start to correlate the
feeling and start to correlate the
feeling and start to correlate the experience of where the heavenly bodies
experience of where the heavenly bodies
experience of where the heavenly bodies are with your experience on earth I even
are with your experience on earth I even
are with your experience on earth I even recommend that you keep a journal of the
recommend that you keep a journal of the
recommend that you keep a journal of the insights that you receive when you’re
insights that you receive when you’re
insights that you receive when you’re connecting with the sky the ancients
connecting with the sky the ancients
connecting with the sky the ancients believed that if we could really listen
believed that if we could really listen
believed that if we could really listen to an honor the more than human world
to an honor the more than human world
to an honor the more than human world then we would be able to access deep and
then we would be able to access deep and
then we would be able to access deep and profound states of wisdom it’s this
profound states of wisdom it’s this
profound states of wisdom it’s this wisdom that holds the keys to lasting
wisdom that holds the keys to lasting
wisdom that holds the keys to lasting and positive change for our society so I
and positive change for our society so I
and positive change for our society so I invite you open your senses because
invite you open your senses because
invite you open your senses because cosmic insight is constantly raining
cosmic insight is constantly raining
cosmic insight is constantly raining down on us at all times just waiting for
down on us at all times just waiting for
down on us at all times just waiting for us to actualize it open yourself to that
us to actualize it open yourself to that
us to actualize it open yourself to that nature knows a lot more than we do
nature knows a lot more than we do
nature knows a lot more than we do the truth is we’re a young race by
the truth is we’re a young race by
the truth is we’re a young race by comparison to how much nature knows and
comparison to how much nature knows and
comparison to how much nature knows and how long Nature has been here and nature
how long Nature has been here and nature
how long Nature has been here and nature is literally governed by the Stars the
is literally governed by the Stars the
is literally governed by the Stars the Sun the moon these things create the
Sun the moon these things create the
Sun the moon these things create the seasons which are inherent cycles of
seasons which are inherent cycles of
seasons which are inherent cycles of growth we to experience seasons inside
growth we to experience seasons inside
growth we to experience seasons inside of ourselves back when I was viewing
of ourselves back when I was viewing
of ourselves back when I was viewing life through the lens of my linear
life through the lens of my linear
life through the lens of my linear hustle of societal structure I got
hustle of societal structure I got
hustle of societal structure I got confused about my inner experience I
confused about my inner experience I
confused about my inner experience I couldn’t always tell how I felt or why
couldn’t always tell how I felt or why
couldn’t always tell how I felt or why now that I too
now that I too
now that I too with astrology I know when I’m in a
with astrology I know when I’m in a
with astrology I know when I’m in a cycle of hibernation and I need to go
cycle of hibernation and I need to go
cycle of hibernation and I need to go inward or when I’m in a state of
inward or when I’m in a state of
inward or when I’m in a state of expression and I need to come out and
expression and I need to come out and
expression and I need to come out and give a talk we as a society need to be
give a talk we as a society need to be
give a talk we as a society need to be listening to ourselves at this level it
listening to ourselves at this level it
listening to ourselves at this level it is innate primal and instinctive and
is innate primal and instinctive and
is innate primal and instinctive and when we create from there we’re building
when we create from there we’re building
when we create from there we’re building upon a natural reality instead of
upon a natural reality instead of
upon a natural reality instead of perpetuating broken human systems the
perpetuating broken human systems the
perpetuating broken human systems the real reason that I’m here y’all is
real reason that I’m here y’all is
real reason that I’m here y’all is because through astrology
because through astrology
because through astrology I’ve remembered how to see my life
I’ve remembered how to see my life
I’ve remembered how to see my life reflected in the magical landscape and
reflected in the magical landscape and
reflected in the magical landscape and skyscape around me and I want friends I
skyscape around me and I want friends I
skyscape around me and I want friends I want other people to experience this
want other people to experience this
want other people to experience this magic because life on Earth is truly
magic because life on Earth is truly
magic because life on Earth is truly astounding last month I had the great
astounding last month I had the great
astounding last month I had the great honour of being able to witness a total
honour of being able to witness a total
honour of being able to witness a total solar eclipse did any of you have the
solar eclipse did any of you have the
solar eclipse did any of you have the opportunity to see that that event
opportunity to see that that event
opportunity to see that that event changed me at a deep cellular level and
changed me at a deep cellular level and
changed me at a deep cellular level and it had a profound impact on everyone I
it had a profound impact on everyone I
it had a profound impact on everyone I know who had the opportunity to witness
know who had the opportunity to witness
know who had the opportunity to witness it prior to the Eclipse my Facebook feed
it prior to the Eclipse my Facebook feed
it prior to the Eclipse my Facebook feed was as it always is full of dissenting
was as it always is full of dissenting
was as it always is full of dissenting opinions and people arguing about
opinions and people arguing about
opinions and people arguing about nothing after the Eclipse
nothing after the Eclipse
nothing after the Eclipse there were several days where every post
there were several days where every post
there were several days where every post was one of beauty all and reverence at
was one of beauty all and reverence at
was one of beauty all and reverence at the wonder of this cosmic marriage of
the wonder of this cosmic marriage of
the wonder of this cosmic marriage of the Sun Moon and Earth in perfect divine
the Sun Moon and Earth in perfect divine
the Sun Moon and Earth in perfect divine alignment astrology can bring us all
alignment astrology can bring us all
alignment astrology can bring us all together and that’s the world that I
together and that’s the world that I
together and that’s the world that I want to live in I want to live in a
want to live in I want to live in a
want to live in I want to live in a world where we turn off the lights at
world where we turn off the lights at
world where we turn off the lights at night where we shut down our phones and
night where we shut down our phones and
night where we shut down our phones and computers and we go outside together
computers and we go outside together
computers and we go outside together with each other and look at the sky and
with each other and look at the sky and
with each other and look at the sky and tell stories living like this can help
tell stories living like this can help
tell stories living like this can help us reweave and recreate a culture that
us reweave and recreate a culture that
us reweave and recreate a culture that emulate
emulate
emulate it’s the cycles of nature and it may be
it’s the cycles of nature and it may be
it’s the cycles of nature and it may be able to save us so join me start to
able to save us so join me start to
able to save us so join me start to engage with the sky notice the landscape
engage with the sky notice the landscape
engage with the sky notice the landscape around you write down your insights that
around you write down your insights that
around you write down your insights that you receive from nature and the sky we
you receive from nature and the sky we
you receive from nature and the sky we are all astrologers it’s in our bones
are all astrologers it’s in our bones
are all astrologers it’s in our bones it’s our ancestry it’s simply a matter
it’s our ancestry it’s simply a matter
it’s our ancestry it’s simply a matter of remembering it let’s gather together
of remembering it let’s gather together
of remembering it let’s gather together let’s shine our light and find out where
let’s shine our light and find out where
let’s shine our light and find out where we belong
we belong
we belong in the grander scheme of all things and
in the grander scheme of all things and
in the grander scheme of all things and together we can emerge into something
together we can emerge into something
together we can emerge into something new that we don’t know currently but
new that we don’t know currently but
new that we don’t know currently but it’s a perfect design that’s already
it’s a perfect design that’s already
it’s a perfect design that’s already written in the stars this is the society
written in the stars this is the society
written in the stars this is the society changed instantly and easily by being in
changed instantly and easily by being in
changed instantly and easily by being in love and wonder with this experience of
love and wonder with this experience of
love and wonder with this experience of life on earth thank you
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