We are the music-makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams.
World-losers and world-forsakers,
Upon whom the pale moon gleams;
Yet we are the movers and shakers,
Of the world forever, it seems.
“We are the Music-Makers” by Arthur William Edgar O’Shaughnessy
It’s late, that time of night when silence breathes and moonlight licks at shadows. Your mind yawns and quiets, eyes flickering with the first tug of sleep-but then they startle open. Something’s not quite right. You know-without knowing how you know- that you’re not dreaming. Your senses widen as you slip into an altered state of consciousness. You’re down the rabbit hole.
You’ve been swept away by Neptune in Pisces. In these misty realms dwell the divine and the mad. Where dreams coalesce and then shimmy apart. This is the land of Illusions, delusions and inspiration. It is here that ghosts and saints cross your path. Where the voices in your head are real. Surrender with grace and the sacred waters of knowledge may part before you.
On 4/11/11, Neptune moved into Pisces for the first time in over a century, when it held cosmic court between 1847 and 1861. During these magical years, impressionistic art streamed into the world. The gold rush brought dreams and delusions of wealth. The compassion of Neptune in Pisces inspired the underground railway, leading many slaves to freedom.
You must learn to walk between two worlds: one of the gods and the other of demons. The siren song of pipe-dreams can distract you from the voice of the true muse (The 9 Muses were Greek goddesses fathered by Zeus, King of the gods, and provided inspiration to humans). Be amused and bemused by the absurdities of life. Meditate. Take space. Space out. Surrender to the ecstatic-but practice this daily mantra: “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.” Casey Kasem
Neptune is caught in a retrograde riptide until 11/9/11. On 8/24, it skinny dips in Aquarian waters of truth for the final time. Let them wash away artifice and confusion. Dive deep to discover your pearl in the oyster–the seed of your authentic genuis. When Neptune flows back into dreams-can-come-true Pisces on 2/3/12, those who have called you crazy may now be your devotees.
Dream your dreams, live your truth. And never lose track of your passions.
Joyce
