A woman emailed me her most recent astrology reading a few days ago asking me to review it with her.  One matter that most impressed her was that she was coming into Aquarian energy which meant she would be wanting to be in the highest level of service she could be.  Being quite left-brained, this woman had been tossing and turning the thought of it being time to be of service around in her mind left and right: maybe it looks like this, I’ve already done this in my life so maybe it’s that, etc.  She realized she was only running in circles.

She phoned with the issue at hand.  I suggested that she leave her linear mind (egoic self) and move into the heart of her brilliant mind (into “outer space”) where she would be able to freely tap into her own understanding of “being of service”.  Doing this is a matter of relaxing, taking a few deep breaths, and then shifting awareness away from body reality.  I left her time to transition herself into “outer space”.  Her speech coming ever so slowly and thoughtfully told me she was there.  Soon she was examining the nature of service, “It’s a feeling of expansion.  I can feel everything moving.  It’s a feeling.  It’s not really a word.  But my brain keeps trying to put labels to it.”

Suddenly she was saying, “I see a tether.  I’m afraid if I go “out there” I’ll not get back.  A part of me doesn’t want to get rid of the tether.  But then can I really be of service, committed and all those things if I’m not ready to snip that tether?  Otherwise, it’s only ideas, isn’t it?”

She continued to explore the situation.  “How am I going to do this?  I understand that I need to cut the tether but I’d be lying if I said I was a 100 % there.  For a little string, it’s pretty powerful.  But if I don’t cut the string, I remain in struggle.”

I responded that I was hearing her say that she was either “out there” or in struggle, and in the struggle she can only have ideas about what service is.  I told her that she could cut the tether, freely have her experience, and then put the tether back if she chose.

Quiet reigned for awhile.  Clearly, a choice was being made: stay in struggle or move into expanded awareness.

Unexpectedly she stated, “I just saw myself using wire cutters.  I’m going. You are going with me, right?”

I told her I was already out there, to see me reaching my hand out to her and saying “come fly with me.”  Now came the tears, which is a “good” sign.  I made clear to her to acknowledge that this is painful for the ego.   Going “out there” is the end of living in limited thought.  It’s the death of the ego thoughts.  It’s the beginning of living in God’s thoughts, God’s world, in the heart of our own brilliant mind.  Tears of letting go mixed with tears of wonderment.  I acknowledge to myself just how blessed I was to be part of this beautiful experience.

After a period of silent expansion and exploration, she asked, “How do I know if I’ve really stepped off the ledge?

I queried, “asks the ego?”  She responded with clarity, “Ok, I’m out there.”

I talked a few moments, giving her a reference point, pointing out to her that from this place of great awareness, she can access direct guidance.  Then I asked her if it was time to get direct guidance right here and now.

She said that she was being directed to her astrology reading, saying, “I’m being shown that it’s all laid out.  That from this place of awareness I will be free of the roulette wheel of ideas.  Just change, maturation and movement.

I stated that from this untethered place that she would be in alignment with that, that there is nothing to try to figure out.  Alignment with this outer space reality—God’s thoughts—was the key, that staying out of her mind would keep her where?

She responded, “In alignment.  Connected.  Funny, the word connection—the untethered connection.”

I added that her astrologer had talked about her getting guidance, that she should be meditating and letting information come through—that this is where it was going to happen, from the untethered connection.

She talked about her attempts at writing to date (this woman is gifted with words), that she wasn’t being as honest as she could, that she tries to put awarenessess on paper but they mutate or something, that they become flat on the page, as if she is filtering her awarenesses.  Too much analyzing she realizes.  She adds that it was ego trying to block her deeper expression.

Severing the tie that kept this woman in limitation was key to her forward movement, to her continued growth, self-discovery and most importantly to being of service. 

Over the years, I have had an uncountable number of people come to me wanting help in understanding their astrology readings.  The story is always the same.  The person is trying (ego) to understanding this “greater information” from a linear perspective—when all that can be obtained from a linear perspective is a limited perspective.  I could provide an expanded understanding, but then it becomes them adopting “my perspective”—something I don’t do.  My role is to simply help create space for others to have their own experience, to reach their own greater awareness. 

It’s essential now that we go into “outer space” (away from our linear mind) and learn to move into our own greater awareness and let that greater awareness be the guiding force, the guiding light in our lives.  This is how we become pillars of light for others, by becoming the light of our own understanding.  It is possible and most essential during these critically changing times.