Mary Jo Wevers

  • Home
  • About
  • Karmic Astrology
  • What is The Journey™?
  • Products
  • Podcasts
  • Blog
  • Contact

June 15, 2017 by Mary Jo Wevers

Exploring Emotional Intelligence through the Sign of Cancer

Tuesday June 20th the Sun leaves the curious and interactive air sign of Gemini and enters the emotionally sensitive and protective water sign of Cancer. Each succeeding sign of the zodiac provides the means to rectify or redirect the energy of the previous sign. Cancer shifts our awareness from the realm of the mind and tunes us in to our feelings. A cardinal sign, Cancer initiates activity and creates new beginnings from a feeling, nurturing, heart-centered place.

Cancer rules emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the awareness of our own feelings, their depth and complexity, as well as being able to perceive and understand emotions in others. We develop emotional intelligence when we pay attention to our emotions and allow ourselves to feel them, just as infants and small children do naturally. Rather than distracting ourselves from our feelings, or burying and repressing them, or projecting them outside of ourselves onto others and re-acting impulsively, we can allow ourselves the private internal space to healthily process them. The more we practice this, the stronger our inner emotional foundation becomes. Then, instead of looking for safety and security in the external world, from places or people who will protect us, we can tap into our own inner emotional strength, regardless of external circumstances.

“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.”

– Baruch Spinoza

Filed Under: Astrology, Cancer, Emotions

July 9, 2013 by Mary Jo Wevers

New Moon conjoins Retrograde Mercury in Cancer

Yellow_moonToday we are at the midpoint of our current Mercury retrograde in the sign of Cancer. Mercury stationed retrograde on June 26th at 23 degrees. Mercury will continue moving retrograde until July 20th when it stations direct at 13 degrees.

Mercury retrogrades are times for us to slow down, reflect and reconsider recent events and experiences. It is time to be more internal, rather than pushing ahead in the world with our projects. Delays and problems in the areas of communication, travel, and technology force us to pay attention to our surroundings, take our time reviewing details, and take extra care in our movements and activities. The gift of Mercury retrogrades is they give us an opportunity to discover what we have overlooked, what information has been lacking, or what pieces we have left behind as we have been moving forward in life.

With Mercury retrograde in the watery sign of Cancer, this has been a time to pay attention to our feelings and sensitivities. What emotional pieces have been left behind, that need processing and healing? What emotional information have you been missing, repressing or ignoring? How well are you using your intuition?

Last night we had a New Moon in Cancer at 16 degrees, conjoining retrograde Mercury at 18 degrees. During the New Moon the gravitational pull of the Moon is at its strongest, pulling on our emotions just as it does on the ocean tides. The New Moon is the “darkest hour” of the monthly lunar cycle, the most internally experienced and sensitive.

Coupled with the Mercury retrograde, this New Moon is a potent time for us to get in touch with our deepest emotional stirrings. Do you honor your emotional nature? How are you feeling? What emotional information is surfacing that needs your attention? What steps can you take to understand your unconscious self?

As serendipity would have it, I am presenting a workshop on the last day of this Mercury retrograde. In this workshop you learn about old emotionally based patterns of behavior and attitudes towards life, represented by the Moon North and South Nodes.  See below for details. I hope you can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity and join us!

Discover Your Spiritual Soul Mission through Karmic Astrology

In this one day workshop learn about the Moon’s South and North Nodes in the astrological chart, their meaning and interpretation. Explore your own South Node soul pattern and North Node spiritual soul mission in life, based on your birth date. No knowledge of astrology is necessary to take the workshop. $100 fee may be made in installments.

Saturday July 20, 2013

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The Center for Inner Awareness
2111 Front Street NE
Building 3, Suite 3-209
Salem OR 97302

For more information and to register for the event contact Mary Jo Wevers, mj@maryjowevers.com or phone 541.740.8081

Filed Under: Cancer, Moon

June 18, 2013 by Mary Jo Wevers

Cancer: The Emotional Memory of Water

jpeg“But reason has no power against feeling, and feeling older than history is no light matter.”

                                                          – Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Thursday June 20th we mark a power point in the calendar year, the seasonal transition we call the Summer Solstice. The Sun will move out of the inquisitive and communicative masculine air sign of Gemini and enter the sensitive and reflective feminine water sign of Cancer. Each succeeding sign of the zodiac provides the means to rectify or redirect the energy of the previous sign. Cancer asks us to shift our awareness from the realm of the mind and tune in to our feelings. A cardinal sign, Cancer wants to initiate activity from a feeling, heart-centered place.

The negative, or receptive, polarity of Cancer gives it an internal, inwardly directed energy. A key phrase for Cancer is “I Feel.” Cancer is sensitive, intuitive, empathetic, vulnerable and sentimental. Cancer governs our inner sense of self, our instincts and emotional attitudes that form the foundation of our psyche.

Considered the youngest sign of the zodiac, Cancer rules our beginnings: infancy and early childhood. The glyph for Cancer is two gametes, male and female, representing fertility and new life. It is symbolic of the deep, creative, imaginative wellspring of life.

Home-loving and maternal, Cancer values family and its ancestral past. Cancer’s domain includes the home, family history and origins, hereditary traits, and ethnic and cultural traditions. On a broader scale, nations and states, citizens, public opinion, and humankind are Cancerian. Cancer is motivated to seek security in its family, clan, tribe, or community. It fears exclusion and needs acceptance from others. Its challenge is to learn self-sufficiency outside of the confines of home, family and community.

Cancer can be retentive, tenacious and shrewd. It stores early life experiences, especially those that are emotionally charged, deep in the subconscious. It allows these emotional memories from the past to color its present experiences, reacting with unconscious, pre-conditioned responses to events and people. Cancer can be overly sensitive, moody, easily hurt, needy and dependent on others. Its tendency to be passive can lead to emotional co-dependency which interferes with its ability to develop self-sufficiency.

The symbol for Cancer is the Crab, a water dwelling animal with a protective shell. Just like a hermit crab, Cancer retreats into its shell when it feels vulnerable or threatened. It guards its privacy and personal matters. It is evasive, preferring not to confront life directly. Like the crab, Cancer moves sideways, side-stepping to escape perceived danger or attacks.

Cancer shows its devotion and care in loyal, nurturing, protective, supportive and domestic ways. Archetypes for Cancer include the primordial Goddess or Female Principal, the Roman goddess Diana as well as the late Princess Diana, and the Mother and Child. Wet nurses, cooks, kitchen workers, homemakers and women in general embody the energy of Cancer. History, genealogy and archiving the past are Cancerian occupations and activities.

The color for Cancer is calming and soothing watery silver-blue. Silver is its metal. Pearls and coral are its gems. Willows and trees rich in sap are Cancer plants. Parts of the body ruled by Cancer include the breasts and the stomach. Bodily fluids such as tears, saliva, and milk, and fluid flow and retention are governed by Cancer.

Cancer rules the beginnings and endings of all the cycles of our life. We are born from the Cosmic Womb and we return to it when we die. Cancer defines the ways our beginnings and endings play out in our lives.

“It is impossible for emotion not to come on us in thinking of that time now flowed away.”

– Paul Cezanne

Filed Under: Cancer

Search

Recent Posts

  • Finding Spiritual Meaning in Everyday Life
  • The Age of Aquarius
  • Pluto’s Transit of Capricorn: Transforming Patriarchal Systems

Categories

  • Aquarius (4)
  • Aries (2)
  • Asteroids (1)
  • Astrology (46)
  • Cancer (3)
  • Capricorn (5)
  • Chiron (1)
  • Emotions (2)
  • Gemini (3)
  • Jupiter (1)
  • Karma (1)
  • Leo (3)
  • Libra (3)
  • Mars (1)
  • Mercury (1)
  • Mercury Retrograde (3)
  • Moon (2)
  • Neptune (2)
  • New Moon (1)
  • Pisces (3)
  • Pluto (2)
  • Sagittarius (2)
  • Saturn (2)
  • Scorpio (1)
  • Taurus (6)
  • The Sun (3)
  • Uranus (1)
  • Venus (3)
  • Virgo (5)

Archives

  • February 2021 (1)
  • January 2021 (1)
  • October 2020 (1)
  • August 2020 (1)
  • May 2020 (1)
  • April 2020 (1)
  • January 2020 (1)
  • December 2019 (1)
  • October 2019 (1)
  • August 2019 (2)
  • July 2019 (1)
  • May 2019 (1)
  • April 2019 (1)
  • March 2019 (1)
  • December 2018 (1)
  • November 2018 (1)
  • September 2018 (1)
  • August 2018 (1)
  • July 2018 (1)
  • May 2018 (1)
  • April 2018 (1)
  • March 2018 (1)
  • February 2018 (1)
  • January 2018 (1)
  • December 2017 (1)
  • November 2017 (1)
  • October 2017 (1)
  • September 2017 (1)
  • August 2017 (1)
  • July 2017 (1)
  • June 2017 (1)
  • May 2017 (1)
  • April 2017 (1)
  • March 2017 (1)
  • February 2017 (1)
  • January 2017 (1)
  • December 2014 (1)
  • May 2014 (1)
  • December 2013 (2)
  • October 2013 (1)
  • September 2013 (1)
  • August 2013 (1)
  • July 2013 (1)
  • June 2013 (2)
  • May 2013 (6)

Services Available

ASTROLOGICAL CONSULTATIONS:
  • Birth charts
  • Soul Mission packets
  • Solar Return charts for birthdays
  • Transits & progressions
  • Relationship astrology
  • Event charts for personal and business ventures
  • Dream analysis
  • Astrology classes and workshops

JOURNEY PROCESSES:
  • Emotional Journey
  • Physical Journey
  • Changing a behavior or habit
  • Belief or vow change
  • Life purpose
  • Kid's journey

AROMATHERAPY:
  • Astrological synergy oils
  • Room sprays

Copyright © 2021 · Executive Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in