Intuitive Patterns for the Month of January 2011

Well those eclipses have flipped everyone and everything on their heads and we have finally ended the 10-year and have moved into a year with a Gift of 11.

The number eleven is a mastery number. It is the number of transcendence. It is about visionaries who want to dream the dream awake. It is the energy of the empowered global visionary, freedom, and the bridge between realities connecting heaven to earth.

The “eleven” is the number of risk taking and choosing to become more than you believe possible.

It is the energy of the writer, humanitarian, and the power to break free of social constraints and beliefs. It is the number of the philosopher, wanderer, and spiritual seeker.

In the oldest Tarot decks the 11th card in the Trumps was the Tower (the energy that breaks down the illusions of the mind and forces you to grow and change). In the modern decks the 11 Trump is the Lust card (the scarlet women who uses passion, seduction, and the denial of desire to control all those around her). So this is a year when your passions may be unleashed and it is a good idea to let go of any old illusions of your mind and let yourself expand and change.

Leonardo da Vinci is the archetype of the eleven because he was so expanded in his visions. He was inventive and creative, yet he was a procrastinator and tested the edges of social conduct.

In the positive, the number eleven is inventive, philosophical, meditative, self actualized, and understands the dance of life that moves naturally between light and shadow. It is willing to take risks and to challenge preconceived notions and beliefs to uncover the truth.

In the negative, the number eleven is a rebel and can be addictive, escapist-oriented, aligned with shadow and the darker elements in life. The eleven can be inconsistent and irresponsible wanting the world to revolve around it.

Now the 11-year is one that initiates a change into higher consciousness and attempts to bring us out of the duality of the 2, or negative mind, and gives us an option to come from a more aware and conscious place. Some of us will willingly do this and others of us may find that we struggle against the negativity and criticism within our mind and lives.

The goal is to find a balance within and allow the process of neutral mind and harmony to guide your choices and path.

You may find that the negativity in your life has become very clear. It is as if a blinder has been taken off your eyes and for the first time you are seeing the world with objective clarity. It has probably been a big shock to most of you to notice just how much you have been placating people and situations in your life. Somewhere in Dec (probably related to many aspects that broke things loose astrologically) you had finally given yourself permission to tell the truth, see what was really happening, and choose another path.

For some, it has been a huge awakening. For others, it is as if you have been climbing out of a deep hole. Regardless, you are different. You feel different. And you cannot go back to the old way. You have let go of an old life that has finally released you from its grip. It has been tremendously challenging and difficult to break out of this patterns as often things and people do not want to let go. But through strength of will and with compassion in your heart you are finally in a different place.

The compassion that I am speaking of is actually the compassion for you. There is a staunch realization of the stuck patterns that you had been perpetuating in your life. That awareness has changed the very core of your being.

This is a moment of tremendous opportunity. When you let go of a life in which you have put so much energy, the cosmic force of change is like a combustion of energy releasing. This allows that energy to move out into the world and begin to create something new and exciting for you.

This does not mean that you know what you are doing or where you are going. Quite the contrary. You have no idea what is in store and it is actually exciting and invigorating. You can now see that staying safe and playing within the old rules that you created about what is good or bad have allowed you to be gapped from the tremendous overview and higher awareness that is naturally within you.

You may feel as if you are a dolphin finally freed from the aquarium. You are now in the wildness of the ocean and anything goes! Yet, this is the real life of a dolphin. To the natural part of your being this is allowing you to be your ordinary self. You no longer need or want others approval. You can choose where to go in each moment based on what you desire to experience. You want to have your life. You want to live that completely in the moment. And that is the secret to a life of abundance, joy, and peace.

The quest is within. The quest is how to live authentically in the moment and to allow the pleasure and pain of that fullness of life to guide you. You cannot live another’s life. You cannot stop others from their lessons, joys, or harsh realities that may come their way. Everyone will have challenges and lessons that they must learn to navigate. You are now letting the flow of your life guide you to what is most important for you. This will feel new and transformative. It will be scary and different. It will be what your heart and soul need to progress.

So there is nothing to really worry about. You have let a ball go and that ball is following the pathway that is true for your essence right now. Trust, let go, and follow the pathway in front of you. There are many exciting and new people along your path. You will find new friends and associates. You will also find yourself in their reflections.