Exploring Trends in This Week’s Astrological Energy
This week’s energy invites us to explore a profound question: What do you see? Understanding what we perceive is one thing, but how we interpret and act on those perceptions is another. That’s why it’s important to look at our sight, it informs our emotions and actions. This week’s focus on the concept of sight—what we see, how we see, and why we ascribe meaning to it—can provide valuable insight allowing us to change in a way that makes our lives more fulfilling, joyful and abundant.
It’s very much in our hands.
Why Is Your Perspective Important?
Two people can observe the same event and yet interpret it differently. This variation in perception is just the beginning. When we introduce personal descriptors and meanings, our understanding becomes a complex, ever-changing prism of possibilities.
Have you ever wondered why you adopt one perspective over another? This week encourages us to reflect on this. The story of the week* revolves around the duality of blessings and curses. What appears as a blessing may turn into a curse, and vice versa. For example, a wedding may not foretell the difficult fracture that might follow, and a new business doesn’t guarantee future success. What might have been overlooked?
Why didn’t we see things? How can we improve our sight?
Improving Your Perception
How can we enhance our sight? Remember, sight is more than just physical vision. It encompasses how we interpret and respond to what we see.
The Hebrew word “Re’eh” means “to see” and is the name of the portion read at this time of year, bridging the end of Leo and the start of Virgo. Our identity (Leo) influences our perception (Virgo), and improving one can elevate the other.
When was the last time you questioned your viewpoint? Have you considered how your thoughts, beliefs, and past experiences affect your vision? Are you open to changing it?
The Power of Inner Vision
As Stevie Wonder highlights in his “Inner Visions” album title and work, our inner vision shapes our perception. Close your eyes and reflect—aren’t all visions inner? They stem from our experiences, beliefs, traumas, and dreams. Their impact on us shifts constantly, influencing what we see. When was the last time you tuned into your vision? Is your vision actually your own, or just a repetition of what your family/culture/religion/business accepts?
Inner visions. Sit with that. Feel it. Close your eyes. Aren’t all visions inner? They come from within us. What makes them up? Our experiences and beliefs, our traumas and pains, our hopes and dreams. Their influence on us changes every minute, and so too does what we see. As within so without.
The viewer shapes the perceived. Creates it.
How are you viewing yourself? What about your recent or long ago experiences? Reflect on a recent conflict from the other person’s perspective. This shift in viewpoint can reveal different insights. And that will yield different results.
Imagine if we all did that more—paused and reflected, considered and challenged what we saw. One may say, “I saw her hit him.” Another say, “I saw her defend herself.” Same scenario, different perspectives.
Sight is always subjective.
Embracing Subjectivity
Sight is inherently subjective. This week challenges us to question and refine our perception. Our senses have limitations, but they also hold the potential for expansion. How can we enhance our sight to see more clearly and lovingly? To see more long term?
What kind of perception are you using? How can you broaden it?
Reflect and Transform
Why do so many seek transformation in places like deserts? Why is the desert seen as a space for profound change? Consider the symbolism of the desert and the City of Angels—Phoenix.
Ponder This: As we reflect on our sight, let’s remember that understanding our perceptions can lead to transformative insights and actions.
*Note: My studies in Kabbalah, which intersect with astrology, provide practical wisdom relevant to our lives. These allegories from the weekly Torah offer valuable perspectives on our perceptions that I’ve learned from my teachers. I hope you find them helpful in your daily life. Bisous!
Wants to know. Has some questions. Very Sag. Always up for pizza. Planning several trips. Big fan of joy. Wants to talk about it. All of them. Is sure we can figure out this whole living thing. Is rooting for you.
