That’s possible for the next several days, because the asteroid that symbolizes Self-Love (Sappho) is Lit up Strongly (Stationary) on 5 February, 2020 (just after 12am PST). We can do Negative astroshrinkology, and assume that this asteroid symbolizes Self-Abandonment, or we can do Positive – Jungian or Spiritual – astropsychology, and assign Self-Love to the asteroid, and describe how a Constructive if sometimes Uncomfortable and/or Abstruse Unconscious likes to point out our Shortcomings to us so we can Upgrade them.
In a nod to the Unconscious’s Habit of Attending to Dimension while ignoring Direction, we thus interpret this asteroid, Sappho, as implying the Dimension of Self-Love-and-Self-Judgment. Under the asteroid’s Influence, we could Experience either or both. And we proactively regard Self-Judgment and it’s variations – Self-Hate, Self-Criticism, Regret, Self-Abandonment, and the like – as Illustrations of how we Lack Self-Love, and hence Opportunities to Convert them to Unconditional Self-Love. Which is how Self-Love should work, Unconditionally.
We use a tried-and-true Habit-Change process to accomplish this Conversion. First and foremost, we Notice that we’re Self-Judging. Then we Congratulate ourself for Noticing, rather than Condemning ourself for Self-Judging Again. This replaces Negative Reinforcement with Positive, making the process easier and faster the next time. It may well require some Practice, before we can be Genuinely Grateful that we’ve Noticed and therefore prove that we’ve actually started the Change process.
Once we’ve approached Neutrality, we have several options. We can Contemplate Alternatives. We can PIAVA (https://astrobuss.wordpress.com/category/manifestation/piava-review/) more Positive Responses. We can set a Boundary with people who routinely Trigger our Self-Judgment, without Blame if possible. We can find a Safe place to curl up in the fetal position, Hug ourself, and Poor-Sweetheart ourself (https://astrobuss.wordpress.com/category/poor-sweetheart/).
Or we can just go for the Chocolate. Since the Chocolate can reinforce Denial, though, we should first do some Noticing, Congratulating, PIAVAing, and/or Poor-Sweethearting. Since both PIAVAing and Poor-Sweethearting require that we subsequently Change the Subject, then we can go for the Chocolate. Hey, Best of Both Worlds, eh? That’s what Self-Love is all about!
In this particular Sappho Station astroevent, it’s particularly important to Avoid Blame, because whatever it is that we’re in Judgment about, it’s not Present-Moment, it’s Karmic (Stationary Sappho Opposes the asteroid Karma/Karma). It has its Origins in other Lifetimes. Blame and Judgment are inseparable, so neither will ever take us to Neutrality, which we Need, because Nothing ever Changes until we Accept it Unconditionally just as it Is. To do that we have to be in Neutrality.
This particular Sappho Station astroevent will also emphasize the places where we Give Away Our Power (asteroids Sappho and Karma are T-Square to/Challenged-by dwarf planet Hylonome/ Self-Sovereignty-and-Codependence, which is Conjunct/ Merged-With Jupiter/Expansion). Blame is the quintessence of Giving Away our Power. Blame is focused on Judging the Past; Responsibility is focused on Improving Future Outcomes. Blame prevents Change.
Fortunately, this Sappho-Station astroevent is very Conducive to Deep Change (the chart contains a second T-Square/Challenge, to asteroid Vesta/Unconscious-Beliefs from Sun/Essence and asteroid Lachesis/Conscious-Change). Deep Change is a Challenge (T-Square) here, but Accepting the Challenge, and Reverting our Habits of being Victimized by our own Self-Judgment, promises a Big Pay-Off (a T-Square is a Challenge to Mastery).
The overall Configuration of the chart is that of a Chrysalis (aka Takeout Carton, though this one’s upside down) – a cocoon that’s about to complete a Metamorphosis into a whole new Form…
It’s also very Conducive to Enlisting the Aid of our Higher Power and other Guides and Invisible 5D Helpers (Finger-of-God/Pay-Attention! pointing to Neptune/Relationship-to-Goddess at the apex of the Chrysalis). We could do that very Productively (the basic Configuration is a Fez, with which we most effectively work through the diagonal Quincunxes) by using PIAVAs such as…
- God/Goddess, Creator of All That Is, I Command that I Fully Embrace Unconditional Self-Love. It Is Done, It Is Done, It Is Done. Thank You, God/Goddess! Show Me. (Sappho Quincunx to asteroid Vesta/Unconscious Beliefs)
- God/Goddess, Creator of All That Is, I Command that I Lovingly and Gently Fully Embrace my Self-Sovereignty. It Is Done, It Is Done, It Is Done. Thank You, God/Goddess! Show Me. (Asteroid Lachesis/Conscious-Change Quincunx to dwarf planet Hylonome/Self-Sovereignty Conjunct Jupiter/Expansion)
As we’ve recommended several times, it’s particularly Powerful to alternate each of these Theta Healings (https://astrobuss.wordpress.com/category/manifestation/piava/theta/) with Tapping…
We Command the Healing, and as we finish we Pay Attention to What We Get when we say Show Me (which may be a Picture, a Gut Feeling, or any other Intuitive Form). If we see or hear Yes-Buts, we can then Tap Those Out. For instance, I needed to Tap Out “Even Though I have some Fear about Fully Accepting my Self-Sovereignty, I Deeply and Completely Love and Accept Myself.” Then we Command the Healing again, repeating as necessary until our Show Me comes out “Clean,” and perhaps Triggers a jet of Kundalini up the Spine.
Whenever we overthink Self-Love, in one way or another we come up against Narcissism. Narcissists also need Unconditional Self-Love. Narcissism per se isn’t the Problem we face in our Fearsome Leaders; the Problem is the Perverse Manipulation of their Psychological Disorders by the Snakes who gain from it. Narcissism has its legitimate role in the World. And if the Snakes didn’t bring us to the brink of Destruction, would we ever have the Courage to Mutiny?
Self-Love is also a perennial source of Confusion for anyone with Strong Virgo in their natality. Virgo’s Spiritual Function is Ego Death, to unwind Leo’s focus on Self and substitute preparation for Meeting Libra’s Other with Openness and Equanimity. So Self-Criticism seems like an Essential step in Virgo’s Process. But that’s not Virgo’s only option. Once a person with Strong Virgo becomes fully Aware of their Role in the Cosmic Cycle, and becomes Aware through their Emotions that a Transformation is imminent, they might for instance PIAVA it directly, with something like…
“God/Goddess, Creator of All Things, I Command that I Lovingly and Gently and Rapidly and Completely be Transformed Directly into my next Natural Phase. It Is Done, It Is Done, It Is Done. Thank You, God/Goddess. Show Me.”
This would take a lot of Courage, because everyone else’s Expectations of Consistency would be repeatedly Disappointed. Which is an Issue not just for Virgo, but for anyone who is True to Their Own Power.
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