Music has always been amazingly valuable to me as the words of a song can convey what is not only on our minds, but is also in the collective unconscious. Carl Jung describes this as a rhizome of archetypes that connects us on a much deeper level of our existence. The feelings and emotions evoked in a song allow us to feel our inherent connection to each other; the words convey what is rising up from the unconscious that wants to be known.

The sign of Aquarius is the 11th sign of the zodiac (January 22 through February 21). Developmentally from about sixty-eight to eighty, Aquarius, ruled by the transpersonal planet, Uranus is a sign interested in awakening the collective to concepts and ideas that revolutionize outdated ultra conservative systems and rules that keep society stuck.

Destructive and Dangerous to Ignore Our Shadow Self
The possibility of the dark side taking over and becoming dominant in an individual is more prevalent and common in those who do not take the time to question themselves and really evaluate their behavior in daily interactions with others. People who are overly identified with how “good” they are can be the most vulnerable because they are so lopsided. No one can be good all the time. It’s humanly impossible.

What can be in the Shadow of Capricorn? The opposite sign of the zodiac is Cancer. This more emotionally sensitive sign can often be described as clingy and strongly dependent, creating parent/child relationships with others well into their adult years.

An insightful podcast done by Anton Czachor. His guest this time is Greg Schmaus, the CEO of Healing 4D, a Holistic Health Practitioner, Shamanic Energy Healer. Greg is the creator of “Healing The Mind,” a 21 day holistic mental health program.

Now what can be in the Shadow?
The opposite sign of the zodiac is Gemini which describes a much more scattered, flighty, and talkative sign. Unlike Sagittarius, their minds are skittish with a much shorter attention span. Curious about a multitude of ideas and subjects, they learn a little about a lot earning them the title, jack-of-all-trades. Witty, smart, even brilliant although clearly fascinated by the facile as they thrive on variety and have a distinct need for constant mental stimulation however trivial.

When something occurs in the outer world as an ill-fated event, do we stop to understand the meaning or do we continue to believe we are victims, letting life go on as usual?

Our partners are unconsciously chosen in order to show us missing and mostly denied parts of ourselves.

For most of us, the word ‘curse’ brings fantastical images of black magic, witches’ cauldrons, and a little “eye of newt and toe of frog” to mind. But though we may be tempted to believe they are merely fantasy, curses can, in fact, be a very real manifestation of negative thoughts.

The sign of Libra which is the 7th sign of the zodiac (approximately Sept 23rd through October 24th) and developmentally this sign is when we begin to take others into consideration. The sign of Libra is the natural ruler of the 7th house and is the sign most interested in relating to others. Libra is also seeking to be objective as it is at the 180˚ opposition in the chart.

Most of us have heard the term projection by now, but what people do not realize is that we are not the ones who is projecting. It is not something that we do of our own volition. It is our unconscious that projects itself out onto the other person. This psychological phenomenon is what we are experiencing all the time, and it is especially important that we understand what is happening when it comes to the mating experience.

As part of our initial ego development, we each seek to embody a certain image of what we want to be and all the characteristics that could have become part of our conscious personality that we rejected early on constitute our shadow.