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This blog is dedicated to transpersonal psychology, shamanism, energy medicine, and esoteric sciences like astrology and runes.

I only write about things that I have experienced myself and that are deeply interesting to me personally;

You will not find superficial and easy stuff here;

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My book, The Echo of Ucayali, explores the Shipibo shamanic tradition, its sacred knowledge, and its hidden secrets. It is available on Amazon.

7 Reflections from Two Years in the Amazon

I spent 24 months in the Amazon rainforest living with a family of indigenous people, and here is what I have learned: 1. There is something about remembering. We have to learn what to remember. Not everything is worth of it. 2. Once we know what to remember - we should remember. It is a practice. And it gives us structure. 3. We are a part of something much much bigger and larger than ourselves. Always. And forgetting it will bring pain - always. 4. Not every painful experience is your lesson. Sometimes you get trapped in the painful experiences of others. And this becomes your lesson. 5. The most difficult thing for a human being is being kind to their own self. 6. Balance doesn't imply truth. 7. If this is something that you can control - it's probably something insignificant. All major things are out of your control. I hope this arrives as a timely and true note for anyone who needs it today.

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Ayahuasca Felt: A Somatic Encounter with the Medicine

The experience of passing through an ayahuasca ceremony is always a long journey across several dimensions, yet only a few of them are accessible to our description. One of these dimensions is the bodily one, which receives little attention, both in specialized literature and the books. Here I deliberately attempt to address it using terms drawn from body-oriented psychotherapy—something I did not encounter even once during the entire two years I spent living in the Amazonian selva. Although many curanderos most likely intuitively understand much of what will be described below, it would simply not occur to them to explain it this way, due to cultural differences in how these processes are perceived.

So, if we look at the ayahuasca ceremony through the dimensions of our physical and astral bodies, we will undoubtedly see that the astral body—the body of emotions and dreams—becomes extraordinarily mobile. Of course, it cannot truly leave us, yet at times it does seem to create its own double and travel far beyond the boundaries of the maloca. Considerable attention is given to this in the curanderos’ own descriptions of ceremonies.

What happens to our physical body during the ceremony, however, tends to remain outside the field of careful observation, or else is interpreted superficially. And yet ayahuasca may be the only entheogen that works with such intensity and intimacy upon our most precious vessel.

The human body and its energy holding patterns can be mapped in many ways. Wilhelm Reich did this work long ago, and the seven zones he identified still offer a simple way of understanding muscular armor. Reich described in great detail what blockages in each of these zones signify and how to work with them. These blocks exist, to varying degrees, in every one of us. Moreover, they do not merely restrict us—they also serve an organic protective function, without which we would quite literally collapse at our own feet.

The issue lies elsewhere: these blocks can become excessively rigid, creating imbalance, stagnation, and, as a consequence, a loss of connection with parts of ourselves—and ultimately with the energy of love and the capacity to experience orgasmic pleasure from life itself.

While the medicine works with the body as an integrated whole, it remains valuable to distinguish the specific zones and processes through which it acts, as each person experiences them with varying intensity.

Thus, there are seven possible blocks we carry within ourselves as unconscious ways of regulating sensitivity: the ocular block, the jaw, the throat, the chest, the diaphragm, the abdomen, and the pelvis.

The Ocular Block

The ocular block is associated with an unwillingness to see the truth, a denial of one’s own feelings, and a deep undercurrent of mistrust and control. This block encompasses the area of the eyes, the forehead, the back of the head, and the bridge of the nose. It may manifest as a tense or empty gaze, narrowed and squinting eyes, mental fog, or twitching eyelids.

The most powerful way the ocular block is released is, of course, through tears. During ceremony, they may appear in various combinations together with other releases. But quite often they simply begin to flow on their own. Most commonly this happens at the very beginning of the ceremony (since release always moves from top to bottom). Many years ago, this was my first area of work, and so every one of my ceremonies began with unstoppable crying that was not emotionally grounded in any way. Tears would simply pour from my eyes; there was a slight burning sensation, the sinuses would become congested—but there was neither sorrow nor joy. Pure physiology. And yet after these tears, my eyes felt weightless and more vivid.

The Jaw Block

The jaw blocks aggression, strong feelings, requests for help, crying— all unspoken words and emotions that have already been recognized but not voiced. It manifests through a clenched jaw, teeth grinding during sleep, difficulty in self-expression, and various dependencies (food, smoking, and so on). The jaw block is one of the most common, rigid, and painfully resistant to intervention in the body-oriented therapist’s office. It is shaped not only by childhood trauma, but also by cultural and social conditioning. For this reason, almost everyone encounters it during ceremony. The medicine works with this block in a completely different way than therapists do. The lower jaw relaxes to such an extent that it becomes almost impossible to hold it in place. It seems to melt downward from the face, often accompanied by abundant salivation. The jaw block is connected to the pelvic block. As is well known, when lovers kiss, the opening of the mouth is mirrored below, as the pelvic region fills with blood. Accordingly, during ceremony, alongside salivation in the oral cavity, a similar, metaphorical “salivation” often occurs in the sexual organs of women. At first, yawning appears—strong, deep, all-pervading. Then the jaw relaxes, grows heavy, flows downward together with the chin, and becomes generously lubricated with saliva. This may be accompanied by mild or sometimes more pronounced vibrations in the area of the chin or lower lip - a true sign of the jaw block releasing itself.

The Throat Block

If in the jaw we block what we have already consciously recognized but cannot yet articulate, then in the throat block our feelings and emotions have not even reached the level of understanding. As in the previous blocks, anger and protest may become lodged here—but so can love. This block manifests as stiffness in the neck, a suppressed voice, coughing, or the sensation of a lump in the throat.

In traditional body-oriented therapy this block is not given as much attention as, for example, the chest or diaphragmatic blocks. In the shamanic medicine, however, it is of immense importance—along with the “periphery” of this zone, namely, our voice. The throat and neck are among the most delicate and sensitive areas of the body. This zone is the primary conduit of energy from the heart to the head. Here, feelings can become blocked, never reaching the mouth or the eyes—or never finding their way into words or awareness.

During ceremony, this area of the body undergoes a profoundly deep, and often sweet, release. Physiologically, it is experienced as a numbness of the vocal cords, which gradually gives way to a sensation of radiating warmth in the throat area; the cords themselves become hot and unusually elastic. The throat opens and breathes. The vocal range expands by at least an octave and a half. Singing during ceremony brings immense pleasure and takes place through the entire body rather than through the vocal cords alone. Yet it is the throat that conducts this current of energy, having undergone a deep release.

The Chest Block

The chest block is considered one of the most important in any spiritual practice—and rightly so, for it is here that our most powerful generator of electromagnetic energy is localized. It encompasses the chest, shoulders, and shoulder blades. This is where our deepest feelings are held: love, sorrow, trust, intimacy. When this block is constricted, it is felt as heaviness in the chest, emptiness, shallow breathing, and a difficulty with openness at certain moments.

What happens to this zone during ceremony is always an all-encompassing sensory experience—orgasmic in the most cosmic sense of the word. The ribcage burns with such intensity that it feels as though a fire could be lit upon it. Moreover, one can distinctly sense both the force of this burning and its vast reach, stretching far past the boundaries of the maloca. At the same time, the arms and hands —being the primary periphery of the chest block—also become hot. They literally begin to ring, sensing the etheric energy of space as if almost palpable.

Because energy moves from bottom to top, it is often the release of the heart that amplifies sensations in the upper zones: trembling of the jaw, tears, the fluttering of the eyelids. Here tears always come with deep feelings, and laughter may come too.

The Diaphragmatic Block

Body-oriented therapists pay particular attention to the next block, known as the diaphragmatic block, which encompasses the solar plexus and the upper ribs.

It conditionally divides the body into two parts—upper and lower—which, in a deeper interpretation, correspond to want and must, the unconscious and the conscious, the animal and the human, pleasure and morality, orgasm and love. Conflict in this zone is ubiquitous for the modern person of Western civilization. It is therefore unsurprising that its release can be particularly difficult, and the body’s most effective instrument for this process is intense vomiting.

Speculations that vomiting during ceremony only serves to cleanse the stomach or expel energetic entities are entirely unfounded. Anyone with experience of ceremonies knows that for some people vomiting is unbearably difficult and brings great torment no matter the length of their prior diet. All gagging and vomiting reflexes during ceremonies (as well as during subsequent procedures) primarily engage with this very block—the one that allows us to breathe fully, both literally and metaphorically, and to conduct vital force freely through the body. Nine years ago, in my first ceremony, I vomited with fierce, uncontrollable spasms, though my stomach yielded nothing but water. I will never forget that first breath afterward.

The Abdomen Block

The next block encompasses the abdomen and lower back. Here, impulses of “I want” that rise from the pelvic area can become blocked at the diaphragm. A tense abdomen, a sore lower back, and digestive issues are, among other things, manifestations of blockages in this area. It is not hard to see that spasms of the internal organs and bowel movements during ceremony are not merely processes of physical cleansing—they also reflect the release of this block. This zone can also manifest through an incredible spectrum of bodily sensations in the abdominal region, so intense that they can even provoke anxiety and fear. The abdomen is intimately connected to our sense of basic security.

The Pelvic Block

Finally, the pelvic block encompasses the pelvis, hips, and buttocks. This is where our sexuality, joy, aggression, and vitality are stored. A blocked pelvis may appear as a profound sense of disconnection from the world around you, difficulties with intimacy and orgasm, tension in the pelvic area, cold feet. Many pseudo-adepts of Kundalini yoga believe that activating energy here brings profound liberation. However, as my cherished mystic-philosopher Sri Aurobindo, as well as Reich, emphasized, true release should occur from top to bottom, not the other way around. Otherwise, emotional vortices blocked for years rise from the bottom upward, often producing unpredictable effects: loss of center, and sometimes even a temporary flirtation with madness. During ceremony, the work with the energies of the pelvic block is always felt very intensely. Many participants describe “dancing legs.” Curanderos tend to interpret this mythologically—as the spirit of the medicine dancing—while others prefer a transpersonal perspective, suggesting it resembles a regression to an infantile state, when a baby kicks and wriggles its legs. Without fully endorsing or rejecting either view, I want to stress that this is exactly how the pelvic block begins to release, together with its peripheral zones: the knees and feet. Often, this occurs simultaneously with the release of the jaw. The legs move unpredictably, kicking and trembling in a childlike way, and then begin to flow. The deep muscles of the pelvis seem to smooth out, and a strong warmth is felt in the genital area, sometimes resembling tickling. Occasionally, this is accompanied by all the physiological signs of arousal, including natural wetting in women, yet entirely free from any erotic intention. The tips of the feet seem to receive currents from the center (the pelvis), becoming increasingly sensitive: the release of blocked energy always flows from the center outward to the periphery. Abundant sweating is also very normal while the medicine is active.

The sequence and the intensity with which the blocks in these seven zones are unpacked during ceremony is entirely individual and can vary greatly. Yet it can be said with certainty that in the first ceremonies, everyone experiences their bodily processes as equally challenging. Metaphorically, this work can be imagined as an orgasmic curve—the build-up of tension in a particular zone to a peak, in order to trigger its release. In modern approaches, there are body-oriented therapists who favor a gentler, more gradual engagement with a person’s processes, placing emphasis on conscious choice and self-regulation rather than on energetic release. I have no doubt that, for some, such a paced approach is indeed more suitable—but this is rarely how the medicine works. On the contrary: it offers no mercy, and the ability to remain centered emerges only after the first, essential blocks have been cleared.

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Dark Energies and Protection in Shipibo Curanderismo

The Shipibo have an entire set of words to describe negative energies, and in general, these negative energies are referred to as maya niwe, or literally, “spinning energies.” Additionally, there is a whole range of verbs, signifying actions, that describe what the curandero does with these energies in order to cleanse the patient. The ceremonial language of the Shipibo is performative, much like the language of many magical traditions. A performative is when the very act of speaking a word becomes a ritual — an action that brings about a result.

Of course, the utterance alone is not enough; what matters is the power of consciousness behind the one who speaks it. During a ceremony, the act of speaking or singing the curandero’s healing actions is always accompanied by visions.

In one of the icaros, it is described quite literally how the curandero’s articulatory apparatus becomes a medical instrument during ceremonies.

"The tip of my tongue I transform into a healing tool, And all the bad energies within you I remove through my icaro."

Some energies can be dissolved, blown out, sucked out of the body, shattered into pieces, untangled, straightened, or rewired. But some energies are so deeply embedded within the body that they can only be "exploded"—for all these actions, there are specific verbs in the language of the curandero.

The list of negative energies, according to the Shipibo, is quite detailed. These include energies from our own thoughts, energies from our own words or actions, external energies that inevitably surround us every second, physiological energies related to food, drink, and sex, energies tied to the past, cosmic energies from higher forces, energies deliberately sent to harm us (a common occurrence in shamanism, they are also energies of magical influence), ancestral energies, and, particularly, the energies of envy from the closest people.

The Shipibo pay special attention to the last category. In the world of curanderismo, the energies of envy from those closest to us are considered the main source of evil, pain, and the breaking of fate. These are precisely the energies that shamans say can only be "exploded."

"The energies of envy coming from others sit deep in your body, deep in your world," sings one of the icaros.

The bad energy that intentionally comes from another person is often seen by shamans as an energetic dart. Such a dart is usually sent to an enemy during a ceremony: through ritual, the power of thought, or sometimes simply by whistling, or by smoking and exhaling mapacho (the "sopla" or "soplado" ritual).

And such “darts” are often sent unconsciously between people—through bad wishes, actions, or a harsh word.

Curanderos say that accumulated negative energy of any kind in the body manifests as mucus or slime. But this is not just physiological mucus; it is also emotional, which can become so palpable that it causes nausea or a fog in the head. When the curandero I was sitting with spoke of this, he drew a spiral with his finger around his stomach (maya niwe—the spinning energies), and his face looked as if he was inhaling an unpleasant smell.

Scent holds immense significance in the world of the selva. The Shipibo even say that thoughts have a smell. Perfume and special aromas, on the other hand, can purify the energy of a space and offer protection to the subtle bodies.

"Your medicine (energy) is unsettled, Therefore, I bring my magical perfume, Made from the golden water of the Incas, And I joyfully immerse you in it. I completely bind you within, I arrange into perfect order All the depths of your worlds, And all the depths of your soul. Now all of this is aligned into one perfect line."

This is nearly a word-for-word translation of one of the icaros used by the Shipibo during ceremonies for purifying and harmonizing the body and energy of the patient. In the world of spirits, smells are so crucial that shamans often use perfume even before going to sleep, because there, in the world of dreams, they encounter selva spirits who cannot tolerate the coarse scents of human bodies. The scent of sweat, as well as hormonal scents, including male sperm, female menstrual blood, and human sex, are considered unbearably heavy to the spirits.

Perhaps the most common form of protection on the subtle plane among shamans themselves is the mirror. A simple and quick way to shield from negative energies is to place a mirror in front or wrap a mirror thread around the body. This method is also used in many magical traditions, known by another name: “the impenetrable shield.” Any object that approaches sees only its own reflection, and any negative energy sent toward you is reflected back, returning to its source.

In addition to this, there are individual protections that a curandero receives from spirits on the subtle plane and passes on to the patient. The patient themselves can also receive protections during the ceremony or in dreams. Spirits possess immense creative potential in this regard, and these protections often appear quite unusual, sometimes resembling works of art. They may take the form of a small vial of exclusive perfume, a tiny ornament made from cosmic minerals, or even a spell in an ancient language.

Among shamans, it is well known that the voice of a curandero singing an icaro holds the full spectrum of a surgical scalpel. It can heal, revive, inflict irreparable harm, or even kill. Though the icaro itself is a vital ceremonial tool—a kind of magical incantation where every word carries weight—its true power resides in the voice that delivers it. Even a whisper, or a single breath from the curandero, can hold the same force as a voice. Though today, only a few remaining Onanya still master this level of subtlety.

So many paths to healing have been opened in ceremony through nothing more than a breath or a whisper. And just as many acts of black magic have been carried out the same way.

Another tool of protection often sung about in the purifying icaros are the Shipibo designs, the healing designs or "healing tunics" that the shaman drapes over the patient during the ceremony.

Kene, or embroidery, stands as one of the sacred pillars of Shipibo culture. But here it is important to mention that during the ceremony, the embroidery on the shaman’s garments, much like armor, serves as protection for him on the subtle plane. In some cases, the shaman himself transforms into the kene designs, enveloping the patient with them. This usually happens after the main cleansing work has already been done, and any purification must conclude with connecting the patient to the light, wrapping them in patterns, and "sealing" their body in protective icaros. Sometimes, this is accompanied by special ceremonial movements: the shaman physically approaches the patient and, with his hands, performs a procedure to close the locks around the heart, abdomen, and crown.

Curanderos not only see their designs during ceremony—they hear and sing them too. The act of sketching them onto fabric, then embroidering them by hand, is a sacred process: a meditation, an incantation for protection or good fortune, and a dialogue with the spirits all at once. The way this embroidery unfolds reveals much about the consciousness of the curandera and her connection to the other worlds.

The entire body of Shipibo designs—along with the practice of receiving them through ceremonial visions—is known as kené. Kené carries the full cosmology of the Shipibo worldview. In these intricate geometric patterns, one can find depictions of the world’s structure, maps of the Amazonian forests, the Milky Way, spirits, and even the matrix of the Cosmos itself.

The Shipibo believe these designs hold powerful positive energy: the same luminous force that reveals itself in flaming colours and fractal patterns during ceremonies with Oni. By transferring these visions onto clothing and household objects, Shipibo women imbue them with healing and protective properties. Like the singing of icaros, embroidery is not just a vital part of a woman’s training in the Shipibo-Konibo lineage of curanderismo—it’s also a defining element on the path toward becoming a Meraya: the highest rank in shamanism. Merayas are healers and seers whose purity and power allow them to travel freely between worlds, shifting form at will. In many ways, they are considered spirit-beings in human shape. Some say that among the Shipibo, there are none of them left.

You can’t approach kene as if it were simple handicraft. The entire process—from the first stitch to the last—is connected to the astral plane, and that’s where it takes place first. When Shipibo women embroider, they are weaving a thread between this world and the world of spirits. They offer their energy, and in return, they receive protection.

In curanderismo, the view of negative energy is as practical as the way we regard the negative charge of a battery. It is essential to the integrity of the world and must therefore remain in balance. Preserving that balance is the very foundation of mental, spiritual, and physical health.

Also, healing and health are inseparable from clarity of vision. Many ailments, by contrast, arise from distorted understanding.

In the Shipibo lexicon, the word ocha (hocha) is commonly translated as “sin,” but like many terms in their language, this translation is only a shadow of the full meaning. The semantic fields in Shipibo are vast and intricate, layered with nuance that resists simple equivalence. Ocha is not a deviation from some fixed moral code, nor is it “sin” in the religious sense. Rather, it is any influence—however subtle—that distorts the harmony of the space around us, disrupting the invisible, moment-to-moment order of things. Ocha can just as easily be something generally considered a virtue: a helping hand, a kind word—if offered at the wrong time, in the wrong place, or from the wrong intention.

In a sense, ocha is the very act of misunderstanding.

Our greatest misunderstandings are often the root of suffering, while the smaller ones quietly distort our lives—making them heavy, joyless, and, at times, drained of meaning.

On one hand, this interpretation opens up a delicate play of meanings in which one can easily lose their footing. But it also teaches subtlety and responsibility. And responsibility is the key to releasing any ocha. The realization that at any point, on any stretch of the path, you can take your life back into your own hands—that awareness alone gives you the strength to lay down the weight of past mistakes. Moreover, the concept of ocha carries a simple wisdom: whatever you do—good or bad—you ultimately do to yourself first.

(This article is the excerpt from the book “The Echo of Ucayali”)

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Oni and the Spirits: the secret world of the Amazonian medicine

My journey with the Shipibo-Conibo shamans began more than a decade ago. For the past two years, I have lived in the Amazon jungle as an apprentice. This article is an excerpt from my book The Echo of Ucayali, a first-person narrative that is both an anthropological journey into the world of Amazonian shamans and a mystical non-fiction adventure based on real events. In this passage, I explore in detail the world of the plant spirits that dwell in the selva and the ways in which the Shipibo tradition engages with them—both in ceremonies and through shamanic diets, including the great spirit of the selva, Oni, as the Shipibo call Ayahuasca.The World of Selva © Alexandra Sheren

The world of selva spirits can be imagined as a closed system, resembling, in many ways, a set of Tarot cards or the Elder Futhark runes. Practitioners working within those systems tend to perceive the world through the language of their symbols—where, at any given time, a person channels the energy of a particular arcana or rune. The selva system works in much the same way—a constellation of distinct energetic states, each carried by the spirit of a specific plant.

By drinking the brew of a particular tree, the dieter becomes, for the duration of the diet, a conduit for the energy carried by that plant’s spirit—representing its interests and acquiring specific parameters of consciousness. These new states of consciousness begin to subtly reshape the patient’s worldview, transforming it. Within the Shipibo tradition, this process is referred to as learning.

The set of selva spirits that shamans work with is often limited to seven to ten plants—typically those growing in immediate surroundings. Yet, much like the major arcana or runes, each spirit has many layers of expression: the energy of a single spirit can vary wildly, depending on the nature of the person receiving it. The spirits themselves are neither good nor evil—they form a system of archetypes. Interpreting them through a moral lens of right and wrong is a profound misunderstanding. One and the same spirit might choose to guide both a future healer and a future brujo.

Within Shipibo tradition, spirits are regarded as fully autonomous beings. They possess a form of life entirely different from our own, a significantly advanced form of consciousness, with a remarkable spectrum of abilities that, from our perspective, might be considered supernatural. These abilities include, for example: the power to shift form and appearance, the ability to enter human dreams, to heal—or conversely, to inflict irreversible harm—and a profound creative intelligence paired with eternal life. The term ‘spirits’ here does not refer to the lower-level energetic entities that also populate the selva in great numbers. While such forces undoubtedly exert influence, sometimes quite significantly, they do not work directly with shamans or patients.

The spirits that inhabit the cosmic landscape of the selva are relatively well-known and have been described to varying degrees by both curanderos and a small number of authors. Knowledge about them is passed down through generations. It is these spirits who serve as the real doctors, tending to the patients in diet and walking alongside shamans as teachers. The hospitals of these doctors receive souls with varying degrees of trauma and illness. This includes those whose soul was stolen, or left their bodies due to severe distortions in their own life lines, and those inherited through ancestral wounds.

While there is indeed a kind of internal hierarchy among the spirits—one acknowledged by the shamans themselves—the more essential factor in acquiring spiritual power is not the spirit’s rank within the cosmic selva order, but the quality of relationship the healer builds and sustains with them over the course of a lifetime.

According to Shipibo cosmology, each tree holds within it a vast world (nete), which in many ways closely resembles the human world. It has its own inhabitants, its own laws, cities, rulers, wars, truces, its own diets, and a distinct order with a particular ‘signature’. Just as each of us carries a world within that no one else can fully grasp, the world we express through our actions, speech, and choices, or simply the energy of our presence, in the same way, spirits bear their own worlds and the events woven into them.

Each tree carries its own mission, its own school, its own curriculum. This ‘school’ can be loosely divided into three levels.

The level of the body: the decoction of a particular plant may mend broken bones, strengthen memory, regenerate tissue, or heal the heart.

The level of the soul: the same decoction may help a person accept and move through grief or the pain of broken relationships, bring clarity, or help them center themselves.

And the highest level—the level of spirit or transpersonal experience: it is here that the most powerful encounters and revelations take place.

Among the plants of the selva, there are also those whose spirits are considered patrons of practical skills. Some teach the design of new kené patterns (traditional embroidered geometry); others guide the recognition of medicinal plants and herbs, awaken healing energy in the hands, or bestow energetic vision.

True curanderos, those who have undergone long diets, can distinguish the subtle energetic trace of one spirit from another with ease. In dreams, in ceremonies, or in meditative states, they are always halfway in the spirit world. And even though spirits love to change their form—sometimes appearing one way to one person, and another way to someone else—their core tone never changes, and the shamans know it well.

Curanderos say that spirits have a sense of humor. Many look strange or comical and behave in quirky, joyful ways. Others appear magnificent, grotesque, or repellent, and sometimes all of this at once. But even in their contradictions, there is no sense of dissonance.

From the way shamans describe them, it’s clear that selva spirits can be dualistic—even paradoxical in nature—and they rarely reveal themselves in a fully personified form right away. In the beginning, they are often felt more as an energy, a colored silhouette, or a light emanating from a particular point in space during a ceremony. In dreams, spirits may arrive behind the faces of our relatives or friends, while still preserving their own unique behaviour and character. The Shipibo language has a special verb for describing the relationship between a person and a plant spirit. That word is reati, which means ‘to enter into relationship with a spirit.’

Although spirits vary greatly in their individual characteristics, all of them—as noted—are completely neutral when it comes to the categories of good or evil. Brujos maintain close and trusting relationships with the very same plants that are revered by curanderos. The difference lies only in how they direct their energy and how they choose to restore it. However, one can say without doubt that all selva spirits share a kind of trickster quality. They have an element of play and a sense of humor flavoured with cutting irony.

Yet beneath the seeming idyll of a curandero’s bond with the selva lies the quiet weight of a binding contract—one that knows no expiration. Or rather, its origin stretches far back into ancestral time. At its heart lies a bond that must never be broken, no matter the cost. A bond so profound that, at its core, there is no longer any separation between the spirit and the curandero. The most serious violation of such a contract is known as ‘breaking the diet.’ It’s worth noting that the word ‘diet’ here should be understood in a much broader sense. Those periods when a curandero ingests the brew of a specific plant, and observes fasting, can be seen as separate phases of apprenticeship. But in truth, the diet never truly ends. For a curandero, the diet continues for life, from the moment it is first opened.

Ayahuasca, known as Oni in the Shipibo language, is an entheogenic and hallucinogenic brew made from the vine of a jungle-dwelling tree, combined with the leaves of another medicinal plant called сhacruna. On its own, ayahuasca is a powerful purgative and forms the foundation of countless traditional remedies among the indigenous peoples of the Amazon, who today number over a hundred distinct tribes. When combined with chacruna, ayahuasca gains its hallucinogenic properties, activating the molecule DMT in the human body. For the indigenous peoples of South America, this brew is not only a remedy for deep physical purification, but also a sacred tool for initiation and the development of clairvoyance.

In the world of curanderismo, the Spanish word ‘maraceón’ is used to describe the state that arises when consciousness enters the realm of ayahuasca. This world is awash in blinding white light and a palette of colours so vivid, they lie beyond the reach of human sight—hues we’ve never known. The air shimmers with strange, non-physical sounds, heard not by the ears but from inside: bells, rattles, the chiming of invisible metallophones. It is a world of pure play.

At the same time, it resembles a high-tech mechanism, a multidimensional machine endlessly generating fractals of universal matter. And within it pulses the vast, primordial power of a mother force. Slowly, gradually, she swaddles you— until you are drawn so deeply within that you no longer know where you end and where she begins. Like a laser scalpel, she penetrates the deepest corridors of the psyche, slicing it into the thinnest slivers and shifting them between layers. You find yourself impossibly far from your home planet and here there is nothing left to claim as yours, not even your name. And yet, one thing endures, something infinitely precious, utterly essential. It is the only thing we ever came here with, and the only thing we will take when we leave.

Memories and thoughts detach from the space-time lattice and become like husks—weightless, hovering in the air. You can spin them any way you like, and they will mean exactly what you assign them to mean. But at times, even that is impossible: no meaning can be applied to anything. You cross into a domain where the emptiness behind all phenomena becomes clear. For the first time, you see how your mind has always navigated holographic projections, not the essence of things.

The spirit of ayahuasca is very playful, and the ceremony often follows a spiral rhythm. Just when it seems to be ending, and you feel ready to return to the old agreement, the medicine gathers force again—only offering a pause before the next wave.

When the maraceón begins to fade, you immediately notice how thoughts and definitions regain their apparent center of gravity. They begin to reattach to time and space, clinging to some reference points. And in doing so, they recover their ‘former meaning’. To comprehend just how absurd this is, once you’ve returned to your ordinary mental state, is nearly impossible.

The state known as mareado lasts for about four to five hours and can, in broad terms, be divided into two phases: the first is establishing contact with the power of Oni, passing through a kind of spiritual checkpoint. The second is the phase of centering and entering the spirit world. However, this second phase does not come to everyone, especially not to newcomers. It takes skill to reach it.

In a relationship with this spirit, the foundation is unconditional trust. But here, trust opens on such deep and fundamental layers of the psyche that simply discovering this capacity within oneself is already an experience beyond the ordinary.

Shamans don’t speak the language of psychotherapy, but much of what happens in ceremony can be understood through the icaros. In one icaro that the curandero sings to help the patient connect with the force, the words are as follows:

I straighten my universes, I straighten my soul, I straighten my thoughts, And I weave it into my diet

This icaro, like many others, carries the vision of the healing force that the Shipibo believe to be at the heart of both ceremony and diet in the selva. Healing occurs as a result of ‘straightening’—bringing all structures within the patient’s universe into a state of coherent alignment. According to the descriptions embedded in the icaros, when our energies, thoughts, and soul have been ‘straightened’, our consciousness itself becomes the medicine. The nature of the mind shifts. The gentle yet powerful machine of Oni, radiating a soft glow, opens the doorway to higher realms. With perfect precision, she smooths the deepest folds of the soul, restoring our bond to body, voice, and vital force. And it is then that we become true cosmic doctors—or, as the Shipibo say, we attain the consciousness of the healer.

The essence of the work between curandero and patient during ceremony lies in reaching the deep structures of the psyche and reorganizing those layers connected to the sacred skill of self-regulation. This is an ability instilled in us during the earliest stages of life and even in our prenatal history. Bajo las entrañas, or literally “under the entrails,” as the curanderos say. In the deepest recesses of our psyche, the curandero illuminates any fractures in our wholeness and offers the chance to feel, fully and in detail, all that our body and memory had kept hidden from us. Once this core structure is brought into balance, we gain access to more complex levels of consciousness.

This is what can truly be called the essence of ceremonial work. The visions, messages, and spirit encounters that often accompany this process are indeed part of the experience of curanderismo, but they remain secondary. Moreover, without the necessary skill of centering oneself, any visions or information received during ceremony are likely to be useless, chaotic, or untrue. For the curanderos themselves, every ceremony follows a precise architecture that has to be upheld and carefully adjusted throughout the night. It’s worth noting that this is impossible without a strong spiritual backbone, shaped through years of practice and long periods of diet.

The spirits of the selva have never been described in any systematic way. They haven’t been catalogued or classified. The question of whether they are autonomous higher beings or merely manifestations of certain psychological phenomena can arise only in the mind of a Western person. In Shipibo culture, this question has never existed. In their worldview, the boundary between subject and object is almost nonexistent. It would be more accurate to say that curanderos believe they can summon a particular spirit through the power of their imagination. Yet the mental image held in consciousness is activated by a higher-order energy known as the spirit. By some magical convergence, these ‘images’ often align with remarkable consistency. They repeat themselves across curanderos, patients during ceremonies, and even in dreams.

In this way, the selva and its spirits form an independent mythology. It isone in which, as in all mythologies, good contends with evil. And though the spirits of the selva may wage battles among themselves, their primary struggle unfolds on an entirely different plane. The true place of this struggle is the human soul.

Read more on this in my blog.

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Energetic channels in a relationship: why to consider them?

Runes versus Astrology

Human relationships are one of the most vibrant themes in esoteric sciences. It is very difficult to understand, predict, or reason them. We are hugely emotional beings, and this defines lots of our connections.

Synastry is a good starting point to try seeing where the two people connect. But it is also a bit dry, and generalised. Not all aspects play out as they are described.

The most important disclaimer here is this: the synastry chart doesn’t work, and it never will, unless there are energetic channels between the two.

The potential nature of such channels is reflected in the synastry, but whether there is an energy in them or not is not explicit.

Imagine you have a scheme of a house. You see where the tubes and the power cords go. This is a synastry chart. But the scheme doesn’t reveal whether the water and the electricity are actually flowing in these tubes and cables.

In astrology, the term energetic channels do not refer to synastry, but rather to the energetic field of a person. I haven’t found any astrological means to tell for sure whether the planetary channels between the two people are functional or not, or whether there is a sustainable flow of energy present. Not rare are the cases when the synastry chart looks captivating and has many “magnetic” personal and sexual aspects, but in reality, not much of it is happening between partners. And vice versa, some synastry charts show barely two or three aspects of mutual attraction, but the couple has a great personal and intimate compatibility and exchange. (The only aspect that will almost always indicate the energy flowing between the two is a conjunction. But this is not the scope of this text.)

Here I would like to tell something about the runes as a tool of reading. Runes can be very accurate in describing personal chemistry in a coupe and whether there is an energetic channel between the two people in the relationships.

The first most important rune to mention in this regard is Nauthiz.

In relationships, this rune can be interpreted as a hunger or a need. In its upright position, its meaning remains the same, but in a more uncontrollable fashion that can also imply guilt or fear. This rune is well known for its extensive application in runic love spell formulas that are meant to conjure abiding passion and longing for the one who is activating it.

In divination for love relationships, Nauthiz comes as an indication of many things, but it always means a strong connection between two people. It may also be an external connection, like obligation, and here, the rune can be compared with Saturn in astrology. But in the sphere of feelings, Nauthiz is an intense channel pulling the energy from one person to another, or both ways. The Nauthiz kind of channel is very prominently felt when the two are separated. In real life, this type of connection can be a difficult one, and always comes with an emotional pain. This rune is connected with an ether body, and so are the feelings like hunger and thirst. Ether body is the one of the most actively involved in our loving relationships. Touch, smell, physical longing, tenderness or intensity of a hug - all come from our ether bodies. Nauthiz can also indicate a longing that is being hidden (restricted) by a person.

Eihwaz is the other rune that can signify an energetic channel between the two people.

Its form already has a direct reference to it. The energy from one side goes down to the opposite and vice versa. In love divinations, it is always an indiction of a very strong connection (emotional, mental, energetic). Eihwaz will usually indicate that the channel is deep and stable to the extent that the two people can influence each other, see each other in dreams, hear each other’s emotions well. In my practice, it is Eihwaz that would appear in divinations for relationships where some energy practices are involved, including shamanic practices or astral projections. Such channels are also present between a healer and a patient. It is due to this channel that the work can be done.

Eihwaz therefore can also signify the channel between the two people who are in service to each other in a certain sense.

Gebo is the rune of partnership, as it is obvious from its form.

It signifies a process of “exchange”. Ideally, this exchange is equal. But in certain aspects with other runes, Gebo is also a rune that would reveal vampirism. Unlike Nauthiz and Eihwaz that are self- sufficient for signifying the channel between the two, Gebo usually needs some other confirmation from other runes. If confirmed by other runes of love and feeling, Gebo indicates a channel of “give and take” nature in relationships. It may also be a sign of a harmonious flow of energy. Unlike Nauthiz, Gebo does not imply any painful feelings (unless it is not in combination with it (Nauthiz Gebo) in which case it will indicate a very strong sign of people being in an emotional need for each other). Not rarely Gebo is a sign of a telepathic connection between the two.

Laguz is not really a rune indicating a channel in a couple, but it is one of the most important marks of loving feelings among all twenty-four runes.

It is also a rune of water, magic and intuition, and thus suggests the flow. This flow can be one - sided, however. But in its upright position, this rune looks like a hook, and that is what it can represent - that someone is “hooked” (emotionally). In certain divinations, Laguz in the upright position is a sure indication of a love spell, or even a love curse being laid against a person. Laguz's upright signals the emotional state of confusion, often tears and instability rooted in a heavy co- dependence. In divinations where the reasons for unhappy love life are being diagnosed, Laguz will always mean there is a magical interference in place. Sometimes such magical spells come as a revenge from the ex- partners whose feelings were insulted and jealousy was untamed.

Jera is a rune of a circulation (or a cycle) of many kinds.

Per se it mostly refers to the circulation of time or events within the relationships. In certain position it can hint at karma. But when Jera goes with some other runes that signify an energetic channel, especially Eihwaz and Gebo, it will emphasize a strong energy circuit between the two. Appearing with Eihwaz especially, it is the sign of a channel that is either very stable, almost like a “loop” or is growing in its intensity, gaining more and more energy flow with each turn.

In some cases it can also mean something that is called "the energetic lock", i.e. the energy is constant and it is "locked" from leakage. But this would be considered as a magic influence that serves as a protection (for a couple).

Hope this piece has brought some light into your runic practices (and astrology alike), as well as your understanding of the nature of our human connections in all their complexity and artistry.

Drop me a line if you have questions.

Yours,

AlSheren

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Manipulators by the birth chart. What to look at?

Please note that the interpretations below mostly refer to the “low level” manifestation of a zodiac sign. If you don’t understand what “low level” for a zodiac sign means, please read some of my other articles. Especially this and this.

Also, the “levels” of manifestation of our planets placements can shift during our lifetime from on to another. Mostly not considerably, but sometimes - very much.

I also don't include the Lilith placements in this text, because it is manipulative by itself, but too weak to influence the chart without other planetary placements.

What makes a person a manipulator?

1. Significant Scorpio placements. Not necessarily Sun, mostly angle houses. Especially ASC. A Stellium in Scorpio. Pluto in Scorpio in the angle house. Especially the 4th/ IC (hidden manipulation) and the 10th /MC (open manipulation) are a gigantic sign! Often, these placements would indicate energetic vampirism. Here, manipulation is very much about the energy.

2. ASC or DSC in Aquarius, Aquarius Stellium. This is a mental manipulation, mostly. Playing with words and meanings more than with actions or energy. Lying without even blushing and looking very smart at the same time.

3. ASC, Mercury, or a Stellium in Pieces. Manipulation by creating confusion and then finding weak spots to turn the whole thing into a “right angle” for oneself. In the synastry chart, this is more than often expressed by lots of Neptune aspects.

4. Virgo Mercury, Venus, ASC, Stellium. Manipulation around details, and tiny details especially. Virgo Venus can also manipulate around “goodness”, “purity” and “spending not enough money” in the relationships of any kind.

5. Gemini Stellium, angle houses and Mercury in Gemini. Creating dubious situations, questioning everything, playing with words and meanings, being intentionally “super light” to emphasise something important.

6. Leo ASC / DSC, Moon, Mercury (especially all of them at once!). Leo, in general, is NOT about manipulation, since they are “far above it”. But this is exactly the type of manipulation they tend to exercise. The “I am above it” attitude. “Pride above of all” situations that are aimed at making others feel guilty. Silent treatment or ignoring you as if you are a dust in the wind is very much the type of Leo manipulation. This is only true about the “low level” expression of the Leo sign, of course.

7. Cancer stellium, Moon, ASC / DSC. The drama type manipulation. Playing with your emotions, but not intelligently. Can be rude and too expressive emotionally, but very needy underneath of it.

8. Aries, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Taurus, Libra in general are NOT about the manipulation. Aries is too straightforward and raw, Sagittarius is too broad-minded, Capricorn is too serious and stiff, Taurus is too down to Earth, Libra is about the balance more than anything else. But with some significant other placements in their charts - they can be great manipulators as well.

All the placements above should be taken as a part of the entire picture, but with due attention to them.

Drop me a line if you want a personal look at your chart.

Yours,

AlSheren

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Neptune in SYNASTRY: death with no rebirth

Neptune may well be considered the most evil of all trans-Saturnian planets in its inauspicious aspects. As much as many love to prescribe this quality to Pluto (heavy, esoteric, ruled by Scorpio, has his own razor blade for microsurgeries of all kinds - HERE is more on this), yet it is the planet Neptune that will make you go crazy without even noticing.

Neptune has a mysterious archetype. It is just as merciful as Jesus, and just as uncompromised (and alluring!) as a devil. It is 100% dubious. And even in its benevolent aspects, it leaves some slippery ground for a distortion.

Neptune is the Water (capital W), and all the watery qualities are in his very domain. Deep, flowing, soft, embracing, heavy, disorganising, uncontrollable, everlasting … what else? Pervasive?

Neptune is the force that you will not notice easily, but when you do - it may be too late.

In transits I consider Neptune’s inauspicious aspects the most karmic. They may not feel as hard as Pluto’s influence at times, but their long-lasting effect and the consequences can be massive.

In transits, the healer for a difficult Neptunian aspect is the Saturn - discipline, austerity, dryness, inner axis. A strong Neptune is much more potent than a strong Saturn, but with some good acumen, one can still be able to swim out of the dense flow of Neptunian turmoil, if they wish. Neptune’s square to you natal crucial points may get your feet off the ground in a way that will remind you of a roundabout sickness. That feeling as if you are watching yourself from afar with no hope of ever get closer and make sense of what it is that you are really watching…

In synastry, the power game is totally different.

Neptune strikes gently, but in all of its totality. As always, you will not notice it from the very beginning, and sometimes to the very end.

The auspicious aspects of the synastry Neptune are not the subject of this text.

Neptune’s opposition, conjunction and square to your personal planets in the synastry have volumes to say, because not a single person in our lives comes without a lesson. Even with some good Saturnian qualities of the synastry, if the Neptunes' aspects are well emphasized, they will rule the game... Because this is how Neptune is -pervasive.

As with everything about the Neptune, these aspects will feel like magic at first.

Cosmic inspiration, overwhelming tenderness, compassionate loving feelings, and the illusion of a higher connection will prevail over all other (reasonable) states of your being. Physical intimacy will either be happening on drugs and alcohol, or feel like a dissociation and may include some low level mental meditations (in the aspects to the gender planets especially).

I consider conjunction (Neptune - gender planet) to be the most burdensome aspect since the natural quality of Neptune is to dilute.

Here, the diluting may often feel like the worst hangover when the euphoria of the last night is no longer available, neither on the physical, nor on the emotional level, but the memory of it is still haunting and stealing lots of your energy.

This feeling can be very common for a person whose Venus, Moon, Mars, or Sun is in the conjunction with Neptune in the synastry. It may also be the last feeling that you will feel once your relationships are done, and the sober part of you knocks back at your door.

Inauspicious aspects of Neptune in a synastry are always a powerful indicator that both or one of the two people are inclined to escape in the illusions. As much as the romantic love is an “alien planet” by itself, ANY Neptune aspect (but especially the inharmonious one) will only give it a more alien feeling. But not the Uranian (or Aquarius) quality of an "alien" when everything is very new and exciting, and a "human love" thing. The Neptunian alien feeling can be about fears of losing one’s own boundaries. It may be an illusion of a cosmic connection that may suddenly turn into chaos. It is a feeling of a nostalgic dream where you never wanted to wake up, but you knew you would, and when you did, it felt unbearable….

Neptune is the most difficult planet to concise. Not only on the higher planes, but on the material as well.

As much as it can indicate a huge amount of money in someone's natal chart, it can also be a hint of a devastating fall.

Death by the Neptunian rules is the death while in sleep, or while in the drug abuse, or while in orgasm, or while drowning in the ocean, or while going insane …

The same is its power in a synastry.

Drop me a line for a closer look at your chart.

Yours,

AlSheren

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Inharmonious aspects in a synastry chart: Saturn and Uranus

A good way to look at the synastry chart is to see it as a transit. Our significant other is effecting our life events, emotional states, opportunities, and losses. With some people we heal, with others we only amplify our wounds, although both happen for a reason. In a transit chart the most important aspects are between the personal planets and the slow planets, i.e. Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. All others move too fast to materialise any event or even an emotional state unless they are mirrored in progressions and solar directions.

Challenging aspects (conjunctions, opposition, square) with the slow planets in a synastry are always a subject for a deeper understanding. They offer an opportunity for growth, although some of them may feel unbearable and bring separations.

Saturn.

Saturn’s main archetype is a teacher. It is austere, structuring, dry, and also cementing. Its fundamental principle is bringing to maturation. Saturn can feel like dying, so as the process of becoming elder. In synastry, when Saturn of your partner is making difficult aspects to your personal planets, it is causing a feeling of limitation in a sphere of this planet. The quality of this limitation is often perceived as rejection or coldness with a purpose of controlling your personal planet. However, not in a dominating Plutonian way, but in a way a teacher would control a child to help a structure take a better from in a certain zone of his/her growth. For gender planets it can be extremely hard and frustrating. And it is always the most severe aspect for the Moon.

In fact, many consider Saturn’s difficult aspects to be the most problematic in a synastry. Even though the three other planets can bring much more uncontrollable forces, but the Saturn is demanding discipline. And the discipline is something that requires personal effort, consistency, and lots of restraint. While it can be very healing sometimes, there are also domains where discipline feels irrelevant. Moon is a good example. A partner’s Saturn making an unpleasant aspect to your Moon may cause a feeling of guilt over your emotions and unconscious impulses. Irrespective of your Moon’s sign, it will feel uncomfortable and tiresome. Even if the rest of your synastry chart is full of benevolent aspects, the inauspicious Saturn - Moon aspect will be very exhausting at times. Unlike with other personal planets (Venus and Mars), here Saturn is not always perceived as a teacher or as an architect of another’s person energy. How can someone be a teacher of your subconscious material (even for the most spiritually advanced people)? Here, Saturn is a pure karma that you only have to learn how to deal with if these relationships are cherished. My personal experience with such an aspect (conjunction) was one of the most burdensome. The feeling of judging myself for my emotions and spontaneous reactions when being near the Saturn person was sometimes very poignant. I was constantly revisiting my inner movements and reporting to myself whether or not they are “ok”. In fact, it made me feel like a child, but not in a good way. Although in the end those relationships did bring me a sense of meaningful internal growth, including in my emotional sphere, they also dried up my feelings and made me want to restrict my emotions every time we were together. Still both of us have an impression that we will meet again one day and things will be better (Saturn’s cementing effect).

Uranus.

Uranus is a planet associated with a lightning flash. Its action is abrupt, shocking, irreversible. If the dying under Saturn is a steady decline, under Uranus it is a sudden and unexpected stroke that doesn’t care about the consequences. Uranus’s lesson is the unpredictability of everything in life. It can wipe off completely and leave you in an overwhelming shock.

In its challenging aspects of a synastry, Uranus’s key principle is the same as in the transit. It changes the state of things abruptly from one to another without a compromise. This is the reason this planet is also associated with “love from the first sight”. Something striking is happening inside of one of the two people (or both), and the condition is changed completely. The previous state of things is no longer possible. The world has become totally new. It is now illuminated by the spark of love.

This is true about both the challenging aspects and the benevolent, with a difference that trine or sextile will not imply the energy of further possible break - up in a couple.

Uranus inharmonious aspects can be associated with relationships where the energy is highly electric, but also eccentric. If lived at the lower level, this type of energy will suggest constant “glitches” in the loving feelings of both, the “on and off” tendency, and sometimes the frivolous character of connection. If the Uranus person has this planet really emphasised in their chart, the thirst for independence, new experiences or sometimes perversities will be on their side. And if not met properly from their partner will cause irritation and even anger.

However, on a higher level, the Uranus aspect (even square or opposition) will bring lots of mental stimulation that will cause recognising the additional levels of freedom between the two. This may be freedom of spirit, the freedom from the conventional, the liberating element that unifies rather than separates. Although the disharmonious aspects often hint that the relationships have an unstable quality, if this is not supported by more aspects in the charts, it may play out in the relationships being extremely extraordinary, mind-bending, sometimes even spiritual, depending on the personal planet that receives the aspect by Uranus and the personal charts of the two. Venus receiving an aspect of opposition or square is a sign of many experiments (and even risks) in the sensual domain, but also in esthetics. Mars can be quite uncontrollable but explicitly creative in a sparkling way which will fill the relationships with the energy of exploration of life and consciousness in particular. The same is true about Mercury - Uranus. At the lower level, however, this aspect suggests constant and impulsive fighting.

Moon aspects are the most challenging ones. If the Moon person is too stiff to allow more freedom to their emotional sphere (including the intimate), they will feel insecure and deeply disturbed. The Uranus person will vice versa feel like the other one is clingy and not allowing them to explore spontaneity on a level of the emotional patterns. But unlike the Saturn aspects, Uranus doesn’t bring heaviness into the relationships. Shocks, disruptions, experiments, even perversions, but also the higher states of mind are its fundamental traits. Uranus can also be a sign of bisexuality in the charts where it is aspecting gender planets (Venus, Mars). Some same- sex friendships may feel like hanging between love / sex and friendship when one of the two people (or both) have angle houses or many aspects to their gender planets from Uranus. Such "Uranian" friendships are often very memorable because of its romantic quality, and the exciting mental stimulation that happens between the two. Not rarely, it finishes abruptly (with inharmonious aspects) but stays with you forever.

To be continued about Neptune and Pluto in the next part.

Drop me a line if you want me to have a look at your personal chart.

Yours,

AlSheren

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Understanding the OPPOSITION aspect in SYNASTRY

An elaborated piece about the essence of the opposition aspect in your natal chart is here.

It is a good point to start before plunging into its meaning in the synastry.

To summarise. Whether or not we see it, any quality that we have in us is only alive because of its opposition.

SYNASTRY opposition is the sacred tool for us to recognise the opposition in ourselves. Often it is considered being the most difficult aspect between the two charts, and on some level it is.

The deeper you are willing to explore, the more you appreciate any difficult aspect, and the aspect of opposition - in particular.

Besides understanding WHAT does this aspect mean in the charts of the two of you, you really want to understand WHY.

Answering to this question may take your partnership to a new level.

First, opposition is the same thing that is … a conjunction…but - in the opposite way.

When the two things conjunct, we often think that they become one. There is a union, a mixture. Rarely do we get to see that the new union (which results from the conjunction) has the new opposition in itself.

In the synastry chart, opposition can signify several types of interaction between the energies of the two.

(Please note that although synastry chart mostly refers to the intimate partnerships or friendships, it also includes any other one- on - one relationship like: teacher - apprentice, doctor - patient, client - provider, etc.)

The first type of the opposition is a fight between the two very different qualities. This energy of “fighting”, however, may give an intense arousal in the domain of sexual interaction. And often it is considered being an aspect of passion. But outside of it, this type of the opposition will hugely complicate things, make the energy sharp, or heavy, or tight (depending on the planets), and the sense of fight (“either this, or that” feeling) will always prevail. One partner will feel like the win is theirs, and the other one will have to feel they have lost. Here the compromise usually feels unnatural, and boundaries-breaking for one of the partners.

Another type of the opposition is the ability (usually unconscious) of the partners to distribute the energy in such a way that both parts feel satisfied and in charge while moving towards the same goal. Usually, it refers to the opposition of the planets that signify manifestation of an outward action. Sun - Sun opposition, for example. Mars - Mars can be extremely constructive for a project building as well. But on the level of the emotional spheres, this opposition is still a huge cornerstone. The two people will intrinsically feel there is a pull - push game going on at the energy level, but both are not willing to give away their “share”. Sometimes this is totally unconscious and stems from an insecurity. Energetic vampirism is a common result of this type of the opposition in the chart. In the intimate sphere, it can be very exciting at first, but irritating in the end.

The next level type of the opposition between the two will provoke a healthy interest, an intense curiosity about the “otherness” of the other. Here, this opposition is already felt consciously as a tool to see one’s own opposite sides that have to unite. Sexually, it will have less physical intensity than in the first type of the opposition, but emotionally and sensually it may bring a vast spectrum of colours between the two. However, on the mental level, the two partners usually become pretty discerning and may be inclined to have a mental game (or manipulation) around each other's opposite sides. Depending on the planets, this game can be very resourceful, or exhausting. But usually, it will only lead these two to a more comprehensive understanding of themselves and the meaning of their partnership.

And the ultimate level of the opposition would be a union. Here, both partners have accepted the opposite sides of the signs, where the synastry opposition is set, so well that their ability to enjoy this aspect creates the sense of integrity. Whether this is a unified outward action, the energy in the realm of feeling, or a sexual ritual, this opposition will feel like the most complete wholeness. Moon in Capricorn versus Moon in Cancer union will feel like the deepest emotional connection where a healthy structure holds an emotional blanket of another person, and both of them feel centred and deeply seen by each other. (The same aspect at the first level will give lots of tears, coldness and misunderstandings to both).

The opposition of a Taurus Venus to a Scorpio Pluto at this level may create a union where the esoteric power becomes so harmonious and respectful to the material world of beauty that it creates something healing, earthly, but deeply transformative and sensually hypnotizing at the same time - be it a project, or an intimate act. On the lower level, however, this opposition is a synonym of obsession, jealousy, and lots of tears again …

Remember, there is a middle point in any opposition.

On the higher level, this point is a golden ratio, where the two opposite qualities find its perfect balance. On the lower level, it is a grey zone where the opposite qualities mix in a chaotic fight.

Whether your synastry chart is playing out at the higher level, or the lower level, it is exactly what you need.

But if you feel you need more, then it is the right time.

Drop me a line for a personal look at your chart.

Yours,

AlSheren

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The essence and the healing power of the opposition aspect in your chart

Reading natal chart is an art of seeing the details from a helicopter view. To learn how to see the whole picture, you need to make sense of the game that takes place between the opposites. As soon as this principle becomes clear, you get to see that the entire chart is built on it.

Fragmented reading of the natal chart is just as inadequate as cutting out a small piece of the photo, for example, the left eye, scaling it up to the full frame and assuming that you are looking at a portrait of a person. Unfortunately, this is how we often perceive each other outside of astrology. In that sense, natal chart is a tool that helps us broaden this view.

So … the opposites. There are at least six of them in the natal chart. With a more experienced vision, there is more, but this is not the subject of this text.

Every house has an opposing one. If both houses hold planets, then the opposition would be especially pronounced. But even if there are no planets, both houses are still supposed to work on the full spectrum of the two signs, and this must be clear when you are reading the chart.

For example, the Aquarius-Leo spectrum fully reflects the quality of one’s self-realisation in the world.

Leo is a symbol of self-expression, healthy individualism, and a passionate love for life. However, at a low level, Leo will manifest selfishness, pathetic arrogance, and pretension. All of which not only cannot lead but also run counter to the concept of self-realisation.

Aquarius is a symbol of originality, true independence, and universal love. But at a low level, Aquarius may show trivial permissiveness, indifferent detachment from everything, and stupid eccentricity.

As I already mentioned many times, the chart interpretation depends entirely on the “level of development” of a person (soul level) whose chart is under review. Describing how this level is determined is a complex task. Besides the intuitive feeling that one can get when looking at the chart, the right guiding tool is to remember that the level of a person is largely determined by their questions. Plus, many individual planetary aspects will always give us a hint of where exactly at their stage of development they might be.

A comprehensive analysis of the opposites in one’s chart can tell everything. Especially when some planets are not playing out predictably. For example, Mars in Leo can be infinitely irresponsible, and profoundly indifferent (low Aquarius in the opposition). And someone with ASC in Aquarius can be terribly charismatic and radiant (strong Leo in the opposition). A person with Venus in Scorpio can greatly appreciate material aesthetics and absolutely tangible comfort (strong Taurus), while Mars in Taurus, on the contrary, will suddenly be loopy, intoxicating and caustic (low Scorpio).

The game of the opposites in each of us occurs most often unconsciously and is multi-layered. Sometimes it is so subtle that it is impossible to trace how the principle of a planet changes its color to the opposite one. Remember, there is a middle point in any opposition. On the higher level, this point is a golden ratio, where the two opposite qualities find its perfect balance. On the lower level, it is a grey zone where the opposite qualities mix in a chaotic fight.

It is not rare a case, that the opposite side of a sign will manifest itself at a lower (most radical) quality. If the opposite of a higher quality is manifested, this is just a sign of that very “inner soul level”. The highest level will be the ability to consciously switch from one quality of the opposition spectrum to another, or the discernment to trace when these switches of the two opposite qualities happen.

For example, someone with Venus in Libra, choosing what to wear for a date, will lie out three or four different clothing options in front of them, and take some time to weigh all the pros and cons of each. If there is an acute awareness of the presence of the opposite sign at this moment (which is an inner instinct, astrology has nothing to do with it), then at some point they will stop and say: “Ok, THIS is one!” This is how Aries (the opposite sign) turns on abruptly and makes an impulsive decision, which, however, was well considered. If there is no such awareness, then this person will end up comparing their three or four clothing options almost to the point of mental exhaustion, and end up choosing something just to get it done, but may not be satisfied by their choice… although given that the Venus is in Libra, others will most likely find it elegant.

This is the essence of the game of the opposites in the chart. Many “astrological observations" that do not take this into account are just entertainment for the brain. Although some of them may sound true, the way they manifest themselves can be completely reversed.

Another good way to look at it is to remind ourselves that any of your uncomfortable qualities can be fine- tuned through the use of the opposite sign and its configurations. This principle is perfectly reflected by the Nodes. Using the experience of one sign, we are developing the opposite qualities to accomplish what we call our soul mission.

The opposition as a synastry aspect should be viewed exactly in the same way and has this very purpose of putting two people together. But this will be a different article.

Perhaps the only thing that does NOT manifest itself in its opposition is Lilith. She is an energy funnel, and reveals herself only in one-sided nature. This is her essence. That is why she creates obsessive states and events. Whether or not her impact is really felt depends on the aspects. However, if she is well realised by her owner, this will soften her effect.

Drop me a line for a personal look at your chart.

Yours,

AlSheren

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Fehu Rune - abundance, trust, and creative force

Runes teach how to create certain emotional and mental states.

The reason they are so powerful is because they cut through the mental plane and work as vectors on the subconscious level.

Once you learn how to create certain states - you understand how the surrounding reality is being built.

Each state is not only defining our present moment, it is taking us somewhere else.

Some states are more fundamental than the others and thus they have a greater impact on our lives even though they may not be on the surface.

Fehu is the first Rune of the Elder Futarkh. The state this rune creates is - the inner state of abundance!

It is considered to be the Rhune of money, but it is crucial to understand that this rune only brings money that you feel you deserve, or the sum of money that is equal to your inner state of "this is enough for me''.

It also brings protection to what you feel is yours! Having this symbol somewhere in your space makes your valuable assets (whatever they are) non - displaceable from you.

Fehu symbolises fire that creates the spark for any successful beginning. It gives inspiration to things and ideas, and helps move things further if they are stagnant.

On a deep psychology level, Fehu can be considered a Rune of trust to the present moment. It is from there that the feeling of abundance is being built.

When you trust, nobody can either take anything from you, nor add anything to your wellness, because you already feel that you have everything, be it in the sphere of finances, relationships, or inner harmony.

Use this rune to learn this essential state of being. And you will see where it will get you across all spheres.

PS. Drawing runes on yourself is not recommended for those who are not initiated. You can learn the Runic states by drawing it elsewhere or just having a piece of art with this rune in your space.

Please check the collection of runic art pieces for Fehu, and other runes here.

Fehu cosmic - Gallery quality acrylic print with hanging hardware ready for display.

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Understanding the 4th house: natal and synastry

The 4th house is not easy to comprehend, and often not enough attention is paid to its interpretation. Reducing its meaning to “home, safety and one parent” completely discredits its merit in the entire picture, and leaves a vast area of the natal chart almost opaque.

What is the 4th house indeed? And why is it so important to understand it when reading a chart, including the synastry?

The 4th house is the lowest point in the chart. Midnight.

The place where the border between the light and darkness lies. It is the point of the deepest foundations of one’s psychic universe. In fact, this is the place where psychotherapists and psychologists try to get, but most often they cannot, and end up in the 1st house. And this is a place where no one will consciously let another person in.

The 4th house represents not only the feeling of the inmost security, it contains all the data about a particular structure pattern inside of one’s psychic on which their universe is built. This is the basis of the spine, which runs through the entire chart up to the 10th house. The 4th house is the place where your inner voice lives. Looking at the sign and the planets in the 4th house, we can understand exactly how this voice of intuition sounds, what is your connection with it, and what it takes for you to hear this voice.

The 4th house reflects the imprints that we received as a result of our after-birth condition and that have become the cornerstones of our sense of trust (or mistrust) to life. This is inevitably something upon which the huge part of our personality and all relationships are built.

For some people, personal security is inherently linked with beauty and harmony (Venus/ Taurus/ Libra in the 4th house). For others, security means transformation and the ability to get to the depths (Scorpio/Pluto). Sometimes the security goes only with the sense of independence and freedom (Aquarius/ Uranus). Not rarely will the 4th house qualities remain a mystery for the person themselves until some good work is done on it. And it is almost impossible to work on the 4th house directly.

The 4th house is the same area where we are entering during deep transpersonal experiences. In my work with plant medicine, in particular Ayahuasca, I was convinced more than once that all that is happening during the ceremony encompasses the 4th house domain, which is the reason why this work can be so disturbing but is unprecedentedly effective. Getting in touch with the material of their own 4th house, a person will not only experience fear, but the whole intensity of realising their own internal structure (or the absence of it), its flaws and disruptions, as well as its strengths and flawlessness. This contributes to the process which in psychotherapy is called "the integration of the personality”, or the return to the wholeness. Of course, all the houses of the natal chart are involved into this dynamics, but the footing lies precisely in the 4th house.

The same as a talented actor would have a strong 1st house, the good psychotherapist usually has an emphasised 4th house.

With all that in mind, the importance of this area in the synastry can’t be overlooked.

To begin with, it is hardly possible to imagine an intimate situation between the two where the 4th house would remain “switched off". The 8th house is invariably considered the house of sex, but never it is the only house involved at the moment of physical intercourse. The turning on of the 4th house occurs in all the transformational experiences including physical intimacy. Our openness to receive sexual pleasure and the ability to merge with another person are totally linked with our deepest security (the 4th house), which in many ways is unconscious for us ourselves. In addition, any sensual pleasure involves egoism, but NOT the egoism of the 1st house, or the 5th house, it is the egoism that is so elemental and even primitive that it is totally beyond our control. The 4th house egoism is almost animalistic.

The 4th house cannot be ignored when looking at the synastry of the two people whose relationships are meant to be long term. Not only it brings some structure into the relationships, but also reveals if these relations can endure time. The 4th house provides the basis and cements the connection.

Aspects to the 4th house that arise between the two may reveal the potential for the deepest healing (and deepest wounds as well) that one person can bring to another. This is the place where it is possible to get to the inner altar of another soul, to the sphere that the person who owns the 4th house does not know consciously themselves but feels its power in most life-changing events.

It is especially favourable if the Venus and/or the Moon fall into the synastry 4th house. This can be an opportunity for a planet person to illuminate the 4th house person’s deepest fears with love and care, thus repeating the experience of unity with one of the parents, but in a more conscious form.

If we consider the 5th house to be the continuation, the body of the 4th, or the zone of “its possession”, then we see that, in fact, our personal creativity, our romantic preferences and our games (both in the childhood and and in the adulthood) are completely saturated with the material of the 4th house, i.e. our emotional imprints and our connection with the subconscious.

Drop me a line if you want a personal look at your chart ...

Yours,

AlSheren

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Hi, I very much enjoyed your post on Pluto in synastry, and I have a question for you. I have an 8° Virgo Moon in the 7th house, which natally squares my Pluto by 4°. As you know, this means that my Moon also more or less squares the Pluto of anyone in my generation. What does this say about me and my relations to others? My Moon is ruled by (and trine) Mercury in 8° Scorpio in the 8th house and isn’t too afflicted, I’d say.

On a side note, there is a person in my life whose Moon exactly conjuncts mine and therefore also has a natal Moon square Pluto. So this is a double whammy not only natally but in synastry as well. I feel like he sees my soul and vice versa and I have truly never experienced someone so purely, like I can be my rawest self without judgment, so your writing truly resonated (I’ll probably deep dive into your blog after submitting this)

Hi, thank you for appreciating the article on the synastric Pluto! First, answering your question, it is worth mentioning that our relations with our peers are always karmic and it is not unusual that these relationships are difficult to work on. You probably have noticed that many of your peers are inclined to provoke similar experiences in you but with different intensity depending on the other aspects. Usually we can feel when someone is approximately of our biological age even though people can look very different. The big planets (the collective karma planets) are one reason for that. However (!) and this is VERY important... as I always highlight in my posts everything depends on the inner level of your personality. If you read my article about the Ascendant, you will know what I am talking about. The natal chart is a MAP, but it is NOT the territory itself. Even the twin sisters will have different levels of manifestation of many planets in their charts (especially the trans-Saturnian / generational planets)... Because they (likewise you and your peers) have different karmic debts, different incarnation missions, different soul gifts. As I mentioned in my article about the Pluto transits, its square aspect around the age of 38- 42 will clearly reveal the level of one's inner work in the sphere of Pluto, but it will be very different for all people that have this square at the same time. Pluto's main purpose it to keep us in line with our higher mission through transformations and cutting off what's not authentic to it. And as you can imagine, this level of work (and self- awareness!) is very different for everybody.

I too have my Moon sq my Pluto (not very close degree though) and besides the fact that it makes my Moon a bit Scorpionish (likewise yours), I also receive this aspect from all my peers. But not with all of those with whom I had some meaningful connections (either friendships or love affairs) I could feel the Plutonian work happening. And this, of course, depends on the whole chart and the role Pluto is playing there. With those who did have a sound position of Pluto in their chart, I could definitly feel all the "gifts" of passion, jealousy and power struggle. But I was young back then and I am not "aligned" with peer souls any longer (which also often happens when you are done with some of your karmic debts). People I share meaningful encounters with are either elder or younger (sometimes much younger) than I am right now. And Plutonian aspects from people whose Pluto is in the different sign feel stronger. Also, remember that Pluto is slow and deep. It is subtle, even though heavy. It takes time sometimes to register its actual effect.

So the same would go to you and your significant other who is intimately touching your Moon and both of you receive the Pluto's kiss ;) But I would suggest that you feel the Moon conjunction much much stronger. It is a good one! And since both of you have a similar character of this planet (same sign same aspect from Pluto) when together you don't feel it as much, because you both have it in yourself! OR as you said you feel each other very well because it feels like your own skin. (Unless you both are extremely different in terms of your inner level, i.e. different ages of your souls). It is like the fish doesn't know that she is in the water... but she would know what the other fishes feel.

I hope that answers some of your thoughts. And thank you for your note!

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Understanding Pluto in the synastry chart

Pluto's key lesson is to prepare us for death as a major transformation in life.

We experience small dyings all the time during our lifetime, mostly through our relationships with others.

Pluto in the synastry chart should be viewed precisely from this perspective.

Manipulation and obsession that are often associated with the Pluto aspects are only the low levels of its manifestation. Also, they can be just as necessary as any other experience in life.

On a sensual level, Pluto indeed gives passion and jealousy, and both emotional states can greatly enrich one’s personality (rather than destroy). In addition, Pluto is not a planet of action, it signifies a mental impulse. That is why the passion and jealousy here are deeply psychological. How they are going to be expressed physically will show the quality of Mars, Venus and the Moon in the chart.

Pluto acts as a surgical blade in a certain sphere of the psyche. It cuts to the depths, to the place of rawness, where it can clean, destroy, and resuscitate.

In the synastry, Pluto will generate an act of dying and resurrection over a certain planet of a partner (i.e. the sphere of their psyche and life). This sphere of their psychic will first be laid bare, and then either significantly reshaped or destroyed and made reborn. By that, Pluto will reveal that the way this planet was manifesting itself before was not genuine enough.

Just like in the transits, when Pluto will send your the signs of a looming transformation in advance (here I wrote more about it), the appearance of a new person in your life whose Pluto aspects your personal planet will be a real sign that a revision is needed in this area, and possibly a radical one. The tense aspects, like square or opposition, will bring the most profound results.

If the action of Pluto does not get to manifest itself in higher vibrations, then a struggle and throwing tantrums will begin in the sphere of a personal planet. This is often called passion, but in fact it is NOT a passion, it is a death agony, which will most likely end with the departure of a person whose personal planet is afflicted.

As a consequence, such relationships leave huge baggage of accumulated emotions of frustration for both people that stem from a zero understanding of their karmic predisposition.

At a higher level, the Pluto person will literally make the other person experience the dying in a certain area of their life. Something is transfixed from being deeply exposed, then it is recognised as obsolete, and then slowly and often painfully it is being eradicated and starts being reborn.

If it is the Sun, then the sphere of transformation will be the Ego. If the Moon then the transformation will happen in the sphere of security, emotional attachments, and fears. Venus - values and sensuality, but perhaps the aesthetics of the owner of Venus will change a lot too. Mercury gets Pluto’s surgery on mental attitudes. The aspect with Mars will bring about the restructuring of one’s understanding of power of action, including from a karmic perspective. Aspects with Mars are considered being intense and even dangerous, but at a higher level, these aspects give tremendous work in spiritual development.

We also need to look at what the personal planet rules in the chart and take this into account. It may well change the complete picture. Let’s say, if the Mercury is the ruler of one’s 8th house, then receiving an aspect from Pluto will be a different story here, and the mental attitude may be the least to get transformed.

Unlike aspects of Saturn, where one can feel lots of pressure and austerity, Pluto feels like a laser penetrating all layers of a particular experience.

At the very beginning, such relationships can overflow with inner thrill and attraction. The owner of a personal planet is chained by the depth of waves coming from a Pluto person, while the second one will revel in his ability to go deep and transform someone's personality. If these vibrations continue to go up, then this will bring incredible spiritual renewal and maturation. Higher vibrations here would suggest the sensitivity of the two people to the process of this transformation.

If however, the vibrations tend to go down because of the inner level of the two people involved, such intense interaction may start feeling too intrusive for a personal planet and cause repulsion. Especially with planets such as Venus and the Moon, this repulsion can be very intense, almost visceral. The Pluto person, heavily feeling the vibration of rejection, will be inclined to retain his former power by all means, which may start with manipulation and then reach more violent methods of psychological oppression. (Again, the physical abuse in the relationships is not really the Pluto’s influence, it has to be confirmed by the Mars aspects).

All the above are more referred to the aspects of conjunction, square, and opposition. The trine and sextile aspects will hardly bring that inner force, but it doesn’t mean they are not offering a transformation.

The influence of Pluto in the relationships can hardly go unnoticed. By nature, Pluto is like a living surgical scalpel. It transforms everything it touches.

Drop me a line if you want me to look at your chart...

Yours,

AlSheren

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Pluto: natal and transit. The medicine of dying and rebirth

Being a higher planet, Pluto belongs to the sphere of spiritual growth. It is considered to be a planet that brings complex transformations and often destructive events.

Pluto's key principle is to teach humans how to die and be re-born. As well as how to develop and own our inner power (something that we inevitably learn in the pain of transformation).

Pluto is associated with deep psychic energies, which are difficult to trace, and as a rule, its work is only visible over time.

By bringing upheavals, Pluto aligns us with our higher mission, as well as the collective karma.

It brings critical adjustments or eliminates all that is no longer valid for our further growth. Sometimes it is only possible through the entire destruction of the external (or internal) reality we are holding on to.

The position and aspects of Pluto in the natal chart show the area where the experience of critical upheavals will occur.

This is also a sphere of your chart where you have access to some hidden resources where the energy of transformation is available to you and you intuitively know how to manage it, but often can only do it unconsciously (especially before the age of 40). Instead, it feels like these hidden resources are running you through the position and aspects of your Pluto.

If Pluto is harmonious in the chart, then this point of power will attract people (Pluto in the first house, for example, can give some well-pronounced charisma), if vice versa, Pluto is aspected inauspiciously then its force can be oppressive and destructive.

The principle of Pluto's work in the transit is such that by making a deep restructuring and transformation in your life, it simultaneously makes your psyche and inner world more flexible and responsive in relation to the outside world.

Purifying the subtle bodies, Pluto clears the space for a more harmonious, powerful and precise action that is aligned with one’s higher mission.

Unlike Uranus, which acts with lightning speed and sweeps everything to the ground, Pluto always gives hints, and some backlash for a reversal, before it dismantles a certain area of one’s life.

The more deaf you are to Pluto’s signs, the lower is the level of vibrations it brings you at. In some critical cases, it may be a complete elimination of a person from the physical plane.

The most tangible of all Pluto’s transits occurs at the age of 38-42 when it makes a square aspect to the natal planet.

Your personal natal Pluto is the best teacher to be prepared for this remarkable transit.

All people in our lives with who we have meaningful connections should also be viewed as transits. So Pluto’s aspects in the relationships can give you no less work to do than the transit. (Here I write more about Pluto in a synastry).

Pluto teaches us to be fully responsible and honest in the face of the unpredictability of the external circumstances and develop the adequate intensity in response to it.

One of Pluto's manifestation is when you can't no longer lie to yourself about your deepest wounds and fears.

If you do this work with diligence, Pluto will give a lot of energy to fulfil your mission. As an add-on, once its life - changing aspect is passed, it can enhance the psychic abilities of a "good disciple", such as intuition, paranormal talents and personal magnetism.

Pluto is always considered being strong in a chart when it is in the angle houses.

A retrograde Pluto in a chart will cause psychic energy to flow inward rather than outward, and thus transformative events will often be only internal, without visible turmoil.

With proper work, this can give amazing intuition and the ability to control one's own thoughts and emotional states, as well as the gift to transmit the priceless experience of this inner work to others, which a person with a direct Pluto, even a very strong one, won't be able to do.

Drop me a line for a personal look at your chart...

Yours,

AlSheren

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