The Mad Hatter's Tea Party has been interrupted by enclosure. . . again

I have been intentionally silent.

I have been patiently waiting out Mercury's wild backward dance with other hand and mind occupying projects and pre-school starting activities. Some of which were struck with Mercury backwardness that I had to mop up.

With recent events, I feel like I am being pushed to surface and speak.

But what do you say? What do I say? There are no words that I can imagine that would begin to begin the healing that is so necessary right now. There are no words that can restore to us the innocence and comfort felt in the house of movies and story tellers. Yes the floor is sticky and the chairs smell like stale popcorn and feet, but the enchantment of light dancing through a darkened room and reflecting on a silver screen has always been a place of solace and re-evaluation for me. The looks on the faces of my family had to reflect the same horror on mine when the news broke. We are a movie family. We love them, we love the whole process of the making of movies ( I like watching them best though). We love the people involved in front of and behind the camera. ( we also love craft services) This event shook us where we live. Will it stop us from going to a theater? Hexes NO! However, there will be a new tone of vigilance for me while we are there.

I wish I could say that these type of events surprise me, but those of you who know me are waiting for me to just say it already. These are just symptoms of a much larger problem; enclosure  I will spare the gory details here because I know you cannot force an unwilling mind to open and see, so click on the link if you want, but know it's not a happy discussion. It's one of those necessary unhappy conversations about what happens when a space becomes overburdened and its effects on the landscape and inhabitants.

There is, however, light at the end of the tunnel that has nothing to do with on coming trains, traffic, or near death experiences. We are a co operative society. We help each other. This alone is one of the most important tools we have and through it, doing all the right things can not only make this place better, but expand our reaches into the known Universe to discover new things and bring forth new understandings.

As long as we continue to be the co operative society ( yes, even me, the one who runs on the fringes of society, has a productive use in society) there is hope. We can't predict the who's, when's, and where's of the next prober rat attack, but we can buy time for our children and throw out a life line to those in need and willing to grab the rope.

You should know that you are loved.

Every time something like this happens, there is the question: what the Hell Is going on????

What's going on is complicated and does not have a single silver bullet solution. There are probably many very good solutions that work well together, but I have found that having a basic understanding of what the real problem is, gives me new perspective for personal solutions.  I have also found that understanding the base cause of the craziness help me keep my sanity in one piece.

I hope I am preaching to the choir right about now, but if I am not, feel free to respectfully express that.

It is to my deepest disappointment and personal horror that the Aurora community has been violated as they were. The effects of this event ripple deep and reach far. As of right now, I have no idea how I would handle a situation as Aurora has had to endure. I suppose it would be wise to ask for guidance.

My eloquence seems to have abandoned me.

Aurora, I hope that you heal and find comfort as you find a new balance to move forward from this.

Shhhhhh. . .

We have two more weeks of this Mercury Rx backward dance and last week I had very clear signals that silence was called for. I discovered why.

Mercury in it's Rx mode has secrets to share if you are still and listening. It's difficult to hear the messages being sent to you if all you are doing is jibber jabbering your head off. In fact, if you insist of jibber jabbering your head off while Mercury is trying to talk to you, you can be sure to get thwacked upside the head! I think, in one manner or another, we have all experienced Mercury's thwacking prowess.

I have spent this last week conducting this silence advisory experiment and going through my day with an open attitude of hearing and listening, not just to the Gods, mind you, but to the people and world in general. I have seen very clearly a large difference in how the Rx is affecting me. I don't feel pulled and stretched and snarled into knots. I am completing things and letting things go as opposed to trying to stuff a square peg into a round hole because the rest of society demands that I act and continue on as everyone else. I think at the end of this, the difference will be clear. Minding the Rx of Mercury may stall new projects, but it does not mean that things don't get done. In fact I think the stop and listen/ complete attitude will prove to be far more productive a mode than the stuff this thing that doesn't fit in to the too small hole.

This is still an experiment in progress for me. I just thought I would share and see if it helps out others who get all tangled up with Mercury's backward dance.

I would be interested in hearing about your experiences if you decide to conduct this experiment yourself.

Blessings!