On June 9th 2010 I was Kristin Fontana's guest on her internet radio show Guiding Stars, a weekly Evolutionary Astrology show on www.healthylife.net, Wednesdays at 10 AM Pacific time.
I discussed the Evolutionary Astrology principle of levels of Soul evolution, including how to recognize a person's stage of development based on their choice of language, beliefs, and desire nature. I also explained how the evolutionary impulse works through various symbols we may find in the chart, including Mars-Pluto phase and retrograde planets.
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On March 24th 2010 I was again Kristin Fontana's guest on the internet radio show Guiding Stars, a weekly Evolutionary Astrology show on www.healthylife.net, Wednesdays at 10 AM.
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(September 2009) Hi Several people have asked if I am still doing readings since my last blog post, and the last event listed on my site, are now old. Yes, I do readings all the time. I just have not felt directed to offer any teachings over the last year, and its been quite a while since I felt like writing something on my blog. I am still alive and well, and always available for anyone who feels drawn to the orientation I express on the website. (http://stevewolfson.com) Thank you for your interest, Steve
I wrote this originally as a comment on a post on another blog, but felt I wanted to share it with those of you who read my thoughts. The first italicized words are a quote from the original blog post, and the second from a comment to that post made by a younger reader.
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I hope the young folks will forgive us geezers for thinking of all the Kennedy boys today. They were a huge part of our lives.
They were more than a huge part of our lives – they were a symbol, and in reality more symbolic than actual, of a time when optimism and idealism were alive and strong, an era that is long over. This country has spent forty years trying to rewrite history, that the actual nature of the Kennedy’s, and the sixties – never existed.
Imagine! “Public servants” going into office to…. Serve the Public. To paraphrase a recent Attorney General, the idea today “renders quaint”.
I was too young to live through the lens of you older folks or my parents and see the Kennedy’s for all their youthful vigor, but I’ve always felt envious of having politicians you could be proud of.
The true shame is the possibility of having that experience has been taken away from all the generations that followed. The real tragedy is that a generation that had so much potential to transform the nature of life on the planet in ways that would have benefited all instead succeeded in pretty much trashing it, having finally decided, rather than “Make Love, not War”, to “Make Money, THROUGH War”.
Perhaps in a different time and under different circumstances Obama would be effective. I don’t see it happening now. The main thing he is showing me is our system is so far gone it is beyond the possibility of reform. Its a near miracle we got an Obama in the first place, and he is unable or unwilling to advocate for the necessary reforms. History teaches us what inevitably comes next, after a while, and it is not pretty.
Its also important to remember that the Kennedys were very much hated by segments of the public in the sixties – the same segments that have evolved into the modern GOP. After all, two of them were assassinated. These are the segments that have been attempting to rewrite the history (and legacy) of the 60’s ever since.
On April 23 2008 I was again Kristin Fontana's guest on her Guiding Stars internet radio show, a weekly Evolutionary Astrology show on www.healthylife.net, Wednesdays at 10 AM.
Here is the recording of the show. Its about 45 minutes long. On this show we are discussing the effects of growth, and how t0 flow and change with life events. In the last minute of the show Kristin gives me 30 seconds to explain to listeners how they can change their thought patterns in the present moment.
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On Oct 10th 2007 I was the guest on internet radio show Guiding Stars, a weekly Evolutionary Astrology radio show on www.healthylife.net, Wednesdays at 10 AM, hosted by my friend and colleague Kristin Fontana.
It's taken a while but I'm finally posting the audio of that show here. It's 42 minutes long. On this show I discuss the EA concepts of relationship types - the sorts of people and dynamics we find ourselves in relationships with. And how we can learn to have more functional relationships, and to be more functional in them.
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An introduction to Evolutionary Astrology and the archetypes of the 12 signs.
Evolutionary Astrology (EA) is a metaphysical system based in Natural Law – that which is naturally observable. It uses astrology as a symbolic language to describe the natural processes of life, forward movement of endless cycles of birth, growth, and decay; leading to rebirth in the next cycle.
EA views the human Soul as the root cause of a human birth. To EA, the planet Pluto in the birth chart symbolizes the Soul’s growth intentions for the current life. "Why am I here?" and "What are my life lessons?" are the core EA questions.
EA helps crack baked-on layers of conditioning that have created a conscious sense of self-identity that is not truly who I am. Growth is the process of peeling back those layers – leading to an open heart, where the innermost Soul can be revealed. This process is not always fun, but it is always real. It leads to increasing Authenticity – the progressive discovery of one’s true voice, and one’s intended life directions. This journey does not stop until the last breath, and no one is too old or too young
We start the classes by discussing the metaphysical principles that are the foundation of EA. The rest will be in-depth discussion of the 12 astrological archetypes (signs). In my experience, a deep understanding of the 12 archetypes is the key that unlocks about three-quarters of astrology.
(Example: Gemini is known as "dual natured" and "indecisive and wishy-washy". But WHY? From an EA perspective, Gemini correlates with the human need to gather information, to use the mind to classify physical reality, so we can feel we have a handle on it. When looked at in this way, we begin to see why Gemini at times must behave indecisively. Thus we become more accepting of how we and others are “wired”).
The classes will be 2 hour sessions, once each Tuesday, for six consecutive weeks, 6 to 8 PM, in Ashland Oregon. The first class was Tuesday Feb 19th. You are welcome to attend even if you missed some of the classes. The classes are being recorded, and CD's will be available. If you are interested in attending some of the classes, please contact me and I will send you necessary details. Cost is $10 - $15 sliding scale, per class.
The classes are accessible to astrology newcomers, and will also hold the interest of more knowledgeable students.
My style is informal and tends towards the right brain - intuitive. We will discuss more concept than details to memorize. As time permits we will work with charts, to ground what we discuss. Example: What does Venus in Cancer in the 10th house look like? (hint: combination of Libra and Cancer and Capricorn…) What changes if we move Venus to the 5th house, or place it in Scorpio? If we complete our sign-work in time, in the last class we will integrate it all through some chart interpretation. I live in Ashland, where I do astrological life readings, in person and by phone. I also teach and give talks on Evolutionary Astrology, which has profoundly deepened my life. I was a presenter at the last two national Evolutionary Astrology conferences, in 2004 and 2006.
You can read more about EA and my work on my website, http://stevewolfson.com. You can phone me at 201-0825 or email me at steve@stevewolfson.com Feel free to ask questions about the class. Thank you, Steve
A friend shared this with me the other day (thank you, friend). It speaks so deeply to what I am looking at in my life. I finally realized I would like to share it.
All things arise, Suffer change, And pass away.
This is their nature.
When you know this, Nothing perturbs you, Nothing hurts you.
You become still.
It is easy.
-Ashtavakra Gita 11:1 From "The Heart of Awareness: A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita," by Thomas Byrom, 1990.
I received this quote in today's inbox which to me says quite a lot, the essence of what I've been feeling for some years now. It's from the Mother, from her book "The Sunlit Path". For those who don't know, she was associated with Sri Aurobindo, a wise, illumined person from India who lived in the first half of the 20th century. The Call To Adventure
We are in a very special situation, extremely special, without precedent. We are now witnessing the birth of a new world; it is very young, very weak -- not in its essence but in its outer manifestation -- not yet recognised, not even felt, denied by the majority. But it is here. It is here, making an effort to grow, absolutely *sure* of the result. But the road to it is a completely new road which has never before been traced out -- nobody has gone there, nobody has done that! It is a beginning, a *universal beginning*. So it is an absolutely unexpected and unpredicatable adventure.
There are people who love adventure. It is these I call, and I tell them this: "I invite you to the great adventure."
It is not a question of repeating spiritually what others have done before us, for our adventure begins beyond that. It is a question of a new creation, entirely new, with all the unforeseen events, the risks, the hazards it entails -- a *real adventure*, whose goal is certain victory, but the road to which is unknown and must be traced out step by step in the unexplored. Something that has never been in this present universe and that will *never* be again in the same way. If that interests you... well, let us embark. What will happen to you tomorrow -- I have no idea.
One must put aside all that has been foreseen, all that has been devised, all that has been constructed, and then set off walking into the unknown. And -- come what may! There. [...]
This courage, this heroism ... why not use it to fight against one's own difficulties, one's own imperfections, one's own obscurities? Why not heroically face the furnace of inner purification so that it does not become necessary to pass once more through one of those terrible, gigantic destructions which plunge the entire civilisation into darkness?
This is the problem before us. It is for each one to solve it in his own way.
"Pluto and the Nodes - Life Purpose and Direction"
Kristin Fontana, an EA astrologer and friend, is the host of Guiding Stars, a weekly Evolutionary Astrology radio show on www.healthylife.net, Wednesdays at 10 AM.
I was Kristin's guest on her May 9th, 2007 show. My topic was the meaning of Pluto and the Moon's Nodes in the birthchart. I also got into my background, what led me to doing EA work, and talked about my approach to EA and working with clients.
Here you can listen to a 40 minute edited version of the show: "Pluto and the Nodes - Life Purpose and Direction"
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I hope the young folks will forgive us geezers for thinking of all the Kennedy boys today. They were a huge part of our lives.
They were more than a huge part of our lives – they were a symbol, and in reality more symbolic than actual, of a time when optimism and idealism were alive and strong, an era that is long over. This country has spent forty years trying to rewrite history, that the actual nature of the Kennedy’s, and the sixties – never existed.
Imagine! “Public servants” going into office to…. Serve the Public. To paraphrase a recent Attorney General, the idea today “renders quaint”.
I was too young to live through the lens of you older folks or my parents and see the Kennedy’s for all their youthful vigor, but I’ve always felt envious of having politicians you could be proud of.
The true shame is the possibility of having that experience has been taken away from all the generations that followed. The real tragedy is that a generation that had so much potential to transform the nature of life on the planet in ways that would have benefited all instead succeeded in pretty much trashing it, having finally decided, rather than “Make Love, not War”, to “Make Money, THROUGH War”.
Perhaps in a different time and under different circumstances Obama would be effective. I don’t see it happening now. The main thing he is showing me is our system is so far gone it is beyond the possibility of reform. Its a near miracle we got an Obama in the first place, and he is unable or unwilling to advocate for the necessary reforms. History teaches us what inevitably comes next, after a while, and it is not pretty.
Its also important to remember that the Kennedys were very much hated by segments of the public in the sixties – the same segments that have evolved into the modern GOP. After all, two of them were assassinated. These are the segments that have been attempting to rewrite the history (and legacy) of the 60’s ever since.