The Shadow
If you have been here with me a while, it will come as no surprise that I am all about the shadow. I am far less interested in the perfectly curated light we shine through the masks we wear: life is built on tickling the underbelly. Our shadow is the true source of our I Am and the seat of our personal power. And yet we do all we can possibly do to keep it hidden or at least disguised by our pointing fingers, as we obscure the truth. Our truth. The whole truth of who we are and what we are made from.Pluto will not have a bar of it and he inhabits all our charts somewhere. Ruler of Scorpio, whose natives are built on transcending their demons, the dark lord of our underworld knows that we cannot escape. When we think we have sidestepped Uncle Pluto we are either in spectacular denial - as our shadow plays out in front of us and we blame the people and events in our life instead - or we are flat out terrified of what we think lurks within.Pluto is not the problem here. He is simply hankering for us to get it. And what prevents or trips up this crucial learning? Our lack of understanding about the relationship of our dark to our light; our unwillingness to own our shit and learn from it; our fear and easy abdication of personal responsibility. Ultimately it is our fear of death in any form, as we forget that rebirth and renewal is his constant consort.After supercharging last week and last night's full moon, today Pluto squares off with the Sun. The ultimate battle between the dark and the light that invites you to inhabit both fully and simultaneously, sans excuses or blame. Yes it always feels like a lot, so tread carefully.Switch your lens from judgement and horror to kindness and curiosity as your peer into your dark corners. Forgive the muggles their flailing and stay away from the fingerpointers and known stress lords. Hold space for your vaulting evolution - there is not one of us that doesn't have it in them. Be brave. Dive deep. The rewards are more than worth the effort.Image via @motherfungusI think sharing Kali's birthday overqualifies me for the shadowlands. If it tickles you too, join me on retreat in August.© Kerrie Basha, 2017