Conscious Choice: The Most Sacred Days of 2003

June 2003

The Most Sacred Days of 2003

Take Note and Reap the Rewards

by Barbara Schermer

Imagine this. Its midnight and you slip naked into a pool fed by restorative volcanic waters. Surrounded by the mists and the sweet scent of night blooming flowers, you float suspended gazing up at a magnificent night sky. Now imagine you are in this place in Greece two thousand years ago. After soaking in the hot waters, a temple priestess/physician comes for you. She escorts you inside the Asclepion, the healing temple of dreams. You snuggle into this safe, cozy place to sleep in order to dream of a healing encounter with Asklepios, the god of dreams himself.

For more than one thousand years, Greek citizens who felt sick or soul tired practiced this tradition of dream healing*. This month we, too, have the opportunity when each of us can potentially have a profound and meaningful dream encounter. The Greeks call this magical moment the "Kairos." In essence it means "auspicious moment" or "god’s moment," the exact time when the veils between the worlds are thin and when the gods can hear and speak to us. We approach one such collective Kairos moment now — at the summer solstice on June 21 at 2:11 pm Chicago time. Yet incredibly this influence is stretched over a period of five days! This is as a result of a rare sequence of cosmic influences from June 19 that continues through June 24. In my astrological opinion, these are the most sacred days of 2003.

The Kairos moment begins as the moon moves into the mystical sign of Pisces on June 19 at 12:57 AM and according to yogic, esoteric Christian, and pagan traditions, we then enter one of the four "spiritual gates" of the year. These four spiritual gates swing open at each winter and summer solstice and the fall and spring equinox. During these times it is easier to ascend and touch the higher, mystical planes while being washed with a shower of fresh spiritual forces.

Healing experiences are potentially available to all from June 19 to June 24. A client recently had just such a personal Kairos moment and healing dream. Her heart was painfully broken from a traumatic breakup with her fiancee. This breakup was so abrupt she was left without closure and still sadly longed for him. Then she had this dream: she was in a gothic church and he approached her, head bowed and hands in prayer. He looked up with deep love in his eyes. She felt herself drawn into his arms to be held. Then something beautiful and transcendent transpired. A warm, loving light enfolded them in a cocoon. She felt that love enter her heart. She awoke in the morning knowing something important had happened. The pain in her heart had lifted. She felt loved and complete.

How can you best use these sacred days? Go to an environment you feel is sacred — your bedroom, the "grandmother" tree on your property, the lake, or make a pilgrimage to your special sacred site. Participate in a purification ritual like a bath, sauna, or sweat lodge. Quiet and center yourself. When the Kairos moment approaches, simply ask, with intention, to be given a healing dream. Ask this repeatedly and often, like a prayer, over these auspicious days. The god of dreams, Asklepios, is willing to help you now if you will but listen to the messages of your dreams.

* Learn more about the dream healing temples in The Practice of Dream Healing, by psychotherapist Edward Tick.

Barbara Schermer is an astrological consultant, teacher, and writer. Contact her at 800-273-8868 or barbara@astrologyalive.com.

Sacred Times of the Summer Solstice

(Chicago time)

Begins: June 19 at 12:57 am

Ends: June 24 at 1:17 pm

Ways to Receive:

* Ask for a dream in the form of a prayer or a meditation.

* Be receptive to what is given.

* Record your dream in all detail to remember and reflect upon.

* Translate the dream into a piece of art.

* Use the flower essence calendula (available at health food and holistic stores) in drinking water or in your bath. Calendula is called "the listening essence" to bring greater awareness and receptivity to what is being said.

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