A BIRTHDAY MEDITATION

For

GEMINI

BY BEVERLEE

Guidance for the Cycles of Your Life

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A BIRTHDAY MEDITATION FOR GEMINI

Happy Birthday, dear Gemini!

This Meditation is designed to celebrate your magnificence! On your birthday in thepast perhaps you have looked to others for recognition and celebration, and I'm surethey have loved to give it to you. It's also possible, however, to give yourself the gift ofrecognition and acceptance. What could be more appropriate than to give yourself sucha gift on your birthday? We certainly don’t want you to be like Eeyore in this exchangewith Pooh in the “Winnie the Pooh” story:

"You seem so sad, Eeyore.""Sad? Why should I be sad? It's my birthday.

The happiest day of the year.""Your birthday?" said Pooh in great surprise.

"Of course it is. Can't you see?Look at all the presents I have had."He waved a foot from side to side.

"Look at the birthday cake.Candles and pink sugar."

Pooh looked –first to the right and then to the left.

"Presents?" said Pooh."Birthday cake?" said Pooh. "Where?"

"Can't you see them?""No," said Pooh.

"Neither can I," said Eeyore."Joke," he explained. "Ha, ha!"

~ Winnie the Pooh Copyright by A.A. Milne

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Instead, on your very special birthday I invite you to follow this sage advice:

"See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts from

yourself, and from the Universe." ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn

As an Astrological Counselor for nearly thirty years I have seen very clearly that ourbirthday is the most important point in our personal year. It is the time when we decide,either consciously or unconsciously, what our life is going to be about for the followingyear—what our contribution is going to be.

I have created this Birthday Meditation to help you set forth on your personal adventurewith a clear vision of what that adventure will be. You can use this Meditation every yearon your birthday to set your intention for the following year. In fact, I encourage you touse it whenever you want guidance during the month of your birthday and indeed,throughout the whole year if you wish. Its message is written specifically for you, myGemini friend!

"Life is a quarry, out of which we are to moldand chisel and complete a character."

~ Goethe

Being a Gemini, you have already received many gifts from the Universe, including awonderfully inquisitive mind, a sense of invention and adventure as well as an innatetalent for communication.

Each year on your birthday you enter a whole new phase in your cycle of development.This can feel like a breath of fresh air since you have an opportunity every year to movepast any self-imposed barriers to achieving success if you give yourself permission toreach out and surpass your own accomplishments.

Do you have an idea what these ground-breaking options now available to you mightbe? What is it that you feel limited, restricted or confined by? Who, ultimately, isresponsible for those feelings of limitation?

Well, of course, it's you! So, you're going to move beyond those self-imposed barriersto a new perspective, a new level of enlightenment, a new ground of being. ThisMeditation is designed to help you do just that.

You may be asking, what, exactly, is a Meditation? Well, I like to think of it as a way ofconnecting with your Self—your Higher Power. That Higher Power, it seems to me, isthe voice of your own Divinity—your connection to the God principle, or, as some preferto call it, Spirit.

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It is a good idea to look inward every so often. It helps you get in touch with yourpurpose here on Earth. In the entire world there is only one you. You are unique andyou have a special mission—a reason for being here. Meditation helps you understandand define what this mission is.

Connecting to your Higher Power helps you take responsibility for creating your life theway you want it to be. It's easy to blame luck, other people, and circumstances outsideof yourself for the problems in your life. On the other hand, accepting your own authorityas co-creator with Spirit is extremely empowering.

"The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me;I am part and parcel of God."

~Emerson

Scientific studies have found Meditation to have health benefits such as reducing stressand lowering blood pressure. Beyond those physical benefits, Meditation can lead toincreased clarity of mind, emotional well-being, and delight in life—in essence, the joy ofliving.

"Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us."~ Thomas Browne

Let’s move into Meditation mode now and begin the process of initiating your personalvision. It is important at this time to be in a quiet place, away from distractions. This willgive you the best results for your Meditation. So first, prepare a space to use on aregular basis for your meditations. Doing this conditions your mind to relax and ascendto other dimensions. In time, just sitting in your meditation space will immediately relaxyou.

Once you are in a place where you can concentrate, you can either sit on a chair or onthe floor with your legs crossed. Just sit quietly in your space for a few minutes. Thiswill help establish your energy. Before you sit, light a candle or some incense, if youlike. Eventually, lighting the candle or incense will signal your brain that it's time formeditation.

Fold your hands gently in your lap and take a few deep breaths. Then just follow eachbreath in and out. It isn't necessary to "try" to breathe or consciously alter yourbreathing rhythm.

Just sit quietly in your space for a few minutes. This will help establish your energy.Before you sit, you might wish to light a candle or some incense. Eventually, lighting thecandle or incense will signal your brain that it's time for meditation.

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Fold your hands gently in your lap and close your eyes. Take a few deep breaths. Thenjust sit. If you aren't used to meditating you may feel as if your mind is a jumble ofthoughts. Don't try to stop the thoughts, just observe them. Imagine that you are on thebank of a river and that your thoughts are the river going by. Don't try to stop the river,just watch it. Soon you will see the river begin to slow down.

Now begin to focus your awareness on your breathing. Follow each breath in and out.It isn’t necessary to “try” to breathe or consciously alter your rhythm of breathing.Simply follow the breath as it naturally flows in and out and feel yourself relaxing.

Good.

Now take a few deep breaths from the diaphragm. Then let your breathing find its ownlevel.

Imagine that a beam of rainbow light is entering the center of your forehead. You don'tactually have to see anything (although you may). Just imagine the presence of a light.Now imagine that the light travels down the center of your body and diffuses into all ofyour cells. Repeat silently to yourself a few times, "I am in The Light. I am filled withThe Light."

Good.

Now it's time to offer an affirmation to Divine Spirit, which I think you will agree seemseminently attuned to the Gemini philosophy.

I Am Endless EnthusiasmI enthusiastically acceptGod's magnificent gift

of fresh ideas every moment.I know that the whole Universe

is present to me and providing allthat I ever could need or want, in the context of God's guidance.

I am eager to see what loving giftGod will give me this moment

and every one after it.

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As you consider what you want this year to be about, know that the Universe standsready to support you in your intention.

"You are a creator; you create with your every thought."~ Abraham (Channeled by Esther Hicks)

Your thinking creates your reality. If there is something in your life that you are nothappy about, the voice of your Higher Power is speaking to you, asking you to changewhat you are unhappy about into what you are happy about. Those are the only twopossibilities offered to you: Happiness. Unhappiness. So you may as well takeresponsibility for creating what makes you happy.

"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."~T.S. Eliot

To create what you do want in your life you must focus your intention on that. To focusyour attention on what you do not want only creates more of what you don't want, sinceyour thoughts are magnets, which attract to you what I like to call MOTS – More of theSame!

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As you begin to focus on what you do want and why you want it, the essence of yourdesire is activated, and the Universe begins to bring it to you. The more intense yourpositive feelings, the faster what you want comes to you.

"It is not more difficult to create a castle than a button. Most of you havemore buttons than castles, however, because they're easier to expect."

~ Abraham (Channeled by Esther Hicks)

Once you've got a picture in your mind's eye of what you do want to have, do or be inthe coming year, you can begin to further focus your intention by the use of affirmations.

An affirmation is a statement of positive fact. It is always worded in the present andusually begins with "I am." Affirmations are designed "to make firm" the positive thingsabout yourself. Affirmations may be truer in the future than they are now, but theaffirmation is always claimed here and now. Affirmations can be said anywhere, silentlyor out loud. The more often they are used, however, the more real, true, solid, and "firm"they become. When you repeat them in front of a mirror while looking into your eyes, allthe negative thoughts and feelings that keep you from fulfilling your affirmation willsurface. Let them surface; let them simply float away. Beneath all the limitations is apart of you that knows the truth of the affirmation.

I am sure that you can create excellent affirmations of your own. But perhaps youwould like to borrow some of these:

¯ I am ready for Fortune as she wills." ~Dante

¯ "I am in love with the world." ~ Jonathan Swift

¯ "I am content." ~John Quincy Adams

¯ "I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul." ~William Ernest Henley

¯ "I am the Greatest!" ~Muhammad Ali

¯ "I am as strong as a bull moose." ~Theodore Roosevelt

Here are some others that might prove valuable as you pursue your goal:

¯ I am clear that my life, time, and thoughts are my priorities.

¯ I am aware of what charges and revitalizes me, and I am attracting more of this intomy life.

¯ I always communicate clearly and effectively.

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¯ I am the creator of my life.

¯ I trust the impressions I receive when I tune into people and events.

¯ I honor my deepest truths with my words, actions and behavior.

¯ I am flexible and open to new ideas.

As you begin a new year, here is an affirmation that seems well suited for a Gemini:

I Am God's Unique Project

I am the bursting forth of goodness, of strength,of beauty, of humor, of orneriness, of ordinariness,of almost angelic balance, of splendid uniqueness.

I am an opportunity for God to accomplishsomething marvelous as me.

I let God do it!I join wholeheartedly in the divine adventure

of making something splendidthat never has been before

In the whole history of humanity.I can hardly wait to see what

God and I shall make!I'm ready, God; let's go!

You lead the way and I'll do my bestto embody You in the fullnessof beautiful accomplishment.

I'll not waste time regretting thatI didn't join in the fun more fully long ago.

I let that past be past, as I relish the present,in which we happily co-create.

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Now let’s consider the Tarot Symbol that corre-sponds with the Sign of Gemini—theMagician. The images of the Tarot are both mystical and wonderful as they capture theessence of the moment. The ancient arts of Astrology and Tarot have a marvelousconnection; both are accurate depictions of the quality and meaning of the moment inwhich they are consulted.

The mystery and the wonder come from the question of why these symbolic languagesshould so accurately reflect precisely what is going on with us at this particular moment.I feel the answer to this mystery is that we are one with the moment. There is unity in allthings. When we recognize this we can choose to feel connected to All That Is.

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Affirmation on the Tarot Symbol

THE MAGICIAN

I am the Magician of my life.I am capable and willing to be fully present

and live the life I've been given.If I take the time, I can lookwithin me and around me

and find all the toolsI need to live this life.

I will set aside some time nowto consider a current situationor problem and see what tools

I can bring to the solution of it. Among my tools are

prayer and meditation.I do not have to know how

to handle all things by myself.I can call upon higher forces

that are always there to help me,for I am connected to infinity.

I need not hold anythingwith a tense, hard grasp,

for all things fit easilyand lovingly in my hands,

and my higher forces help me withwhatever may seem weighty or elusive.

I know that I will not be givenanything in this life

that I cannot handle with the helpof my higher forces,

and so, aligning with the divine planfor my life, I embrace my life.

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I hardly need tell you that as a Gemini you excel at gathering information. Have youever wondered why this is? It's so you can mold the information into a newcomposition. Once you've decided what you want to create with the information you'vegathered, you need to share it with others.

Gemini is the connecting link between the Astrological sign of Taurus—which governsvalues, and the sign of Cancer—which governs safety and comfort. Yours is theresponsibility to bridge these two concepts with your wonderful creativity, your questingmind and your ability to communicate. This is how you use your special gifts. Everyyear while the Sun is in Gemini, and especially on your birthday, you have theopportunity to make this connection: to share what you have learned is of value in theprevious year with those who can use it for their safety and security.

This is how you use your special talents. You see, we all have a role to play—a promiseto fulfill as our part in the drama of life. This is yours.

So while the Sun is in Gemini, and particularly on your birthday, it's time to re-visit thatvast storehouse of information inside your head and draw out the nugget that you wantto mold into a new form.

"The important thing is to create.Nothing else matters; creation is all."

~ Pablo Picasso

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Now as I leave you to create a beautiful new year for yourself, perfectly designed byyour intention and enthusiasm, to move you along the path of your own becoming, I willshare with you this final invocation:

Invocation to Mastery

I AM a MasterDancing through dimensions.

I AM a Master of possibilitiesWeaving the tomorrows into NOW.

I AM a Master of balanceSkipping on the tightrope of Life

I AM a MasterWhose strength is compassion.

I AM a MasterWho plays with infinity.

I AM a MasterWho tickles the stars.

I embrace you with love and light,

Beverlee