Co-creating Richer Lives
I imagine a growing network of people continuously enhancing their own unique unfolding story, thereby co-creating a new collective story. This dynamic process ensures we release limiting patterns and beliefs that no longer serve us or the planet; and we consciously create nourishing and enriching beliefs that ensure we live more meaningful and richer lives.

Haipule is a Hawaiian word which means dreaming a new world into being. Sharon chose this name after reading Serge Kahili's book The Urban Shaman while she lived at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.

ABOUT HAIPULE

In the early 1990’s just after my Saturn return, I first visited an astrologer, Rod Suskin in my native South Africa. Although curious, I remained a sceptic.

In the mid 1990’s I attended a course, 'Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness' at Schumacher College in England. Richard Tarnas, Stan Grof, and Will Keepin led me to see a number of fascinating connections. For example, at the time of the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and The American War of Independence, the planet Uranus associated in astrology with unexpected breakthroughs and revolutionary ideas was discovered. The actual moment of birth is also regarded as a Uranus type breakthrough.

The Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness course started a massive learning curve. I began to read astrology books avidly, and transformed my ideas about astrology. Here so many astrologers opened new doors for me: Liz Greene, Caroline Casey, Isabel Hickey, Alan Oken, Geoff Woolfe, Pelletier, Sassportas, Sakoian and Acker, and so many more. Astrology became a language, a way of entertaining possibilities and creating meaning, and a way to understand various phases of life.

While I lived at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California from early 1998 to early 2001, the resident astrologer, Sylvia Guersenzvaig designed a mandala and key words to go with each sign and planet. She used these to conduct new moon oracles. Sylvia would provide an overview of the current sky, and would welcome questions. These questions were answered by the attendees, who would speak as if they were the various planets. It fascinated me to track how complex, and yet accurate these dramatizations were.
Thomas, the yoga teacher lent me many books and also introduced me to Captain Universe, who also significantly influenced my thinking. While I lived at Esalen, I began subscribing to The Mountain Astrologer.

When I arrived on Kauai in 2001, I created my own mandala. Instead of using prompt cards with words, I created collages of pictures and words that incorporated all my associations with the various hows, whats and wheres of an astrological, mythological frame of reference. From as early as 2001, I began facilitating astro-counseling sessions with individuals and couples.

Vision for Haipule using Astrology:

• To expand and enrich the unfolding story of individuals, and couples using the mytho-astro collages to anchor new insights.
• Scan the collages and use technology to conduct and record internet sessions.
• Work with an agent to transform the collages and concepts into a self empowering game
• Use the cards to teach the language of astrology to adults, and high school children.
• Further develop these cards to work with corporations.
• Develop personalized astro-collages for individuals and couples

With Obama as our new president, allow me to interpret only a few of the symbols in his chart from my perspective.

Creative leader fuels radical change
Obama’s essence/his sun contains the potential for creative leadership. Also in Leo, is his purpose this lifetime, in tight partnership with breakthrough-energy. This speaks of Obama’s challenge to use his fiery energy to fuel radical change creatively and confidently.

Empower self: empower others
However, what we also see is his Aquarius rising: which speaks of a new age and a better more sustainable and abundant world for all from a detached, unemotional state. His essence and how he appears to the world are opposite each other. This speaks of having to integrate his personal leadership and empowerment with that of a greater and more interdependent society.

Earthy tradition and intellectualized future
Having to integrate somewhat opposing energies is a theme in his chart. In addition to the dance between empowering self and empowering a new society there is also the dance between tradition, where his inner authority figure or teacher is the spokesperson and his inner guru who optimistically dreams of a new future. The former can be responsible, goal oriented and disciplined while the latter can be expansive, optimistic and even greedy for a radically new society.

Potential and choice
Like any natal chart, this is merely a blueprint. It is the individual’s choices in his unfolding world that brings potential to life, in a unique way.

Dissolution and dreaming can look chaotic
Right now the planet, Neptune, which symbolizes dissolution,
hope and even the ability to shape shift is activating the area of self or how the world sees an individual in Obama’s chart. Clearly how others saw Obama before becoming the first USA president of color has dissolved. Many hope he will be a savior of sorts and this nebulous energy that still needs to go from dream to reality is associated with Neptune and is now showing itself in how others see him.

Yearning and dreams needs to be activated by earthy doing in a responsible and discerning manner
In his natal chart, Neptune also plays a key role, and how he chooses to use this energy will be interesting. It is the energy of dreams and hope, and of course it will be how he grounds this in reality that is going to be interesting. With his inner teacher and his doing energy in earthy signs, the potential is there.

Innate potential
Understanding what a person’s innate abilities are can ensure greater understanding. Knowing that Obama has so much Leo energy helps us recognize that being a leader and in the spotlight comes naturally to him. A lion without his pride cannot perform what comes naturally – leading.

Do you know what you are wired to do?
Do you know how to activate the best in yourself? Looking at your potential through the lens of astrology can give you greater understanding of how to be the best you. If you would like to explore your unfolding story using the lens of astrology please call me at 808 652 1896 or email me at sharondouglaskauai@gmail.com.

After watching Zeitgeist I'm aware that Orwell's, 1984 lives in our collective consciousness. I want a different myth to inform our subconscious.

Do I mind about the potential computer chips embedded in our skin? Not if they are there to protect us, help maximise health and well being. Can't the technology be put to good use - benevolent use?

A world government? Once again, if it's benevolent and can and will make decisions that enables the whole to live optimally, then surely this is a good thing.

ABUNDANCE indicators in ASTROLOGY

When asked about abundance, there are a number of indicators or road signs on astrology maps. The Sun, Venus, and Jupiter and their partners merit attention. The second house of how we sustain ourselves is also important.



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