WHAT A LONG WORK DAY! I took a few minutes to meditate today by the ocean where my grandmother’s ashes were thrown a few years back. It’s where my mom and I go to clear our mind, visualize & pray. I have so much constantly running through my mind & today when I arrived at our secret location, ;-} what came to mind was the distress in the world these days…… I was further inspired by a deep conversation this evening with one of my music producer real estate clients at his music studio. Hence, the entry below. I am so blessed to work with such amazing clients who evidently become my friends & teach me so very much about life from such diverse perspectives! People ask me all the time, “Your group of friends/clients is so incredibly eclectic, how does that happen? You embrace so many different cultures, beliefs, perspectives, etc… How does it work?” My answer is simple, I only see souls.

The following article by astrologer, Lynn Bell, provides an intriguing view into the present activities taking place in the heavens. It’s often difficult to imagine how intimately we are influenced by the different magnetic fields of the planets. How could planets existing light-years away from us possibly affect our day-to-day lives? Or world economic activity? Or the quality of our relationships? But they do. Comprehending that influence requires a leap into mystical consciousness, a leap that takes you out of your ordinary mind and into grasping the meaning of the mystical law: All is One. But thinking about that law – just thinking about it – is an insufficient mode of transportation into the vast domain of the cosmos. Mystical laws are experiential forces that shatter the ordinary mind. Suffice to say that what is happening in the heavens right now is affecting your life through yet another mystical law – the balance of the microcosm to the macrocosm. Enjoy her brilliance.

Lynn Bell May 21, 2010

Sometimes the frontier between creation and destruction is hard to distinguish. Astronomers tell us that the gaseous explosions of dying supernovae may also give rise to seedling stars. In India, the god Shiva dances the world into being, then sets it on fire, and dances in the flames. Are we dancing on a funeral pyre or conjuring the light of a new world?

These are the questions that arise as Uranus prepares to enter fire, to cross into Aries for the first time in eighty-four years. We can feel ourselves on that border between creativity and destruction. We are seeing the first signs of the new world to come, but if our thoughts are turned to the past we may fear it is the last thing we will see.

The energy of Aries rushes up and forward, out of the oceanic depth of Pisces, the preceding sign. It is not to be denied. This first step into the sign releases a pent up force, much like the transforming fire ice that blew through a whole series of safety valves in the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Methane moved from crystalline form, to liquid, gas, and then to fire, fire so hot that paint melted off the lifeboats, of those who were able to get away.

Energy that has been locked up, frozen, held back, is being released now, with this first surge into fire. Those who have felt too held back, frustrated, may break out of bounds and rage beyond control. There will be blowouts, as there were in the Gulf, and outbreaks of social unrest, as we have seen in Greece where rioters sent banks on fire, with people trapped inside, or in Thailand where a luxury shopping mall was torched and burnt to a black ruin.

Uranus in Aries makes us burn for change. It carries a tremendous creative force, a force that can awaken the inner light of each individual. Many things will be set in motion during its passage in the sign. Uranus carries the archetype of freedom, and in Aries, places it in the hands of each individual. Where individuals feel trapped, or burdened by a system that curtails their choice, sparks can fly. Where we turn our attention to what is emerging, to possibilities of change and innovation, to invention, there is the pure joyful force of the new. What is the life we are meant to live? Who are we meant to be?

Uranus enters Aries May 27 and will stay till mid August, returning next spring for six more years. Just after it enters the sign, on June 6, it is joined by Jupiter in a joyful pairing, bringing a rare time of opening and release. It is lighting the first fuse of the time to come. During this summer it will rub up against five other major planets in a rare celestial configuration. We have not seen its likes for over forty years.

Uranus in Aries can be gentle, it can come with the tender force of young green leaves, the gambol of a new born lamb. When it is welcomed, it infuses our life with renewal. Right now it is rubbing against the old structures. That friction is making sparks fly, tempers are short, If we are feeling trapped, if change seems impossible, then Shiva dances his destructive dance. If we can welcome and grasp what is moving in our lives, they may take an entirely new direction. BECOME GREATER!

The 8^th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat was recently held Tuesday, May 4^th to Friday, May 7^th, at the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach. Keynote Speakers were Katrina Campins, Owner/Broker of the Campins Company, LLC and star of the first season of The Apprentice; Joe McAuliffe of Metamorphosis Consulting and Liz Christoffersen owner of Empower Consulting Group.

The Conference was hosted by John Brian Losh, Chairman and CEO of Luxury Real Estate, (LuxuryRealEstate.com and Who’s Who of Luxury Real Estate), a membership-driven luxury brokerage assemblage based in Seattle, Washington. The network includes the most prominent global luxury brokers and meets three times each year, nationally and internationally, to discuss current real estate trends.

The recent event in South Beach covered multiple topics of great interest to those who serve the high net-worth demographic. An ongoing theme, covered at each of the conferences, is the state of the luxury market around the world. In addition, there were several discussions and break out sessions that focused on next generation real estate, how to differentiate your brand from your competition, ways to integrate social media and sales, how to use marketing, publicity and advertising to brand yourself and grow business, ways to grow your relocation business and financial strategies that will help double your business. Other distinguished partners and members hosted break out sessions: Jeff Bretherton, Ben Moss, Ron & Alexandra Seigel, Silvana Malpelli, and Jacky Teplitzky.

The highlight of the event was the Thursday night dinner with Featured Speaker Katrina Campins and the Awards Presentation, honoring the career of Joan Thomson with the Lifetime Achievement Award.This prestigious award is given twice annually to the Luxury Real Estate member who has set an example for the real estate industry and displayed excellence throughout their career. Joan Thomson has grown Waterfront Properties and Club Communities to become a dominant Florida luxury real estate firm through generous teaching, infectious learning and solid leadership.

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