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Jan 12 8 tweets 2 min read
Halibu the burkitshi, or the Falconer, in the Mongolian tradition of eagle-hunters, is the Knight of Cups for the #MarsDirect today, marking the end of a retrogradation that began Oct 30. Knights are action, sometimes brash, but the Knight of Cups is markedly different. He waits.
As Mars goes direct, it will remain in Taurus until March 13, when it will shift back into Gemini (sidereal). a 30 degree movement in 60 days. but it has not begun at 0, it's begun at 13°57’. Point being Mars forward movement will be painfully slow. things move, but incrementally
This is why the burkitshi has come up. Movement at this time needs to be based on a harmony of feeling, the cups. He is standing still *in order to move*. the Falconer has a unique bond with his bird. It only responds to his voice. It moves for him. It is an extension of him
The burkitshi's mastery is first of himself, his stillness, the clarity of his commands. There is no doubt or mistake as to who is in charge, though technically the falcon is the more seasoned and deadly hunter. This is the lesson of the burkitshi. You do not have to move to move
the mastery is first over oneself, one's mind, one's direction. one studies the elements, the lay of the land. then, one waits. one observes. and harnessing the Qi, the spirit moves for the body. What you send out, in emotion & energy is targeted and economical.
In venus-ruled Taurus, a sign of luxury, earthiness, groundedness, Mars brings the heat, the aggression, but he is powerfully compact. He makes no unnecessary expenditures. And he keeps himself exclusive, rare, cherished. Unlike in Capri he's not spitfire. He is a white heat.
how you move is of far greater importance than the very fact of moving. don't mistake motion for movement. flapping wings isn't flying. wandering isn't hunting. this is a time for precision. wait until you find it.
Move your mind, the rest will follow.

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Most of us are selling ourselves out in order to fit in. We label ourselves abnormal and sit with the shame of how our mind works willingly, which prevents sunlight from reaching the deepest parts of us. one can either be authentic to one's inner life or live a borrowed normal Image
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people are always claiming they want equanimity, balance. what they mean is they don't want to be low. they don't mind going high. here's the thing, equanimity is neither high nor low. the higher you go the lower you will fall.
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people who want to lead a 'balanced' life generally don't consider this. it means giving up on your joys, peaks, also. it means you don't break out the champagne when you win. you drink buttermilk and go practice more (Tendulkar once told me that. ive told that story before)
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think of it like a dam that has sprung a leak. to know there is a leak is one thing. to fix it such that it doesn't occur again, another.
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China really needs to not do what it is about to do.
russia also seems to be ramping up. if China escalates, Russia will too. and the US needs to stop goading the world into war. they either dont know what they're doing or worse, they don't care because they need the war economy. both are sick.
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