June 23, 2010
Day 1 – 43: Defying Gravity
Day 2 – 3: Miracle Making
Day 3 – 46: Absolute Certainty
Day 4 – 28: Soul Mate
Day 5 – 48: Unity
Day 6 – 18: Fertility
Day 7 – 43: Defying Gravity
The first thing I noticed when I woke up was some purple Iris’, my mother’s favorite flower, blooming in the flower garden directly beside my campsite. Shortly afterward, I noticed that my truck had 82413 miles on the odometer. I could feel my mother’s spirit around me, just as I had felt her the day before when I saw the truck with “Spirit” on it and the number 1263.
I started my day by choosing the “Defying Gravity” card—the second time in seven days that I had done so. I liked this meditation, especially the “Everything becomes possible!” part. I took a moment to perform the meditation and then proceeded with my day.
I checked my email and discovered a message from an ex-coworker who lived in Missoula a few years ago. He had sent me a list of things to do and places to visit in town. The first place on his list was Beatrice’s Bakery, so I located the bakery online and drove across town for a bite.
While eating outside on the deck, a sparrow joined me at my table. It sat directly across from me and stared at me and my food. This type of experience had happened many times throughout my life, but for some reason, this particular sparrow starred just a little longer than usual.
Sparrow offers the following wisdom:
- freedom,
- new love,
- color,
- desire,
- race.
Additionally, for sailors, Sparrow is a sign of a “safe return home.”
For some strange reason, I continued with my day and began reflecting on the last year of my life and everything that had happened. It was at this point that I had an epiphany.
I got online and started doing some research. Here’s what I discovered:
First of all, using conventional astrology, I was born in 29 degrees of Cancer, meaning I was born at the very end of Cancer, right before it changed to Leo. My chart states that if I had been born three hours later, I would indeed be a Leo. Kabbalah, on the other hand, used the Hebrew calendar and classified me as a Leo.
Secondly, approximately a year ago, on July 21, 2009, a solar eclipse took place in the sign of Cancer, 29 degrees of Cancer to be exact. This eclipse was significant to me since I was born with 29 degrees of Cancer. It would be the catalyst for the changes that would take place for me over the next year.
In August 2009, a month after the July 21, 2009 eclipse, I was introduced to the 72 Names of God meditation cards. Shortly afterward, I performed a 13-day experiment with the cards, during which time I had a dream where a group of elderly Jewish men were celebrating joyously and telling me to keep my nose to the grindstone. During this 13-day experiment, I came up with the idea for the 72 Days of God journey.
Then, several months later, I would be forced to quit my job for one reason or another. On January 15, 2010, around the same time that I had my dream warning me of my “death,” another solar eclipse took place, this time in the sign of Capricorn. Typically, eclipses highlight the same two signs (signs are always found opposite each other on the horoscope wheel). Capricorn is Cancer’s opposite. A month later, on February 17, 2010, I began this journey.
After logically putting all of this together, I decided to document it in my journal. I went online to find a park so I could find a nice, quiet place to work and was led to McCormick Park. I pulled into the park and, within two minutes, took the following photograph of an Osprey flying directly overhead, chased by several small birds.
Osprey offers the following wisdom:
- keen vision,
- free-spirit,
- understanding storms,
- the moon.
I honored the Osprey’s wisdom as I updated my journal and continued investigating my eclipse theory.
I discovered that the next lunar eclipse was in three days, on June 26, 2010. The next solar eclipse was due on July 11, 2010, under the sign of cancer. I felt powerful that this next set of eclipses would be the catalysts for delivering my so-called “death” or life transition.
After I had worked on that information, I drove 30 minutes outside Missoula and visited LoLo Hot Springs for a night of soaking. Later that evening, I returned to Missoula, found a campsite, and went to sleep.