Author Archives: juliesimmons

To sit and know you are sitting. That’s why we meditate. Surely you have noticed how hard it is to sit and not think about a million things that take you away from the simple reality that you are sitting. … Continue reading →

Be all sorts of Gemini things – curious, clever, and communicative – but be them inside your own mind. If you are not the master of your mind it will drive you off the cliff of sanity (eventually).

It’s not about thinking backwards. I can’t imagine what that would be like! But it could be about reconsidering, reorienting, recollecting. It’s also about listening well. It’s always about checking the details. And checking again.

It’s subtle, how the mind shifts like a current under the surface of the sea. Is it the mind of the Universe? Not necessarily. Mercury is not in Cancer for someone on Planet X or even as close as Mars. … Continue reading →