From Transformation to Manifestation

Well, I knew it would all make sense by the time I was thirty... so here I am and I was right.

Yes, I admit it, I haven't been blogging a lot here at Zaadz. I think I had this notion that I wasn't supposed to be mixing my personal life with the 'techie' stuff until I at least had that categorization thing worked out, but hey, the split between our business and spiritual identities is something we're trying to heal here anyway right? So here we go.

It's been quite an eventful year for me. Probably one of my best. And when I say that, I don't mean that everything was happy and good, rather, it was replete with challenges and opportunities for transformation.

Unlike most people (as far as I can tell) I'm a bit of a change addict. If things aren't changing quickly enough in my life, I tend to get bored. So for me, dramatic life-altering circumstances are welcomed with open arms, and luckily for me, with this year heraling the fabled 'Saturn Return' period I've been hearing so much about for the past several years, I've had no lack of them.

So, a little background... From Wikipedia:

The Saturn Return is an astrological phenomenon that occurs in a person's natal chart at approximately 28–30 years old and again around the age of 58–60. The planet Saturn takes approximately 29.5 years to orbit the Sun; when it returns to the exact degree along the ecliptic it occupied at the time of a person's birth this is referred to as their "Saturn Return".

Saturn is symbolically/astrologically associated with time, challenge, fear, doubt, confusion, difficulty, seriousness, heaviness, and hard lessons, among other more positive things such as structure, significance, accomplishment, reflection, power, prestige, maturity, and order – this is why astrologers believe that the thirtieth birthday is such a major rite of passage and is considered by many astrologers to mark the "true beginning" of adulthood, self-evaluation, independence, responsibility, ambition, and full maturation.

Typically, Saturn return can be a challenging time for people when circumstances come about that force large changes and challenge them in a manner that might catch them off guard. Luckily for me, I have this knack for 'surfing the currents' (see The Tao) and I was well aware of the flavor of what was coming for me several years in advance.

And therein lies the beauty of this transition for me. Even though the past year may look tumultuous from an outsiders perspective, the experiences and challenges that this year have brought for me have firmly rooted me in my truth and the path before me is clearer than it ever has been.

Last weekend was a sort of 'rite of passage' for me. I attended a rather exclusive party in San Francisco (I could tell you about it but then I'd have to kill you) and used the whole night as a journey to discover what this new phase of my life is bringing. It was an absolutely wonderful experience. I'd love to share more about my insights and dicoveries but that would probably be better saved for a future blog entry. I can tell you though that it has evrything to do with: community, relationships, sensuality, energy, intentionality, consciousness, and... well, love. (I threw that one in for you Scott)

Incidentally, I got a vedic astrology reading and it only confirmed this whole transit for me. I just got through a 7 year period of transformation and expansion am now entering into a twenty year period of manifestation into the material world.

Wow... 30-50, a whole twenty years' time to implement my vision... I just hope I don't get too bored ;)