© 2014 by Joyce Mason
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Robbie: "Look, Ma--one hand!" |
Well over 40 years
ago, my sister Janet and my brother Don made me an auntie with the birth of
their children, just two years apart. Robbie was born to Janet on March 24,
1967. Dawn was born to Don and Rhonda on April 15, 1969.
At the time, I had not yet studied astrology. While I had
more than a passing curiosity about it, I don’t remember ever thinking much
about the fact that both these kids had Aries Sun. How poetic with the Aries
penchant for being first that the child who first made me an aunt—Robbie— was
an Aries. And as for Dawn, she was my first niece. How fitting they’d both be
Aries, both of them firsts in my auntiehood, each in their own way.
Although I lived away from home in Madison and Green Bay,
Wisconsin while they were growing up in Chicago, I spent many a weekend and
holiday with the kids. I adore children and loved spending as much time with
them as possible. Our time together when they were little became even more
precious to me over the years, since it was not in the cards for me to have
children of my own. Back then, I remained hopeful. In fact, I remained hopeful
till the cusp of my hysterectomy at 45.
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Auntie Joyce and Dawn, 1970 |
From Robbie I learned to lean into life, even if I might
fall. His toddler stage was scary, as he’d lean far forward into his first
steps without quite having his balance built up for the task. I watched him do
this while holding my breath. I wanted him to succeed going forward but was
scared he’d fall flat on his face and seriously hurt himself. Robbie, of
course, was unconcerned. He made these moves with total glee, and I still
appreciate to this day his fearlessness and Aries pure desire to put his goal
first and to keep heading out, no matter if his legs could quite carry him yet.
Children often express astrological energies in a very pure
form. If you get a chance, observe your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews. Their
little friends, too. Do their charts and watch how they express their star maps
in an uncomplicated way. This might indeed be one of the best ways to learn
astrology—from the human beings that are still in touch with their starry
beginnings, who carry past-life wisdom without realizing it, and who simply
know how to be.
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Joyce - age 3 |
And if you want to have even more fun, do what I did. Think
back on what they taught you that has personal significance from their pure
astrological self-expression.
Do you have a favorite picture of yourself as a child? What part
of your chart comes through? Here’s mine.
I see a Venus Girl with something in Scorpio ... How 'bout you--in mine or yours?
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