We begin with a reading from today’s text: Magnolia (1999), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson:
“Sometimes people need a little help. Sometimes people need to be forgiven. And sometimes they need to go to jail. And that’s a very tricky thing on my part… making that call. The law is the law, and heck if I’m gonna break it. But if you can forgive someone… well, that’s the tough part. What can we forgive? Tough part of the job. Tough part of walking down the street.”
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Dearly Beloved:
We are gathered here today under the light of Jupiter trine Neptune, which is exact today but will be an influence for weeks to come.
Those of you who have attended here for long know that my message is often one of empowerment. Your birth chart and your transits are not simply things that happened to you. They are tools. You can use them to make your life better.
I will not be using today’s sermon to lecture you about writing me for information on my upcoming ebook about empowering your life with the Saturn Uranus trine, although I’m strongly tempted to do so. Instead, today I wish to focus on the harmonious aspect between Jupiter, the planet of Justice, and Neptune which — dare I say it — represents some form of Higher Love. And specifically, I’m going to be doing something other than offering advice. I am going to ask a favor of you.
I am asking you to forgive someone.
I do not know who it is you may need to forgive. It could be someone who harmed you as a child. It could be a thoughtless family member or romantic partner. Maybe it’s your boss. Maybe it’s an entire system that you feel has kept you oppressed. Maybe it’s a politician who you feel is a terrible person. Maybe it’s your neighbor who’s always making noise at night.
But we all need forgiveness, whether we realize it or not. We all want the world to be a better place, even if we disagree on the means to make it that way. But one thing I do know is that making the world a better place requires individual action. We all need Truth and Reconciliation, All of us, sinners and saints alike. And now that Jupiter and Neptune are trine each other, the gates of forgiveness can be wide open — if you’ll just reach out and push a little.
If we want the world to be a truly better place, it’s going to take a lot of compassion, and a lot of forgiveness. Yes, even for terrible people. Yes, even for this guy and this person and these people. Yes, even for her.
Forgive yourself as well, as you forgive those who have trespassed against you.
Ho’oponopono and Selah. Here endeth the lesson.
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