Truth isn’t the same as it used to be.
Or, perhaps more accurately, we don’t seem to agree on what’s true in the same way that we used to.
Look around and you will find vastly different narratives about what’s happening on our planet. From our environment to our economy, there is no longer a collective agreement on where we stand, how we got here, or where we are headed. It’s jarring to witness the dissolution of social fabric that has long held us together, and it can leave us feeling isolated and insecure. It’s like our consensus reality is evaporating into billions of tiny bubbles, each with its own singular seed of truth.
Perhaps the more we try to fix some unifying vision of truth into place, the more elusive it will become. And so it seems increasingly burdensome to search for a solution to our societal woes, to bring others onto our page of truth. Nobody can carry the weight of the world alone, and I feel my shoulders slump when I imagine that I need to identify all of the problems, that I need to find all of the answers, that I need to hold the truth all by myself.
So what if I let it go? What if I stop trying to bring everyone in line with my beliefs about what life should look like? What if I stop trying to bring myself in line with those beliefs, too? Maybe I can relax into a place where there are no problems or solutions, maybe I can just let myself focus on living. Maybe life is truth, and we’re all just here to experience it for ourselves.
The more I focus on my own tiny bubble of truth, the more I feel free. This is the space where I am always home - my energy, my aura, my body, my heart. And if I’m willing to be aware of what’s in my home, I get to choose everything that happens here.
This also, of course, requires that I allow for new things to be true. If truth is life, then the same old truth will give me the same old life. So I’ve come to think of my truth less like a picture on the wall and more like a movie that unfolds with my clear, gentle and loving direction. It can be true right now that I am hungry, that I am enjoying some reflective time by myself, that I feel a tickle in my lungs from a lingering cold. And it can be true later today that I am full, that I am enjoying play time with the kiddos, that I find a soothing peace in my breath as recovery marches on.
If I went with what’s true for me now and tried to project it into eternity, I’d be miserable. For one thing, I’d be sitting alone coughing into a bag of Cheetos for the rest of my life. And the same is true with less embodied forms of truth, too. If I had fixed my truth on being a lawyer, I would never have become an astrologer. And if I fix my truth on being an astrologer, I will never get to see what else I can do.
So I’ve learned that I need to give myself room to be true, and that my best option is to trust in time to take me there.
We all have an opportunity for a truth cleanse this weekend as Jupiter - the planet of higher truth - passes through the purifying heart of the Sun. Planets that sit with the Sun temporarily reach us with the divine light of consciousness, for a moment shining as though they were stars in their own right. So this weekend will be a time of elevated awareness for all things Jupiter, especially tonight/ tomorrow morning as the Moon sweeps into a supportive trine. It is an invitation to revisit your relationship with truth, a chance to burn off rigid beliefs and patterns that limit your growth, an option to surrender yourself to the all-knowing version of You.
This year’s Jupiter cazimi comes to us from Taurus, and the Moon will help us tune in from Virgo. Taurus asks us to drop into our physical presence for wisdom, and Virgo assists us in skillfully separating the wheat from the chaff. So you might take a few moments to check in with how your body holds your truth about (your) life. Which ideas feel heavy? Which ones feel light? What, if anything, do you need to be true right now?
With all of this wonderfully grounding Earth sign energy, I also find myself pondering the notion of a New Earth. I know that my truth affects the planet we share, and believing that our Earth is in a precarious state of peril won’t leave any room for positive change. So maybe this Jupiter cazimi can help me find a bigger, more supportive truth. Maybe it can be true right now that the planet is experiencing changes of enormous proportion that require us to adapt in unprecedented ways, and maybe it can also be true that we are waking up to a world with more potential for compassionate connection, peaceful cooperation and loving communion.
Maybe we already have everything we need to create this world. Maybe we already created it. And in my own little (largely news-free) bubble of truth, I can solidly say that I see more value and meaning in life on Earth than I ever have before. My smiles are brighter, my hugs are tighter, my tears are warmer. And wherever you are, I know that you deserve this, too. Maybe it can (always) be true that our lives are getting better in the bigger picture, if we just open our arms to the heavens and let it be so.
If you’d like to come together in this kind of truth, you are (still) welcome to join me on Subscriber Island. In this month’s gathering, we’ll release stuck emotions and outdated beliefs about our relationship with this beautiful planet we call home. I’d love to see you there; swallow the blue pill below to join in.
Love,
Patrick
PS: You can now reach me over email at patrick@truthtakestime.com. I’d (always) love to hear from you. 💌