So here we are, it’s Gemini season, and we are in the element of Mutable Air which represents the end of Spring. If you are familiar, that’s great! If not, then let me explain. We start with the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Then we begin to see how the four elements: Fire , Earth , Air , and Water influence those four seasons. There are also three modes: Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable. I recommend that you read my previous blog on the Fixed Earth Element, for a better understanding of what these terms actually mean.
The elements are not able to be explained on a linear timeline. The elemental pattern is never ending, just like the cycle of the four seasons. Flowing from one season into the next, building and creating our entire being. Over time, you will begin to understand how all of the elements work together. Over time you will see how at the center of all of it…is you.
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We are currently in Gemini which is the element of Mutable Air , and occurs between May 21st and June 20th. During this time Spring is coming to a close and Mutable Air is blending together the cool nights of Spring with the long sun drenched days of Summer. It is this seamless flow between the seasons, that allows us to add our finishing touches to the ideas that we planted during the previous season of Taurus and Fixed Earth .
As some of you may remember from my first blog, my birthday resides in Taurus, the element of Fixed Earth , also known as my comfort zone. Throughout my life, there were times when I tried to stay in my Fixed Earth Element. The fixed mode happens in the middle of a season and represents the plans that we make. When I am saying I like to stay in my Fixed Earth Element, I am essentially saying that I like to plan things, ALL things. I even like to plan things that most would consider unplannable…like the time I tried to plan a move across the country during a global pandemic.
Now this wasn’t my plan, you see. My husband and I had already decided to relocate long before Spring 2020. We were wrapping up our remodel and had started to put out feelers to our realtor. We already had our plan in place and we thought we were able to start moving toward our finishing touches. We thought buying and selling a house would be “normal.” But nothing was normal anymore!
I am sure we can all relate to this feeling. Time frames were extended. Each state we were traveling through was on a different level of lock down. Friends we planned to visit on our trip were on different levels of comfort with seeing us. Festivals we had planned to see were canceled. Unprecedented snow and fire devastated parts of the country. And yet there we were…heading West. It was during this experience that I learned I could not plan my way out of this one, I had to learn to go with the flow. This path led me to Mutable Air and believe you me, now was the time to be more mutable and go with the flow.
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You have already begun the igniting of your Spring Fire in Aries and establishing your values in Taurus . So here we are, the end of Spring. It’s hard not to ask the question, what’s next? What was it that made you stop and read this blog? Perhaps you wanted to try something different, learn something new, pamper yourself a little. No matter what brought you here, your secrets are safe with you… I don’t need to know your deepest or darkest for this to be successful.
There are times in life when we all feel out of balance and are being met with resistance. It is how we handle these moments that define us. Learning to work with the elements gives us power in the balancing act of life and influence over those defining moments. Maybe you need a new idea? Maybe you need a new plan? Or maybe you just need to learn how to go with flow? Life is multiple trips around the sun, and working with the elements has completely changed how I travel.
If you found this topic intriguing, and would like to learn more about this season, Mutable Air and how it is influencing your own journey, check out www.braggindesign.com for more educational offerings. I hope this trip around the sun helps you to create a peaceful and fulfilling travel plan for yourself. You are here now. Go ahead, nurture yourself!
SELINA BRAGG-PASTIAN
Selina Bragg-Pastian: I became a student of the Arts in my childhood. A student of the cosmos in my teens. An educator of nutrition in my 20’s. An educator of the arts in my 30’s. A Kundalini Reiki practitioner in my 40’s. I am a lifelong learner. Newly discovering that all the while I have been cultivating my path. Combining all of my past teachings of Art, Nutrition, the Stars and Energy Work to create a self-care offering that uses nature as a modality. A realization that truly helped me reconnect to Nature and learn to Nurture myself.