from the ashes... [View all]

i called last year that i was watching for the "flowers of edo" (rampant fires that'd burn a huge swath of old tokyo city) to bloom in new DU.

i have not been disappointed.

but for all my gloomy prediction, i will say that the old forms must perish for the new to take root. old DU, even in its new top coat, is dying -- and its OK. and just like our nation, and our western civ., unmasked we see the enemies within.

a foundation gutted will not stand. but without being gutted, any effort to evolve using the foundation would perpetuate the old structure unconsciously. we are witnessing the Tower from tarot, the clearing away.

and throughout our lives we all are likely seeing the razing of our fragile castles. my health took a precipitous turn in the past few years, forcing me to flip everything i do about eating. my friends are shuffling around their living situations, prioritizing healthier spaces than enduring danger due to economic lack.

you too might be facing similar upheavals. perhaps they will be blessings providing space for incoming energies. but the important thing is learning we can survive starting over. so share a bit of your Faulty Towers, your Castles Burning like the Neil Young song. the season of Fall is fast upon us.