'Water Rites' is an intention ceremony I'll be doing with Dan Furst this October. The text of the flyer reads: "On Friday, Oct.7, a day sacred to Venus, people in Omaha who want to honor the Moon and the Divine Feminine, and heal the waters of Mother Earth, will join our intentions in a Water Rites ceremony. Dan Furst and Felina Lune Kavi will guide an evening of clown ritual, breath alignment, chant and movement. If you resonate with a one-night intentional community like this one, please bring musical instruments and voices, and dress in lunar colors of silver, white and blue.Where: Unity of Omaha, 3424 N. 90th St. When: Friday, Oct 7, 7:00 –9:00pm. We may start outdoors. Dress warm, and bring water. Admission: Donation. We like the Egyptian proverb: “The more you spend, the more God sends.”
Dan Furst is a Moon priest and author of Dance of the Moon. His new book Surfing Aquarius has just been published by Red Wheel Weiser. He’s in Omaha this week to sign his book, do astrocartography and astrology readings, and celebrate the Aquarian values of community, focused intention and festive, passionate magic.
Felina Lune Kavi lives in Omaha and is a Sacred Activist with V.O.I.C.E. (Venusian Octave Inspired Collective Enlightenment). V.O.I.C.E. connects the global community to universal harmonies with Inter-spiritual Activities, Healing Projects, Handfastings, Sacred Circles and Intention Ceremonies. Felina facilitates healing, counsel and guidance through astrology, numerology, cartomancy, shamanic journeying, archetypal exploration and shadow work based on Jungian psychology."
I met Dan Furst in March of 2010 at Next Millennium in Omaha during his book tour for 'Dance of the Moon'. Synchronicity was at hand, because I was at the store in February to purchase a few gifts for the Linkes and my mother, and I was handed a flyer. It sounded interesting, so I decided to attend.
In meeting him, I realized that Dan and I have much in common (from writing, astrology, acting, singing, and teaching...to his particular affinity toward the moon phases and the history and evolution of our ways of marking time). In an astrological reading, he reminded me that my Saturn Return was drawing closer (a return which is now upon me, and exact on October 1st). Saturn returns to the same position on your natal chart approximately every 29.5 years. This is why the transition between the end of our 20s to age 30 is often when we make major life decisions or changes, separate the wheat from the chaff within our own lives, and harvest our highest potential. That is, if we realize that we have this responsibility to do so, and do the hard work that this entails. For those who've coasted through their life thus far avoiding or rejecting the natural maturation process, the Saturn Return can be a sobering...even grueling...experience.
Saturn has earned many nicknames over the centuries...The Great Malefic, The Taskmaster, The Lord of Karma, Father Time, The Teacher, The Harvester, the Restrictor, etc. But one thing is certain, the lessons of Saturn bring us face to face with decisions that have far-reaching implications in our lives. I don't view Saturn as a malefic influence as some astrologers do...he gained that title because the good fortune he brings is often cloaked in hard work and heavy experiences...and, in that way, the difficulties are all that we can see. But I have trained my mind's eye to recognize the light within the shadow of all things...and Saturn's influence, however mired in struggle and exhaustion, strips us down to our essentials to show us who we are becoming.
The Saturn Return is a time to buckle down, get down to brass tacks, get busy and get to work...enough of this hemming and hawing...choose your path and build solid foundations for your future. It's a very fatherly influence...which is why I threw in all of those appropriate fatherly catch-phrases (at least, I can certainly hear my own father's voice in all of that).
Saturn's role as the Cosmic Teacher is the one I resonate with the most. So I thought it was also appropriate that Dan would contact me earlier this year to see if I would like to help him with his book tour and reading schedule while he would be here in October. Being an older and wiser person who has accomplished much with similar interests and skills as my own, he has not only become my friend but also a mentor.
Dan's first book, 'Dance of the Moon: Celebrating the Sacred Cycles of the Earth', taught me much about something I'm very interested in...time (a very Saturnian construct). For more about this book, check out 'Dance of the Moon'.
His new book, 'Surfing Aquarius: How to Ace the Wave of Change', is a guide through the dramatic changes that are already in motion in the Age of Aquarius. For more about this book, check out 'Surfing Aquarius'.
During the week leading up to 'Water Rites', Dan will be doing book signings, talks about living Aquarian, and Astrological chart readings (both Natal Charts as well as Astrocartography). Whether you live in the Omaha area or not, it is worth the trip to join us for this intention ceremony to heal the waters of our world on Friday, October 7th. Everyone is welcome! We hope to see you there!
Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi
