Reflections Parallel: Being Swallowed by the Dragon

About this Reflections Parallel Series

I am thrilled to introduce, Being Swallowed by the Dragon. First of all, I will be co-teaching with a dear friend of 30-plus years, Lynn Bell, who is a master astrologer, writer, and global teacher.  I am truly in awe of Lynn's knowledge of astrology. If I had a "back-up" profession, I would want to be an astrologer. Like celestial alchemists who have learned to speak the code of the cosmos, astrologers relate to the events that happen in our world and in our lives through a lens of "order and cycles", the natural flow of life.

When Lynn first mentioned the phrase, "being swallowed by the dragon", I asked her to elaborate on what that meant. She said it referred to the gravitational power of opposition and conflict in our lives. As Lynn will elaborate in this class, the nature of life is governed by energetic cycles, like the way the tides flow in and out in a steady rhythm. Though we are largely unaware of these cycles, we respond to their subtle influence constantly.

For example, the influence of the Dragon refers to the on-going cycle of light and darkness in the cosmos that is intensified during eclipses. An eclipse has always been a celestial event that has fascinated people not just because it is visually extraordinary, but because of its psychic influence. We experience the influence of these celestial forces when we are confronted with choices that make us feel as if we are standing at a crossroads between two positions of power within ourselves:  fear or courage, right or wrong, truth or lies.

Collectively, we are experiencing the energetic fire of dragons everywhere, as we are living at a time of opposing forces confronting each other everywhere. Every one of us, I have no doubt, can relate in some way to "dragon" energy in their lives.

I am beyond excited to teach this course with Lynn. I find the way that Lynn, and Robert Ohotto, (who also teaches CMED courses), relate to the celestial realm to be yet another expression of essential knowledge. I feel very blessed that CMED is able to present courses to you taught by two such rare teachers and celestial scholars. This is Lynn's first online program with CMED and we believe we have created a class that is absolutely wondrous.

Love, Caroline

Overview of Being Swallowed by the Dragon

We are now free-floating in cosmic space. We are living at the end of one epoch of human evolution, as all of you realize, and we are in the process of discovering the “ingredients” that will define, shape, and determine how the future for the global community of life unfolds.  The uniqueness of this time in history has no comparison.

When times of great chaos and change erupt in life, whether your personal life or our collective experience of life, we look for reasons. The need to understand the greater meaning of events is archetypal – and inherent in that archetypal quest for insight is that we cast our attention to the heavens. What forces are at work above us in the celestial domain that are so disrupting our lives on Earth?

Astrological influences have long provided extraordinary guidance and knowledge about the nature of celestial cycles that influence the unfolding of events in our physical lives. How these cycles are interpreted in terms of understanding why extreme events are happening now – such as pandemics, social chaos, war, financial unrest – can bring a level of clarity into our rapidly changing society. We are living through a time of great extremes that are reaching any number of breaking points – from climate change to social unrest to collective health crises. Yet, as has always been the case, cycles of great chaos – we could call it Divine chaos – bring into focus patterns in life that need to change, to advance to a new level of understanding for a global community to emerge.

What we experience at the personal level, however, is unimaginable tension, as we feel the pull of opposition within us: What is true and what is a lie?  Who is trustworthy and who isn’t? Is there enough for everyone or not?  Do I trust my intuition or what I hear on the news?

In this six-part series, Lynn Bell will delve into the astrological cycles that are now pulsating in the heavens, explaining their historical as well as present day influence. And Caroline will apply those astrological and archetypal insights to your personal lives. As the mystical laws teach, As Above, So Below. What unfolds in the heavens, manifests upon the Earth.