I think the key to these times, and this will be driven into our heads and hearts for the next 20 years with Pluto going through Aquarius, is that nothing lasts forever, is forever, and the key to happiness is non-attachment. The Sabian symbol (and the Bible) states: "From dust thou came and unto dust thou shall return." We come in with
nothing and go out with nothing. The Vedas speak of Maya, the great illusion of this earthly world.
Each one of our feelings, when followed down to their source, whether taking us up to the highest of highs or down to the lowest of lows will bring us to Great Spirit. Great Spirit is the beginning and the end, the alpha
and the omega. As we are ultimately one with that infinite spirit and have broken free to experience it/ourselves through these bodies in time and space, we are on an adventurous journey.
Seen this way, we can dig more, feel more, and experience more of the intense and passionate realities this world offers us if we don't
settle, come to expect, demand, depend, cling, or attach to it. All roads lead up the mountain, all roads lead to Rome, all roads return to Source. To stay in realms of light and play with the darkness and to stay connected to Source while separate is to live the paradox and dance the dance of life.
We can
take refuge in the fact that Spirit is always there, in all forms, shapes, sizes, types, and time. It is the great mystery of love, the shapeshifter, that ultimately is a reflection of our own ability to love. To give is to receive. So relax, know that everything is temporary and this too shall pass. Take joy in the movement, the change, and flow as the river always flows to the sea.