PARTY WITH THE PLANET-thanks to vic dicara….

http://vicdicara.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/party-with-the-planets-mercury/ its very interesting i enjoyed reading this , so i am putting it on my blog , credit goes to Mr Vic Dicara, who is a vedic astrologer and teacher .

The front room of the party suite is pretty packed with people, but right away it is easy for us to see the bright aura around two very, very obvious personalities. One of them is walking directly towards us!

The sweat glands under your armpits are pinching and hurting. This is amazing!

An absolutely beautiful person stands before you – the most beautiful person you have ever laid eyes on. Perfect balance and symmetry marks every facial feature, every bodily limb! Could this be a man? It can’t be! But is it?

Wait, does this mean it is Mercury who is walking up to you? When we were preparing for this day, we learned that Mercury is the most bi-gendered of all the planets. Is this what it means? Perfectly balanced features. Perfect balance and poise in every step. Beauty that a female would kill to possess, but an equal amount of male sharpness and confidence…

You drifted off into thought and are startled back to the present moment by a delicate, articulate voice. “The leaves of the door have parted, and a frightened faun emerges in the forest of this wondrous party! Lucky for you, my dear, I am no hunter! I am merely your mate, Mercury.”

WHOA!

This is a bit of a shock! You expected mercury to be in the corner reading a book, or discussing science statistics with nerds around a bare table. I mean, you thought Mercury was the planet of intelligence! God, now it is so clear, though.

“I seem to not be what I was supposed to seem?” he turned to me and asked.

“Well, you know.” I replied, really throughly enjoying this opportunity to converse with the master of conversation, and absolutely incapable of matching his metaphoric expertise in even the slightest. “People sort of expect intelligence to be boring.”

He turned back to you now. But now you notice that he never, ever, looks straight at anyone he is taking to. Instead he holds his head to the side and looks playfully and almost flirtatiously out of the corners of his eyes, always with a bright smile on his lips. Those, amazing lips…. And then the whole gender question pops up again…

“Did he not paint a picture of me as a bridge?” he asks you, referring to how I prepared you to meet the planets. “He always does. A nice japanese bridge I hope, not one of cold iron and steel above a river of pollution!”

“Yes!” you exclaim. “Yes! You are the bridge!”

“Have you ever met a bridge that stands on only one shore? Bridges must reach out to other shores and communicate! So, when you entered the room I was drawn to you immediately. Let me introduce you to some of the others!”

It is not likely that anyone else is enjoying the party as much as Mercury. That much is obvious. He (“she”?) spins around, even his body language communicating volumes – always perfect equipoise and balance. His complexion is wondrous – there is a brownish yellow tint in it. Not sickly at all but so unusual and non-human, unless somewhat like a beautiful asian woman! This skin tone is set off by the immaculate but dark colored clothing he wears neatly and well tailored.

He is introducing us to everyone, all the party goers, almost seeming like he prefers them to the planets here, or at least considers them equals. We spend a good half hour delightfully accompanying Mercury as he mingles with the party goers. He is a master of wit, always joking and laughing in the most intellectual, yet thoroughly funny ways. Language barriers disappear around him and everyone becomes friends wherever he goes, at least temporarily forgetting whatever they may have against one another.

Party with the Planets: Jupiter

 When we get up to leave Saturn there is no one around us. Venus is tending to  others and Mercury has disappeared mingling into the crowd. None of the other party-goers are looking in Saturn’s direction, of course. So we sort of aimlessly meander back out into the front room.

Mercury is back in this room. And he enthusiastically waves to us and comes over to share a few more witty and poetic jokes. But oddly he does not offer to help us meet the rest of the planets. So I guess this is where I come in. I walk you over to meet the other planet in the front room.

He is a large man, tall, thick and wide – sturdy and handsome with a strong and broad chest. His complexion is light and fair, and his hair lightening from brown and even a little bit blonde. He is the first planet you have met who looks you straight in the eye all the time – with soft brown eyes. It is the honest, straightforward glance of a man with no reason to hide anything or play any games.

“I’m sorry I did not introduce myself earlier,” he says in a voice so deep, powerful and resonant that the very floor seems to vibrate with it’s baritone. “You were with Mercury and I did not want to interrupt. I am Jupiter.”

Jupiter! You are actually meeting Jupiter!

And you would never have thought that the guru of all the planets would be so modest as to apologize for something like this. Even Jupiter’s clothes radiate modesty. He wears only a simple saffron-yellowed cloth wrapped around his waist, and another draped around his wide shoulders, which display perfect posture. Neither garment has any frill or print.

“It is an honor to meet you,” You manage to say. “Please don’t apologize.”

“Yes, please don’t!” I chime in. Jupiter seems to bringing out the delicate manners even in us!

Jupiter smiles. “What do you think of the people you have met thus far?” He inquires.

“It is a fantastic opportunity!” You express.

“Ah! It is exciting to meet important people, isn’t it! Such an opportunity to grow! What have you learned from those you have met tonight?”

Now it dawns on you. This really is Jupiter. Always delicately encouraging us to think, and to learn… to grow. He is the ideal teacher! “Well,” As speak a look of tremendous satisfaction came over Jupiter – as if your putting on your thinking cap is incredibly enjoyable for him to witness. “From Mercury I would say I learned that intelligence is all about our ability to share things, and thoughts, with other people in fascinating ways. He really enjoys talking!”

“Yes! Excellent!!!” Jupiter’s voice booms over the dim of the party with heartfelt satisfaction at the knowledge you have gained.

“And Venus,” you continue, “She is so natural. I learned that beauty is a natural thing which springs from being kind and helpful, not from just wearing jewelry or putting on makeup.”

“Indeed. She is charming,” answers Jupiter, a bit more reserved than before. “What of Saturn. Did he speak with you?”

“Yes.”

Jupiter’s thick eyebrows raised in appreciation. What did you discuss with that ancient and all-knowing creature?

“It’s strange how weak Saturn appears. How frail – but how he wound up giving me so much strength! He made me see through all the silly things that normally make me so nervous and self-conscious.”

“Yes,” Jupiter answered in firm, if somewhat distant, appreciation of Saturn. “Now, come! I will introduce you to the others.”