The main Letting Go will be the allowing of the old to dissolve completely and restraining yourself from trying to put back the pieces of what has erupted in March in the same order. The sense of security is greatly challenged this month and there will need to be tremendous trust that your creativity and positive intentions will prevail. This is a month of great opportunity to re-set your patterns on a different track provided you are really able to let go. You may find that the sacrifice required is not really a sacrifice at all but rather the illusion of sacrifice. There may be belief systems and old structures that were once strong building blocks supportive of your life that are now no longer useful but still taking up valuable space in your psyche, in your emotions or even in your physical environment. The illusion is that they are somehow still important to your growth, evolution and survival. Giving them up my feel like a huge sacrifice, the illusion of which may be clear only in hindsight. The truth will surface as to the true nature of the patterns you hold onto for survival. You may find they are actually keeping you from experiencing freedom instead of providing the security you thought they were.

Reversal is another sub-theme. Like sacrifice, some reversals may appear at first glance to be negative or devastating. Even the word reversal conjures up the image of things going bad. It is important to focus on the positive aspects of reversal by contemplating what areas in your life are following a path that would really benefit from a reversal at this time. Anything that has been a struggle or has felt infused by stressful elements could benefit from some reversal. Anything that feels constricted could use reversal. And any belief system that feels limiting and detrimental to growth could use reversal. Reversal is a supportive element to the Letting Go this month. It also brings a diffuse quality of uncertainty, as many things may not actually end up being what they seem or appear to be. This is the artisan quality of the year keeping everything from becoming too fixed and concrete.

Another influence is a dissolving quality that could be experienced as diffused, unfocused, unproductive, chaotic and disorderly. Become comfortable with the feeling and trust that if you allow the flow to take you, the productivity will follow. Instead of pushing, plotting, planning and forcing in front of you, set your intention and then allow yourself to be taken by the rhythm and flow of this diffused and disorganized chaos trusting that the pieces will fall into place and organize themselves behind you like water settling back in behind a wake. The flow is strong so if you don’t allow yourself to get into the middle of the current, you may be tossed around, sometimes into the rocks, or caught by an eddy that swirls you around and around, or thrown up on the shore where you could be stranded as everyone else floats by.

The best way to use the month is to take full responsibility for what is happening in your life. Martyrdom will want you to blame others. Martyrdom will also have others try and blame you. It is critical that you pay attention and stay focused in the midst of diffused chaos. This focus is simply to keep an eye on your intentions and always look for the positive opportunity being exposed when the dust of the rubble clears. It is like the story of the devastating eruption that ends up exposing the vein of gold. Everyone has a vein of gold covered by lifetimes of encrusted and calcified patterns waiting to crumble exposing true essence. It is also best this month not to be too surprised at anything. If something suddenly appears to be completely different than what you thought, just accept it instead of defending or trying to change it. The emotional center is truly the ruler this month and relying on the intellect for verification, decisions or truth will only get you caught in that eddy swirling round and round. So learn to trust your emotions.

One of the positive aspects of the month is that the stress levels created by holding things together so they won’t fall apart can be greatly relieved as you simply let them go. You may end up feeling freer than you have felt in a really long time as well as relief from reversals that allow greater abundance, choices and expansion.

Challenges to watch for in addition to the Martyrdom, are taking reversals too personally, being afraid or too stubborn to take risks and make necessary changes, identifying with sacrifice and getting caught in the deception of illusion.

Personal Growth and Well Being
We mentioned the aspect of feeling tremendous freedom. This comes with letting go. The opposite would be feeling trapped, struggling with attachments, succumbing to fears, and a general sense of feeling off balance. It is ok not to always have to know. Become comfortable with the chaos and the not knowing.

Relationships
Best advice here is to give them freedom, be as undemanding as possible and refrain from placing rules and dominant control. If demands come your way, you may react by setting your own boundaries against this type of energy. You also might be inspired to spend some time alone. If you have children this will somewhat different as children need guidance and structure. But if the rules and structures are overly dominant, be prepared for rebellion and pushing of the boundaries.

Business, Finance, Projects, Partnerships
Let go of anything that does not work even if it “was supposed to”. Be prepared for reversals in decisions, finances, and business agreements. Partnerships that are not appropriate will dissolve and overly encumbered structures and projects will crumble. On the other hand, projects and partnerships that have limped along with good intention may experience reversals allowing for prosperity, expansion and support.

Physical Health and Well-Being
Letting go of anything old will often engage the participation of bones, teeth and cartilage. Along with this theme, any detoxification of blood, organs and immune system will be helpful in supporting the body’s keeping up with the energetic changes. Be around water, drink lots of water and spend time in the sun if you can. Sunlight will help keep your frequency high and the old patterns dissolved.

Climate, Weather and the Environment
Look for reversals in the usual weather patterns, surprises, instability and lots of water, wind and fire as dissolving agents. There may be rock slides, land slides, mud slides, floods, tornadoes, and ice chunks cracking off the glaciers as well as the usual storm activities. Be flexible in making plans, be prepared for delays.

Government, Politics and Global Issues
This is an area where reversals may appear, and what seems to be going in one direction may suddenly go in a different direction. Look for chaos and uncertainty where before there were strong stands taken on issues. Natural disasters will continue to provide for the emotional glue that dissolves boundaries and brings people together.

Important Dates:

April 1-4: Unstable time marked by chaotic energy and uncertainty as to what the next step is. Be patient and go with the flow.

April 2: Full Moon is at 10:15 AM Mountain Standard Time. Stay out of judgment regarding any events that seem negative or contrary to your personal desires and intentions. Stay focused on the most important things and don’t get side tracked and distracted by what is not yours.

April 5-11: Allow the pieces to fall where they will with the curiosity and wonder of a child seeing a flower bloom for the first time. If you approach daily events in this way you will enjoy the spontaneity of creation and will look forward to what could be that you could never have imagined instead of dreading what next will fall apart. This is a time for re setting your patterns through regular intention and some daily spiritual practice. Make sure nothing unimportant interferes with this.

April 12-18: This is a time of deep letting go that may include some grieving and honoring of what has gone before. Be careful not to indulge in Martyrdom or get stuck in the void of loss. Remember that what you are dissolving and reversing in your life is probably not as big a sacrifice as you think in the greater scheme of things.

April 17: New Moon at 4:36 AM Mountain Standard Time. Review your truest intentions and desires. If you have something you can bury or burn that symbolizes what you have let go of this month so far, do some kind of ceremony with it. Take some time alone without other people’s input.

April 18-24: Life takes on new energy and you are now out of the birth canal. Allow the force and power of the current to give your new directions momentum. Seize the openings that come your way and be open to reversals that offer surprising opportunities. Make your choices from the place of freedom rather than old patterns of lack, fear, responsibility or dependency.

April 25-30: If all has gone well, this should be a time of celebration, feeling renewed, reborn, inspired, reconnected and fully supported by the universe. If you are not feeling this way, look to where you are still attached, stubborn, blaming, dependent, addicted, undisciplined and fearful. Get help and support, don’t judge yourself, and try again!

Have a great month!
Jose and Lena