inquire within – TIME & SPACE CONSULTING

Published March 9, 2025 by ifc

A Salon for Astrological Discourse Meets!

Dear One’s,

It’s been awhile since we met and much has happened! Scroll down for the chart and it’s a doozy! We’ll meet between a Lunar Eclipse and the Spring Equinox.

Recently I’ve been with groups of Vedic & Western astrologers that I know and trust, comparing thoughts on the amazing planetary movements to come. I’ve gathered some very important information and I want to share it with you as soon as possible. I’ll be tracking it and writing about it on my new substack.

Much of most of my work in the field has been one on one, helping individuals make sense of their present circumstances. As a yoga therapist I have a big ‘toolbox’. I’ve been at it since the early 80’s and after my most recent meeting with astrological peers I am even more committed to add my voice……to whomever will listen.

“Come! The door is round and open.” ~Rumi

“Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.” ~Benjamin Franklin

MARCH 19, 2025 6PM ONLINE ONLY

THE SALON FOR ASTROLOGICAL DISCOURSE

Yipes! Eris & Mars & Chiron

You might want to read this first.….?

A week ago the moon passed thru the Aries portion of the zodiac where she tackled the complications that arise from Jupiter, Chiron, Mars, and Eris in Aries as well. She’s calmer now in Taurus.

But! Mars is pretty fiery & hot and so close now to Eris that I fear we’re about to see a lot of firewords until July 6 when Mars, having exhausted himself, as is his nature, rests for a bit in Taurus. Mars customarily spends about 6 weeks in a zodiac sign. That’s the normal rhythm of the universe for him. However, because of retrograde motion Mars will be in Gemini for (August 21, 2022 – March 26, 2023) SEVEN MONTHS! OMG! FYI (This is important for those of us who will participate in Beyond Words

For now, remember to take note of what’s happening in your life around August 21, when Mars crawls from Taurus into Gemini. Mars will return nearly to this point in time during his backward motion of this seven-month (yipes!!) retrograde journey. Mars rules Scorpio as well as Aries, so both those sun sign will feel the slow down motion most, perhaps? The retrograde period begins late October and lasts until Jan, 2023. That’s 2 solid months of backward motion in Gemini. It isn’t until Spring, 2023 before he reaches the 26th degree from where the Rx began.

Eris & Mars form a conjunction on June 27 at 24 degrees of Aries. The God of War meets The Goddess of War in Aries. Volumes will be written of the events that will continue until at least 2025.

more later…………… much to discuss, ponder, and contemplate..

stay safe………..

Om Nimah Shivaya…..shanti, shanti, shantihi

Eris Yoga

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Inquire Within – Online Workshop

Published May 12, 2020 by ifc

Inquire Within – Online Workshop

Self Study, Svadaya in Sanskrit, is the 4th of the 5 Niyama’s of Patanjali’s 8-limbed Yoga. It points us towards introspection as a way for self-development. It recommends inquiry, awareness and self-reflection. It challenges one to be present in each and every moment of breath, sensation, thought, emotion, and divine connection. My intention as facilitator is to integrate various yoga (therapy) practices with cosmic forces on order to create optimal conditions for expanded self-awareness. Transformation, healing, or enlightenment are possible side effects. Read more here.

INQUIRE WITHIN – FEBRUARY 21, 2021 EIGHT…….

Our workshop this weekend will take place on Sunday. We’ll be alone and together online.

The chart at the left describes the astrological weather that will be in effect for all of us.

You can see that Neptune is at the top of the chart as we begin. By 4pm when we end Uranus will have moved up to the top. Leaving the details of the workshop up to these two guys is like opening up Pandora’s box and finding what you least expected… Lucky for us the moon is in a sweet trine with Venus and the sun. which means regardless of whatever the universe sends us we will still have a pleasant and fulfilling time together….especially if you’re fond of exploring the subtle realms.

The mutable signs are emphasized and so with that in mind please expect a variety of activities carefully sequenced to keep you engaged.

This Inquire Within workshop will give you an opportunity to do the kind of inner work that became the hallmark of Kripalu programming Participating from the confines of your home without the anonymity/distractions/challenges of the typical retreat experience will be an interesting experiment in svadaya. Please commit to sending in an evaluation form. I need to know what works and what doesn’t. Teaching on zoom has provided all of us with a huge learning curve.

Experiential portions of this program may include: Asana, pranayama, mudra, yoga nidra, meditation, art, journaling, expressive movement, storytelling. Hatha yoga and experience with astrology is not necessary. The practices will be gentle & challenging at the same time. Experiences and insights that stimulate the mind-body-spirit connection can be profoundly transformational. Inner space explorations of outer space can at times stir up the unconscious and help us to see places we don’t often visit consciously.

If you’re interested in attending the workshop on 2/21/2021 please register at Zoom here. Make sure you leave an email address for any last minute announcements. You will be contacted by email with details and how to prepare ahead of time. There is a sliding, suggested fee of $30 – $50 for this program. Payment can be made here.

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Published October 25, 2019 by ifc

Inquire Within – Weekend Workshops

Saturday, Nov 16 1pm-5pm

Sunday, Nov 17 10am-1pm

Our workshops this weekend are designed to be taken together. Sunday will complete Saturday’s inquiry. That said, you are welcome to attend one or both. During these half-day workshops a topic will be introduced (chosen according to the astrology of the moment) followed by discussion. After that an experience or two will be offered as an opportunity to witness yourself and embody new information. The experiential portions will include a variety of yoga practices that are in accordance with Patanjali’s 8 limbs of yoga.

Both the sun and moon will be in water signs for the whole weekend. Go here for charts. The water element is what teaches us how to let things *flow*…..most especially with regards to our feelings and emotional body. Mars in Libra urges us to look at our relationships with others. Our emotions are hard to separate from thoughts as understood in yoga therapy.

I’ll post more about our *topic* in the weeks ahead.

PROGRAM COST: Saturday $65, Sunday $45 Sign up for both $95 . (Class credits do not apply)

Registration for program is here.

Contact Ida with questions.

Group Rates & Scholarships available.

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Published September 2, 2019 by ifc

Kripalu in October!

I can’t even tell you how excited I am to be presenting this program at Kripalu Center in October. It is literally a dream come true!

My history with Kripalu goes back many decades….so far in fact that it certainly does seem as though destiny has had a hand in everything. I received their very first catalog in the mail sometime in the late 80’s. But it wasn’t until circa 1992 that I walked thru the door. I was a full-time, frustrated, stressed out Real Estate Broker & Trainer then. It was August and I was taking The Mystical Path of Yoga with Yoganand. on the recommendation of my local yoga teacher. Nearly everyone but me in the program was a working yoga teacher. It was an unexpected life-changing experience . My real interest in going was to meet the guru, Amrit Desai, but, that wouldn’t happen until 2017,. Still, yoga became an integral part of my life from that point forward.

When I arrived, the receptionist asked me about my employment and I declared at that moment I was an astrologer. It wasn’t a lie. I had a small, side gig going on offering Feng Shui & Astrological Consults. My expertise in Feng Shui made being in the RE industry tolerable and provided many unusual opportunities to teach, consult, and do research on the art/science. My avocation was preferable to my vocation.

Over the next 25+ years I returned to Kripalu Center so often I probably should have moved there! My Karma Yoga included many different jobs, ie. yoga teacher, facilitator, a/v assistant, musician. I took over 1000 hrs of YTT and worked as a faculty assistant to the many different Yoga presenters that taught at Kripalu .

All said, it was my work within the Inner Quest Intensive under the direction of Aruni Nan Futuronsky that has informed my own teaching of yoga & yoga therapy. Through my experiences facilitating that program I became particularly interested in yoga (therapy) for mental health, recovery, and spiritual development. I’ve written a lot of short stories detailing many of my experiences along this Sun/Jupiter line and I look forward to more to tell.

So now, I get to present my own program, which literally took a saturn cycle to imagine, create, and now finally deliver. I hope you’ll check it out and share the news with like-minded friends.

It’s a program for everyone and you don’t need to know much of anything about astrology or yoga to take it.

The topics we cover are universal; birth/death/loss/fate/change/relationships/health/spirituality. Life, as it is. All that is needed is curiosity and a desire to know yourself better.

Possibilities for healing, personal growth, expanded consciousness, spiritual development are inherent in the work.

At the very least you’ll come home with a new plan for time management and stress relief.

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Published July 26, 2019 by ifc

Inquire Within – 9/13-15

The tropical charts above represent the ‘curriculum for our weekend at the Gurukulam.

Regardless of which system/zodiac you use, or what philosophy/tradition you base your interpretations on, the actual movements of the planets are regular and predictable.

On Friday night there’s a exact conjunction of the Moon with Neptune in Pisces. The general public/collective body is in need of spiritual support. In these last hours of the gibbous lunar phase, (the full moon is exact on Saturday just after midnight), the discomfort of previous cycles is felt in our emotional/nervous systems as unresolved tension with no apparent relief. Many will be seduced into their habitual forms of escape/addiction/delusion.

The Virgo/Pisces axis in astrology highlights the concepts of mutability, being flexible, maybe neurotic and concerned with bringing physical health into balance with spiritual health……more on this later. The best practices for gibbous days include anything that aids self-development.

The Sun sits between Venus & Mars, perfect timing for self-study on relationships. To others, to our communities, to ourselves, and to a higher power or whatever you want to call that which is greater than ourselves.

…..to be continued.

Experiential portions of this program include: Asana, pranayama, mudra, yoga nidra, meditation, chant, integrative breathwork (optional, depending on content) art, journaling, expressive movement, dyads & storytelling. Hatha yoga and experience with astrology is not necessary. The practices will be gentle & challenging at the same time. Experiences and insights that stimulate the mind-body-spirit connection can be profoundly transformational. Inner space explorations of outer space can at times stir up the unconscious and help us to see places we don’t often visit consciously.

More information here: http://www.ifcullen.com/inquire-within-sept2019/

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Arsha Vidya Gurukulum inquire within

Published April 22, 2019 by ifc

INQUIRE WITHIN – FALL RETREAT

Here is where I’ll be posting all the information about our retreat. You might want to bookmark the page.

For now the minimum number of participants I need to use the space is 10. Of course, there’s room for more, too.

The location for this program has been a gathering place for Vedic knowledge for decades. It’s a spiritual place and you can feel it. For myself, I have a long history of wonderful experiences within this entire geographical area.

Self Study or Svadaya in Sanskrit, refers to the practice of introspection and the ‘study of the self’. It encourages one to practice awareness and self-reflection. My intention as facilitator is bring in alignment various yoga (therapy) practices and cosmic forces to create optimal conditions for expanded self-awareness. Transformation, healing, or enlightenment are also possible side effects.

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The Purpose of Purpose

Published November 6, 2017 by ifc

The Purpose of Purpose

In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna lays out a plan for Arjuna which begins with the instruction to “find his dharma”, or true purpose.

Later on he goes on to counsel that you are better off failing at your own dharma than succeeding at someone else’s.

I’ve been fascinated by the concepts of karma and dharma since childhood. Back then these ideas were foreign, mysterious and somewhat ridiculed in the judeo-christian neighborhood of my youth. My own ‘dharma’ began to assert itself then, although, of course, I did not see it at the time. Hindsight brings amazing clarity at times.

Belief in reincarnation is fundamental in understanding the wheel of dharma and that is a hurdle for some. Many in our society live their lives according to a linear model of time, with very well defined beginnings and endings. Reincarnation is not compatable with linear thinking. Those who study dharma tend to measure and experience time cyclically which creates a very different mentality. Reincarnation is the vehicle by which the scales become balanced.

In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna lays out a four point plan for the warrior, Arjuna, which begins with the instruction to “discover his dharma” . Once found, it is our duty to do our dharma in order to evolve into a higher state of being. But, first, we must remove the karmic obstructions so to create fertile ground for our dharma to manifest.

One’s natal horoscope can answer many questions surrounding our soul’s purpose (dharma) and when and where and how to manifest it. The lunar nodes symbolize the karmic path we’re on in this current lifetime, as well as the dharmic task we’ve been assigned. Our soul’s purpose will be fulfilled, regardless of whether or not we are conscious of what it is. The advantage to knowing your purpose is nothing less than evolutionary growth for your soul.

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“Come! The door is round and open.” ~Rumi

“Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.” ~Benjamin Franklin

MARCH 19, 2025 6PM ONLINE ONLY

THE SALON FOR ASTROLOGICAL DISCOURSE

NOVEMBER 8-10,2024

Ask me about The Gingko Tree!