Roots and Branches

Written By Damascena Tanis

It is the same for us.

We cultivate our roots, and come back to feeling rooted, when we are cradled in the fertile darkness.

However, we grow towards the light. If there were no promise of warmth, of animating ourselves again, of rebirth, we would stagnate and die.

The toroidal journey of moving down into the fertile darkness and back up towards the light is the dance of life.

It’s important we don’t get stuck in one polarity or another. Neither light nor dark.

Life requires movement. It requires circulation of life-force. The same way the systems of the body require circulation to stay in a state of balance, and health.

Trees are mirrors of humans and our consciousness. That’s why early in our cosmology, humans encounter the “tree of life.” And why the “tree of life” holds so much prominence across cultures.

This journey from branches to roots, and back up again is also Venus’ journey. The tree is mirrored in the cosmos. In Venus’ connection to Taurus. Torus. Immanence. (Earth) And Libra, Trancendence (Air)

The practice of taking ourselves down, allowing ourselves to be naked and nourished in the dark, and then rising once again, is life’s promise to us. Saying yes to this journey is us trusting in life.

Damascena Tanis

Damascena is an Archetypal Astrologer, Ayurvedic Wellness Practitioner, and The Facilitator of the Transformative Journey through the Mandala of Venus’ Wisdom, called “Sky Dancer”.

She is a passionate devotee of the ever unfolding mystery. As an expert observer, a trait she developed as an only child, she regards herself as both a student of life, and decoder of the cosmos.

Skilled at recognizing invisible patterns, and picking up on subtle shifts in the collective, she gets a thrill from uncovering and revealing the hidden threads that are woven together to create our paradigm.

Her passion for this existential detective work aligns well with her unique approach to one on one client work, as she helps others to discover the building blocks of their archetypal blueprint, and mythic overtones. She does not believe that astrology is static, and therefore works with clients to develop strategies and practices that allow them to transcend challenging aspects of their natal chart.

She lives on the Shores of Lake Erie with her husband, four kids, and Cat, Oscar (the grouch).

These days, when she isn’t interpreting a natal chart, or translating the stars for her astrology blog, you can find her engaging in one of her favorite pandemic pastimes, unraveling her inner “good girl”, cultivating the ability to thrive in the deep, dark, unknown, or playing her favorite game of identifying fun paradoxes called “two things are true at once”.

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