These days, many expectant mothers are delving into alternative methods for birthing, searching for the best way to produce a happy, healthy baby (and, in turn, a happy, healthy mommy, too). Iran, for example, has seen a dramatic decrease in infant mortality rates in the last year, and this is believed to be directly correlated to the rise in mothers choosing natural child birth. In the U.S., on the other hand, the national cesarean rate has increased seven-fold: about one mother in three gives birth by cesarean section, making it the nation’s most common operating room procedure. Despite these figures, it does seem as though modern medicine is beginning to recognize traditional and ancient birthing methods. In 2014 the World Health Organization published a document explaining that delaying umbilical cord clamping by 1 minute can improve maternal and infant health and nutrition outcomes, along with providing many other benefits as well. This document outlines alternative birthing methods that highlight the importance of the umbilical cord-placenta connection.

The act of surrendering into the flow is choosing to be moved by the unconditional love of Source. ~Archangel Gabriel

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Aquarius Sun will be hovering on the Aquarius/Pisces cusp at the very end of this week. Mercury enters the Aquarius sign early in the week, and Venus pursues Mercury all week and joins him and Sun in Uranus’ sign closer to the week’s end. Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune each continue creaking either forwards or backwards in their current signs, and this week the trio begins to form a vague t-square in mutable signs pointing to Saturn. Jupiter’s expansive qualities clash with Saturn’s nature to restrict; and Neptune, in his home sign, begins to influence Jupiter and Saturn’s “controlled expansion” theme. While the strong Neptune dominates the pattern, Saturn is emphasized: using discipline and responding well to structure introduces the possibility of using creativity and imagination in order to utilize the power of the Jupiter-Saturn square. Most certainly, effort must be made to implement the powerful theme, but the t-square also suggests that the greatest potential gains can be realized from doing the necessary work. In addition to the creative element emerging, the pattern suggests that adapting in various ways to difficulties, and finding alternative methods to approaching a problem, in order to attain a solution, is integral to the symbolism of the mutable t-square.