Dreams Can Come True: The Beauty of the Mutable Cross

I recently had an epiphany as the result of a correspondence with a friend, which lead to me analyzing a certain complementary dynamic that seems to exist between two energies. Before offering up any names, I'd like to just describe this dynamic first...

When it comes to the matter of making "dreams (or anything really...) come true," there are a series of processes which must in some way "click together." It can really be seen as one big process, divided into two further polarized halves, for a nice, tidy total of four...just to keep it reasonably contained ;)

In general, the first differentiation can be made between one being able to (1) conceive a clear and true vision of the form which they dream to create, while they also (2) put the physical work into practice necessary to perfect its manifestation. Those two process must circulate simultaneously while one also must (3)learn to conceptually and logically know all of the components and facets that concern the particularization, while they also (4) aim to see a singularly unified way forward that such knowledge can inspire application towards the vision's integration and attainment.

As the language embedded can certainly be seen to correlate, these four processes respectively relate to the archetypal energies of the “mutable cross,” including: Pisces, Virgo, Gemini, and Sagittarius. A more basic classification into the elements of water, earth, air, and fire can also be seen.

If we "pole together" the air and fire signs, Gemini and Sagittarius, which are each other's opposite, while doing likewise for the water and earth signs, Pisces and Virgo, then we can also perceive a dichotomy of masculine (earth/fire) and feminine (water/earth). The more feminine processes are passively receptive to some impetus, which provokes them into their cycling action, while the more masculine process are actively outgoing to satisfy some directed restlessness, which settles following some fulfilled completion.

In different fashion, pairing Pisces with Sagittarius and Gemini with Virgo will allow a fuller view of how there can also be seen a complementary schism between the respectively esoteric (or inner) processes in comparison to the other more exoteric (or outer) processes. The esoteric processes deal more with invisible and intangible ideals of potential, while the contrast of the exoteric processes deal more with the visible and tangible facts of actuality.

Regardless of whether we are examining each four individually, either of the two by two variations possible, or the bigger picture of them functioning in unity as one, the fundamental dynamic dance between all of them is more than sufficient to describe the constantly adapting exchange necessary to be understood with regards to "making things happen."
Let's take a closer look... “any which way” we will ;)

1. With Pisces comes the part of things that utilizes the impressionable imagination to picture an ideal dream that magnetically resonates to a particular feeling state. This is where one sensitively tunes into their desired outcome, bathing in a sea of how the effect of having their dream actualized would be felt for them. The more vividly they imagine and empathetically connect with their sought after ideal, the more it will become an invisible reality that is ready for actualization. However, at this stage, one must also understand that it is the feeling state which is most important about the ideal, not necessarily the form. The form that the fulfillment goes about taking can sometimes seem intermittently confusing, unclear, hazy, or “messy,” and one must avoid magnetically “sticking” to any emotional waves of disappointment, doubt, sadness, suffering, or unworthiness that might temporarily threaten to pull one away from the FEELING of their dream come true. Usually, the feeling which backs any dream involves a greater experience of known love (in some form or another), and eventually those feelings will even expand to those which encompass greater love for all, in an increasingly selfless fashion. The more that those feelings of possibility are magnified into feelings of inevitability, the more it becomes assured that those will be the feelings that comes to pass. It’s also important to remember that dreams are never “done,” which means that even while any particular manifestation may come to pass, there will always come an even grander dream (of allowing even greater love to be made possible) that will continue to expand upon what has been. If this truth is kept in mind, along with the ever present ideal of the feelings of love being what are truly important and sought, it will help to ward away any sense of sadness or disappointment that could arise when an older dream’s approximation of the ideal comes to fade.

2. With Sagittarius comes the part of things that utilizes intuitive vision that faithfully sees the way forward towards an enthusiastically inspired and impassioned ideal. This is where one “knows” that a target can and will indeed be hit through foresight into “right action,” which integrates the fulfillment of desire into a frame of reference that encompasses the most holistically benevolent outcome for all involved on even greater scales. The more one expands their desire’s charge to include greater benefit to greater wholes, the more one accesses the optimistically confident exuberance that will open possible doorways in such direction. However, at this stage, one must remain clear that the energy which drives an intention on to its goal only connects with its mark when its path enlarges the scope of love and wisdom that may be subsequently known. If one’s fiery passion becomes too inflamed with its own satisfaction, forgetting that it must light other fires as well in order to “burn on,” it will dissipate its own energy without garnering any additional fuel forward in its support. Similarly, if one’s passion is inverted to turn others away from something that’s been negatively polarized and construed as an impediment to fulfillment, support will be found lacking due to the absence of the constructively anabolic ingredients of love and wisdom, which build and enliven a growth of support and inevitable accessibility. As one progresses their dreams, purely selfish motives must be moved along the spectrum towards more inclusive goals, all while maintaining that no harm is done, to the best of one’s ability, along the way. Only then will “right mind” find the way for “right action” to ensure that the optimal way forward can be counted on to present itself. The two-fold effect of this is that one then both hits the “target” of their aim, while closing the gap between others and their own aims.

3. With Gemini comes the part of things that utilizes rational thinking and logical deduction to diversely examine, analyze, and know the various facts and particulars which make-up some specificity. This is where one learns everything they can about the items, environments, and ideas associated with all possible facets of their particular fascination. The constructive elements of the dream must intellectually be made known so as to be able to properly navigate their exchange when and as appropriate. All options for the enactment of fulfillment are here considered, where every “if, then” statement in its regard is mentally followed through to as many potential outcomes as both conceptually feasible and logically necessary. In this way, all potential pre-requisites, setbacks, opportunities, and any attending conditions can be explored and assessed for greater overall knowledge and expression. However, at this stage one must remember not to lose sight of the “forest” for the “trees.” While exploring the diverse variety of information concerning the topic of one’s inquiry, one must not forget what the topic truly is. If the mind becomes carried away with its trail of procession, it can become apt to lose sight of its original focus while distracted by some other resulting finding along its investigation. Also, a mind that loses focus may slip into a more limiting perspective of “this OR that” rather than “this AND that” which cuts of avenues of access that box in possibilities. As such, one must continue to link each discovery to the context of its prime concept so that a “chain” is maintained that can intellectually communicate a sound pathway that navigates one idea about some particularization to next in a coherent manner. Then what one comes to know about the matter of their dream will be such that they are an expert on the matter from every angle which comes forward for examination.

4. With Virgo comes the part of things that utilizes systemic understanding to ritually concretize the means necessary for something to be done in order for something to come about. This is where the real work gets done by actually (and tangibly) putting all the pieces together, as all solidified conclusions are processed together through physical enactment so that a perfected (and palpable) outcome will result. Here, objective actions are regulated to serve the manifestation of a composed intent. Steps are followed in a logically sequential manner to move from one finalization to the next, while each progression of the overall process furthers the refinement of the entire gestation’s output. However, at this stage one must remember to adhere to the integrity of the organized effort and not simply the precision of any one particular component. Overemphasis upon any one “job” necessary for the total carrying out of a plan of action can lead to barren results that produce no harvest of the original intent, as perfecting one part may temporarily exclude the greater importance of the whole. As such, any one facet that is overly (or under) attended to can lead to a holistic breakdown of the whole system. To the contrary, when proper focus is put upon doing each step to the best of one’s present ability, and then moving to focus on the next necessary step, the repetition as one moves through the cycles, making any minor adjustments for improvement with each round (as NEEDED more than as noticed…), will allow one to purify the process’ intrinsic order to such an extent that all work is completed with optimum efficiency. The end result of such meticulous care and willingness to continually move forward with the practical work needed for each objective is that physical results will continue to manifest in increasingly better alignment with the intent of the actions put forward.

Having examined each of the 4 processes as their own unique entity, I’d like to “square the pairs” with one another to look at some accompanying dynamics:

As the esoteric coupling, the Pisces and Sagittarius pair focuses on feeling and imagining the goal in unison with seeing and envisioning the way there. Both of these energies stimulate one another to synthesize bigger and better ideals, increasing the grandiosity of what could be possible and the openings that may lead to it. They both focus more on the “big picture” from a more subjective viewpoint that is most active in the planning stages.

The exoteric coupling, Gemini and Virgo, focus on the “nuts and bolts” of knowing what’s required to more fully understand the logistics accompanying a task, as well as the work and actions necessary for it to get done. Both energies are rather analytical, and work to break things down to their more specific details in order to understand the “fine print” of “what is” as that relates to actualizing some intention. They both focus more objectively around the doing and real-world application necessary for the processes to be sufficiently navigated.

When we pair them in their other possible “square orientation,” we get another perspective:

The relation between Gemini and Pisces allows for the dream’s vision to be articulated in increasingly more elaborate and knowledgeable detail. As Gemini’s process uncovers more information and facets related to the ideal, the ideal from Pisces can then be imagined with a “sharper image” that covers more “angles” by taking more informational knowledge about it into account. The feeling held in relation to the dream (in Pisces) is also an agent which can assist by being responsible for any sense of “magnetization” one may experience, prompting them to then zoom in their focus (through Gemini)on finding out more about just the right particulars that will be paramount to the vision’s completion if learned more about to be more fully known.

The relation between Virgo and Sagittarius stimulates the perfecting of the path taken to arrive at the aimed for results. As Virgo’s process is set about actually moving forward through experience to employ each step that can usefully take place, the possible paths to continue along seen through Sagittarius can be more quickly intuited as to their overall meaningfulness towards making the work most fruitful. Troubles can increasingly be steered away from preemptively in favor of those directions which yield more proper results. Also, Sagittarius’ process assists by keeping Virgo’s practical focus tied to the overarching goal which is the main ambition, while Virgo then integrating each esoteric step exoterically along the way into sequence with all others, in order to carry forward a meaningful whole to its harvest.

Finally, one can benefit by examining the connection across each opposing pair, as opposite ends tie together two extremes along a unified spectrum:

Both Virgo and Pisces pair to demonstrate a more passive side of the complete process. Pisces receives the feeling and image of the goal in private, sincere reflection, while Virgo is receptive to “following orders” and simply responds by doing whatever it is decided that must necessarily be done. Together, Pisces “imagines it” so that Virgo can “do it,” where the imagination spurs one into action and actions spur one into further imaginings. By themselves in separation though, a rut can occur with one seeing and feeling some desire, but not seeing the longed for results, despite tirelessly working in some routine fashion, do to a lack of structure to their image and clarity to their actions. The dilemma must be resolved by the more yang impetus of the other two signs, which apply the proper guidance, both esoterically and exoterically.

Both Gemini and Sagittarius pair to demonstrate a more active side of the complete process. Sagittarius expansively y explores to encompass and “see” the big picture of what must be done, knowing that it can be so, while Gemini dissects various portions to know more of the fundamental discrepancies and specifics involved with how something is setup, configured, and composed. Together, Sagittarius moves forwards towards the goal in a generalized way, while Gemini swiftly negotiates each individual checkpoint along the way according to the actual allowances and conditions of the environment’s make-up. By themselves in separation though, one may be over-confident in some undertaking which they actually know very little about, or they may fancy themselves an expert on a variety of components, but be largely lost when it comes to seeing how they all hold meaning together. The dilemma must be resolved by the more yin orientation of the other two signs which esoterically and exoterically draw one towards the dream’s unified feeling, while grounding all conclusions and faith in actual work, experience, and results.

At this point, perhaps an example might be appropriate. Let’s suppose that someone’s dream is about enjoying a brand new car. (This same exercise could be applied to another object of desire, a relationship, a job, as well as other less physical dreams.) How would one work their way there?

Within Pisces, one would imagine the car they would like, with more emphasis on how it will FEEL to have and experience the new car. How would one enjoy it? Would there be a feeling of freedom associated? Would there be feelings of being loved and supported to do what one needs and go where one desires? All of that gets felt into here. Also, the dream may shift as one gets into closer alignment with what is really the ideal behind the dream. Perhaps it need not be a truly brand new car, but just new for you. Maybe it doesn’t HAVE to be a particular make and model, as long as it comes with certain features that are intrinsic to the ideal, like maybe four doors and a CD player, or whatever it may be. Again, the picture of what is desired refines at this point.

With Sagittarius, one would gather up optimism and confidence that the dream CAN come true...and it could happen many different ways! One could find a good deal at a dealership trading in an older car, one could know someone selling their personal vehicle for a fair price, or one could even win a car (or the means for one) through a contest, investment, or prolonged work. The means are seen as many, and one stays intuitively guided towards exploring the possibilities, while learning from each exploration and integrally guiding themselves forward enthusiastically towards their aim. As such, sometimes one avenue may be felt as a stronger possibility than another, or exploring one possibility may lead to another. One option may have many inter-related effects of enjoyment, while another may be rather “closed off” and too narrow in its scope. Regardless, Sagittarius helps to refine the ways forward one is called to explore.

With Gemini, one would learn everything about the specifics of the type of car they would like, in additional to any knowledge that may be needed about the steps possibly needed to get it. Each car that’s found is assessed according to the criteria that are intrinsic to the dream. Each path on the way to the goal is analyzed according to its ability to be tread. As one comes to learn that a car is a gas guzzler, that may influence the nature of what’s desired. As one learns that a particular car dealership has very good (or not so good…) deals and ethics, that may influence where and how one works about going to get their car. One discovery leads to another, as everything learned through the process of objective investigation filters and refines the parameters of what is desired.

With Virgo, one would actually employ one method or another towards the end goal of obtaining the sought after car. There could be many steps in the process, but each are put together and followed in sequence so that a car would be the eventual manifestation. One may simply work and save money and work and save money until the car can be purchased from wherever one is lead to. One may check advertised postings and communicate with sellers on a routine basis until the right avenue is opened. One could barter/exchange via their own services, connections, and skills towards their chosen satisfaction. One may apply for loans, or enter contests, with regular attempts, so as to obtain through those avenues. In short, any and all practical methods towards the obtainment are worked together, while non-fruitful means are refined out of the equation and other more efficient practices are worked in, until the end result of the dream is achieved.

Ultimately, these four mutably adaptive processes cycle about and churn out one thing after another, consciously or unconsciously. If one focuses their awareness to the way in which the archetypal processes outlined throughout this exposition are actively participating in their process of “making something happen,” one can become even more effective at consciously making those things, which they dream of having happen, come to be. Dream it, see it, know it, do it! ;)