On play…
By perceiving the complementary opposites in any phenomenon, you open the door to play.”
–Jessica Porter, The Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics
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I just came across how the zodiac signs are supposedly complementary in their opposites. Aquarius (water carrier) wants to
put out Leo (lion) fire and Sagittarius (archer) wants to shoot Gemini (twins), etc. I’d like to appreciate the humor there too. I’m not clear how to find the play.
Do you have an example or an elaboration. Possibly I’m merely baffled with “any phenomenon”.
Hmmm… let’s see. “Any phenomenon” means any “thing”–a person, an object, a situation. The zodiac definitely works with things that are “opposite” from one another. You might try broadening your notion of what “play” is…the author of this quote is merely saying that sometimes we’re stuck in limited thinking, and when we actually see the opposites, or “polarities” of a given thing, person, or situation, we can “move beyond” the polarity and be in a more expansive state…and when we’re in a more expansive state, play is more available to us as well. Hope this helps!