Life has been a bit fragmented and confusing lately. I found that living in the city and being far away from nature meant that I quickly lost my sense of grounding and common sensibility. The shift to the Thai New Year (Songkran) in mid-April and new alignments of all the major planets have affected my energetic fields of vibrations. My sense of time and duration has also become kinky and muddle. Then, I realised the importance of being close to nature and the earth as my being would become ‘sick’ or go haywire when my body couldn’t get in touch with nature’s vibes of the countryside.

Most people have been complaining about the hot weather in the big city. My neighbours refused to get outside for two days. But she was luckier than me as she could use the air conditioning system. My place was too old and thexwater would leak out of the air- con tray on to the ceiling, so I couldn’t use the air-con. I didn’t mind this so long as my big fan worked normally. I didn’t want to take the easy way out and it’s better to train myself to take some little discomfort and hardship. I knew the future would be very tough and full of difficulties so I needed my training, just in case.

The weather has become very hot and stifling since last week. We are in the middle of hot season as April is the month when water throwing festival takes place for three days, from 13-15 April. This festival is known as Songkran which represents the old Thai New Year Days (3 days) according to the old lunar calendar. We had to adopt the Western calendar after World War II during the modernisation of Siam. The old name of the country was also changed to Thailand to imitate Western countries (England, Finland, Deutschland: ending with ‘land’).

The hot season has arrived making life very uncomfortable for those without air conditioning systems. The new types of mobile air conditioners were selling like hot cakes. I was very tempted to get one for my place but the prospect of higher electricity bill did put me off. I could stand the hot temperatures quite easily with thd help of a big fan. So, I shouldn’t create new habit which could cause more expenses. Because of the strong sunshine, I decided to go feeding those temple cats much later in the afternoon.

Life has been very unsettling and confusing lately. Too many things and worries have flown around my head causing me to feel ‘lost in space’. The fluctuations of energies and my inability to ride on top of those waves meant that I fell into the muddy flows and got soaked. I wished I have had a docile and inactive mind sometimes, perhaps that would enable me to have a more stable and uneventful life. So, whenever I felt the need to recharge my energy and get some healing, I would visit some old temples with long history and good vibes.

There must have been some strong astrological aspects during the past week; I could feel the strong vibes disrupting my brain and emotional balance. Sleeping cycle had also been turned upside down. Things were still controllable when I was in the countryside. But when I came to the city, the conditions got more muddled. It took lots of focused attention to understand what was going on in my mind and my restlessness. This situation made me missed my orange cats who used to help me getting grounded and more sensible.