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THE CIRCLE SQUARED
Michael Caruso
Design For Holistic Living
"One
of the stranger characteristics of our western civilization has been
its refusal to think and feel in terms of cyclic processes. Our
civilization has always emphasized, often with tragic results, man's
capacity for transcending his natural biopsychic state-the state which
dominates all instinctual and tribal forms of social organization, and
to effect such a transcending through the use of intellectual analyses
and mental abstractions. This requires separation of the mind and
its organizer, the ego, from natural instincts and, in a sense, from
all natural processes. It impels the ego mind to glorify itself
in opposition to biological demands and to imagine itself supreme ruler
of life functions and their cyclic rhythms."
Dane Rudhyar
The Circle Squared
is a design and consulting service which addresses the separation
of "The Ego Mind" (our individual identity) from natural
processes, and offers ways to re-integrate them. It is our
understanding that this separation from, and opposition to, the natural
order of the life is at the root of most modern dis-ease, stress and
disorientation.
Various metaphors can
be used to describe this current condition of human dysfunction. It
could be said that, individually and collectively, we are not in
harmony with the larger natural universe that has given us birth and
sustains us; or, that we are a cacophony to nature's symphony; or, that
we are out of alignment with the web of life. Mentally we go
through our days dissociated from the matrix of our being, and sooner
or later our physical bodies and circumstances follow. Many of us
are lost and the maps we have been using to return home are only
leading us further astray.
We need guidance. But
where is the authority on these matters? That guidance no longer
seems to be in the rational mind, in books or in any human
institution. TCS
believes that guidance is inherent within us and in our relationship
with nature. However, we must learn to look and listen in a new
way; or perhaps in an old way which our dissociated minds have
forgotten, but our heart, feelings and bodies remember. We need a fresh
re-entrainment in our daily lives to help us once again become an
integral part of the healthy web of life, part of the symphony that is
our natural birthright.
The Circle Squared
is a service that offers a way to understand and integrate with both
our own natures and the larger nature of which we are part. Using
disciplines born in a time before the human identity abstracted and
separated itself from the organic matrix of life, TCS is both
interpretation and design.
The astrological map - one's individual horoscope - is a mandala of the
basic components of the solar system as perceived from the earth at the
place and time one was born. It reflects the "archetypal
disposition" of the universe that each of us uniquely embodies. It
reveals our natural intent. With the help of this ancient
and timeless tool we can begin to re-familiarize ourselves with our
more true and essential selves and come to the realization that we are
a unique facet of the greater intent of creation. Thus we
can be, as intended, co-creators.
With that beginning
we can re-design our daily lives in such a way that the outer
environment we create is in accord with the inner, while both are in
ecological harmony with earth and sky. This design process involves
another perspective given to us from pre-patriarchal times, namely,
geomancy. Although most dictionaries define geomancy as "earth
divination", we use it here in the sense of human ecology: the whole
body relationship of humans to their environment.
During these transformative times, with their great uncertainty and equally great promise,
these new paradigms can offer a guidance and understanding that is
based on the patterns, rhythms, cycles and harmonies of life
itself, the only real securities that can be trusted. They
offer experiential proof of the integrity of body and soul and the
unity of all life.
The Circle Squared holds that its perspective, in the words of the late John Michell, is "one that is rooted in nature and reflects no particular theory or ideology".
Initial astrological consultations:
Recorded 2-hour sessions (approx.) by phone or in person. $150/session
Subsequent consultations: $75/hour
Re-alignment series: An in-depth exploration of your personal unfoldment and integration.
6, 1 hour sessions. $375/series
Holistic environment and lifestyle consultation and/or design: $75/hour
Lectures and workshops: Fees and locations by arrangement
Appointments can be made by phone or email
520-818-4242
E-mail: <thecirclesquared.mc@gmail.com>
Bio
Michael Caruso has over 25 years of experience as an architectural
designer, astrologer, and holistic living consultant. He shares
his knowledge with groups around the country and offers personal
guidance sessions for individuals. Michael is originally from the
New York area, has lived throughout the southwest, and has recently
relocated to Virginia.
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