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It's a New Dawn, it's a New Day, It's New Year!!

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Here it is folks!   2012!   The long awaited, long maligned year that the Mayan Calendar ends. Though I don't personally believe most of the hype around this event, I do think it signifies a turning point for the human race and the planet we live on. The waxing (growing) Moon today crosses Uranus in the warrior sign of Aries today...  squaring the Sun in Capricorn and activating the Uranus Pluto square. An interesting signature to begin the year with. The coming exact square between Uranus and Pluto in June 2012 is a powerful marker for the great change and upheaval that is building everywhere.   At this fulcrum point, we may take one more pause,  one last in-breath, before we breath-out into 2012. The gap we just had between Christmas and New Years was like an extended Solstice pause ... giving us a moment to integrate 2011 and prepare for 2012. Starting with looking back for a moment: 2011: What a year!   Catastrophic oil spills, mind-blow

The In-Between

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The Moon enters the sign of freedom and innovation today where it will line up with Venus, planet of love. Moon and Venus in Aquarius need a lot of space and will rebel against any restrictions or limitations.    That rather cool detachment might help diffuse the  great internal pressure created by the  Sun joining Pluto in Capricorn, which on its own could erupt in power struggles and control issues.  The Square of Pluto to Uranus gets stronger every day... and with the Sun currently activating that tension and so many rebelling against the powers that be ... the next few days things could be particularly explosive and intense. Lets hope the Aquarian message of peace and love can override any supercharged egos and bring a bit of distance to heated exchanges.  Mercury in Sag (truth, justice, fairness) square Mars (aggression, warrior energy) adds to the  edgy and argumentative vibe right now. Any kind of unfairness or untruth will be even more in focus over the next few days than

Happy Solstice Happy Hannuka Happy Christmas Happy New Year

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Today the Moon is New in Capricorn. This is the time to set your intentions in place for the New Year as this Moon cycle will carry us over the threshold. And the Sun and Moon are in an auspicious trine to Jupiter (the planet of good luck and adventure), which  turns direct tomorrow for  Christmas day.  It seems quite appropriate for this expansive jolly generous planet (shades of Father Christmas/Santa Claus?) to start anew on this day of celebration and giving. Jupiter is also about aspiration and our expanded selves. . . and  not just the expanded waistline  (hehe)  though we best watch out for that, as it is going to be harder than usual to not overindulge with Jupiter in Taurus  (wine and food and sensual delights). There are some irksome aspects as well that could stir up a bit of trouble...  what's a Christmas without a bit of angst !? ... yet overall the climate is excellent for convivial delights and family sharing. Next week I will do an overview of the year we j

Winter Solstice Thurs Dec 22

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Well.... its a week later and the tension of the eclipse has some of us still in a puddle on the floor. Whew!!   That was bit intense wasn't it? And incredibly beautiful. I was up very late yet managed to wake up at 6:30 am to witness the first bite being taken from the top portion of the Moon.   Stunning. The whole experience got me to stand still... in awe...seeing that glowing orb hanging out there in space gave me such a sense of being on a planet.... looking out at something concrete...reachable. Not so far away. Not unlike my own inner self... often hidden from view... yet powerful in its ability to influence me in subtle ways. The ways of the Moon mirror the inner world of emotions and feelings. Someone likened an eclipse to holding a mirror close to another mirror...seeing the endless mirror images reflected back into infinity... layers upon layers taking us deeper and deeper within. There's a winding down now as we approach the end of the current cycle, as

Eclipse Magic!

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Then, at the East side of the house...A Sagittarian Dawn!!  Wow!  (by then it was too light to get good pics on my little point and shoot camera... so I went back to bed : )

Full Moon Eclipse in Gemini

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This Saturday, December 10th, at 2:36 pm GMT, there will be a Full Moon Eclipse at 19 degrees Gemini, with the Sun opposite in Sagittarius, visible to some degree in most parts of the world (except South America).    Since last year's Winter Solstice, we've had a series of eclipses on this Gemini/Sagittarius axis. There is wisdom and knowledge being offered.  Both signs are teachers. Both have a lot to say. Sometimes they try to outshout each other. Communication is key. So is listening. A full Moon is about polarity; illuminating oppositions in our life... within our relationships and within ourselves; highlighting the yin/yang in both our outer world and in our psyche. This inherent tension creates a tightrope, a push pull, a balancing of opposites. The axis upon which we must walk this time round is about multiplicity   (Gemini) and singularity (Sag). Do we get caught in the details or in the big picture? (both can trap us) Sometimes it's also about