Every year at the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere, we become aware that daylight is shorter. There is more darkness than light. The Sun is at its most southern point and we are aware that nature is hibernating until spring. We refer to this time as “the dead of winter.”
Though nothing appears alive, the seeds that will manifest as flowers in spring are inwardly preparing for new growth. Things appear to be inactive even while there is a powerful process underway that will eventually produce new plant life and new beauty.
Such is the reality of human life, though we may not recognize the connection. Can you remember a time when you felt eager for a change – perhaps a new job or a new relationship – yet nothing in the outer world seemed to be happening? Long periods of time passed with no resolution or change in your situation.
At these times, we are given the opportunity to shift our inner reality. To bring new possibilities into our life, it is necessary to shift our inner awareness to match that which we desire. When I yearned for a new relationship, it was the many months that I worked on visualizing myself as lovable and capable of maintaining a supportive, loving relationship that set in motion the process which resulted in meeting my now beloved husband, Chuck.
If you feel stuck and frustrated that your dream is not becoming a reality, consider what is or isn’t happening in your inner reality to support your desired outcome. Are you changing your inner reality to match the eventual reality desired?
Those who understand the Law of Attraction know that “your thoughts and feelings create your reality.” Seeing yourself in your mind’s eye enjoying the new life you desire helps to make it happen. When nothing is happening in your outer existence, recognize that you are being given an opportunity to go within and envision, create and get excited about the dream you are holding.
Astrological cycles describe the times when, for example, Saturn (limitation) may force you to re- evaluate your goals and make tangible plans for action when the time is right. When the progressed moon travels through your 12th house, you may feel lost in a dream space that has no tangible result for as long as a couple of years.
What astrology doesn’t describe is what you will choose to do while you are waiting for the external world to manifest your desire. You can allow yourself to feel frustrated, a victim of dissatisfaction with what is. Or you can proactively contribute to the creation of your desire by feeling and imagining as if it has already happened, knowing that your thoughts are at that moment creating it. What will you choose to do?
Whatever this Holiday season means to you – Christmas, Chanukah, or Kwanzaa – I hope you are filled with the spirit of Love, Joy and Peace! And may the New Year, hold great promise for manifesting your heart’s desire!
