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Archive for December, 2008
Monday, December 29th, 2008
I will be presenting an overview of 2009 with thoughts about how to thrive. See the details below:
Free Conference Call – What’s up in 2009?
Mon Jan 5, 7-8 PM ET
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Curious about what the New Year might hold? Pay only your telephone charges, if any. Not a convenient time? Llisten later by dialing (218) 844-8799 with the same access code.
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
On the eve of a New Year, many astrologers post predictions for the 12 zodiac signs. I do not. My reason is that whatever I could say for one sign (1/12th of the population) would be so shallow compared with what could be said about a person’s personal year ahead shared in an annual update with your trusted astrologer. I would much rather you seek an astrologer for your most accurate understanding of what lies in the year ahead.
That said, however, there is a colleague of mine, Robert Wilkinson at AquariusPapers, who does a nice job of making general comments of that are of maximum usefulness. Here’s what he says for each sign (if you know your rising sign, read it too):
Aries – A year of building friendships and group work. Take care of your health, open to more efficient ways to work, and see the bigger picture of what your skills can contribute to a greater form of service to your world. Adjust to a bigger picture.
Taurus – A year of professional recognition, high visibility, and/or advancement. Take care of your children or creative disciplines, and see the bigger picture of how to implement the specifics of your truth to bring your future into greater clarity.
Gemini – A year of travel, education, and opening to alternative futures. Get an integrated vision of what’s possible, be willing to create new foundations by eliminating old negative memories, and stop worrying about the details. Get organized.
Cancer – A year of getting rid of the old while opening to a larger vision of truth and work. You could get very lucky in the area of shared or collective values if you train your mind and speech and value those close to you. Bring things to completion.
Leo – Major new opportunities are coming to the fore, as well as more adventurous relationships. Manage your money, be discriminating about what you value, why you value it, and how you use what you have. Expect major partnership renewals.
Virgo – You’re in a long term rigor that will yield new forms of self expression. Take responsibility, open to new forms of being trained to actualize a larger ideal, and your relationships could become more ideal than you’ve thought.
Libra – Play, create, see a bigger picture, and do whatever closures you need to in order to embrace a larger life. Clean out old karmas by showing discrimination about what’s lesser and greater, past and future. Your children begin a grand adventure.
Scorpio – You should experience more freedom in your home and family while getting clear about who your friends really are. Reconsider your goals and ambitions while seeing a bigger picture of your family and possible futures already opening.
Sagittarius – A very high profile year, be willing to take responsibility and do whatever you must to consolidate your authority. Use your experience to teach others while offering a larger integrated view of what’s possible.
Capricorn – Work, see the bigger picture of how you can expand your influence using what you have, and eliminate what is outmoded while persistently pulling in what you need to fulfill a promise. A whole new cycle begins in January, so get it in gear!
Aquarius – It’s an expanding universe the entire year, but you must open the door and greet the guest. Be responsible regarding details and obligations in relationships, and focus on how free you are to pursue your dreams and visions. Opportunities are endless.
Pisces – As usual, you’re caught between what’s ending and what’s appearing. Close out old ambitions, do not seek to control or allow yourself to be controlled by circumstances, and reap the rewards of long term efforts toward larger goals.
May you all find undreamed of happiness and fulfillment in 2009!
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
While economic insecurity (diminished stock values, lost jobs, etc) clouds possibilities for 2009, there is a silver lining coming. On Monday, January 5, Jupiter leaves Capricorn for Aquarius, where it remains until mid January 2010. Those who think outside the box will make the most headway this year.
Jupiter has not been happy in Capricorn, where it had to cross every “t” and dot every “I” before it could accomplish anything. Usually consciousness hibernates when Jupiter is in Capricorn while fears expand.
In Aquarius, on the other hand, Jupiter offers new possibilities through innovation and ingenuity. Things unusual and unorthodox will be in vogue, boosting Astrology’s popularity and raising the value of “out-of-the-ordinary” topics. Look for more technology innovations, amazing medical breakthroughs and such.
Most important, Jupiter in Aquarius opens minds and hearts to how we can benefit from group affiliations. People are likely to be more interested in joining with others for mutual benefit. Networking and group activities will reap benefits for individuals and the collective as well.
Although, since FDR we have always inaugurated our presidents under the Sun in Aquarius, this year Jupiter’s conjunction with the Sun indicates the possibility for implementing great social programs that will benefit many.
To take advantage personally of Jupiter in Aquarius, you may want to…
..Stretch your mind, explore ideas which you previously believed were too far out of the box or impossible.
..See yourself as a global citizen, but focus locally to connect with those who share your ideals and work to mutual benefit.
Even with a declining economic reality, it is possible to let go of fear and isolation and to take a leap of consciousness while holding a vision of some new aspect to your life that you would like to manifest. Just remember you will need a strong commitment to working for the long-term, not sudden results.
There is no denying that our world is changing. Only the degree change and how it will ultimately change is open for discussion. Why not influence the process by seeing the opportunity in the change and uncertainty, opening up new possibilities, inventing beneficial new products and services, uncovering new social solutions, and more.
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.
~ Gandhi
A Quote of Note
“If you want to understand diversity in the multicultural society, learn to value and respect the opinions of others, even if you do not agree.”
~ Jane Batt
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Last night while fixing supper I heard a TV pundit from a program my husband was listening to make a statement about President-Elect Obama’s cabinet selections. Remarking how three of his choices were actually also prospective presidential candidates with him during the primary seasion, he states something to the effect that he was apparently following the adage to “keep you friends close and your enemies even closer.”
I was repulsed! What makes someone you once ran against your enemy? That statement to me was just more of the old Saturnian separative thinking which make everyone with a different view-point, even every to slightly different, into an enemy.
The Aquarian approach that is now being highlighted by Uranus in Pisces opposing Saturn in Virgo recognizes that in everyone there is wisdom derived from life experiences. Since we do not all have the same life experiences, there will be different points of view. And that is a good thing.
Obama apparently has responsed with a comment that indicates he intends to listen to his friends, but listen even more to those who disagree with him. Obama is that secure in who he is and that humble to know there might be more he could learn even from those who don’t agree.
A Light Omega email this morning put it beautifully…
A person who can embrace others who disagree with them while remaining humble in attitude and inclusive in behavior would create the possibility for peacemaking in the world.
I am hopeful that we may not find out what it means to have a President that leads by example, an example that appeals to the “better angels” of our nature as Americans and as citizens of planet Earth – a true leader for the 21st century.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
While traveling this weekend, I passed a sign on I-295 in rural South Jersey that triggered a deep pondering and produced new awareness. Funny, how even the simplest everyday experience can bring out inner wisdom.
The sign read: If money is burning a hole in your pocket, it’s not new pants that you need.
It flew past fast enough so that I wasn’t able to read the small print below it, which might have revealed the sponsor of the message. But it was my perception of the message and not the intention of the sponsor that really matters anyway.
First, I thought, does money burn a hole in my pocket? Sometimes, yes. Have you ever felt the need to spend? I mean, have you ever been compelled to go shopping as a diversion or as an activity to take away boredom or unhappiness? I have.
I have a friend who measures her self-worth by the clothes that she wears. Her time is spend on Ebay getting bargains, more and more bargains, so many more than can be worn in a month.
When we spend to sooth our ailments around self-worth and unhappiness, we will never be able to save or maintain a ”nest egg” that offers security and resources for the future. We are too busy looking for healing in the wrong places.
The phrase – “it’s not new pants that you need” – begs the question. What is the deeper need when it seems that money burns a hole in your pocket? Here’s what came to mind for me.
…I need to count my blessings and value my relationships, recognizing I have everything I really need in this moment.
…I need to do something that really doesn’t take away unhappiness by creating just a differnt need for healing. I could take a walk in the woods, soak in a bubble bath, fix a meal and take it to a sick friend, give a neck massage to my beloved, or read an inspiring book.
…I need to write down my personal goals and what resources I need to achieve them, then prepare a budget and keep to it. Writing a plan brings a sense of empowerment.
…I need to stop getting caught up in the never-ending search for happiness in things outside myself and find my own inner place of Peace within through meditation or contemplation.
All this came from a highway sign, which just proves that whenever we are ready to learn Life can teach us in the simplest ways, but we first need to be open. Open to viewing Life as the Message from the Source of our life.
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