# 1 – An update on the new moon in Aquarius from Astrograph.com…

January 22nd New Moon

This New Moon, coming up late on Sunday evening, January 22nd on the American West Coast, or early Monday morning – like all the New Moons lately – triggers both Jupiter and Uranus on the one hand, and theChiron-Neptune combination on the other, making it yet another in a long sequence of potent New Moon configurations. Since this New Moon is in Uranus’ own sign of Aquarius, and closely squares Jupiter, the presence of these two planetary archetypes is very pronounced and even startling in their immediacy. Jupiter is a particularly appropriate archetype for combining with Uranus since its exuberance matches that of the trickster planet. Jupiter amps up whatever he touches and Uranus does not need much encouragement to get way out there. Surprising events await us and unexpected epiphanies that will come to us as a result of keeping our eyes wide open.

The Sabian symbol of this New Moon supports this idea. It is “A deserter from the navy” and Marc Edmond Jones has this to say: “the disregard of all consequences for the sake of immediate liberation of the spirit. … Except as a man creates his own allegiances, his destiny has no depth.” This is a message that we all need to take to heart right now since this is in fact 2012 and the time for action is at hand. As Bob Dylan remarked in song during the sixties, the seed period for this turbulent decade of our own:

Come senators, congressmen please heed the call
Don’t stand in the doorway don’t block up the hall
For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled
There’s a battle outside and it’s ragin’.
It’ll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin’.

In order for our destiny to have depth, as Marc Edmond Jones puts it, we must stand and be counted, and be counted upon as we ride the rapids of the cultural changes that are upon us, or else be discounted in the world process that we are in any case all part of.

Another factor aspected by this New Moon is Chiron, in conjunction with Neptune and aspected as well by a stationing Mars. With Mars turning to retrograde motion we are driven to look inside ourselves for answers and to meditate on our true motivation. Similarly Chiron, the Wounded Healer, contains within its symbolism the theme of tuning to the inner voice, understanding and forgiving ourselves at the deepest possible level for our reactions to the ancient wrongs that were done to us in the name of socialization and of parenting, in spite of our actual needs. We do well when we can proceed with the resolution to no longer allow ourselves to be beholden to a dead and increasingly irrelevant past; and to heed rather the beat of the distant yet distinct drummer that no longer moves in lock-step with consensus thinking. This is the voice inside us that stands for truth and for moving on with our lives in peace and wholeness, in spite of everything.

# 2 – An interesting and insightful article about…..rats!

http://www.naturalnews.com/034715_animal_consciousness_rats_empathy.html

# 1 – Chellie Campbell of The Wealthy Spirit is hosting a free event again today…

“Confidence, Charisma, and Cash: 3 Master Keys to Making Big Money Now!”

Saturday, January 21st, 2011, 10:00 AM PDT / 12:00 PM CDT / 1:00 PM EDT

Click here to reserve your spot www.chellie.com/complimentary-teleclass.html

Can’t make it today? If you register, you will be sent the recording of the call, which will last approximately one hour plus time afterward for questions.

Do you know the THREE BIGGEST MISTAKES business owners make at networking meetings?

Do you know how to ATTRACT the clients you that PRAISE YOU and PAY YOU?

Do you have to be BORN with Charisma – or can you LEARN it?

Are YOU ready to be a STAR in your field?

# 2 - On Tuesday, January 24^th  at 5:00 pm PST / 8:00 pm EST, The Shift Network is hosting a very special free tele-class…

The class is called: Harnessing Your Heart Power – The Key to Personal, Social and Global Harmony  and features Deborah Rozman and Howard Martin of HeartMath™. During the 75-minute class Deborah and Howard will demonstrate how to use the heart to:

• Increase Resilience
• Trust the Heart
• Cultivate Heart Intelligence
• Engage the Global Heart
• and more!

They will also be announcing a program co-created with The Shift Network that will teach the process of accessing the power of the heart so that we can play a more powerful role in the shifts ahead. You can register here.

# 3 – Great insights about the upcoming new moon and other astrological goings on from Simone Butler…

AQUARIUS NEW MOON: Let the Dragon Roar!

Since Mars entered Virgo on November 11, my 83-year-old neighbor Lucille has been making demands. She claimed that runoff from my rain gutters was compromising her retaining wall. So I removed the dirt and plants closest to her wall and put in a costly drainage system. After several encounters in which she insisted more be done, we resolved the situation. Or so I thought.

Last week, I came home to find a stranger in my yard, ripping out my plants. I installed a fence. Claiming the fence was on her property, Lucille demanded I take it down.

I tried to transcend my anger. I blessed my neighbor and affirmed divine justice.  Yet nothing made me feel better, or prompted her to back off. However, once I gave in to my fury, letting it surge through me as I shouted and danced, things started to shift. (For inspiration on owning your anger, watch this short video). Now, I’m ready to take the next step: assessing the property line to determine my legal rights.

Welcome to Mars turning retrograde in nitpicky Virgo! The warrior planet will be retracing its steps from Jan. 23 to April 13, and continues to energize this earthy sign until July 3. Altogether, it will spend almost eight months in Virgo, helping us channel our anger and frustration, get organized, heal ancient wounds, and find constructive ways to right personal, corporate and planetary wrongs.

Hot tip: Clutter-busting your home, office and car will help keep your vital energies flowing, especially in the “stuckest” times when Mars is stationary (Jan. 11 to Feb. 6, and March 31 to April 29).

The Aquarius New Moon (Jan. 22, 11:39 p.m. PST) occurs just hours before Mars’ retreat into the underworld. The Aquarian need for freedom and innovation is intensified by squares from Jupiter and Saturn and a sextile from Uranus. But we may feel as if we have one foot on the gas and another on the brake, due to the immobility of Mars and Saturn’s cautious square. Resist the urge to leap into the fray. Taking slow, meditative steps toward freedom and progress and eliminating outworn projects, ideas, relationships and other energy drains will work better than rash actions.

Lending even more fuel to the evolutionary fire, Jan. 23 also ushers in theChinese Year of the Water Dragon. According to Terah Kathryn Collins, director of the Western School of Feng Shui, the Water Dragon’s message is: “Everything is always changing.” This intuitive creature, she explains, “is known for bringing Heaven to Earth and making dreams come true. Visions you’ve been holding deep within your heart could manifest right before your eyes.” Watch what you wish for though, she cautions, “’cause you’re going to get it.”

Combining the Water Dragon’s powers of manifestation with the Aquarius New Moon’s visionary gifts and Mars’ strength and determination can help you break through barriers—if you’re willing to be patient. To get the angels on your team, try this Astro Feng Shui ritual for the Aquarius New Moon and Helpful People gua.

© 2012 Simone Butler 
All rights reserved

(There’s another good article about Aquarius and the new moon at Mooncircles.com by Dana Gerhardt)

# 4 – Adoley Odunton and the Wellness Revolution are hosting a free tele-seminar series titled Embracing Wholeness, with a GREAT line-up of speakers….

including David Wolfe, Dr. Dain Heer, Rikka Zimmerman, Maureen Moss, Nadine Artemis, Jo Dunning, and many more! Plus, some nice bonuses just for registering.

# 5 – Can’t remember if I’ve shared this yet or not, but here’s one for you animal lovers out there…

http://www.care2.com/causes/gentle-goose-rescued-returned-to-pond-witnesses-cant-believe-their-eyes.html

Enjoy, ” Zippy”

And don’t forget to check out my “What’s New” page for even more tips, picks and free stuff!

# 1 – The latest astrological update from Astrograph.com…

January 16th Last Quarter Moon

This Last Quarter Moon, taking place in the early morning hours of Monday, January 16th, ushers in a week-long period of reflection when we are profitably engaged in mulling over the events that have transpired during the previous three weeks of the Sun-Moon cycle. There is likely to be plenty of food for thought for each one of us, as indicated by the powerful symbolism of the starry messengers that we rely upon for cosmic guidance as we attempt to navigate these intense times. As we slow down to take stock during this last phase of the Capricornlunation, we are also brought into thoughtful re-alignment by the Saturn-Neptune trine that is still quite active as Neptune begins to slip toward its entrance into its own sign of Pisces over the next few weeks. The dour restriction of Saturn is coming from a more realistic place than numinous Neptune, and tends to bring his fanciful flights down to earth, but this is not necessarily always so. The imaginative and cosmically sensitive outer planet energy of Neptune can equally hold sway and tend to confuse the practicality of the situation so that it is difficult to tell at any particular moment which end, so to speak, is really and truly up.

Saturn is strongly configured at this juncture, since it is conjuncted by the Moon and squared by the Sun just as it slows down, preparing to retrograde early next month, and comes within 2 degrees of an opposition to Jupiteras it does so. This is another powerful planetary amalgam, even though this last pass opposition to Jupiter never completes; in the weeks to come, Saturn retrogrades in the final degree of Libra and Jupiter moves on in Taurus. Over this period there could be reminders of the last time these two planetary archetypes were opposed, in late March of 2011, so that echoes of issues that were brought up at that time might return to haunt us in these next few weeks as Saturn makes its transition.

We are tuning to the inner in more ways than one, since Chiron in early Pisces is conjunct Neptune, and is also activated by Venus and by Mars during this interesting time period. Relationships are on our minds, and as well the personal blueprints of connection that we bring to the table of each potential interaction, scripts that are anchored in the past but not set in stone there, because we have the ability, by looking more closely into these ancient patterns, to recognize the places inside where we are stuck, and to move beyond them.

All these planetary combinations speak to the polarity of inner versus outer, and we win when we acknowledge the power of both of these modes of living and of soulful inquiry. There is neither one nor the other that is more important or more relevant for our day-to-day activities and decision making. When we accede to our deepest promptings we emulate wholeness and our outer lives proceed in greater alignment with what Spirit is asking of us. And when we take the time to examine more fully our internal motivations and past actions, we proceed with greater confidence and with renewed vigor into the unfolding joy of each present moment.

# 2 – An insightful and inspiring article from Guy Finley. I especially like this part…

“Real power, real fearlessness, is knowing that there’s only one reason life changes as it does: it is to reveal the secret Goodness underlying those same changes. Can we see how the realization of such a truth would have to spell the end of fear?”

http://www.guyfinley.org/free-content/writings/special-lessons/4638?src=KL&lyid=140724185&klsid=sid0000_KL

For a free Starter Kit from Guy and his Life of Learning Foundation, go here.

# 3 – This great quote from Abraham seems to tie in nicely with the message in the Guy Finley article…

“A belief that the behavior of others must be controlled—so that your observation of that good behavior will make you feel good—leaves you feeling vulnerable to their behavior.

We would like to help you to understand that neither the good feeling you find when you observe wanted behavior, nor the bad feeling you find when you observe unwanted behavior, is actually the reason that you feel good or bad. The way you feel is only ever about your alignment, or misalignment, with the Source within you. It is only your relationship with the Source within you (with your own Inner Being) that is the reason for the emotions that you feel.

While it is nice to find things in your physical environment that enhance your good-feeling alignment with yourInner Being, your understanding of why you feel good will make it possible for you to feel good regardless of the behavior of others.

Understanding that the way you feel is really about your Vibrational relationship with your Inner Being—with the Source within you, with the expanded version of you who resides inside your Vortex—gives you complete empowerment and absolute freedom.— Abraham

# 4 – Here’s two interesting articles on related health topics...

http://www.naturalnews.com/034667_dulse_iodine_potassium.html

http://www.naturalnews.com/034668_radiation_poisoning_homeopathic_remedies.html

If you are interested in getting the benefits and protection of dulse, you should check out Emerald Sea, with it’s blend of 7 certified organic whole-food sea vegetables (including dulse) that provide your body with virtually every nutrient necessary for optimal health. I take it (and their whey product) myself and also like that the company incorporates spiritual principles into its business practices and makes a point of giving back to the community, so I’m glad to support them.

Enjoy, “Zippy”

Don’t forget to check out my “What’s New” page for more tips, picks and free stuff!

I just found out about this and immediately signed up. Such a great idea that I am adding this short second post for today in hopes that others can start along with me. The Winter Feast for the Soul begins today, January 15th, but if you get a late start, just go beyond the scheduled end. I’m sure the idea is to get us so much in the habit of spending the 40 minutes daily that we continue on with it and make it a regular part of our daily living…

http://winterfeastforthesoul.com/

TIP FOR TODAY:

Here’s a quick astrology update for the coming week from renowned astrologer Chris Flisher…

Week of January 16

 Uranus moves forward in Aries and a time for innovation and rebellion arrive. Rebellion serves as the catalyst for change. The spark must come from somewhere and Uranus is willing and able to comply. As the electricity mounts we’ll see more sparks as time unfolds. The push and pull of Saturn and Jupiter will exacerbate the feeling of suppressed energy. Like a horse waiting to run, the delicate balance of wanting to dash while held in place could leave us longing for action and adventure. Mars and the Moon spend a rather grounded time together in late week.

Enjoy, “Zippy”

# 1 -  A free presentation by Andrew Cohen…

As a prelude to his Virtual Being & Becoming Weekend Retreat, Andrew Cohen, author of Evolutionary Enlightenment, will be giving a complimentary conference call on January 28^th at 3pm (ET) dedicated to answering your questions about the book. You can sign up for this call and submit your questions in advance of the call here.

# 2 – Want more money in your bank account this year? Check out this video from Margaret Lynch using an EFT tapping routine for $50,000…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXtywJ_ozyY

Want to sign up for her free video mini-course? Go here.

# 3 – On the health front,…

I found this article about the benefits of castor oil very enlightening and informative. I remember using the oil in “the good ole days,” but with all the health products out there I’d forgotten about it. I plan on ordering some from Vitacost (which, by the way, has a great Refer A Friend $10 coupon offer) and adding it back in to my health routine…

http://www.naturalnews.com/034558_castor_oil_health_benefits_blood_flow.html

And I’ve been eating more eggs lately in an effort to get more protein into my diet, so I was glad to real this…

http://www.naturalnews.com/034557_eggs_health_benefits_cholesterol.html

# 4 – An insightful article by Chellie Campbell about self-doubt and how pointless judging and comparing is…

http://chellie.com/blog/?p=3514

# 5 – Need a little pick-me-up? I’m a old Roy Orbison fan, but had forgotten about this song. Envision the Universe singing it to you in answer to all your requests….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSjB3XmW30w

# 6 – A little Abraham to end on….

“You don’t have to justify the good that flows to you; it is a given. You are of more value in the joy of your cross-stitching than in the struggle of your ironing.”-- Abraham

Enjoy, “Zippy”

p.s. Don’t forget to check out my “What’s New” page for more tips, picks and free stuff!

# 1 – Linda Pannell and World Changing Wisdom are presenting a free event titled “The Spirit Code — Unlock Your Inner Key to Spiritual Awakening & God Consciousness in Difficult Times” ….

On January 16th at 4 p.m., spiritual trainer, best-selling author, and healer Jonathan Ellerby, will answer questions in a no-cost 30-minute World Changing Wisdom exclusive teleseminar training titled “The Spirit Code — Unlock Your Inner Key to Spiritual Awakening & God Consciousness in Difficult Times.” To learn more and to register for the free call, click on the link below:

http://www.worldchangingwisdom.com/godworks-free

# 2 – Here’s an invitation from Ho’oponopono expert Mabel Katz about a free presentation and the first ever Ho’oponopono World Summit…

# 3 – A sweet story with a happy ending for all you animal lovers…

http://www.care2.com/causes/night-nurse-gives-best-medicine-to-unexpected-patient.html

# 4 – Some good news about mercury on the health front…

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/01/08/major-progress-in-eliminating-mercury-in-dentistry.aspx?e_cid=201201

#5- A great article from Chellie about gratitude and spreading the wealth….

http://chellie.com/blog/?p=3660

# 6 – And here’s a little stimulation and inspiration to end on… some words of wisdom from Abraham…

“The things that we would be asking ourselves is, “What proportion of my day am I in vibrational harmony with my desires, which means, how much of my day am I happy, glad, eager, fulfilled, satisfied, complimentary? And what percentage of my day am I ornery, irritated, frustrated, or blaming?” And you don’t have to do 100%, you don’t have to do 90%, you don’t have to do 80%. If you could even get around 55% feeling better, than not feeling so good — you’d have significant movement in what begins to happen in your experience.” — Abraham

Enjoy, “Zippy”

And don’t forget to check my “What’s New” page for more tips, picks and free stuff!

Wow! This is such a good deal it falls into the “pick” category for today…

The folks at MindPower Mp3s are in the last 2 days of their sale and the deals just keep getting sweeter.

Super Mind Music is unique to MindPowerMp3 – you won’t find it anywhere else – and you can now hear over 70 sample tracks for free in their Super Mind Music Jukebox …and incredibly, they’re giving away The Sound Transformation Starter Kit ,which includes 5 free mp3s that include a beautiful guided meditation with powerful healing music and help co-create a better world

Plus, they are also giving away The Good Vibrations Gift Set,  and if you spend over $20, you’ll get a free Yoga Starter Kit! But their sale ends on January 8th.  All the single mp3s are now available for less than $10 …and you can save up to 58% on over 50 revolutionary products including Dream Programming, Sacred Frequencies, Inner Journeys, and of course Super Mind Music. For the length of the sale you will also receive a free audio for every audio you purchase – up to a total of 3 free audios – including the not yet released “Deep Delta: Unforgettable Moments”.
Holy cow! Check it out.

TIPS FOR TODAY:

# 1- If you would like to be a part of this unique and powerful free event from Quantum Healing…

The Gate of Unity series will be starting soon, with transformational leaders, healers and spiritual mentors such as Gregg Braden, Howard Martin, Dr. Norm Shealy, Maureen Moss, Rikka Zimmerman, and Lynne McTaggart and many more luminaries from around the globe.

http://www.TheGateOfUnity.com/quantumhealing

# 2 - Interested in getting into better shape in the new  year without spending a lot of time? Check out this presentation of sensible, free fitness information about a 7 minute workout. I’m in the middle of trying out the program myself.

# 3  - Here’s an interesting article about someone finally taking a food manufacturer to task about GMOs and false advertising. Maybe this will have an impact…

http://www.naturalnews.com/034576_Frito-Lay_GMO_class_action_lawsuit.html

# 4 – And if you’ve heard all the hype about 2012 and what’s supposed to happen and not happen, you may want to help keep track of things in this new blog…

http://tracking2012.com

# 5 – And speaking of 2012, here’s some information and stimulation about affirmations and the new year Natalie Glasson apparently received on 12/5….

POWERFUL  AFFIRMATIONS & ACTIVATIONS For 2012 FROM LORD BUDDHA AND AA METATRON

‘I am 2012 Love, I am 2012 Peace, I am 2012 Truth, I am 2012 Joy, I am 2012 Spiritual Freedom, I am 2012 Creator Connections, I am 2012 Abundance, I am 2012 Perfect Health, I am 2012 Abundant Spiritual Abilities, I am 2012 Creator.’
2012 in itself is an activation for your being, if you imagine that you needed a key to open up your spiritual being, soul and sacred abilities, 2012 is the name and form of the key. It is extremely important for many to realise that 2012 has been programmed with many energies, codes, understandings and activation, it is like a crystal that will download information into your being. When we speak of 2012 in this way I am speaking of the word rather than the year. The word 2012 is the label of an energetic period of change, so both the energetic change and the word are linked together as one. By saying to yourself the word 2012 you can begin this activation within your being. When people say to each other, ‘Happy 2012 or Happy New Year, have a great 2012,’ they are speaking that activation for others, they are bringing the activation into the auric field and attention of others, as well as themselves.  Everything has been encoded so that the transition cannot be missed and can be experienced as fully as possible. You can try this for yourself, repeat out loud, 2012, then just observe your energy, it may become more energised with new energies beginning to activate. Many people all over the world will be saying the word 2012 which will cause a tremendous activation within Mother Earth and will mean that you are also supporting each other.  Throughout the year people will be saying, seeing and writing 2012 until it is so engrained on their consciousness, this in itself will allow for many activations to occur throughout the year of 2012 individually for humanity and as a community. 

With this in mind I wish to encourage you to begin to use the word 2012 as an activation for your own energy and soul but also as a positive and healing activation for the Earth. If positive words are placed with the word 2012 and we perceive the word 2012 as an activation or holding the purpose of activation, then any word can be activated from within your being and on the Earth.  If we also add the word,’ I am,’ this can hold a tremendous power of empowering yourself, anchoring and aligning with the Creator. 

For example,  I am 2012 Love, Which will hold the meaning of,
I empower within me, I exist as the Creator, I anchor, the activation of love.
This affirmation is being achieved for yourself and will also be anchored into the consciousness of humanity. 2012 can be used as an activation of many energies within and around you, it can also be used to empower what you wish and desire for yourself and humanity. With this affirmation you can begin to empower and create the reality that you wish to experience upon the Earth now.  11-11-11 was about creating unity between humanity, with a greater sense of unity this offers a powerful foundation for humanity to activate and create the qualities that they desire to experience in their realities and upon the Earth in 2012 and beyond. Maybe you always wished that the Creator would give you a paint brush and say to you, paint whatever you want and it shall be yours. This is your opportunity to do so, because others around the world will be achieving it therefore multiplying its power of manifestation.  Allow yourself to comprise a list of affirmations that reinforce your desires for 2012 for you as an individual and for humanity as a whole. You can read and empower these affirmations daily to allow the energies to activate from within your being, integrate into your reality and into the realities of others. 2012 is destined to be the era of love and of connecting once more with your original source, but it is far more magnificent because although 2012 already holds a purpose you can use the activation energies of 2012 to activate what you wish to manifest or experience. Essentially with focus you can create the reality you wish to experience and you can awaken a tremendous healing process for you and the world.
‘I am 2012 Love, I am 2012 Peace, I am 2012 Truth, I am 2012 Joy, I am 2012 Spiritual Freedom, I am 2012 Creator Connections, I am 2012 Abundance, I am 2012 Perfect Health, I am 2012 Abundant Spiritual Abilities, I am 2012 Creator.’
Above are examples, know that by simply repeating these you can activate the qualities within your being aligned and supported by the Creator. I hope that you will discover and explore this for yourself and know that now is a very powerful time for manifestation. It is essential for you to know in your mind with clarity what you wish to manifest and anchor into your reality for you and humanity. Please remember that your efforts and devotion will always support all beloved souls upon the Earth in their spiritual alignment.
We will continue our discussions of guidance, With love always, Lord Buddha and Archangel Metatron

# 1 - A vision serves as a template for creating the life you choose to experience and invokes and evokes more of what you want, so it’s always a good time to write one,….

but the beginning of a new year is an absolutely IDEAL time. Visioning is much more potent than just making resolutions, creating a vision board, or doing affirmations. And it’s been shown that writing things down makes them 10 times more likely to happen.

For more information on the benefits of writing a vision, or to order a copy of the workbook Vision Writing: Composing & Creating the Life You Were Meant to Live, visit my Books page. Order now and get a free copy of The Master Key System as a bonus!

# 2 – The Shift Network is sponsoring a free tele-seminar series titled Winter of Wellness….

and is gearing up to host over 40 world-renowned health, wellness and vitality experts over 10 weeks for the event.   The line up of speakers promises to be extraordinary and includes David Wolfe, Joan Borysenko, Dr. Bernie Seigal, Dr. Norm Shealy, John Gray, Dan Milman, Bo Rinaldi, and Anodea Judith, to name a few. You can sign up here.

# 3 – The Self Improvement Gifts 6 Giveaway just started and you can get literally 100s of free items having to do with health, wealth, self development, business, conscious living, and more.

# 4 – What orders/requests are you putting out to the Universe? An insightful article from Chellie Campbell on that topic…

http://chellie.com/blog/?p=3640

# 5 – Join Dove Health Alliance President Karl  Maret, M.D., and Global Coherence Initiative Steering Committee Member and Global Coherence Monitoring System Project Coordinator Rollin McCraty, Ph.D. for the webinar, Energetic Aspects of Spiritual Transformation….

This free GCI-member webinar will be presented twice on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.(PST): https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/231580682?mtcCampaign=17800&mtcEmail=762706

Or 6 to 7pm (PST): https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/614807778?mtcCampaign=17800&mtcEmail=762706

Enjoy, “Zippy”

Don’t forget to check out my “What’s New” page for even more tips, picks and free stuff!

# 1  – A look at the astrology of the year and the week ahead from Chris Flisher…

As we enter 2012 we should view our present situation and remember.  We are about to witness the shifting energies of several powerful planets in Cardinal Signs.  Cardinal Signs are all about initiation, shifts, and newness.  Their are four Cardinal Signs in astrology; Cardinal Fire (Aries), Cardinal Water (Cancer), Cardinal Air (Libra), and Cardinal Earth (Capricorn).  These are the signs, that when planets enter, things begin to happen.  Depending on the sign and the planet, we can feel an amazingly powerful impact.  This means action and change of the highest order.

Let’s begin with Uranus in Aries.  First, Aries is the leader of the Zodiac and is the herald of all new things.  This is the highest point of initiation and is directed by the ruling planet of Mars.  Mars imbues all visitors with courage and conviction.  Uranus has gone direct (forward motion) in Aries as of December 10, 2011.  This is the planet of revolution, rebellion, innovation and invention.  When you see Uranus enter into Aries you are likely to witness boldness of great magnitude.  Governments toppling, organizations overthrown, new inventions and amazing breakthroughs. (NOTE: Uranus first entered Aries on March 11, 2011 for the first time in 84 years.  This was the date of the Japan earthquake and subsequent Tsunami.)

Next, we have Pluto in Capricorn.  Capricorn is ruled by Saturn and presents change and initiation through foundational exercises.  Building and rebuilding earth-bound structures and fundamental organizations.  When Pluto, the planet of transformation moves through Capricorn it tears down structure, organization, dogmas, and tenets then realigns them for the greater good of humankind.  Banking, insurance, political parties, large religious groups are all victims of Pluto. By July 4th, the fiery planet of action, aggression, ambition will enter the sign of Cardinal Air (Libra).  Mars is the firebrand of action and will be moving into the Air sign which fuels Mars’ inner volatility to great affect (air feeds fire.)  This will, then place, Mars in an opposition to Uranus and at a square to Pluto.

All of this activity will most likely then be triggered by the ingress of the Sun into Cancer, the Cardinal Water sign and Sun sign of the United States.   So as this stacks up we will have Mars, Uranus, Pluto and the Sun all sitting in tight degrees of Cardinal signs.  Action and immense progress are the key words.  This is not the time to run to fear, but rather fall into the arms of change.  How this effects YOU will be determined by the placement of the Cardinal Signs in your individual chart.  The houses that host these signs are most likely to be impacted.  We will most likely see great events occur as this cardinal Cross yaws into place.  If you have questions about your chart, contact me at chris@chrisflisher.com.

Week of January 2: The Sun warms to Pluto in Capricorn and the days begin to lighten  ever so gradually.  We can begin to feel the groundswell of momentum  building towards a bold expansion.  It may be tangible electricity  amidst the swirl of distraction we face on a daily basis.  Perhaps the  time has come to put down the interruptions and contemplate what is to  come?  We will likely experience a see-sawing frustration over expansion  and constraint as Saturn and Jupiter work to oppose each other with  their own energies.  This may be felt as “hurry-up and stop” which,  then, causes us to reconsider our options.  Can we satisfy both urges?

# 2 – Linda Pannell at World Changing Wisdom is offering a free event and she says….

I am thrilled to share with you “The Spirit Code,” an exclusive World Changing Wisdom event with spiritual teacher and healer, Jonathan Ellerby.
Jonathan is the internationally-acclaimed, best- selling author of “Return to the Sacred:  Ancient Pathways to Awakening,” “Your Spiritual Personality,” and “Inspiration Deficit Disorder”.

Join Jonathan and me on January 16th at 4 p.m. ET for “The Spirit Code – An Introduction”, a free 30-minute training call. In this call, you will:

–Understand the Nature of the Soul and the Promise of Spiritual Awakening –Learn what the SPIRIT CODE is

–Discover that a CODE Lives Within You

–Discover How to Determine Your Code by Looking at 6 Factors that Add Up to Being A Key to Your Spiritual Experience

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# 3 – Ah, my girl Chellie Campbell does it again. A great blog post to start off the new year….

http://chellie.com/blog/?p=3620

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# 5 – In case you missed Andrew Cohen’s New Year’s Day Address, the full audio recording of the broadcast available for you to download at the following link:

Download the audio here

During the broadcast, Andrew spoke about how New Year’s Day is a time when we are in touch with a sense of infinite creative potential that inspires us to make big changes in our lives. The challenge, he said, is staying awake to this life-positive inspiration throughout the rest of the year. In that spirit, he asked everyone listening to contemplate the question, “What would our lives look like if we remained awake to this sense of inspiration and lived every day as if it were New Year’s Day?”

PICK OF THE DAY:

For all you animal lovers out there…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw

Enjoy, “Zippy”

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I am actually dividing today’s post into 2 parts because of all the content about 2012, so don’t forget to check out the other post dated today, too!

# 1- Here’s some astrological updates…first, from Risa d’ Angeles at the Santa Cruz Good Times

GOODWILL TO ALL IN 2012

2012 is an eventful year when three major cycles of development for humanity’s evolution cease. The ways we think and believe will no longer be viable, because a new evolutionary force is entering our world. It is a force for good, for “life more abundant.” We will experience major shifts of awareness (consciousness) due to the prominence of mutable signs (Gemini, Sag, Virgo, Pisces) influencing humanity. These build the personality within humanity to be strong and courageous, able to withstand modification, alterations. Humanity will deeply assess prevailing values, ideas we have been taught, (many of which we find are incorrect) and beliefs around those ideas. Astrologically, humanity will assess life itself (what is it?) and our part in it (who are we?).

In January, the structures we know and believe in will begin to disappear more rapidly (Saturn, structure and Neptune, disappearance). This has been occurring in our outer (and inner, our ability to remember is lessening) worlds. Saturn is structure; Neptune dissolves. Making room for newer, better, more spiritually refined structures. Morning stars Mars and Saturn, planets of tests and discipline, strengthen our goodness, provide us with new activity, and ask that we eliminate all that obstructs our Goodwill. At the end of January the planets will begin to move into retrograde motion. All of humanity begins a life review, a “looking within” assessing past plans and goals for the purpose of creating a right and appropriate future. Humanity worldwide enters into a time of preparation. The Three Astrologer Kings arrive soon with their prophecy for the year and to see the Holy Child. Goodwill To All in this Coming Year!

And from Henry Seltzer of Astrograph.com…

The Astrology of January features Mercury, Jupiter, Chiron, Uranus and Pluto. As we enter another radically transformative year, these powerful symbols are very much focalized. The Christmas Eve New Moon from the last week of December strongly aspected these four outer planets, continuing the trend from the fall, so that the significant archetypal energies of Zeus/Jupiter, lord of death and radical transformation/ Pluto, plus the Wounded Healer/Chiron and Prometheus or the Trickster/Uranus are very much in evidence in our individual lives, and in the life of the surrounding collective. That New Moon in early Capricorn was conjunct Pluto as well. What this looks like will depend on us, but we might imagine further surprises and opportunities for transformational growth and enlightenment, as our inner wounding becomes both more drastically activated also as a consequence more apparent to our conscious thought process.

The chart for the New Year, midnight on December 31st, is quite interesting. This chart can be thought of as an indicator for the entire year to come, and it features the Sun and Moon in square with each other, and occupying the signs of Pluto and Uranus as their forming square gets underway, to complete the first pass of a total of seven on June 24th. We will therefore have Uranus-Pluto with us throughout the remainder of the decade. As for the climactic and powerful year of 2012, the beginning of these intense years still to come, the fact that the First Quarter Moon square exists in this New Year’s Eve chart is indicative of a highly contentious year, as symbolized also by the powerful outer planet energies that are currently configured.

We could add dreamy Neptune as well as stern and unforgiving Saturn to the above list as the year gets underway.  Saturn is stationing in early February in close trine with Neptune, while Neptune is conjunct both to Chiron and also to the January 22nd New Moon. Neptune is also changing signs, entering its own sign of Pisces in that same early February time frame. Thus, all the outer planets are extremely active in this important year of 2012.

This year is likely to be very intense and is of course made even more so by the mythology that has risen up in our culture surrounding these numbers of 2012, we have an opportunity to tune in and really think about where we are going and why, both in our individual lives and in terms of the surrounding collective. It is well to remember that our every thought and action has a ripple effect throughout the increasingly larger concentric circles of societal connection that surround us: friends and family, community, state or province, country, world and cosmos.

In the current month, the very potent Full Moon of late evening, January 8th on the American West Coast, early morning January 9th elsewhere, features a yod to Mars from Venus and the heavily aspected newly named “dwarf” planet Eris, plus the Moon in contra-parallel to Pluto, so that the potential for anger or at the very least strong determination is there, plus the transformational changes implied by Uranus-Pluto. Mercury in the second degree of Capricorn aspects the same trinity of outer planets as did the late December New Moon in Capricorn, namely Chiron, in conjunction with Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter. There are brilliant ideas now in plenty, and they come at the right time, for creative and compassionate solutions and “out of the box” thinking might be just what is needed now as we try to get it right for this climactic month and year.

The New Moon of Sunday, January 22nd also aspects these three planets, so that it kicks off another very intense lunation cycle is that will take us into February. Mars turns retrograde the next day, January 23rd, and the sign of Virgo is the scene of even more internal reflection as symbolized by normally outgoing Mars turning inward. The Mars retrograde period takes place in the sign of Virgo and lasts until mid-April. February also features Neptune’s entrance into Pisces followed by Saturn’s stationing retrograde itself in almost exact trine with Neptune, a few days later at the time of the February 7th Full Moon. Saturn with Neptune implies grounded spiritual activity in support of high ideals, perhaps in the form of peaceful protest, or else mislaid idealism bordering on illusion that can sidetrack concrete plans and turn negative thinking and vocal criticism into deceptive propaganda.

With Uranus and Pluto emphasized at the very beginning of the year, and completing the first exact hit of their square aspect in June, this year is bound to be an extremely potent one, picking up where the intensity of 2011 left off and taking even further this past summer’s revolutionary energy for necessary change. We can work with this energy, promoting radical transformation as needed in our own lives, and in the life of the society that surrounds us. We win when we choose to be part of the solution rather than remaining outside of the flow of history and increasingly irrelevant to it.

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# 5 – And of course it’s always nice to start off a new year with a little food for thought from Abraham …

“Esther said to us, “Abraham, how come you guys (meaning nonphysical entities) can’t get your stories straight? This one says this. That one says that. If we have been talking to God, why doesn’t God say the same thing to everyone? Why isn’t everybody getting the same message?” And we said, “Everybody isn’t asking the same question. Everybody is not at the same point of understanding. Everybody is not even wanting the same thing.” We are all about eternalness which means we are about difference. It is in our difference that desires of all kinds come forth, and as all of these new desires pop up, every one of them, even in their difference, is important.”— Abraham

And a wonderful blessing from Jo Dunning…

“As the holidays are here it is time to remember to dream big and dream into reality the creation which you would like to experience. The Winter Solstice has just honored the return of the Light into the world. Let this special time and the many celebrations of the Light and great Beings of the Light, remind each of us of our birthright.

From Light we came, through to Light again we journey, and into Light we now return.

This is the time of Awakening our Inner Light and fanning the fires of Spirit into full consciousness. Let us each take another step forward, both independently and together as a group, and create in our inner world of thought, the reality we would like to experience around us.

Now is the time of Awakening and now is the time of remembering the greatness of spirit which dwells within you as you!

My love to you and a very special wish for a most joyful passage as we journey into our new reality.”

HAPPY NEW 2012!  “Zippy”

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