Astral meanders 5-11 December 2012

 

In general: December 5th through the 7th, will bring a serious Virgo Moon. This would be a great time to really let go and not get so critical about oneself and others. Perhaps go for a holiday, or begin your Christmas decorating and gift making. Mercury will enter happy Sagittarius while squaring off with Neptune as December 10^th approaches. We may not feel like doing much, and motivation will be hard to come by. During this period, we may find that there will be a great need to organize, restructure and handle problems with efficient maturity, however. If you have a birthday this week then it will be an effort to keep motivation going in the year ahead. Try taking up a new class or joining a new group. On the world scene it is still a fractured energy with much confusion. Locally try to be kind to yourself.

Thought for the week: What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
~ Maya Angelou

Aries

This will be a lovely week, which supports a real sense of progress for the entire month of December. December can bring some extra support for your career, and it starts now. Your energy is robust, open, and approachable right now, you come across well to others. It's also a strong phase for learning about your own buried talents.

Taurus

Your charisma is at an all-time high Taurus! Everyone is finding you fascinating and everyone to spend time with you! This continues a trend in which close relationships are strongly emphasised. Either you or your partner wants a deeper union now. You have a strong desire for new adventures,

Gemini

This is a great month and this week is no exception, but the 11^th could see you a tad more sensitive than usual. There is a tendency to bottle up your deeper feelings now and this can have repercussions. It's a strong time for putting yourself into another person's shoes and understanding them.

Cancer

Keep an open mind to new possibilities. You are more prepared to express yourself and your feelings this week. Creative self-expression of any kind is favoured at this time. Increased communication with children, partners, and people who share the same pastimes as you can transpire now.

Leo

An odd week with some mix ups to plans. However it all turns out well so just go with the flow! While you can feel that your life is particularly full and lively, do watch out for over extending yourself. You relish more than normal, discussions and stories about the past and family.

Virgo

It’s time to sit back and reflect, not a time for decisions or action. The energy is warm and the home front is where you will feel most comfortable. Use this energy to discover ways to develop your family relations and your home environment in new and improved directions. you are especially amiable now.

Libra

Get enthusiastic; let the passion so readily available now, be the fuel to manifest those goals you have in mind. This week should be should be an especially busy one for you, Libra. You might have a finger in many pies, as your inquisitiveness is piqued by a bigger variety of things than normal.

Scorpio

The whole of December will be a month to remember in the best possible way and this week the 8^th is particularly stand out. You are particularly communicative, convincing, amiable, and captivating at this time. It's a good time to entice what you want into your overall life journey.

Sagittarius

Time to prepare the seeds (metaphorically) that you want to sow at the New Moon on the 13^th. Think about what it is you really desire in your life! You are extra decisive and have a strong vision now, and you put more confidence in your own capabilities. Physically, you are also feeling strong.

Capricorn

Be gentle with those around you; remember that not everyone is as efficient as you! With Mars moving through your sign now you're more than ready to go after what you want, to stress your needs, and to put others in their place if they surpass their bounds. This is the week to listen to your intuition.

Aquarius

Your social schedule seems to be overflowing now and you will really need to prioritise. This week is also excellent for career relations, acknowledgment, status, and support. You are more aware of the profits of networking, and you might discover some good ideas through others now.

Pisces

It can be difficult to get the balance right this week. The 11^th is particularly hard. However, you will likely become inspired by a loved one, or someone will awaken a new perspective or way of thinking in you. You will be inclined to take a broader look at things and expand your vision.

Astral Peeks: December 21^st and the Mayan Calendar…a little rational thinking.

 

December 21, 2012 merely indicates the end of a cycle that began on August 11, 3114 BC. December 21, 2012 merely indicates the end of a cycle that began on August 11, 3114 BC. In fact, the Mayans have names for the Long Counts, and the fact that they've named Long Counts beyond this one suggests that this won't be the last. Think of it as the dawning of a new age in astrological terms. Yes this brings global changes in the way we think and approach our world but it dfoes not bring the end of the world. The Maya recorded time in a series of cycles, called baktuns. On the 21^st, a cycle of 13 baktuns will be complete. But the idea that this means the end of the world is a misconception. It simply begins a new cycle. December 21 is the winter solstice, and in 2012 the Sun on the solstice will be almost perfectly aligned with the plane of the galaxy (the Milky Way galaxy). The plane of the galaxy is quite wide; it takes the winter solstice between 700 hundred and 1,400 years to cross the plane of the galaxy! So 2012 is just one year amongst a span of 700 years. In December 2012, Venus will be opposite Jupiter. Venus is the reaction point of this Boomerang Yod, so all that combined energy of Pluto, Saturn and Jupiter will be condensed and focused on Venus, peace and accord. That day Sun will be sextile Neptune which will convey a positive spiritual energy to the full dynamic. Comfortingly we can hope that whatever changes are occurring over the next cycle they will be in the interests of peace, compassion and balance.

Meditation Moments:  Its easy.

I hear it all the time from friends and clients who grumble that they are not able to meditate. Stressed out, they were hopeful to achieve some level of harmony and quiet through meditation. Regrettably, they had found relaxing and keeping focus a nearly impossible chore.

But there are easy ways to meditate. Being in a meditative state is about being fully aware, not totally letting go. The relaxation comes from being able to discern what is necessary and what is not. So to find a meditative state during a busy day, just stop, become aware of how you are breathing, high tight your jaw is, how tense your shoulders are, and sigh, a deep belly sigh. Drop the shoulders, release the jaw, slow and deepen your breathing and then go back to the business of your day. Easy really! It is not necessary to breathe from  high in the  chest and it is not necessary to hold your breath, it is not necessary to clench your jaw, or tense your shoulders, it is necessary to be aware you are doing these things and transform them.

Start with this little exercise and then later you can take this awareness into a full blown meditation.