It seems that the longer the gestation is, the more magnificent the outcome! By taking the time needed to invest in yourself and your dreams, you make the outcome all the more meaningful, real, and lasting.

Happy Holidays!

I look forward to being back at the blog more often!

Looking around these days, I see a lot of people surrounded by their dragons. They feel totally overwhelmed. Especially by the dragon of money, or a sense that there is not enough money. Poverty is quite a dragon. Napoleon Hill in “Think and Grow Rich”, said that, “poverty is one of the great fears of mankind.” Well, we are certainly immersed in that fear lately, and it only grows in strength the more we allow it to take hold of our lives.

Somewhere along the way, we collectively gave the power to feel safe, over to money. We let money become the “thing” that would save us. We gave money the power to protect us, to make us feel worthy, to give our lives meaning, to define our successes, and to secure a life for us, that is free from harm. With money, all things would be perfect. If we just had enough money, then our lives would be free from fear.

And so, in giving money the power to save us, we also gave it the opposite power, the power to destroy us. It’s like a wife who gives her husband the power to make her feel beautiful. When she dresses up for him, and he says, “you look lovely”, she beams and feels like a million bucks. But if he were to say, “actually I don’t really like that on you”, or God forbid, “you don’t really look that good dressed in that,” – then she’s devastated. Giving him the power to make her feel beautiful also gives him the power to make her feel ugly. It’s a two-edged sword placing power outside of yourself.

Reclaiming your power and finding your safety and security in yourself is not easy. You have to be very confident to know that you are okay in this world. You have to develop faith in something greater than yourself, because nobody does it alone. And mostly, you have to know that the dragon to slay is the one that’s inside of you. There is no external form of salvation. All that we look for from money, or good looks, or charm, or fame, is really found in love and kindness, charity and patience. That is where our security lies – it’s been there since the first of us – it has never left us – it is still with us – inside – it has been there all along.

But when it comes to feeding the poor, housing the sick, or taking care of the least among them, they can’t seem to find a different approach than anti-.

This year there is tremendous power on Groundhog Day. For 2011, Groundhog Day coincides with the lunar new year, Chinese new year, and the full moon of mid-winter; the full moon of Aquarius.

The rabbit, zodiac animal for 2011, represents a time of healing and productivity. In connection with Groundhog Day, which is the halfway point of winter, we have an awesome opportunity to heal ourselves and the community we are a part of!

Just one dollar or one moment of your time; given on this day, Wednesday, will be like a boulder in the lake of consciousness. Light a blue candle, say a prayer for the proliferation of generosity and give where your heart calls you.

Happy New Year.

the kind in the mail.

This thing and that thing,

we get them on sale.

No need to fix it;

just put on the heap -

All of what’s outworn

cause new things are cheap!

The problem with this,

is you’ll notice one day -

There’s nothing left for us.

The Earth’s been thrown away.

What I found in all the confusion, was that some people feel like their sign does not fit them. And while some people do, in fact most people do, the ones who don’t are left thinking that astrology doesn’t work, or at the very least – that it doesn’t work for them.

The reason for this has to do with an individual astrology chart. You see, the horoscopes are not astrology. They are the fortune cookies of astrology; designed as entertainment and amusement, rather than a real astrology experience. Your individual chart shows more information than just what your sun sign is – that’s what we normally think of as “your sign.”

“Your sign” is just a small part of your overall personality makeup, and while that sign, the sun sign, often plays a large part in an individual’s personality, there is a large group of people where other factors and signs are more predominant. For those individuals, their sun sign does not feel like a complete picture of who they are.

There are other signs in your chart. One of them is the rising sign. This is the sign that is on the eastern horizon at the time when you were born. It was rising at the time, that’s why it’s your rising sign. Let’s say that you are a Virgo, but your rising sign is Leo. You may not feel so shy, organized, or uninterested in the limelight. You may be more like a Leo – bold, creative, and showy. In that case, reading about Virgo does not feel like a good fit. This is just one example of the countless combinations of the planets and signs in a chart. We are all unique and our charts are all different.

So, if you don’t feel connected to your sign, your sun sign, then it’s probably because other stronger factors are at work in your chart. Not because you are now an Ophiuchus – whatever that is.

It brings me home. Back to playing in the ground, the dirt, the mud. Anywhere I could feel the Earth between my hands. And an always present water source. Although I must say, playing in a creek was infinitely better than my child-made version, where I would create an artificial stream with the garden hose. But both were indigo blue, deep and reflective.

I love these images of home and childhood, the Earth, the Water, the connection to life.

As the holidays draw near, and you find yourself with family and friends, think warm and introspective. Perhaps you’ll even find a cinnamon stick swirling in a Hot Toddy.  Cheers!

Your only job is to find out who that is ~ and accept all that you find.

This December is a month of high tension. Mars’ place in Sagittarius will square it to Uranus, then conjunct Pluto, and then square Saturn – in that order – by month end.

We can expect some fireworks both globally and at home. Escalations of tension! Yikes!

But why does this kind of energy exist at all? The answer is simple. Tension tests the limits of function. By applying stress to a situation we get an opportunity to see if the individual, or country for that matter is viable. Only under tension can we see how strong something is.

Sure, tension and stress cannot go on unabated without consequences. But, the stress that we are experiencing is designed to create a change. We should let those changes happen. Clinging to any outmoded way of doing business will only result in a greater amount of stress in the future.

By figuring out what needs to change we have the possiblity of relieving the tension. It’s just a question of whether we can let go of what we know is no longer working.

Shifting consciousness as a result of changing external environments will bring about a new set of values.

Compassion, charity, love, honesty, accountability, kindness, generosity, and inner growth. Beyond fear, these are there to find.