Humbug applies to more holidays than Christmas, so the current transits say. We’re coming off Mars in Libra opposite Uranus in Aries. That celestial standoff demands change, new action, reinvigorated approaches and extreme pulling oneself up by the bootstraps. And we’re approaching the Ceres in Libra opposing Eris in Aries opposition. This transit demands that a person figure out where they want to be, initiate their own personal life land rush, and stake a real claim for creative and professional residence in life.
Then there’s that Bobby Burns song, Auld Lang Syne, which more or less translates as “old long since” or “long, long ago.” You know, it’s that annoying “learn from the past or you’re condemned to karmic set back repeat old patterns” stuff that gets whipped about in metaphysical circles by those wearing the sage-est of smiles.
No doubt the transits noted above want 2013 to close out in fine order and 2014 to be better and significantly different from all other years. The collective wish is that 2014 will be not the best year ever, but the best year yet. Many missed out on affirming for 2013 because of the Mayan Calendar. There was still speculation that the calculations on the exact date might be off and we still could be whisked off by alien spaceships to some Nibiruian netherworld. Gosh, that seems so long ago, doesn’t it?
So does the appearance of Comet Hale Bopp Shoo Bopp Do Bopp. Remember then? The alien spaceship was behind the comet and coming to get us. And just this week I received another such e-mail. I thought it was recycled from long ago, but it actually was current. Comet ISON, recently broke up going around the Sun (true, sort of, though the evidence varies depending upon whose speculations you watch). But NASA and Sandra Bullock in space are withholding information about the space ship behind Comet ISON that’s coming to get us (false). Folks, please... stop listening to this horse pucky... or at least stop posting it on FB or retweeting. It’s a distraction from matters at hand.
Like the New Year’s resolution matters at hand, none of which will stick this year. Why bother then? Humbug. If they’re hooey, they’re hooey.
But it’s deeper than that.
Venus is now retrograde. She aligns between the Earth and Sun on January 11th (the day my fees change slightly, so do the Capricorn thing, book now and get the better price). Some of what you want may not even make itself known until then. Maybe a person won’t read the online posts about the balloon rides to the edge of space originating from Page, Arizona until next month. How can you add an adventure or life experience to your “want list” if you don’t yet know what it is? Same for the dang kick the bucket list.
Let the time evolve. Set aspirational goals but keep them ever-expanding, ever-evolving and ever-improving. Create no inadvertent limits while seeking to create a trajectory for life that exceeds the gravity and inertia of previous years. Let needs, desires and intents organically evolve and/or magically appear.
Should you create resolutions when Venus goes direct at the end of January? Maybe. There’s almost a week before Mercury retrogrades in Pisces back to Aquarius. Good luck remembering where you put the list... or that last minute objective that occurred just as REM was kicking in during the night while listening to see if that overhead noise is a drone, police helicopter or post Comet ISON spacecraft. Once Mercury retrogrades, there goes February for lucid loquaciousness.
Starting March, Mars retrogrades until May. While this might make electional astrologers (those picking start times for important life events) more than crazy, a savvy Earth-occupant can really groove on the transit. This is one of those guzinta times. This event guzinta the next unknown event, which then guzinta the next previously unseen event. Unless specifically tuned into intuition and the collective forces at hand, the ultimate destination and changes of course cannot be seen at the get go. Undisputedly, March through May, is one of those “follow without forcing the fit” times.
Bottom line, there’s no need to fret over those New Year’s resolutions. It’s just a Gregorian Year turning of a page. The Mayans didn’t follow that calendar, nor do the Chinese, and/or a multitude of other cultures. Keep in mind time is a construct that helps the psyche cope with the fact that the fickle finger of fate usually feels out of hand.
Enjoy the ride. Notice what you value. Find your inner worth. (Venus retrograde) Communicate clearly and with fair intent focused every transaction making everything better for all involved. (Mercury retrograde) Build helpful relationships. Share the heavy lifting and lift from your personal center of gravity. Overlook no attribute, skill or creative yearning. Do the best you can do every day. (Mars retrograde).
Remember that for a heap of the year, Jupiter trines Saturn. Then Jupiter trines Uranus. The big guy, to whom all other lords default, runs the show that promises reward for hard work and innovation.
Humbug on humbug. It’s a New Year coming. Gather your wits. Go with your whims. Grant sanction to your worries. Get your work working.
Happy New Year one and all. Feliz Año Nuevo. Haou’li Makahiki Hou. Saale No Mobaarak or Saale Mubarekh or anyway you want to say it.