tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43708177250648324752024-03-12T22:00:47.813-06:00EvolutionsAllison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-26678131427393145572011-04-22T08:23:00.004-06:002011-04-22T08:31:22.917-06:00Gentle and Blue<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-OTYT9cWDJ0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="340" frameborder="0" height="285"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I've licked the salt, the bitter, the sweet</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">of every encounter, of passion, of heat</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Your riotous color, your fragrance, your taste</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">have thrilled my senses beyond all haste</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">In your beauty, I've known the how</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">of timeless bliss, this moment of now</span><br /><br />- from Earth Poem by Michael Jackson<br /></div><br /><br />Michael Jackson's ode to the Earth stirs the soul. I can't think of a more fitting way to celebrate Earth Day than to share it.<br /><br />My heart overflows today with love and gratitude for the gift of living on this sacred planet, and for the privilege of sharing the journey with you.<br /><br />A blessed Beltane Earth season to all.Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-30580350869035682922011-04-17T14:44:00.020-06:002011-04-17T15:25:40.255-06:00Being the Wave<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH5EBuzGlg1ddUTs7gJonRiyB6QJbF6sCCTMa17E2bzCfAwXXl0K4PCZZP5xP-4gkWG-RV5I47HFovynSIWYnXw9GfXIWu1yCXVyQlB_0At7mFzk5kpxqyvpKpocaFG8QZXDB48aKkT5F/s1600/spiral_fractal.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH5EBuzGlg1ddUTs7gJonRiyB6QJbF6sCCTMa17E2bzCfAwXXl0K4PCZZP5xP-4gkWG-RV5I47HFovynSIWYnXw9GfXIWu1yCXVyQlB_0At7mFzk5kpxqyvpKpocaFG8QZXDB48aKkT5F/s320/spiral_fractal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596657708404796066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I am the spiritual impulse itself - an evolutionary intuition embedded within the sacred unfolding of the cosmos."</span> - Pierre Teihard de Chardin<br /><br /><br />Everything changes. All the time.<br /><br />Stars die. Galaxies are born.<br /><br />A human embryo gestates. The fetus becomes a baby, then a child. The child matures to adulthood, ripening with age.<br /><br />New life emerges from the womb of winter. Caterpillars turn into butterflies.<br /><br />Civilizations rise and fall. New species appear. Some vanish. Seasons turn.<br /><br />Life is cyclical, an evolutionary unfolding. Life is consciousness. Consciousness is love.<br /><br />As vast cycles of time come to an end through 2012 and beyond, love promises a new beginning.<br /><br />My spirit has anticipated this moment for millennia. Has yours? My soul chose eons ago to be incarnated here, now. I wanted to experience the transition to the next world age - to see, to feel, to taste this awakening.<br /><br />As we know all too well by now, this transition is not without pain. Transformation often means struggle. The creative force pulsing through the cosmos is necessarily destructive. The passing away of the old makes way for the new.<br /><br />We humans tend to resist change, yet the persistent unfolding of life yields infinite gifts. Without tasting sorrow, would we recognize bliss?<br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5DIZukQCZVbehGnbjvwdK-aU7ZsDxNk2iBej11y5ET-xl4ZR3scjDPwj37JwOU6V31Pnm3gYEZl_SDFwTbIom4xjDGC5ed0YTzfbeUPQZl-IzhxtVWouMBKrk0LFZc2rW-kcAOMut3U3/s1600/3moons.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5DIZukQCZVbehGnbjvwdK-aU7ZsDxNk2iBej11y5ET-xl4ZR3scjDPwj37JwOU6V31Pnm3gYEZl_SDFwTbIom4xjDGC5ed0YTzfbeUPQZl-IzhxtVWouMBKrk0LFZc2rW-kcAOMut3U3/s320/3moons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596656680437346578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Lunar festivals</span><br /><br />Celestial and Earth energies are building again. More changes are on the way. Can you feel it?<br /><br />This weekend's Full Moon initiates a wave of evolutionary potential that culminates in an explosive eclipse series in June and July. Now's the time to prepare on all levels.<br /><br />In evolutionary terms, whatever has outlived its usefulness is on the way out. The process is physical, yes, and also mental, emotional and spiritual.<br /><br />What's dying within you? How are your values and beliefs shifting? Is it time to release thoughts, conditioning, patterns or habits that no longer serve your evolution? Are you living your purpose?<br /><br />All full moons illuminate what's been held in the subconscious. With the influence of Neptune and Chiron transiting Pisces, the next three lunations carry enormous potential for deep inner healing and expanded awareness.<br /><br />Tonight's opposition of the Sun and Moon in Aries-Libra is the first of three spring lunar festivals in esoteric tradition. This one is the Festival of the Christ and coincides with Easter and Passover. The alignment is exact at 10:44 PM Eastern.<br /><br />In May, we'll have the Festival of the Buddha, a holy day celebrated as Wesak in Buddhist tradition. The energies are building in a giant crescendo toward a total lunar eclipse in June, which is also the full moon Festival of Humanity.<br /><br />There are two other eclipses coming up, too. Partial solar eclipses will happen on June 1 and July 1, with the Solstice in between.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Mayan Ninth Wave is pulsing in nine- and 18-day rhythms. The evolution of consciousness is accelerating toward a culmination in late October.<br /><br />Our experiences on this journey will not be ordinary.<br /><br />From economic reconfiguration to climate change, spiritual awakening to social revolution, the changes are coming faster and faster. How do we deal with all this?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Being the wave</span><br /><br />Earlier this year, it felt like the evolutionary waves were forming off in the distance, flowing toward us. Waves of change seemed to be somehow separate from "us" as souls embodied on Earth. The goal was to ride the wave.<br /><br />With each passing day, it's become clearer that the key to navigating the acceleration of change is to merge with the force of creation - to become the wave.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMNbIJ1XQ3098Irn2MncawNlD210AU-XAwGih_ZGv3xQhf4VKkPnaqIPXQ1ncmUnNMjyYdXsY5icw4bnBTQig22GcRRJaohFGTWEII8vkPAznTLYPs2PtJqNn0c550YsTasVn1XmdyMNz/s1600/spiral+galaxy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMNbIJ1XQ3098Irn2MncawNlD210AU-XAwGih_ZGv3xQhf4VKkPnaqIPXQ1ncmUnNMjyYdXsY5icw4bnBTQig22GcRRJaohFGTWEII8vkPAznTLYPs2PtJqNn0c550YsTasVn1XmdyMNz/s320/spiral+galaxy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596657290005918370" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 167px;" border="0" /></a>There's no real secret to merging with the cosmos. We're already embedded within it. This is not a "doing" so much as a remembering that we are one with the divine unfolding. There's infinite grace and power in this way of being.<br /><br />While we can experience divine consciousness any moment of any day, the possibility is enhanced during times of significant planetary alignments. Celebration, ritual, prayer and creative intent will be amplified during these upcoming configurations:<br /><br />May 1-5 is the cross-quarter gateway of Beltane in the northern hemisphere (Samhain south of the equator). This year, the Taurus New Moon falls within this gateway, on May 2/3, depending on your time zone.<br /><br />The Full Moon in Scorpio-Taurus (Wesak) is May 17 at 7:09 AM Eastern. (The Full Moon rises on May 16 for most readers.)<br /><br />On June 1, a new moon partial eclipse in Gemini is exact at 4:03 PM Eastern. The power-packed total lunar eclipse in Sagittarius-Gemini on June 15 is conjunct Galactic Center. The lunation is exact at 4:14 PM Eastern.<br /><br />The Solstice on June 21 is the apex of the solar year in the northern hemisphere. South of the equator, it's winter and the shortest day of the year.<br /><br />The grand finale of the eclipse series arrives July 1, when the Sun and Moon meet for a partial solar eclipse in Cancer, conjunct the great star Sirius. Our lives are likely to look vastly different by July than they do today.<br /><br />Details and additional alignments are outlined in my 2011 Astro Forecast mp3 and PDF (links below).<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrVBC-JIVCee8lxSNwREtsLRGeoVgDtBLVUNH3k6F1jyM1_oUQ5JV92lD94E5TztNAUONl2NIKOIer5YIYWzox-fR2yaTc5t9IQUkp5VBZAWEN11ZZsyEawxF9vtixaKtNSdDVXRIOalw/s1600/HUNABKU-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrVBC-JIVCee8lxSNwREtsLRGeoVgDtBLVUNH3k6F1jyM1_oUQ5JV92lD94E5TztNAUONl2NIKOIer5YIYWzox-fR2yaTc5t9IQUkp5VBZAWEN11ZZsyEawxF9vtixaKtNSdDVXRIOalw/s320/HUNABKU-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596660278061599170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">What to expect</span><br /><br />Throughout this period, we'll notice more acutely the interplay of darkness and light. The differences between seeming polarities (for example, night-day, masculine-feminine, wealth-poverty, love-hate) grow more striking before ultimately resolving into unity. The illusion of separation will grow more intense as the truth of oneness emerges.<br /><br />On a large scale and personally, we'll see more chaos and destruction, endings and new beginnings.<br /><br />Everyone will experience these shifts differently. As relationships or jobs dissolve, new opportunities arise. You or your loved ones might experience accidents, illness, fatigue, agitation or even the sudden awakening of spiritual gifts like clairvoyance, clairaudience or prophetic dreams. Emotions run high. Addictions try to get a footing. Miracles happen more often.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMNbIJ1XQ3098Irn2MncawNlD210AU-XAwGih_ZGv3xQhf4VKkPnaqIPXQ1ncmUnNMjyYdXsY5icw4bnBTQig22GcRRJaohFGTWEII8vkPAznTLYPs2PtJqNn0c550YsTasVn1XmdyMNz/s1600/spiral+galaxy.jpg"></a>How do we navigate this next round of changes gracefully?<br /><br />Every day, attune to the flow of creation.<br /><br />In the northern hemisphere, it's spring and we're celebrating new life, the transcendence of the human spirit. The sun warms our skin in this season of rebirth and renewal. In the southern hemisphere, it's fall, a time to count our blessings and reap the harvest of the solar year.<br /><br />The change of seasons is a perfect time to liquidate personal belongings, donating unused items to those in need. Spring and fall are also traditional times for a full-body cleanse.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZomwF55Msfjcas4YaBYVXHnokeIqlvIWGD42h0Lz8jH2hEfKvsujeY-fbPg-x4qJ_YJ-PAUbUJ2mq62n0mKcE-sAXlhx-26i38ON_JjjkXv95jRF6TPX9YHN1KmXzPPRa4xsfexbjf6u6/s1600/harvest.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZomwF55Msfjcas4YaBYVXHnokeIqlvIWGD42h0Lz8jH2hEfKvsujeY-fbPg-x4qJ_YJ-PAUbUJ2mq62n0mKcE-sAXlhx-26i38ON_JjjkXv95jRF6TPX9YHN1KmXzPPRa4xsfexbjf6u6/s200/harvest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596660700128952690" border="0" /></a>Have you been tending to your body, mind and spirit? What helps you feel supported on all levels? Take a careful look at your habits, and your budget. Eliminate the frivolous. Get back to basics. Make caring for yourself and your loved ones a priority.<br /><br />Grounding and centering are essential. Eat fresh, unprocessed foods, especially root vegetables and dark, leafy greens. Mother Earth provides the sustenance we need in these times, especially fruits, vegetables and grains. Medicinal herbs, healing teas, essential oils, flower and gem essences also support us on the journey.<br /><br />Additional tips for navigating the shift are included in my 2011 Astro Forecast mp3 and PDF (links below).<br /><br />During times of potent planetary alignment, the effects of our thoughts, intent and action go quantum. Meditate and give thanks. Offer a simple prayer for your loved ones, all beings and the Earth. Offer your hands, your heart and your mind in service.<br /><br />Be the wave. Be love.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8iQL7oYEv8njjFa8bP3psNtnwxVHjLj-QxIGbYw1MEQEogv0eo8cIlKnjWDD7ieCebVoITNyA9_Egapcj9ZGUag600f3qSRA8xkxzXXC7jxZqMQVgEw_mTxWuIoUoxRXBrzFCdA7Zip8/s1600/partial+lunar+eclipse.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8iQL7oYEv8njjFa8bP3psNtnwxVHjLj-QxIGbYw1MEQEogv0eo8cIlKnjWDD7ieCebVoITNyA9_Egapcj9ZGUag600f3qSRA8xkxzXXC7jxZqMQVgEw_mTxWuIoUoxRXBrzFCdA7Zip8/s200/partial+lunar+eclipse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596661202790935330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast PDF</span><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast mp3</span><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Getting Personal</span><br /><br />In my individual consultations, I specialize in helping you connect with the wisdom of your soul, revitalizing your body, mind and spirit. With celestial and earth energies building toward a major culmination this summer, there's no better time to tune in for guidance and prepare for the volatile months ahead. Sessions include <span style="font-weight: bold;">2011 Astro Preview Readings</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Life Path Consultations</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lightbody Activation</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Astro-Shamanism.</span><br /><br />Details and rates:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/services.html">http://www.starpriestess.com/services.html</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Related Posts</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">What If?</span><br />Published March 16, 2011<br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-if.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-if.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">It's Time</span><br />Published March 12, 2011<br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-time.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-time.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Next Wave</span><br />Published March 7, 2011<br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/next-wave.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/next-wave.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Mayan Ninth Wave</span><br />Published January 24, 2011<br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Timeshift 2011</span><br />Published January 22, 2011<br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a></span>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-48757768688205670162011-04-03T08:58:00.005-06:002011-04-03T09:10:01.881-06:00In the Garden<div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLPQMLsp3G7QAA4dMP1OMLjGRMCcB0xG1tL6rLVWfFvHv8Ls0IBqIc6DzeP9z2aXasUXPI3cpC0UPqC6P19lqAmnRbcqbfiAzgVzkr1ZwdXcrM2PoWjfUoc0ZxXoM10U9iEVLeM785OeG/s1600/gardensolo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 150px; float: left; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591372891231016850" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLPQMLsp3G7QAA4dMP1OMLjGRMCcB0xG1tL6rLVWfFvHv8Ls0IBqIc6DzeP9z2aXasUXPI3cpC0UPqC6P19lqAmnRbcqbfiAzgVzkr1ZwdXcrM2PoWjfUoc0ZxXoM10U9iEVLeM785OeG/s200/gardensolo.jpg" border="0" /></a>Hope and renewal dawn with today's New Moon.<br /><br />What are you planting in your garden this spring?<br /><br />The seeds of intention are ultra-potent today. A cycle begins that carries us through the three great lunar festivals of the Christ, the Buddha and humanity, and culminating in three eclipses in June/July.<br /><br />We'll have more to share when my new website and blog premiere this week.<br /><br />Namaste.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">What are you planting in your garden? Join a discussion on Facebook:</span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Allison-Rae/139777009425399">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Allison-Rae/139777009425399</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">copyright 2011 Allison Rae</span>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-83011827653275978672011-03-20T07:35:00.007-06:002011-03-20T07:46:24.841-06:00Equinox Sunrise<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXi-6sBeSnzTa_NlWMH-tLN-fs4AJsbVecUoRSgUBG7AG4D1Q8lij12OzEVdDZmmvk0WRe85FF1-IwPlCFTEwC-Tnmga4t67mxacj4n7EALLCTxtURfjGbLadNGr0mPaxpGGdXgJGxHvYV/s1600/equinox+sunrise.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXi-6sBeSnzTa_NlWMH-tLN-fs4AJsbVecUoRSgUBG7AG4D1Q8lij12OzEVdDZmmvk0WRe85FF1-IwPlCFTEwC-Tnmga4t67mxacj4n7EALLCTxtURfjGbLadNGr0mPaxpGGdXgJGxHvYV/s320/equinox+sunrise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586157191225116002" border="0" /></a><br />Today, we begin again.<br /><br />As the birds greet the sunrise this morning, I offer a simple prayer to the Earth and the Sky.<br /><br />May all beings experience<br /><br />Compassion<br /><br />Forgiveness<br /><br />Deep peace<br /><br />Kindness<br /><br />Humility<br /><br />Abiding love<br /><br />Abundant nourishment<br /><br />Unbridled creativity<br /><br />True passion<br /><br />Unshakable faith<br /><br />Truth<br /><br />Justice<br /><br />Prosperity<br /><br />Laughter<br /><br />Joy<br /><br />and<br /><br />Fulfillment of the Soul<br /><br /><br />A blessed Equinox to all. Namaste.Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-65308879067157334982011-03-16T16:34:00.029-06:002011-03-17T10:47:05.810-06:00What If?<div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">"There is no birth of consciousness without pain." </span>- C.G. Jung<br /><br /></div>As chaotic events in Japan, the Middle East and elsewhere ripple around the world, it's easy to get caught up in panic and fear. While the Internet is a brilliant medium for conveying information, there's a very real danger of data overload leading to anxiety and exhaustion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauJWyBeHOqTrn5WoRNBgpG611RTqciaL1pjmHmyF1Fnwjw-CdP6HWGNcoAMopNfLtIUG8RI6da_D9XcctVuNSYvk4jWUdPp7xFdnzzUC_jcSBDKfCDcx0ZjKjthpPhi0-9_uSPWxeSJ7A/s1600/full_moon1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauJWyBeHOqTrn5WoRNBgpG611RTqciaL1pjmHmyF1Fnwjw-CdP6HWGNcoAMopNfLtIUG8RI6da_D9XcctVuNSYvk4jWUdPp7xFdnzzUC_jcSBDKfCDcx0ZjKjthpPhi0-9_uSPWxeSJ7A/s320/full_moon1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584815855870784018" border="0" /></a>Right now there seems to be some apprehension about the planetary alignments coming up this weekend. Articles and video clips are circulating about the so-called "supermoon" on Saturday causing earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and extreme weather. Others say Japan's 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami on March 11 were linked to the supermoon. The facts suggest otherwise.<br /><br />It's true that the Moon's perigree (closest point) with the Earth coincides with the Full Moon on Saturday, March 19. The (unproven) theory is that the gravitational pull of the Moon at lunar perigree will cause extreme weather and seismic activity on Earth. Although some of the predictions I've seen are compelling, scientists say no, that's not true (see links below).<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">March 18-20 </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Power Portal</span><br /><br />Astrologically, this weekend's Full Moon occurs in the signs of Virgo and Pisces. The Moon in Virgo represents service to the collective. The Sun in Pisces hints of the possibility of spiritual mastery. Virgo also has to do with discernment. And Pisces is associated with the waters of the Earth.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB_tISzyvFva4fgOcc7gJ59E7TQftA05CdBRFmTGVioagU34L61CLYkUctlkCvL3sAM67jh1eEhyphenhyphenLcCspWas7s6onCu7ZYeDj6cyJ4TGiw8y1S-aN1F0PWwj9LJbT6QR1shMU0f7hcHHB/s1600/spring_blossom.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB_tISzyvFva4fgOcc7gJ59E7TQftA05CdBRFmTGVioagU34L61CLYkUctlkCvL3sAM67jh1eEhyphenhyphenLcCspWas7s6onCu7ZYeDj6cyJ4TGiw8y1S-aN1F0PWwj9LJbT6QR1shMU0f7hcHHB/s320/spring_blossom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584816245143354290" border="0" /></a>For many, the Full Moon will rise on Friday night, March 18. The alignment will be exact at 2:10 PM Eastern on Saturday, March 19.<br /><br />The Equinox - the time of year when day and night are of equal length - helps us find balance. This lasts about three days, March 19-21. In the northern hemisphere, we pause to celebrate new beginnings in springtime. South of the equator, we gather the bounty of the harvest and begin to prepare for winter.<br /><br />This year, the planetary configurations surrounding the Equinox are elegant in their design with the largest Full Moon of the year coinciding with the equinoctal turning of the seasons.<br /><br />A rare alignment of the Sun with the planet Uranus at the Equinox point (0 Aries) adds the element of surprise to the Full Moon-Equinox party. The alignment is exact at 7:21 PM Eastern on Sunday, March 20. An influx of insight, ingenuity and inspiration flows through this portal. This bubbly, playful configuration is brimming with potential and creativity. It's a time to download solutions.<br /><br />The Full Moon is a point of balance created by the opposition of the Sun and Moon with Earth in the middle. When it reaches full this weekend, the Moon will be closer to the Earth than at any other time since 1993, so it will appear larger on the horizon both rising and setting.<br /><br />There's beauty and mystery in that, and an opportunity to radiate our hearts' intentions around the world and throughout time and space. The same with the Equinox. Both alignments have to do with balance, symmetry and natural rhythms.<br /><br />As the lunar and solar cycles synchronize, the opportunity to bring love, peace and healing to the Earth and all beings is greatly magnified. The power of intent, both personally and collectively, goes quantum through this portal.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Z-DThXwesS7hDX1hhLzoqc3gZqAQcoTxV_MZNnmivPQzh2P9017nHdQVTp5xOwt377Y5xckip4MlhRUPK1Gq-6-EK_uEyir53Pzy7d1NngLPgCt-b1c3YH2i7KitPuGt-LMI7zgckTgZ/s1600/tent+rocks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Z-DThXwesS7hDX1hhLzoqc3gZqAQcoTxV_MZNnmivPQzh2P9017nHdQVTp5xOwt377Y5xckip4MlhRUPK1Gq-6-EK_uEyir53Pzy7d1NngLPgCt-b1c3YH2i7KitPuGt-LMI7zgckTgZ/s320/tent+rocks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585069318352623378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Ninth Wave Update</span><br /><br />According to Mayan calendar scholar Carl Johan Calleman, the ninth and final underworld of the sacred calendar was initiated March 9. I've been waiting eons for this moment, so I packed a lunch and spent the day in prayer and celebration at Kasha-Katuwe (Tent Rocks), a sacred site on public lands near the Cochiti Pueblo in northern New Mexico.<br /><br />The warm mid-day Sun glistened on sandstone spires above as I passed through chilly slot canyons then hiked up the mesa. With each step I took toward the sky, I felt the enormity of our individual and collective ascension through the 2012 portal and beyond.<br /><br />Traversing the rocky desert path required preparation, groundedness, peseverence and a bit of courage. The gifts awaiting were well worth the effort.<br /><br />Bliss flowed through my veins as I ascended the mesa. Each time I reached a plateau on the trail, I stopped to center and take in the landscape that enveloped and nourished my soul.<br /><br />As I walked, I prayed that the coming changes will be mitigated, that we will embrace our divinity as the great cycle shift unfolds on Earth. On top of the mesa, I made an offering of blue corn with my prayers, sat for a bit, then retraced my steps, downward this time.<div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLHLz7arBmXYSb9RuzS_vRkGimDk47Qa3QqG8B3bevibMsUyZRjf0yag3VNRoqPuAxDJR0_Uo9vPXzgP6YNOnrGwDJFAoafKPX41DwA_hVCU_9Z2wGNLnpirlBRyFTwN1z7d9g8_qfxdw/s1600/nmlandscape.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLHLz7arBmXYSb9RuzS_vRkGimDk47Qa3QqG8B3bevibMsUyZRjf0yag3VNRoqPuAxDJR0_Uo9vPXzgP6YNOnrGwDJFAoafKPX41DwA_hVCU_9Z2wGNLnpirlBRyFTwN1z7d9g8_qfxdw/s200/nmlandscape.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584822491544626914" border="0" /></a><br />I'll never forget the immeasurable bliss of March 9 and the day that followed. On Friday, March 11, cold reality set in. The raw emotion of Japan's crisis is now emblazoned in our consciousness. It is the contrast in these two experiences that, for me, dramatizes the Ninth Wave and galvanizes my lifelong determination to contribute to the evolution of consciousness on Earth.<br /><br />Are the Ninth Wave initiation on March 9 and the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan related? Carl Calleman says yes. He has posted a fascinating and well documented article about this relationship on his website (link below). Carl says there is no historical evidence that the March 11 earthshift in Japan will set off a series of even more devastating events. Amid the chaos, there's some comfort in that.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Stepping up</span><br /><br />Power and discernment go hand in hand as we successfully navigate the increasing intensity of this next level of consciousness evolution on Earth.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimj1bEppJJnmeOC_0yKat-fSSPYyduTGjd4GQ7xGSHM7JqgmpVgSbAMhGp08Q-ytpRBY7lKlfs3Sc9lG9vPYUpOu4_1lkeuQTa-KqRKMwYHEZrmLheAS8lPLXc8xiKezmpBO9ZT86mwGcQ/s1600/yoga.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimj1bEppJJnmeOC_0yKat-fSSPYyduTGjd4GQ7xGSHM7JqgmpVgSbAMhGp08Q-ytpRBY7lKlfs3Sc9lG9vPYUpOu4_1lkeuQTa-KqRKMwYHEZrmLheAS8lPLXc8xiKezmpBO9ZT86mwGcQ/s320/yoga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584817587844453410" border="0" /></a>The dramatic events of recent days still the soul. In quiet reflection, truth is inescapable. At this critical juncture in Earth's history, we must be aware and choose responsibly. Each thought, each action, becomes momentous.<br /><br />As we find ways to manage ourselves in these times, we need a strong connection with both the spiritual and physical realms in order to maintain balance. Above all, we need each other.<br /><br />As I tune in with the energies and hear from people around the world, I keep coming back to the same core message: We never encounter a greater challenge than we can handle. Beyond the death and destruction, the pain and the suffering, lies opportunity. And great hope. Miracles stand side by side with tragedy.<br /><br />Back in December, I wrote in my 2011 Astro Forecast: "Structures, forms and institutions are breaking down. In 2011, we’re reorganizing at a higher level or changing the patterns altogether and building something new. During the reconfiguration, we become aware of the infinite possibilities of the quantum field. We’re creating a new paradigm, and we have the insight, tools and technology to do it."<br /><br /></div><div>The December-January eclipse series that initiated the new year was a beginning. March 9 was a beginning. The Equinox is a beginning. The next three Full Moons are lunar festivals observed in esoteric and religious traditions and carry enormous potential for healing and progressive change.</div><div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Possibilities</span><br /><br />Let's play what if.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN4xOoGxf2AEcP-9Xrw9dAN4veuQ6pubkRu6dhyphenhyphenztDYKy6xIB0SWDFAYlUlngDUUzgVm0VxxM7ORx4I_MCAMevbuscvbPPzP89_KPSi2KGO12imlkMInB-KpqX-pZQk0dQxRREuQ4N1wz/s1600/fractal.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN4xOoGxf2AEcP-9Xrw9dAN4veuQ6pubkRu6dhyphenhyphenztDYKy6xIB0SWDFAYlUlngDUUzgVm0VxxM7ORx4I_MCAMevbuscvbPPzP89_KPSi2KGO12imlkMInB-KpqX-pZQk0dQxRREuQ4N1wz/s200/fractal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584817850061621170" border="0" /></a>What if last week's disastrous Japan earthquake, resulting tsunamis and now potential nuclear meltdown are a cosmic wake-up call to alert us to imbalances that must be addressed if we are to evolve as a species on planet Earth?<br /><br />What if quantum physics is true, and how we respond as a people will affect the outcome of such a perilous situation?<br /><br />What if the Full Moon alignment followed by the Equinox this weekend supercharges our prayers and intention, and allows the healing frequencies of divine love to transform the hearts and minds of all beings, and Mother Earth herself?<br /><br />What if we, the Earth, the Moon, other nearby planets and their moons, the countless stars and planets in the heavens are all part of a divine dance orchestrated in a purposeful way to facilitate a quantum evolution of consciousness?<br /><br />What if we're infinitely more powerful than we believe ourselves to be, and this is the exact moment we're intended to awaken to our highest potential?<br /><br />What if, in the midst of chaos, we all take a deep breath and tune in to the voice of wisdom within?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxWngFlXyz2KpVrvpcgZu4Cxw-RwDt2lilZZSMyXgafjLqMh1s8JhGFlYXLDn1vTMwcPnTBfsYbs9xWI-H-ABm4t9kXqVH4TDGoeOr1m75YYe1aVwHDx0RJoSOnU6wtbwH5P2y5X-WU5N/s1600/equinox.bmp"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 108px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxWngFlXyz2KpVrvpcgZu4Cxw-RwDt2lilZZSMyXgafjLqMh1s8JhGFlYXLDn1vTMwcPnTBfsYbs9xWI-H-ABm4t9kXqVH4TDGoeOr1m75YYe1aVwHDx0RJoSOnU6wtbwH5P2y5X-WU5N/s200/equinox.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584818295307191602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Earth in Balance</span><br />Eco-Spirit Update and Equinox Celebration<br />Live via Teleconference - March 20, 2011</div><div>Join in a special global tele-event to bring healing and restore balance in this time of accelerating change. <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#balance">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#balance</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">EarthSky.org</span><br /><a href="http://earthsky.org/tonight/high-tide-alert-closest-full-moon-of-2011-on-march-19">http://earthsky.org/tonight/high-tide-alert-closest-full-moon-of-2011-on-march-19</a><br /><a href="http://earthsky.org/water/whats-true-and-false-about-the-march-19-supermoon">http://earthsky.org/water/whats-true-and-false-about-the-march-19-supermoon</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Yahoo News/Space.com</span><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20110310/sc_space/willmarch19supermoontriggernaturaldisasters">http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20110310/sc_space/willmarch19supermoontriggernaturaldisasters</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Huffington Post</span><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/santhosh-mathew-phd/full-moon-gravity_b_836212.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/santhosh-mathew-phd/full-moon-gravity_b_836212.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Daily Mail (UK)</span><br />The article reads: The moon's orbit around Earth is not a circle, but an eclipse. (that should be ellipse, not eclipse)<br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1364124/Lunar-perigee-Supermoon-cause-weather-chaos-Earth-week.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1364124/Lunar-perigee-Supermoon-cause-weather-chaos-Earth-week.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Irish Weather Online</span><br /><a href="http://www.irishweatheronline.com/news/supermoon-lunar-perigee-on-march-19.html">http://www.irishweatheronline.com/news/supermoon-lunar-perigee-on-march-19.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Carl Johan Calleman</span><br />Was the Japan Earthquake Related to the Mayan Calendar?<br /><a href="http://calleman.com/content/articles/Japan_earthquake.htm">http://calleman.com/content/articles/Japan_earthquake.htm</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">It's Time</span><br />Published March 12, 2011<br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-time.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-time.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Next Wave</span><br />Published March 7, 2011<br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/next-wave.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/next-wave.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Mayan Ninth Wave</span><br />Published January 24, 2011<br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Timeshift 2011</span><br />Published January 22, 2011<br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast PDF</span><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast mp3</span><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-49694101848600163282011-03-12T19:45:00.035-07:002011-03-13T20:57:40.678-06:00It's Time<span style="font-style: italic;"><div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>"What has been hidden is revealed."</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5xFYm_I2opVpp4-8ZfriHtNo1_UIEGIyaVs2KgXBqFmRH3vuRg1HRZAHe6BARtOxMQ3OXHWPC4auRreN0RawzSq-0rflk32ozvmyDNDcm7_Du-mRgS1iCRV5RJ2Zx4SkgUUJDFhJwd5z/s1600/earth_from_space.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5xFYm_I2opVpp4-8ZfriHtNo1_UIEGIyaVs2KgXBqFmRH3vuRg1HRZAHe6BARtOxMQ3OXHWPC4auRreN0RawzSq-0rflk32ozvmyDNDcm7_Du-mRgS1iCRV5RJ2Zx4SkgUUJDFhJwd5z/s320/earth_from_space.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583397937334971298" border="0" /></a>Today the world is reeling in the wake of Friday's devastating 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunamis in Japan. Bone-chilling images of destruction plaster the media and Internet. An earthquake-related explosion rocked a nearby nuclear power plant earlier today. A partial meltdown is now possible in at least one of Japan's five nuclear reactors.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a wave of revolution continues to spread through the Middle East.<br /><br />Enormous batches of birds and fish have been dying suddenly all over the world, including millions of poisoned sardines found dead in a marina in southern California last week.<br /><br />Oil from last year's disastrous leak in the Gulf of Mexico was recently discovered choking life at the bottom of the ocean.<div><br /></div>Extreme weather and climate change are far too obvious to ignore.<br /><br /><div>How can you not sensationalize these events? Explanations and interpretations tend toward religious fervor, political or new age fanaticism.<br /><br />What's really going on?<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOM0F6eAo4MpZkUCHBUUv3l71wE3Q2oIxg2uK-4dL7F4vvUXcS2D3ru3ICMqxwrzDQyQJi5FqBajAJUfNVvaj5b48Ws0zDUnMj65bOthhyphenhyphenvsuFE19y1UOd3FSedQVaotZy1jhuA1dSBbk/s1600/japan_earthquake.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOM0F6eAo4MpZkUCHBUUv3l71wE3Q2oIxg2uK-4dL7F4vvUXcS2D3ru3ICMqxwrzDQyQJi5FqBajAJUfNVvaj5b48Ws0zDUnMj65bOthhyphenhyphenvsuFE19y1UOd3FSedQVaotZy1jhuA1dSBbk/s320/japan_earthquake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583394926733155522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">An apocalypse?</span><br /><br /></div><div>I'd been inexplicably wracked with emotion from the moment I woke up at 5 a.m. Friday. When I finally turned on my laptop and saw the news, I understood why. I sobbed. The dreams I've had since childhood of devastating Earth changes were coming alive again. Tears washed away pain that was not mine.</div><div><br /><div>I called my mother in Ohio. She had just heard from her brother, whose son - my cousin - is stationed at a U.S. Army base in Japan. He and his wife in Tokyo were okay. Untold others are not so fortunate.</div><div><br /></div>Mom's words echoed what must be on the minds and in the hearts of anyone who's paying attention these days. "What is this, the Apocalypse?"<br /><br />Actually, yes.<br /><br />Although it has been taken to mean the end of the world through cataclysm, the word "apocalypse" is derived from Latin and Greek and means "what has been hidden is revealed" or "lifting of the veil."<br /><br />Earth changes are a natural process of transformation that happens in cycles over vast periods of time. God isn't punishing anyone. Geologic, evolutionary forces are at work.<br /><br />Massive changes occur over time, shaping the world the way we know it today. This is perfectly normal. Today, though, the human factor is the wild card. Never before have there been 7 billion people on the planet during such an intense round of changes.<br /><br />Apocalyptic events tear holes in the fabric of our collective consciousness, allowing higher frequencies of spiritual energy to flood the Earth. In our current reality, waves of destruction, pain and suffering accompany the incoming frequencies.<br /><br />If you're sensitive to energy fluctuations, you've probably been feeling tired or lethargic, restless, agitated, emotional or nervous. Maybe you've been experiencing unexplained aches and pains. Etherically, you're probably involved in the recent incidents in Japan and elsewhere around the world.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjbsRXdbKvvBYIKaTKnCDik1DnV-HXTsx9a4rqgc_DR-wjMHKffzYkW8fAMQkM9ZKEXj2o-n2yKYgxjaNU1oNF1FkHj1pmXHxk480JsZtHVuGrLtltNGsOFDaZf_Jgt0fo8oCw2ca1ztT/s1600/nukes_japan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjbsRXdbKvvBYIKaTKnCDik1DnV-HXTsx9a4rqgc_DR-wjMHKffzYkW8fAMQkM9ZKEXj2o-n2yKYgxjaNU1oNF1FkHj1pmXHxk480JsZtHVuGrLtltNGsOFDaZf_Jgt0fo8oCw2ca1ztT/s320/nukes_japan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583393690409273490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">What next?</span><br /><br />Beyond the tragedy and emotion, which are all very real, a message is trying to reach us through these events. We need to face facts and change our ways. Now.<br /><br />As a species, we've taken an extreme gamble. Disaster by disaster, we're finding out just how high the stakes are.<br /><br />For those interested in the astrology, it goes like this. The gas giant Uranus was hours away from entering Aries when the 8.9 earthquake struck Japan on Friday, triggering a deadly tsunami. Now chaotic Uranus is transiting the sign of the warrior and squaring Pluto, whose destructive energy transforms through annihilation.<br /><br />In Capricorn, Pluto takes aim at so-called power structures like corporations, institutions and governments. As these planetary heavy hitters square off, the stage is set for sudden, violent transformation for years to come. The alignments won't even be exact until next year. An extended series of seven exact squares between Uranus and Pluto begins in 2012 and continues through 2015.<br /><br />According to seismologists, even more Earth-shaking activity was happening in the 1960s than what we're experiencing today. Guess what was going on astrologically in the '60s? That was the last time Uranus and Pluto met up.<br /><br />Because of the timing of their discovery, these outer planets are associated with uranium (Uranus) and plutonium (Pluto). Aries is fire. Capricorn is Earth. Add the acceleration of the Mayan Ninth Wave - which began two days before the cataclysm in Japan - and we've got rather a pressure cooker on our hands.<br /><br />Given all that, a proliferation of nuclear reactors may not be the most evolved choice, especially when you put them in known seismic fault zones. Japan isn't alone in that practice. Did you know there are more than 190 nuclear facilities in North America? That includes a dozen in California, where a major earthquake is overdue. These are not just reactors. The count includes places where radioactive materials are processed and nuclear waste is stored.<br /><br />Europe has 97 nuclear facilities in 17 countries, including 18 in the United Kingdom, 25 in France and 15 in Germany. In Asia, which encompasses much of the seismic Ring of Fire, there are 63 nuclear facilities. A breach at any of these could be devastating, to say the least. (Source: <a href="http://www.nukeworker.com/maps/facilitydirectory.php">http://www.nukeworker.com/maps/facilitydirectory.php</a>)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Earth in balance</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw53KKVQv4osIgyGjnrGC-cPdXb-hzPUKWb81IR95yKYU1IH2fy1sWXidRoDsokfNjt1b3iLnWvDehEk0VHxipYyq0mX8Ny4QIQ9uZWpNcmE9RWratyVJI7BJyQHCtJ_s_TrogzVcMtGte/s1600/oil+spill+fish.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw53KKVQv4osIgyGjnrGC-cPdXb-hzPUKWb81IR95yKYU1IH2fy1sWXidRoDsokfNjt1b3iLnWvDehEk0VHxipYyq0mX8Ny4QIQ9uZWpNcmE9RWratyVJI7BJyQHCtJ_s_TrogzVcMtGte/s200/oil+spill+fish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583392511877148642" border="0" /></a>In the prophecy of the Hopi Indians of North America, the term Koyaanisqatsi means "life out of balance." Thirty years ago, a film by that name became a cult classic. Its message rings true today, especially in the aftermath of recent catastrophic events. Other films in the "Quatsi Trilogy" include "Powaqqatsi" (life in transformation) and "Naqoyqatsi" (life as war).<br /><br />These riveting tone poems, set to exceptional musical scores, pose a question we should all be asking ourselves: Are we ready to wake up, stop the insanity and work together to find solutions?<br /><br />I've written this before, and I'll repeat it here. We've reached a tipping point. The future of Earth and humanity hangs in the balance. The way things go depends on us.<br /><br />Relief efforts and prayer are natural, and necessary, responses in times like these. However, until we address the deeper issues underlying the serious challenges we face today, we'll continue to be at risk. It's time to lift the veil and really look at what's out of balance in our world, figure out why and how we're going to fix it.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">March 18-20, 2011</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiLZLwNox7thVODBshvduilPxHiZHUmlZHDcpBGHBGEu9Q3dh2083ZSj7LfmZqYr7Jc33CB4vqfNBmQ3kAEQHLWe50TbPLEVzaqyWrDir_8H3jCfjmq8-mC1m0KXLVuNqogakfOgLytVh/s1600/equinox_conf.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiLZLwNox7thVODBshvduilPxHiZHUmlZHDcpBGHBGEu9Q3dh2083ZSj7LfmZqYr7Jc33CB4vqfNBmQ3kAEQHLWe50TbPLEVzaqyWrDir_8H3jCfjmq8-mC1m0KXLVuNqogakfOgLytVh/s200/equinox_conf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583393308217194530" border="0" /></a>The next big portal occurs with the Virgo-Pisces Full Moon on Friday night into Saturday, March 18/19, followed by the Equinox on March 20. On this day of equal parts darkness and light, we have a supreme opportunity to step into our power, align with a higher destiny and help shape the future for generations to come.<br /><br />Individual prayer and meditation focusing on balance will be potent throughout this gateway. Joining with others for meditation and ritual will amplify the effects exponentially. Align with your soul, the Earth and the cosmos as you breathe, together, in silence.<br /><br />You're also invited to join in a special teleconference I'll be hosting directly on the March 20 Equinox alignment. We'll give the dates of upcoming critical alignments, share ideas and practices for being with the ramped-up evolutionary energies of the Mayan Ninth Wave, and fuse our intent with the incoming cosmic frequencies through a special group co-creation and Equinox celebration just as the Sun crosses into Aries. Details are posted on my website here: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#balance">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#balance</a><br /><br />Many others will be having Equinox gatherings as well. Joining together in circle is a positive, co-creative step in shifting the energy and restoring balance on Earth. It's time to get involved.<br /><br />We live in a transition period between world ages. Prophecies of spiritual traditions around the world speak of these times as a period of purification, a cleansing of humanity and the Earth in preparation for a new beginning.<br /><br />Spiritually and scientifically, a quantum leap out of darkness is possible, but not guaranteed. It's time to step up and co-create the future of life on Earth.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Koyaanisqatsi</span><br />This is much better on the big screen, but if you must watch YouTube:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sps6C9u7ras">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sps6C9u7ras</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Web Community</span><br /><a href="http://www.koyaanisqatsi.org/">http://www.koyaanisqatsi.org</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Next Wave</span><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/next-wave.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/03/next-wave.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Mayan Ninth Wave</span><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Timeshift 2011</span><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html"><br />http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html<br /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold; ">Earth in Balance - Equinox Teleconference</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold; "></span>March 20, 2011</div><div><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#balance">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#balance</a></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast PDF</span><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast mp3</span><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a></span></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-3245549040696363822011-03-07T15:11:00.035-07:002011-03-08T06:50:14.422-07:00The Next Wave<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0_OmTLmGDfKCrgXJgbDb95yAqgxP-0-FLO5qB6PI_4VboDnEYHK_oj3CAK3XTIzIYswoF1OBeUFYf290ujSE1iQAXghvGD-yQJSHPdJ3DWFlFzovv91HrJk3FRzRJFUVU00Sw-IF8k1s/s1600/watch_time.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0_OmTLmGDfKCrgXJgbDb95yAqgxP-0-FLO5qB6PI_4VboDnEYHK_oj3CAK3XTIzIYswoF1OBeUFYf290ujSE1iQAXghvGD-yQJSHPdJ3DWFlFzovv91HrJk3FRzRJFUVU00Sw-IF8k1s/s320/watch_time.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581466991163173282" border="0" /></a><br />How will you spend the end of time?<br /><br />Silently, this week, a new wave of consciousness is forming. Off in the distance, the mother drum sounds, heartbeat of creation. In rhythmic overtones, she heralds a new beginning.<div><br /></div><div><i>Beating......beating...... </i>The drum builds to a crescendo through the Equinox in March, on though a volatile mid-year eclipse series and beyond, toward an infinite moment of divine splendor.<br /><br />The end begins now.<br /><br />A radical and profound interpretation of the sacred Mayan calendar pinpoints March 9 through October 28, 2011, as the ninth and final wave of consciousness expansion in the current evolutionary cycle that began 16.4 billion years ago.<br /><br />The interpretation is offered by Mayan scholar Carl Johan Calleman, who's been tracking this ancient timekeeping system for several decades. His research diverges from the commonly held belief that the Mayan calendar ends in December 2012.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-vZwjnjeAMjpV2DwHtEPWfR3MGHkcHP49xyI80rdJyCbIVX2U-AEMSvbMGxyWPz2vLSRf_IJxf5AjDKjREl5m5hOass_Ta4gn2rhrBCGRpKhtdoUaqXo_w_FxMHIKVOIDs67bHrTXznz/s1600/pyramid_chichen_iza.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-vZwjnjeAMjpV2DwHtEPWfR3MGHkcHP49xyI80rdJyCbIVX2U-AEMSvbMGxyWPz2vLSRf_IJxf5AjDKjREl5m5hOass_Ta4gn2rhrBCGRpKhtdoUaqXo_w_FxMHIKVOIDs67bHrTXznz/s200/pyramid_chichen_iza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581467254367094114" border="0" /></a>In Carl's view, a cosmic, evolutionary process is encoded in the Mayan system. Through a simultaneous series of nine underworlds, the drama of life unfolds, each phase building on the last and accelerating by a factor of 20 until we reach the highest plateau. Because of the acceleration encoded in the pyramid structure, the ninth underworld is the shortest, lasting only from March 9 through October 28.<br /><br />This is a time of awakening and rapid evolution, the seeding of a new paradigm we're creating together with every breath.<br /><br />A deeper, felt experience of time is emerging as we align with the rhythms of creation. Within this phase, our concept of linear time collapses and we become more aware of the cyclical nature of time.<br /><br />On this wave, we have a new and rare opportunity to merge with the quantum field of infinite possibility, the realm of God(dess) and, ultimately, the conscious manifestation of reality. We begin to experience true time, the eternal now that encompasses past, present and future.<br /><br />All that's needed to attain this next evolutionary level is the intent to ascend in consciousness.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Rhythms of creation</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzbzKO_GFwJGwO94BJj1GWMsJxPHFIm-chEPvP6TSIvHRinHp8Bfj79WnM7lSdU10jtFm439GaijGUfL7UdrgcBRSd0N-Wjzpt_TQ-Ph4oIyz1DU6fr8gMTm8GmzkOwRxGrUqI9vcSYPZ/s1600/Ninth_Wave_Calendar_4-AHAU.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 99px; height: 465px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzbzKO_GFwJGwO94BJj1GWMsJxPHFIm-chEPvP6TSIvHRinHp8Bfj79WnM7lSdU10jtFm439GaijGUfL7UdrgcBRSd0N-Wjzpt_TQ-Ph4oIyz1DU6fr8gMTm8GmzkOwRxGrUqI9vcSYPZ/s320/Ninth_Wave_Calendar_4-AHAU.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581468403346148482" border="0" /></a>Throughout the ninth underworld, cosmic energies pulse in 18-day waves made up of nine ascending days of light and nine descending days of darkness. This 18-day rhythm builds throughout the cycle, culminating near the end of October, according to Carl's calculation. (The link to download the Ninth Wave calendar shown to the right is included below.)<br /><br />Waves of creation flow in increasing intensity as the evolution of consciousness accelerates. Structures, forms and beliefs collapse, and time seems to speed up. Individually and collectively, we'll experience an acceleration of the chaotic energies that have already become familiar in recent years. The revolutionary wave spreading through the Mideast will travel around the world.<br /><br />I've been sitting with this concept since I learned about it in 2001, journeying with the rhythms Carl has discovered. It feels right and real to me, although I don't perceive that the truth of Carl's interpretation negates the truth of other day counts or interpretations, or other timekeeping systems. Carl doesn't have all the answers, but I do believe he's discovered something important that helps us make our way through a tumultuous transition.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Turning into one</span><br /><br />In Carl's interpretation, the ninth and final phase that begins this week is called the Universal Underworld. We're completing the Galactic Underworld, which began in 1999. Think of the transformation you've experienced since then, and you'll get an idea of how much change will be packed into the next six months or so. Wow, right?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew8VVFogMvbT16ZDyaCNH43_KawU-aqFy0Qn9qMSgR9J_OpUFf3ItKrCw5N2g1Amcmzt3y_ABnV_J4pJD_DHL8LieVYvIqMHoH9YR2YYd4LwJuKkF4abhU-XRJ1iBGPZopyA4Ew9j5LsI/s1600/2012symbol.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew8VVFogMvbT16ZDyaCNH43_KawU-aqFy0Qn9qMSgR9J_OpUFf3ItKrCw5N2g1Amcmzt3y_ABnV_J4pJD_DHL8LieVYvIqMHoH9YR2YYd4LwJuKkF4abhU-XRJ1iBGPZopyA4Ew9j5LsI/s320/2012symbol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581467927436033730" border="0" /></a>Through the galactic portal, we access the universal. "Universe" means, literally, "turned into one." And unity consciousness is what the Ninth Wave is about. This idea of "oneness" isn't just an awareness that we're all brothers and sisters and need to live in harmony with each other and the Earth. It's the attainment of divine consciousness. You might call it God consciousness or enlightenment, Christhood or Buddhahood, yoga or union with Source.<br /><br />As I wrote in my book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Cosmic Time</span>, the Mayan calendar tells of the possibility of a direct, personal experience of the divine, the awakening of humanity to its unlimited evolutionary potential.<br /><br />We've been assimilating the galactic energies pulsing through the eighth wave, and this week we begin the climb toward our evolutionary destiny as divine souls embodied on Earth. This is a journey that lasts through late October, on through 2012 and beyond.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">What to expect</span><br /><br />Reality as we've known it is dissolving in this end of time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ebyy8nYU2sMIoekZlCOVKLyhBzaxuRWqOEY76lNFUlWdb6qtPc1XSJ3thy9qWgPCdjeN72gu5Kx9OHQ8D-WkqWZ5o4zkOi-WRfgYFo6ihXXcOn3Fvu31oPjlHSBwVAyX-6cLmdqmZUaG/s1600/question_mark.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ebyy8nYU2sMIoekZlCOVKLyhBzaxuRWqOEY76lNFUlWdb6qtPc1XSJ3thy9qWgPCdjeN72gu5Kx9OHQ8D-WkqWZ5o4zkOi-WRfgYFo6ihXXcOn3Fvu31oPjlHSBwVAyX-6cLmdqmZUaG/s200/question_mark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581469901304000322" border="0" /></a>In my 2011 Astro Forecast, published back in December, I wrote: "As we all know by now, the game has changed on Earth. Economies, governments, businesses, education, social systems, the arts, sciences, technology and medicine all look radically different than they did just a few years ago. Incoming cosmic frequencies are speeding up the changes. In 2011, ramped-up evolutionary forces shift into overdrive. The reconfiguration is just beginning."<br /><br />We’ve reached a tipping point. By focusing on love and abundance and holding a higher vision for the future, we can seize the moment and become empowered co-creators manifesting a compelling destiny aligned with our true purpose.<br /><br />If you're going the empowered route, don't trust anyone who tells you what's going to happen during this highly volatile, highly creative time. The whole point of the next evolutionary wave is for each of us to take responsibility for creating the future. We incarnated to grow through this experience. Why give your power away to channels and psychics who make predictions?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Attunement</span><br /><br />You and I and everyone else have an opportunity to directly access - even merge with - the consciousness of all creation in this next level of evolutionary expansion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9H4F6aTJW6kPlEHKsjl0iSs6kRBboOl688cBgx2U3KcDCJOZ6O1DLLY_vE96_cRUUgbVdyuRq11XrP9Cj3VqB65_FV2jMT6oev73mkQFmcwedR0xlr5FKQqOQ5whhQXBt731_rng0GEM7/s1600/baby-pic.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9H4F6aTJW6kPlEHKsjl0iSs6kRBboOl688cBgx2U3KcDCJOZ6O1DLLY_vE96_cRUUgbVdyuRq11XrP9Cj3VqB65_FV2jMT6oev73mkQFmcwedR0xlr5FKQqOQ5whhQXBt731_rng0GEM7/s200/baby-pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581470149988486338" border="0" /></a>There are many ways to attune to the natural rhythms pulsing through this wave. Among my favorites are silence, unplugging from technology, spending time in nature, drumming, chanting, sacred movement, gardening, aromatherapy and other integrative body-mind-spirit practices.<br /><br />Pretend you know nothing. Be like a child, no conditioning, no expectations. Allow yourself to be surprised and delighted by the miracle that is life.<br /><br />Stillness is a necessity. Periodically throughout the day, and in preparation for sleep, I like to center, close my eyes and breathe with the forces of creation.<br /><br />In these moments, I'm brought back to a simple awareness, the remembrance of love. Love is the organizing principle of the universe. Through love we conceive. Through love we create. Love is all. And it's all, now, as we awaken beyond time.<br /><br />On March 9, you may enjoy breathing with others around the world who are consciously choosing to actualize the potential of the Mayan Ninth Wave. You're invited to join in the Universal Breathing Room from your location (details below).<br /><br />Other potent alignments include:<br /><br />Equinox - March 20<br />Spring Lunar Festivals - April 17, May 17 and June 15 (which is a total lunar eclipse)<br />Eclipses - June 1 and 15, July 1<br />Solstice - June 21<br />Equinox - September 22/23<br />Eclipses - November 24 and December 10<br />Solstice - December 21<br /><br />These and others are detailed in my 2011 Astro Forecast mp3 audio recording and PDF document (links below). I'm also putting together a special global teleconference for March 20 to explore, play and create with the energies of 2011-2012 and beyond. Details will be announced shortly.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Ninth Wave - Gregorian dates</span><br />Download the JPG and follow along<br /><a href="http://www.4-ahau.com/ressources/Ninth_Wave_Calendar_4-AHAU.jpg">http://www.4-ahau.com/ressources/Ninth_Wave_Calendar_4-AHAU.jpg</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Tree of Life Celebration</span><br />Join with others in co-creative conference calls and ceremonies throughout the Ninth Wave<br /><a href="http://www.treeoflifecelebration.com/">http://www.treeoflifecelebration.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Carl Johan Calleman</span><br />Recent articles about the Ninth Wave<br /><a href="http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/Mayan_Calendars_NineNine_dayCount.htm">http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/Mayan_Calendars_NineNine_dayCount.htm</a><br /><a href="http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/dawn_of_the_unity_wave.htm">http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/dawn_of_the_unity_wave.htm</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Ninth Wave<br /></span>Posted in January 2011<br /><div><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Timeshift 2011</span></div><div><span></span><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast mp3</span><br />Audio recording<br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Astro Forecast PDF</span><br />2011: Gateway to 2012 and Beyond<br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">YouTube Videos</span><br />Includes Ian Lungold's expert presentation of the nine Mayan underworlds<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/starpriestess111">http://www.youtube.com/starpriestess111</a><br />(Look under "Recommended about 2012")<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRVty1Rte5T7meYrn1BNqye0FlO9nIyzgpjHEmRl1cLwffjyY8i1TABFpMAxoRdJ2rzu6vyHjqBep0swkgXt8wqlgajZZ3MRCC2VwRRYJiJA5MTVcpbkrqzF_zvGXc4UbaIKxDleIjniR/s1600/maya-calendar2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRVty1Rte5T7meYrn1BNqye0FlO9nIyzgpjHEmRl1cLwffjyY8i1TABFpMAxoRdJ2rzu6vyHjqBep0swkgXt8wqlgajZZ3MRCC2VwRRYJiJA5MTVcpbkrqzF_zvGXc4UbaIKxDleIjniR/s200/maya-calendar2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581471013263346770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><div style="text-align: center;">An Invitation</div></span><br />Join with others around the world as we greet the incoming Ninth Wave of the Mayan calendar on March 9, 2011. We encourage you to find a way, big or small, to take an action step towards planting a seed of unity consciousness and nurturing it to mature fruit through October 28, 2011. It can be as simple as joining with one breath for the Mayan Calendar Breathing Event (below), planting a tree, lighting a candle andeven blowing wind instruments like vuvuzelas and whistles to break up the vibration of the old world.<br /><br />Please be a co-creator of unity consciousness by sharing this announcement with your friends and networks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://www.doasone.com/BreathingRooms.aspx?RoomID=1">Mayan Calendar Breathing Event</a></span></b><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NEsgjkPJ-EX1J4wxWM2Ot_NeR8ygSx7eSNGB38xKISArGdrRN4wton3GJk7THZw-BM4kRP1nigHOTERbw6thaTTI0E8aojvQRH4ZpbKwO30QE3IKiMP038dLlSAiymb4HP7Q-mNogih0/s1600/buddha_face.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NEsgjkPJ-EX1J4wxWM2Ot_NeR8ygSx7eSNGB38xKISArGdrRN4wton3GJk7THZw-BM4kRP1nigHOTERbw6thaTTI0E8aojvQRH4ZpbKwO30QE3IKiMP038dLlSAiymb4HP7Q-mNogih0/s200/buddha_face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581471804258313986" border="0" /></a>On March 9, 2011, people around the world will unite in breathing together as we enter the Ninth Wave of the Mayan calendar. Celebrate unity consciousness and know that peace and prosperity begin inside each one of us now.<br /><br />Tree of Life Celebration and Do As One invite you to experience connection by breathing together synchronously with everyone currently logged into the Universal Breathing Room. They will automatically reference user IP addresses to show where everyone you are breathing with is located around the world in real time. At a pace of five breaths per minute, instill the power of conscious, deep breathing as you oxygenate your body, heighten awareness and increase your overall wellness.<br /><br />March 9, 2011<br />Noon-3 PM Pacific<br />8-11 PM GMT<br /><br />Connect to the Universal Breathing Room here:<br /><a href="https://www.doasone.com/BreathingRooms.aspx?RoomID=1">https://www.doasone.com/BreathingRooms.aspx?RoomID=1</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Copyright 2011 AllisonRae/<a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">All rights reserved</span></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-44522611427080746862011-02-12T14:54:00.023-07:002011-02-14T09:49:43.782-07:00Galactic Love<div><br /></div><div>Emotions are running high as the Moon waxes to full in this season of love. Everyone seems to be bit more sensitive than usual. Jubilant, yet wary.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKYG7ZfLXFn5My8SjgEH-__dQwoXdgE91YNPacfFe_QQBav1u-VnaAE-1lDZS2gwp6VaQlZ9m6AINAqGveFjspG0BWS8XrUGOgH_CdR6vuYd1UHU_W_wtPgHCDZsnhke5EhqLht4jLzBq/s1600/snow_moon.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKYG7ZfLXFn5My8SjgEH-__dQwoXdgE91YNPacfFe_QQBav1u-VnaAE-1lDZS2gwp6VaQlZ9m6AINAqGveFjspG0BWS8XrUGOgH_CdR6vuYd1UHU_W_wtPgHCDZsnhke5EhqLht4jLzBq/s200/snow_moon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572922278845454738" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 119px;" border="0" /></a>As we integrate each massive change in our lives and our world, we anticipate the next. The new changes are already building, gathering momentum.<br /><br />It's only February, and it already seems certain that 2011 will live up to its potential as a pivotal year in human history.<br /><br />The Full Moon in Leo/Aquarius rises Thursday night (February 17/18), illuminating the divinity of the human spirit and inviting us to discover our unique individuality within the context of the collective.<br /><br />What a galactic awakening this is, a flowering of the heart.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">What Is Love?</span><br /><br />Every year when Valentine's rolls around, I notice how my perceptions of love have evolved. To me, love is all there is. Each being, each soul, every act and every thing is an expression of the one source of all creation, and that source is love.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraptlEA41UmoTIxQSA9GGrRO2TsDCzEMKMlaFkACeJDuX9_GuU970WvO26d3JVDT9gKdOCniUB1wnStZpl4EtpA3vPGb6Pknrxalnpcr8HKS_M9oRvj6kksJ5DwHGph19aq1DTtSV21Ur/s1600/beach.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraptlEA41UmoTIxQSA9GGrRO2TsDCzEMKMlaFkACeJDuX9_GuU970WvO26d3JVDT9gKdOCniUB1wnStZpl4EtpA3vPGb6Pknrxalnpcr8HKS_M9oRvj6kksJ5DwHGph19aq1DTtSV21Ur/s200/beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572922648749239810" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 127px;" border="0" /></a>Love is a walk in the forest or a stroll on the beach. It's a meal shared with friends, a celebration with family. Love is a tear shed by a father beholding his child. It's a handful of seeds planted in spring. Love is a conversation. It's a sacred promise, a commitment. Love is a blessing and a gift. Love is innocence. Love is the wind.<br /><br />What does it mean, then, to be in love? I like to think of love as a way of life, of being in love with life, of living in harmony, the full integration of body, mind, spirit and soul, one with the earth and the cosmos.<br /><br />To be in love is to love your self, to love each other and all of creation.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Sacred Relationship</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84XsSePWW6BRRJ1MS6xC7MzQBOPetg5SoKpEw-Qy51lY8n8Incewk1T0m8pGqo4ahH2366kwPQrU4xBeQZwJ24EUtCSNp2LMgY1USkStZO74GdTt_I25s6zTameUCxbtRrYn3Y7k7SG8s/s1600/sedona_love.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84XsSePWW6BRRJ1MS6xC7MzQBOPetg5SoKpEw-Qy51lY8n8Incewk1T0m8pGqo4ahH2366kwPQrU4xBeQZwJ24EUtCSNp2LMgY1USkStZO74GdTt_I25s6zTameUCxbtRrYn3Y7k7SG8s/s200/sedona_love.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573247619274790482" border="0" /></a>When we live in a soul-centered, heart-centered way, relationships develop and unfold naturally. We’re all one, all sacred. From the stranger on the street to your newborn grandson, from the birds singing in the trees to the ocean waves dancing in velvet moonlight, life is an interwoven tapestry of relationships.<br /><br />As we evolve, we begin to feel safe expressing and relating physically, emotionally and spiritually with others.<br /><br />In these times of accelerating change, many relationships begin and end quickly, freeing us to spiral into ever higher expressions of human connection. Some relationships continue and deepen as we transform.</div><div><br />We learn through interaction with another. Each one is sacred other, a teacher, mirror and guide. Our children and parents, partners, friends, extended family, teachers, caregivers, colleagues, everyone who crosses our path touches us, enriching our life through the act of relating.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">A Vision</span><br /><br /><div>In this transition to the next world age, conscious souls are finding each other, reconnecting. The flames of love are rekindled. One-on-one relationships form the basis of community.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIS__7Xnb6dUUCwvWH3xnEsWvhFFkHXHS54q1hQM4JikZihp5h8VdMg24amQDAQT8EF7j0AITqYtWhnQU89PzWzAqTy17xf3iXKCHZdunJdupuV3NycA5Edv4Q52yx_vsOJFHOVUHjGO9/s1600/the+children.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIS__7Xnb6dUUCwvWH3xnEsWvhFFkHXHS54q1hQM4JikZihp5h8VdMg24amQDAQT8EF7j0AITqYtWhnQU89PzWzAqTy17xf3iXKCHZdunJdupuV3NycA5Edv4Q52yx_vsOJFHOVUHjGO9/s200/the+children.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573247755817409138" border="0" /></a>Knowing that our children’s future depends on our actions today, we begin to build our communities, creating a foundation that ensures their birthrights of freedom, prosperity and fulfillment.<br /><br />We search for common ground, a shared vision, and put down roots. We design a new culture, free from the past yet harvesting the wisdom of our rich and varied experiences. We create an economy. We learn the art of interdependence, respecting and honoring the individual, sacred other. Each one contributes, and receives, through this powerful, self-sustaining matrix.<br /><br />In this Aquarian moment, we are one global community, an ever-expanding circle, linked in a common destiny – the survival and evolution of the Earth and humanity.<br /><br />Our histories, our skin colors, our languages, religions and philosophies vary. One spirit unites us and draws us together, weaving a luminous fabric of unity in diversity.<br /><br />It all begins with love.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf7b_p5tgsnRSpw8XEefvRt-y3miOvzpKxtoROFBZZZokvhKUej592nOw1BiGMFg_xWV0sAQ2BjEPDkaSL596tSh-5ZbOz3SqwQJys3FmBL_CQuAZH67YHMqVEBULPOx6WoRRdte-p5Al/s1600/MitenPremal.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf7b_p5tgsnRSpw8XEefvRt-y3miOvzpKxtoROFBZZZokvhKUej592nOw1BiGMFg_xWV0sAQ2BjEPDkaSL596tSh-5ZbOz3SqwQJys3FmBL_CQuAZH67YHMqVEBULPOx6WoRRdte-p5Al/s200/MitenPremal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572920803376685090" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 92px;" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Awakening</span><br />A gift of love from soulmates Miten and Deval Premal, from the album, Soul in Wonder.<br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/audio/Awakening.mp3">http://www.starpriestess.com/audio/Awakening.mp3</a><br /><a href="http://www.devapremalmiten.com/">http://www.devapremalmiten.com</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Valentine's Specials</span><br />Love your self and each other with special readings at special rates this week. Details in my Cosmic Time newsletter. <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=lhoeggeab&v=001e5WobZtxxKRBQq8OPhL6fvQUPi1J3uvo5MA4rVpIIbFrAhTO-8hwQwEURQdHIcs0gflklijxmJoWTpFHqwrG7lQcPIpyAxKG95Ll2HLP6M1STMvZUSa4pg%3D%3D">Click here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Waves of Change</span><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/02/waves-of-change.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/02/waves-of-change.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Feast of Love</span><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/02/feast-of-love.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/02/feast-of-love.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Ninth Wave</span> <a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Timeshift 2011</span> <a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:12px;">Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-28353600218162126662011-02-11T12:25:00.018-07:002011-02-12T07:43:41.926-07:00Waves of Change<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExrGSnkBr4px9RN3QNyOnloS-rWPqv2deD290OMEDEMydwSL3CoPKbG9X1HUDUJ6BSZjzDXusMs1Kpdl2hWv-QXW5PoTf9smtqa6UQKFEayfyyq6S057rbakjJ2aYRS81y9gYaQNG58GF/s1600/egypt_revolution.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExrGSnkBr4px9RN3QNyOnloS-rWPqv2deD290OMEDEMydwSL3CoPKbG9X1HUDUJ6BSZjzDXusMs1Kpdl2hWv-QXW5PoTf9smtqa6UQKFEayfyyq6S057rbakjJ2aYRS81y9gYaQNG58GF/s320/egypt_revolution.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572518331087668770" border="0" /></a><br />This is amazing.<br /><br />I just read the headline: The 18-Day Miracle: Egyptian People Power Ousts Hosni Mubarak. Chants of "Egypt is Free! Egypt is free!" ring in the streets, not only in Cairo but around the world.<br /><br /><div>In less than three weeks, the people of Egypt have overturned a 30-year dictatorship.<br /><div><br />The path to Egypt's empowerment was paved last month when the people of Tunisia pushed dictator Zine El Abidine into exile after a month of deadly demonstrations in that country.<br /><br />The people are speaking. Who's next?<br /><br />In this year of quantum possibilities, what changes would you like to make in your life, in your community, in your world? Here's your chance. Dream big.<br /><br />The planetary transits and alignments in 2011 are extremely potent, which means they hold amazing potential. Rather than resisting the energies of change, we can focus cosmic forces to transform our lives and our world.<br /><br />Collective transformation begins within each of us individually. In this still-new year, more than ever before, we have an enormous opportunity to step into our power and do things differently on planet Earth.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Forecast</span><br /><br />This is just the beginning. The next wave of evolutionary intensity begins in early March when the Universal Underworld of the Mayan calendar begins and Uranus crosses into Aries, sign of the warrior. In the ninth and final underworld, the evolution of consciousness accelerates by a factor of 20, which means a change that used to take a year from 1999 to now will now happen in 20 days. (Given today's events, perhaps Carl Calleman was right when he first calculated the beginning of the ninth underworld to begin February 11, 2011. He has since revised that date to March 9. Read his comments below.)<br /><br />As I wrote in December in my 2010 Astro Forecast: "Sweeping political and economic changes will continue to reshape our world in coming years. Within the 2012 transition, we’ve reached a tipping point. By focusing on love and abundance and holding a higher vision for the future, we can seize the opportunity to become empowered co-creators and manifest a compelling destiny aligned with our true purpose.<br /><br />"As we make our way toward 2012 and beyond, all beings are invited to consciously engage in creating a world of peace and prosperity through this rebirthing on planet Earth."<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUminft4gxFdANu8Zht44Vvhtk9THBqmtbf4r55CtKpAqm0VLOvrba_IjjNHlaR6BVTraGr4gBGFSrFmXflQyOyf8GGmin4khPdMwGoWm283cW6_8FGh_y_IKnsb_GyjR4_4UFGsFxqs5m/s1600/4YG.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 99px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUminft4gxFdANu8Zht44Vvhtk9THBqmtbf4r55CtKpAqm0VLOvrba_IjjNHlaR6BVTraGr4gBGFSrFmXflQyOyf8GGmin4khPdMwGoWm283cW6_8FGh_y_IKnsb_GyjR4_4UFGsFxqs5m/s320/4YG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572518453885036162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Global Alliance</span><br /><br />A huge focus for me in this year of quantum potential is a new global alliance committed to shifting the trajectory of life on Earth toward an environmentally sustainable, socially just, spiritually fulfilling human presence on the planet by 2014.<br /><br />Four Years Go isn't an organization. It's a movement. Everyone is welcome, and your energy is needed. Individuals, organizations and businesses around the world are making a commitment to change the world, and more are signing on every day.<br /><br />If you're as inspired by what's happening around the world as I am, and you believe in the power of our collective will to change the course of history, I invite you to check out the 4YG video and make your commitment. If you want to contribute your time and talents to realizing this vision, visit the link below to get involved as a Mobilizer.<br /><br />If Four Years Go doesn't appeal to you, find something that does. Take a stand. Contribute. Now's the time to make a difference.<br /><br />I wrote in December that "2011 is a year for vigilance and determination in thought, word and action. Absolutely everything will have more impact than ever before. As the manifestation of energy (thought) into form becomes nearly instantaneous, miracles become commonplace."<br /><br />Namaste.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast PDF</span><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast mp3</span><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;">Mayan Calendar Ninth Wave</span></div><div><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html</a></div><div>Dear Friends: As most of you have heard Hosni Mubarak has stepped down from power in Egypt on this day of 1 Imix (1 Alligator) in the traditional Mayan tzolkin count, which also happens to be the amazing palindrome date 1102-2011. As you know I do not believe this date to be the beginning of the high frequency ninth wave bringing in unity consciousness starting March 9, 2011. Yet, this is still the beginning of the tzolkin round that would lead to the top of the pyramid of consciousness October 28, 2011 and so 1 Imix is a significant seeding date for the processes that are now starting. The downfall of Mubarak is then as I believe the beginning of a process their dictatorial regimes and authoritarianism will, in a complex process with ups and downs, will start to crumble world wide and ultimately be replaced with a world of unity consciousness. This seeding is the significance of this day and hopefully many will align with it and find a constructive path to the future. Regards, Carl Johan Calleman<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;">Four Years Go</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_6iTCo5Ci8"></a></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_6iTCo5Ci8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_6iTCo5Ci8</a><br /><a href="http://www.fouryearsgo.org/">http://www.fouryearsgo.org</a><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Four Years Go Mobilizers</span><br /><a href="http://www.fouryearsgo.org/get-involved/introductory-calls-and-community-cafes">http://www.fouryearsgo.org/get-involved/four-years-go-mobilizers</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-64082869494877505782011-02-01T21:28:00.016-07:002011-02-01T23:11:24.670-07:00Blessed ImbolcShh, listen. Can you hear it? A stirring deep within the Earth, hushed, nearly imperceptible.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIR0-da1AB-y2ArE2WOSOW8l4Bxv576aP8ObUaetXWaTs4p0Aq0Wp8RXEqqVgIfUfAP8JKa4UsFO0wIJGDYIDEfh9IPbKi88l3bpPtJFFh0myPUOAM-Ek6SBlgEUwjPUfQcXSvdsbre1FY/s1600/crocus.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIR0-da1AB-y2ArE2WOSOW8l4Bxv576aP8ObUaetXWaTs4p0Aq0Wp8RXEqqVgIfUfAP8JKa4UsFO0wIJGDYIDEfh9IPbKi88l3bpPtJFFh0myPUOAM-Ek6SBlgEUwjPUfQcXSvdsbre1FY/s200/crocus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568945762344831746" border="0" /></a>From the belly of the Mother, new life pushes forth at the Imbolc cross-quarter gateway. In the depths of the Earth womb, beneath snow and ice, natural cycles of creation are silently at work. New life is gestating. Rebirth is at hand.<br /><br />The ancient Sabbat of Imbolc marks the seasonal turning from winter toward spring in the northern hemisphere. The days grow noticeably longer, and signs of spring begin to emerge from the ground. The promise of rebirth and renewal is fulfilled. South of the equator, this is the Lammas cross-quarter, with the Sun's light beginning to recede as autumn approaches.<br /><br />February 2 is the traditional date of Imbolc. The festival was Christianized as Candlemas, when the candles to be used in the Catholic Church in the coming year are blessed. In North America, February 2 is Groundhog Day. The groundhog tells us when spring will come, based on whether he sees his shadow.<br /><br />Traditional Imbolc on February 2 coincides this year with a revolutionary New Moon featuring five planets in Aquarius and a highly-charged aspect between Venus and Uranus. Details in my blog post here: <a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/02/feast-of-love.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/02/feast-of-love.html<br /></a><br />Zodiacal Imbolc falls on February 3 as the Sun crosses 15 degrees Aquarius. This is the mid-point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Imbolc is one of the four “cross-quarters" traditionally celebrated as Sabbats in pagan traditions. Like the solstices and equinoxes, the effects of the cross-quarters are felt for three days, so the gateway is February 2-4.<br /><br />“Imbolc” means “in the belly.” In Celtic tradition, this Sabbat is the festival of the Goddess Brighid, who relates to the Corn Maiden in Native American tradition. Both goddess archetypes symbolize the potential of new life within the Earth, within the human female form, and within the feminine aspect of all beings, male and female. Imbolc reminds us of our powers of creation.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Sabbat</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlzwskJ7jX0ksnqMcIcZ9TwVyXhPC86x5gpGyxIIJDoFrTjxpgSx6dz7MO2KXfHzwaMGvzWESMZzFbfDBnvQgkCRYjNOJWinV0f_yMTMXTlBZb5IKCiq-1zTt0uqnE3ow9yrMbg-7D-vr/s1600/sabbats.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlzwskJ7jX0ksnqMcIcZ9TwVyXhPC86x5gpGyxIIJDoFrTjxpgSx6dz7MO2KXfHzwaMGvzWESMZzFbfDBnvQgkCRYjNOJWinV0f_yMTMXTlBZb5IKCiq-1zTt0uqnE3ow9yrMbg-7D-vr/s200/sabbats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568945492770875858" border="0" /></a>Traditionally we celebrate the Sabbats with ritual, consciously creating with intent as we move toward the birthing at the Spring Equinox on March 20. Progress may seem slow on the surface. Trust that new life is sprouting on inner levels, just as the tiny seeds of spring are beginning to germinate deep within the belly of Mother Earth.<br /><br />The cosmos gives the green light for new projects, travel and adventure when the Sun enters active Aries at the Vernal Equinox on March 20. This year, Imbolc heralds the beginning of the ninth and final underworld of the Mayan calendar (March 9) and the advent of Uranus' re-entry into Aries (March 11) as he closes in on seven exact squares to powerhouse Pluto in 2012-2015.<br /><br />Soon, hibernation will be over. The Sun warms our bodies and kisses the Earth. The sights and sounds and smells of a wondrous creation fill our senses. Spring is life on Earth. A new you blossoms, as a flower opening to the sky.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Galactic Awakening</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;">A Tele-Gathering Celebrating Imbolc and the New Moon</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;">February 2, 2011</span><br />Details: <a href="http://galacticawakening.blogspot.com/">http://galacticawakening.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />You're invited to join others around the world in sacred circle on the evening of the Aquarius New Moon and the beginning of the Imbolc cross-quarter.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYE04Fixo8K8coJoZFzTRBRmB-TQuXDZwj3Usuq8lfRM5FUvIuzc_AvMcj3w8Q-nd5N2iJ8_BVbEO4jiSWrhmVfhuOZ_YNwqbzJkO5QtsWIKHiVlL-WFrbkxhtgLsw2ulV_p3tVm2GTAL/s1600/leah+mccullough.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYE04Fixo8K8coJoZFzTRBRmB-TQuXDZwj3Usuq8lfRM5FUvIuzc_AvMcj3w8Q-nd5N2iJ8_BVbEO4jiSWrhmVfhuOZ_YNwqbzJkO5QtsWIKHiVlL-WFrbkxhtgLsw2ulV_p3tVm2GTAL/s200/leah+mccullough.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568946325232752498" border="0" /></a>In this special teleconference gathering, you'll learn more about the tradition of Imbolc, share your experiences with others consciously weaving the galactic energies of the solar year, and co-create ritual in alignment with the sacred gateway.<br /><br />It is my honor and privilege to introduce you to the creatrix and facilitator of this circle of empowerment, Leah McCullough.<br /><br /><div>When Leah and I met a half-dozen years ago, we immediately recognized each other. It was a reunion of souls, the fulfillment of a sacred contract. Our paths have intertwined through the ages. We had called each other in.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since then, Leah has studied with me and supported me in circle, in preparation for her role leading groups. A natural intuitive, priestess initiate, budding astrologer, devoted wife and mother of precious twin star babies, Leah is a remarkable talent, wise beyond her years, heart-centered and dedicated to the awakening of higher consciousness on Earth.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am pleased to invite you to join Leah for the birthing of her latest creation, Galactic Awakening, which she'll initiate February 2 and continue on the cross-quarters and Summer Solstice.</div><div><br /></div>Details: <a href="http://galacticawakening.blogspot.com/">http://galacticawakening.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />A blessed Imbolc to all.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Aquarius New Moon</span><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/02/feast-of-love.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/02/feast-of-love.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a> All rights reserved</span><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-53840145673183502622011-02-01T12:54:00.015-07:002011-02-01T23:11:48.283-07:00Feast of Love<div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>"You say you want a revolution?"</i></div><div><i></i>- The Beatles</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnQaYmKbys2EBEQW8fjOamuAfZ1rH7pi3egR9L-V-UlS7PPIZgV0xh0eP9_hh3xbD8s_c3SCpF4iG0fIMD7e3vToWKXtpXKYGtg18YxNRthY3Ldez8bXfpSjp1JK-Dd5vg3XBT5njoZZu/s1600/star_hearts.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnQaYmKbys2EBEQW8fjOamuAfZ1rH7pi3egR9L-V-UlS7PPIZgV0xh0eP9_hh3xbD8s_c3SCpF4iG0fIMD7e3vToWKXtpXKYGtg18YxNRthY3Ldez8bXfpSjp1JK-Dd5vg3XBT5njoZZu/s320/star_hearts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568813440515852146" border="0" /></a>With this week's New Moon, the table is set for a feast of Aquarian love.<br /><br />On Wednesday, the Sun, Moon, Mars, Chiron and Neptune all meet in the sign of the next astrological age.<br /><br />With this celebratory lineup, Mars joins the Sun and Moon at 14 Aquarius. This cheery conjunction is symbolized by lovebirds sitting on a fence, singing happily. Saturn in Libra trines the Sun-Moon-Mars triple conjunction, urging us to wage peace and stand up for justice.<br /><br />At the same time, Venus aligns with the Galactic Center in late Sagittarius and squares volatile Uranus. Expect the unexpected with this cosmic configuration.<br /><br />This lunation is about personal love and spiritual agape, the birthing of a new galactic consciousness. It's also about upheaval and chaos. Though disruptive, there's enormous potential for healing and empowerment of the self, and the establishment of a new order rooted in love.<br /><br />Here's a shining example of how these energies are playing out.<br /><br />Chaos erupted last week in a historic display of solidarity in Egypt. Patterned after a similar revolution in Tunisia earlier this month, the turmoil escalated over the weekend with headlines screaming "Egyptians defy curfew as chaos rocks Cairo" and "Cairo airport a scene of chaos as foreigners flee."<br /><br />Their spirits worn thin by generations of oppression, the people are stepping up, suddenly emboldened and assisted by lightning-fast communication via the Internet (a Uranian invention). Today's turnout of a quarter-million Egyptians in Cairo is described as "jubilant." And it's happening in the land of the Sphinx and great pyramids. Hmm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ebxXZSDVveSDO0iGqT_XlWJXMnvdF-ce4zxnOKIL1CEcBvI6uX-SVXi8sDWYvDTDzis6PZp4mmSqswlO-mIPtKPp7NmB_6lIWyCORR4qbWaQ3APQIXBf8a9UWyGPAtJBfSqg_7GoT-zS/s1600/egypt+protest.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ebxXZSDVveSDO0iGqT_XlWJXMnvdF-ce4zxnOKIL1CEcBvI6uX-SVXi8sDWYvDTDzis6PZp4mmSqswlO-mIPtKPp7NmB_6lIWyCORR4qbWaQ3APQIXBf8a9UWyGPAtJBfSqg_7GoT-zS/s200/egypt+protest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568813645139850818" border="0" /></a>If you think this is wild, just wait till March when the Mayan Universal Underworld begins and Uranus enters Aries, sign of the warrior. Talk about chaos. Uranus, ruler of Aquarius, is already playing with revolution as Pluto, the Transformer, persistently pushes for evolution. Now in Aries, Jupiter carries the flag for higher consciousness.<br /><br />As we said at the beginning of the year in my <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">Astro Forecast</a>, life on Earth will be radically different in 2011. It already is.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Aquarian Rebirth</span><br /><br />New moons are about new beginnings. This one coincides with the cross-quarter gateway of Imbolc (Lammas in the southern hemisphere), midpoint between the Solstice and Equinox. Meaning "in the belly," Imbolc marks the turning of the seasons as new life gestates deep within Earth's womb.<br /><br />Themes are purification and renewal in preparation for rebirth in spring. Relationships are due for an overhaul, too...relationships with self, with the divine, with the Earth and her creatures, the cosmos and each other. This includes partners, family, friends, neighbors, villages and humanity as a whole.<br /><br />Is it time for a relationship inventory? What's incubating inside you? The New Moon is exact at 9:31 PM Eastern on February 2. Imbolc is February 2-4.<br /><br />Under this configuration it's time for radical love and forgiveness. Allow the innate power of love to transform and heal. Prepare for rebirth.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid74MuPNRJ_XSI0qlI7wddy6Sggl703skSdh07vhICBHc0_gkM_Bmxd4JaHtuAFyn3dejYtUn3BotB4ux6xZSoulPmy9DONbDzAjM2Ip8U8uzYabBubeKUNyKkEafWwo-8GYtnw0hnX2bG/s1600/candles.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid74MuPNRJ_XSI0qlI7wddy6Sggl703skSdh07vhICBHc0_gkM_Bmxd4JaHtuAFyn3dejYtUn3BotB4ux6xZSoulPmy9DONbDzAjM2Ip8U8uzYabBubeKUNyKkEafWwo-8GYtnw0hnX2bG/s200/candles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568814637470206002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Galactic Awakening</span><br /><br />Join others from around the world in celebration of this auspicious New Moon-Imbolc gateway with a new tele-gathering on February 2, hosted by my dear star sister Leah McCullough. Details are posted in Leah's blog:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.galacticawakening.blogspot.com/">http://www.galacticawakening.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast PDF</span><br /><br />My free 20-page (plus) 2011 Astro Forecast is available to read and download here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvowvyfOV_IL0n3QkWDU7X1q7P4fhIvmiljg0D5Yz6VCbxWuu-fPijOGoRr25lsWAHEvG-kI28iWLCcIeHB4J4Ca0Q1cxXuwBD5BEp0ThG3XZ7o16gZno2Lnc8f37EwWZ8Lx24rxYnBuMy/s1600/2011previewcrop.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvowvyfOV_IL0n3QkWDU7X1q7P4fhIvmiljg0D5Yz6VCbxWuu-fPijOGoRr25lsWAHEvG-kI28iWLCcIeHB4J4Ca0Q1cxXuwBD5BEp0ThG3XZ7o16gZno2Lnc8f37EwWZ8Lx24rxYnBuMy/s200/2011previewcrop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568814833169247106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast Teleconference mp3</span><br /><br />Join others from around the world for an in-depth look at the celestial and Earth energies in 2011. Find out the hotspots, what to expect and how to navigate the intensely transformative energies of this exciting year.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /><br />More blog posts:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Timeshift 2011</span><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/timeshift-2011.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Ninth Wave</span><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninth-wave.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Surf's Up</span><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/surfs-up.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/surfs-up.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Away We Go</span><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/away-we-go.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/away-we-go.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Year Ahead</span><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/year-ahead.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/year-ahead.html<br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; ">Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a> All rights reserved</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><br /></span></span></span></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-79769412596553657312011-01-24T13:09:00.016-07:002011-02-01T23:12:07.768-07:00The Ninth Wave<div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeu7hisr9xJQMviOx2PFAllhiqIBeE2Hpx4H_yEmrne7lsKS4yA7aCJa9dn485HbRfQIRyuezXkR90eZsz5kNh23nKlAGMjASKmJGjDwVplSjrmGQoKqkKkLbVuP5UvgbGgZ6sv2LO_Wf/s1600/mayan_temple.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeu7hisr9xJQMviOx2PFAllhiqIBeE2Hpx4H_yEmrne7lsKS4yA7aCJa9dn485HbRfQIRyuezXkR90eZsz5kNh23nKlAGMjASKmJGjDwVplSjrmGQoKqkKkLbVuP5UvgbGgZ6sv2LO_Wf/s320/mayan_temple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565846480595459298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"The year of 2011 is not scheduled to be just like another year. This is our last chance to live up to being co-creators with the cosmic plan."</span> - Carl Calleman<br /><br /><br />Welcome to the flow of evolution.<br /><br />For those who read the first incarnation of my 2011 Astro Forecast document and/or listened to the audio recording of our 1/11 Astro Forecast Teleconference, I need to clarify something.<br /><br />Carl Johan Calleman has updated his calculation for the beginning of the "ninth wave" of consciousness evolution encoded in the Mayan calendar. He originally published that the ninth and final wave, called the Universal Underworld, would begin February 11, 2011, a date included in his early books and the Powerpoint presentation referenced in my astro forecasts for this year.<br /><br />He has revised his calculation, and the new date for the beginning of the ninth wave, or Universal Underworld, is March 9, 2011. The end date of this wave, and the completion of all underworlds, remains October 28, 2011.<br /><br />When I wrote to Carl about the discrepancy in the dates, he explained: "In my book I wrote February 11, 2011, as a provisory date. I could not yet tell what was the actual beginning date and now I have come to lean over to the March 9, 2011, date. It was simply too difficult to see this clearly when I wrote it in 2001 or even earlier." I've updated my 2011 Astro Forecast, available here: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XANsFFt7jMP94WkcFW8OabwBtikku7rfXD3QlBeLGA9aLqWuS9f-Zw3u_dwFr9d6_TUPlKLPpPumAg8iXVOpM3eVUTDHatc774f1iV3tAyjMIxNiI3T4nVE9wXdF9KaWih3pT31-BwZ7/s1600/2012symbol.jpg"></a><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Mayan Activation</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XANsFFt7jMP94WkcFW8OabwBtikku7rfXD3QlBeLGA9aLqWuS9f-Zw3u_dwFr9d6_TUPlKLPpPumAg8iXVOpM3eVUTDHatc774f1iV3tAyjMIxNiI3T4nVE9wXdF9KaWih3pT31-BwZ7/s1600/2012symbol.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XANsFFt7jMP94WkcFW8OabwBtikku7rfXD3QlBeLGA9aLqWuS9f-Zw3u_dwFr9d6_TUPlKLPpPumAg8iXVOpM3eVUTDHatc774f1iV3tAyjMIxNiI3T4nVE9wXdF9KaWih3pT31-BwZ7/s320/2012symbol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565849671023347426" border="0" /></a>I became acquainted with Carl's work in 2001 through Ian Lungold, whose presentation of the intricacies of Carl's interpretation was superb. Ian's website, <a href="http://www.mayanmajix.com/">http://www.MayanMajix.com</a>, continues his legacy, and I've posted videos of his talks on my YouTube channel.</div><div><br />For those not familiar with Carl's work, he has devoted much of his scholarly life to interpreting the intent and meaning of the Mayan calendar. He's best known for calculating a different "end date" of the calendar (October 28, 2011 rather than the commonly held December 21, 2012), but more importantly, he sees the calendar less as a timekeeping system and more as an expression of unfolding consciousness, a process that's accelerating (and thus, related to time).<br /><br />It's mindblowing stuff, and I highly recommend getting to know his work if you're at all interested in the deeper, esoteric meaning of what's happening on the Earth at this time. You might also be interested in joining up with others around the world who are creating ritual and intent in alignment with the beginning of the ninth wave of consciousness evolution on March 9.<br /><br />I don't know who's right about the end date of the Mayan calendar, and my sense is that it doesn't matter. Over the years I've been exposed to many wisdomkeepers connected with the Mayan calendar and teachings, and I feel certain they're all making enormous contributions to the awakening of consciousness on our planet during this transition to the next world age. I will say that when I experienced Ian's presentation of Carl's information, every cell in my body lit up with recognition of cosmic truth. That didn't even happen when I was in the presence of Mayan daykeepers, so I know Carl's onto something.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">What's Gonna Happen?</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9NTW1a9mmId7U151vAH91xzNx4dNjFSg1b-7oTdypMYTLnOcwWWnoeSKPc5XIJV2pZZ4CLg7Lws1YWqGiJvpaoXp2CGoop6f0TIfhAGIWzSvnLFVKgBCwM2gfpIwm96YUeihm2RQHoDw/s1600/wave_big.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9NTW1a9mmId7U151vAH91xzNx4dNjFSg1b-7oTdypMYTLnOcwWWnoeSKPc5XIJV2pZZ4CLg7Lws1YWqGiJvpaoXp2CGoop6f0TIfhAGIWzSvnLFVKgBCwM2gfpIwm96YUeihm2RQHoDw/s320/wave_big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565850411004365730" border="0" /></a>In our teleconference on January 11, a caller asked the obvious: What does all that mean? What will happen? I only half-jokingly responded that she might ask Mr. Calleman himself because I hadn't seen anything from him lately on the subject. He has since published an intriguing article on his website.<br /><br />He writes: "March 9, 2011, is the dawn of the wave of unity." In a radio interview last fall, Carl explained how his understanding of unity consciousness is bigger than the oneness we feel with each other, the Earth and all of creation. Unity is union with our Divine Source, or what he terms "God." If that doesn't change the world, what will?<br /><br />The most intriguing aspect of this ninth and final wave is that it's so fast. We have from March 9 through October 28 to step into our power, and our birthright, as divine co-creators embodied on Earth.<br /><br />No wonder they call it a quickening.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Ninth Wave</span><br /><br />As the evolution of consciousness accelerates, each of us will very likely experience the shift differently, according to our perceptions, beliefs, conscious intent and subconscious conditioning.<br /><br />One thing seems clear. Exactly what will happen is up to us.<br /><br />So it's important to purify the mind, open our hearts, and align with the soul and higher truth, connect with others who are consciously making this journey in service to all beings and the Earth, and allow the guidance to flow about how to navigate these uncertain waters.<br /><br />"There is no single right answer to how this transformation to unity consciousness is to be brought about everywhere," Carl writes. "These will be extraordinary times."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeXCZRwJUkIfTZPaz2EgvkwIqBHsxC518QbkAPSL4J79i2FT-1hBxkkuovqjunIxPTvpXijD7M0JK5iWCVIusMSx7T9eB98tbb51qUBvuo8keSPmAMhaXhYaeDOAQFoXVOoNts1T4NaVi/s1600/Ninth_Wave_Calendar_4-AHAU.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Carl Calleman</span><br />9th Wave - Universal Underworld<br /><a href="http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/dawn_of_the_unity_wave.htm">http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/dawn_of_the_unity_wave.htm</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Ninth Wave - Gregorian dates</span><br />Download the JPG and follow along<br /><a href="http://www.4-ahau.com/ressources/Ninth_Wave_Calendar_4-AHAU.jpg">http://www.4-ahau.com/ressources/Ninth_Wave_Calendar_4-AHAU.jpg</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Nightfall Interview with Carl Calleman</span><br /><a href="http://www.nightfall-project.com/3/post/2010/10/nightfall-project-interview-with-carl-calleman-day-7-of-the-galactic-underworld-the-universal-underworld.html">http://www.nightfall-project.com/3/post/2010/10/nightfall-project-interview-with-carl-calleman-day-7-of-the-galactic-underworld-the-universal-underworld.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Tree of Life Celebration</span><br />March 9, 2011<br /><a href="http://www.treeoflifecelebration.com/">http://www.treeoflifecelebration.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Mayan Majix</span><br />With gratitude to Ian, Matty and Michael<br /><a href="http://www.mayanmajix.com/">http://www.mayanmajix.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Astro Forecast PDF</span><br />2011: Gateway to 2012 and Beyond<br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast mp3</span><br />Teleconference recording<br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">YouTube Videos</span><br />(Look under "Recommended about 2012")<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/starpriestess111">http://www.youtube.com/starpriestess111</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; ">Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a> All rights reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-28487459395798871812011-01-22T18:52:00.015-07:002011-02-01T23:12:24.809-07:00Timeshift 2011<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHjKU9kA5qyXM0FCGE2P7dgpCL40P-smOnJfE8LxRuCY28ffx9UJzLRG7uY-cRaIk4aNTeJqbnkLSkJzeIp2NrZq0PihXm9ZKVRqFQ0wpQmXZLLlieoLzKwTXqcjyAm2xo4YJNM3oSqPL/s1600/dolfins+surfing.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHjKU9kA5qyXM0FCGE2P7dgpCL40P-smOnJfE8LxRuCY28ffx9UJzLRG7uY-cRaIk4aNTeJqbnkLSkJzeIp2NrZq0PihXm9ZKVRqFQ0wpQmXZLLlieoLzKwTXqcjyAm2xo4YJNM3oSqPL/s320/dolfins+surfing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565224482488497858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_32VQeVsb0WTUFmIpZ7HRy2VkOGKTD_8Ya9fDfu_0JMWSl1dUJChbWZUbe1dmjFxcM6TLgvobThGIcZE0ELfqq-SdmSpuMwng0A174ukO9aRk_sTSbbpjYErUXE66wDdew7Wnx05NhV4/s1600/dolfins+surfing.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">"It is not the strongest of the species who survive, not the most intelligent, but those who are the most adaptive to change."</span> - Charles Darwin<br /><br /><br />Ready or not, here comes the next big wave.<br /><br />If you're feeling edgy, apprehensive, maybe a bit fearful and sometimes ecstatic, you're tuned in to the next phase in the quantum evolutionary journey that is 2011.<br /><br />With six eclipses this year, four planets changing signs and volatile outer-planet configurations on the way, 2011 is bursting with potential and equally enormous challenges.<br /><br />Notice the massive upheaval we've already seen in the first few weeks of the new year, including historic flooding in Australia, political revolution in Tunisia, and tragic loss in an attempted assassination in the United States. And then there's the mysterious "aflockalypse" afflicting land, sky and sea creatures around the world as the environment continues to deteriorate.<br /><br />The challenges are great, but we're up to it. As the waves of change come faster and faster, this year offers a rare opportunity to revolutionize our reality, and it's going to require vigilant focus and great love to do it.<br /><br />The next two months will give us an idea how all this volatility will play out.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Line-Up</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABGSE7BbaFJMIf4vBVt1AM8SOVfw0srvlg37WOrjBWbD87fsWxmo6wR_MJcutmRkGWHx8lsuF5sLAQi3jAvWQBQVoroq5wdrFjZB-Q5WiGGHx7BY7jiC7eMdKKibiccJdHA3Ymiqz_4ya/s1600/jupiter_io.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABGSE7BbaFJMIf4vBVt1AM8SOVfw0srvlg37WOrjBWbD87fsWxmo6wR_MJcutmRkGWHx8lsuF5sLAQi3jAvWQBQVoroq5wdrFjZB-Q5WiGGHx7BY7jiC7eMdKKibiccJdHA3Ymiqz_4ya/s200/jupiter_io.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565227087326251218" border="0" /></a>Today the gas giant Jupiter completed his journey in the spiritual depths of Pisces and entered the initiating fire of Aries. On March 11, Uranus, planet of chaos, will follow. Between now and then, Saturn turns retrograde in Libra, Chiron enters Pisces, and the final underworld of the Mayan calendar begins.<br /><br />The period of February 2-4 is especially potent with the Aquarius New Moon aligning with the cross-quarter gateway of Imbolc (or Lammas if you're in the southern hemisphere) and leading into a potent Full Moon in Leo/Aquarius on February 17/18.<br /><br />In March the energies ramp up when Uranus blazes into Aries, igniting the Leo Full Moon just before the March 20 Equinox. On April 4, transiting Neptune joins brother Chiron in Pisces, opening a multidimensional gateway of illumination that will be confusing as well as enlightening.<br /><br />And that's just the next two months!<br /><br />The Universal Underworld in Carl Johan Calleman's interpretation of the Mayan calendar is the single most intriguing element of the 2011 landscape. Beginning March 9, the rate of consciousness evolution speeds up by a factor of 20, so a shift in consciousness that took a whole year from 1999 until now (or 20 years prior to 1999) will take only 20 days. This phase, and all nine underworlds in Calleman's system, end on October 28 of this year.<br /><br />If Calleman's right, and I believe he is, life on Earth will look radically different before the end of the year.<br /><br />Time as we've known it is collapsing, and we'll notice the biggest shift yet beginning in March. So thoughts turn into reality faster, and we're flooded with possibilities each moment. This new way of being is chaotic, but also exhilarating once we get the hang of it.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Big Picture</span><br /><br />As I wrote in my 2011 Astro Forecast, 2011 is a tipping point, a huge new beginning for humanity and the Earth. If you wait around for 2012, you’ll miss it.<br /><br />Are there areas of your life that are due for an overhaul? Now's the time. In 2011, you can ride the energy waves and make changes very quickly. On the flip side, if you don't participate in your evolutionary process, the energies will initiate the changes anyway, and it will be even less comfortable.<br /><br />The trick to navigating the energies is to stay slightly ahead of the wave, like these surfers in Hawaii.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Qwr6yMcD7Kk?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="340" frameborder="0" height="285"></iframe><br /></div><br />Below are some materials to help you navigate the intense energies of 2011. I've spent much of the past three months in deep communion with what's on the horizon to be able to put this together. If you care to join others around the world who are finding these helpful, just follow the links below.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast mp3</span><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast PDF</span><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a><br /><br />You'll learn more about the Mayan underworlds as well as the planetary alignments of 2011, and how to surf the cosmic energies into a brighter future.<br /><br />Away we go!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; ">Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a> All rights reserved</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><br /></span></span></span></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-79722619098381845512011-01-14T13:38:00.013-07:002011-01-14T21:45:05.869-07:00The Serpent Awakens<span style="font-style: italic;">Shrouded in mystery, the serpent awakens. As humanity encounters the great healer Ophiuchus, we plunge once more into the depths of becoming. Rebirth awaits.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUz-oLzk6lhGXUqfRRSNpdxztTAmgFoBldD1BaFicTi7jRVJqRkGwGPJc6fNzZxQXJMYpXbE1hd9QjFB97lUcgAJuLgCyMyYziZCSkuC9PRd3wR5oHwPtTqUx1SyaDwSRVEXs7Oo7mun7Y/s1600/ophiuchus_sm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUz-oLzk6lhGXUqfRRSNpdxztTAmgFoBldD1BaFicTi7jRVJqRkGwGPJc6fNzZxQXJMYpXbE1hd9QjFB97lUcgAJuLgCyMyYziZCSkuC9PRd3wR5oHwPtTqUx1SyaDwSRVEXs7Oo7mun7Y/s200/ophiuchus_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562144766881492066" border="0" /></a>I am celebrating today the dawn of ancient light on Earth. Sort of.<br /><br />Maybe you've already seen the headline. The Serpent Holder apparently had a press conference.<br /><br />The mainstream mediasphere lit up this week with tales of a new zodiac. Yes, there is potentially a 13th sign of the zodiac known in ancient times, and it's re-emerging into the astrological lexicon today. Unfortunately, the news reports are hopelessly garbled, and the table that's circulating showing "new dates" of the astrological signs is flat-out wrong.<br /><br />I'm hearing from people all over asking about this announcement and a so-called "new zodiac." This is a complex subject and one best approached with an open mind and open heart. It's not as simple as a new zodiac versus the old one. In fact, there are more than two, depending on how you look at it. The dates of the astrological signs, with Ophiuchus considered, do not shift the way the news reports show. Still, the mystery is intriguing.<br /><br /><div>For the record:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. There is no "new zodiac." There's a sidereal zodiac and a tropical zodiac, both very old. There are other zodiacs, as well, in various traditions.</div><div>2. Yes, there is a constellation called Ophiuchus (or Serpentarius), and the Sun transits this region of the sky each December.</div><div>3. Ophiuchus may or may not be a sign of the zodiac, depending on your perspective. If he is considered a sign, he fits between Scorpio and Sagittarius.</div><div><br /></div><div>The challenge in understanding all this lies in the difference between the sidereal and tropical zodiacs, which is an issue western astrologers may have to come to terms with sooner rather than later. The impending revolution of astrology is a topic for another day.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Over the past few years I've put a lot of energy into teaching and publishing about this subject, including several blog posts during the Sun's transit of Ophiuchus in 2010 and a special initiatory journey into the heart of Serpentarius (Ophiuchus' other name) in December. If you're interested in some informed perceptions, you can order the audio recording and extensive study guide here: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus</a><br /><br /></div></div><div><div>The gift of the Serpent Holder is a sacred mystery to be explored and savored. Enjoy the journey.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some links.</div><div><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/tales-of-serpent.html"><br />http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/tales-of-serpent.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/great-moment-of-truth-approaches.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/great-moment-of-truth-approaches.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/triumph.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/triumph.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/holy-light.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/holy-light.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Ophiuchus Journey</span><br /><br />The audio recording of our initiatory journey in December, along with an extensive study guide about Ophiuchus, is available here: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus</a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Copyright 2010-2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a><br />All rights reserved</span></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-59289387155689007842011-01-14T10:27:00.008-07:002011-01-14T13:36:59.709-07:00Tales of the Serpent<div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span">[Republished from November 30, 2010. Also see </span></i><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/serpent-awakens.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2011/01/serpent-awakens.html</a><i><span class="Apple-style-span">]</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnL-0gDjpqLxy7Zj_6dWGDvURaoIl2CA9JggvOj5o7gW3D4LGeS33Ulw_pDp7JJo1ssHWJEzU1_XNYJ5yKHrdkHS_hINbmEnskLdclDNAp5goHQu4-9atLPEQAmN4LsNKshmDU9PKA8Gg/s1600/serpent_cosmic+egg.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnL-0gDjpqLxy7Zj_6dWGDvURaoIl2CA9JggvOj5o7gW3D4LGeS33Ulw_pDp7JJo1ssHWJEzU1_XNYJ5yKHrdkHS_hINbmEnskLdclDNAp5goHQu4-9atLPEQAmN4LsNKshmDU9PKA8Gg/s200/serpent_cosmic+egg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562096306907535474" border="0" /></a><i>I am the Sacred Serpent,</i></div><div><i>Prophet and protector, helper and healer.</i></div><div><i>With a mind of magic, </i></div><div><i>A tongue of truth,</i></div><div><i>And eyes of mystic wisdom.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>- Jezibell</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br />Shrouded in mystery, the serpent awakens.</div><div><br /></div><div>As the Sun encounters the great healer Ophiuchus, we plunge once more into the depths of becoming. Rebirth awaits.</div><div><br /></div><div>A shamanic journey begun a year ago will carry us through the holiday season this December and into the new year. Along the way, we fuse with the galaxy through a series of planetary alignments that awaken the soul to higher truth, deeper purpose, divinity.</div><div><br /></div><div>Between now and January 4, we have the chance of a lifetime to choose a new destiny for ourselves and our world.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">The Line-Up</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Beginning today, the Sun transits the constellation of Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder, and continues this journey through December 18. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ophiuchus leads into the Solstice Sun's alignment with the Galactic Equator, an every-26,000-year phenomenon connected with 2012 and the Mayan calendar.</div><div><br /></div><div>This year, the lunar and solar cycles dovetail in a rare and miraculous Total Lunar Eclipse on December 21 just hours before the Solstice alignment. Because the eclipse portal connects with the heart center of the Milky Way, the creative potential of this alignment is off the charts. </div><div><br /></div><div>We are reborn January 4 with a Solar Eclipse on the Capricorn New Moon.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Serpent Holder initiates this five-week sequence. As a year of chaos and questions comes to a close, we have another five weeks to clear emotional debris and create intent around how we'd like to shape our reality as we cross the 2012 threshold. This applies at a personal and planetary level.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our inner journey during this time reflects the Sun's transit. The period will be intense, volatile and transformative. Expect disruption. Eclipses break up energy patterns, shaking the foundations of the established order. Think back to the raucous months of June, July and August of this year. We progress to the next level now, six months later.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Is It a Sign?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC70L1BJiBPVrMo-lq6cTWQnbWSTShj9DFnRC4znvnq6YK53iIOnzjwmD20KkURJUOm57R78zK1TeiFW-EdvSuiz0OpSZGwTsQKJWyFphL1HUwf0fd7rqmqXypKRTMpeOHXwp4X8pPcHu/s1600/ophiuchus.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC70L1BJiBPVrMo-lq6cTWQnbWSTShj9DFnRC4znvnq6YK53iIOnzjwmD20KkURJUOm57R78zK1TeiFW-EdvSuiz0OpSZGwTsQKJWyFphL1HUwf0fd7rqmqXypKRTMpeOHXwp4X8pPcHu/s200/ophiuchus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562096548389204402" border="0" /></a>Ophiuchus is healer, bridger and wayshower, an interdimenionsal portal lying beyond Scorpio and Sagittarius. But is it really a sign of the zodiac? After all, signs and constellations aren't the same thing. </div><div><br /></div><div>There's no widespread agreement among contemporary astrologers. Having 13 signs in the zodiac certainly upsets the cosmic order of a system where a 12-sign zodiac matches nicely with a 12-house horoscope. </div><div><br /></div><div>Known to ancient astrologers and depicted in the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, Egypt, Ophiuchus is re-emerging as a transformational gateway in these transitional times. Those who opt to include this 13th sign call it Ophiuchus or Serpentarius.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Serpent Medicine</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Back to the Serpent. In esoteric traditions, long before fear and religious fervor distorted ancient teachings, the Serpent represented the cosmic, creative force of the universe, Divine Source. It's awakening, uncoiling form is associated with rising life-force kundalini within us.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Feathered Serpent of the Meso-Americans, named Quetzalcoatl, represents our enlightened state as God-realized beings embodied on Earth. The Fire Serpent with its coiled tail is a master symbol in the Eastern healing tradition of Reiki. The spiral-coil denotes the underworld in shamanic traditions.</div><div><br /></div><div>In shedding its skin, the Serpent represents the potential of life beyond death, the shamanic promise of rebirth. Coiled, it is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.</div><div><br /></div><div>Who, then, is Ophiuchus, the holder of the Serpent in the heavens? He is healer, shaman, magician, alchemist, sage and mystic. He represents the potential of humanity to attain enlightenment as we release fear, conditioning and the emotional scarring of countless liftimes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ophiuchus offers a glimpse of our own divinity to anyone who has the courage and desire to journey through this shamanic, multidimensional portal, the planetary gateway of year-end 2010.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span">Ophiuchus: 13th Sign of the Zodiac</span></b> - On December 8, we gathered for a special initiatory tele-event, Ophiuchus: 13th Sign of the Zodiac, during the Sun's transit of this mysterious region of the sky. Learn about characteristics and meaning of this re-emergent sign and how Ophiuchus influences your personal astrology. Enter the Temple of Aesclepius to commune with the Serpent Bearer and connect with your inner healer. You can order the mp3 and extensive study guide here: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus</a></div><div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Copyright 2010-2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a><br />All rights reserved</span><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-35114735172425977372011-01-10T08:02:00.011-07:002011-02-01T23:12:59.968-07:00Surf's Up<div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xGlemLOAkz3acOb3zrwWkMEffBPCS4XwEnOw-0VUkk4aHy4LLSj9EFl9GBJVlRHnPo7-KZdsBKyGc2Fg3wE0NNifA0igpkgEtGOVq9sBP1SHUchSJTmWE5HLrMKagMKsPbEnqVsHpttC/s1600/wave_2010.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xGlemLOAkz3acOb3zrwWkMEffBPCS4XwEnOw-0VUkk4aHy4LLSj9EFl9GBJVlRHnPo7-KZdsBKyGc2Fg3wE0NNifA0igpkgEtGOVq9sBP1SHUchSJTmWE5HLrMKagMKsPbEnqVsHpttC/s200/wave_2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560586666846684930" border="0" /></a>What's next?<br /><br />With all their galactic connections, the December 21-January 4 eclipses catalyzed a major consciousness upgrade at the beginning of the year.<br /><br />Now here we are, facing reality. Today's world doesn't quite synch up with the potential we experienced through these portals...at least not yet.<br /><br />The expansion at the turn of the year offered a taste of elation, and relief. Real change is supported in a new way in 2011. We can shift the trajectory of life on Earth to create a more sustainable, just and enlightened world.<br /><br />We've reached the tipping point.<br /><br />This is the year to begin creating a new paradigm even as the old is collapsing. There's a lot to do, very quickly, and each of us has a part. Incoming cosmic frequencies support our efforts.<br /><br />This year is different from 2010 in some intriguing and challenging ways. In 2011 we begin manifesting at warp speed, so we need to be vigilant, stay focused and stay positive. As waves of change come faster, there's less time for recovery and integration. And less time is needed.<br /><br />We'll preview the celestial energies, the power portals and what to expect as we make our way toward 2012 and the end of the Mayan calendar during our New Year's Astro Forecast Teleconference tomorrow, January 11.<br /><br />This special presentation includes themes and highlights of 2011, techniques for riding the waves masterfully, new study materials, and a special group meditation and attunement. If you miss the event, the audio recording will be available after the call.<br /><br />Details and registration: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br />Join others from around the world as we begin to actualize the potential in the Shift of the Ages and participate in the creation of a new paradigm on Earth. We're going to play and have fun with this. Surf's up!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; ">Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a> All rights reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><br /></span></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-57944433742300705922011-01-02T20:24:00.016-07:002011-02-01T23:13:29.610-07:00Empty<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAo0PbfnOm-vRG1nQd6NhweKDxPia-JpOhIV0S9dgHyB71dueL2ARQS_gJ1jnRKPd1A0CkcTJF8ZOBa6JcXylzV3Wpr41QQdewL5MruuS4y3WN1tlFJ2x_CCO3N2xiyoEBmsXHrAaBXpfR/s1600/partial_solar.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAo0PbfnOm-vRG1nQd6NhweKDxPia-JpOhIV0S9dgHyB71dueL2ARQS_gJ1jnRKPd1A0CkcTJF8ZOBa6JcXylzV3Wpr41QQdewL5MruuS4y3WN1tlFJ2x_CCO3N2xiyoEBmsXHrAaBXpfR/s200/partial_solar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557796241614352162" border="0" /></a>The past dissolving, future not yet formed, all of creation rests in the dark emptiness, the shadow, between. This is the next eclipse, and it's coming right up.<br /><br />For those of us in the Americas, the partial new moon solar eclipse will happen overnight Monday going into Tuesday morning. Across the Atlantic, the eclipse is Tuesday, January 4. A darkening of the Sun will be visible in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and much of Asia.<br /><br />Solar eclipses are super-charged new moons. Whether seen or merely felt, this eclipsed meeting of the Sun and Moon signals not only the beginning of a new year but also an enormous energy shift into the next evolution on Earth.<br /><br />If you're feeling excited, jittery, disoriented, lethargic, apprehensive, elated or any combination of the above, you're probably highly sensitive and already picking up on this potent planetary configuration.<br /><br />Something big is indeed about to happen.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;">Eclipse details</span><br /><br />Eclipses are special alignments of the Sun, Earth and Moon that happen twice a year, in pairs or triads. The electromagnetic energy shifts associated with eclipses affect the tides, weather and seismic activity on Earth. With an event of this magnitude, we can feel unsettled in our bodies at eclipse time.<br /><br />Since ancient times, eclipses have been viewed as portents of change. This is because the shifting electromagnetics help break up energy patterns so something new can take shape.<br /><br />Eclipse periods are also potent times for manifestation. The creative potential in the January 4 event requests our attention.<br /><br />This week's eclipse is paired with the galactically charged Total Lunar Eclipse on the December 21 Solstice, and energy patterns have been shifting around intensely for the past two weeks. What's been held deeply in the subconscious has surfaced, provoking healing and integration. With a little bit of focus on Monday-Tuesday as the Sun and Moon meet in Capricorn, a new matrix clicks into place, and away we go into 2011.<br /><br />The impact of our thoughts and prayers goes quantum with this powerful alignment at the beginning of a brand new year. How perfect it is to energize our intentions for 2011 in this way.<br /><br />Here's the timing:<br /><br />Eclipse begins 6:40 AM GMT (January 4)<br />Greatest eclipse 8:50 AM GMT<br />Eclipse ends 11 AM GMT<br /><br />To convert to your time zone: <a href="http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc">http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">What it's about</span><br /><br />In a solar eclipse, as darkness crosses the face of the Sun, we're transported into the quantum field of infinite possibility. The cosmos fuels our intent.<br /><br />In this alignment, the Sun and Moon meet in mid-Capricorn. Pluto, Lord of the Underworld, and Mars, the Warrior, are also transiting Capricorn. The Sabian symbols for their positions speak volumes about the meaning and potential in this alignment.<br /><br />14 Capricorn (Sun-Moon): <i>An ancient bas-relief carved in granite remains a witness to a long-forgotten culture.</i> An alternative description reads: <i>A vast pile of Mayan ruins in tropical America discloses a perfectly preserved bas-relief carved in the granite.</i><br /><br />And, as the Sun crosses 13 Capricorn on the way to meet the Moon, the symbol is: <i>A fire worshipper meditates on the ultimate realities of existence.</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Uw6xI0ujQROCUStszKwVj7ljuLqgsaZ7MhQvKy7uK3xbL9I8goiNC_6lVDR-qRy3EwS2GR2jdGs1aC_xvc1iAfIYYu2_uwr8tQ8hrwxDKxSYmTujcjRQAZOiKSxGo4jAK3-E9St6gt9J/s1600/jupiter_io.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Uw6xI0ujQROCUStszKwVj7ljuLqgsaZ7MhQvKy7uK3xbL9I8goiNC_6lVDR-qRy3EwS2GR2jdGs1aC_xvc1iAfIYYu2_uwr8tQ8hrwxDKxSYmTujcjRQAZOiKSxGo4jAK3-E9St6gt9J/s200/jupiter_io.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557798089559714242" border="0" /></a>5 Capricorn (Pluto): <i>An American Indian encampment rests by the side of a canoe-filled stream and on shore the war dance commences.</i><br /><br />21 Capricorn (Mars): <i>Excitement fills the grandstands during the relay race as each runner springs to his place with eagerness.</i><br /><br />Amid the ramped-up energies of the new year and the many challenges and changes we face in this dawn of the next world age, a message is embedded in the sacred remains of the Ancient Ones, a cellular activation, memory of home.<br /><br />Jupiter and Uranus contribute galactic overtones as they align for an exact conjunction in late Pisces, square to the Galactic Core.<br /><br />Communing with the Ancestors, the elements and spirit world, the Earth, Sun, Moon, the other planets, the stars and the Great Beyond fuels our manifestation process as divine co-creators embarking on the journey of a lifetime.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Expect miracles</span><br /><br />A lot of people are asking about life purpose these days. Even if you're not clear what your purpose is, or the next expression of it, now is a perfect time to make a commitment to serve in the awakening, the evolution of consciousness on Earth.<br /><br />Capricorn asks us to take responsibility. Pisces connects us with spirit guidance and the unseen realms.<br /><br />Imagine the future you long for future generations to inherit. Dream big. Open to the ways you might, in this life, help bring about your vision. Find others who share a similar vision. As I wrote in my <a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/year-ahead.html">2011 Astro Forecas</a><a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">t</a>, evolutionary forces support the kind of quantum shift that will help our dreams manifest suddenly.<br /><br />Within this moment of infinite possibility, open to the miraculous. <span style="font-style: italic;">Om Shanti</span><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/StarPriestess.com</span><br /><br />More about the December-January eclipse series: <a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/great-moment-of-truth-approaches.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/great-moment-of-truth-approaches.html</a><br /><br />Astro Forecast 2011-2012 and Beyond:<div><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/year-ahead.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/year-ahead.html</a><br /><br /></div><div>Here's a lovely opportunity to connect with others in global meditation at sunset leading into the solar eclipse alignment: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185640298115651">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185640298115651</a> You have to be logged into Facebook to see this page!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast Interview with Carl Munson - January 4, 2011</span><br /><br />Carl Munson with Barefoot blogspot radio has invited me to talk about the forecast for 2011 in a special interview just after the eclipse on Tuesday. <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/carlmunson/2011/01/04/life-as-we-knew-it-is-over--astrologer-allison-rae-on-the-barefoot-broadcast">Click here</a> to tune in. The interview will also be posted in the archives for later listening.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast Teleconference - January 11, 2011</span><br /><br />Join others from around the world for a 90-minute program previewing the celestial energies and quantum potential of 2011. The event will be recorded, so you don't have to be live on the call to receive the information. Details: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jm8-u0Fwi5iAS-ZHJWlSAaTiOStZG7QlwxvDivi3L2ZRa3m4U9rZM-XHHT5R0qD77FT_X-WSy5FMhirkQO-QMOvwHH1GK7dYslDJJUSjfc1wozgRZ-3aSe0DGOWXHzLiugwd-JdDHOko/s1600/morro+bay.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jm8-u0Fwi5iAS-ZHJWlSAaTiOStZG7QlwxvDivi3L2ZRa3m4U9rZM-XHHT5R0qD77FT_X-WSy5FMhirkQO-QMOvwHH1GK7dYslDJJUSjfc1wozgRZ-3aSe0DGOWXHzLiugwd-JdDHOko/s200/morro+bay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557807018605564130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Presentation in Morro Bay, CA - </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">January 12, 2011</span><br /><br />If you're in central California, you're invited to a special live presentation. Veteran astrologer Harry Farmer and I will team up for a two-hour astro forecast event at Coalesce Bookstore's Garden Chapel in Morro Bay. Details: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/2011AstroForecastCoalesce.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/2011AstroForecastCoalesce.pdf</a><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; ">Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a> All rights reserved</span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><br /></span></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-81297180628349385212010-12-31T18:44:00.011-07:002010-12-31T18:56:42.051-07:00Away We Go<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuojMeykQVyqCPsJSUM1Di2OaugK9ZkdICFTx0Nok5p8P7-NJU48ymGB0HKfl_XZapnZA80o2xs-VOmtmFatLOLabcN_P-VVAVCj7skuqQ2wtKkFuxrI8hkkNDEdhqT50cfIWhyKtvDmk/s1600/fireworks.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuojMeykQVyqCPsJSUM1Di2OaugK9ZkdICFTx0Nok5p8P7-NJU48ymGB0HKfl_XZapnZA80o2xs-VOmtmFatLOLabcN_P-VVAVCj7skuqQ2wtKkFuxrI8hkkNDEdhqT50cfIWhyKtvDmk/s200/fireworks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557029950526076258" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Out with the old, in with the new never felt so good.<br /><br />As a friend e-mailed today,<br /><br />"Happy 2011<br />We made it through 2010! Whew!"<br /><br />My sentiments exactly.<br /><br />Thank you, 2010, for all the lessons and opportunities. Now that we get the hang of quantum change, let's rock this planet in 2011!<br /><br /><br />New Year's Post: <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=lhoeggeab&v=001SbPU0nO9dPDIzj-bZrvfo338fgqnB98zdNf8wZ7zXabDQBkTWvBoNlHBegOGErTIHxHo7qBJm7XDX2uMljkzrvHVQB1z-uko3PJ-G8fne9Q9OPMDZGNVzw%3D%3D"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Click here</span></a>.</div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-37271444514412721992010-12-30T07:20:00.015-07:002011-02-01T23:13:59.326-07:00The Year Ahead<div><br /></div>Life as we knew it is over. For 2011, 2012 and beyond, the game has definitely changed on Earth.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wzG77LyXLPxTbbdHNI7oBfH7w7Q8ZDB_foRjd5F9hmXT7jcpkhzAV3mwp43-LmZ7CwmGnST5lS7ZiRYsG1K9DLUJENv5eqUkHdHxOkXPRZ9uxm7CgDYRWU7L1GsWfjiN1TB6f1YIhPEq/s1600/2011previewcrop.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wzG77LyXLPxTbbdHNI7oBfH7w7Q8ZDB_foRjd5F9hmXT7jcpkhzAV3mwp43-LmZ7CwmGnST5lS7ZiRYsG1K9DLUJENv5eqUkHdHxOkXPRZ9uxm7CgDYRWU7L1GsWfjiN1TB6f1YIhPEq/s200/2011previewcrop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556487326042346226" border="0" /></a>Economies, governments, businesses, education, social systems, the arts, sciences, technology and medicine all look radically different than they did just a few years ago.<br /><br />Incoming cosmic frequencies are speeding up the changes. This has been going on for awhile now. In 2011, ramped-up evolutionary forces shift into overdrive. The reconfiguration is just beginning.<br /><br />This week the sun sets on a year we'll never forget, and everyone's wondering what lies ahead.<br /><br />The ancient and prophetic Mayan calendar is ending. The new year begins with an eclipse series, and four outer planets change signs in 2011. The writing's on the wall. The year is all about change.<br /><br />Not that recent years haven't rocked our reality. In 2011, the energies are more complex. As the evolution of consciousness accelerates on Earth, we're able to download and integrate increasingly complex cosmic programs that further speed up the process. More and more quickly, we're learning to adapt.<br /><br />In 2011, we go to the next level of complexity. Planetary energies will be highly focused, yet diffuse. It's a year of doing, and being, as we remember our powers of manifestation and begin to shape the next world age.<br /><br />Within the grand cosmic drama of the Turning of the Ages, it's showtime.<br /><br />Predictions about what exactly will happen are pointless. We're here to experience this auspicious moment and write history together.<br /><br />Through sacred science we can forecast the natural energies the new year will bring. It's up to us to focus the evolutionary forces and craft the future of life on Earth.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><br />The Forecast</span><br /><br />(For my complete 2011 Astro Forecast, <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">click here</a>)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8moakjDXOwBFOLX8aTpBy-MrPtopRIeeLSJQfzpzBKPM4xMhjtrP0cJNk1zm-Gk_pQwVJX-O6sb7vjO5cIVCJlmFz40F9-zAvfRzdL4W0UgEZDnFsSYi9W1STr-HuYQ9KEJaBkhgPay89/s1600/mayan_temple.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8moakjDXOwBFOLX8aTpBy-MrPtopRIeeLSJQfzpzBKPM4xMhjtrP0cJNk1zm-Gk_pQwVJX-O6sb7vjO5cIVCJlmFz40F9-zAvfRzdL4W0UgEZDnFsSYi9W1STr-HuYQ9KEJaBkhgPay89/s200/mayan_temple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556491292688892066" border="0" /></a>Energetically, 2011 will feel much different from 2010. Partly this is due to cosmological phenomena predicted by Mayan, Aztec, Hindu, Egyptian and other ancient timekeeping systems. Partly it's because the large celestial bodies closest to us - the planets of our solar system - will rearrange in ways that facilitate the transmission of specific frequencies to Earth. Another reason 2011 will feel different is that we're getting better at dealing with constant change.<br /><br />The context of this speeded-up evolutionary process is the great cycle shift known as the Turning of the Ages. This is a rare astrological, astronomical, cosmological, geophysical phenomenon encoded in the sacred calendars of many spiritual traditions on Earth.<br /><br />Vast cosmic cycles are ending and new cycles beginning over a transition period that lasts decades, perhaps hundreds or even thousands of years. We live in the twilight moment between the old and the new.<br /><br />As we dive into the celestial waters of 2011, it's important to remember that any single year is part of a continuum of time that is cyclic and ever-expanding in nature. There's no specific day, month or year when everything will change.<br /><br />Evolutionary energies are reaching a crescendo as we make our way through 2011, 2012 and beyond. There's a rumbling, a stirring of our very life force, as our codes are activated and the excitement builds. We breathe with anticipation and wonder where all the change is leading. Rather than watching passively, we're invited to step into our mastery, roll up our sleeves and contribute to shaping what happens next.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Themes and Highlights</span><br /><br />The year 2011 features a complex tapestry made up of multicolored strands of energies. Looking more closely, we notice how the various strands are woven together to create a captivating overall design. Here are some themes and highlights that will emerge from this magical terrain.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">I. Cosmic Initiation</span><br /><br />Another wave of awakening will sweep the planet as the celestial and Earth energies peak several times during 2011.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOStmecL-gWg2SsCdVDUzfOE3-5xbur0FFicIjXk-gIV8yeM1Wv3DBZcSGWbXaS1Jssb_V34d8qU1sbNSjxjH_6tv4Vb22RU3J6ZlSvdVNdVPqDavINA2jXwWq_ecj9r6oSKx3Tz4y6jG/s1600/ophiuchus_sky.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOStmecL-gWg2SsCdVDUzfOE3-5xbur0FFicIjXk-gIV8yeM1Wv3DBZcSGWbXaS1Jssb_V34d8qU1sbNSjxjH_6tv4Vb22RU3J6ZlSvdVNdVPqDavINA2jXwWq_ecj9r6oSKx3Tz4y6jG/s200/ophiuchus_sky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556491804037288386" border="0" /></a>The new year begins with two important eclipses that connect us with the creative force of the cosmos via the heart center of the Milky Way.<br /><br />On December 21, the Sun, Earth and Moon aligned in a total lunar eclipse just hours before the Solstice, opening our hearts and minds to higher truth. In a rare cosmic convergence, the historic lunar event happened during the special period when our Sun aligns each year with the heart of the Milky Way, a galactic alignment related to the Mayan calendar and 2012. To experience the play of shadow and light as the Moon, Earth and Sun danced with the Galactic Core was a moment of pure grace.<br /><br />The dawn of 2011 continues with a Solar Eclipse on the Capricorn New Moon on January 4. As the new year and a new lunar cycle begin, Jupiter and Uranus will be exactly conjunct in late Pisces. Together they square the Galactic Center, creating another moment of divine initiation, an awakening for humanity and the Earth.<br /><br />Later in January, Jupiter enters Aries, sign of the warrior. Uranus will follow in March. We witnessed the celestial combustion when these two powerhouse planets met in early Aries during the summer months of 2010 (winter in the southern hemisphere). When Jupiter, the Guru, and Uranus, the Awakener, again journey into the cosmic fire of Aries, sparks of insight, ingenuity and innovation will fly.<br /><br />As the first sign of the zodiac, Aries is associated with rebirth and new beginnings. In early 2011 both Jupiter and Uranus will complete their zodiacal journey in Pisces and begin a new cycle in Aries. The first degree of the first sign is an ultra-sensitive point in astrology. While Jupiter will zoom through Aries and into Taurus in 2011, Uranus moves more slowly and will hang around the initiation point for most of the year. The unpredictable nature of Uranus promises to surprise us both personally and collectively.<br /><br />In February, the Universal Underworld of the Mayan Calendar begins, blowing open the walls of human perception and freeing us to experience our cosmic nature as divine co-creators. This initiation lasts through October 28, 2011, and signals another quantum acceleration of consciousness evolution. (Based on the work of Mayan scholar Carl Johan Calleman. See <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.calleman.com/content/ppt_slides/slides.ppt">www.calleman.com/content/ppt_slides/slides.ppt</a>)<br /><br />Through the portal of 2011, an infusion of spiritual light will flood our world. Enlightenment is available to all in this unprecedented moment in cosmic time. As the kundalini fire of the cosmic serpent re-awakens on Earth, we're invited to the dance of creation.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">II. Earth in Balance</span><br /><br />We'll need the mass doses of Uranian inspiration and ingenuity coming our way, because we've got some enormous challenges to deal with on our home planet. Uranus is the problem-solver in astrology, the renegade, the "think-different" planet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6raHF6tledJ_81wqFEE3QKN8WgaC0PzYXT8M4vtLeAX-L6OZgtd4WkHt9Kt78hyphenhyphenwtivHmlVnNun3aCiUgPAnR3Vky_pciNcdUOnLELf5lk49mHVcIRV2xkSTQoJUpGG6U8uCwuw72MVb/s1600/oil+spill+fish.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6raHF6tledJ_81wqFEE3QKN8WgaC0PzYXT8M4vtLeAX-L6OZgtd4WkHt9Kt78hyphenhyphenwtivHmlVnNun3aCiUgPAnR3Vky_pciNcdUOnLELf5lk49mHVcIRV2xkSTQoJUpGG6U8uCwuw72MVb/s200/oil+spill+fish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556492313295184146" border="0" /></a>The Earth herself will be in the spotlight again in 2011. Earth changes will continue, with peaks likely in March through August, and again in late November through the end of the year.<br /><br />Perhaps the most stirring memory of 2010, for ages to come, will be the Gulf Oil disaster, which began as the Sun crossed into Taurus, and Uranus and Jupiter hovered in late Pisces. The most important planetary configuration of 2010, the Grand Cardinal Cross, formed in the heavens two months later as oil leaked uncontrollably from the sea floor. The cross has formed several times since, and will again in 2011.<br /><br />Both Chiron and Neptune will enter the water sign Pisces in 2011, and attention will again be focused on the waters of the Earth. In June, Jupiter crosses into Taurus, the first Earth sign of the zodiac, further emphasizing the importance of healing and harmonizing with our life-giving mother.<br /><br />Today the oil from the spill continues to devastate sensitive ecosystems in the gulf and surrounding areas. Clean-up has barely begun. Beyond the immediate problem of the spill itself lie the long-term environmental issues that came to light as a result of the incident. We need to pay attention to the messages of this disaster. The day-to-day choices we each make have an impact on our environment and the planet's natural resources.<br /><br />In 2011, Neptune will journey into the watery realms of Pisces, and Jupiter will venture into Taurus, the sign most associated with our Earth mother. Pluto continues his 16-year transit of Capricorn, reminding us, among other things, that governments, corporations, education and other institutions must be more focused on the environment.<br /><br />Words and awareness are not enough. Workable solutions and widespread, radical change are needed to address the environmental crisis now, before the unthinkable happens again.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">III. Revolution</span><br /><br />A compelling feature of the great cycle shift is the collection of energy around a central, quantum tipping point. This energy trough exists in the in-between period as one set of cosmic cycles ends and the next set begins. In the cusp or crease period between world ages, we can tap into the quantum field and make enormous changes very quickly. That time is now.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjOCmJC_TPmGgxMqlYH9himgQQIwRoqTjRdD3IVuKOz4o2IBrW0pMDdAR5KGMiGOxCagF2qdPRZ9NH4A7SfgcPZdRSIlpynEJQgu6Oqt4QWsvW5gOVWz58CHJJCR2BKLXhQXGNdrlFs8o/s1600/wind+power.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjOCmJC_TPmGgxMqlYH9himgQQIwRoqTjRdD3IVuKOz4o2IBrW0pMDdAR5KGMiGOxCagF2qdPRZ9NH4A7SfgcPZdRSIlpynEJQgu6Oqt4QWsvW5gOVWz58CHJJCR2BKLXhQXGNdrlFs8o/s200/wind+power.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556492817729396002" border="0" /></a>There have been other moments like this in human history, including the Industrial Revolution that mechanized our world and changed life as we knew it. That was back in 1755, which coincided with the beginning of the Planetary Underworld in Calleman's version of the Mayan calendar. The next cycle, called the Galactic Underworld, began in 1999 and ushered in the Information Age. Again, for many, life on Earth would never be the same.<br /><br />In 2011, as we enter the Universal Underworld, the rate of change accelerates again, to a head-spinning once every 20 days. Changes that used to take a year during the Galactic Underworld (or 20 years during the Planetary Underworld) will take only 20 days. The new phase begins in February 2011.<br /><br />Not only is the acceleration of consciousness on our side as we attempt to heal our world and change the course of history, planetary titans Uranus and Pluto will weigh in to support the revolution. Astrologically these are powerful, destructive and creative energies, and we'll need to be vigilant in focusing the waves of momentum unleashed through the ongoing square between these two planets.<br /><br />Pluto in Capricorn facilitates the destruction of institutions, structures and systems, especially at a societal level, that no longer serve our rapid evolution as a species. Uranian energy strikes unexpectedly, like lightning, obliterating the old to make way for the new. Uranian energies also spark flashes of genius that can be focused toward innovative solutions.<br /><br />We've experienced plenty of destructive energy in our world in recent centuries and decades. While the demolition of the old paradigm will continue in the new year, there's a shift into a more powerfully creative mode that will help us make changes and solve problems quickly, efficiently and proactively. The building of a new paradigm begins as the old falls away.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">IV. Individuated Oneness</span><br /><br />Uranus is the modern ruler of Aquarius, the sign of the next astrological age. While there's no single date when the 2,000-year Age of Aquarius begins, Uranus' entry into Aries is undoubtedly a significant moment in this transition.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr81Xdg7G3QOrn2_nUoRiVy1amBv1-IOi-XQeIEHAMhyphenhyphendXmN24cZ9PQih3JAwJweflhlMxUr-yLEtfBukgxT_zp8MPNqpgVgSnNWTo0-_QYWLAobQKhowf75DQACrKCwqbwOhYosw4szAb/s1600/circle5.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr81Xdg7G3QOrn2_nUoRiVy1amBv1-IOi-XQeIEHAMhyphenhyphendXmN24cZ9PQih3JAwJweflhlMxUr-yLEtfBukgxT_zp8MPNqpgVgSnNWTo0-_QYWLAobQKhowf75DQACrKCwqbwOhYosw4szAb/s200/circle5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556493930400871778" border="0" /></a>With his layers of meaning, shrewd complexity and belligerent yet effective approach, this is a planet for our times. Uranus is the rebel with a cause. For each of us, cycles of Uranus represent our process of individuation as we seek our unique identity within a vast sea of consciousness. Collectively, Uranus guides our evolution toward a more humanitarian, egalitarian and enlightened society where the needs of the many outweigh the desires of a few.<br /><br />A vast societal reorganization will be needed to fully realize human evolutionary potential, and Uranus is just the planet to help us make this transition.<br /><br />On an individual level, the process requires that we each take responsibility for ourselves and commit to fulfilling our divine purpose at this crucial time in Earth's history.<br /><br />Uranus and his sign, Aquarius, embody unity consciousness, the intrinsic oneness that underlies all of creation, as well as individuated soul expression. The Aquarian Age calls for teamwork, cooperation and collaboration that honors the unique talents and gifts of each individual.<br /><br />Personal and group intentions will manifest powerfully under the planetary configurations of 2011, especially those that balance the needs of the individual with the good of the collective, and vice versa. Together, we can turn the tide and create a brighter future for all.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Spiritual GPS</span><br /><br />The truth of our being is love. As we travel the spiral, each year our hearts open more fully to this vast creative force of the cosmos. We are empowered to fulfill our destiny as souls embodied on Earth.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhRh2ZZdeEqYsIy5kb2j3YKIxarl7bNrS8fkMvBou1QsQr1J_nht-RMPdNn9c9phsSooQiWkGqW9sbPmEYR9049Na0RiNqwE4a2PoDQS5Xiv_ls0OHJZZoSIp3yf2bpVSdeJrdoEMrJdx/s1600/compass.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhRh2ZZdeEqYsIy5kb2j3YKIxarl7bNrS8fkMvBou1QsQr1J_nht-RMPdNn9c9phsSooQiWkGqW9sbPmEYR9049Na0RiNqwE4a2PoDQS5Xiv_ls0OHJZZoSIp3yf2bpVSdeJrdoEMrJdx/s200/compass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556494780470960626" border="0" /></a>We can tune in as often as needed to our internal guidance system, the infinite wisdom deep in our hearts. Throughout all the changes, the acceleration and the exhilaration, the peace, the knowing, is in the center.<br /><br />Access this wisdom in deep communion with the heart center of our galaxy, and the center of the local supergalactic cluster. This connection is especially strong on the Solstices and Equinoxes and during the moments when other planetary configurations line up with these points in deep space. To find out the dates of specific alignments in 2011, please visit <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.StarPriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a> for my full 2011 Astro Forecast.<br /><br />Astrology doesn't tell us what's going to happen. It allows us to forecast energetic conditions just as meteorologists forecast the weather. It's a heads-up that helps you to make decisions confidently, in alignment with the soul. Understanding how planetary transits and configurations relate to your personal astrology will help you align more fully with the energetic potential of 2011 and beyond.<br /><br />Where do you fit in this continuously shifting planetary picture? What's your soul song? How are you contributing to individual and cultural transformation? Is your role changing?<br /><br />How will you tap into the energies of the new year to create powerfully and benefit humanity and the Earth?<br /><br />These are big questions. Please join me in prayer and contemplation as we prepare for the greatest leap yet in our lifetime journey through 2012 and beyond.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Om Mani Padme Hum</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Copyright 2010-2011 Allison Rae/StarPriestess.com<br />All rights reserved<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011: Gateway to 2012 and Beyond</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Astro Forecast Now Posted</span><br /><br />My astro forecast for 2011 is now posted on my website. This extensive report previews the coming year in more detail, including key planetary alignment dates and suggested practices for aligning with the energies. You can read and download it here: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf">http://www.starpriestess.com/AllisonRae2011AstroForecast.pdf</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyqK3hlAEq7q8SQ_943CDsMC5NM759W-TOGaIa1ga3GOKqcPy3U3GA50GmgvkgzzWJjWZugJ3Fh1kyb4uVMg7KvVZsB-0zsFDJqLqYeXMtuIJ7oPdZQQUroyhkUG9-Uz2jkTVItvg6W1i/s1600/zodiac.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyqK3hlAEq7q8SQ_943CDsMC5NM759W-TOGaIa1ga3GOKqcPy3U3GA50GmgvkgzzWJjWZugJ3Fh1kyb4uVMg7KvVZsB-0zsFDJqLqYeXMtuIJ7oPdZQQUroyhkUG9-Uz2jkTVItvg6W1i/s200/zodiac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556495049016636386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">2011 Astro Forecast</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">New Year's Teleconference</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">January 11, 2011</span><br /><br />In this article and my 2011 Astro Forecast on the web, I've offered a general overview of 2011. We'll preview the energies in detail, give the dates of the hotspots and tips for navigating the changes in a special 90-minute StarTalk New Year's Astro Forecast Teleconference on January 11. Details: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/event.html#forecast">http://www.StarPriestess.com/event.html#forecast</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; ">Copyright 2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a> All rights reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><br /></span></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-40061467527378599462010-12-21T09:37:00.010-07:002010-12-21T11:29:47.505-07:00Perfection<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"If the doors of perception were cleansed, every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite."</span><br /><br />- William Blake<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mhZWIgUUPZ8?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mhZWIgUUPZ8?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />Total Lunar Eclipse of December 21, 2010<br /><br />Elegance defined.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Lunar-Eclipse/ss/events/sc/122010lunareclipse#photoViewer=/101221/ids_photos_wl/r768373681.jpg">Photos</a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/great-moment-of-truth-approaches.html">Solstice Moon</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="%3Cobject%20width=%22400%22%20height=%22225%22%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22allowfullscreen%22%20value=%22true%22%20/%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22allowscriptaccess%22%20value=%22always%22%20/%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22movie%22%20value=%22http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=18046748&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0%22%20/%3E%3Cembed%20src=%22http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=18046748&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0%22%20type=%22application/x-shockwave-flash%22%20allowfullscreen=%22true%22%20allowscriptaccess=%22always%22%20width=%22400%22%20height=%22225%22%3E%3C/embed%3E%3C/object%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ca%20href=%22http://vimeo.com/18046748%22%3EWinter%20Solstice%20Lunar%20Eclipse%3C/a%3E%20from%20%3Ca%20href=%22http://vimeo.com/user1706723%22%3EWilliam%20Castleman%3C/a%3E%20on%20%3Ca%20href=%22http://vimeo.com%22%3EVimeo%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QAnUCkYg5P0cNM3gIKXOcqLBXc3dklQsVqeYQW18x4y1bx1V0CACG7CEyzfuieSrHxSX4sNbwIkcaMtWactqCVpwc4jKp6upT-4oWhhj2oMncoGecA6E5F9qaeHYOIdbbXupzhfeYqkJ/s200/total-lunar-eclipse+12-21-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553179894341851138" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-75705038416348460422010-12-14T21:08:00.044-07:002011-01-14T10:23:20.085-07:00Solstice Moon<div><br /></div>A great moment of truth approaches.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbyDguB7d6PlR98ywpOoOIp2qhZ3q6yCUVZx38DxGrWlplvuxr7kJB-WO2LMK6_oM_3j_O_0G9bn7xrH3P6wBRMjpD6d9U7XJo4mJ8rc1sFtM3bMCoqTR0VgPfBc2vR-3e3miHTCPpj3X/s1600/partial+lunar+eclipse.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbyDguB7d6PlR98ywpOoOIp2qhZ3q6yCUVZx38DxGrWlplvuxr7kJB-WO2LMK6_oM_3j_O_0G9bn7xrH3P6wBRMjpD6d9U7XJo4mJ8rc1sFtM3bMCoqTR0VgPfBc2vR-3e3miHTCPpj3X/s200/partial+lunar+eclipse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550762221235902018" border="0" /></a>Over the next seven days, our Sun aligns with the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy. On Monday night, just hours before the Solstice, the Earth's shadow will cross the face of the Full Moon, collapsing time in a dimensional portal of infinite possibility.<br /><br />Welcome to this year's Solstice. Standstill. Night of creation, ancient home.<br /><br />The total eclipse of the Moon will be visible throughout the Americas. The effects will radiate beyond time and space to all sentient life, everywhere, carrying our hopes and prayers into the next millennium.<br /><br />The alignment of the eclipse with the galactic core is a rare cosmic phenomenon and not a coincidence. It's connected with 2012 and the Mayan calendar, the cycles of Venus, the Earth and the Moon. This opening in the heavens signals a time of great change on Earth, of purification and enlightenment.<br /><br />Deep, unmasked truth lies at the heart of this eclipse. Whatever darkness remains within our own hearts will be revealed. Within the interplay of shadow and light, secrets from the individual and collective unconscious are exposed in tones of raw emotion. Suffering is transformed by the caress of perfect love.<br /><br />This is likely to be an uncomfortable passage through the heart of darkness and into the ultimate bliss of self-realization, the galactic consciousness that awaits our embrace.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Serpent</span><br /><br />Right now the Sun is transiting a part of the sky that connects us with the Great Beyond via Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer.<br /><br />The medicine of this great healer is truth, a potent elixir that heals the wounds of many lifetimes and helps us find our way home to love. The serpent initiates our becoming.<br /><br />Each year, the Sun aligns with this region of the heavens, and divine cosmic frequencies stream to Earth on the galactic cross. This is the alignment that religions and spiritual traditions around the world celebrate as the return of spiritual light to Earth.<br /><br />As 2012 approaches and the Mayan calendar comes to a close, the feathered serpent symbolizes our ascended state as fully realized, galactic humans.<br /><br />Out of darkness we are reborn.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Eclipses</span><br /><br />A most auspicious event happens this year as the lunar and solar cycles dovetail in a special eclipse series that coincides poetically with the dawning of the next world age.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapJqy_K8wJMFVQHL54L1oGSKgO_DOPTVDzC5pHa4qU1m3ogTGZiS-KZTpJDHo4d_odtoF7ve6u-6dX2O-EOK68QwJU9uGq0HlNTBBZQugK5mZtQVlBG4UGgaadzLqsNWTrLHhvXYrQlqp/s1600/lunar_eclipse_08.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapJqy_K8wJMFVQHL54L1oGSKgO_DOPTVDzC5pHa4qU1m3ogTGZiS-KZTpJDHo4d_odtoF7ve6u-6dX2O-EOK68QwJU9uGq0HlNTBBZQugK5mZtQVlBG4UGgaadzLqsNWTrLHhvXYrQlqp/s200/lunar_eclipse_08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550764213808133826" border="0" /></a>These eclipses echo the Grand Cardinal Cross eclipse series earlier this year and yet another series a year ago. This entire period marks a turning point for humanity and the Earth.<br /><br />Eclipses happen in six-month and 19-year cycles. Issues that surfaced over the summer months will be back, with higher stakes this time. Themes will also relate to 1991 when eclipses previously happened in the same place in the sky.<br /><br />Both individually and collectively, we're ending and beginning important cycles along these timings, within the context of the great cycle shift known as the Turning of the Ages.<br /><br />The December 20/21 event is the first total lunar eclipse in three years. There will be two more in 2011.<br /><br />In the Americas, where the eclipse is visible, it happens overnight December 20-21. Here's the timing:<br /><br />Partial eclipse begins 1:33 AM Eastern December 21<br />Total eclipse begins 2:41 AM Eastern December 21<br />Mid-eclipse 3:17 AM Eastern December 21<br />Total eclipse ends 3:53 AM Eastern December 21<br />Partial eclipse ends 5:01 AM Eastern December 21<br /><br />As the Moon appears to darken, it will actually turn a deep shade of red. The entire event lasts three-and-a-half hours. Within that, the period of totality is 72 minutes. If you live in North, South or Central America and have a clear sky, you can watch from beginning to end.<br /><br />All the phases of a 28-day lunar cycle will be condensed into three-and-a-half hours. Beyond the Moon-Sun opposition, 26,000 light years away, lies Galactic Center, the heart of the Milky Way in late Sagittarius. Gazing in this direction activates your cellular memory, awakening wisdom codes deep within your being.<br /><br />The Sun enters Capricorn later that day (3:39 PM Eastern December 21), as lunar and solar energies bathe the Earth in divine love.<br /><br />This is a Solstice to be remembered, a galactic initiation offered to all who are open to receive it.<br /><br />The December 21 lunar eclipse is paired with a New Moon Solar Eclipse on January 4. As the Sun and Moon meet in Capricorn, the new year begins.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Potential</span><br /><br />The ongoing galactic alignment in December and the 2009-2011 eclipses bring to completion millennia of spiritual darkness on Earth and mark the beginning of a new era of enlightenment, peace and prosperity. Our divine hearts are awakened.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVzqMHzlXARA7WjV2fXr_v4B9vtu0pgTdWQzavwuBhyphenhyphenSyQI0TqEqTCW0sImWZL7Ya8D3rBhMIeIscbYgS3FGGKfodDFFJuzvq-UO1GnMiWy27HOiZNlh2ZBxMC_3LihzQmQkaydxjChAo/s1600/winter-solstice-stonehenge.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVzqMHzlXARA7WjV2fXr_v4B9vtu0pgTdWQzavwuBhyphenhyphenSyQI0TqEqTCW0sImWZL7Ya8D3rBhMIeIscbYgS3FGGKfodDFFJuzvq-UO1GnMiWy27HOiZNlh2ZBxMC_3LihzQmQkaydxjChAo/s200/winter-solstice-stonehenge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550758649390626642" border="0" /></a>Each year, the Sun appears to rise and set in the same place for three days surrounding the Solstice before turning south (or north, if you're in the Southern Hemisphere) for the next six months. Time seems to stand still, creating an extended moment of silence designed for quiet reflection and review in preparation for the next cycle.<br /><br />Timed within the Solstice gateway, the December 21 lunar eclipse expands the potential to infinity. The effects of prayer and meditation are magnified exponentially through this portal.<div><br /></div><div>Energetically, humanity is poised for a quantum evolutionary leap. We're invited to step into our power as divine co-creators who will shape our destiny and craft a remarkable future for humanity and the Earth.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Experience</span><br /><br />Each of us needs to find our way through the maze of meaning within this rare alignment. Issues central to this experience will be:<br /><br />- Addictions, the ways we numb ourselves and limit the actualization of our highest potential<br /><br />- Emotional and physical healing<br /><br />- Alignment with the soul, the cosmos and our deepest purpose<br /><br />It might seem easier to ignore the vastness of this opportunity, yet the consequences of denial are far more devastating than facing the truth.<br /><br />There are many ways to attune to the celestial frequencies to embed and direct the transformative effects of eclipses. My favorites include:<br /><br />- Time in nature<div><br />- Communion with the planets and stars</div><div><br />- Healing work with exceptional practitioners</div><div><br />- Purification of body, mind (thoughts) and emotions</div><div><br />- Journaling</div><div><br />- Celebration with loved ones</div><div><br />- Creative activites (art, music, dance, drumming, chanting, etc.)<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjhGlDdTbRZqQ8erFuAGQHMW5sGYNgCDLnQB84Lukx2WXS6KcJXcUQFUudqb_t9BaKWfCukXrIZhXodoztOoe3dSFZtAaUdQVzozpT9d0WzX9G07JQzQvOa23ixxhkzM5x-t139es7mCI/s1600/candles.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjhGlDdTbRZqQ8erFuAGQHMW5sGYNgCDLnQB84Lukx2WXS6KcJXcUQFUudqb_t9BaKWfCukXrIZhXodoztOoe3dSFZtAaUdQVzozpT9d0WzX9G07JQzQvOa23ixxhkzM5x-t139es7mCI/s200/candles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550760253376535762" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 161px;" border="0" /></a><div>- Devotional practice (prayer, contemplation, meditation, drumming, chanting, etc.)<br /><br /></div><div>- Movement (yoga, t'ai chi, xi gong, walking, running, swimming, etc.)<br /><br /></div><div>- Eating foods that grow in and close to the Earth (especially root vegetables and dark, leafy greens) plus mineral supplementation<br /><br /></div><div>- Crafting intent<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjhGlDdTbRZqQ8erFuAGQHMW5sGYNgCDLnQB84Lukx2WXS6KcJXcUQFUudqb_t9BaKWfCukXrIZhXodoztOoe3dSFZtAaUdQVzozpT9d0WzX9G07JQzQvOa23ixxhkzM5x-t139es7mCI/s1600/candles.jpg"></a>Ceremony is most potent in the hours before, during and after the eclipse alignments, and at sunrise and sunset during each day of the Solstice gateway. As the energies are building, then disseminating, our prayers expand and multiply.<br /><br />I'd like to offer, for the benefit of all beings, a prayer that we might carry in our hearts through this eclipse passage.<br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">A Solstice Prayer</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Beginning now, I choose to walk in a new way on planet Earth, to attune to her as I remember cosmic truth and embody my divine purpose.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">I forgive myself and others and open my heart to receive the infinite blessings of divine love flowing throughout the universe and coursing through my very veins.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">As I attune to the Earth, the Moon, the planet and star beings in the heavens, I breathe with universal forces of creation. Divine Source enters me, filling the cells and spaces of my being with pure love and light. I am healed, whole, and renewed.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhR_b9QVULrX1ZipKkHYDD_DOK_wvpBbOgX1K3Jkj18M63td_oJMwXUTXf8nHVHd5wCVqQp-HRptM7DJJb3uL9pq0GRTeyYVrvEY3GNKm8tVSH70B6-uGCCOfLVnOPBU7N0Trcaj2FehO/s1600/the+children.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhR_b9QVULrX1ZipKkHYDD_DOK_wvpBbOgX1K3Jkj18M63td_oJMwXUTXf8nHVHd5wCVqQp-HRptM7DJJb3uL9pq0GRTeyYVrvEY3GNKm8tVSH70B6-uGCCOfLVnOPBU7N0Trcaj2FehO/s200/the+children.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550765476587959410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">May I be gentle with myself and others as pain, fear and suffering are released. I bless all I encounter and embrace my fellow beings, all situations and circumstances, all thoughts, feelings and emotions, as reflections of my own divinity.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">I joyfully claim my destiny as a force for positive change at this turning point in Earth's history. Together with my brothers and sisters of all colors and faiths, I will shape the future in ways that serve humanity's highest evolution and fulfill the needs of generations yet to come.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Aligned in truth, I am.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;">Astro Forecast & Solstice Celebration</span></div><div>Details about Ophiuchus, the Solstice and eclipse series, the Venus cycle, Mercury retrograde, the galactic cross and Turning of the Ages are featured in our Astro Forecast and Solstice Celebration held live via teleconference on December 7. A special group attunement meditation is also included. The audio recording is available here: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE_1L4B839VzPcPm8PQZgWBnXzC7mt49Xo5BXYateeTUqqD8GvxXkDflXS5ZjIqXKGO1KY7Rq62CihiyKI7wV8YEFKakMNwtwg0JM7Vwb03mw_LQqUxePxHtjz_8afmnrxlt2E83iXDf1/s1600/ophiuchus.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE_1L4B839VzPcPm8PQZgWBnXzC7mt49Xo5BXYateeTUqqD8GvxXkDflXS5ZjIqXKGO1KY7Rq62CihiyKI7wV8YEFKakMNwtwg0JM7Vwb03mw_LQqUxePxHtjz_8afmnrxlt2E83iXDf1/s200/ophiuchus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550759447568318146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Ophiuchus: 13th Sign of the Zodiac</span><br />A special initiatory journey with the Serpent Bearer is also available by mp3 download. The powerful event was held live with callers from around the world on December 8 during the Sun's transit of Ophiuchus (which continues through December 25). Enter the ancient Temple of Aesclepius and attune to your inner healer. Details: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Cosmic Time</span><br />Personal and planetary transformation within a cosmic context is the subject of my book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Cosmic Time</span>. The book is potent reading during the Solstice season. Excerpts and ordering information: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/time.html#timebook">http://www.starpriestess.com/time.html#timebook</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Solstice and the Serpent</span><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/holy-light.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/12/holy-light.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/tales-of-serpent.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/tales-of-serpent.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/triumph.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/triumph.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Eclipse Timing and Visibility</span><br /><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar-eclipse-december-21-2010.html">http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar-eclipse-december-21-2010.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Mr. Eclipse</span><br /><a href="http://www.mreclipse.com/LEdata/TLE2010Dec21/TLE2010Dec21.html">http://www.mreclipse.com/LEdata/TLE2010Dec21/TLE2010Dec21.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">NASA Eclipse Page</span><br /><a href="http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2010.html#LE2010Dec21T">http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2010.html#LE2010Dec21T</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Eclipse Animations and More - Shadow and Substance</span><br /><a href="http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/">http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/</a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Copyright 2010-2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a></div><div>All rights reserved</div><div><br /></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-3348327351776669802010-12-05T14:57:00.018-07:002011-01-14T10:23:45.034-07:00Holy Light<div><br /></div>"Understanding is a kind of ecstasy." - Carl Sagan<br /><br />This Solstice season is draped in garlands of holy, sacred light.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifiqQUXsRAKw66ltQ29LSX6oQ2nnQu1M-2ShDk920tUqKSbJ22ETApaqRueVBfWZU7Un8ohHKCVjTA16-1aNrG0UXBhdd5SJZOt5svI59SD93tBKJrwNQ3mi0gTvvuvr56_BMC3eCgrbm/s1600/lunar_eclipse_08.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifiqQUXsRAKw66ltQ29LSX6oQ2nnQu1M-2ShDk920tUqKSbJ22ETApaqRueVBfWZU7Un8ohHKCVjTA16-1aNrG0UXBhdd5SJZOt5svI59SD93tBKJrwNQ3mi0gTvvuvr56_BMC3eCgrbm/s200/lunar_eclipse_08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547356509312553458" border="0" /></a>Today's New Moon initiates a potent lunar cycle that will culminate two weeks from now in a Total Lunar Eclipse on the December Solstice. That's just a beginning.<br /><br />As they meet in Sagittarius/Ophiuchus today, the Sun and Moon align with the Great Attractor, a massive deep-space anomaly that's sucking in galaxies at an alarming rate. On December 21, the Lunar Eclipse aligns with the Galactic Equator, primordial birth canal of ancient myth.<br /><br />Embedded within this sequence is the promise of the ages, true wisdom, and hope for the future. Something profound, life-and-consciousness-altering is taking shape right now in the periphery just outside our view.<br /><br />Over the next 28 days:<br /><br />The Sun ventures through Ophiuchus and Sagittarius, then into Capricorn.<br /><br />Uranus goes direct.<br /><br />Mercury turns retrograde.<br /><br />A very special Full Moon eclipse coincides with the December Solstice.<br /><br />We begin a new year with another eclipse.<br /><br />The next five weeks are a magical, creative, healing time. The journey will be intense with lots of fluctuating energies. Expansion follows collapse. Darkness gives way to light, and vice versa, in a rhythmic yet unpredictable dance.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt_x7vIYSuqpJPqxtsrH1CtGBldTlOe7eQgrKWqkyYF7u463SDAxSQvIYqObtoOM_xPmcyUaEq-FPDA9xGKOMmSEq_F79nC1H_oPzQVcBhxgjE2sHe9DI9ozmMk-N-jQpNCLguoSO6hFp/s1600/great-attractor.gif"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt_x7vIYSuqpJPqxtsrH1CtGBldTlOe7eQgrKWqkyYF7u463SDAxSQvIYqObtoOM_xPmcyUaEq-FPDA9xGKOMmSEq_F79nC1H_oPzQVcBhxgjE2sHe9DI9ozmMk-N-jQpNCLguoSO6hFp/s200/great-attractor.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547352928124740274" border="0" /></a>Throughout this time, expect the unexpected. We're bubbling with excitement one moment, diving into the abyss of the Great Unknown the next. We taste the bliss of higher truth then plunge headfirst into the depths of grief. Life will be full of contrasting experiences, in no particular order.<br /><br />Within the Solstice eclipse field, time stands still. We sample the moments simultaneously, layer by layer, as the world we have known slips away. All that remains is love.<br /><br />This is the ending of what has been, and the beginning of what will be, the essence of Cosmic Time. It's the wisdom encoded in the sacred architecture of the ancient world, echoed in the geometries of crop glyphs today. Divine intelligence is at play all around us, hoping we'll pay attention, especially during the holiday season.<br /><br />With Jupiter conjunct Uranus in late Pisces, there's a deep mysticism in it all, a sense of coming home. As vast cycles come to an end, we breathe with universal forces of creation.<br /><br />New Moons are endings and new beginnings. This cycle carries us through the Solstice season, another galactic eclipse series, and into a new year. This is the opportunity of a lifetime, many lifetimes, to consciously reshape reality in new and exciting ways.<br /><br />Let's make it count.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Join Me this Week</span><br /><br />Find out more with two teleconference events I'm hosting this week.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydVSpf0-A6mhUMRWTwVK19R7NdInY9K6dc6lBnta99VYH7qeryYUkvbNPRuSFoDUpaV6WV5k9I_tvKASIbpDc7UR5FNMihKl2CR-0G9cM0iY1iFYU6WKvx3hTDIw37OECh1FZKNyXQhY6/s1600/holy-light.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydVSpf0-A6mhUMRWTwVK19R7NdInY9K6dc6lBnta99VYH7qeryYUkvbNPRuSFoDUpaV6WV5k9I_tvKASIbpDc7UR5FNMihKl2CR-0G9cM0iY1iFYU6WKvx3hTDIw37OECh1FZKNyXQhY6/s200/holy-light.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547356065579518434" border="0" /></a>Join with others around the world for a special StarTalk Astro Forecast and Solstice Celebration on Tuesday, December 7. Details and registration: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br />On Wednesday, we'll explore Ophiuchus, the mysterious 13th sign of the zodiac. Details and registration: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus</a><br /><br />More about the transformative potential of the December planetary alignments: <a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/tales-of-serpent.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/tales-of-serpent.html</a><div><br /></div><div>Personal and planetary transformation within the context of the Turning of the Ages is the subject of <i>Cosmic Time</i>: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/time.html#timebook">http://www.starpriestess.com/time.html#timebook</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Copyright 2010-2011 Allison Rae/<a href="http://starpriestess.com/">StarPriestess.com</a></div><div>All rights reserved</div></div><div><br /></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-52066184444080836662010-11-20T19:04:00.015-07:002010-11-20T19:30:50.225-07:00Triumph of the Spirit<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEFUpgK1AjKwwYyqO-M2l0UAmVrgFs0vtb61ETkUMUaLU9KSWIdcIsI8LDaHSUEDP8zP-AEA9pQvkc5y7ZCrgnu_OQNbYIf98jd_wlXoEuuRK97Xjl2ffQRaGDyt4r9UcII8yx7kWfsX5/s1600/phoenix_rising.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEFUpgK1AjKwwYyqO-M2l0UAmVrgFs0vtb61ETkUMUaLU9KSWIdcIsI8LDaHSUEDP8zP-AEA9pQvkc5y7ZCrgnu_OQNbYIf98jd_wlXoEuuRK97Xjl2ffQRaGDyt4r9UcII8yx7kWfsX5/s200/phoenix_rising.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541819810655032866" border="0" /></a>In this season of thanksgiving, tonight's Full Moon marks a key passage of the solar year. The phoenix rises. Death gives way to life.<br /><br />We harvest the blessings of this creation as we attune to celestial rhythms.<br /><br />Venus' six-week retrograde passage culminates with the lunar alignment tonight. The Sun-Moon opposition is exact at 12:27 PM Eastern on Sunday. In Scorpio-Taurus we celebrate transcendence, the triumph of the human spirit. The soul is laid bare, bathed in waves of milky light. For a moment, we see.<br /><br />Next, we go deeper into the spiral.<br /><br /><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Venus and Jupiter</span><br /><br />Over the past six weeks, the planet of love and abundance has traveled in reverse, transiting parts of Scorpio and Libra in her quest for truth, healing and sacred union.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7FEUkiq_WQZfUkFdp0vqLmHOunhgKwwfrvigoQd8XZF4DOYQ1-fnblr5UKx4JmGvV2U6HbskG7iYMJ79Mhnun3GoF-XnBZgiIfhLt3vHdvG2FmFP3m8wGpNgNTPcupwC06ACpLk6UXb8/s1600/venus_morning+star.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7FEUkiq_WQZfUkFdp0vqLmHOunhgKwwfrvigoQd8XZF4DOYQ1-fnblr5UKx4JmGvV2U6HbskG7iYMJ79Mhnun3GoF-XnBZgiIfhLt3vHdvG2FmFP3m8wGpNgNTPcupwC06ACpLk6UXb8/s200/venus_morning+star.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541821722673088066" border="0" /></a>Earlier this month a shamanic journey led her into the underworld where she transformed away from our view. She has re-emerged as Morning Star in the the pre-dawn sky.<br /><br />Now Venus reigns in the east, awakening our hearts, minds and bodies to the tasks at hand as we are reborn more fully into our purpose and power.<br /><br />The new Venus cycle in Scorpio carries us through 2012 and the end of the Mayan calendar. This is no coincidence. The ancient Maya observed Venus and synchronized their sacred timekeeping system with her cycles.<br /><br />Jupiter has returned to forward motion, too. In Pisces, he continues to expand our consciousness and ideals. Uranus, the Awakener, travels with Jupiter in late Pisces, although he moves more slowly and is still retrograde.<br /><br />We have about 10 days to integrate the lessons of the Venus passage, lessons around relationship and love, money, passion, our creativity and values. We've faced our fears, plumbed the depths of the psyche. We're exploring new options and making choices.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Year-End 2010</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwnUyMXJPg_UoSf8Qxe_rYVvBDqmb-abcFazDR30tp6X60vtcRmsb6oA2z-0bbOyD4CzSSg4TCSeeUpTxE0pt8JdAMe0hAXwjegsDowOEMyCb8D9ZANzBe3UsXKI6-aaL_k1qRNdcI8Ew/s1600/ophiuchus.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwnUyMXJPg_UoSf8Qxe_rYVvBDqmb-abcFazDR30tp6X60vtcRmsb6oA2z-0bbOyD4CzSSg4TCSeeUpTxE0pt8JdAMe0hAXwjegsDowOEMyCb8D9ZANzBe3UsXKI6-aaL_k1qRNdcI8Ew/s200/ophiuchus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541822067955760034" border="0" /></a>Another round of intense transformation begins November 30 when the Sun enters the mysterious 13th sign of the zodiac, Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer. Known to ancient astrologers and depicted in the Temple of Hathor at Dendera in Egypt, this mysterious sign is re-emerging as a transformational gateway in these transitional times.<br /><br />In mid-December, the Sun crosses the Galactic Equator near the Solstice. Within deepest night, light returns to Earth. This galactic alignment is punctuated by a potent eclipse series beginning with a Total Lunar Eclipse on December 21. Two weeks later, the Sun and Moon meet in Capricorn and we begin tending to the seeds we planted in 2010.<br /><br />In my astrological preview published a year ago, I wrote: "In 2010, humanity arrives at a crossroads. Individually and in groups, we will initiate a sequence for the times to come, not only through our intent, but with our actions. This is a chance of a lifetime, many lifetimes, and the effects will radiate throughout the cosmos."<br /><br />The pivotal year of 2010 now draws to a close. What are we harvesting?<br /><br />As we gather with family and friends, I pray that we're mindful of the deeper rhythms pulsing through this holiday season, that we'll pause to commune with the galactic forces at play in our lives and our world. I pray that we open more deeply to love as we celebrate this holy season.</div><div><br /></div><div>Namaste.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MtoC8RPwv1pD1mNGMVBkBdchFFTj4d8CghDlARKW6Wb1mfhHkrX3IAu-wLf8NsDf3DgRqK-xIrghgUNTLuF77w_hoqrheLjEtCWj4N7zhqNkCcTRm6Hnbf4pKBwtaRvuwEW9J10hblkn/s1600/zodiac_wheel.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MtoC8RPwv1pD1mNGMVBkBdchFFTj4d8CghDlARKW6Wb1mfhHkrX3IAu-wLf8NsDf3DgRqK-xIrghgUNTLuF77w_hoqrheLjEtCWj4N7zhqNkCcTRm6Hnbf4pKBwtaRvuwEW9J10hblkn/s200/zodiac_wheel.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541820596190721250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">December Astro Forecast</span><br /><br />We'll preview the astrology for the next two months during my StarTalk Astro Forecast Teleconference on December 7. Highlights include the Sun's transit of Ophiuchus, the Solstice Galactic Alignment and the December-January eclipse series. Details and registration: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#forecast</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Ophiuchus: The Serpent Bearer</span><br /><br />Enter the ancient healing temple as we gather for a special initiation during the Sun's transit of Ophiuchus. Details and registration: <a href="http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus">http://www.starpriestess.com/events.html#ophiuchus</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Venus and the Underworld</span><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/into-spiral.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/into-spiral.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/spinning.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/spinning.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/turning-of-wheel.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/turning-of-wheel.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/love-reigns.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/love-reigns.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/awakening.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/awakening.html</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgso3Mn1yQDOl1AYRcgRHc0jao50DshgysI7NrfS4Mrbm0gORDOWby5bqvyz3h3TkcLHQXutq_8X113zzlHWCGeOuNvA-h9gnlZoIBUsaY3wzHwz08Ezw7RCwEegOQG5r_OJgUdlJFFbdO/s1600/cambria3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgso3Mn1yQDOl1AYRcgRHc0jao50DshgysI7NrfS4Mrbm0gORDOWby5bqvyz3h3TkcLHQXutq_8X113zzlHWCGeOuNvA-h9gnlZoIBUsaY3wzHwz08Ezw7RCwEegOQG5r_OJgUdlJFFbdO/s200/cambria3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541821087236124226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">My Journey with Venus</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=235245&id=631748611&l=f91cf61fe7">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=235245&id=631748611&l=f91cf61fe7<br /></a></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-51155873815960962542010-11-18T15:51:00.011-07:002010-11-18T17:17:26.404-07:00Awakening<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDS3iwAcLYwu_otdTRf2ghV7gHmWO3Bik-YccyaT-ZFAHnSUhNRn7-l3IpwRc3rhl-AcbKtoZw3ZszY00ke3V5Ip9OiqfA8vfGRqrA9Sp45Bm5Lzyit8NOT3uPRSfZfYFHKKTvMLV7n3b2/s1600/venus-morning_sm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDS3iwAcLYwu_otdTRf2ghV7gHmWO3Bik-YccyaT-ZFAHnSUhNRn7-l3IpwRc3rhl-AcbKtoZw3ZszY00ke3V5Ip9OiqfA8vfGRqrA9Sp45Bm5Lzyit8NOT3uPRSfZfYFHKKTvMLV7n3b2/s200/venus-morning_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541047743236437906" border="0" /></a>Silently, Venus stirs me from sleep.<br />Hanging as a jewel above the crimson-orange horizon she beckons, guiding her initiates to this day, a new beginning, deeper love.<br /><br />Venus' shamanic journey has come to an end. She metamorphosed as she met with the Sun away from our view, returning to the sky in early November as Morning Star. Like Venus, we are reborn.<br /><br />During her retrograde transit the past six weeks, evolutionary forces took aim at relationships, values, creativity and finances. How have these shifted for you during this time?<br /><br />Traveling with her since early October I am wiser, more aware, conscious of my flaws and fears, and eternally grateful for the simple gifts of abundance that fill my life. Family. Friends. The natural world. Infinite love.<br /><br />Venus returns to direct motion today. She begins a 584-day cycle in Scorpio, her playtime in Aries complete. Now we learn the ins and outs of personal power through the 2012 gateway.<br /><br />Jupiter also stations direct today. In Pisces and conjunct Uranus, the Awakener, Jupiter invites us to reach new depths, and heights, of consciousness.<br /><br />The celestial passage culminates in the Full Moon this weekend. In the last degree of Scorpio-Taurus, the Sun-Moon opposition illuminates the wisdom of the soul. Reach in. Dive deep. Seek the treasures of enlightenment.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Venus in the Underworld</span><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/into-spiral.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/into-spiral.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/spinning.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/spinning.html</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnCIksb6fPIzCLdTQeYxPua4_ZJwpqoQszHwiAFTn_ZEFMuoFg6KD9Hfpta5MA3gAXIkF6JLPqPJCpOBANfLHIJNJ-6NpcMr3SarHqCxAWe1gsO_PsXzlkKg3Px6IUfVrdWS9xzVQyOMq/s1600/cambria3.jpg"></a><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/turning-of-wheel.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/turning-of-wheel.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/love-reigns.html">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/11/love-reigns.html</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnCIksb6fPIzCLdTQeYxPua4_ZJwpqoQszHwiAFTn_ZEFMuoFg6KD9Hfpta5MA3gAXIkF6JLPqPJCpOBANfLHIJNJ-6NpcMr3SarHqCxAWe1gsO_PsXzlkKg3Px6IUfVrdWS9xzVQyOMq/s1600/cambria3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnCIksb6fPIzCLdTQeYxPua4_ZJwpqoQszHwiAFTn_ZEFMuoFg6KD9Hfpta5MA3gAXIkF6JLPqPJCpOBANfLHIJNJ-6NpcMr3SarHqCxAWe1gsO_PsXzlkKg3Px6IUfVrdWS9xzVQyOMq/s200/cambria3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541046132550688962" border="0" style="float: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 143px; " /></a></span>Fall Travels</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=235245&id=631748611&l=f91cf61fe7"></a><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=235245&id=631748611&l=f91cf61fe7">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=235245&id=631748611&l=f91cf61fe7</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370817725064832475.post-25292823224151064002010-11-05T07:52:00.006-06:002010-11-05T08:49:31.714-06:00Love Reigns<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbejoTuE88roP7nZJmvydf4Do1w2Y5lqsuVC6HnMgIYI2HNMQwJQ8YLMe8v9Ua5JpXFTs7gNlWyU1KJL34grLmIi0VT1TG8jJ5Ovkabs2zXssleMLaZ5feBj6EZKBsrnRkecj5NOe2bHQ/s1600/venus_morning+star.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbejoTuE88roP7nZJmvydf4Do1w2Y5lqsuVC6HnMgIYI2HNMQwJQ8YLMe8v9Ua5JpXFTs7gNlWyU1KJL34grLmIi0VT1TG8jJ5Ovkabs2zXssleMLaZ5feBj6EZKBsrnRkecj5NOe2bHQ/s200/venus_morning+star.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536064228596029746" border="0" /></a>She's back.<br /><br />Fresh from her underworld journey, Venus returns to the sky today as Morning Star. She reigns in the east, bathing us in love.<br /><br />From the dark sky of the New Moon, she rises, transformed.<br /><br />We emerge in a new beginning, too, with Venus, the Sun, Moon and Mercury as our guides. In Scorpio, they invite us to dive deep, face our fears and re-emerge as creator beings fully empowered to shape our lives and our world in exciting new ways.<br /><br />As Goddess, Quetzalcoatl, the Queen and Empress in the Tarot, Venus embodies love, abundance, creation, courage, the warrior spirit.<br /><br />Her journey is our journey. Her radiance, our own.<br /><br />Reign in peace.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Venus' Journey</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://postlink.www.listbox.com/800689/fb0b95905ef745c45c4c8d06db5a7b9c/17098651/3bc02ee2?uri=aHR0cDovL3N0YXJwcmllc3Rlc3MuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLzIwMTAvMTAvdHVybmluZy1vZi13aGVlbC5odG1s" target="_blank">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/turning-of-wheel.html</a><br /> <br /><a href="http://postlink.www.listbox.com/800690/37bd4967d65551f06e963b07d4392116/17098651/3bc02ee2?uri=aHR0cDovL3N0YXJwcmllc3Rlc3MuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLzIwMTAvMTAvc3Bpbm5pbmcuaHRtbA" target="_blank">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/spinning.html</a><br /> <br /><a href="http://postlink.www.listbox.com/800691/9cbbca6c48072ab379579899c232300b/17098651/3bc02ee2?uri=aHR0cDovL3N0YXJwcmllc3Rlc3MuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLzIwMTAvMTAvaW50by1zcGlyYWwuaHRtbA" target="_blank">http://starpriestess.blogspot.com/2010/10/into-spiral.html</a></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Allison Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00831591310021058395noreply@blogger.com