"I have heard it said that the first ingredient of success - the earliest spark in the dreaming youth - is this: dream a great dream." John Alan Appleman, Lawyer and Poet (1912-1982)
"If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time." Marcel Proust, Novelist (1871-1922)
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| Gemini Awakening Hawaii Retreat 2011; photo by Joseph Mina |
Yes, 2012 is finally here, driven by much fanfare in the “P” realms of perspective, projection and of course “prediction”. While I’ll leave the projection and prediction to others, I like to offer some perspective for the astrological year ahead. But first, a brief look back at 2011.
“Critical tension” perhaps best defines 2011. That’s the tension building internally (think "volcano") before something erupts, releases or gives birth. Examples of CT were powerfully vivid in the revolutionary fervor of Middle Eastern and Occupy Movements, the emergence in the US of the Tea Party, intensification of political polarization world-wide, and financial retrenchment in many countries. This social activity was further fueled and magnified by the rapidly expanding social networks, and instant videos of news events by ordinary people. Yes, people are feeling the juice of Uranus in Aries.
On an even bigger stage, the natural world showed us the true meaning of power with "once in a century" floods and droughts, strong earthquake activity, including a 9.1 shake that literally moved Japan 12 feet (4 metres) eastward, and 4 feet (1.25m) lower, and massive tsunami waves related to the Japan earthquake that touched every part of the Pacific Ocean rim. Behind this intensity lies solar activity. The Sun is now moving towards solar maximum in its current cycle with stronger solar eruptions forecast for 2012 into 2013. This portends strong solar energy affecting the entire solar system, and hence, further amplifying an already amplified field.
2011 also significantly expanded our perspective of the Cosmos. For example,
“Critical tension” perhaps best defines 2011. That’s the tension building internally (think "volcano") before something erupts, releases or gives birth. Examples of CT were powerfully vivid in the revolutionary fervor of Middle Eastern and Occupy Movements, the emergence in the US of the Tea Party, intensification of political polarization world-wide, and financial retrenchment in many countries. This social activity was further fueled and magnified by the rapidly expanding social networks, and instant videos of news events by ordinary people. Yes, people are feeling the juice of Uranus in Aries.
On an even bigger stage, the natural world showed us the true meaning of power with "once in a century" floods and droughts, strong earthquake activity, including a 9.1 shake that literally moved Japan 12 feet (4 metres) eastward, and 4 feet (1.25m) lower, and massive tsunami waves related to the Japan earthquake that touched every part of the Pacific Ocean rim. Behind this intensity lies solar activity. The Sun is now moving towards solar maximum in its current cycle with stronger solar eruptions forecast for 2012 into 2013. This portends strong solar energy affecting the entire solar system, and hence, further amplifying an already amplified field.
2011 also significantly expanded our perspective of the Cosmos. For example,
