A note for everyone…
The planet of passion and power – Pluto – is being triggered this month by the Sun and Saturn (not in that order). The link from Saturn is especially huge – Saturn and Pluto are both slow moving planets so they don’t connect like this very often. Happily this link is a harmonious one so the effects on us all here on Earth should be positive.
Saturn is the planet who plugs away slow and steady, taking those of us willing to stay his course towards success in the form of stability and security. Pluto is the planet who blasts dead wood out of our lives and who is all about passion. Put them together and there is a change for change in one part of our life where we have been working away…
For you as a Pisces, it’s all about your friends. You should by now have weeded out the people who don’t make you happy and connected with people with the power to help you manifest your dreams. The link between Saturn and Pluto peaks just after Christmas so with any luck, we will all be feeling as though our efforts in 2012 were rewarded with something that feels like stability.
As the year comes to an end, of course, we take in the date of the end of the Mayan calendar – December 21 2012. As an astrologer, I get asked again and again what I think about this date. Does it mean the end of the world? Or something else?
I stand by what I wrote in a book published nearly two years ago: Unless you’ve been living on the planet Uranus for the past couple of years, you’ve surely heard the so-called theories about the ending of the Mayan 5,125-year calendar and predictions that this means the end of the world is nigh.
(And if this is the first you’ve heard of it, please don’t panic!)
The theory is that thousands of years ago, the Mayans, made up a 5,125-year long calendar which ran and ran and ran … to 2012. Not only was it astonishing that these ancient people were able to work all this out so far in advance … but the end of the calendar on December 21 2012 has got some modern people to wondering if it predicts the end of the world!
So – is the world going to end? Well, first of all, the Mayans themselves made no predictions that the world would end at the end of the calendar. Next up, astrologically-speaking, it’s not looking terribly likely that the world will combust on that date.
I’d actually like to quote my friend, US astrologer Lynn Bell, who said to me once as we discussed this topic over lunch: “I mean seriously, if you look at the astrology for December 2012, well, it’s certainly not the astrology an astrologer would pick for doomsday!”
And she’s quite right. There is nothing in the astrology to suggest the world is going to end then.
One of my favourite theories about what’s going to happen then is this; according to some Hindu sages, we are in an age called Kali-Yuga. The Kali-Yuga Age marks the most corrupt, depraved times in society and is traditionally said to last 432,000 years. Some people are saying that as of 2012, humanity finally reaches the nadir or the low point of this cycle and starts swinging back up towards a golden age of enlightenment. Here’s hoping!
I also love this theory; on December 21, 2012, there are going to be enough people in the world who understand the ancient Law of Attraction (which dates back millennia) so that there’s a critical mass or tipping point … and society comes to understand that we do create our lives with our thoughts and feelings and starts to work within this paradigm.
So be it!
And so to other things… firstly, a look at the Moon Times for December. Please note that we are out of the eclipse season so life should settle down a little. Here are the New Moon and Full Moon times for the coming month:
The December 2012 New Moon takes place in Sagittarius on:
Sydney – December 13 @ 7.41pm AEDT
Auckland – December 13 @ 9.41pm NZST
New York – December 13 @ 3.41am EST
London – December 13 @ 8.41am GMT
The December 2012 Full Moon takes place in Cancer on:
Sydney – December 28 @ 9.21pm AEDT
Auckland – December 28 @ 11.21pm NZST
New York – December 28 @ 5.21am EST
London – December 28 @ 10.21am GMT
YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
Have you decided on your New Year’s resolution? We all need to make one, don’t we? At the very least, it’s a form of intention-setting and as Diana Cooper says, “Intention releases a force that makes things happen”. One of the easiest ways to pinpoint where a New Year’s resolution could do us good is to look at where Saturn is in our chart. If you don’t know your natal chart, then going by your Star sign is the next best thing. So for you as a Piscean, Saturn is now in your 9th House, which is all about travel, study and adventure. So here’s an idea for a resolution for you! In 2013, I resolve to open my mind to amazing new people and ideas, to travel as far and wide as I can dream and do anything else which will broaden my horizons.
WHAT’S GOING TO BE ON YOUR MIND…
Mercury has finished his latest reverse cycle as December begins and is now going forwards again, and will move into the sign of Sagittarius on December 11. Here’s what his passage through this sign can mean for you. There’s nothing wrong with ambition. It gets bad press. But unless you’re totally ruthless and hell-bent on clambering over others to get to the top, it’s actually a healthy fulfilment of our potential, to aim high and work at a high level It’s definitely time to turn your mind to your career and ambitions now – where you’re going, where you want to go and what you want to do once you get there. If you’ve got a job interview coming up, you should be able to prepare yourself excellently, and sail through it (just do the preparation with serious intent). If you’re in a job you want to go further with, now is the time to be formulating your plans. Many of you will find yourself working longer and later over the next few weeks but your efforts will be worth it. Don’t get bogged down in paperwork and procedures. If you need to speak to someone about your next career move, it’s a great time to book your appointment to have the chat. If you want to study to improve your work skills, it’s as an ideal time to be either booking yourself in for the course or starting it.
AND NEWS FROM MARS…
Mars changes signs this month – just after Christmas Day – moving back into sign of Aquarius for the first time in two years. Mars is a very powerful planet so we will all feel his fire in this new sector of the skies as the year concludes. Your Mars message … as of December 26. The good news is that after December 26, it’s going to be easier than ever to keep your cool. Having the planet of anger – Mars – buried in your 12th house (as you will do) means it can actually be annoyingly difficult to confront others. You can’t find your Attack! button so easily. During this phase, you may find yourself feeling increasingly wound-up, especially if your woes are compounded by a feeling that you get no credit for all the hard work you do. Try not to become too resentful. This too shall pass! Best course of action? Yoga, tai chi or chi gung. Seriously.
Your cosmic message (via the Sabian Symbols) for the end of the year: Be honest about who you really are! For your Daily Horoscope, please visit Yasmin Boland’s moonology
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