by Denise Renee Lapenia

Thinking of the waters we surf in, with our bodies and with our minds. A little bit of motion, if you please... *:)

The magic of the heavens are bestowed upon the children who remember, and or are remembering, their Ha, their breath of sacredness and their breath IN sacredness, and we are awakening to this, I feel, as I hula. We are scattered on the earth and growing in so many different ways to unfold in this beauty and remove the veils, if needed. Our inner stirrings are growing stronger, by the hours of the day. This is a promise of Rising, A hu'e hu'e... Hu, in effervescence, to rise, rising, swell, overflow, as emotion.. Uniting of beautiful causes, is in the making, now. The heavenly waters too, bring this promise. The vibrations are strong, I feel, in the dancing payers of hula, in the whispering breezes I sense, from Akua and Aumakua before us. So again, to those who bless, bless everything. Aloha No! We are a gentle tribe of the Rainbow. The Hue of Man. Re - member yourselves into the graces, of Ha.

Imua! Me Ke Akua, Nani Wai 'O Pili Pu Hana Pumehana La'a Kea O 'Ohana

Mana! Mahalo Nui Loa. Aloha, Alo'ha, Aloha 'e!

Mahalo nui loa, Aloha nui loa,

Woman is a ray of God.  

She is not just the earthly beloved; she is creative, not created. ~Rumi

Where Are The Planets Now

The SUN is in Capricorn until February 18th.

MERCURY is in Capricorn until January 27th when it enters Aquarius. On February 13th it enters Pisces.

VENUS is in Aquarius. It enters Pisces January 13th.

MARS is in Virgo until July 3rd 2012 when it will enter Libra. It goes retrograde January 23rd and turns direct April 13th.

JUNO is in Scorpio until January 29th 2012 when it will enter Sagittarius. It will retrograde March 24th and re-enter Scorpio May 16th. Turning direct July 30th Juno re-enters Sagittarius September 16th.

 CERES is in Aries until April 9th which it will enter Taurus.

PALLAS ATHENA is in Aquarius until February 11th when it will enter Pisces. It will be in Pisces until May 17th, 2012 when it enters Aries. Retrograde July 30th by October 3rd Pallas once again regresses back into Pisces, turns direct November 20th and re-enters Aries January 10th, 2013

VESTA is in Aries until April 30th when it enters Taurus.

JUPITER is in Taurus until June 11th 2012 when it will enter Gemini.

SATURN is in Libra until October 5, 2012 when it enters Scorpio. February 7th Saturn will turn Retrograde.

CHIRON is in Pisces until it enters Aries April 19th 2018 but it will regress back into Pisces September 27th, 2018 and not re-enter Aries until February 19th 2019.

 URANUS is in Aries where it will supercharge our reality with ultimate transcendence until May 15 2018 when it enters Taurus.

NEPTUNE is in Aquarius. It enters Pisces February 3rd then enters Aries March 30th 2025.

PLUTO is in Capricorn. From March 23rd 2023 until November 19th 2024 Pluto will dance back and forth direct retrograde direct from Aquarius to Capricorn, Capricorn Aquarius before it finally enters Aquarius.

The Journey
                                        ~ Mary Oliver

One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice --
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do --
determined to save
the only life you could save.

We skipped the light fandango
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick
but the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink the waiter brought a tray

And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale She said, 'There is no reason and the truth is plain to see.' But I wandered through my playing cards and would not let her be one of sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast and although my eyes were open they might have just as well've been closed

She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,' though in truth we were at sea so I took her by the looking glass and forced her to agree saying, 'You must be the mermaid who took Neptune for a ride.' But she smiled at me so sadly that my anger straightway died

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time; and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. ~ Macbeth by William Shakespeare

It is not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you.

Zig Ziglar

by G. Nolst Trenité   

If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world.

Dearest creature in creation,

Study English pronunciation.

I will teach you in my verse

Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.

I will keep you, Suzy, busy,

Make your head with heat grow dizzy.

Tear in eye, your dress will tear.

So shall I! Oh hear my prayer.

Just compare heart, beard, and heard,

Dies and diet, lord and word,

Sword and sward, retain and Britain.

(Mind the latter, how it's written.)

Now I surely will not plague you

With such words as plaque and ague.

But be careful how you speak:

Say break and steak, but bleak and streak;

Cloven, oven, how and low,

Script, receipt, show, poem, and toe.

Hear me say, devoid of trickery,

Daughter, laughter, and Terpsichore,

Typhoid, measles, topsails, aisles,

Exiles, similes, and reviles;

Scholar, vicar, and cigar,

Solar, mica, war and far;

One, anemone, Balmoral,

Kitchen, lichen, laundry, laurel;

Gertrude, German, wind and mind,

Scene, Melpomene, mankind.

Billet does not rhyme with ballet,

Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet.

Blood and flood are not like food,

Nor is mould like should and would.

Viscous, viscount, load and broad,

Toward, to forward, to reward.

And your pronunciation's OK

When you correctly say croquet,

Rounded, wounded, grieve and sieve,

Friend and fiend, alive and live.

Ivy, privy, famous; clamour

And enamour rhyme with hammer.

River, rival, tomb, bomb, comb,

Doll and roll and some and home.

Stranger does not rhyme with anger,

Neither does devour with clangour.

Souls but foul, haunt but aunt,

Font, front, wont, want, grand, and grant,

Shoes, goes, does. Now first say finger,

And then singer, ginger, linger,

Real, zeal, mauve, gauze, gouge and gauge,

Marriage, foliage, mirage, and age.

Query does not rhyme with very,

Nor does fury sound like bury.

Dost, lost, post and doth, cloth, loth.

Job, nob, bosom, transom, oath.

Though the differences seem little,

We say actual but victual.

Refer does not rhyme with deafer.

Fe0ffer does, and zephyr, heifer.

Mint, pint, senate and sedate;

Dull, bull, and George ate late.

Scenic, Arabic, Pacific,

Science, conscience, scientific.

Liberty, library, heave and heaven,

Rachel, ache, moustache, eleven.

We say hallowed, but allowed,

People, leopard, towed, but vowed.

Mark the differences, moreover,

Between mover, cover, clover;

Leeches, breeches, wise, precise,

Chalice, but police and lice;

Camel, constable, unstable,

Principle, disciple, label.

Petal, panel, and canal,

Wait, surprise, plait, promise, pal.

Worm and storm, chaise, chaos, chair,

Senator, spectator, mayor.

Tour, but our and succour, four.

Gas, alas, and Arkansas.

Sea, idea, Korea, area,

Psalm, Maria, but malaria.

Youth, south, southern, cleanse and clean.

Doctrine, turpentine, marine.

Compare alien with Italian,

Dandelion and battalion.

Sally with ally, yea, ye,

Eye, I, ay, aye, whey, and key.

Say aver, but ever, fever,

Neither, leisure, skein, deceiver.

Heron, granary, canary.

Crevice and device and aerie.

Face, but preface, not efface.

Phlegm, phlegmatic, ass, glass, bass.

Large, but target, gin, give, verging,

Ought, out, joust and scour, scourging.

Ear, but earn and wear and tear

Do not rhyme with here but ere.

Seven is right, but so is even,

Hyphen, roughen, nephew Stephen,

Monkey, donkey, Turk and jerk,

Ask, grasp, wasp, and cork and work.

Pronunciation (think of Psyche!)

Is a paling stout and spikey?

Won't it make you lose your wits,

Writing groats and saying grits?

It's a dark abyss or tunnel:

Strewn with stones, stowed, solace, gunwale,

Islington and Isle of Wight,

Housewife, verdict and indict.

Finally, which rhymes with enough,

Though, through, plough, or dough, or cough?

Hiccough has the sound of cup.

My advice is to give up!!!

About Me

This is for those readers who wish to have an update on how I am progressing. It was a year ago December that I was diagnosed with breast cancer, not just any cancer, but the Her2 positive type. It is not unusual for people who have contracted Cancer to have a second experience. With the Her2 cell it is even more likely is what I have been told. Nevertheless I continue strong with my alternative treatments. I have passed the physical exams and the mammograms and continue to gain strength. My daily alternative treatments will continue for another year but my medical appointments are cut in half. Surgery was one year ago January 21st! I am grateful to all who have sent me their love, healing and prayers. Namaste

It is a busy month, there is a lot of sign shifting with the planets and a couple of major retrogrades. The shift in sign mode usually alters our experience of the planet's energy. Certainly it changes the angle with which the planet affects each sign. The retrogrades, as usual, cause the planetary vibration to internalise so we can perform our regular maintenance checks. This time we have both Mars and Saturn which can at times feel like driving with the brakes on and the brake pads worn out. Our physical energy and structure of life will be getting the upgrade but in the process we need to maintain and accept the decreased momentum.

The Sun and Mercury are entering Aquarius. Many of the stars in the constellation Aquarius refer to good luck. The cup bearer signalled to the ancient populations in the Middle East that they would experience the rainy season assuring abundant crops. This sign is associated with the cold becoming wet with winter water. In North America guess the snow just could not wait for the Sun to change signs.

In Aquarius we concentrate on impersonal relationships that link all humanity. We seek security in transformation, personal, social or global change. Close, overly emotional relationships are not a part of this cool detached concern for large sweeping social movements. But by actively turning toward accepting people rather than changing them it helps to objectify difficult situations and make emotional closeness possible.

We will feel more independent, mentally innovative and open to the unconventional under the influence of this sign. Some become dogmatic, biased, fanatically non-conforming or outright anarchically rebellious if they choose that expression of these vibrations. This is the shadow side of the Leo personality, its dualistic other half.

We are living in extraordinary times. Our souls must be geared to this profound experience or we would not be here. It is good to appreciate the rare opportunity of being sentient during this age; wittingly or unwittingly playing our part.

     Sam 

The Sun enters Aquarius. Birthday greetings and welcome to the dawning of your new year that promises more clarity and strategy. Magnetism will draw you together with the like-minded and those with similar soul resonation. Self-analysis provides the clues to furthering your empowerment and personal development. Too easily, however, you can trip over assumptions or hasty conclusions caused by inner tension. Clearing up mind clutter needs to be put on the exhaustive to do list. Many little jobs, projects, errands or chores need to be sorted out. Happy Chinese New Year; The year of the Water Dragon. You are easily distracted by other people and Mars Retrograde is not going to help you attend to things without diversion. With all the cycles converging on the earth it is no doubt that the ever so prolonged shift from Pisces to the Age of Aquarius is becoming more and more humanity's property. Still in the interim lull of this change there is a sense that everything is about to become different. Only take into yourself that which is good for your growth and progress; say no to that which would deplete you. Avoid situations with authority if you are not in accord as the temporal satisfaction of a hasty moment will not be long standing. Mercury entering Aquarius will enliven the brainwaves, excite the nervous system and boost your energies. It will help you make good and meaningful connections. Disillusionment about what you value and how you have formed relationship leads to enlightenment and improvement. The truth sets you free to make exciting new choices. Juno in Sagittarius brings unusual friends into your life. Other venues also help to broaden and expand your goals, wishes and ideals. While you may not know right away all the facts and figures of your new perspective your intuition and senses are guiding the way. Curiosities are the source of stimulation and healing. The unusual nurtures your personality. Neptune entering Pisces will feel like a huge cloud lifting, no longer hanging over your head. But also you lose the benefit of a direct connect to the extrasensory. It will be hard to differentiate between that and Saturn turning retrograde at the extreme end of Libra which could feel like someone pulled out the plug. Do not be surprised if you bring everything to question. It is healthy. But the dilemma or dichotomy between what was and what will be is destabilising which makes you want to stick to an old plan and not deviate. Venus in Aries will not hear of it. You will initiate creatively and with imagination just in a cautionary manner. There is no way to stick to the old because change will find you and it is exhilarating. Pallas Athena entering Pisces is another shift that you should feel and sense. This force has been with you since March of 2011 instigating strategies and now it is leaving you to fulfil the plan. Creation is made up of much inspiration which you will receive from both planets that have moved on to the next sign. Mercury leaves Aquarius for Pisces too and the departure creates the calm, reflective pool of conceptual possibility. Deep undercurrents, the memory of loss, separation or other drama are transformed as you regain a more fully realised sense of your own empowerment. Positive action is being taken to boost vitality and well being. Wilful courage and exuberance is triggered and positive results can be achieved even though you sense your effectiveness is inconsistent.  

For you the Sun entering Aquarius stirs up the subconscious making the conscious mind ripe with inspiration, dreams are vivid. Make an effort to release all negative aspects in your thinking so you can enjoy these benefits. Like you, most people are eager to do what they want or have to do so even if you help you might not get help back. If something holds you back it is to make you more efficient and to give you time to get your priorities sorted. Happy Chinese New Year; The year of the Water Dragon. Mars turns retrograde which makes everyone a little more self-interested and leaves you trying to get things done with lots of interference. Penetrate deeply into things to understand rather than brood about them. You can be relieved that the age of Pisces is slipping behind us as it gives the paradigm of the collective, especially spiritual beliefs, a chance to evolve. Conversations, communications and daily interaction reveal this. While your focus is one of progress and expansion, betterment and other freedoms you are simultaneously clearing and eliminating the old and outworn, childhood {Mother} issues and other baggage or clutter. Being affected by too much seriousness can be injected with humour, laughter and enthusiasm so you do not feel weighed down. Mercury enters Aquarius which really gets your brainwaves moving giving you many flashes of inspiration as well as aspirations and intentions as well as the opportunity to socialise. You get real value out of close personal friendships and work related acquaintanceships. Certain beliefs, especially spiritual, social or cultural, will come under circumspection and redefinition. Juno entering Sagittarius makes you want to seek out the different and unusual, or get involved in expanding your knowledge of other countries. It is possible you need to travel with your work. You need to weigh out what is best for you not just what would be good for others. Old wounds have formed a scab and are quickly disappearing which gives you a clearer sense of self. Neptune enters Pisces and as the ruler of this sign it immerses you in your own element. It can bring channelling to some and confusion or fear to others. It can increase sensory perception and open spiritual doors. You may be very concerned about tightening your pocketbook during Saturn Retrograde; perhaps the recession is on your mind. Listen to yourself and do the unusual thing. Friends can cause a dilemma. This is an unpredictable energy so cut them some slack. Venus leaving Pisces and entering Aries has the curious affect of making you more self-critical. But the disruption that is caused by others is positive and transcending. Mistakes of the past can hold you back unless you decide to get beyond that obstacle. Pallas Athena entering Pisces brings with it a sharp mind-centred force that gives you strength and stamina. This helps you succeed. Extrasensory perception provides insightful wisdom, creative invention and playful stimulation. Mercury entering Pisces brings wonderful fantasy, dreams, visions and other entertaining if not enlightening revelations. You resuscitate an old idea back into life, or receive insight into actualising your wishes. The heart centre is opened wide which helps you to surrender all internal debris to the cosmos. You are full of courage and others will cheer you on but accept that you will falter, hesitate, make a miscalculation or otherwise make a normal human slip.  

The Sun entering Aquarius will have the affect of stirring you from within. This gets the mental motor running and some will come up with interesting money-making changes. Irresolution creates conflict and blockage until competition compels you to act. You are not too keen to deal with people who carry authority until you have your goals and priorities sorted.Happy Chinese New Year; The year of the Water Dragon. Mars turning retrograde alters your perception of things which at first causes you to be self-conscious and restrained. Suspicion takes you on a mysterious detour. Uniqueness however is a huge theme so judgement in all situations needs to be relevant. Sudden events are awakening; other people will be a catalyst. Broadening the perspective pushes mental baggage out. Passive elimination is painless. Whatever it is; at this point, just say no. You are concerned with your standing in social involvements like church, university, legal system, groups and other institutions. Mercury entering Aquarius tickles the subconscious into entertaining avenues of thought and stimulates vivid impressions or visions to which the imagination adds technicolor. At this time you want to be deluded so you can breakthrough any unrealistic expectation you are upholding. Be careful of misrepresentation when it comes to financial transactions. You are a little gullible. Other people try to burst the bubble of your beliefs and standards to get you to see things differently. With Juno entering Sagittarius you want to connect with people who resonate with you and you may break an engagement to attend something else you can share. Personal decisions are not yet fully formed and need very much to be your own. Woundedness, painful event or parental and childhood issues rise to the surface as families experience unusual shifts. Neptune entering Pisces takes the hard edge off of things allowing your imagination to play with possibilities and new ideas. Creations begin with a thought, vision or concept and you take them further from there. Saturn retrograde in the sign opposite to yours is relentless in its grasp of your development. There are still some lessons to be learned about moderation, relationship and balance so that is why you feel somewhat on hold. Friendships create a dilemma and repressed anger becomes passive-aggressive. Thankfully Venus entering Aries brings with it positive, beneficial uplifting stimulation and abundant creativity. Experiences and events will help you to transcend fixed judgement and opinions freeing you up to receive more. The urge is to push forward and branch outward correcting and adapting the plan as you go. Pallas Athena moving into Pisces will hone your mental guidance system, sharpen the mind, gather wisdom and strengthen courage. First of all you will experience a creative burst that floods the imagination and thoughts with potentials to develop. Mercury in Pisces lends itself to your intuitive and psychic or sensing faculties helping you to get beyond the limitations of the narrow logical mind. Now you can really make things happen as you have the self-containment needed to alchemize {pull all the pieces together} powerful new trends in your life. You want more, now, this is usually the problem but at this point it can border on self-destructive. Let things take their time. Too much exuberance can pull out all the stops and wilfully take over in a big and courageous way but sometimes, like now, it can be to a detriment. Exaggeration, assumption, hasty conclusions, overestimation or saying too much are the possible actions you are prone to.  

You will sense an increase in frequency as the Sun entering Aquarius generates a degree of nervous energy which Jupiter is amplifying. It can be a little unsettling until you adapt to the shift. There needs to be more tolerance and acceptance in situations in order to reach resolution, remove blockages and work out conflicts. When it comes to beliefs no one is absolutely correct. You can become headstrong, aggressive, defensive and overly critical if people are pushing or demanding. Good relations with authority are imperative for long range goals. Happy Chinese New Year; The year of the Water Dragon. Mars turning retrograde slows things down, suppresses the use of energy which means your actions are slow to materialise and initially this has an effect on work, business, and career. It is useful for conscious awakening, conceiving universal truths, formulating unique alternatives and coming to spiritual realisations. Sudden or unexpected events and simple restlessness are the conduits. Healing and wholeness is assisted by letting go, accepting loss and separation or cleaning out the mental closet so fresh ideas can take up the space. You are working toward stability, security and social standing but still carrying some responsibilities from the past. Mercury entering Aquarius makes you feel like you should be doing so much more to promote yourself and this makes you feel that others are critical of you too. That is until the creative facet of mind is charged to give you a boost of inspiration then you will follow a more positive approach. Old beliefs have to face an inevitable redefinition as undeniable proof is presented to disprove what was thought. Juno entering Sagittarius may temporarily cause you to feel things are getting out of control but it is actually an inner tension making you aware of what you want to accomplish. The experience of a little distortion will end up creating improvement. It makes you aware of the inner wounds, inequities and self-talk that does not reflect your true worth too. Neptune entering Pisces powers you up with buoyant optimism, faith and trust in yourself as well as dependable reliance on others. Saturn turning retrograde gives you the pause you need when you need it so that details are not missed and success can be better achieved. Whatever becomes your focus will turn into a potential distraction from your main cause. Venus entering Aires puts you in a positive mood so you create beneficial advantages for yourself and others. Anything goes in relationship; fate plays an interesting hand in creating curiosity and major shifts in the state of relating. You are a magnet attracting many people's interest. Proceeding with caution when you meet with opportunity will ensure that the most value will be derived from the activity. Pallas Athena entering Pisces gives you increased depth of perception and discernment. You see beyond the appearance of other people where their core essence is revealed. Mercury entering Pisces makes you happy, playful, adventurous and very curious. Sagging energies get regenerated and you are the ambassador of fun, laughter and optimism. You make progress on a quest of the heart. Successful advancement of career, business, work or social standing generates more income potential.  

 Perhaps this is not your favourite time of year; whatever the actuality the Sun entering Aquarius can suppress the immune system making you more susceptible for illness. Take your Vitamin D drops. It is a bit of a conflicted time within the mental and emotional scripts. Build your physical, mental and emotional strength. If you have not consciously sorted out your responsibilities, duties and obligations; or if you are neglecting certain facets of your life and overemphasising others, there are bound to be tension, conflict and confrontation. This is energy of manipulation which is something we all do. People in general will not be in a good state so the criticism you receive from them is symptomatic of their own faults. Happy Chinese New Year; The year of the Water Dragon. Mars turning retrograde may cause you to feel lower in energy, not sick or upset, more passive and peaceful. Surprise, the unexpected and spontaneous will make you aware of what does not belong to your core essence so it can be purged from your standards. This will increase self-esteem. When self-esteem increases so does money. This is one time when letting go brings increases. Cleaning out the closet of the subconscious mind will put you in a position to gain promotion, standing or obtain a goal. Mercury in Aquarius will excite the atmosphere which you can experience as fun and nervousness or both. You will likely do something out of the ordinary. Use some of this vibration and energy to create new conditions. Work toward improving your health and relationships. You are guided by your compassion. The undeniable truths that come to the forefront will cause you to change some of your beliefs. This makes you enthusiastic. Juno entering Sagittarius gives you the commitment and staying power needed to take on activities, groups or involvements that are new, innovative, unique and different from your usual. In the process you are indecisive but afterward glad you did. You make the connection between food, diet and healing which helps you to change many old habits. Neptune entering Pisces causes you to be very sentimental. Your mind is more sensitive but it is also more intuitive and you have increased creative imagination. Saturn turning retrograde has a positive purpose for you; it will tend to loose ends, restore good relations and broaden your aperture. Expect that dichotomy will create dilemma as notions of dedication and sacrifice get reworked. Venus enters Aries where it passively nibbles at your endurance, fortitude and achievement rather than leave you in peace. While there will be some consistency to keep things the same, expect the unexpected to introduce entertaining diversion. The short term goal is to increase stability and security while continuing to move forward. Pallas Athena in Pisces recharges the mind and senses, channels creative imagination, assists in repairing or restoring and generally assists improvement. The intuition is strong and true as long as you do not embellish. Mercury entering Pisces makes you a little giggly, effervescent, bubbly and fun. Extremely strong and powerful nurturing forces can heal and repair, regenerate and fix whatever necessary. There will be mind-altering experiences that give you a positive boost and probably bring a new crop of friends. Increased courage, enthusiasm and exuberance will open things up.  

 Objective detachment helps you to see beyond the appearance of things when the Sun enters Aquarius. This helps you to handle conflicted situations, blockages and irresolution in a more delicate but effective way. You want to be left alone to do what you want or must do therefore if anyone places a request you can over react. It would help if you would take extra time to sort priorities into sequence rather than take on the whole effort without such a plan. Take time to look at each piece of the puzzle. Happy Chinese New Year; The year of the Water Dragon. Mars turning retrograde could dredge up some concerns over finances most likely because of things you did not expect or did not know about. The ending of an era and age or both begins to dawn on you in suspended animation. More and more things continue to not be the same. Gains will far outweigh the losses if you let go, eliminate, clear away, accept or refuse to continue in the old way. Solid relationship shifts take their time to become established but basic agreements can be developed positively. Mercury in Aquarius will provide feedback, a reflection of your personality's image as it appears to others and little resistance to the need to change. It may be difficult for others to see on the surface but deep down within you there is much stirring of perception. It is not meant to be shared. You might not take kindly to the change of mind necessary after beliefs are disproven. Juno entering Sagittarius will draw friends close and connect you to community events. Indecision with your diet can adversely affect the health. Fluctuations in weather, emotions or circumstances can rattle the immunity. Neptune entering Pisces produces a degree of static in your reception from the senses so allow for a margin of error with your sensory perception. Saturn retrograde is what will give you a sense of drudgery, interminable slowness and sluggishness. It is a dilemma but its purpose is self-correction. This mechanism keeps you in stasis so you can fix what is needed. Venus enters Aries putting you in touch with friends, groups of friends, social networking and personal gatherings. The experience of time is transcended in your favour. You claim your freedom of expression. Ask questions, research information, analyse text and become more informed to negotiate successfully. Pallas Athena entering Pisces takes the edge off, it lessens tensions and makes you and your opponent more sympathetic to each other. This energy dissolves old plans and ideas that are not in your best interests. Mercury entering Pisces will also break down the boundaries between things so you can cross-reference more effectively and relevantly. The power to make things better is not something to be squandered or used for personal profit. The essence of the energy defies extortion. Opening the heart centre, reaching out and being inclusive mixed with a willingness to accept the human dimension can generate considerable good luck. Reckless exuberance is backed by an abundance of courage, bravery and larger than life energy which makes you quite compulsive in actions and what you disclose.

The desire to break away from routine is tempting when the Sun transits Aquarius. This would be a good time get away on vacation. People are conflicted which makes conversation difficult or blocked. Set an example, let go of old ideas. Headstrong people lack consideration. Stay true to yourself, you will restrain compulsive reaction. There is much sorting of priorities and efficiency to be done. You are also working on your relationship to authority or co-workers. It is not time to forge ahead. Happy Chinese New Year; The year of the Water Dragon. Mars finally turns retrograde after slowing down for weeks which is why you have been lacking in momentum. The past catches up to you, unconscious behaviour patterns influence how you assert yourself, repressed anger, family complexes or other buried issues surface to be transfigured. It is the end of an era, the threshold of a new chapter but there is some self-development finishing and polishing to do first. In other words; letting go and accepting, eliminating the old, cleaning out mental-emotional baggage, reworking the mother-child relationship and learning to say no to yourself and others. Also included are understanding the value of stability, security, social standing, respect, acceptance and good relations with authority. Mercury enters Aquarius which stimulates social engagements. They help you get outside of yourself. You are exposed to the conditions of others. You get to have some fun, enjoy time away or a refreshing break as long as your expectations are realistic. The truth stands out like black and white; you must eliminate ideas that contradict. You have a yearning for foreign places, different cultures, improving your education or getting involved in a spiritual activity when Juno transits Sagittarius. Doubt, fear, paranoia, guilt or another negative psychological state can cause you to be indecisive. Old wounds you thought were healed have a scab to pick but they are being shifted along with family complexities. When Neptune enters Pisces you can feel troubled about your health because this makes you ultra sensitive to your body and intuitively tuned into its functions. Saturn retrograde may actually cause you to groan over something that seems interminable but the good news is it is not. Learn and grow! You might be stuck in your own dilemma or dichotomy created by testosterone or adrenaline energy. Venus entering Aries gives you perspective and you take it easier on yourself. Stimulation, excitement, change and unpredictable events are positive. You have been under the enforcement of certain energies for over two years which keeps you on a straight and narrow so when other people kick up you notice and reflect on times gone by. Forming a relationship with the tried and true, with duty, responsibility, hard concentrated effort, discipline, security, stability and social standing you hold yourself back from making a mistake. Pallas Athena entering Pisces makes you think for yourself so that there is little others can do to sway or persuade you to change. Set your mind to a wishful goal for soon you will be treading new ground. Mercury entering Pisces fills your mind with constructive imagination, images and perhaps even dreams providing you with food for thought. An old relationship can re-enter your life hoping to resuscitate itself but you are too fond of your liberty and freedom of choice to be controlled. What you need to work on is grounding then you will be freer still. Lots of courage and not too much action is okay, timing is everything, the time has not come. 

It is a challenging time when the Sun is in Aquarius. You feel more serious about reaching your goals and objectives although it might not yet be time. If there are any, the way will be cluttered with old conflicts, blocks, unresolved thoughts and emotional obsessions. You are more likely to overreact to approach as if it were a challenge because you are so full of self-intention. You have commitments that you must proceed with and they will work out well, however some goals need more sorting and organising. Happy Chinese New Year; The year of the Water Dragon. Mars Retrograde has already been a weight to bear as it slowed down to reverse. You will have periods during the retrograde phase {now to April 13th} when you will think you are standing still or worse stuck. These are lulls use them well. If a sudden, unexpected event or unexpected change occurs now realise it is a milestone in your life. Radical alteration occurs inside and out. Release the mental baggage that clutters up your powers of creation and self-realisation. Reprioritise concerns of stability, security, social standing, limiting beliefs, insecurities and fears. Mercury entering Aquarius may make you a little grouchy, broody, even suspicious and definitely jealous till you turn to gratitude and become thankful for some of the people in your life. This is a positive point to proceed with goals and objectives being held at bay. Quite likely you will learn through a mistake you have made but it is a valuable experience. Juno entering Sagittarius takes the edge off, makes you less feisty or combative, but quite willing and able to defend your rights using your wit. Some youthful beliefs die hard when maturity and experience prove them wrong. You can turn painful experience into value added awareness and increase your self-esteem, courage and confidence in the process. Neptune entering Pisces brings beautiful mystical influences wafting your way. You can also become aware of food intolerances. Saturn retrograde keeps this energy in Libra, the realm of your unconscious, subconscious, collective receptivity and retained memories until October 5th. Eliminating, letting go, cutting the cords of agreement and eradicating inappropriate memories and ideas is the process necessary before you are ready to make better use of Saturn in Scorpio. First consider worries, pettiness, judgement, grudge and other such negative expressions of a lack of clear focused energy. Venus entering Aries puts you ill at ease with people who demand too much and appreciate far too little. A bit of a time warp or altered experience includes unusual and unexpected if not weird behaviour from others. Guard your investments, savings and material assets as they have very favourable potential to increase. Pallas Athena occupying Pisces makes you feel smarter, more logical and strategical but also passive, long observing and extrasensorily insightful. When you sense the truth behind the appearances that others wear like costumes bide your time and gather more information. Mercury entering Pisces will enhance this psychic transference but you need to have a firm grip on your emotions if you are going to know more than you should. Claim detached indifference. You have the insight, fortitude, optimism and right attitude to resurrect relationships. Opening your mind, heart and emotions will prove beneficial. Keep yourself in check and do not get carried away with combustible courage and enthusiasm for you could destroy the good that could come of things. 

 The Sun enters Aquarius bringing positive social experience, new personal friends and worthwhile contacts for your career. All negative aspects that could dominate thinking are released and you are clear to make important connections to people, places, things, circumstances or needs. You are willing to defend your rights with a clear agenda. Ready to launch or initiate and otherwise promote yourself you will learn as you go about priorities and relations to authority. Happy Chinese New Year; The year of the Water Dragon. Mars turns retrograde which may create a thudful brief encounter. Each and every thing you assert will come from your individuality rather than be assisted by planetary energy. This experience is needed to achieve the badge of self-sufficiency. Moving on and leaving the community and maybe even family behind sets you upon a new plateau, a new journey with soulful purpose. Your innermost organic essence wants to grow, expand, claim new territory, form new commitments, follow your purpose and realise your destiny. Some sense of seriousness, limitation, insecurity, obstacle or fear can hold you back whereas a positive approach moves you forward. Mercury entering Aquarius brings a flush of unique innovation and invention for your researching mind to develop. Rewrite your disappointments by changing your expectations and unrealistic definitions. As the ideal leads you to disillusionment realise this will turn into enlightenment. You will ultimately adopt a more positive approach. Learn to walk the middle path of open-minded tolerance then you can be shown the way to go. Juno entering Sagittarius brings a certain passion, intensity and sense of privilege that sometimes increases competitive outspoken tendencies. You are overwhelmed by too many suggestions, possibilities and opportunities. This is an important point of choice. The wrong reasons would hold you back. Other people challenge your vision, dream, faith based beliefs while Neptune is transiting Pisces which helps you to fine tune them. Saturn Retrograde helps you to steady vacillation and come to realistic as well as inspired resolutions. In the process you put yourself squarely in a dichotomous dilemma only to realise the weakness in some parts of your efforts. Venus entering Aries brings with it a more pleasant flow in daily experience, communications and visitations. The spontaneous and unpredictable will lead you to the direction of increased material or financial wealth. In your search for variety and change you gain experience. Pallas Athena in Pisces takes your thinking to a higher level through dreams, imagination, visualisation and inspiration. Let go of things that no longer hold the same value for you, dissolve the unintentional misappropriations of the past. Mercury in Pisces may cause some confusion or blurred clarity and the imagination can work against you. The idea that you can hold onto anything by rightful claim has no worth, it is regressive. Your memories will always be yours and no one can take them but it is time to explore new territory. It takes much more courage to claim your liberty, freedom and enjoyment of discovery.  

 The Sun enters Aquarius holding you in a wintery grip with its hibernating or seclusive characteristics. You use this opportunity to ponder the relevant deeply. This helps you to resolve conflicting strategies or remove blocks without giving power away. An original idea of your own creation is achieved through sorting through the data and consulting authority to derive the improvement or solve the problem. Happy Chinese New Year; The year of the Water Dragon. Mars turning retrograde slows you down a little with your main objectives but gives you extra time for other things. There is also a benefit to your health with the decreased pace. It is never too late to change and one is never too old to move with the times. Moving with the times brings little surprises and plenty of benefit. Healing and wholeness is achieved by letting the people in your relationships follow their own star. Not everyone sees the road to stability, security and achievement in the same way. Mercury enters Aquarius which provides you with alternative possibilities to entertain most probably acquired through social occasions. Understanding your expectations gives you a profound appreciation about how you disappoint yourself with centripetal ideas that you place onto others. The truth sets you free from a litany of control mechanisms of the past. Juno in Sagittarius helps you to form new agreements, set new standards, form new commitments to yourself, others and the universe. Indecision about a friend is due to how you have been influenced about them. It is time to pull away the crutches of dependency if they are unhealthy. Neptune entering Pisces will allow you to be more playful, daring, willing to step outside the box and taste fraudulently forbidden fruit. Saturn retrograde will likely feel the same as slamming on the brakes, not so much in the physical reality but more so in the virtual reality. Nevertheless you get on with what must be done with increased powers of focus that ironically helps you cover a lot of territory. Venus entering Aries will test your spontaneity and poke at your comfort zones but it should also increase social activity. Relationships are ever-growing with each individual needing their own evolutionary freedom to explore. Such is the human experiment. Your ambitions increase in strength causing you to push ahead which will meet with success. Pallas Athena entering Pisces creates an ethereal shift or experience of an altered state that you learn to live with. Inspiration abounds helping you to find healthy and positive new ways to use old ideas or possessions. Mercury entering Pisces increases your powers of creative imagination, instinct, vision and intuitive perception. Old travel, business or childhood ideas come in handy. The open mind discovers new synapses as singular ideas multiply prolifically pulling and conjoining together relevant thought. Children have a profound impact on you, their innocent wilfulness, exuberant courage and freedom from adult caution is so liberated yet fraught with unseen unknown danger.