Benjamin will offer an interactive presentation featuring shamanic healing and shamanic astrology on Sat., Jan 15, 5-6 pm, at A Dove's Nest, 1410 Mt. Pisgah Hwy (Rt 151), Candler, NC 28715. His presentation will be part of a day-long Sacred Grand Opening Event full of high-vibration presenters from 11 am - 8 pm.

As a group, those attending Benjamin's presentation will receive shamanic "highest need" energy transmissions through him, and will experience benevolent planetary forces being invoked into their bodies. Benjamin will also teach simple and powerful techniques, including his Divine Saturation Snap Meditation, to empower each person to call in divine light and love for their own healing and spiritual awakening.

The Dove's Nest is a "Spiritual Retreat Bed & Breakfast, Vortex Research Academy & Holistic Community Event Center" operated by Aquarian Perspectives.

1/4. There are usually two solar eclipses in any given year, but in 2011 there will be four! The first one occurs today at 4:03 AM (14° Capricorn). 
        A solar eclipse is always a New Moon. New beginnings are supported with special power here, especially in the Capricornian themes of work, career, reputation building, and becoming more mature, responsible and wise. With Pluto conjunct the eclipse, your new initiatives will work even better if you make it a point to simultaneously jettison or transform whatever no longer supports your endeavor. This eclipse's tightest aspect is a square from Saturn, so don't automatically give up if you encounter significant resistance. Persistence may reap rich rewards!
        The Sabian Symbol for this eclipse is, "An Ancient Bas-Relief Carved in Granite Remains a Witness to a Long-Forgotten Culture." For me, this immediately brings to mind the Mayans, and their stone-engraved Long Count calendar. One 5000+ year cycle ends and another (the Age of Flowers) starts on the Winter Solstice of 2012. This reminds us to avoid the dark side of Capricorn - mindless adherence to tradition and the status quo - and remember that it's sometime the wisest and most responsible course of action to branch out in radically new directions!
        This eclipse isn't the only major event today: Jupiter and Uranus are conjunct, and both planets trine Venus! This is incredibly auspicious: ancient astrology considers Jupiter and Venus to be the two luckiest planets, the trine represents easy, effortless connection, and Uranus can bring sudden awakenings. The universe is definitely opening the year with a powerful portent of wonderful breakthroughs!
        This day's other important aspect suggests an excellent strategy for sensitizing yourself to the intuitive guidance you'll need to make the most of this year: a Venus-Neptune square, which can be used to empower your relationship with Spirit!

1/5. Is friction arising in any of your key relationships? Then use Venus' square to Chiron to examine what unhealed wounds are being brought up for healing and release within you. Use your powers of discrimination and intuitive guidance to determine whether to stay the course and let a relationship catalyze healing, or whether it's better to exit a relationship that's consistently hurtful or abusive.
        There's also practical magic in the air today, with the Capricornian Sun quintile Uranus and Jupiter. Ask for intuitive flashes to guide even your most mundane decisions!

1/7. If a Sun-Saturn square has you feeling challenged or depressed, it may lift your spirits to apply yourself to a practical task. Or take some quiet time to reflect and plan.
Venus - ruler of relationships, money and creativity - transits the expansive, abundant and lucky sign of Sagittarius through 2/3. Watch for (or create) opportunities in all of these areas!