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Finite...INFINITE...12/21/12...winter solstice
01/07/13...Coptic Christmas...Egypt
12/31/12...Happy New Year
12/28/12
12/25/12...Christmas
12/21/12..welcome Aquarius and Galactic Alignement; also Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
12/08/12...Hanukkah ............................... I Am that, I Am ...Moses
"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity."- Paulo Coehlo, "The Alchemist," 1988. (...theAlchemist ...you may need to "reset" Utube player to play these songs... ...on Love ...signs and the Meaning Of Life) ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(novel)


The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend personal God and avoid dogma and theology. Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things natural and spiritual as a meaningful unity. Buddhism answers this description .. If there is any religion that could cope with modern scientific needs it would be Buddhism. (Albert Einstein) http://www.spaceandmotion.com/Theology-Albert-Einstein.htm
It is December 21, the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also the end of an era within the Mayan Calendar that some have interpreted as the end of the world. For some, it may seem like the end of the world. For everyone, the solstice is a time for reflection, for in the darkest time of the year, there is a window in which to access the source of it all - the Self, the awareness of Oneness and Nothingness, and a moment of Unity without the complication of other-than-self. It is a time when one can contemplate reality outside of the ego, if one tries. But to do that, it means you have to go within, and for many, that is a frightening proposition. The collective urge is towards freedom. But what is that freedom we seek? Essentially, it is an escape from loneliness. And so in today's world, we seek this escape through being connected to one another. Our collective urge is to connect with one another and to escape loneliness.

In today's world, that path takes the form of information. We seek information to share with others. It is information that connects us today. It is the "Dawning of the Age of Aquarius," which is information and connectivity through technology.

Yet this represents a reversal from the tradition, which is the nature of Aquarius and its ruler, Uranus, in any event. It is a variation from the truth and reality of our ancient teachings. Today, it is accepted that "The truth is out there," as in the X-files. But some things never really change, and at this time of the Winter Solstice, the old truths remain: "The truth is in here," not "out there." And it doesn't matter whether you are in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, or whether it is the winter or summer solstice, because the symbolism of each is similar: whether it is during the season of greatest light or greatest darkness, there is, at those times, a window of time in which one may experience reality from a perspective of "not self," or "only self." There is no duality in the symbolism of total "light" or total "darkness." There is only one, none, or all. There is no ego, which is only a comparison of self to that which is outside of the self.

This column is usually about information, or more accurately, about my interpretation of the celestial movements and their correspondence to human activity, particularly as it relates to the world of finances, economics, and political, mundane trends. But every so often, it is useful to take a break from that perspective and wax philosophical, and contemplate the deep, inner aspects of reality. Maybe I give information that will enhance your ability to make money. But will it bring you closer, or further away, from the dreams of your heart that will connect you with the Infinite and your personal quest to experience inspiration?

During this season of the Winter Solstice, 2012, as an era of the Mayan Calendar ends, and the Uranus-Pluto unfolds in its 112-147-year waxing square cycle, we are brought into direct confrontation with our greatest fears. These are the fears of insecurity, of danger to our physical existence (and more so, those that we love) through the acts of madness and violence of individuals, and of potential financial loss through the gridlock of our political leaders who cannot find a path of compromise to avoid falling over the "Fiscal Cliff."

In spite of all of these external anxieties, it is useful to reflect upon who you are and why you are here. And, in the words of Paulo Coehlo, to reacquaint yourself with your "Personal Legend." There is no better time to do this than at the solstice.

May each of you have an enlightening holiday season and may the New Year bring you closer and closer to the realization of your dreams. Never give them up, even in moments of tragedy. They are your pathway to the experience of Oneness with the Infinite. They - and they alone - will bring you the freedom that we all seek, when a moment can become the awareness of eternity, and the realization can bring forth an outpouring of compassion for all.


Thus, as we come into the end of the year, and the December 21 end of an age via the Mayan Calendar, we observe that the world is not very safe or secure. Economically and politically, there is danger of the Fiscal Cliff looming immediately ahead. Militarily, we see the advance of terrorist states towards acquisition of nuclear warheads. And socially, there are some people who are crossing over the edge of sanity and erupting in acts of violence against innocent people, even children. When will all this madness and danger end? Astrologically, probably not for another two years.

But people have choices. It can end whenever society and governments start trusting one another again and work harder towards co-creating a climate of safety and security (instead of fear and anxiety), which of course is easy to say and hard to enact. In the meantime, the more the "blame-game" continues amongst leaders and society, and leaders towards one another, the demonstration of compassion and trust becomes increasingly invisible. And yet it is there, waiting to be tapped, for Neptune - the planet of compassion and trust - is in its home sign of Pisces, the sign of compassion and trust, for the next 13 years. It may take until the summer of 2013 to be activated, when Jupiter moves into Cancer and forms a potentially magical grand trine with Saturn and Neptune, all in water signs. We haven't seen that since 1967. That was a time when peace marches started to arise all over the world, and eventually led to the end of the Viet Nam War. People demanded an end to the violence. They protested. They fought for peace and an end to war, and eventually they got it. Neptune may not be assertive, but if persistent, it can outlast the aggressors (Uranus in Aries, square Pluto). http://www.mmacycles.com/weekly-preview/mma-comments-for-the-week/mma-comments-for-the-week-beginning-december-24,-2012/

12/12/12...The Ancient Mayan calendar speaks of 12-12-2012 as the end of times as we know it, and the beginning of a new cycle of evolution for planet earth, humanity and the cosmos. Mayan elders say that the Ancients were informing the modern world to be ready for a giant transformation for the human race. Interestingly, traditions across the world including Buddhism, Tao, Hopi and Vedic knowledge predict a 'Golden Age' or 'Satyug' in their calendars around the same period. December 2012 is being looked upon as a significant spiritual event and a momentous shift in the collective consciousness of the planet.
12-12-12 is a beautiful opportunity for transformation and healing on a personal and global level. We are invited to allow the supportive energies of Mother Earth to open our hearts and be ready for expansion.

Another Year is done...same Prayer......"And there shall be peace on earth" ...

Love, peace, harmony and freedom are facts and values every human being should be aware of, and indeed has to be aware of. Yet exactly in this he/she fails, for long ago in ancient times he/she lost his/her sense to be aware, and to look within himself/herself for these lofty values of genuineness and grandeur. Wise men and prophets who taught these values were reviled and vilified, or even murdered. And all the dignitaries and office-bearers of religions and governments were intentionally helpful in doing so, and continue in the same way to this very day. Since ancient times these mighty and powerful rulers in politics and religions have been the ones who were responsible - and still are today - for the populations of every country being and continuing to be ignorant. And still today' the mighty and the powerful, the ones governing, as well as the religious rulers and their representatives in every office continue to neglect their duty to the peoples and to the human being as an individual. They fail to make an effort to teach and to enlighten the peoples in the framework of the correct way of life and of the connection of all matters that relate to the consciousness. Their only truthful endeavour seems to be to burden the nation's people with all kinds of taxes for the needed remittance of horrendous pays, which enable them to live a life in joy and splendour. Yet that is not all: They are at work at various places to betray and sell out their own country, spread war and terror as well as death, destruction and ruin, and, with billions, finance completely senseless projects and insanely squander the people's hard earned tax monies. And above all, they make no effort to bring about true love and freedom as well as harmony and peace, so that it could finally be said: "And there shall be peace on earth" ...

Should the human being want to create peace on earth, then each Individual human being has to begin to walk on the path of his/her own inner purification and make a stand against his/her emotions, thoughts and feelings, as well as all his/her problems that relate to hatred, obsession with revenge, fanaticism, sectarianism, religion, desire for power and control, fear, cowardice, addiction and greed, war and terror, murder, torture, capital punishment and obsession with profit, and so forth. He/she has to dissolve and be free of them completely in order to allow true love and harmony as well as peace and freedom to take their due place. And thereby one has to consider that one value cannot exist by itself, for each single value depends on the others. Thus love is dependent on peace, freedom and harmony; harmony is dependent on love, freedom and peace; peace is dependent on love, harmony and freedom as well as freedom on peace, harmony and love. And truly, only all these values combined result in a complete whole that is comprehended by every human being as happiness and joy, and brings pleasure in existing, and, in dignity, a great respect for life. Unfortunately only a small minority knows about the value of love, peace, harmony and freedom and understands their significance in external life and in the life within. For some people, freedom only means that one can do whatever one wants to do or does not want to do. Yet especially in respect to freedom that does not apply. Freedom embodies far more than the individual is able to imagine both in the life within and in the external life. In fact, freedom is not just a general concept for all that a human being does as well as for the fulfillment of all those things, needs, cravings, desires and wishes, which he/she always wants to see fulfiled. Freedom means far more, for among other things it also embodies the actual frankness of the human being that enables him/her to be open and sincere in everything towards himself/herself as well as towards the external environment and his/her fellow-human beings without fear and anxiety, and without having to falsify the facts or having to conceal them to betray himself/herself or his/her fellow- human beings.

Finite...INFINITE...12/21/12...winter solstice