Wow…what a fantastic time we are living in!   We are closing out a World Age, beginning The Year of the Dragon, and all this is happening in The Age of Aquarius!  (Any more excitement and we’d likely all vaporize!)  Lori & I explored these topics in our recent Chai Chat show — listen & enjoy! 

January 23rd marks the official start of The Year of the Dragon!  It’s the only mythical “animal” in the Chinese zodiac!  It is a dramatic time, a time to think big!  The more spectacular, the more unusual, and the more bizarre, the better the chances of success!  Taking place every 12 years, the Year of the Dragon is “lucky” as the Chinese Dragon is looked upon as the ultimate symbol of good fortune.  The Dragon is also a symbol of divine protection and vigilance.  Dragons are referred to as a divine mythical creature that brings with it ultimate abundance, prosperity, and good fortune. 

So this is the year to take off your emergency brake!  Unpack your boa and spikey heels!  Get a new do (hair, that is!) and cast your caution to the wind!  The currents of cosmic support are beneath you and support is all around you (especially your Tribe!)   No matter what Chinese animal sign you were born into, this is YOUR YEAR!  And for you Dragons….woooohooo for youuuu!

We are also in the astrological Age of Aquarius.  Each age lasts approximately 2,150 years.  The transition between ages lasts about 280 years.  It is said that the keyword for Aquarius is Enlightenmnent!  The destiny of humankind in the Age of Aquarius is the revelation of truth and the expansion of consciousness. 

Author Ray Grasse, in  his book Signs of the Times, suggests that if you want help navigating through the Age of Aquarius, you should leave room for silence in your life (preferably involving a connection to the Absolute), and resist the deadening of your world.  So instead of filling your life with manufactured goods or artificiality, bring living organic things into your life.  Furthermore you need to maintain a compassionate heart; be involved in a network or group; become more self-reliant; avoid being hypnotized by the “group trance,” and take control of your everyday attitudes (i.e. do not depend upon external events for your inner fulfillment).

So is our Tribe right on time, or what???!!  How totally in divine alignment we are!  And our invitation is to each of YOU.  Re-read the passage above, close your eyes, breathe deeply, and imagine how you can move closer into alignment with the current cosmic energies.  After all, having the wind in your sails sure beats swimming upstream!

Once you finish your peaceful envisioning, click on the latest audio — Aquarius: Let the Sun Shine In!  Bet you’ll be out of your chair dancing in The Year of the Dragon!  (Go to: “Enlightened Life Lovers” – Sign up & join the Tribe!)

The last day of every year naturally invites reflection and anticipation.  This time we enter a year there has been much talk about, 2012.  The winter solstice of this coming year, 12/21/12 marks the end of a World Age 5,125 years in length, and is thus the endpoint of the great Mayan calendar. 

We can all feel and see changes of great magnitude — in climate, in cultures, in the global economy, in politics, etc.  We wonder will this be a time of momental challenge?  And will these challenges bring new birth, a transformatioin of our consciousness at a magnitude greater than any since the beginning of human existence?  I believe that we are at a crossroad of choice, that we are being given an invitation to understand ourselves and our human existence in miraculous ways.

Here is a video you may enjoy, and others are displayed at its conclusion.  I like the part that suggests “we are burning our bridges,” and opening to unimaginable new vistas.  I wish all of you peace, joy, and love in this pivotal and powerful New Year.  I invite you each to do your part in shortening the distance between your head and your heart.  As for me, I offer my prayers and service at this time of Enlightenment.  Namaste.

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One of our Enlightened Life Lovers, Theresa Wilkinson, sent me this story and video link.  Just when we thought that the world economy is in chaos, our own government is divided against itself, and the unemployment rate may not go up for some time…..there is a story like this one.  Click this link and see for yourself!

We are about to ring in the new year everyone has been talking about, 2012.  We are seeing how human challenge and apparent tragedy create openings where we can and do rise to a higher order of ourselves.  Are we finding ways to become more heart-centered or cynical?  The choice is certainly ours.  And news like this gives us hope and inspiration.