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!)

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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. 

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The end of 2009 is upon us, complete with the upcoming holidays and a reflective look back at a tumultuous year. Last weekend’s Wall Street Journal (Weekend Edition) boasted the headline, “Jobs Data Lift Recovery Hopes,” siting a slight drop in the jobless rate in November, after a solid two year climb to “heights unseen in nearly three decades.” And while the Dow rose there was a new concern by investors that the Federal Reserve will begin to raise interest rates. Experts are cautioning that “one month’s data don’t make a trend” and predict that unemployment will actually peak in the first quarter of 2010. So what is the key? “Growing jobs.” says President Obama and many others.

Switch channels now to a webinar I attended recently by Loral Langemeier, author and entrepreneurial expert who had a brief cameo in the movie The Secret. She exuberantly says that “Unemployment is fabulous!” as it encourages many to be resourceful in thinking outside of the “job” box toward creating their own businesses. The Foreword to her newest book, Put More Cash In Your Pocket is written by Harry S. Dent, Jr., Pres. of the H.S. Dent Foundation and bestselling author. He states that “History repeats itself and the next decade will be more like the 1930′s, when major companies and banks failed but entrpreneurialism flourished — and more at the everyday scale than massive new Microsoft and Google companies.” He adds that traditional methods to achieve financial security can no longer be relied upon; job security is pretty much an oxymoron; and that retirement is moving further out of reach.

So as we take a broader look at this economic and business landscape, what do we conclude? Is this a recession, a depression, or a revision? Are we seeing the worst of times or a change of times? Is the glass half full or half empty?

My answer is that we are poised at a unique point in human history, one in which we have received the most massive invitation ever delivered to man (and woman) kind. It is called “the shift” and is often associated with the year 2012. However be aware that it is a 30 year window and that we are smack in the midst of it!

Sound interesting? More in my next blog as we take a closer look at the opportunities and implications of this amazing cosmic picture and what it means in our personal lives.

Meanwhile, I wish all of you the happiest of holidays! Go to my contact page and sign up for my monthly newsletter to receive personal invitations to all upcoming Enlightenment events! Or click the Calendar link to see what is coming up! Also, please join my “Enlightened Life Lovers” fan page on Facebook!

~Victoria A. Vetere, PhD, HC – Enlightened Life Coach & Facilitator

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