Happy New Year!  
 
What a year 2016 was!  A defining year!  And much of what was started (its probably more correct to say ‘released’) in 2016 continues on through most of 2017, both for ourselves, and also globally.  It will continue to be what I call a ‘Teflon’ year through to October, where try as we might nothing much ‘sticks.’  It feels like seeds we are planting are constantly blowing away in the wind.
 
There is a reason for this so-called Teflon energy, and maybe with hindsight we wouldn’t want most things to ‘stick.’  There is a birthing process going on within us that is underneath all this chaos.  Remember that the areas that are challenging us most are always the greatest opportunity for inner growth.  The area that is most challenging for much of 2017 is relationships – any form of relationship, friendship, lovers, child/parent, work relationships.  The area in relationships that is challenging is communication.  We are all ready for an update, or reset in regard to how we communicate and relate to one another.  Words have consequence.  As does thoughts.  There needs to be more understanding, listening, respect, and appreciation of one another.  It would be nice if it were the Year of Tenderness.
 

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Year of the Fire Rooster comes a crowing saying, Wake up! 

His crow alerts us that a new day is dawning, but we must rise and mobilize into action as we come together for the wellbeing of our roost/planet.

Here’s the MYSTIC MAMMA Astral Insights on 2017 Chinese and Tibetan Year of Fire Rooster. First from Chinese Astrologer and Doctor of Chinese Medicine Narrye Caldwell:

“All Chinese wisdom traditions, including medicine, divination, astrology, and feng shui, are systems of pattern identification that guide us in adapting gracefully to change.

“A world in flux is assumed; it is the one constant feature of life.

“Astrology is best viewed as a tool to discern where we are in the shifting cycles of time so we can adjust our expectations accordingly and therefore, from the Chinese point of view, cultivate longevity by not wasting our qi trying to swim against the current.

“Last year’s current schooled us all in crisis management as the Fire Monkey’s erratic impulsiveness and dramatic flare produced an unprecedented bit of theater in American politics. (Yes, Monkeys love to play spin doctor in the political arena.)

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The main theme for February is “CHANGE”.
 

This is the month of accepting change, allowing change, promoting change, choosing change and being the change.

Change brings out the need for security. It also brings out the obstacle of Stubbornness as a reaction. Change removes the usual points of reference. Change is scary. Change harbors the unknown. Change is exciting, unpredictable and dynamic. Change is chaotic, and can include destruction and confusion. Change is inevitable and a crucial part of evolution. A caterpillar may be more comfortable staying in the comfort of its warm little cocoon safe and asleep but the butterfly it is to become ruthlessly destroys its form in order to emerge with a new freedom. The discomfort we all feel is akin to the caterpillar who can sense that there is no going back. The only way is through to the other side.

So take heart everyone. This is where we are right now. Kicking and screaming and resisting the agent of change that is showing up. Did we think it could be any different? We have arrived at the place where the ruthless taskmaster of change does not really care about our personal comfort. Change is happening whether you like it or not. So the challenge and the lesson is how you will get with the program and embrace it instead of resisting it. In whatever way it shows up, there is always a way to be proactive with change, to embrace and support and move it along. That is what taking responsibility for your own leadership is all about.

In addition, we have early eclipses this year, two this month that will definitely be markers for change. So it is time to look at your life as a canvas that needs a bit of an upgrade. You have been looking at the same landscape for many years, perhaps for as long as you have been alive. What if it was time to change it up, to create a new landscape that will become a new point of reference for you.

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*FULL MOON* Lunar Eclipse in LEO comes roaring from the depths reminding us of our inner Leonine wisdom, and the power we hold in each present moment that we chose to stand courageously in our truth. 

Here are the MYSTIC MAMMA Astral Insights from our beloved astrologers. First from the always wise and illuminating SARAH VARCAS from Astro-Awakenings.co.uk:

“This lunar event reminds us that we are our own destiny, even as life takes us forever by surprise…”

“At this eclipse we can glimpse our true self, brighter than the Sun, deeper than the deepest sea, both light and dark, full and empty, mundane and divine.

“We have all heard it a thousand times and more: life only happens in the now.

“Not back then or in some future time but now, in this visceral immediate moment of consciousness, the only place we can ever reside.

“This lunar eclipse in Leo reminds us that the now is also eternity and history combined: an alchemical blend of past, present and future, distilled into a micro-second of existence in which we have the power to act, choose and become.

“Choices made when the Sun is eclipsed in Pisces on 26th February will shape our future selves.

“We can prepare to choose well then by embracing insights arising now, as the flames of ego are doused by the irrepressible waters of life divine.”

© Copyright 2017 ~SARAH VARCAS All Rights Reserved

First from the insightful LEAH WHITEHORSE from her LUA Astrology:

“At a lunar eclipse, the shadow of the Earth falls across the face of the Moon bringing unconscious feelings to the surface, grounding them in reality.

“At eclipses we can literally see our shadow…”

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Here is the energetic theme for January 2017  channelled by the always wise and illuminating LENA STEVENS from The Power Path.com:

“We have some interesting traits to work with in 2017, one being the mode of Perseverance/Aggression, and another, the theme of Flexibility.

“We have the challenge of Stubbornness, and the potential chaos of the obsessive, overactive mind as we move into a more intellectually centered time.

“This configuration gives us a tremendous opportunity this month to learn how to use what is available in a positive and constructive way.

“January is always a month where we set our new resolutions, create new intentions and goals, and get inspired by what we can do differently.

“Change is welcome and there is a sense of another chance to reset our lives and manifest what we want.

“Even though we may be entering this new year from a place of resistance and disappointment, it is important to see the opportunity we have to reset our personal lives despite what is happening ‘out there’.

“What is ‘Flexible Persistence?’

“The mode of Aggression is a tough one to do well. It is paired with Perseverance which in the negative can easily go into Stubbornness.

“We have all witnessed negative expressions of both Aggression and Perseverance and this can create some resistance to embracing them as useful allies.

“Aggression is a strong energy that is focused on a person, a goal or a task. If you throw a ball with aggression, it will go farther than if you don’t. There is a positive way to use the energy of aggression by putting it behind your intentions and tasks. It helps you focus and gives your task an extra boost.

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