The Year of the Ox

The Chinese New Year follows the Lunar Cycle and this year it begins tomorrow, February 12, 2021. The fact that it coincides with the New Moon in Aquarius today, is of very interesting timing, with great prosperity potential over the next six months. Steadfast, reliable, hardworking and loyal, are some of the positive characteristics of the Ox. Out of the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) this is the year of the metal Ox; metal adds the elements of strength, morality, ambition and independence to an already strong willed Ox. It is a Yin-receptive- year, meaning, despite the Ox tendency to have a one track mind, this year mental flexibility is possible to achieve. How does all this translate and help us?

New Moon in Aquarius – the “Couch Revolution”.

New Moon, new beginnings. Why is tomorrow’s New Moon in freedom loving Aquarius important for any of us to observe? How is it different from other new beginnings? We keep hearing about thinking and being positive, we will overcome, yet most of us are drowning in despair, debt and see no way out. Life should, more often than not, feel like a cool shower in a hot summer day, not a downpour that will drown you. Is there a way out?

St. Brigid Day – Imbolic

February 2nd, 2021, is called Imbolic. The Imbolic date is one of four midpoints between the solstices and equinoxes. It is also a pagan celebration marking a time of incubation, right before Spring rolls in. Just like a baby is in the beginning stages of growth in its mother’s womb, this time is the fertile ground in which the seeds are coming to life beneath the surface, not seen perhaps by the naked eye, but life is growing.

Imbolic is a festival rooted in Gaelic tradition, where Brigid, a Goddess of hearth, fertility and poetry was celebrated. The real life Brigid was born into slavery, in 451 A.C., in today’s Ireland, to a wealthy pagan father and a mother that was one of the first Christians. She was revered by all for her kindness, generosity and miracles. Her very admirable characteristic was being fiercely protective of women. The legend that surrounds her is not what matters the most; rather how a warm, generous heart can overcome the impossible.

Hope this inspires you to love life on this planet, enough to preserve it.

Ο Βασιλιάς της Ζούγκλας

Αγαπητοί φίλοι, και μη, των άστρων. Αυτήν την εβδομάδα, την τελευταία ενός καθόλου βαρετού μήνα, του Ιανουαρίου 2021, έχουμε Πανσέληνο στο Λέων, το μεγαλόχυψο Λιοντάρι, την Πέμπτη, 28 Ιανουαρίου. Θέλω να κρατήσω τα ακόλουθα όσο πιό απλά γίνεται: αν και η Πανσέληνος συνήθως άλλους του επηρεάζει μία εβδομάδα πριν και άλλους, μία μετά, η συγκεκριμένη θα επηρεάσει τα θέλω και τα σχέδιά μας, για τις επόμενες πέντε εβδομάδες, έως και δύο χρόνια. Πως και γιατί; Φυσικά η ζωή μας είναι έτσι όπως την ορίζουμε, όμως κρατώντας τα θετικά στοιχεία του Λιονταριού και πετώντας τα αρνητικά, οι αποφάσεις και κινήσεις μας τώρα, θα επηρεάσουν σε βάθος τα άμεσα σχέδιά μας. Θέλεις τα θετικά στοιχεία για να έχεις αποδοτική εξέλιξη στις υποθέσεις σου μακροπρόθεσμα;

Lord of your Jungle

Dear friends and not, of the stars; this coming week is the last of an eventful, to say the least, January 2021. I want to keep this as simple as possible; there is a Full Moon in Leo, the magnanimous Lion, this Thursday, January 28. Although Full Moons affect some of us about a week before and others, a week after, this specific one will be with us, coloring our endeavors for the three coming weeks and up to two years. How and why? Of course our life is what we make it, but holding on to the positive characteristics of this Moon, while dispensing the negative ones, will have a profound impact on our plans. Want the positive traits that will help you see your plans through?