The Lovers indicates both the most powerful of unions and the most of challenging conflicts humans must face. On one side The Lover’s embodies love and union on a cosmic scale—a love so strong, so inherently good that it actually makes the lovers better, more than they really are. All of the elements are there for the perfect union. The Lovers represent all powerful unions in general, and the elements that create/sustain them. The problem The Lovers face is temptation and the decision to act morally or abandon their ethics to take advantage of other opportunities that would be defined as transgressions.
Casting the Stones, Your Past, Present & Future Reading for Today
The Past Berkano
Berkano is the Rune of birth and rebirth. This may symbolize a time when you are capable of great personal growth. Love may be in the air as well.
The Present Ehwaz
Ehwaz represents movement. You may be closing in on reaching your current goals. Your life may be changing for the better. Harmony with others should come easy for you at this time.
The Future Fehu
Fehu is the Rune of prosperity, good luck and unbridled creative energies. Being associated with Frey, this Rune is also a powerful omen of fertility. Fehu is one of the three Mother Stones and should never be taken lightly.
Dagaz represents the fresh light of a new day. You are close to making a breakthrough. You have the will to change whatever you deem necessary. You may see the world with absolute clarity at this time.
Additional information about Today’s Rune
ðagaz : day
Phonetic equivalent:d (pronounced as ‘th’, as in ‘this’)
DIVINATORY MEANINGS:
happiness, success, activity, a fulfilling lifestyle, satisfaction
MAGICAL USES:
to bring a positive outcome
ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:
Sunna, Baldr, Nerthus, Yggdrasil
ANALYSIS:
This rune effectively marks the end of the third aett, leaving only oþila to complete the cycle. As in the previous two aetts, ðagaz concludes the third with light and hope. However, while wunjo represented earthly glories and the sun, heavenly power, the day brings these two realms together, bringing the more abstract light and power of sowulo ‘down to earth’ and applying it to our everyday lives.The shape of the rune itself denotes this kind of interconnection. It is reminiscent of gebo, with its balance of masculine, feminine and the four elements, but ðagaz makes further connections to the celestial and the realm of nature.
Like inguz, it symbolizes harmony with one’s environment. but again takes it a step further, implying a harmonious relationship with the spiritual environment as well. It is a bringing together of all six cardinal points – the four compass directions, the celestial realm above us where the Gods are thought to dwell; and that which is below – all the spirits of the earth and of nature. All of these things are balanced and integrated through ðagaz and brought into our daily lives.
The Emperor is gifted with the skills to successfully lead others. He can turn chaos into order, provide structure to that which is unbound. He is quick of mind and confident in his power and right to rule, and does so in a just manner. Although stern by nature, he truly is the ultimate father figure. He will provide as needed, teach those with unanswered questions, protect the vulnerable, set and maintain boundaries. His perfect world runs on schedule and is free of any disturbances. What the Emperor must be wary of is setting boundaries and rules where none are needed. If he isn’t he may well become a tyrant.
When The Hierophant or Justice are among your personal cards, the influence of The Emperor may be increased. Having The Empress in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The Emperor.
The Fool
This card represents the dreamer in you, the idealist, the mystic. The Fool desires to do great things, but is often unaware of just how difficult great things are to do. He must always be very careful of the choices he makes, and remember knowledge is his ally. The Fool often symbolizes a new beginning, unrestrained optimism, and curiosity that hasn’t been dulled by time. While The Fool may well indicate a lack of experience or grasp of the pitfalls along the path he is taking, it is equally true that his lack of experience leads him to believe all things are possible, which brings even impossible goals within his grasp.
When The Hanged Man or The Star are among your personal cards, the influence of The Fool may be increased. Having The Devil in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The Fool.
The Moon represents those forces which remain largely hidden to us. The light of the moon provides some illumination down a path into the unknown, but not enough to brighten the landscape like The Sun, or cut through the dark shadows from which the unexpected may leap. However, The Moon is not without gifts we can use. She spurs our imagination and creativity. She can be a portal to knowledge and experience beyond the realm of our everyday lives. But Her offerings are not available to the feint of heart. To receive what The Moon offers one must have the courage to follow uncharted paths and the intelligence to find truths hidden in a bewildering setting rife with illusion. For those who can make this journey the reward may be finding the key to making their dreams come true.
Mercury turns retrograde today, dear Aries, and will be retrograde until the 25th. Now and until the 8th, some review of old friendships or connections may be in order. From the 8-25 is good for editing or reworking business plans and projects. This morning has the potential of being both tense and confusing. Try not to act or overreact to what you hear or perceive now. Chances run high that you’re not seeing things especially clearly, and neither are other people you’re dealing with. Later today, an annual Sun-Pluto alignment suggests rather serious focus on your achievements and ambitions. There can be frustration about the image you are currently projecting, which prompts you to want to take more control of your reputation or professional image. This is a time for making important resolutions regarding changes that help you to feel you’re acknowledging your deepest ambitions and goals.
Taurus
Taurus
Mercury turns retrograde this morning, dear Taurus, just when it’s being challenged by Mars. This morning can be hectic and possibly confusing as well, particularly regarding money and love matters. Mercury’s retrograde affects you mostly in terms of career and responsibilities until the 8th, and then from the 8-25, in terms of general outlook, travel, publishing, and education. This can be a time for looking back, fixing errors, editing, and possible slowdowns or delays. This morning, watch for lending out money or for confusing intimate situations. Know your boundaries and enforce them. Later today, a Sun-Pluto alignment occurs, and this annual event reminds you of your deeper ambitions, and possibly shines some light on your fears as well, largely regarding the road ahead, long-term plans, skills, knowledge, and faith in your future. Your stronger need to reinvent yourself through new ideas, knowledge, and life experience comes to the fore. There can be tension and fear experienced in this respect, but also a growing determination to live a more powerful, engaging life and to honor your commitments and beliefs.
Gemini
Gemini
Mercury is challenged by Mars this morning, dear Gemini, increasing the possibility of errors due to impatience. Compounding this is Mercury’s station at about the same time, as Mercury turns retrograde. Try to avoid speaking and acting hastily now, as there is a real chance that what we’re seeing now is incomplete or misleading. Mercury’s retrograde itself will last until 25th, and influences your general outlook, belief system, faith and optimism, travel, publishing, and education until the 8th, after which it’s affecting your sector of shared finances and intimate relationships. There could be some delays or slowdowns with any of these things, but this can also be a good time for reviewing, reworking, and renewing old projects that are still viable. This morning, watch for self-deceptions in relationships, and avoid banking on iffy situations. Later today, the Sun’s annual conjunction to Pluto occurs, illuminating some of your deeper desires and fears. Questions of trust may be brought to the surface. Self-honesty is especially important now.
Cancer
Cancer
Mercury turns retrograde this morning, dear Cancer, and will remain retrograde until January 25th. Until the 8th, this retrograde affects you largely in the areas of intimate relationships and shared finances or debts; then, from the 8-25, your close partnerships and negotiations are strongly influenced. With retrograde Mercury, attention can be turned to the past, old problems and projects that were left unfinished, and there can be a new look at old issues. There can also be some delays, distancing, and timeouts experienced in a relationship for some of you. While the cycle itself is helpful, the shift itself can be disorienting even on regular days. The morning’s Mercury-Mars and Venus-Neptune challenges can lead to cloudy thinking, but can also aggravate ego issues – many of us will really feel we are right, and perhaps communicate too quickly. Aim to observe rather than act impulsively now. Later today, the Sun aligns with Pluto in your partnership sector. Through someone else, you may be seeing sides of your own nature that may not be especially flattering, but if you are brave and honest with yourself, you’re likely to learn a lot about yourself, your ambitions, your fears, and your desires now. Make a plan to be more self-aware and to iron out complicated problems in your closest relationships.
Leo
Leo
Mercury turns retrograde this morning, dear Leo, and will continue to move in retrograde motion until the 25th. This will especially affect your partnerships and negotiations until the 8th, and then your work, health, and self-care efforts from the 8-25. There can be the need for review, going over recent work and decisions, editing, redoing, recycling, and revisiting in these areas of life. As the shift occurs today, other influences add to its disorienting energy. Avoid, as much as possible, hasty communications and actions, as they may be premature, based on information that is incomplete, or on wishful or fearful thinking. This is not an objective time. Later today, the Sun aligns with Pluto as it does once a year, and a light is shone on your deeper ambitions and fears, particularly regarding your work and health. You might solve a complex problem or reorganize something from top to bottom – perhaps even find a new way to approach an old health problem. Even so, some of you could become quite riled up and tense over problem areas in your life. Aim for self-honesty.
Virgo
Virgo
Mercury turns retrograde this morning, dear Virgo, and will be retrograde until the 25th. This affects your own personal outlook, as well as specific areas: until the 8th, your work, health, and habits; from the 8-25, your romantic relationships, children, recreational pursuits, hobbies, and creative projects. This is a good time for taking a second look at any of these things, doing editing work, research, and review. You may be renewing old projects or putting the finishing touches on a project. An old date or friend may resurface for some of you. This morning, as the shift occurs, it can be quite challenging to see things clearly, yet you could feel provoked or up in arms about a situation. Watch for hasty actions and reactions, particularly verbal ones, but also quick moves and decisions. Later today, there can be a heightened awareness of your deeper fears and desires, particularly regarding a love relationship or a creative project. Whether it’s about recognition for your uniqueness or attention from a love interest, the desire can be hard to deny, as much as you’d like to believe otherwise. Face your feelings, embrace them, and then decide how you can better manage them going forward.
Libra
Libra
Mercury begins its retrograde today, dear Libra, lasting until the 25th. Until the 8th, areas most affected can be romance, children, creative projects, and the pursuit of pleasure. From the 8-25, your home and family life are under retrograde Mercury’s influence. There can be the need to review and edit plans already in place, or you could be going over the past in order to better understand the present. Delays and slowdowns are possible now, and these can be blessings in disguise, as they afford you the opportunity to improve and edit things before moving forward. There can be a second chance available now. This morning, however, it can be very easy to get completely worked up over something that may not truly matter in the long run. Try not to rush into making a statement or taking action. Some insecurities can be brought to the surface today. Chances are in fact high that the information circulating around you is false or incomplete, and it’s important that you don’t feed into others’ misconceptions of you. Later today, a Sun-Pluto alignment brings you into new awareness of deeply buried desires and resentments, and possibly fears, regarding family and home matters. The goal should be: don’t fixate, fix.
Scorpio
Scorpio
Mercury turns retrograde this morning, dear Scorpio, and will continue to move in retrograde until the 25th. Until the 8th, this retrograde largely affects your home and family life, and there may be the need to go over recent home-related projects or to put something on hold. Focus can be on past problems that now return for a second look. From the 8-25, Mercury retrograde backs up into your communications sector, and you could be dealing with editing work on old projects, delays or transportation and communication equipment improvements/breakdowns, and so forth. Take this chance to look at old problems in new ways and to improve plans, studies, and projects. This morning’s energies are chaotic and confusing. Watch for impatience, which can lead to frustrating situations. Others may seem to be withholding information or can be hard to pin down. Later today, the Sun aligns with Pluto, and while you should certainly watch that you don’t become too fixated on a particular line of thought, or too pushy with others for answers, it’s a good time to tap into your ambitions and desires. Come up with a plan to improve your studies and communications.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius
Mercury is retrograde from today until the 25th, dear Sagittarius. The shift itself occurs this morning, when other problematic astro events occur as well. As a result, the chances of tripping up run high now. It’s better to keep an open mind and avoid anger triggers. Speaking too soon about a matter is not advised now. Until the 8th, retrograde Mercury affects your communications systems. While you may not be able to rely on your usual ways of connecting and getting around, you can find new ways to improve your mobility. From the 8-25, retrograde Mercury affects your income and valuables, and a review of your financial situation is in order. You may find a lost item or discover a new resource altogether – on that you previously overlooked. Avoid pushing conversations in close relationships now. Venus in your sign is challenged by Neptune to top things off, and this can point to up and down feelings based on an inability to see things clearly, particularly relationships. Later today, a Sun-Pluto alignment can heighten your awareness of your deeper ambitions and fears regarding your earning power, money matters, and security. This is a good time to think up strategies to spend and save more effectively.
Capricorn
Capricorn
Mercury is retrograde from today until the 25th, dear Capricorn. This is a period of review and renewal on a mental level. While it occurs in your sector of finances and resources until January 8th, retrograde Mercury will back up into your sign and spend the rest of its retrograde cycle in Capricorn. This is a time for looking back and considering what you want to bring forward with you, and what should be left behind. Some delays and slowdowns are possible now, but they are likely to be blessings in disguise. This morning can be temperamental. It’s especially important to avoid impulsive purchases, decisions, and communications. What we’re perceiving now may not be accurate, or rather, it may be based on incomplete information. We may not be seeing relationships and the value of items clearly. Later today, the Sun aligns with Pluto in your sign. This shines a light on personal ambitions and fears, which can be slightly uncomfortable if you haven’t been in touch with them, but also wonderfully revealing. Acknowledge your deeper needs, wants, and desires, but then come up with a plan to achieve those that are healthy and empowering.
Aquarius
Aquarius
Mercury has just recently entered your sign, dear Aquarius, and today, it turns retrograde. By the 8th, it will back up into the sign just behind yours (Capricorn) and will spend the rest of its retrograde period, until the 25th, in Capricorn. This is a period for looking to past decisions and projects, especially those in your recent past, in a new way, perhaps reconsidering, giving something a second chance, or renewing and editing something important to you. The shift occurring this morning, however, can be a little problematic, as it occurs when Mercury is challenged and a Venus-Neptune square casts a veil over our perceptions as well. While you could feel pressured to make a decision or a statement, try to hold off doing so until you are in a more objective frame of mind. The Sun passes over Pluto in your privacy sector today, as it does once a year, reminding you of your more deeply buried feelings, fears, and ambitions. Those things that leave you feeling insecure or guilt-ridden need to go, but first, their source needs to be uncovered. You have a good chance today for learning about the attitudes that have been driving self-destructive behavior.
Pisces
Pisces
Mercury turns retrograde today, dear Pisces, and will continue in its retrograde motion until the 25th. The shift this morning comes at a difficult time, astrologically, and there can be quite a bit of confusion. Avoid quick decisions and drawing hasty conclusions now. You may not be seeing the value of things clearly at this time. Objectivity can be difficult to achieve today. The retrograde period itself, however, presents you with the chance to go over old projects and ideas, seeing them in a new light. There may be some delays or slowdowns, and possibly some lack of clear communication with a friend during this cycle, but generally a chance to better understand your life, connections, and goals. Later today, the Sun aligns with Pluto in your friendships and ideals sector, shining a light on ambitions as well as fears in these areas. This can motivate you to make amends, make connections, or start anew. You are given a very honest glimpse into problem areas, and it’s up to you whether you use this energy to fixate or to fix.
You are highly ambitious and responsible, working hard at what you do and rarely letting small setbacks steer you from your course. Goal-oriented, your biggest weakness is a tendency to take on far too much! You are responsible, a fabulous partner, direct and honest, and quite likable as well. You are a practical person who has much sound advice to give for those smart enough to ask you for it.
Famous people born today: Sir Isaac Newton, Louis Braille, Jane Wyman, Dyan Cannon, Michael Stipe.
There is good energy with you today for strategy, planning, and determination, dear Aries. However, later tonight and into tomorrow, with Mercury turning retrograde and challenged by Mars, there can be some temptation to rush through something, or to lash out with angry comments, and to otherwise be impatient and impulsive. Resist the temptation to be impulsively extravagant, as it’s only a temporary fix to restlessness. If insecurity arises today, consider that it might relate to money or dependency issues. Look for positive solutions and aim to keep your mind peaceful, as it’s the only way to truly learn and gain insights into your problems. Mercury will retrograde from the 5-25, and in the next few days, there can be a review of an old friendship or possibly the return of an old friend for some of you.
Taurus
Taurus
There is some easygoing energy available to tap into today, dear Taurus, largely involving connections with a partner and family. However, there is some building tension that requires self-control, as disagreements are quite possible, particularly with authority figures or about long-term goals. Rushing and impatience are likely at the root of problems now. Try not to over-think things. Stick to the simple today and tomorrow. It’s important to wait for important statements or conversations, as Mercury is about to turn retrograde, and is in tense aspect with assertive Mars. Don’t take what others are saying now to heart, either.
Gemini
Gemini
While there is good energy for research, work, and organization today, dear Gemini, there can be some roadblocks to face as the day advances and tomorrow as well. This is because Mercury is about to turn retrograde and is challenged by assertive, impulsive Mars. You may be your own worst enemy now if you say the first thing that comes to mind, for example. People around you can be disagreeable. Aim to quickly forgive slights, as they are likely due to unexplained tension or impatience and restlessness. You may believe you’re making sense, and you might even feel that something has to be expressed urgently, but it’s better to think things through before jumping to conclusions and action today.
Cancer
Cancer
You can be feeling quite free to be yourself, dear Cancer, and to move at your own pace much of the day. However, there is somewhat difficult energy with us as the day advances and into tomorrow. Mercury is turning retrograde and is challenged by Mars, and this can stimulate quick assessments and conclusions, and rudeness or impatience with others, particularly if they are not agreeing with us. There is a tendency to be a little too controlling or on edge. Your communications may be quite passionate today, but watch for what you are saying, which may end up being a little regrettable later on!
Leo
Leo
Be careful how you communicate today and tomorrow, dear Leo, as there can be some arrogance to your tone whether it’s intentional or not. Conversely, you may be picking up the same kind of tone in others’ communications. Allow for the possibility that words can be too easily misinterpreted. Also prepare for the possibility of adjusting your plans, as wires can get crossed today and plans can turn around. A significant other may grate on your nerves, perhaps due to aggressiveness or impatience, and the tendency is to react defensively. Mercury is approaching a retrograde station in your partnership zone and is challenged by Mars. The best strategy now is to slow yourself down and wait to make important statements.
Virgo
Virgo
There is good energy available today for working rather passionately on a personal or professional interest, dear Virgo. Misunderstandings are all too likely later today, however, so try to focus on the positive things, including the extra energy you have to apply to work, studies, and hobbies now. Try to remember that people may not be meaning what they say, or saying what they mean! Your ruler, Mercury, is about to turn retrograde, and at the same time is challenged by impulsive Mars. The tendency is to jump to action prematurely, or to speak about something too soon or too sharply. We can all benefit from avoiding pushing things now.
Libra
Libra
Good energy is with you in the first half of the day for practical matters, taking things easy, and appreciating a slower pace, dear Libra. However, later today and into tomorrow, there is somewhat chaotic and volatile energy with us. Impulses are quick and sharp, but possibly too hasty and based on poor judgment just for now. This is a time when you could speak too brusquely or prematurely about something that leads to regrets later, or you could just as well be on the receiving end. Try to wait things out. You can feel especially defensive if your plans or methods are challenged now.
Scorpio
Scorpio
There is natural and flowing energy with you much of the day, dear Scorpio, for creative expression. However, some restlessness can be stimulated now, and there can be a real feeling of frustration or boredom with your routines. Be careful not to make too much mischief as a result, as it is all too easy for conflict and needless irritation to be stirred later today and into tomorrow. Don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself, but do it without defensiveness, if possible, for best results. Watch for hasty actions and communications, as both can trip you up now.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius
While the energies of the first half of the day can be mild and possibly healing, dear Sagittarius, later today, there can be something nagging at you – a frustrating problem from the past that hasn’t been resolved, for example. Be especially attentive and aware, and above all, avoid pushing too hard. People can be rather contrary, and this can follow you into tomorrow. This may not be intentional at all, and in fact, we may be quite certain that we know what we are talking about, but the chances of seeing something the wrong way are high right now. Relationships that have fallen into ruts can be difficult to take today. Look for creative solutions to problems with restlessness.
Capricorn
Capricorn
The first half of the day can be quite fine for communicating with others sensitively, dear Capricorn, and for tuning into your own intuition. However, things change quite drastically later. An issue surrounding values, money, or questions of ownership can frustrate. You can be quite temperamental about whether others value you, as you have a stronger need these days for being treated with respect, and this can be agitated today. Watch today and tomorrow for a tendency to jump to conclusions, to speech, and to action, when a more careful approach would be best. It’s easy to misunderstand others and situations right now. Identify the root problem and start there, but if you notice unresponsiveness or defensiveness, wait for a better day to tackle major issues, as blockages are very likely to be felt right now.
Aquarius
Aquarius
There can be wisdom in your words and actions this morning, dear Aquarius, but as the day moves forward, we move closer to a Mercury station and a Mercury-Mars square that can stir the pot. Responsibilities and demands from others may seem to be flying at you from all directions today. You may be provocative or brusque in your communications, perhaps without even knowing it, or because others seem to be pushing you. Conflicts with authority figures may arise now. Impatience is probably your worst enemy tonight and tomorrow morning. A chaotic atmosphere can wear you down, so it may be wise to take breaks in order to center yourself, frequently if needed and possible!
Pisces
Pisces
Impatience with others should be watched later today and into tomorrow with Mercury stationing and challenged by Mars. Try not to say or do things that invite negative reactions, or that lead to mistakes or tripping up. You might instead be meeting with temperamental and impulsive behavior from others. You or someone close to you may feel they need to fight for what they believe in or to defend their own methods. If things get competitive when you’d much prefer life to be more peaceful, then try to back out if you feel pulled in to an unnecessary argument now. Tensions may be the result of a need for both stability and emotional excitement, and a temporary inability to find a middle ground between the two.
Love is not easy this week. On Tuesday, Venus will square Neptune, tempting you to overlook a critical wrinkle in your relationship or character flaws in your lover. On the same day, Mercury stations retrograde, blurring your ability to think logically. This may only add to your frustration and disappointment once you realize that there actually is a problem to sort out. Then, on Friday, Venus and Saturn will be conjunct, forcing you to keep it real no matter how much you’d prefer to feed into the fantasy. Fortunately, if you’re willing to take a responsible approach in sorting things out in your love life, you could reap long term rewards that will benefit your heart.
Aries Horoscope Mar 21 – Apr 19
A disappointing realization that you and your partner don’t necessarily share core beliefs and values might nag at you. While it’s true that you respect your mate’s differences, at the same time there are certain areas you’re not willing to compromise on. This week, it’s possible that one of those key hot buttons of yours will be pushed. You’ll need to decide whether it’s possible to agree to disagree or, if it’s a deal breaker.
Taurus Horoscope Apr 20 – May 20
By wanting to see only the best possible outcome with finances between you and your mate, you’ll realize this week that you’ve only been avoiding reality. The disenchantment you may feel in knowing that you can’t count on your partner for monetary support in the way you’d hoped, will only be overshadowed by the disappointment you’ll feel in yourself for craving that kind of situation in the first place. Take control of your own destiny — stop waiting for your partner to rescue you.
Gemini Horoscope May 21 – Jun 20
Expect a time of reckoning in the relationship department. If you’re trying to fool yourself into thinking there isn’t something to work out between you and your mate, this week you’re in for a sobering reality check. By Friday, it’ll be clear that if you and your partner aren’t willing to roll up your sleeves and work together to resolve an area of restriction and conflict in your partnership, there might be serious trouble ahead.
Cancer Horoscope Jun 21 – Jul 22
An office romance might go from a dream come true to a major problem this week. You might hear disheartening news this week from your HR department about a policy that prohibits you from dating coworkers. If you are truly in a happy place with your new love one of you might need to choose between continuing at your current company or leaving your job in order to salvage the relationship. A difficult decision for sure.
Leo Horoscope Jul 23 – Aug 22
This will be a defining week. Although you might want to avoid a weighty decision concerning the current state of your love life, by the end of the week, you’ll realize it’s just not an option. If you’re casually dating someone who you know isn’t the right fit, you’ll need to be responsible enough to end things before one of you gets hurt. Don’t stay with someone just because the alternative would make you lonely. That’s not love.
Virgo Horoscope Aug 23 – Sep 22
A sense of discontent is possible this week — especially if you and your partner live together or are experiencing a rough patch domestically. You might feel as if your mate isn’t being supportive while you’re struggling to help out one of your relatives. Or, it’s possible that the two of you can’t agree on a decision that will affect your family. This might be a stalemate. The question is, can you be okay with that?
Libra Horoscope Sep 23 – Oct 22
A conversation you might have tried hard to avoid with your partner might now be inevitable. Although you’ll feel as if you’re constantly rehashing the past, realize that it’ll be necessary to engage in a dialogue that unsettles whatever you thought was conveniently swept under the rug. The good news is that once you have everything out in the open you can begin resolving the trouble. Even so, it will require work and commitment. Are you ready?
Scorpio Horoscope Oct 23 – Nov 21
Ready or not, it’s time to have a talk with your sweetheart about money. If you’re dating someone and feel as if he or she isn’t pulling their share of the weight with discretionary expenses, this week you’ll realize that you can’t keep shelling out all the dough. Your bank account is suffering but so is your ego. In fact, you might start to wonder if your love is really all that into you — or if it’s more about what you can buy him or her. Ouch!
Sagittarius Horoscope Nov 22 – Dec 21
If there’s one thing you’ll be serious about this week, it is love. Venus and Saturn will connect in Sagittarius by Friday, forcing you to wake up and smell the coffee — no matter how bitter it is. Although you might hear nothing but glowing remarks from your family about your lover, you’ll know deep inside that they are not seeing the entire picture. You know what’s really bothering you about the current state of your relationship. Stop ignoring it!
Capricorn Horoscope Dec 22 – Jan 19
If you’ve been keeping a painful secret about your love life or have unresolved hurts buried inside, this week you’ll have an opportunity to face your insecurities. Although it won’t be easy, consider talking to a trusted counselor or friend who can help you untangle the knots that prevent you from experiencing true, happy and real love. You can conquer your fears if your heart is fragile from a past betrayal. And yes, you can also learn to trust again.
Aquarius Horoscope Jan 20 – Feb 18
If you and a friend recently decided to explore any mutual chemistry you share, this week you might regret that decision. It’s possible that once you went from friends to lovers, you suddenly were no longer feeling it. Or, it’s possible that the two of you are just too awkward together as a couple and would have been much better off keeping it platonic. Don’t avoid an honest conversation with your pal about this. It has to happen.
Pisces Horoscope Feb 19 – Mar 20
If you’ve been offered a major opportunity professionally, you might feel excited about the potential but also torn about how it will affect your personal life. There might be a major trade-off to climbing up that ladder of success. Perhaps you’ll need to travel much more than you used to, or will have to work longer hours and sacrifice a few evenings and weekends. While you’ll feel ready for the challenge, your love life might suffer. Are you prepared for that?
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Every year, since 2005, I have been writing annual predictions and every year I say the same thing, “I write predictions even though I don’t like writing them”. I hesitate to make predictions, especially about world events, because I do not want to influence anyone’s thinking or skew the energy in any particular direction.
Now, more than ever, there is enormous power in the shared collective awareness because the collective family of humanity is far more aware of itself, its power, and its place in the Universe than it has ever been before. This makes us more powerful and stronger manifestors. If thoughts were powerful before, they are exponentially so now. Since my predictions are read by millions of people from dozens of countries, who can translate and interpret what they read in many different ways, sharing these predictions is a mission that I take very seriously and I write them with a great deal of care. And I have found that they are very accurate, when I review them during the course of the year, which I encourage you to do too.
The details of exactly ‘what will happen’ are not always part of the information I share with you, as it is more focused on what has the potential to happen or what is energetically aligned to allow certain events to unfold in particular ways. Because we have evolved so much since the beginning of this century, knowing the availability of different potentials serves as a decision making guide, rather than a dire warning of the upcoming year’s events.
As you read these predictions (the highlights are below, the full content is available in the .pdf file), avoid looking for confirmation of ‘things to come’ and don’t look for the ‘doom and gloom’ scenarios, as I refuse to consider them as a possibility. Rather, use this information as a tool to manage your own life and energy as you embark on a new year filled with potential, power, and possibilities. I deliberately avoid the ‘doom and gloom’ or ‘pie in the sky’ predictions that others make, partly because I believe it serves no useful purpose to predict bad events since I know that we have control over our individual and collective realities.
And I don’t believe that spouting sweetness and light, the belief that the Universe will make everything better and that we will be taken care of (without our active participation) is simply unrealistic. It is not consistent with our roles as co-creators in the Universe and is therefore also misinformation, designed to foster the belief that are lives unfold in a pre-destined way that we are powerless to stop, alter, or control.
Are you ready to hold your light for another year? I know that the journey has been extremely long and challenging at times, we have been at this for several decades. But the evolving spiral of ascension isn’t achieved in a day and we can’t measure a journey of lifetimes by what happens in a single lifetime. This year requires bright lights, strong intentions, bold action, and empowered thinking and it can be the year you achieve all of your dreams and become ‘rich, happy, and successful’ if you hold that as your intention. We are closer to the ‘end’ of this journey than we have ever been before and, as you will read here, while there really is no ‘end’, there is definitely a crossroads and we are there now.
Where do we go from here? It’s a new adventure and we can go anywhere we want to.
I wish you the abundant blessings, peace, joy and love that a benevolent, loving and supportive Universe is waiting to co-create with you. And a richly abundant, prosperous, joyful and joy-filled new year in which you create your ‘rich, happy, and successful’ life.
Many Blessings from my heart to yours,
Jennifer Hoffman
December 31, 2015
The Theme of 2016 is Congruence: Every time I write an annual prediction, one word stands out as the predominant energy for that year and in 2016 it is ‘congruence’, which means all of the parts fitting together exactly and working together in harmony. Congruence is the third leg of our healing journey, which has taken us from healing to wholeness and then using the full, unlimited expression of our energy to create new realities.
Good-bye 2015: 2015 was a real roller coaster ride with strong energy downloads and clearings, a lot of movement in every direction, strong solar flare activity that gave us the support we needed for transformation, which was often too much, too fast. At times we felt like we were drowning in the energy and the toll on our physical bodies was hard to bear. I don’t think I have ever taken so many naps, had so many sleepless nights, or felt as exhausted as I did this past year. But these effects should become less difficult as we become more experienced with and become more adept at working with higher frequencies.
We lost a lot of friends in 2015, as many people decided that their roles in this journey were no longer needed. Some of them were early pioneers in this journey and their names are synonymous with ascension. Everyone’s life serves a purpose and when that purpose is fulfilled they move on, and so must we. Remember them with love, gratitude, and appreciation but don’t feel like you have been abandoned because as we move farther into multi-dimensionality, 5D paradigms, and energetic awareness, the lines begin to increasingly blur between spiritual and physical. A loved one is still a thought away, even when their physical presence is not available.
The New Era of Congruent Potential: 2016 is a year of great potential which means it has a lot of power. While every year has power, this year combines power with an increased awareness of our own power and abilities. We are in the 17th year of this century (2000 was year 1) so we’re in an 8 vibration, added to the 9 of 2016 we get another 8, infinite potential, balance, the joining of the two sides of the coin into a unified whole while maintaining the integrity of the individual parts. That fits in with the theme of 2016, congruence, all parts working together in harmony, without sacrificing or compromising their individual aspects.
It’s all happening now: New beginnings arise from the foundation we set with the tools we learned from our past experiences. We don’t get a clean slate this year, we use what we have learned until this moment to chart the next course. Old cycles end and new ones begin simultaneously, it’s like the handover of the baton in a relay race. If we’re waiting for the next race to start to take our mark we may miss our moment. Everything happens in ‘this’ moment and all we have to do is use our intention to get the energy moving.
New Energy Cycles: In September 2015 we saw the end of a 33, 66, and 99 year Saturn cycle and started us on a new path. In March through June of 2016 that cycle comes back up for review as Mars retrogrades over those same Saturn degrees. This is another level of action, on a more personal level. Mars is the planet of action, force, power, and movement. The past will always tempt us as we consider new horizons. This year we will have a foot in both worlds as our multi-dimensional duality paradigms start to solidify and we make adjustments to our new energetic body suit. This is a multi-part process, which also includes learning to navigate in lighter, more free flowing dimensional realities where energy moves faster and we create with less effort. Are we ready to take on the blessings and responsibility of instant manifestation? That’s a possibility in our new congruent realities.
The New Spiritual Awakening Cycle: A new 12 year spiritual awakening cycle began in September 2015, as Jupiter entered Virgo, echoing the previous cycle that began in 2003. If you don’t understand the astrology, look at the energetic symbolism reflected in the transformation, evolution, and awakening that have happened since 2003. Words like resonate, spiritual, evolution, ascension, and energy are now part of our everyday language. We are part of a global awakening that is taking place all around us, which was set in motion in 2003. That’s the year the internet went mainstream, Facebook was born, and the concept of a fully connected world began to take shape. Can you imagine, in 2016, a world without the internet, cell phones, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and other social media connection points? How many people do you have deep and meaningful relationships with on social media that you have never met in person?
Moving from 3D to 5D: The journey from 3D to 5D gains momentum this year and it’s not all sweetness and light. Those who thought that spaceships would come down from the sky to take the awakened ones away are going to be disappointed yet again, as are those who believe that it’s Jesus’ second coming which will solve the world’s problems. We access 5D realities once we cross the 4D bridge, which is the space where we decide whether we are ready to leave 3D behind us.
Congruent Living in 2016: Will we view 2016 as just another year where we did not achieve our goals once again? I don’t think so. While we feared nuclear annihilation in years past, we now have a much bigger barbarian at the gate, forces who aim to control, manipulate, and dominate us at the soul level, controlling the very source of our energy which gives us life, enables our creative power, and makes us divine.
Imminent Disclosure this year? While many people suspect the presence of alien life on the planet, the secret government space programs, the colonies on Mars and the Moon, we don’t really know and we have been waiting for disclosure, for the governments of the world to admit this for decades. Will this be the year? I think it will be the year that we find out but not because of some big disclosure program, but because it can no longer be hidden. Once we get out of 3D density, we will be able to ‘know’ about alien life forms because we will be able to ‘see’ them. Many of you already do or you feel their energy. Instead of waiting to be told, we need to know that they exist (because they do) and then disclosure won’t be necessary and what has been right in front of our eyes for decades will no longer be a secret. It’s going to be exciting but it will also change the way we view ourselves and our world in a single moment. Disclosure will forever change the world and the question we should be asking is not ‘when will we know” but whether we’re ready to know. Are you ready?
These are a few of the 2016 Prediction highlights, there’s lots more in the 35 page .pdf that explains 2016 in detail, including the ongoing multi-dimensional integration of 3D, power periods, energy downloads, shift, and how they impact us individually and collectively. You’ll learn about the significance of this year’s significant cycles, which are times of heightened energetic activity, what makes it different and more powerful and how you can prepare for some of the upsets and fast action that this year will entail. It’s our opportunity to shine, embrace our power and rise to our potential, but we have to do things differently to be fully present for every opportunity. We have graduated from the new age into the new earth, from being the Martyred Healer to being the Empowered Master and now it’s time for us to take our rightful place in the universe as shining beacons of light, living joyful, joy-filled, abundant lives. Are you ready to be happy, to enjoy your life, to receive the rewards for all of your efforts? I am and I hope you are too. Let’s make this our best year ever because it’s time for us to have some fun.
The Moon today is in a Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this phase the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.
Phase Details for – Monday, January 4, 2016
Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 29%
Moon Age: 24.16 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,518.96 km Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,097,867.33 km
Only do this spell on the waning moon. Write the name of the person that you wish to bind on a sheet of parchment paper, then write down all of the bad things about the person that you wish to change.
Now roll the paper up and tie it tightly with a black ribbon the set the paper on fire but place it into a bowl that will not catch on fire.
“As this paper burns, all these behaviors soon will turn”
Now pour the paper ashes into a bowl of water. Visualize what you want to happen.
Take the bowl of water and ashes to a tree on the north end of your home and pour it around the base of the tree while speaking this:
“I sink this into the earth and give love and understanding new birth”
Concentrate on what you want to be different, then whisper:
“So mote it be”
—Douglas Hensley, A Book Of Magic Spells And Hexes
Ever Wonder Where The Grimoire Came From & Why We Keep One?
The religious practices upon which Wicca is partially based were primarily an oral tradition passed down to neophytes by more experienced practitioners. It’s said that small groups of practitioners met in secret and would possess little knowledge of the whereabouts or practices of other groups. This was done for protection, so that if one group was discovered there would be no way for the members to reveal or disclose the whereabouts of other practitioners. Unfortunately, this fragmented approach has left us severely wanting in the area of verifiable information. It is very difficult to piece together the rites and rituals of an oral tradition when the practitioners are scattered and disjointed and few written records exist. Consider this excerpt from the Preface to the Book of Shadows as recorded by Doreen Valiente, who adapted selected works of Gerald Gardner, considered by many to be the father of modern Wicca:
Keep a book in your own hand of write. Let brothers and sisters copy what they will; but never let the book out of your hands and never keep the writings of another, for if found in their hand of write they may well be taken and tortured. Each shall guard his own writing and destroy it whenever danger threatens. Learn as much as you may by heart, and when danger is past, rewrite your book if it be safe. For this reason, if any die, destroy their book if they have not been able to for an’ it be found ‘tis clear proof against them, and “ye may not be a witch alone,” so all their friends be in danger of torture. So destroy everything not necessary. If your book be found on you ‘tis clear proof against you alone and you may be tortured. Keep all thoughts of the cult from your mind an’ say you had bad dreams, a devil caused you to write this without your knowledge. Think to yourself “I know nothing. I remember nothing. I have forgotten all.” Drive this into your mind …
While this preface has never been proven to be authentic, it is certainly a fascinating representation of the threat of capture that many witches experienced.
When so much information is missing, it becomes our responsibility to rewrite the rituals and legends as they relate to our modern experience. We may never go back, only forward.
Judy Ann Olsen, A Witch’s Grimoire, Create Your Own Book of Shadows
To make the wand: Cut a small branch from a Willow tree. Clean and sand the branch until it is smooth. Use silver paint to inscribe your name in a spiral pattern around the branch.
Use a smudge stick to consecrate your wand. Light the smudge, and pass the wand through its fragrant smoke. This will remove any negative thoughts or vibrations that might have been attached to the branch before you acquired it.
Once the branch has been cleansed you will need to bless it in Callisto’s honor. Place the wand on your altar or on a small table. Hold both of your hands over the wand and speak the following prayer:
Goddess of the Moon grant to me,
The Willows power of flesibility.
Through your love I shall be warmed.
And from this moment be transformed.
When you feel the need to be more flexible and accomodating, hold your wand and repeat the prayer.
The ancient Greeks set this day aside to honor Callisto, the moon Goddess who was loved by Zeus. Callisto bore Zeus a son, Arcas, and was then changed into a bear either by Zeus, wishing to hide her, or by Hera herself. As a bear she was shot by Artemis in the forest, who then placed her among the stars as the She Bear connected with the Ursa Major constellation.
In Greek Callisto was also called Helice, which means both “that which turns” and “Willow branch”-a reminder that the willow was the sacred tree favored by Helice and Callisto.
This day of the week is dedicated to the moon and all of her magic and mystery. Mondays are for women’s mysteries, illusion, prophetic dreaming, emotions, travel, and fertility. Some suggestions for Monday enchantments would include:
*Getting outside and looking for the moon in the heavens. Sit under her light and absorb a little glamour. Call on the moon goddess Selene for practical help in magical issues.
*Invoking the god Thoth for wisdom and insight
*Empowering your silver jewelry under the light of the moon. Wear moonstone or pearl jewelry today to add a lunar and magical shimmer to your outfit. Be mysterious and subtle and wear moon-associated colors such as white, silver, and blue.
*Working spells for safe travel with a simple moonstone
*Gathering bluebells, jasmine, gardenias, or white roses to create a little garden witchery with the flowers that are associated with the moon
*Setting up a lunar Tarot spell today to increase your psychic powers
*Eating a lunar fruit such as a melon to be healthy, serene, and at peace
*Brewing up a cup of chamomile or mint tea and enchanting it for sweet dreams and restful sleep
The sacred day of the Moon, personified by such goddesses as Selene, Luna, Diana, and Artemis. The Moon is ruler of flow affecting the changeable aspects of people. If a full moon falls on a Monday, its powers are at their most potent.
Magical aspects: peace, sleep, healing, compassion, friendships, psychic awareness, purification, and fertility Monday is ruled by the moon – an ancient symbol of mystery and peace. Monday is a special day for mothers as the cycle of the moon has long been associated with the female menstrual cycle. Those wishing to conceive a baby would be wise to try on a Monday as the magic of motherhood is strong and pregnancy is in the air.
This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving agriculture, animals, female fertility, messages, reconciliation’s, theft, voyages, dreams, emotions, clairvoyance, home, family, medicine, cooking, personality, merchandising, psychic work, Faerie magic, and Goddess rituals
Waning Moon The Waning Moon is a time for study, meditation, and little magickal work (except magick designed to banish harmful energies).
Moon phase: Fourth Quarter
Moon Sign: Scorpio Scorpio: Increases awareness of psychic power. Precipitates psychic crises and ends connections thoroughly. People tend to brood and become secretive.
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