Your Weekly Karmic Forecast for January 8 – 14

Weekly Forecast: January 8 – 14, 2017

The Karmic Tools Weekly Forecast covers the current planetary transits which affect people in different ways and to various degrees of intensity. Take notice when it is a Personal planet (Sun / Moon / Mercury / Venus / Mars) interacting with a Social (Jupiter/Saturn) or Collective planet (Uranus / Neptune/Pluto). And pay extremely close attention when it is a Social planet interacting with a Collective planet because that means something *big* is brewing that will move large groups of people along their evolutionary paths. Tuning in to the energy and rhythm of the planets can serve as a useful *guide* as you move along your Individual Path. It also helps to understand your place within the context of the larger Social & Collective Story. Below, you will find out how these energies tend to manifest, as well as guidance and direction.

*NOTE*  There are some days when there are NO CONTACTS (besides the Moon), please note that there are no missing entries, we just list the actual Activations of each week + the day they happen.  

Weekly Forecast: January 8 – 14, 2017

1/10 ~ Sun (source & essential Self) ~square~ Uranus (awakening & radical shift):

As with any Uranus activation, this one disrupts the normal flow to facilitate a ‘break to realign’ moment. While sometimes disruptive & challenging, the ultimate result is refreshing in some way. Consider the energy that thickens, gathering for a severe thunderstorm, then releasing buckets of rain, for hours, you sleep deeply and awaken to a bright sunny morning with birds chirping unusually loud outside your window. Got the visual? ; -)) This activation is the necessary challenge that gets your attention that something better is available, if you’re willing to improvise and think on your feet. If you’ve been unusually restricted in some way, you may feel restless. Rather than being reactive to the unexpected shift (within or without), it’s best to take a pause for the cause, step back and try to gain some perspective. Remember to be present, too far in the past can be depressing and too far into the future, and you cause your Self unnecessary anxiety. Breathe, be under the sky, invite clarity about the next step and trust your gut. This energy, while sometimes uncomfortable and often sudden, is very necessary to disrupt any illusions/delusions you may be holding on to. It’s time to express your Self in new ways.

1/11 ~ Mars (desire & action) ~sextile~ Pluto (purification & transformation):

This is lower will meets Higher Will ~ within you! Mars is your inner Masculine and therefore helps you take action & make choices according to who you are and what you want. Pluto will ensure that you come from the purest place within (Soul-level), which often entails a cleansing of the non-essential and over-growth of the last cycle first. Luckily, this is not a “hard/bad” activation but an opportunity to connect with what you really want, at the deepest Soul-level, which will naturally lead to whatever is blocking that and its ultimate release. Keep in mind that those who are more out-of-touch with who they are and what they want tend to explode & implode when Mars & Pluto get together, even in a positive aspect like this one. This is a potent and (thankfully) positive mix of energy & power coming together, direct it wisely on your own behalf. This activation is a great opportunity for substantial forward movement, however, nothing worthwhile comes without conscious effort and sacrifice. (With Pluto involved there is always a sacrifice.) In this case, the sacrifice will likely be where your vision of the final outcome is concerned. Your desires can/will be fulfilled but they just may not “look” like you thought they would. Remember, when it comes to “wanting” anything, stay in touch with the “feeling” that your desire brings rather than the physical appearance or manifestation. You always want to set your intentions, do the work, then allow Spirit to breathe LIFE into the vision.

1/11 ~ Sun (core essential Self) ~square~ Jupiter (imagination & truth):

This is a powerful energy and with that comes the necessity of discernment – it provokes you to get lots of things accomplished and that’s a good thing, however, beware of taking on more than you can actually handle. Having said that now, if you need that little “push” to get some things done, this is just the energy for you. It carries with it the optimism necessary to allow you to go beyond your norm and stretch in new ways. Sometimes there can be a tendency toward self-righteousness with this energy, but try to make it “self-directed” and you will benefit greatly. Walk your talk, embody your Truth. However, if you turn it on others, demanding they believe what you believe, you may have some difficulties. Be open & receptive, have a don’t-know mind because you never know what you may learn along the way that could really help you, now or in the future.

1/12 ~ Venus (values) ~conjunct~  Neptune (dreams):

This energy is the power of your vision combined with your deepest values. Your connection to the whole, your contribution and your purpose are demanding some attention. It is time to be more intuitive than linear – time to inspire rather than convince. Finances and relationships are hard to sort out definitively with this energy, it is better to express yourself creatively or artistically. This energy reminds you how interrelated everything is, so aligning your values within and without goes a long way for manifesting the vision.  Follow your intuition and maintain integrity.

Monthly Astro-Forecasts January 2017

Monthly Astro-Forecasts January 2017

Message for January 2017

Life rarely pans out as we expect it to. There are often bumps, bends, curves and pot holes in the road, as well as a number of intriguing ‘off road’ areas to explore which can take us off course. In many ways, the more dead-ends and cul-de-sacs we turn into, the more we learn about what we do, and do not, want in life. At the same time, we don’t learn and evolve by getting everything ‘right’ all of the time, we learn by our mistakes and we evolve by having the courage to make a decision in the first place.

Yet, there are so many of us who hover on the periphery of life, waiting for a better moment to live. The beginning of a new year sees so many of us resolved to make the year ahead a better one, particularly if we lose weight, get that dream job, buy that house or find Mr/Ms Right without really considering the idea that it’s less about what we do but more about how we feel that ultimately shapes and flavours a year. We make New Year’s Resolutions to set a determined declaration that ‘this year we will do it’. However, as most resolutions are broken before the end of January, perhaps this isn’t the best life strategy!

It’s important to acknowledge that a tick list of ‘new job, new house, lose weight’ etc. isn’t a ticket to happiness. Obviously, we want it to be as happiness is our one true goal. Yet, happiness is something cultured and developed within. Happiness isn’t a default setting that pops up once we’ve reached that golden point on the bathroom scales or we’re sitting in the corner office. Happiness comes from a willingness to look deeply within in order to acknowledge our true selves. We are all a mixture of dark and light, and we all have skeletons tucked away in our cupboards. Many of us carry scars and many more carry pain.

We try to fix the ‘bad stuff’ in order to make way for the better stuff but perhaps this year needs a new approach? To love ourselves exactly as we are, scars, pain, skeletons and all? We can no more push away or fix all the ‘bad stuff’ than we can stop the wheel of the year turning, and a belief that we cultivate happiness by eradicating everything that’s ‘bad’ in our lives is an erroneous one. Happiness comes from a willingness to love ourselves wholeheartedly, to stop trying to ‘fix’ ourselves and realised that our scars and pain make us whole and complete. We are less without them.

So, perhaps rather than New Year’s Resolutions, we need to take some time to look within, to love ourselves more and to open up to the energy of happiness. Happiness isn’t something to go and get, it’s something to tenderly nurture and allow, and the more wholeheartedly we can love ourselves, the more we will realise that happiness already lives within our hearts and souls.

Embracing all aspects of our beings is an important step forward as we so often try to push away the bits we dislike. We want to live perfect lives and try to emulate the perfect lives portrayed in the media, but, it’s fiction. Happiness comes from embracing and loving imperfection and from accepting the idea that it’s imperfection that brings wisdom, knowing and the opportunity for evolution. After all, if we were perfect, we would have nowhere to go to evolve!

No one ever said life was easy, but it doesn’t have to be over-complicated either as we can choose to stop chasing horizons and instead feel the power of present moment consciousness and allow this to shape and define the stories of our lives…

With love,

Sarah-Jane

Aries

January looks set to be a month for re-focusing and re-defining your goals and dreams. This goes beyond the traditional ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ which seem destined to be broken before the month is out, as this is more about getting a truer sense of the essence or flavour of your dreams so you have an energy to grab hold of and work with. It’s a bit like an artist, gazing at a beautiful landscape, and rather than trying to capture all of the finer details, he/she becomes immersed in the energy of the landscape and uses this as the source of inspiration. Once the energy is truly free, only then can the magic begin. This is your time to capture the essence of the landscape of the bigger picture of your life. Rather than go into the details of things to do and what you want to achieve, the first step is to tap into the energy and connect to how you want to feel.

The feeling is that warm glow within, the one that lights up from time to time when you are doing something you love. This feeling is your source and reference point for the year ahead as you can use it to sense when you are on-track (warm fuzzy feelings) or off-track (a bit chilly). Use it to its full capacity and try not to be afraid to explore pastures new as you allow your inner fuzziness to be your guide. It will take time and practice to truly capture the essence but you will soon be like a walking light-bulb glowing warmly as you allow the flavour of your dreams to take on shape and form. Have trust in your ability to guide yourself and let your light shine brightly…

Taurus

Inner balance is the name of the game for you in January as you take a journey deep within right to the core of your being. You may wonder why you need to travel so deeply within but this is not a question easily answered as it’s more of a sense of a natural process than a rational choice. Intuitively you know your life has grown out of kilter over recent months (even years) as you have tried to be the one responsible for keeping the wheels on the big bus of life moving. Of course, with you being you, this isn’t your bus, but the buses of just about everyone you know! Giving is in your nature but do remember you are so much more as well. Inner balance is not a selfish act nor will it detract from giving if you don’t want it to. Inner balance is a much-needed process enabling you to re-connect to your heart and soul, inspiring you to live a more balanced and wholehearted life. Wholeheartedness may seem a strange choice of word but it’s not.

Living wholeheartedly is a willingness to live fully in the moment, to embrace life and to live with your whole heart: to be open, heart-felt and courageous. In order to do this, you need to not only give to others but you also need to give to yourself as well. Without balance and self-compassion, you will end up depleted and empty, disconnected and discombobulated. Balance brings harmony and harmony brings the capacity for joy-filled happiness. Happiness is a force to be nurtured and cultivated, it isn’t a default setting that emerges with the snap of fingers. Take the time to savour your journey within as you get to know yourself again and begin to feel a true sense of inner balance…

Gemini

Life is rarely clear cut or black and white, it is often a myriad of different shades, tones and textures. In many ways, this is what makes life interesting as you can never be quite sure what’s around each corner. Whilst this has turned your life into a rollercoaster ride at times, it has also brought you great wisdom and a stronger sense of self as you have forged new pathways and learned important lessons.  Of course, there have been times when you have felt lost and disorientated, but you have always found a way back to equilibrium once again. At the same time, you have discovered your courage and sense of purpose, and these have inspired you to explore pastures new and reach into a whole new level of living and being. As time has passed, you have channelled your intuition and creativity into innovative ideas and given your true essence more space to dance freely with the ebb and flow of life. Like a fine wine or a good cheese, or perhaps a drop of whiskey, you have ripened and matured well with age!

Yet, despite this, you still seem to have doubts that you ‘have what it takes’ to live the life you were born to live. Part of the reason for this comes from your over-active head as it’s constantly churning and whirring, over-thinking, analysing, asking questions and contemplating answers. As a result, you can get stuck in your head and disconnect from your heart and soul, losing sight of your multi-faceted sense of self in the process. Thinking is an important part of you, but so is doing and being! It’s time to let your mind, body and spirit come together in perfect harmony. There is no instruction manual, just let your intuition guide you…

Cancer

Perhaps the most important aspect of life is not where you’ve been, nor where you’re heading but it’s where you are right now. Of course, you know this but it doesn’t stop you from gazing backwards and forwards, trying to get from where you are to where you want to be. Yet, where are you? Do you really know? Have you stopped to take stock lately? You have been so focused on where you’re heading with a smattering of reflection on where you’ve been, there’s been precious little time to become fully conscious in the here and now. In a way, the present moment is more of a stepping stone, simply to get from here to there, rather than anything of significance. Now, the present moment may not be the vision of perfection but it is where you are, so why not centre yourself there so you can build some foundations? Without foundations and without a clear sense of presence, you are lost, as you have no reference point to use.

Any destination begins with a start point and an end point, but if you don’t know where you are, how can you get anywhere? In many ways, this continues the theme of December as there is a need for you to acknowledge the present moment in order to establish a new sense of equilibrium in your life. January looks set to be a month for you to set the tone and flavour for your year ahead and you have a choice: keep on keeping on or re-centre and move through life more consciously. There is nothing wrong with keeping on keeping on, after all, it pays the bills and keeps food on the table, yet it keeps you trapped in the mundane and away from the magic you know is within you. The time has come to set the magic free…

Leo

‘Here, kitty kitty! Here, kitty kitty!’ It seems someone is trying to get your attention! Of course, if they used your name you might pay attention but they’re trying to call to your feline lion-like nature and it seems you’re having a hard job recognising this in yourself. Okay, whilst calling a lion (lioness) a kitty is a stretch of the imagination, it’s a gentle nudge as you are more squeaking kitten than roaring lion at the moment. It’s as though you’ve lost your golden, shiny, sparkly essence and you just can’t muster up the enthusiasm to be more lion. Yet, you are lion, you are strong, creative and a little bit ferocious, so, why are you resisting? Of course, you intuitively already know that the ‘someone’ trying to get your attention is you as your soul has been frantically waving at you for quite some time to stop getting so lost in the stress of everyday life and to start breathing in more deeply in order to re-establish a sense of balance.

In many ways, it has been easier to shrink back and allow your golden roar to diminish as you’re tired and a tad fed up always being the one who has to ‘sort stuff out’. You often give so much of yourself and feel that others don’t appreciate this or throw it back at you. Whilst you don’t expect the same support in return, it would be nice at least occasionally and it hasn’t been very forthcoming so it’s no wonder you are feeling disconnected from your usually vibrant spirit. However, the only way to re-establish balance is to ‘be more lion’ as this is your true nature and by being more lion, your creative spirit will have the space and freedom to dance and roar once again…

Virgo

As you enter another new year there is a sense you are leaving something of importance behind you. It may not be immediately obvious, just a sense that you’ve mislaid something, but you know something’s changed as you feel lighter and changed. Whilst it’s your nature to want to dig and poke about until you find out what’s missing, you would be better served focusing on this new feeling of lightness as it sets the tone for your year ahead. Travelling lighter makes for a less strenuous path in life and it allows you to go off the beaten track more as you are not restrained by quite so much stuff. Of course, with you being you, you won’t settle until you know what you’ve left behind so maybe take a look? What can you see all the way back there in 2016? Nothing? Really? Look a bit harder. Okay, so you can’t see it, maybe this in itself is telling you something?

Maybe you have simply evolved and you are simply no longer the same person you were last year? Perhaps all of those experiences and rollercoaster rides have left you wiser and more centred, lighter and less bogged down in the detail? In many ways, the harder you look, the more you will detract from the gift bestowed upon you as looking adds layers and weight to the lightness, so maybe it’s time to grab hold of this lightness and dance with it? Enjoy the freedom and use it to reach more deeply into life and open up your heart and soul to the prospect of living the life you were born to live. It’s undoubtedly hard for a thinker like you but trust your intuition and let this lead the way into 2017 as this is your year to embrace the moment and breathe more deeply into life…

Libra

No one ever said the instruction manual of life was an easy read. Most people gave up on it years ago but you are a diligent soul and have tried hard to get your life ‘right’ by following the instructions of how to live the best life possible. Yet, who wrote the instruction manual? Presumably it was someone living their own life so how could their life inform and instruct yours? Trying to get life ‘right’ and trying to live the life you feel you ought to be living may feel like the best course of action but it can take you away from the magic and wonder of being you as you are trying so hard to get it ‘right’ you are forgetting to do what feels right to you. Following your own lead isn’t easy, particularly as it means letting go of the instruction manual and going ‘off road’ in order to find your own way.

For a long time now you have given yourself a hard time for not getting life ‘right’ but you have failed to notice that, all the while your focus has been on perfection, you have still been living your life. The time has come for you to stop trying so hard to be the person you think you ought to be and instead start to love the person you are. You are not ‘less than’ in any way, nor are you the odd one out for not getting it ‘right’ as – newsflash – there is no such thing! No one is perfect and what is ‘right’ for one isn’t right for another. So, instead of comparing yourself to that pedestalled version of yourself over yonder start to appreciate and value all that you are now. You are a wise, creative, magical and inspirational soul, so why would you even want to be anything else…

Scorpio

January looks set to be a month of inspired thought as you look beyond the boundaries of your life in order to get a sense of the bigger picture. As you contemplate what the bigger picture actually means to you, try to keep an open heart and a compassionate perspective as this bigger picture is all about you and you are well known to be a harsh judge of yourself. It’s easy for you to notice the things you haven’t done, achieved or become, rather than acknowledge the things you have. This isn’t because you are negative or a pessimist, it’s just a need within you to continue to strive towards betterment and evolution, so this is a kind of reverse psychology motivational tool to keep you moving towards your goals. This is admirable but it also keeps your focus away from the present moment as you are always looking towards a better point in the future where you have achieved all those things which are still on your ‘to do’ list.

Yet, will you ever reach that point? Surely you will always have things to achieve or do? Are you hovering in life, waiting for a moment to feel content and happy when you are where you feel you need to be? Does that moment have to be in the distance? By using all the things you haven’t done as a measure, there is a risk that you will always feel ‘less than’ until you achieve them all and this takes you away from living a richer and more fulfilling life now. This isn’t to say you should give up on your dreams but you really should stop giving yourself such a hard time about what you are not. You are not the sum of what you haven’t achieved, you are the sum of so much more…

Sagittarius

‘Less is more’ continues to be your mantra as you step into 2017 as January looks set to be a month of re-shaping and re-defining your true priorities in life. You are well known for having a gazillion different projects on the go at any one time (okay, slight exaggeration) and whilst this gives you stimulation and incentive, it can also be totally overwhelming at the same time. How can you give enough attention to any one project or dream if you are scattered in a multitude of different directions across time and space? You may be able to keep this going in the short-term but over time you will begin to sink under the weight of it all and find it hard to keep up the momentum with even the simplest of projects. You are skilled at juggling but do you want to be a juggler? Do you want to spend your whole life trying to keep those batons up in the air? It’s all-consuming as you won’t have a free hand to actually get on with the business of doing anything at all.

Think of the concentration it takes to juggle well, and whilst you have mastered the skill, you are not a juggler at heart, you are a free-spirit. The mantra ‘less is more’ is a good one for you as you can find it hard to let go of ideas and projects just in case they become useful. You can also struggle to let go of longstanding projects because of the energy you’ve already invested in them even though they are, for whatever reason, no longer viable. Sometimes you have to have a jolly good clear out and this is one such time! So, stop juggling, believe in yourself and allow the one true baton (goal) to lead the way…

Capricorn

What makes you truly happy? What lights up your soul and gives you warm tingles from the inside, out? These are the kind of questions you need to be asking of yourself throughout January as you have reached an important threshold in your life as the path you’ve been walking no longer feels as though it’s heading in the right direction. You can find it hard to ‘indulge’ in answering such questions as you tend to feel that going after the things that make you happy is a luxury rather than a necessity. You are also a practical and down to earth soul, so you’d rather focus on ‘keeping on keeping on’ than stepping out of line to think about such things as there are bills to pay and responsibilities to meet. However, at the same time, you can sense a longing deep within your soul which is calling you to live a more enriching and fulfilling life.

You have become caught up in the hamster wheel of the everyday and this has taken you away from your intuitive and creative side. Despite your best efforts, you have been unable to silence this inner longing and it’s grown increasingly louder over recent weeks and months. You’ve tried ignoring it by sticking your fingers in your ears and going ‘la la la’ in attempt to drown it out but it hasn’t worked. The reason it hasn’t worked is that you don’t want it to! You are a living, breathing complex contradiction at times! Yes, you. Rather than admit out loud that you are seeking a more enriched life, it’s somehow easier to keep on keeping on to show your strength. Well, true strength comes from acknowledging your whole self: what makes you truly happy is within your reach, just open up your consciousness to the possibility…

Aquarius

Looking back over the last twelve months, there is a sense you have shifted and changed almost beyond recognition. When you look back to the version of you at the end of 2015, you now see a very different version of yourself entering 2017. Of course, change is a naturally occurring part of the cycle of life so, not matter what you do, or do not do, you will change. However, you have gone ‘above and beyond’ the ordinary cycle of change as you have taken some major decisions about how you live your life and these have been the force carving out a brand new you. In many ways, you are now wiser than you once were as you have turned to face the depths of your soul in an attempt to heal any rifts within. You have also grown more spiritually as you have opened up your consciousness to existential ponderings as you have grappled with the meaning of life.

At the same time, you have also discovered your true priorities and realised just how much you scatter yourself to people please which take you away from your true priorities. And finally, you have gained a sense of inner knowing which is enabling you to make some big decisions as to how you now live your life. In short, you have been on quite a journey over the last year! It’s now easy to see why you feel so different because you are so different! January looks set to be a month to grow comfortable with this ‘new you’ in order to find an even deeper sense of balance within. In a way, this month is a kind of preparation time as you bring together the previous year and get ready for the one ahead of you, but it is also an important time to acknowledge to yourself just how extraordinarily amazing you really are…

Pisces

January looks set to be a month of renewed energy and vitality as you take a fresh look at the life you’ve been living and begin to make some far-reaching changes. You have been treading water for quite some time, trying your best to keep on keeping on but struggling to thrive or blossom as a result. Although you find it hard to accept, you are a determined, strong-willed and courageous soul, and the more you can ‘own’ this, the more you will realise you are at the helm of the big ship of your life. Of course, there will always be times when you are carried along by the currents and there will also be times to navigate through choppy waters, but it’s important to remember that you have the map and compass, and, with your inner strength and formidable intuition, you have the power within you to reach your chosen destination.

Perhaps this is where the true challenge lies though as having a clear and true sense of your chosen destination isn’t quite as straightforward as it seems as you have never really stepped back enough to know exactly where you’re heading. It’s not that you’re vague and you certainly have given it thought, but you have never really considered the possibility of actually living your dream so you have spent your time navigating through storms and calm seas, rather than contemplating your landing point. Well, January looks set to change this as it’s time for you to look beyond the portholes and to consider the possibility that your chosen destination isn’t some out of reach pipe dream but very real and tangible. You have to believe it to make it happen but it’s time to grab hold of the helm and reach towards the promised land of your dreams as you are ready now to live the life you were born to live…

A Whole New World – January 2017

A Whole New World – January 2017

Happy New Year, my friend!

There’s so much for us to catch up on, so let’s get right to it.

A Rebirth

The year 2017 numerically is a “1” year (2 + 0 + 1 + 7 = 10, and 10 reduces to 1 + 0 = 1). The number 1 represents the energies of rebirth, a fresh start, and inspired action.

This year will bring with it a great deal of momentum and movement when it comes to new ideas, inventions, and creations.

The intentions, actions, and deeds we are choosing to focus on right now, especially in the earlier part of 2017, will set the tone for what we will attract, create, and experience over the next 9 years.

As we move forward, some things may still feel familiar. But we are on a completely different road now than we were on during the last 9-year cycle.

It may take a bit of time for some to notice this, but those who are sensitive to energy will notice this change quickly.

A “1” year is a time to plant the seeds of our desired intentions, especially for whatever we’d like to create more of.

This is especially true for our creative endeavors, careers, and relationships. It’s true for the ways we choose to show up in the world, and for the ways we take care of ourselves in mind, body and spirit.

Here are some ways we can work with and integrate the energy of “1” to make this year into a time of great joy and personal fulfillment:

  • Embrace Our Power / Become the Leader of Our Life
    This is our time to pave the way and birth something new into the world!
    We as Lightworkers, empaths, and way-showers are being called to blaze new trails that will bring humanity together.
    This is a year of action, when our inner “spark” will be lit again.
  • Taking Inspired Action
    Over the past year, many of our dreams, visions, and projects (such as moving to a new location or changing to a new job) may have felt as if they were being put on hold.
    If this is the case for you, then this is the year that will change all that.
    The key is to be open and available to taking inspired action whenever our Spirit asks us to.
    This is why our meditation practice, or anything that helps us create enough space in the heart-mind to hear what our Spirit is telling us, is so important.
  • Allow Yourself to Shine / You are a STAR!
    2017 is not the year to hide or play small!
    It’s time to fully accept your magnificence, and to let go of the outdated stories and thought patterns your mind has identified with simply to feel safe.
    You are a gift from the heavens, and it’s time to align with anything that supports you in sharing your shine!
    This can include taking classes, trying something new, or refining your gifts and talents so that you can use them more fully and joyfully.
  • Journal Your Inspirations
    2017 is a year of new ideas, and visionary thoughts and inspirations.
    As these inspirations come to you, this is an excellent time to write them down, so that you can revisit them at any time, and start making them a part of your everyday life.
    This will also lead to your receiving inner guidance to take action in bringing some of these inspirations into reality. Writing down your ideas and intentions helps keep them clear and organized.
A Vortex of Light

Beginning January 1, 2017, the first of several healing vortexes will begin to shower us with an abundance of Light.

This Light will permeate us, going right to the core of every cell, fiber, and molecule of the heart and mind of humanity.

This Light will cleanse old patterns, programs, and ideologies that no longer serve the greater good of humanity. Those who resist this Light will have an extra hard time moving forward, so it’s important for us to send everyone Love now, even those who resist it.

Here are the key January dates for when this vortex of Light will peak—all of these dates reduce to 1.1.1 in numerology:
January 1, 2017
January 10, 2017

January 11, 2017

January 19, 2017
January 28, 2017

“Vortex” is just another word for an energetic doorway or portal.

During these specific dates, the planet will open its arms to receive increasingly greater amounts of Light.

These specific dates provide us with an excellent opportunity to reaffirm what we’d like to create more of in our lives and in the world.

Our intentions will be magnified manyfold by the potency of energy that these days carry.

 Great Changes Ahead

The most important theme during a “1” year is flexibility—staying flexible mentally, emotionally, and physically, so that we can embrace change with greater ease.

Because the most reliable thing we can expect this year is that things will be changing more quickly than ever.

At first, the change may seem quite small. But by the end of 2017, we’ll see that we are in a far different reality than the one we were in during 2016 and before.

The gift in all of this change is that we get to decide which direction we’d like our long-term future to go in.

We get to be the maestro of our life now, rather than being someone who just stands on the sidelines and allows outside influences to shape what their life becomes.

This empowering moment is our time to shine!

As we let these higher energies come in and fill us with a new vision for a new 9-year cycle, we will know that all that is no longer for our higher good is passing away.

This is a time not to resist these new higher energies, but to allow ourselves to integrate this powerful new Light.

We can ask for assistance from the higher realms, and from our guides and higher self, who are always ready to share their wisdom with us.

We can trust that this great river of Light coming to Earth now is leading us to all the joy, peace, prosperity, and fulfillment we have dreamed of and envisioned.

Be gentle with yourself, my friend, as you integrate all that is coming to us now.

And may this new year bless you abundantly in every area of your life!

Till next time,

Miraculously yours,

Emmanuel

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Current Moon Phase for January 9th is Waxing Gibbous

Cosmic WebJanuary 9
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 88%

The Moon today is in a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts round 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon will rise in the east in mid-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible though most of the night sky setting a few hour before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has it’s roots in the Latin word “gibbous” meaning humpbacked.

Phase Details for – Monday, January 9, 2017

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 88%
Moon Age: 11.41 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,784.74 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,114,780.57 km

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Monday’s Instant Magick

Blessed BeMonday’s Instant Magick

Here’s a bit of magick you can manifest in a minute or two!
Need some inconspicuous magick before troublesome guests arrive at your home? A few grains of barley placed under your doormat, inside, or out my do the trick to strain the negativity away and bar evil attitudes from even getting in!

Chained witch…a woman’s work is never doneCelebrating Legends, Folklore & Legends 365 Days A Year for January 9th – Festival of Jana and Janus

Chained witch...a woman's work is never doneJanuary 9th

Festival of Jana and Janus

On this day the ancient Romans honored Jana, whose name means “luminous sky,” and her husband Janus, the guardian of all passageways. At their festival, a ram was sacrificed to Janus for his continued protection, and Jana was invoked to shine her light on the new year. To the Romans, who believed that the spirit of Janus hovered over all doorways, gates, and passageways, this was a time of great consequence.

The Witches Spell-A-Day for Monday, January 9th – Winds of Renewal

wiccan in the woodsThe Witches Spell-A-Day for Monday, January 9th – Winds of Renewal

Start your day with a refreshing blast of winter air. Focus on renewal, even though it may apear bleak outside. The air element brings change and opportunity. Visualize any specific opportunity or change you’re hoping for, or just remain open to whatever comes your way. Try to actually fee the air on your face several times today. Whisper these words to the wind:
Winter wind, what secretsyou must
keep, blowing in the night, howling
while we sleep.
Winter wind, what promises you
make, stirring morning snow as you
whisper us awake.
Though you may be harsh and cold,
on your breath rewards untold.
Repeat throughout the day, if desired, or again at night before bedtime.

 
—Ember Grant
Llewellyn’s 2017 Witches Spell-A-Day Almanac

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Let’s Talk Witch – Linking up with animals

THE WICCAN WAYLet’s Talk Witch – Linking up with animals

In the most ancient days,
When animals and humans too
were on the earth,
A man could become an animal
if he wanted
And an animal could become a man.
Sometimes they were humans
And sometimes animals
And there was no difference
They all spoke the same language.
(from a Native American poem)

Wicca is closely linked to the animal world – our relatives that live on Mother Earth – on her land, in her waters, in her air, and deep within her earth. Wicca helps us link up to our animal of strength, and we have to learn from them what they transmit to us.

We can learn a great deal from animals, whether by observing them – the physical animal – or by using them as a “pipeline” to transmit messages. The totem animal, which we will try to get to know in the next exercise, helps us with our spiritual development. Animals that we encounter by chance may also be a sign or teach us something. More than once, I have asked the universe a question and an animal that is rarely found in the region where I live enters my house. By channeling with an animal, or by recognizing the message or insight represented by the animal, I received an answer to my question. People who are very in touch with nature and Mother Earth are inclined to receive many messages in this manner, as are people who work to preserve the environment. It would seem that nature “rewards” them with signs and symbols in the form of the animals that cross their paths. Incidentally, the animal does not have to appear physically in front of you: for instance, you might pass a store window or billboard upon which a picture of an animal appears; the insight that it represents will help you at that moment; or you turn on the TV and see the animal whose insight you are waiting for). Channeling with animals is easy and natural; you just have to open your mind to the idea that animals can channel with us in exactly the same way that we, human beings, channel with one another, and channel well telepathically.

Day-by-Day Wicca: A complete guide to Wicca from Beliefs and Rituals to Magic and Witchcraft (Astrolog Complete Guides)
Tabatha Jennings

The Witches Correspondences for Monday, January 9th

WitchThe Witches Correspondences for Monday, January 9th

 

Day: Monday ( Moon-day)

Planet: Moon

Colors: Silver and White and Grey

Crystals: Moonstone, Pearl, Aquamarine, Silver, Selenite

Aroma: Jasmine, Lemon, Sandalwood, Moon Oil, African violet, Honeysuckle, Myrtle, Willow, and Wormwood

Herb: Moonwart

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.

 

The Witches Almanac for Monday, January 9th

SpellcasterThe Witches Almanac for Monday, January 9th

Monday (Moon): Peace, sleep, healing, compassion, friends, psychic awareness, purification, and fertility.

Feast of the Black Nazarene (Filipino)

Waxing Moon
The Waxing Moon (from the New Moon to the Full) is the ideal time for magic to draw things toward you.

Moon phase: Second Quarter

Moon Sign: Gemini
Gemini: Things begun now are easily changed by outside influence. Time for shortcuts, communication, games, and fun.

Incense: Hyssop

Color: Gray

Today Is A Day of Witchery, Magick and Enchantment

Witch WiccanToday Is A Day of Witchery, Magick and Enchantment

 

Think for a moment on all of the witchery, magick and enchantments that you have discovered. Don’t be afraid to adjust spells to suit your own specific needs. Any gentle, illusory, and dreamy charms and spells can be enhanced when you work on the day of the week that is dedicated to the moon. Mondays are a fantastic day to boost your psychic abilities and to tune in to your intuition and empathy. It also gives you the opportunity to work with a different lunar phase each and every Monday, which means in one month you could work four different types of moon magicks on Mondays. How’s that for adding to your repertoire? You are going to have mad skills in no time at all.

So light up those lunar scented candles and add a little mystique to your outfit by wearing an enchanting lunar color. Wear your sparkling silver jewelry and maybe add a pair of dangling silver earrings or a pendant shaped like a crescent moon. Create lunar potions and philters; make a dream catcher and give it as a gift to someone you love. Burn some sandalwood or jasmine-scented incense today to inspire the glamour and magick of the moon. Slice up a favorite variety of fruit that is in season for a snack or share it with your love and enjoy his or her lunar and romantic qualities. Brew up a cup of chamomile tea, enchant it with a little moon magick, and relax and get a good night’s sleep.

Most importantly, get outside tonight and watch the moon for a while. What phase is she in? What color was the moon as she rose? Why not start a journal and write down at what location the moon rises and sets for a few seasons? This is a great way to teach you to tune in and to become more aware of the moon and the influence that she pulls into our lives. Try calling on Selene for her magickal assistance, and call Thoth for wisdom and strength. Get to know the Norse Mani and the Latvian Meness. These gods of the moon have plenty to teach, and if you allow their influence to cycle through your life, you’ll receive many blessings. Be imaginative, and create your own personal lunar magick and witchery. Go on….the moonlight becomes you.

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Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

 

The Witches Guide to Monday

GOTHIC WITCHThe Witches Guide to Monday

In the word Monday, we can see part of the word Moon. In the romance languages such as Italian or Spanish, this day of the week is called Lunes and clearly relates to the word lunar.On Mondays, a variety of magick may be worked. Because Monday centers on the energies of the Moon, things like psychism, dreams, feminine energy, health, success in spiritual pursuits, domestic matters, and things of family origin are especially important this day.

Mondays are best for love magick and anything concerning home or family, thus old saying, Mondays child is fair of face, which seems clearly to relate to the themes of love and health.

Angels of Monday are Gabriel, Arcan, Missabu, and Abuzaha. Arcan is known as the king of the angels of air and the “ruler” of Monday. Abuzaha (Abuzohar) serves Monday, and is very responsive to invocations and ritual magick. Missabu is a ministering angel of Arcan.

Check whether the moon is waning or waxing to determine what your spell will be. During waning moons, do spells to rid yourself of obstacles or for wisdom and protection. During waxing moons do magic for increase of any kind or to draw something into your life.

On Mondays, the best hour to work is moonrise. Get this information from your local newspaper, astrological calendar, or almanac.

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Gypsy Magic

 

The Goddess Book of Days for Monday, January 9th

WitchThe Goddess Book of Days for Monday, January 9th

Day of Antu, Akkadian Goddess. It is the dirge of Isis and Nephthys to call on the soul of Osiris (Demeter/Persephone, Venus/ Adonis, Cybele/ Attis, Inanna/Tammuz, Ishtar/Baal. (Underworld Goddesses are Persephone, Hecate, Erishkegal, Hel, Hella, Oya, Maman Brigette, Sedna, Eurydice, Rhiannon, and Mother Holle).

 

The Goddess Book of Days
Diane Stein

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About the Greek Goddess, Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth

I'll put a spell on you About the Greek Goddess, Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth

 

The Greek goddess Hestia watched over domesticity and the family, and was honored with the first offering at any sacrifice made in the home. On a public level, Hestia’s flame was never allowed to burn out. The local town hall served as a shrine for her — and any time a new settlement was formed, settlers would take a flame from their old village to the new one.

Hestia the Hearthkeeper

As the equivalent of the Roman Vesta, Hestia was known as the virginal daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and sister of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. She tended the fires of Mount Olympus, and because of her devotion to her duty as hearthkeeper, she managed to stay out of a lot of the shenanigans of the other Greek gods. She doesn’t appear in too many of the Greek myths or adventure stories.

Hestia took her role as a virgin seriously as well, and in one legend, the lustful god Priapus tried to take advantage of her. As Priapus crept to her bed, planning on raping Hestia, a donkey brayed loudly, waking the goddess.

Her screams woke the other Olympians, much to Priapus’ great embarrassment. In some stories, it is said that Priapus believed Hestia to be a nymph, and that the other gods hid her by turning her into a lotus plant.

Ovid describes the scene in Fasti, saying, “Hestia lies down and takes a quiet, carefree nap, just as she was, her head pillowed by turf. But the red saviour of gardens, Priapos, prowls for Nymphai and goddesses, and wanders back and forth. He spots Vesta… He conceives a vile hope and tries to steal upon her, walking on tiptoe, as his heart flutters. By chance old Silenus had left the donkey he came on by a gently burbling stream. The long Hellespont’s god was getting started, when it bellowed an untimely bray. The goddess starts up, frightened by the noise. The whole crowd fly to her; the god flees through hostile hands.”

Hospitality and Sanctuary
As a hearth goddess, Hestia was also known for her hospitality. If a stranger came calling and seeking sanctuary, it was considered an offense against Hestia to turn the person away. Those who followed her were obligated to provide shelter and food to anyone truly in need. It was also emphasized that female guests given sanctuary were not to be violated — again, a grave offense against Hestia.

Because of her role over the hearth, she was allocated a special role in household ritual. Cicero, the first-century Roman rhetorician, wrote, “The name Vesta comes from the Greeks, for she is the goddess whom they call Hestia. Her power extends over altars and hearths, and therefore all prayers and all sacrifices end with this goddess, because she is the guardian of the innermost things. Closely related to this function are the Penates or household gods.”

Plato points out that Hestia is theologically significant because she is the one who is invoked, and to whom sacrifices are made, before any other deity in ritual.

Honoring Hestia Today
Hestia is traditionally represented by an image of a lamp with a perpetual flame. Today, some Greek reconstructionists, or Hellenic Pagans, continue to honor Hestia and all that she stands for.

To honor Hestia in your own rituals, try one or more of the following ideas:

Early worshipers offered young cows to Hestia, but that may not be practical for you. Instead, offerings of wine, olive oil, and fresh fruit are an acceptable substitute.
Keep a candle dedicated to Hestia burning on your hearth or mantle – if you don’t have a fireplace, your kitchen can be representative of the hearth.
When you’re working on any sort of domestic, home-focused project, honor Hestia with prayers, songs, or hymns.
 

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Patti Wigington, Paganism/Wicca Expert
© 2017 About, Inc. — All rights reserved.

 

Today is Monday, January 9th

WitchToday is Monday, January 9th

 

Monday is the sacred day of the moon, personified as the goddesses Selene, Luna, and Mani. The moon is ruler of flow, affecting the changeable and impressionable aspects of people. If a full moon falls on a Monday, then the powers of the moon are at their most potent.

Deity: Mani

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Planet: Moon

Tree: Willow

Herb: Chickweed

Stone: Agate

Animal: Crab

Element: Water

Color: Green

Rune: Lagu (L)

 

Celtic Tree Month of Beth (Birch) – December 24 – January 20

The Runic Half Month of Eoh (yew tree) – December 28 – January 12

Goddess of the Month of Hestia – December 26 – January 22nd

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The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick

 

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Today is Monday, January 9th, We Celebrate….

Blessed Be ...Today is Monday, January 9th, We Celebrate….

Festival of Jana and Janus (Rome)
JANA

Themes: Lunar Energy; Perception

Symbols: The Moon; Silver or Shiny Items

About Jana: This Roman goddess, whose name means “luminous sky,” shines her light on the new year, extending improved insight and awareness as we move ahead. She is strongly associated with Juno and Diana and was often invoked before any other goddess in important undertakings. Traditional offerings to Jana included wine, incense, and barley.

To Do Today: To get Jana’s attention and assistance in any magic you have planned today, wear a piece of silver-toned jewelry or clothing (silver is the color of the moon).

For increased discernment to guide your actions in the months ahead, go outside with a silver-toned coin. Hold this to the moon, saying,

Jana, through the darkness and
through the day,
Light my path and guide my way.

Carry this token with you. Touch it and recite the incantation anytime you feel your judgment wavering.

To improve your awareness of personal lunar attributes (sensitivity, intuition, and the like), burn a stick of jasmine incense or any sweet scent and meditate. Get comfortable, visualizing a full moon pouring its light into the area of your third eye. If it helps your focus, chant

Jana, Juno, Diana, awake in me.

Make notes of the experience and any insights that come.

 

 

365 Goddess: A Daily Guide To the Magic and Inspiration of the goddess
Patricia Telesco

Calendar of the Moon for Monday, January 9th

515ec013c8bcbd6df563d386f8f6cb94Calendar of the Moon
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Winter Waxing Moon

Color: White
Element: Water
Altar: Upon a silver cloth set four silver candles on it, a cauldron with dry ice in it, a silver vase containing some naked birch twigs, some dry stalks of burdock, a few briar canes, a round moon-shaped mirror, a silver bell; and goblets containing pale white wine, anise liqueur, white corn syrup, and extract of bitter almonds; a spool of silver thread, and a small vial of jasmine oil.
Offerings: Do community service for the mentally ill.
Daily Meal: White food.

Winter Waxing Moon Invocation

(Ring bell after each line. Hold moon-mirror up where all can see.)

Call: Hail Luna of the Growing Belly!
Response: Hail Selene of the Waxing Light!
Call: Spirit of night,
Response: Spectre of Sun,
Call: Egg of the serpent,
Response: Web of the spider,
Call: Servant of dreams,
Response: Lamp of delusion,
Call: Beacon of madness,
Response: Bearer of power,
Call: Crystal of knowledge,
Response: Mirror of knowing,
Call: Bringest thou visions of joys or of fears?
Response: We rejoice in this awakening.
Call: We live again, and we are fair!
Response: The Moon has risen here to bear
Call: A mirror for our altered faces
Response: For her love that all things seizes.
Call: We are risen in her light,
Response: Where the dying live again,
Call: Silver serpent, silver spider,
Response: All show fair within her mirror.

(One who has been chosen to do the work of the ritual brings the goblets around for each to drink, one at a time. For the first, they say, “Taste madness.” For the second, “Taste purity.” For the third, “Taste sweetness.” For the fourth, “Taste bitterness.” Anoint all with jasmine oil, and say, “Scent of dreams.” The bell is rung, and all exit.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]