Images by Tracy’s Astro Salon and NASA, composition by Rory.
2010 was an intense year of transformation, a year in which many of us accelerated our learning and healing processes in order to assume new roles and responsibilities in preparation for the shift. As of Tuesday, we are two years away from December 21st, 2012. Does that mean we have only two years left before the end of the world? Absolutely not. It simply means we need to step up our game in terms of awakening the planet, so that when the Solstice of 2012 does arrive, we’re consciously stepping into a better paradigm, a better life, a better world. Click here to read my article about 2012.
Did you feel incredible changes this year? The summer of 2010 was a wild ride, filled with planetary alignments, eclipses, convergences, and all sorts of rare astrological events. The eclipse of June 26th coincided with the Cardinal Cross alignment of the planets. See Cosmic Summer 2010 for a listing of articles about this time period. This eclipse and alignment caused a great upset in the power systems in the world, and gave the rest of us an opportunity to expand into a very new reality. The effects of the June 26th eclipse were to be felt for six months. So roughly from the Summer Solstice 2010 to the upcoming Winter Solstice, we were in that period of transition.
Now it’s time to enter a new one. On Tuesday the 21st, 2010′s sister Eclipse will take place from roughly 1:00-4:00am EST. This eclipse will be clearly visible throughout the Americas and will enter its total phase around 2:40am EST. If you’re up that late, this will be a sight to witness!
There a number of things making this eclipse unique. First is its ties to the astrological events from earlier this year. Once again, as the transformational energies of the summer dissipate, we may be reminded of some of the challenges or opportunities that came to be earlier this year. If you’ve been learning some serious lessons this year, now may be the time for your final exam, so to speak. Now would be a great time to review what you’ve learned from this year, and prepare to put that into action for 2011. New Year’s Resolutions, perhaps? It’s also a wonderful time to set your intentions for the next six-month cycle that this eclipse will lock into place. Send your silent prayers to the moon early Tuesday morning, or perhaps have a Yule ceremony later in the evening. The solstice occurs at 6:38pm EST.
What’s more, this is the first Eclipse to take place on the Winter Solstice since 1638, and the second in the Common Era. Clearly this is an event that should attract our attention, and intentions!
As if that’s not enough, the sun makes a close pass across the Galactic center during the solstice this year. Each year it moves closer to the very center of our galaxy, culminating on December 21st, 2012, when the two will be in direct alignment.
Many regard the center of the Milky Way is a birthplace for stars, planets, and other celestial objects. Scientists have discovered in recent years that galactic centers very likely contain Super-Massive Black Holes, eating up a variety of cosmic debris and emitting huge amounts of radiation. It’s quite possible that the radiation on the physical level could be large amounts of information or energetic blueprints on the higher levels. I’m speculating here, but it’s just interesting to think about.
Anyway, it’s certainly a significant event. This eclipse gives us just a taste of that delightfully new cosmic energy. We’ve been receiving it in increasing doses over the past few months and years, in order to prepare us for what’s coming. Now is the time to focus on personal growth, to assume new responsibilities, and to empower the people of Earth to create a better world. When we face the center of the galaxy on December 21st, 2012, we will step into a new world. What kind of world will you create?
The other side of Tuesday is of course Yule and the Winter Solstice. On this day, the Sun God of many cultures is reborn, symbolizing the gradual lengthening of days that begins at this Solstice. It is a reminder that Spring is coming, even through the darkest Winter. This is quite symbolic of the 2012 transition, that we’re stepping out of an age of darkness and once again making the long trek back up to another golden age, 10,000 years from now. An article about this topic is forthcoming shortly.
So in many ways, this is a day of rebirth. It’s a reminder of the lessons we’ve learned this year and an opportunity to grow into something new come next year. It is an ideal time to focus on your intentions for the next six-months, or even the next two years. What will you do to improve yourself, to improve the world? The cosmic energy shines on you this day and encourages you to take a massive leap forward. Take advantage of this energy and dream big!
Zooming out to look at the bigger picture, 2011 promises to be even more cosmic. January 4th graces us with a partial Solar Eclipse right off the bat, and come March we find ourselves at the beginning of the Ninth Wave of the Mayan Calendar. We’re rapidly approaching the end of a grand cycle. Again, more on this in an upcoming article, as this is very much another story. Anyway, you can see how 2011 will have great things and very likely new challenges and opportunities for us. Again, this eclipse is a great time to set intentions. In 2011, move with the cosmic energy and continue growing into the beautiful being you came here to be.
Wishing you a wonderful Solstice and magical Moonbeams during the eclipse. Enjoy and be well!
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Keep it up and in 2011 : ]