Amazing Lunar Eclipse on 15 June 2011

 The Full Lunar Eclipse that will take place on 15 June, 2011 is perhaps the most important astrological event in the whole 2010-2012 period after the 12-21-2010 Lunar Eclipse that I wrote about here. To me, this rare perfect full moon eclipse represents a continuation of the energies that were set into motion on 21 December of last year. It is more like the peak point of these waves of energies that have been culminating up to this point, which will now start to come downhill, so to speak. The eclipse will be fully visible on the time zone that Turkey is located (which also includes Israel, Egypt, and Finland), which will being at 22:22 hours, and the exact mid-point of the eclipse (when the Sun and the Moon will exactly be aligned on 24th degree of the Sagittarius-Gemini axis ) is around 23:11, or 11:11 p.m.

The Moon will be eclipsed on this day on the 24th degree of Sagittarius, which is a point much closer to the Galactic Center (at 27' Sagittarius) than it was on December 21, 2010, or will be for many years to come. Since this alignment with the Galactic Center is why I think these astrological events are connected to the whole 2012 phenomenon, the Lunar Eclipse of June 15 is arguably the most important astrological event of this whole period.

What happens after 2012 - Beginning of the New Earth

It may seem as if I've wandered away from astrology but I haven't. I look at daily charts and everyday I see another meaningful pattern or alignment, but if I tried to write about each, I'd be typing away here everyday. And basically I'd be saying the same thing over and over. Because the patterns forming in the skies these days are all just continuation of the 21 December 2010 event that I wrote about here. Or so they seem to me. It is like the planets are rearranging themselves everyday to highlight yet another aspect of great transformation that we are going through. So rather than writing about the specific components of this transformation, I prefer writing on what this great change is all about, and where it is taking us. There is so much to be said on this that I don't want to get lost in the astrological details of daily transitions, because these details only make sense as part of the larger picture. 

So what is the larger picture?

What exactly will happen in 2012 - The Great Shift of Consciousness

I was so inspired by the Eclipse/Solstice of 12 December 2010 that I decided to start my own blog on astrology. When I first saw how planets all came together in a beautiful pattern that day, and how that rare pattern was coinciding with other very rare events themselves, like the alignment with the Galactic Center that is related to the 2012 phenomenon, my jaw had dropped in awe. As I wrote here, I was convinced that this amazing cosmic synchronicity was in fact the real 2012 turning point that the Mayans had predicted.

However, since then I've been looking more into the whole 2012 phenomenon and noticing how there are many others who claim that 2012 already happened. Some claim it happened in 1998 when the center of the Sun passed through the Galactic Center as I also talked about. Some suggest that the astrological component of 2012 happened in 2003 when we had the Harmonic Concordance, which was an astounding  astrological event that happened on November 8, 2003. Others (Kryon, Tobias) suggest it happened in September 2007, on a  numerologically significant 9-9-9 day, when humanity had a 'Quantum Leap' of consciousness. And of course, there are still many others who claim that it will happen in 21 December 2012.

Even though I am still convinced that 21 December 2010 is the most significant date among all these (since it is the only one when all there components - astrology, numerology and the Galactic Alignment coincide on the same day), after reading all this I realized that the exact date really doesn't matter that much for several reasons.

From Now (11:11) Until 2012 - Part III: What is magic and how do we create it?

Yet another magical day... Today's magic is in the numerology of the date. 1-11-11. It is magical because I choose to see in this alignment of numbers the magic of 11:11. There are many people around me who think seeing magic in numbers (or planets for that matter) means I've gone completely nuts. Well, if finding magic in things I see around me means I am crazy, so be it. And even if so, just because I am crazy doesn't mean magic doesn't exist. :) 

Actually, I agree that there is nothing magical in numbers or planets themselves. The source of magic - like anything else in our reality - is within ourselves. It is I who places magic in the number 11:11. I do it by choosing to perceive it as magical. If I have the choice to either see magic in what is before me, or to ignore all such things because it is not rational, then by all means, I am choosing the former. For me, there is virtually no difference between choosing to see amazing beauty in a lovely sunset and awesome magic in the alignment of numbers. They are both in the eyes of the beholder. If I can create magic in my life by choosing to perceive it around me, why would I choose a dull reality with no magic and no beauty in it? I choose to have a beautiful reality full of magic.

From now until 2012 - Part II: It is all about perception

Today is another magical day. There is a partial eclipse of the sun. I am writing these words as the new moon is gliding between the Earth and the Sun. The Sun will soon be partly shadowed by the Moon. Again, the Moon, Earth, and the Sun are aligning with the Galactic Center. Again, a magical alignment magnified by the power of Pluto and the fierceness of Mars nearby. This is the continuation, or the counterpart of the 12-21-2010 alignment that I had talked about here. In my quirky way of thinking, I'd say that the arrow of the crossbow that was so elegantly drawn to its maximum ready to be shot into the future on December 21 has just been launched today. The future has begun. 

I don't know if it is the awesome alignments of these days, the numerology of the 11 year, or something else but I have a wonderful feeling that this year is going to be truly amazing. I used to be wary of such feelings because I'd want to spare myself the pain of disillusionment in case my 'good feelings' did not come true. So I'd just ignore them. What a shame... Now I know better. Now I know that it is up to me to choose what awaits down the road. Whatever I choose to perceive, that is what will happen. So now I am not holding back. I am choosing to see so very clearly and feel from the core of me that this is going to be a most amazing year full of the wonder and magic of awesome creation....

On the same note, let me underline that neither planets nor numbers actually "cause" anything.  There is nothing special or magical in any number or planet that can change anything in our lives. All the magic and the special energies that appear to be coming from numbers or the planets are actually coming from us. Beauty (and everything else) is really in the eye of the beholder.

This means, whatever happens in our lives is coming not from anything outside of us but from how we choose to perceive things. Whether it is the planets, numbers or anything else that we like to pay attention to (even mundane things like the news), we always shape our own reality by making two crucial choices: One, what we choose to devote our attention to; and two, how we choose to perceive that thing...

From Now Until 2012 - Part I: Astrology as Art

What amazes me with astrology is that every time I look at a chart, I see something different. It is the same planets, the same angles, the same placements, yet each time I look at it, I see yet another layer that I hadn't noticed before. It is very much like looking at a beautiful painting, or reading a beautiful piece of poetry which never seems to get old because each time you look at it, or read it, you experience it in a slightly (or a completely) different way.

This is because astrology, very much like painting or poetry, is art, and not science. As in all other forms of art, in astrology not only beauty but also knowledge is in the eyes of the beholder. So each time I look at a chart I see something different not because something in the chart has actually changed, but because my perspective has changed.

It is very important to understand this about astrology because it means what an astrologer sees in a chart (whether a chart of an event like the 12-21-2010 alignment, or your birth chart), totally depends on the perspective, mind set and even the mood of the astrologer at that moment. Unfortunately very very few astrologers read charts with the responsibility and self-awareness that the craft vitally necessitates. In my view, a responsible way of reading charts is when the astrologer offers the richness of potentials at any given chart and makes sure to convey that no matter how the planets are aligned, they are always there to serve us in the best way possible. In short, astrology is not there to take our power (of creating our own life) away, but to bring us empowerment and freedom.

All this being said, what I see in the chart for 12-21-2010 is an astoundingly powerful, rich and beautiful alignment of energies that have come together to open a path in front of us that leads, if we choose to take it, to complete empowerment and freedom. Since this alignment is so rich with multiple layers of meaning and is long lasting, it will take at least a couple of posts for me to go through all the energies I see there. This one will only be the introduction.

What is 2012 (2010) about? -- Returning Home

Now that I'm convinced the start-off for the famous 2012 date is actually 21 December 2010 (look here), I want to explore what this astrological alignment is all about.

First of all, there is no doubt anymore that this date is very significant both astrologically and astronomically. Even NASA issued a report about how rare it is to have a lunar eclipse on the same day of solstice. What NASA does not take into account is that the Winter Solstice Sun that is coinciding with the eclipse is also coinciding with the Galactic Center (the point on the ecliptic as viewed from Earth that faces the center of our Galaxy) on this day. This is something that happens once every 26,000 years and is the basis of the Mayan prediction that underlies the significance of 2012. So what is already a very rare event that happens once in about 500 years as reported by NASA, is coinciding with a much rarer event that apparently has a deeper and more profound significance relating to the nature of human existence on earth and the evolution of human consciousness, which goes through a 26,000 year cycle.

What makes today so special  is not only the rareness of the event, but also the astrological/esoteric/spiritual (or poetic, as I prefer to call it) meaning of this incredible alignment.