by Stella Woods

Jupiter into Aquarius – Embracing the Year Ahead

There is an extraordinary planetary line-up in Capricorn and Aquarius from the end of December to the end of February with every planet except Saturn and Uranus travelling through the Capricorn-Aquarius zone of the zodiac. Capricorn and Aquarius embody the themes of traditional and conservative vs. new and radical. These are signs of collective rather than personal energy, so we enter 2009 with the focus on international and group cooperation. The ongoing opposition between Saturn and Uranus (see November Stargazer) will be with us for the next two years, forcing us to apply the insights and knowledge arising from the technological revolution to solving the practical problems of global warming, population explosion and establishing sustainable supplies of clean air, food and water.

By Stella Woods

Lunar Planning

As we approach the end of 2008 and start to look to the year ahead, you may like to include our old friend the moon in your plans. Jost Sauer’s recent articles in Living Now on the chi cycle have been very popular and just as the body has its natural rhythms and cycles, so does our planet. Many of you have written asking for information on lunar planning, so here some basic pointers for leading a more balanced life.

by David Sheel

Some years ago, while travelling in the Amazon, I found myself involved in the rescue of a three-toed sloth which had endangered itself by accidentally wandering into the territory of a carnivorous ocelot. While we were busy trapping and trussing up the unfortunate animal, my local guide asked me if I had ever eaten sloth. Of course I had not, and asked him what it tasted like.

“Oh, just like monkey.” Which left me none the wiser.

by Laura Mitchell

Once upon a time, we sang. We sang till our heart’s content. We sang with each other. We sang the stories of life and death, and war and peace. We sang stories of our daily existence and of our nightly dreams.

Once upon a time, we performed under moonlight and sang about the stars. We sat around the fireplace and strummed a guitar while singing songs about local life and legends. We sang songs to celebrate, and to tell the stories of our journey.