Hello my friends!

Well, here we are. In the middle of our super productive 2 weeks while all the planets are happily moving forward. This is a great time to get things accomplished - especially those large projects that seem like so much work. Small steps pay off and by the time these 2 weeks are over, I think you may be amazed at how much you got done easily. Timing is truly everything. I personally have been trying to get some stuff started and have been chiding myself for not getting things done on it for the last 6 months - but since it has waited and the idea has fully percolated in my mind, I find that big pieces of the puzzle are sliding into place easily now - I hope you are finding the same to be true.

As I look at the current charts, I see that I was incorrect about Juno and Uranus. I thought they'd be dancing until Valentine's Day, but it looks like they are separating now and will not be returning for a Valentine's dance. Many of us will be saying "Thank Heavens!" since this aspect has been somewhat disruptive in our primary relationships - we've seen a lot of break ups and partner changing in the last 6 months. Now that they are 10 degrees apart, we will surely see that area of our lives settle down a bit - just in time for the holidays, yay!

By Christmas Day we will see serious Saturn (at 4 degrees Libra) continuing to square Pluto in Capricorn, but Pluto is joined by the Sun and Venus, so Saturn Squares them all. It seems to me that it will be a low-key, perhaps sort of serious Christmas with people having some trouble expressing themselves. Venus squaring Saturn in Libra makes me think we will see a lot of engagements this Christmas as couples are feeling serious about love and inclined to formalize commitments. With Mars Retrograde and Mercury going retrograde on the 26th, try to keep plans loose and relaxed. People may be at an emotional and energetic low - so have yummy food in the house (so you don't have to go out) and gifts that can be enjoyed from an easy chair. Mars will also aspect Chiron, which indicates that we need to be kind to ourselves and avoid being our own worst enemy.

By New Year's Day, we see the Sun and Venus moving away from Pluto and their squares to Saturn - but we also see Mars aspected to Mercury (a quincunx between both retrograde planets) which will either have us with so many ideas that we don't know where to start or we'll have so many plans in the pipeline that we'll scatter our energies. We'll need to make priorities to get this year off to a good start. By the time the world gets back to business on the 4th, we will have Venus, the Sun and Mercury making a nice little stellium in Capricorn, which will have our heart, mind and communications all focused on the work at hand. We will be feeling very much like plowing ahead, but we may not be as inclined to listen to others at this time. Remember Mercury and Mars are still retrograde, so we will have the best success with going back to projects we need to finish, rather than starting new ones at this time (through Jan. 15th or so). We will also see Pluto squaring both Saturn and the Marriage Asteroid, Juno - which means that Saturn and Juno are opposing. We may find that what we want for our work mind and life structure might conflict with what we want in our primary relationships - and Pluto might bring us a surprise that shakes things up that week...and that seems natural. After time off for the holidays, back to work time might disrupt the cozy love nest we have created.

As we reach the end of the year, all of our time is more limited and I am not sure I will be able to check in with you as frequently, particularly with the kids home - though come the new year I will be back to my regular, weekly schedule. I also want to mention some information that I got from Karen Bishop. I received an unusual 2 Energy Alerts this week and I wanted to share them with you because they just ring so true to my ears:

http://www.emergingearthangels.com/2009/wings12.5.2009.html
http://www.emergingearthangels.com/2009/wings12.8.2009.html

If I don't get to write again before the holidays, I want to wish you all the very best of the holiday season and a terrific new year. Please be careful driving - safety first, particularly with Mercury retrograding. I also want to thank you for the support and feedback this year - I appreciate each and every one of you! xoxo - peace!

Carole