Welcome To 2019

This will be my last blog until next year, just two days away...... I expect there should be one more blog before I once again depart the isolated reaches of Perth for the USA Monday week......

2018 has been a better year than 2017, but then with 2017 being such a catastrophic year, this is not a difficult achievement. There has been some challenges during 2018, the death of my Step-Father completing an interesting pair - Mother passed away just prior to Chiron's transit of Pisces, and Step-Father passed away just near the end of Chiron's transit of Pisces.

2018 has been the year I began to get my life back together again after the catastrophic year of 2017 when due to catastrophes and heartbreak, I stopped attending my events and I turned into a hermit, gaining weight and losing my fitness. Come 2018 I slowly but surely began to get my life back together again, firstly by joining the Chakra Dance classes just after my Mexico trip. Then towards the end of the year, as Chiron retrograded back into my 1st House, my Ascendant sign, I began a number of other classes for the first time - Yoga, Breathwork, Sound Healing, and certain forms of Meditation. Meanwhile I am starting to get my fitness back, embarking on my walking regime. I haven't lost any weight but then I hadn't gained any weight. At my very old age this is an achievement, it is next to impossible to lose weight when getting older unless literally starving myself, the best I can expect nowadays is to just maintain my weight. But as long as I can get at least a little more fitter each month, that is something.

The other major event of 2018 was that an online friend of mine from the USA whom I have known for over 12 years, back to the days when I was still married to my wife, has revealed to me much to my surprise that she is absolutely besotted by me and wants to spend the rest of her life with me. However being burned by the New Zealand catastrophe, I am far more circumspect this time. Of course she is the lady whom I be meeting up with next week during my USA trip. We shall see how things pans out, but I have no intention of entering into any kind of committed relationship with her. I love my single lifestyle too much, it's an awesome life, I am able to fulfil many of my dreams, indeed this would be close to being the best days of my life, finally learning the bitter lessons of the past. It's a pity it took me this long to learn these lessons!!!

So how will 2019 turn out? Of course I be checking the planetary alignments and transits for 2019......

The most worrying aspect of 2019 is Chiron begins his 8 year transit of Aries and my 2nd House from February. The last time Chiron transit my 2nd House from 1968-76, this coincided exactly with the 8 years of poverty. The 2nd House covers money and possessions. Therefore quite naturally I am wondering if another 8 years of poverty is ahead for me starting 2019. Of course circumstances are very different now, no parent's divorces, nor growing up in public housing estates. My job is reasonably secure, so bar any world economic catastrophes, my income should remain relatively steady. Of course, as many are predicting, there will be an economic collapse, this current system is unsustainable, and is likely to happen sooner than later. It be no surprise if such a world economic collapse happens around the first few months of 2019 with Chiron entering my 2nd House.

Aside from Chiron, let's see what other planetary transits will take place during 2019......

Saturn..... many of life's catastrophes happens during Saturn's hard aspects with Chiron. The reason why 2017 was so catastrophic was because of three instances of Chiron-Saturn squares happening, the catastrophes centered around each instance of the Chiron-Saturn squares. So what will happen with Saturn in 2019?

Saturn is currently in transit through Capricorn, my 11th House - Cosmic Overview, Community and Friends. Saturn will remain in Capricorn for all of 2019. As we move deeper into 2019, Saturn will start to get close to Pluto. However although the two planets will get as close as about 2 degrees, they will not actually be in exact conjunction until January 2020. Nevertheless the potentially catastrophic energies of these two planets is likely to impact on my involvement with the groups and the spiritual community for much of 2019. Limits of my involvement with the groups may be imposed on me, and it may take me a lot of effort to maintain friendships. Perhaps the only redeeming fact is that Chiron will not be in hard aspects with these two planets for all of 2019, meaning, quite unlikely for past wounds to be opened up. Therefore there should not be any instances of heartbreak nor personal rejection. The challenges are more likely to be imposed simply through circumstances.

Neptune, the planet of deep spiritual aspects, continues its slow transit through my Ascendent sign Pisces, my 1st House, hence the continuing emphasis on my spiritual development. However Neptune is moving away from my Chiron position, so unlikely that I would have to deal with any more past woundings in regards to my spiritual life. Neptune sextiles with the Saturn Pluto pair for pretty well all of 2019. Sextiles are normally positive aspects, which could indicate that the limits and challenges placed on my friendships and involvements with the spiritual groups could turn out to be beneficial. We Virgos tends to be self sacrificial creatures, and often goes out of our way to help and nurture others at our own expense. More self love may perhaps be the order imposed upon me in 2019.

Jupiter will remain in transit through Sagittarius and my 10th House - Careers and Vocation for most of 2019. Jupiter the beneficial planet of expansion and what some may refer to as "good luck". Jupiter is said to be the "lucky planet". The Careers and Vocation refers mainly to my spiritual vocation - my calling for energy works on Mother Gaia, which includes my trips worldwide as well as local energy works. Since Jupiter's entry into my 10th House, I indeed have experienced expansion of my calling, such as, my involvement with the Planetary Healers group allowing me to hook up with others with similar callings for Mother Gaia. I would expect further expansion of my calling for Mother Gaia throughout much of 2019.

Most significantly, Jupiter forms a square with Neptune during January, indeed during my USA trip when I reach perhaps a critical stage in my calling for Mother Gaia. The lady whom I am meeting up with tells me she wants to assist me in my calling, indeed wants to learn from me how to perform the specific energy works at the vortexes of Mother Gaia. However of course she is also in love with me and wants to spend the rest of her life with me. I am determined for this NOT to happen, I will not easily give up my singles lifestyle.

Jupiter next forms a square with Neptune during June 2019, and then again for the 3rd time during September. So be looking for more significant challenges in regards to my calling to manifest around those two times of the year.  However towards the end of 2019, as Jupiter moves close to the end of my 10th House, the planet will come close to a square with Chiron, so the potential for catastrophes involving my calling increases. The square becomes exact in December 2019.

Last but not least for the major outer planets - Uranus - currently in my 2nd House. Uranus moves into Taurus and my 3rd House - Communications - during February, where it will remain for the next few years. When Chiron entered my 3rd House in 1977, this was when I turned introverted, losing most of my friends, and becoming somewhat of a hermit and social outcast. However when Uranus entered my 3rd House earlier this year, I found myself unexpected breaking out of my introversion, starting to speak up more during our share circles at my spiritual sessions, and making more friends. Uranus has since retrograded back into my 2nd House with surprising implications for my finances. However Uranus will move back into my 3rd House in February 2019 where it will stay until 2026. So if 2018 is anything to go by, I could become somewhat more of a social butterfly during 2019, getting more involved with the spiritual groups and making more friends. This can only be a good thing.

So the overall verdict for 2019 is quite optomistic. Generally speaking things are likely to improve through 2019 on many levels. The major challenges is likely to be financial given Chiron's entry into my 2nd House. It will likely take me more effort and sacrifices to save my pennies for my trips during 2019. There will also be some challenges to my involvement with the spiritual groups due to the Saturn Pluto pair in my 11th House, however in the absence of Chiron's influences, the challenges are more likely to be circumstantial rather than catastrophically heartbreaking. Indeed the lesson is likely to be, needing to watch myself from over-extending myself with these groups, to limit my involvement so to give myself more space and time out for myself. Also my financial commitments for these groups may impact on my ability to save my pennies for my trips if I am not careful.

Meanwhile back at the ranch.......

Xmas Day overall turned out marginally better than expected, meaning, no major issues, just my energy was entirely sapped by the end of the day......

The morning meetup with Aunty and Uncle turned out relatively fine. I thought it would be just among close family members, my cousins, etc. However I was shocked when a few long lost rellies turned up, who remembered me, but I have no memories whatsoever of them!! You know how it goes!!!! The main issue being, it meant the place being more crowded, more people chatting making more noises, draining my energy. At least I had a valid excuse for leaving before everyone else..... the meetup with that Scorpio sister of mine.

The lunch meetup with Scorpio sister, her partner and more rellies, many whom I never met before, did turn out somewhat better than expected. The layout of her abode, the first time I actually visited her abode, is such that I could retreat to the small and cosy outdoors area without being seen as two anti-social. Most spent their time in the crowded living room area, however, the outdoors area is very close by, and with the two large sliding doors open, the outdoors area literally became just an extension to the living room area. On occasions I was joined by others in the outdoors area but all preferred to be indoors.... or in the pool adjacent to the outdoors area. It was not a very large pool, indeed not much bigger than a large spa, but was very well used during the occasion, there were always someone swimming in the pool. If I had known about the pool I would have brought my togs along, would have been useful for passing the time there!!! Of course being a quiet little soul, that Scorpio sister of mine never fails to make a comment at least once on my quietness, that sting in her tail ready to inflict. Her Sun is exactly on my Mars so there will always be issues between us.

I did spend about three hours there, and with my energy draining down to zero, I was looking for excuses and a way to head on back home. Then they announced a game of cricket at a nearby park and invited me along. However the very thought of participating in such a game when my energy was already near to zero kinda freaked me...... so I politely declined the invitation and announced that I will be leaving and heading back home, thanking them for the food, hospitality and gifts. My Scorpio sister was somewhat surprised at my announcement, she normally expected me to be a more submissive little creature as I had been in the past. And so I went home..... and totally crashed out and took a nap....... and fell asleep........

My Xmas loot were mainly chocolates and a couple of gift cards. The gift card from my sister turned out to be worthless. I intend using it to purchase a new suitcase and other items for my USA trip, but when I went to use it, the card wouldn't work. After they checked the card, it turned out to have zero balance!! They claimed the card has already been spent. Of course this was not the case, it was a brand new card. My mistake however was I had already scratched the PIN panel that reveals the PIN number of the card, so as far as the store is concerned, the card was already used. Of course when it comes to gift cards, stores are not helpful at all because they lose money on gift cards. They previously imposed an expiry date on the cards in the hope that we forget to use our cards, however they recently were compelled to remove the expiry dates on gift cards. Hence the stores are pissed off and therefore less likely to help you. Of course what had happened was that when the card was  purchased, the store stuff up, forgetting to add the funds to the card, hence why it showed zero balance. So I will just have to take the loss, having to pay for my purchases out of my funds for my trip.

As I do prior to every trip..... I went out and bought more crystals and a new pendant, these to further assist me in my energy works for Mother Gaia (planet Earth). I found some cute little dragons which I thought was appropriate, since I work with the Dragon Lines - the energy lines that traverses planet Earth. The vortexes are often where these Dragon Lines intersects. And came across an awesome Serpent pendant, I just needed that one. In many cultures such as the Mayans, the Serpent is linked to the creative energies of the Earth.

Crystals.....

Dragons....

My Pendant.....

The end of 2018 will come quietly..... no plans for any parties nor meetups..... Then on Tuesday, New Year's Day, I will be attending one of my weirdness spiritual events - the Merkaba Activation session. The Merkaba is our "vehicle" which we travel in during our shamanic journeys or astral travels, and is part of our DNA Activation series.

I am back at work for three days from Wednesday..... then the following weeking I be packing up for my trip to the USA. I fly out on Monday night January 7........

Going back to my Yoga class next year......

Our IT section at work......

Yoga is indeed very much like life..... with that Chiron influence in my chart !!!!

Unfortunately true.......

As Chiron is set to enter my 2nd House......

Me and my ET kins.....

When first trying Yoga.......

That's me....

Meanwhile.... in the leadup to Xmas Day....... Virgo struggles..

Stress Eve

Here coming up to the most over rated part of the Roman calendar..... Xmas. Originally stemming from the ancient festivals of Yule, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, this mixture between Paganism and Christianity is truly a toxic mix. Like oil and water, they are just not meant to be mixed, indeed can't be mixed, the resultant fluid being toxic and entire useless for any meaningful purpose. The water has many wonderful purposes and can be used in a variety of ways. The oil also, wonderful on its own and with many uses. But together the mixture is toxic and cannot be used for anything. And so it is with Xmas. Paganism and Christianity are just not meant for each other.

All of the rites, traditions, and lores associated with Xmas stems from Paganism and ancient Egyptian mythology. Ironically many in the Christian community are complaining about Xmas becoming too commercialised and Paganized, and are making efforts to bring the "Christ" back into Xmas!! No.... we have just come full circle. The universe operates in cycles, and as in any cycle, we eventually return back to the same spot. Christ does not belong to Xmas. The reason for the season is Paganism, that is the real reason for the season.

The commercialism and shopping frenzy associated from Xmas actually stems from a related Roman festival, the Saturnalia, where as the wealth of the Roman Empire grew, the extravagance associated with Saturnalia grew with it, the trading of elaborate and yet basically useless merchandise and the rank materialism so prevalent..... and which eventually led to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Much of the original Yule celebrations did not involve such extravagent trading of merchandise aimed towards gift giving. Sure in some cultures Yule did involve gift giving but the gifts were usually very simple, perhaps made from local crafts, or indeed from nature, and largely symbollic. Yule was, and still is today, a wonderful festival, a time for our kins to connect. The welcoming back of the Sun from the darkness of the winter Solstice, the promise of light to come from the current darkness. The celebration of Yule primarily revolves around the Sun, being one of the 8 Pagan holidays of the year, each in honor of the particular points in the cycle of the Sun.

Of course down here in the southern hemisphere, it is the summer solstice, and so we celebrate Litha, the mid-sommer festival. A time of joy celebrating the light and the warmth, being in full gratitude of the Sun. Oh those glorious days of summer!!!

The Solstice falls around the 21st/22nd. So why does Xmas fall on the 25th when the holiday originally stemmed from the Yule festival? Well back in the 18th century the Catholics officially canonised the celebration of the Mass of Christ, came to be known as Christ's Mass. The day was set for December 25th because during the 18th century, the Solstice fell on the 25th. But over the years, due to the procession of the Earth's axis, the Solstice moves back slightly each year, and it turns out the Solstice moves back a full day every approximately 70 years. Hence the current difference between the Solstice and Xmas Day. In 70 years from now, the Solstice will fall on the 20th. It is for the same reason for those of us of old age, our birthday does not coincide with the original position of the Sun in our chart. For example, back in 1963 I came to this planet when the Sun was at 26 degrees of Virgo. In 1963 the day fell on September 20th. However nowadays, with my every increasing old age, the Sun reaches 26 degrees of Virgo on the 19th, and so by September 20 the Sun moves to 27 degrees of Virgo. So technically my birthday should now be a day earlier, I should get my presents a day earlier - what I wished for during my childhood!! Though during my childhood, it was still September 20 when the Sun reached 26 degrees of Virgo!!!

So what is going on in my own life? I am now on vacation from work. Our Department is shut down from the 24th through to New Years Day. On the days of the shutdown outside of Public Holidays, such as the 24th, and from the 27th-31st excluding the intervening weekend, we are required to use our vacation credits and/or our time credits, or take them as unpaid leave. Either way, we have an extended Xmas break, which I am taking full advantage of.

My sessions are all now finished. The Dance sessions ended at the start of December. The Meditation session also finished at the start of December. The Breathwork and Sound Healing session finished this past week. My Yoga sessions also finished this past week. The Breathwork and Sound Healing starts up again on the first Monday of 2019, when I leave for the USA so I won't be back at those sessions until February. The Dance session is due to start up with the new school year in February, the day it seems may be shifted from Monday to Thursday, which will avoid the clash with the Breathwork sessions. It is not known when Yoga will start up, as the Yoga instructor will be working for a new organisation, which indeed will be closer to home. The actual days of the Yoga classes has not yet been established.

However in the current intervening vacation period I won't be totally devoid of spiritual events. I am due to attend the Lightbody and Merkabah Activation Session on January 1st, to bring in the New Year of 2019, which is a "3" year, when the digits of 2019 adds to 12, which further reduces to 3 when adding the 1 and 2 of 12. Therefore this is the year of the Trinity. Of course as we all know, the Trinity concept is a Pagan concept, and originally stems from the Egyptian "mythology" of the 3-star Sirius system. You can't discern the 3 stars of Sirius unless you have very powerful telescopes. In the sky the star appears as just one very bright star. But the Egyptians somehow knew about the 3 stars of Sirius yet they didn't have telescopes back then. The question of how the Egyptians knew about the 3 stars.... well I have covered it before. Suffice to say for now, this is the origin of the Trinity concept of Paganism...... which Christians later adopted.

Xmas Eve marks just two weeks before I fly out for yet another adventure..... my trip to the USA, or more specifically, the Carolinas region of the USA, as yet unexplored by me!! I depart this isolated little city on the 7th next month, yet another very long trip. The day kinda crept up on my unawares. It was only this past week that I finally gotten around to booking my car hire, and my lodgings. I arrive in Charlotte on the 8th, and will spend my first two nights in Charlotte. Then I head down to the town of Rock Hill about a 30 minutes drive to the south, where I will spend the rest of my time, booked into another motel. I am in the USA until the 21st.

In Rock Hill is where I will meet up with my lady friend, and I emphasise the word FRIEND albeit a very good friend, though she wants something more..... romance!! She is utterly besotted by me!! I don't know what she sees in me!! But being burned and charred by the New Zealand experience, I am far more circumspect these days. I have never met her before though we known each other for 12 years, so that in itself will be an eye opener. You never really know someone until you meet them in person. My intention is for us to figure out how she can help me with my calling, my energy works for Mother Gaia (planet Earth). She expressed her desires to help me in this work, hence why I am coming to visit her. There are a few vortexes around Rock Hill which we will be scoping out for energy works. This is the primary purpose of my trip. However she seems determined for romance, and wants to be in a relationship with me despite never having met me up until this point. At least with the New Zealand woman she did say we would see if "things work out" for us, which of course it did NOT work out, it all turned pear shaped. There are no such words from my current friend, she is adamant she wants to spend the rest of her life with me. Echoes of 1998 when I met my wife in America, we got married, and well the rest is history. However, I am a lot older and wiser these days, and history will NOT be repeating itself!!!!

Meanwhile...... family obligations on Xmas Day. Our main family gathering was last Sunday but this clashed with my Planetary Healers group meetup, and well I went there instead, being with my Arcturian family, that is ETs from the Arcturus star system. Yeah I know, me and my ET kins whom I have contact with. The Pleiadeans from the Pleiades, where Taygeta is located, my current home star system. Then the Siriuns, the ETs from the Sirius star system. And then the Arcturians, the ETs from the Arcturus star system, these are said to be guardians of planet Earth, and it was the Arcturians who had given me my calling for Mother Gaia, and are involved with my trip to the USA. During our Planetary Healers group, we connect with the Arcturians during our meditation sessions. So I went there instead of the Xmas family gathering.

So that Scorpio sister of mine said for me to attend the lunch with them on Xmas Day, populated mainly by the family of her partner, none whom I ever met before!!! Scorpios can be very vengeful creatures at times, even if they're sometimes nice about it. They do have that sting in their tails which often strikes unexpectedly!! But her Scorpio Sun on my Scorpio Mars was destined to make for intense fiery relationships throughout my childhood years where I often came off 2nd best. Things are slightly more mellow these days, but she is still a Scorpio, and I am still her "little brother", the meek and mild Virgo. Nuff said!!!

Prior to the lunch..... the invite to my Aunty and Uncle's in the morning, who were also at last Sunday's gathering. I do get on well with them, but being devout Christians, I won't really be able to tell them why I wasn't at last Sunday's gathering. They do engage me in discussions, but just can't talk about my particular form of spirituality, my sessions, etc. I can't talk about them with my sister either albeit for different reasons, she and her side of the family are utterly clueless about these things and thinks it is all weird. Much is said about "just being honest" about one's self...... like those victims of the Spanish Inquisition, they were also "just being honest" about their spiritual beliefs!!! Nuff said!!!

Planetary alignments for Xmas Day...... The now waning Moon is in Leo, the most self centered of the signs in regards to its shadow aspect. There will be plenty of that on Xmas Day, like, focusing on what gifts one receives and comparing it to what others have received. "Oh she must love him more, cos he gotten a more expensive gift from her"..... Of course the Sun is in Capricorn as it is every Xmas Day. But this year, Pluto and Saturn are also in Capricorn, the death and destruction, and the imposition of boundaries - likely to come with January's credit card statements!!! Neptune in Pisces squares with Mercury and Jupiter in Sagittarius while trine with Goddess Venus in Scorpio - the over emphasis on the spiritual aspects which turns out to be somewhat suspect, not all as it seems. As we know, Xmas is a Pagan holiday though many likes to believe it is a Christian holiday. Goddess Venus to send some much needed tough love into the situation, time to reflect..... Mars conjunct with Chiron, that can only be catastrophic, much conflict opening old wounds that never heals. This pair trines with the North Node, such conflicts has implications for the future of the relationships involved, the consequences evident long after Xmas. At the same time Uranus squares with the North Node. Many will be driven to rethink about Xmas and bring some revolutionary changes to the celebration of it next year or in the future, or at least alter the schedules - such as what my family had already done this year!!!

Time to lighten up with my warped sense of humour........

I can relate!!!!

Xmas spirit......

Meanwhile in Australia.....

Virgos......

Virgo love experiences....

When that Chiron aspect is activated......

Virgo self analysis.....

The perils of Xmas.....

My research.......

Valid conclusions.....

Must be why its rare for Virgos to have good friends......

Last but not least......... one of my favourites of the comics...... that Pluto influence in my chart

Xmas Overwhelm

Regardless of how low key one attempts to treat this much over-rated holiday season, there is always something that crops up, not all necessarily related to Xmas, but these end-of-year functions that one is expected to attend. Me an introverted little soul who finds social occasions so overwhelming, especially with 3D people, meaning, those not spiritually aware. My energy is so low, and so being sapped by all around me.......

So I won't say much here, aside from what is in store for me this following week......

This is the last week of school here so this week is certain to be very busy. That in itself is a good thing, we Virgos like to be kept busy, knuckle down and get on with the job. However Wendesday is destined to be a day of stress and sensory overload. There is the mandatory morning tea at the school site of my workplace, the word "mandatory" being the key word here. We have no choice but to attend. So will be thrust into the sensory overload of 100's of people, 99% of them I don't know. At least I did enter the raffle, though with that Saturn Complex in my chart, it's likely I won't win anything. I very rarely win any competitions. Like I put in more entries in the Melbourne Cup sweep than most others but I hadn't won a thing, not even the boobie prize of coming last!!! That is the Saturn Complex in my chart.

Then that same day is the Xmas lunch with my colleagues. That will be a little easier to cope with, it will just be with my immediate colleagues, whom I work with, so at least I know them. However it will be in the midst of a noisy and very crowded restuarant, as they tend to be at this time of year. At least I've booked the rest of the day off work that day, meaning, I could go straight home after the lunch..... back home to seriously chill out, cleanse my aura and recharge my energies.......

The Monday dance session has now ended...... tomorrow night, Monday, I be at the Aura Cleansing and Sound Healing session, a much needed time of self nurture..... me just laying there on a mat with a blanket over me, among a small group of us, while the lovely lady comes around attending to us..... at the start there is some breathwork involved, so we just do some breathing exercises while laying down..... then afterwards we just relax and lay there as she chimes with all those Tibetan sound bowls......

Tuesday is Yoga..... very much hard work here, all those different stretching and poses. It's more hard work than just normal exercises with weights. But at the end we get to just lay on our mats and relax - that part of the session they call it by a name, I guess a Hindu name, but I forget what it is..... only that it is much needed after a strenuous workout!!!

No more events until next Sunday, our monthly Planetary Healers group meetup where we connect with the Arcturians, the ETs from the Acturus star system, and connecting with those cities of light. Yeah just a normal day in the life of a weirdo like me........

A quick heads up..... I will be shutting down one of my Facebook accounts. I currently have two accounts. The first account was set up while my wife was still alive, and so I opened it under one of my ET names so my wife wouldn't find it. This was where I connected with my Pagan friends after my awakening. Then after the death of my wife I opened another account under my "real" or legal name. That one I am keeping, the other one under my ET name I am shutting down...... it won't happen for a while, indeed until after my USA trip..... giving any of my friends there a chance to migrate to my other account if they want to...... Reason for shutting down one of them - time factor!! Now I am getting a life outside of social media, attending these weekly sessions and meetups, I have less time for social media. I've already shut down Twitter, and Instagram will be next to go..... I will work mainly from my soon to be remaining Facebook account, the one under my legal name.

Now some cartoons.......

That "Saturn Compex" in my chart......

Through the ages - methods of coping with Mercury's retrograde.

Meanwhile at LAX airport during my USA trip.......

Meanwhile here in Perth......

The Chiron Effect in my 2nd House......

Chocolate coated donuts are most effective at this......

Back at LAX airport......

A positive spin on The Chiron Effect in my 2nd House......

Inside the mind of puddy cats..... Siriun hybrids.

Musings on my attempt to stay fit and keeping my weight down.......

Now my favourite current comic.....

Chanukah Begins

Chanukah, the Jewish 8-day Festival of Light, begins this night, the night of Sunday December 2nd. The holiday begins on the 25th day of Kislev, and because the Jewish calendar runs on the Lunar system, the phases of the Moon, the festival falls at a different time on the Roman Sun calendar each year. This year it falls early in December, about as early as the holiday falls. The holiday can fall as late as the last week of December and into the New Year.

Chanukah is a special festival for me, one of my past lifetime has been as a Jew during the Maccabean revolution, indeed I was part of this revolution. It was the Maccabean reclaiming the Jewish Temple from the Greek rulers in the 2nd century BCE, the time of the Greek Empire, that sparked the celebration of Chanukah - the Hebrew word for Rededication, referring to the rededication of the Temple. After the Maccabeans managed to win back control of the Temple, they were planning to rededicate the Temple which involved activating the lights of the Menorah, oil was used to keep the Menorah alight. Once the Menorah is lit, it needed to remain lit up 24/7. However they could find only a day's supply of oil for these lamps, and it took 8 days to properly prepare a new batch of oil. Despite this predicament, the Maccabeans decided to go ahead with the rededication anyway. The Menorah remain lit for 8 days on just one day's supply of oil. Chanukah is in celebration of this miracle...... Well it was the ET's that told me the Menorah would remain lit for the 8 days despite there being only a day's supply of oil, which was why I recommended for the rededication of the Temple, an ET vortex and contact portal spot.

So today I set up my Chanukah menorah on my altar, and went bought some donuts and hash browns. Jews traditionally eat food cooked in oil during Chanukah, such as donuts and various fried foods. And well just the excuse I needed to get a dozen donuts from Krispy Kremes - the best donut place on this planet!!!!

Meanwhile.......

My sessions are beginning to wind up for the year. The Sound Healing and Chakra Balancing has already finished for the year, and last week was the last session for the Heart Meditation. Experiences during these sessions are most profound, often involving shamanic astral journeys with ETs to other planets and into other dimensions. Who needs drugs for these experiences?.... just do these meditations instead. Well it does help that I have a very vivid imagination!!

However there are three more Yoga sessions until that finishes up for the year. Yoga is hard work, it is more of a workout for me than the traditional exercises even with the weights.

Tomorrow night is my last Dance session for the year, and to celebrate the occasion we are having pizza for our supper. Yummy!!

Meanwhile the holiday from Hell otherwise known as Xmas. This year the family decided to change up things, and instead of cramming everything in on Xmas day, decided to have our gathering on Sunday the 16th. However this is the day of my Planetary Healers group, so I declined the invite. In response, my sister said I could then visit her abode for lunch on Xmas day. It was only when I accepted the invite that she informed me there be family of her partner and loads of other people I don't know or haven't met before!! I would have been better off going to the gathering on the 16th. I must remember that my sister is a Scorpio, and Scorpios can be very spiteful creatures at times, as I found out on numerous occasions throughout my childhood often very much to my eternal suffering. Her Sun in her chart is at the same spot as my Scorpio Mars in my chart, which explains the often volatile relationship between us especially through my childhood and teen years..... and well, she will always be a Scorpio. Still spiteful but in nicer ways.

Things at work are now very busy and chaotic at this time, being close to the end of the school year. Have been getting loads of orders, but with many things still not ready, this messes up my Virgo plans. We Virgos likes to be organised and have things in place so I can get my system going for fulfilling the orders. But of course not everyone is a Virgo. Delays in getting stock, and teachers not yet finalizing some courses. Indeed many teachers seem to have a lot of Gemini influence, they often leave things to the last minute - just like my Gemini wife who often would leave things to the last minute, finding it very hard to make up her mind and often changing her mind, very much to my annoyance. Now I am certain the teachers are channeling my wife!!! Many of them will leave it to thee last day of the school year - and even beyond - before finally deciding on course contents, hence what items I need to send out to the students!!!!

And so another week of the very difficult life of a Virgo.........

In Perth it feels like only a penny !!!!!

My teen years experiencing Virgo reality checks when Chiron entered my 3rd House.......

When eating my donuts for Chanukah.....

Easier said than done !!!!!

Very good advice !!!!

Yes indeed it does......

When dealing with those of the Leo star sign.....

Virgo reality check when Chiron was in my 3rd House....

When my ADHD kicks in.......

The perils of travelling with budget airlines....

21st Century dating protocols.....