Now In Rock Hill

In a few hours from now, unless something last minute happens, this will be D-Day for 12 years of online friendship, when my lady friend is due to come by to visit me this afternoon..... how things will pan out afterwards, it remains to be seen......

Meanwhile...... Yesterday I checked out of my Charlotte lodgings and began to wander my way down to Rock Hill, exploring places along the way, using my GPS app which comes in very handy with all these winding roads, twists and turns - I would have gotten lost without it.

First I explored further along the shores of Lake Wylie, where my lodging was located. It's a huge artificial lake, many miles long. The Dragon Line traverses this lake.

My first stop of note was Fort Mill Dam, the dam responsible for creating this huge lake. There scoping out the energies of the place, and having a bit of a lunch break.

Next was downtown Rock Hill, a fairly large settlement, probably the size of one of the larger towns in Australia such a Bunbury. In America it be probably a mid-size town. There I visited Fountain Park in the middle of downtown. There quite a huge water fountain complex that changes over a cycle of probably a couple of minutes, quite fascinating to watch.

Rock Hill is so called because there was a large rock hill in the town. For some reason the hill has since been levelled and a main street of town runs through what was once the hill. The Dragon Line runs through the hill which was a vortex. I will have to wait for my meetup where she can show me the exact location of the hill.

Last but not least.... Ebenezer Park back on the shores of Lake Wylie on a piece of land jutting out into the lake. This is where the Dragon Line enters the lake. Just across the lake and over a ridge is the nuclear power station, you can see the huge bellows of steam from the cooling vents. Let's hope it doesn't decided to blow up while I was there!!!

By the time I finished scoping out Ebenezer park, it was time to check into my motel. Quite an impressive motel this is, my temporary abode located on the 4th level which is the top level. My room is very roomy, though might become less roomy if my meetup decides to stay with me. There is actually a full size fridge and freezer, not those tiny bar fridges typical of lower priced lodgings. This one is at the higher end, but through my agency I gotten a good discount on it, hence why I am here.

So after I checked in, I went to a nearby mall for supplies, a huge mall complex comparable to the size of a large mall in Perth though the town is not that big. There I went to Walmart and bought up on supplies for my meals here. It amazes me how cheap everything is in America. I had nearly a trolley load which would have easily exceeded $200 in Perth, here at Walmart the total came to just $73 which even accounting for the exchange rate still works out cheaper than in Perth. You don't realise how expensive Perth is until you travel overseas.

And it is bloody cold here...... the temp last night dropped to 4 degrees Celscius BELOW freezing!!!! And the so-called "high" today is set to be only 7 degrees C. Many winter nights in Perth are warmer than that!!! But so far it has been bright and sunny. I hear it may rain on the weekend, I am surprised it is not snowing..... but the forecast is rain, not snow.

So now awaiting my meetup.......

My Journey To The USA

When in the isolated city on Earth, any trip overseas is going to be an adventure, especially to the other side of this planet. In the grand scheme of things, Earth is not a large planet. In fact Taygeta is about five times larger. But when travelling overseas, planet Earth seems as huge as Antares, one of the largest known stars. It is said a jet plane would take 11000 years to fly around Antares once. Believe me, when on that very long flight across the Pacific, some 13 hours, it seems like 11000 years!!!!

I took the Uber to Perth Airport on Monday evening..... and checked in for my flights. The appropriately named red-eye flight overnight to Sydney was relatively uneventful, even if I was wide awake for the whole flight.

When I got the Sydney the fun began...... there was about a four hour layover in Sydney, but I finally mastered the art of getting around Sydney Airport without getting lost. So in through security without any drama, and into the Departure lounges...... The gates for US-bound aircrafts are enclosed and manned by additional security from the US. And just like the last time I flew to the US, I was "selected" for "additional screening". Must be the energies of my crystals which always sets off alarms, or my contacts with ETs...... so anyway, was taken into a separate room for the additional screening..... but it went off relatively without any drama.

That long flight across the Pacific..... one can only prepare so much for it. I don't cope well with sitting on an aircraft for that long. I always select an aisle seat so during the flight I can always get up and stretch my legs. I didn't sleep much, each time I drift off to sleep, the turbulence would always wake me up. It doesn't take much to wake me up. There are always turbulence across the Pacific, it is just the nature of the beasties. The turbulence is most intense when flying across the Equator. We're talking about the convergence of two air masses - the south and the north - this time one being summer, and the other being winter. However one must realise that statistically it is safer to fly in a jet plane than to drive on the roads - especially on the roads in Perth!!! And with 100's of flights across the Pacific each week, they all make it in one piece. I just don't like much to be over large areas of ocean, whether flying or in a ship, it stems from my past life on Atlantis when I drowned during the fall of Atlantis into the ocean.

Then we finally landed in LA, and due to the tail wind, we got there a little earlier than expected..... about 30 minutes before US Customs were open. I would have thought that at a large airport like LA, customs would always be open. But apparently they shut down for the night and doesn't open again until 6AM. We landed at 5:30AM, so we were stuck on the plane for half an hour until they let us off the plane and into the terminal.

Going through customs and quarantine was surprisingly uneventful. Usually my crystals sets off alarms, and always taken aside to explain my load of crystals. Not this time..... however, the dramas only just began......

When it came to collecting my luggage, one of them was missing..... the one containing my crystals!!! I was starting to worry a bit..... so I approached the airline staff..... and as I was informing them of the lost piece of luggage, it appeared almost magically nearby. Someone had accidentally taken it off the carousel thinking it belonged to them. Fortunately I always padlock my luggage!!!

So now through customs..... it was to navigating the labarynth that is LA International Airport where each airline has separate terminals. I always get lost at LA International Airport...... but always managed to eventually find my way around..... and to the correct terminal!!!!

Now it was to get through the TSA security check prior to entering the departure lounge. This was when the fun began...... I was once again flagged and taken aside for the additional screening. Just what the bloody hell is about me!! My ET DNA? My experiences with ETs? My crystals? But I learned then that my boarding passes had a "flag" for the additional screening, and since I gotten the boarding passes back in Perth when checking in, it means I had already been "selected" for the additional screening, just like the last time I went to the USA earlier this year on my way to Mexico. This time since I was remaining in the USA rather than in transit to Mexico, I knew I would be placed under greater scrutiny...... and I was right......

I was held by TSA, practically the same as coppers, for over an hour..... being checked over, frisked several times, and being interrogated. There was something about me that they didn't like..... must be my ET DNA. Those security scanner machines never works on me, it always messes them up..... so it has to be my energies, or to do with my contacts with ETs. It was only when I agreed to a strip search and enduring such a search that they finally let me go......

And so I was on my way to Charlotte, another four-hour flight, about the same as from Perth to Sydney. It was on a smaller aircraft, and because it was a full flight with limited space for carry-ons, we had to check-in our larger carry-ons, which included mine!!! At least I still had my laptop with me on the flight. It was dark when we arrived at Charlotte..... I collected my luggage, fortunately this time without any dramas of missing luggage!!!!

Then I made my way to the car rental pickup spots...... that went off without any drama, and it turned out cheaper than I expected. Of course I take all of the insurance options, many of them are compulsory for international travellers anyway..... but being a Virgo I always like to keep myself as fully covered as possible, so taking everything..... the breakdown assistance, and the fuel option. Normally you have to return the vehicle on a full tank of petrol, but for a small fee, I could take the vehicle back without having to worry about finding a petrol station to try fill it up!!!

Now to find my way to my lodgings in Charlotte....... now my new GPS app on my tablet was to be put to the test. When I collected my car, I got a bit worried cos my GPS wouldn't work for some reason!!! But I figure it was because we were in the midst of a concrete parking tower where the rental cars are also located, so was blocking the signal. So I had to just drive out..... and keep on going until I can find a spot to pull over so to activate my GPS..... and it wasn't long before I found a parking lot for a convenience store..... and was able to active my GPS.

My GPS turned out to be my life saver. I would not have found my lodgings without it!!!! It was dark, and my lodgings was out of town and by a lake, the roads were not well lit, or by the time we reached the lodgings, the roads were not lit at all. The road signs once off the main highways were very hard to read, often in the dark. I don't know what I would have done without my GPS!!!!

So I spent the last two nights in my cosy little cabin by the lake...... and it is bloody cold. Yesterday the high was just 11 degrees Celscius, and today it will only be just 6 degrees Celcius. Winter nights in Perth are often warmer. The nights here are below freezing!!! But so far it has been sunny, indeed bright sunshine, but no heat whatsoever!!!!!

Now just about to check out and head on down to Rock Hill where I will spend the rest of my stay..... and meetup with the lady...... that is going to be interesting.........

Watch this space for more.......

Just some pixs of where I stayed.......

My home for the past two nights....

The forests.... of course being winter there are no leaves on the trees....

Bright sunshine but no warmth.....

Prep For Another Trip Of A Lifetime

The trip that will literally determine my fate, whether I will be able to move forward with my calling, or will I be sacrificing another 15 years for a woman? Unlike back in 1998, I don't think I will have another 15 years.

Within less than 24 hours from the composure of this blog I will be at the Airport for a now quite familiar pattern of procedures..... wait to catch the red-eye flight to Sydney, departing this isolated little city just after 11PM..... Then from Sydney the very long 15 hours flight across the Pacific to Los Angeles for the 3rd connecting flight elsewhere. Before it was Mexico. This time it will be to Charlotte in North Carolina, arriving at 7pm local time on Tuesday, about 4 1/2 hours flight, comparable to Perth-Sydney flight. Then pick up my hire car and make my way to the motel just out of Charlotte. Hopefully this time I won't get lost, I have my new GPS app on my tablet which I tested out several times around Perth. It will be dark when I arrive, making it doubly challenging to find my way around, so hopefully the new GPS app won't let me down. It will also be bloody cold, being mid-winter there. Temps are currently around 14 degrees Celcius which is like a cold winter's day in Perth, but it has snowed before, so I am prepared with one whole suitcase filled with just my warm winter woollies. I packed every item of my warm winter woollies that I can find!! My air ticket allows for two pieces of checked luggage which is a good thing!! One of them being packed tight with my winter woollies. Charlotte is one of those places where it can be relatively mild, like a cold winters day in Perth, then the temperature can plunge and snow can set in!! Let's hope there is no snow when I have to drive!!

My first two nights will be alone in the motel in Charlotte, giving me time to recover from the very long flight and to find my feet in the USA. When on the 3rd day I drive south to Rock Hill, that is where the "fun" will begin, or not-fun as the case may be. The lady wants to meet me immediately I arrive in Rock Hill despite arriving several hours before I can check in to my motel there. Checkout time at the Charlotte motel is mid-day, and checkin time at my Rock Hill motel is 3pm, and it's a 30 minutes drive to the town, so some hours which I thought I would spend alone. No such luck. She insists on meeting up with me at StarBucks as soon as I arrive. Then she intends staying with me at the motel for these next 11 days. It will be full on with no time for myself!! On previous trips I was on my own, and though I went on group tours and met up with people during the day on these tours, at least I had time on my own in my motel room. This will not be so this time.

The parallels with my 1998 trip are striking. Of course it was during my 1998 trip when I met my wife in the USA and I married her, brought her back to Perth with me, and began 15 years of what ended up being self sacrifice due to her failing health. The last two months of the 1998 trip was entirely with my wife, spending pretty well every moment of each day and night with her, with no time for myself. She was in a bad way economically, in poverty, and absolutely besotted by me.

Virtually the same situation is playing out, albeit in a more condensed version. Meeting up with a woman who is also in a bad way economically, in poverty, and also besotted by me. This time however, I will NOT be entering into any relationship with her.

Back in 1998 the trip was in a Christian setting, and my calling at the times was to travel to various places and "intercede" for various cities and other places, to help bring revival. Of course marrying my wife had placed that calling on hold, and it was never fulfilled.

This trip will be in a Pagan setting, the lady is a witch, and my calling is pretty similar in some ways, only this time the focus is on the vortexes and energy spots, performing my energy works to help bring balance to these energies and facilitate healing for Mother Gaia. Although this lady wants to help me with my calling, hence why I agreed to come meetup with her in the first place, I know that entering into a relationship with her, whether marriage or otherwise, will likely place my calling on hold, the pattern repeating itself all over again. This will be because my resources and funds would be directed at supporting her, since like my wife, she has no job and is on a pension.

The lessons will be repeated....... and it is up to me to change the course of history, and to do things differently. This time I intend preserving my calling. It's not going to be easy. My Tarot cards tells me that I will be compelled to committ to her, and my cards are always right. But the choice is clear.... my calling OR her.

The other parallel is financial. Just prior to my 1998 the Australian dollar plunged like a rock, cutting my budget in half, and ultimately leading to my bankruptcy. Though if I hadn't married my wife, brought her back to Perth with me, and hence supporting her, I would have ridden out the financial storm and be in a much better position. This time, just in the last few weeks, the Australian dollar has plunged yet again, again throwing my budget into chaos - though this time I had taken a number of steps to minimize the impact. My travel cards had been locked into $US funds prior to the worst of the currency collapse, and I had already booked and paid for the motels and rental car prior to the worst of the collapse. And THIS time I WILL come back single, so I will recover from any financial fallout, and be soon saving my pennies for my next trip.

Then there is Chiron's entry into Aries and my 2nd House during February. The last time Chiron entered my 2nd House back in 1968, this heralded the 8 years of childhood poverty, and the resultant consequences of abuse and other catastrophes during those years. So is another 8 years of poverty in front of me this time? The Arcturians (ET's from the Arcturus star system) tells me this will largely depend on the choices I make during my trip and beyond. This time I have more control over my life, not being at the whim of parents' choices. And there is no Chiron-Saturn aspects happening in 2019, so at least the first year of Chiron's 8-year transit of Aries should be relatively easy - depending on what choices I make that is in my control.

Meanwhile I managed to acquire more crystals for my grid, and a crystal pendant to add to my Serpent pendant. So now all set for my USA trip, with this new grid to be set up, helping with my energy works in the USA.

This time I hadn't made a website for this trip, because of the different nature of this trip. However I hope to be able to give updates via this blog, depending on how much space the lady gives me!!!!

My kind of diet, and my typical result in my old age......

When Chiron entered my 3rd House back in 1977......

I can relate......

Big Pharma...... there's a pill for everything !!!!

Planning my trips after Chiron enters my 2nd House......

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