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WHEN HUMANS LIVE IN THREE DIMENSIONS, they unwittingly give up their ability to perceive reality as it truly is. This fact is lost on nearly everyone, until time begins to decompress. As we develop our ability to live beyond the social constructs of three dimensions, we unfold time, into which all other dimensions are flattened in 3D consciousness. As time unfolds, it fans out into the array of the other dimensions, which reveal themselves as we are able to assimilate their dynamics. We see a new shape to reality, and our energy system (including our physical body) begins to behave in new ways. Our perceptions change, and time takes on a new, non-linear shape.

The planets in their cycles shift our experience of time. When we perceive life in three dimensions, all other dimensions are collapsed into our concept of time. This “fourth dimension” can be tapped and unzipped from this condensed form as we assume our full individuality as multi-dimensional beings. This is happening now as a global phenomenon to all humanity, to the bewilderment of most.

Certainly we experience time as proceeding faster under a Mars transit than we do under Saturn — this we all know (on some level) and experience. What is new is perceiving that time travels in waves and eddies rather than linearly, and that we can use these currents to time travel, changing the past and future in order to shift the present.

December’s Confluence
The planetary energies and events combine in December to create an incredible confluence of forces that illustrate the flexibility of time. Like an orchestra going through its paces in the course of a performance, one section will take the stage, then the next; this is how the planetary interactions have played out thus far in this round. But ultimately, just as all the instruments come in at once to bring the climax of the performance, so too do the planets occasionally rise together on the crest of a single wave. This is what occurs in December.

All planetary orbits, cycles, and movements (including apparent ones, like a retrograde) bend time. They send out waves of energy, absorb other ones, magnify, collapse, condense. When these crosscurrents are felt in the dimensional realm we call time, we experience shifts in the speed at which a situation changes as well as the way it occurs. In our current scenario, the manifestation of miracles is possible because colliding waves of time are generating the chaos necessary for the creative power of the universe to express itself.

December’s Lunar Eclipse: Back to the Future, Forward to the PastThis is especially true of eclipses, which send a wave of time backward from the future to create effects before the eclipse itself. The Lunar Eclipse of December 21 is one of the most potent because its ability to warp time is augmented by all the other planetary phenomena of the month. This results in multiple powerful experiences leading to the moment of the Lunar Eclipse, when the conditions established are “set” or “fixed” in our lives as stable states (pools of energy).

Even before Mars reaches the degree of the eclipse on December 6, we are feeling this finger of energy reaching back from the future to pull us forward. By the time we experience the eclipse itself, many (if not most) of our new conditions will already be in near-complete form. For instance, we may not have moved yet, but we know when, where, and why we are going to. We may not have all the documents signed, but we know what specific shape the business start-up will take. Watch for the manifestations of this eclipse (as well as that of January 4) in your life in the days leading up to these powerful Sun-Moon-Earth alignments.

A December to Remember
Some years ago, a movie came out called, “Insomnia”, set in an arctic town during the summer. The movie takes place in the unending twilight of the solstice — often dim, shadowless, and unrelenting. This is the realm I felt like I was in for the last week of June, which included a powerful, magical Lunar Eclipse. It was not my first encounter with a liminal state, but it was the first one where I was aware of it and cultivating my experience. It was rich and dreamy, and it laid me flat for several days with the wonder of it.

It was as if I were able to observe phenomena appearing and disappearing from the world around me. I could see images magnify, recede, shift, and dissolve. I mostly saw things disappearing; I didn’t have the full picture then (nor did any of us), but it was the beginning of a process that is culminating in December and will establish for many of us completely new structures that will stay with us for the rest of our lives.

This is the other side of the Cancer-Capricorn process we’ve been experiencing. Cancer is about bringing Cosmic Family together. Capricorn is about laying down the structures of the future. If you have been meeting people with whom you feel completely at home in a very short time, you are not alone. The Capricorn side of the equation is about establishing the Divine Matrix. While this has always been Cappy’s remit, it has also been miserably accomplished most of the time.

Now we have a real shot at developing a structural Heaven on Earth — or should I say, we are already developing it! Centers of intentional activity are rapidly being established where the participants are consciously anchoring light into the planet. This process is of the highest importance right now, because it is one of the primary methods for creating the change we want to be. In The Great Turning, David Korten outlines a profile of these new communities, as “a life-centered, egalitarian, sustainable way of ordering human society based on democratic principals of partnership.” He describes “islands” of such cultural futurism cropping up in the midst of the wasteland of corporatism. This is the process by which Capricorn energy works. With Pluto, the great equalizer of power in Capricorn, it is high time for this change to occur.

Change Cannot Be Accomplished by Pluto Alone.
Pluto lives in the Underworld, our unconscious awareness. It takes visitations from the other planets to bring what we need from this hidden realm into the light. In December, we have a flurry of such visitations, and the new life we’ve been building begins to take on more substance. In our story so far, we’ve been letting go of more than we’ve been bringing in, going on faith that the situation we think may develop actually will — or something like it.

Plot twists and unexpected results rule in this world currently being created through Jupiter-Uranus in Pisces. Uranus’s job is to awaken us to the hidden realms by giving us glimpses of them through unexpected events. Uranus is truly a wild card in the deck of life, found in everyone’s hand and ready to play itself any time we forget that the truth lies in the invisible. Jupiter magnifies and spreads everything it touches, lifting our eyes symbolically upward toward spirit, transmuting our difficulties if we don’t clutch them too tightly to our breast.

Miracles are available to us all the time, but Jupiter-Uranus in Pisces makes it especially easy to send a taproot into the Source of all blessings. This is especially timely when we see old ways completely dissolving rapidly before our eyes. These dissolutions are miracles in disguise, as we will see once our new life unfolds. In December we see what miracles we have been creating. The new starts to take form, and we can thank our lucky stars that so much has dissolved to make room for it.

If you have allowed yourself to be pulled and guided by the universal forces, you will not only find the ride easier and more entertaining but you will also find the outcomes more amazing, beyond your wildest dreams. You already have your first indications of where you’re going. December brings what we hoped and had faith would be created from the hidden into the realm of the known.

Mercury, Connector of Dots
Mercury engages us in another of its “special processes” this month, as it retrogrades December 10-29. We are already in the “set-up” period, when the conditions we get to work with are being established. The power of Mercury comes through focus. What we focus on is what we create. If we focus on Mercury retrograde as a problem in our lives, it will be the perfect foil for us: It will be a problem. If you want miracles, Mercury retrograde will help you create them — indeed, if you have focused well, you cannot prevent Mercury retrograde from helping.

During Mercury’s retrograde, it “reports”, like any good messenger, back to us about how we’re doing with our focus. Having difficulties? Correct your focus and what supports focus: attitude, actions, and beliefs.

Where the last Mercury Rx (August 20 – September 10) actually made no contacts with any planets save the Sun and Moon, this one more than makes up for it. The "grist for the mill" comes from those contacts, so the last Mercury retrograde put us on retreat, working quietly in the background on matters that are still being processed until December 19.

So while the last retrograde was quiet and intense, submerged in our inner reality, this retrograde takes center stage with an ensemble cast. As it unfolds, the plot is complex, with many twists and turns, but we will land where we need to be by the end of it, in mid-January. Between now and then, we will be merging two life threads. Two stories that may currently appear unrelated become tied in some way and in so doing are resolved.

Thread 1 has to do with processes that emerged in February, while Thread 2 is identifiable by what we were experiencing in late June and late July–early August. These threads begin to merge on the 5th-6th.

The biggest day of this retrograde occurs on the 13th (see Chart C below), when three planets meet at the crossroad of destiny (the North Node). These planets are Mercury, Mars, and Pluto, all conjoining within five minutes for a power-packed process. This will generate a tremendous release of energy and awareness that is likely to be cathartic. Like any good catharsis, it moves energy that has been stuck. We are emptied in the process then filled with new light where darkness once resided. We receive clues to what needs to move on November 20, and December 5-6 and 10.

For more details on this critical Mercury retrograde and how it affects your sign, a special report and calendar are available here.

But first is the station direct of Uranus, related to events we experienced around July 5. This falls on one of our red-letter days, December 5 — the day of the New Moon, when Mercury also makes its first conjunction (of 3) with Pluto. This fully opens the doorway that was pushed ajar on November 18, when Jupiter returned to forward motion. Now more questions are answered, or answerable.

Let the Path Choose You.
Also intertwined with this process are destiny triggers, coming through the Moon’s Nodes (where the paths of Sun and Moon cross) and the eclipses that occur when the Sun and Moon align on the nodal axis. Mercury interacts with the Nodes during its retrograde, in addition to traveling over the point of the Lunar Eclipse that occurs on December 21. We will be propelled along the path with heart unless we’re too busy hanging on to the rocks. This couldn’t be better news, because it brings the relief of definition just when we’re feeling fogged.

Now we have to go toward something we never learned to acknowledge as real — where we sense the energy of light, love, and purpose. It helps to think of this experience as being chosen by our path. It’s not that we don’t have the freedom to choose ourselves, only that the part of us that makes the best choice is not the logical mind. When we allow the path to choose us, we are really accepting that the soul’s decision comes from an “irrational” or creative impulse rather than something that can be reasoned out to the same conclusion.

Time to Migrate
This is the first eclipse of the Gemini-Sagittarius axis to occur on this round, and its expression in the next 18 months will see us mobilized to take our places in this new reality. This eclipse promises fireworks, if not immediately, then as Jupiter and Uranus pass over this point (by square) in January–March.

Last month I spoke about how Mercury and Mars traveling through Sagittarius would trigger some migratory movement, and it did. But mostly what it triggered was anticipation of migration. Just as Mercury gets ahead of the Sun to be reined in during the retrograde, we may have gotten ahead of ourselves in our eagerness to move along. This, even though we had plenty to take care of by way of other processes and situations that need completion first.

From the time of the Lunar Eclipse, we will see our path and be able to make our way forward. It becomes obvious, when the ego is sidelined, that it’s a larger process than we anticipated — one that is best proceeding in small steps. It is still happening at an incredible pace considering all the energetic factors that must also be adjusted unseen. If we rush it, it will take longer.

If you’re feeling the urge but it’s not time yet, this window will be open for about two years. Of course, each of us has our own triggers and personal time table to factor in as well, and it is possible to migrate at any time.

Endings and Beginnings
Two more planetary cycles move into their final phase when the Sun squares Jupiter on the 16th and Uranus on the 18th. We’re completing our miracle-making processes, but don’t fret if there’s not much to show for it. These planets still have to make their final conjunction on January 4. This is when everything will move into whatever conclusion can be gained on this wave of energy. The next wave will further your processes in divine order, leading to your own perfect timing.

The next yearly cycle of transformation and working with deeply hidden processes begins on the 26th, when the Sun makes its conjunction with Pluto. This is a yearly contact where the seeds of change are planted. If you have something you want to change in your life, this is the time to set your intention for those changes, then let go so the universe can deliver. We do have to “work” the consciousness to remove our obstructions to the change; we would already have the thing we want in our life if we didn’t also have something that prevented it from manifesting thus far.

The Even Bigger Picture
The December Solstice is perhaps the biggest event of all. As the Sun reaches 0° Capricorn and pivots to refract the light in a new direction, it also reaches the Galactic Center, a co-incidence that only occurs once every 26000 years. At the times of the solstices, the energy doors to the planet are wide open; this is often the time that souls choose to leave and enter the planet. The energies that flow into the planet at this time bring out the truth of our existence — that we are multi-dimensional beings believing we live in three dimensions. With the eclipse beginning to pass through the sign of truth (Sagittarius), we can be sure that there’s more to be revealed, especially on a cultural level.

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December In Depth

December 1–5
Intensity has been building since November 29 (Monday) with sudden developments permitting long-awaited changes to occur. It seems as though nothing will happens because it’s been so still and unmoving, and that’s when everything changes. Although not every person’s transformation will occur at this opening (there are always more chances around the corner), some progress will become visible.

On the 3rd, Mars drops the other shoe by squaring Uranus after doing the same with Jupiter. Remember, Jupiter and Uranus are a pair right now, creating inner awareness and precipitating refined energies of light onto Earth. Mars generates activity, creating life-changing events. While it travels between them, Mars “translates light”, or carries energy from Jupiter to Uranus, so there is an even more powerful effect. Uranus comes to us generally as mind flashes, or instantaneous insights and images. With mars, these motivate us to act. Jupiter magnifies the effect, bringing better-than-expected results. Enjoy!

At 5:51 pm on the 5th, Uranus returns to forward motion after five months (from July 5) of retrogradation (apparent backward movement). This adds to the release of the Mars contact by bringing 5 months’ of subdued energy into the process. It’s a bit of a kick!

December 5–9
On the 5th, the New Moon arrives at 9:36 am/13°28. This falls into the “series of 13’s (Sabian 14°)” that began with Venus’s retrograde last month. Starting November 5 and for the New Moons through April 3, the New Moon degree is at 13° of its sign. This means that if you have a planet (or more) at 12–14°, you will experience a series of changes that occur gradually over this time.

This time in general is a seed period for the coming month. Observe, be conscious of what seeds you are planting. The strongest days are the 5th-6th. On the 7th, Mars enters Capricorn at 3:49 pm, introducing a more grounded, steadier energy to replace the speedy feel of Mars in Sagittarius. The 8th is a golden opportunity for manifestation that will work for some. (If it’s not your day, it is coming.)

Bigger image of Chart C

December 10–15
At 4:06 am/5°56' Capricorn, Mercury commences its retrograde transit, appearing to travel backward (from later to earlier degree) through December 29. This retrograde period is supported by many harmonies in the heavens, and those are expressed through events on the 10th-12th that set a pleasant tone for our experiences and outcomes.

The 13th-15th deliver the critical mass of the month, with the triple conjunction (within five minutes) of Mercury retrograde, Mars, and Pluto on the North Node, and also engaging the Moon on the 14th-15th. Many good outcomes occur (even if they don’t feel good right away).

All relationships have been through a catharsis, and now it’s time for the corrections to sink in. It feels good, some benefits are already coming through.

December 16–21
On the 16th, the Sun’s square to Jupiter takes us fully into Thread 1. This opens the window for a translation of light from Jupiter to Uranus the 16th-19th. More miracles, anyone? Relationship matters that came into focus in October find especially smooth sailing over these days. By the 19th, something is completed, either our understanding of a situation or actual events. Either way, we find ourselves in a more stable place emotionally and mentally, and that allows the body to rest and the spirit to shine through more clearly.

The 20th-21st is the eclipse time. On the 20th, we are led into the new energy once and for all with a tweak from Moon and Mercury to ensure that head and heart are hooked up and communicating. The Full Moon is a total Lunar Eclipse at 0:13 am. The Moon enters the penumbra at 8:28 pm Pacific Time, is in the darkest shadow 9:32 pm – 1:01 am, and leaves the penumbra at 2:06. Startling revelations bring to earth what we have felt to be true. Now we can proceed.

December 21-29
This period is a follow-through time, when all the effects of the past few weeks — even the entire year — are felt and begin to integrate into our lives. These blessings are seeds for the next Sun-Pluto cycle of transformation that starts on the 26th. We get indications of what these seeds are (if we don’t know) on the 26th-28th, and the more we can be conscious of what we are putting into this cycle and direct our focus with clarity, the more of this cycle’s potency will be sent toward the things we want to create.

On the 29th, any remaining obstacles to our new path show up as Mars squares Saturn. This may involve some heavy lifting. At 11:21 pm, Mercury returns to forward motion (stationary direct), at 19°37' Sagittarius. Now it heads back toward Jupiter and Uranus in Pisces, and the Lunar Eclipse point for one last manifesting period.

December 30-31
A couple of days to coast and enjoy. We have earned the peace and joy we feel now. There’s no better energy to feel than this to seed 2011 with light, love, joy, and peace. So it is!

If you’re on Facebook, let me know what your miracles are for December. Look in my Astrology Photo Album for a thread on “December Miracles”.

Significant Planetary Events

Uranus is retrograde. Jupiter is in rulership. Saturn is exalted. Venus is in detriment.

All dates are based on Pacific Time.
Blue = harmonious/Red or orange = challenging/intense/black = neutral
Events in bold are more significant.
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© Terry Lamb