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You
have completed a cycle of nine years
and now open the door to new opportunities and sequence of growth.
The more you released from the past last year, the more room you
made for a dynamic future. Open your mind, be willing to pursue
possibilities, and gather your courage and stamina. It may be
a demanding year, and there will be tests presented related to
your level of maturity. If you allow impulse to rule you, there
can be unpleasant consequences to hasty actions. If you listen
to that still, small voice within that counsels constraint in
the face of temptation, you can further your goals by adhering
to ethics and the Golden Rule.
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After
last year’s initial thrust of planting seeds for the
future, this year it’s time for those seeds to germinate.
A lot of inner work is important now, as there can be delays or
frustrations in manifesting everything you want. More time is
required. More data is necessary. Look at the quality of all your
interactions in life, starting with the quality of your own thoughts.
Are you nourishing yourself with positive thinking and good food,
or draining and depleting yourself with doubt, self-criticism,
and junk food? How about your partnerships? Are they supportive
and mutually nurturing, or draining and depleting? It’s time
to weed out what doesn’t contribute to beneficial growth.
Strengthen all aspects that reflect good in your life, and develop
a stronger faith in the many provisions you have been given for
the journey…even when you can’t see them!
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After
last year’s requirement for more patience and willingness
to wait for right timing, this year is when the creative bloom
comes forward. Find avenues that allow for greater self-expression,
creativity, imagination, playfulness, humor, and childlike delight.
This is a year of attraction, and when you believe in yourself
and possibilities, you draw them to you. When you feel diminished
or invisible, you become a pawn to emotional blackmail. Find a
merry group of friends, a wonderful outlet for your love of beauty,
and bring a gift of optimism to the many who need it during what
might otherwise be a confusing time. You can inspire and motivate,
so choose people and situations that encourage you to do so!
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It’s
time to look at all the structured situations in your life
from relationships to physical foundations of your body and home
and work. Where are things solid, and where are they in need of
shoring up or restructuring? Where do you feel stuck in a rut,
and where are you open to possibilities for a more dynamic future?
Take a personal assessment of safety issues, including your financial
health. Make practical decisions that protect and enhance your
assets, and consolidate your position so you are not overloaded.
Grapple with issues that bring tangible results, and be willing
to risk a little. When you find yourself coming to a hurdle in
the road, jump over it. As you do, you are not only strengthened,
you are transformed!
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It’s
a year of change, requiring flexibility and adaptability in
the face of unexpected events or opportunities to expand. It is
time to say “Yes!” to life and open to possibilities.
However, that being said, it’s also important to take on
manageable projects or events. If you overload yourself, you will
find the year slipping away, as you cannot give enough attention
to any one area. Moodiness and critical attitudes are an indication
that you need to re-think what you are doing and moderate your
activities. Regardless of age, there is an adolescent influence
present that wants to go forward without thought of consequences.
Remember that everything is possible, but it requires follow-through
and concern for the well-being and dignity of others in the equation..
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After
a busy or changeable year, the focus now is on the value of
whatever you are involved with. You will look at traditions, relationships,
service, health, belief systems, and find yourself taking a position
about what you expect from others, and determining if what they
expect from you is appropriate or not. It’s time for a more
mature approach to your life with consideration given to how you
are perceived within your community, home, and at work. What are
you receiving for what you give, and where are you trying to “fix”
things that are not really your responsibility? Family issues
may be center stage including health concerns. However, as you
adopt an attitude of Love as the answer, you will find what you
need to move through any and all circumstances.
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After
last year’s concerns and responsibility, the focus now
is on your deeper needs and soul purpose. Why are you here? What
is the meaning of life, and your part in it? It is low energy
year, and time for rest and recharging your batteries. Any area
of specialized study is helped by this influence, but if you want
to go out and be party animal of the year, you may find your energy
level waning. It’s time to retreat from the world, so to
speak, and find your spiritual sustenance and roots. Taking time
for yourself isn’t rejection of others, it’s simply
an act of self-preservation. More rest, meditation, time spent
in nature, and other ways of achieving solitude are very helpful
to your overall well being. This can be a rich and full year of
insights, greater knowledge, and reinvigoration. Be good to your
body and your psyche, and you’ll be well rewarded as the
cycle continues.
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Intense
energy surrounds you and may bubble up from within. It’s
time to organize, manage, direct, and recognize your life as a
system of dynamic energy. You are the analyst, and it’s up
to you to bring greater harmony, more balance, and a feeling of
achievement through your efforts. You can work with others to
accomplish a greater goal, and you can enlist the assistance of
powerful people. As you utilize your abilities and focus your
energy, a great deal is possible. Just remember that you have
multiple needs, not just one. If you over-extend in one area of
your life at the expense of others, you will be out of balance.
The trick to the year is giving to each as is required, leaving
time for rest and enjoyment. Make life a symphony this year, not
a cacophonic mess!
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This
is the end of a cycle, and you have the opportunity to review
and release attitudes, situations, and relationships that no longer
work. As you clear out elements of the past that have served their
purpose, you make room for new growth as the next cycle unfolds
next year. By holding on to past hurts, disagreements, or pettiness,
you limit possibilities. It’s time for opportunity thinking,
and this requires going to the top of the metaphorical mountain
to gain perspective of the bigger picture. A loved one may move
on, but if so, it is time. Gratitude for your life exactly as
it is opens the floodgates of grace. As you gain insight about
your life, you can become a beacon of light to others, inspiring
and uplifting through your sharing and caring. This year requires
bigness of character. As you reflect maturity, you honor your
journey and all that this past nine years has meant. This is the
measure of soul growth.
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| January
2003 Projection |
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Gather
data and define and refine partnerships. Follow your instincts
and intuition, and if delays take place, more information may
be required, or there is something going on behind the scenes.
Patience, tact, and diplomacy are your allies. And in the mix,
don’t forget Faith!
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Creative
solutions are possible as you express more freely. Emotions
can be volatile as someone is unstable or overly dramatic, so
be aware of boundaries and your need to be nurtured as well as
nourishing. Encouragement and appreciation are important. Like
a beautiful flower, you need the right ingredients to bloom. Make
sure you choose them!
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Structures
need attention. Focus on practicality and reorganize if necessary.
Idealism may be misplaced, but you can build on a solid foundation
with people who demonstrate loyalty and dependability. Rites of
passage take place, and by pushing through any feelings of inadequacy
or shyness, you can transform an aspect of your life.
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Change
is taking place. Expand horizons, travel by mind or physical
means to experience new ideas, people, and vistas. Moderate tendency
to over indulgence, and enjoy the movable feast in front of you.
Read fine print on contracts, examine your own motives for honesty,
and be discerning when offered unrealistic opportunities.
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Family
concerns, your belief about the way things “should”
be, and opportunities for recognition all vie for position
this month. Hold to a loving response, even when saying “No!”
Take care of health concerns, and appreciate the good people in
your life. Service to others brings appreciation. When you come
from bigness of spirit, rewards are yours.
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Take
time for more rest and get away from the maddening crowds
when possible.. Nature is healing. Gardening is good for the soul
(even in January). Special projects are invigorating, and you
can find a deeper connection to the indwelling spirit through
taking a quiet approach to yourself. Resolution of something from
the past is possible now.
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There
are many things requiring attention, direction, and proper
management. Deal with what’s in front of you to the best
of your present ability. Find more balance and harmony, and when
stressed, get a massage, take an Epsom salt bath, or listen to
music that brings you back to equilibrium. Intense energy, but
dynamic results are possible.
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Things
to complete from last year are presented. Something may go
out of your life. Release it with love. Refine your psyche by
clearing out unnecessary clutter within and without. Gratitude
opens the way to greater good. Surging love can be demonstrated
through works that inspire and motivate others. Maturity gains.
Pettiness only hurts you. Choose the higher road in all things!
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Your
individuality, leadership, character, stamina, and courage
begin the year’s adventure. Network; bring your voice and
opinion forward. Reasoned self-discipline gains, whereas impulsive
actions lead to disappointment. Observe how others see you. Make
adjustments if you don’t like what is reflected back. Stand
up and be counted!
©
Kathleen Jacoby, 2003
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