Be open to the wonder…
Welp, it’s Jan 1, 2024. Gosh, I can’t believe its already here! Like, I think I just blinked through 2023!
I think it’s appropriate to spend a few moments reflecting on 2023, and what I will say, is that for myself, I got real clear about what I want in life. I started naming, claiming, and then, most importantly, doing. That last part, hoo-boy, that really required getting out of my comfort zone, but hell, it is so worth it. 2023 was also a year of personal discipline, of digging deep into those unconscious beliefs and stories I was telling myself and deciding, nah, that’s not who I am or what I want anymore. It feels good to acknowledge all the things I let go of in 2023. I let go of “can’t” and “should”. I excavated the “obligation” out of my being, and I’ve decided I’m just going to do what sets my soul on fire and makes me happy.
I feel like that last little bit was a loaded sentence, but it’s true. Joseph Campbell famously said, “Follow your bliss.” It’s a quote that I live by, and honestly, the things that spark joy in our lives [thank you, Marie Kondo for introducing us all to that concept] are the things we need to pursue. I love discussing spiritual topics, exploring through conversation and experience the very real magical nature of the world. I’ve started talking more openly about that in spaces where I felt stifled. I also got real inspired and read a book by Simon Sinek. I may have watched some of his TedTalks on repeat a few times. OMG! That man speaks to me at soul level about how I’ve always felt about businesses, communities, leadership and people. Oddly enough, I also did the courageous jump thing and pivoted. I am legitimately happier and healthier now, which was a goal for 2023 and still an on-going one, and I am realizing that moving out of survival mode opened up all these additional resources that had been tied up in just trying to manage my state in a constant never ending rush of conflict and stress. Yeah, dear reader, I’m a real person here, who does deal with real crap. I’m not just some airy fairy woo being, but, yes, I also am—haha.
Honestly, I’m so excited by 2024. I know there’s going to be lots of growth, and yeah, with Pluto sliding its fine self into Aquarius, I highly expect lots of unusual and unexpected occurrences to show up in the Collective and for the Individual. Honestly, I’m here for it! Pluto and I have a relationship. As a planet, it aspects my Moon in my Fourth House, in the sign of Scorpio, which is just a delight! [cue sarcasm and eye rolling] Honestly, it’s an aspect that has been incredibly influential and indicative of so many experiences growing up for me. As a kid, I never shut out my psychic sensitivity or other spiritual gifts. I also learned early on about loss, death, and the power of life transitions. Honestly, I feel like Pluto and I just get each other. I sometimes think of Pluto as like the chill guy of the planets in our solar system, kind of just chilling, reading, looking at things and doing its own thing, but man, when Pluto speaks or moves, every-single-freaking-being feels the consequence of its decisions. I have big love and big respect for the planet of destruction and phoenix-like transformations. How can you not?!
I’d advise you all to pay real big attention to the parts of your natal charts where your Pluto sits. Generationally, I expect baby boomers to have tension, discomfort, but immense opportunities for growth and integration [generationally, boomers usually have natal Pluto in Leo]. I think this group will have a crisis of clarity, which is where they may see the impact of their choices. I see this potentially playing out in realizing the consequences of how they chose to raise their kids and the types of leaders and propaganda they’ve supported. For late Gen X-ers [Natal Pluto in Libra], this will be pretty supportive, maybe bringing forward unexpected gifts and communications that actually can ease the path for you. Maybe this might create networks and social connections that help you create grassroots level change or get that project off the ground? For Millennials [Natal Pluto in Scorpio], there will possibly be conflict, pressure, and a need to learn how to better communicate, negotiate, and compromise. I get the feeling that for many Millennials, there is hunger for real change and a disgust at the piecemeal type of change we’ve been having to collectively settle for in the last several years. 2020 irrevocably shifted the landscape, so much has changed; however, I sense a kind of grinding feeling of “there’s more to be done”. Perhaps, we’ll see collective movements of people just “not doing the thing” anymore, or even the creation of communities that are more holistic and trade rather than buy? Either way, I feel like there will be questions and discussions around the “social contract” as well as “the letter of the law versus the spirit of the law” in this coming period.
A lot of unconscious beliefs and behaviors are going to become conscious, and there just won’t be any place for this sort of chosen ignorance to hide anymore. The personal consequences will become too painful. Pluto will expose every mote of cognitive dissonance, emotional, mental, physical, financial, medical, and spiritual corruption, and Mars and his sister, Eris—an asteroid named after the goddess of Discord, have been triggering this theme. I feel as if the Collective Human Spirit has been going through the wash cycle, and now, we’re going to start doing the rinse part of it with Daddy Pluto orchestrating this part of the process. How you will experience all of this will depend on you. Really, that’s it. The secret is you experience heaven or hell based off of your choices and your mindset and not because some big invisible head in the sky is going to punish you. Nope, you’re already doing that to yourself, so again, do you choose Love or Fear? Red pill or Blue pill? It’s that freaking simple. We create our experiences, so what will you choose to create?
Anyways, Beloveds, may you all be blessed with strength, courage, and wisdom. 2024 is a year of wonder, and if you’re open to the magic of looking at the world with wonder, you will be so incredibly rewarded! Remember, you can always book a session with me, and we can see what the year holds and develop some strategies for creating an abundantly joyful and resilient life! I’ve also got a few things in the works, so please, keep an eye out for updates on my offerings!
Be blessed.