Here we are, suddenly in August, and it seems that summer is flying by too fast to be appreciated properly. But that is the way it is in these accelerated times. No matter the conditions, however, each moment is precious, so let us not forget to stay open to what gifts are available to us at all times.

We began the month with a Total Solar Eclipse which was visually available on the other side of the world. This solar event, without need of being seen, is particularly significant to our part of the world, as so is the forthcoming Lunar Eclipse of the 17th of the month.

The Solar Eclipse landed within a conjunction to the US North Node of the Moon (destiny point). The Lunar Eclipse, aligning with Chiron and Neptune, will fall within a conjunction of the US Moon. Hence these two weeks appear to be a “double trigger” to an energetic environment which will soon engender movement toward this decadent country’s declining destiny.

As hope wanes for any sort of bright future (from the old perspectives), we can console ourselves that we no longer need a government to determine the course of our own lives. Our prevailing beliefs and thought forms will point us to our diverse directions, of that we may be certain. A very high vibration is available for those who move in consciousness toward co-creation of a reality apart from the dense frequencies of the past two Ages of Pisces and Aries.

It is difficult to determine where these eclipses are leading us, but one important factor to consider is this: the US has not taken advantage of even one positive transit (opportunity) since Pluto conjuncted its Ascendant in the year 2000. Not one instance of change for the better, be it for peace, harmony, or abundance, has even been considered. It would be easy to just blame the Bush Administration, but by now we all should be able to see that the problem goes much deeper than that.

My readers know how vigilant I have been; at each turn of every planet I have been there, observing. Some may say I have been too judgmental, and they may not be entirely wrong, but my assessment stands as it is. For every chance that has presented itself, the low road has been taken.

So let us take a peek at how we might effectively take personal initiative, but only after an appraisal to the big (bleak) picture.

The Solar Eclipse points toward clarity concerning direction (the Sun). The Lunar Eclipse aligns with an exact conjunction of Neptune right upon the US Moon. This configuration on the natal Moon of the US relates to the way we collectively feel in this country. Neptune is the planet of lies, deception, and depression (as a “shadow”). Put these contradicting energies together and what you get is a road to further deception and disillusionment. You might get clarity about the prevailing deceptions, but if you are the American public, you are not looking. Even with Chiron, the Wounded healer in the mix here, presenting the option for setting some things straight, I doubt anything good for the US will happen. Next summer, when Jupiter conjoins with Chiron and Neptune on a tighter connection to the US Moon, the best opportunity for positive change will present itself.

Not enough evidence presents itself that would suggest taking an optimistic view of a declining government and a generally apathetic populace (by this I mean the masses, not my esteemed readers). Jupiter, transiting the US 2nd House (of money and ownership), has done nothing to help the economy, except to give a sense of false security- and precious little of that. Jupiter by nature provides opportunity for expansion and optimism, but government bail-outs do little to lift the spirits of everyday folk.

As spiritually conscious people who are engaged in growth and betterment of Life (in the larger sense), we would do well to stay centered by focusing our energies from “inside-out”. Most of us still try to control things “for the better” more than we know it, and we cannot afford to continue in this fashion. We cannot waste the energy. The best way to utilize the eclipses is to identify what we love the most and direct our energies accordingly. This might very well include letting go of some fiercely defended personal projects that are slipping into irrelevance.

By relying upon the divine creative spirit flowing through each and every one of us, we can become buoyant, optimistic, and powerful. Where we are at now astrologically is a place of becoming energetically self-reliant. These two eclipses fall under the influence of the Leo/Aquarius polarity. These energies, as I so often have mentioned during the last two years in relation to the Saturn/Neptune opposition (now complete), embody the very principle of conscious co-creation.

There are no stationing planets during August, but the eclipses give enough of a jolt to begin the next “pulse” of cosmic energy into our lives here on Planet Earth. September will begin to quicken the pulse in earnest when Jupiter, Pluto, and Mercury station, the first two to go direct, and the latter to go retrograde. There is a bit of a lull in October, but then Neptune stations to go direct on the 2nd of November and Uranus goes direct on the 27th of the month. The Neptune station insures confusion, deception, manipulation and major lies during the General Election. Not that we’ve had a legitimate election in recent memory, but I predict this one will be laughable in the legal sense.

Since the line-up of stationing planets is spread out this fall, the shift won’t be as sudden, and there will be a herky-jerkiness in this particular pulse. There will be more time to digest the proceedings. My warning is to not take external happenings very seriously and do not get caught up emotionally in the drama- believe me, I’ve been there (and you know it!). It is time for us to pave our own destiny.

August marks the beginning of the final thrust toward a period of accelerated change the likes of which we humans have never before seen. We now enter the home stretch, so this month we need to maintain a “Soul Focus,” in other words be aware of the Presence of Spirit which lives behind all appearances. Fashioning the “ego-mind” into its proper, subservient position as a helper and not the master will lead us into an enlightened relationship with our environment.

Soulfully Yours,
Joshua Hayward, Co-Director of LSI

Introductory Remarks:
Tornados. Earthquakes. Flooding. Climate change reflecting our need for a more healthy relationship, not only with the planet, but life itself.

Invocation of Articles of Impeachment by Dennis Kucinich. 35 counts of high crimes and misdemeanors against President Bush. Basically laughed at by Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike. The Democratic Party thereby signaling political expediency over upholding constitutional law as a clear choice of policy.

And in our own little lives, a huge opportunity of choice between waking up to our co-creative abilities or clinging more tightly to the illusions we have been fostering.

The month of May and the beginning of June have presented us with a high vibrational shift. Ask yourself, really ask yourself if you can now discern more clearly what is not working and what is working in your life. Can you not see what you want to move towards and what is no longer desired?

Whatever you see blocking you in the outer world is a reflection of some kind of wounding you are holding inside. The imprinting wound received earlier in your life is influencing you to a belief or beliefs about existence which serves to limit your experience to less than joy and harmony and abundance. I say ‘you,’ but be assured I am faced with this myself.

The aforementioned time frame has been kicking loose these imprints. The simultaneous stationing of Chiron and Neptune in the sign of Aquarius within a 3 degree conjunction, along with various angles and aspects mentioned in last month’s installment, has been opening our eyes to the status quo. Chiron represents the healing energy; Neptune represents both the beliefs and the illusions (which amount to lies).

We always have choices, but I want to make it clear that our time is considerably limited while our need is great for the healing and clearing out of old wounding imprints which deny us full accessibility to co-creative abilities. Humanity has one year left to step out of the denser vibrational frequencies before the rapid fire changes that await us begin in earnest. It could become increasingly difficult after that time to make the critical shift in awareness required for living in the Aquarian Times. In May and June of 2009 we will witness the initial stages of a quantum shift of reality which will radically alter our experience on Planet Earth.

Whatever we believe, or hold true, or send significant energy towards, will begin to hasten to us with more alacrity than could be guessed. We have always been creating our reality, or at least our experience of it, but we have only recently been coming into awareness of this fact. The shifting vibrational frequencies, which so far have been visible in the increasing “craziness” we witness from every possible angle, will soon be identified by a fracturing of society and huge schisms in culture. Governments will be unable to stand the stress from people’s changing ideas and needs. Religions will find it increasingly difficult to justify their dogma in the face of a plethora of challenging discoveries, including the existence of life on other planets and the presence of extraterrestrial life on Earth.

Individuals and groups of people will be manifesting with the Law of Attraction with “warp speed,” to the point that very, very many will not know why this is happening. Confusion will sure to be rampant among many groups. But it is not the result of an outer attack, it is creation manifesting from held beliefs and thought forms.

Many wonderful possibilities abound, however. For those who choose it, ample opportunity will be present for living a more rewarding life than ever. It is all a matter of choice. I suggest an openness and a release of fear based beliefs.

As I said, the Great Change will be upon us, but it won’t happen all at once, but one year from now things will accelerate until 2012 or so. We’re all in for a ride, but do not be too alarmed, just open your heart. I have been foreshadowing these realities month after month for quite some time now, so there should be no surprise.

June/July Astro Info:
The current “pulse” of cosmic energy will be released with the stationing of Uranus to go retrograde on June 27. This is kind of like release of a slingshot after it has been pulled back tight. The natural disasters and our own personal dramas have been built up, and now we can move forward for a few months. It could be like trying to swim in the sea with all the currents and tides pulling at us like unconscious desires. Jupiter, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto will all be moving retrograde, while only Saturn plods forward. Saturn rules hard work and discipline, and it moves in the sign of work, service, and health. I think the focus is on diligence, healing ourselves, and preparing and building a good co-creative base.

July is ruled by Cancer, a water sign. Mercury will also be in Cancer during most of July, so there is an emphasis in intuition and in nurturing. Many of us need to pay attention to nurturing ourselves first; we are so used to taking care of others, we need to learn to take care of our own needs first, before we have nothing left to give others.

As the Sun shifts to Leo on the 23rd it will conjunct Venus in that sign. Here is an emphasis on leadership, love, and creativity. These planets will conjunct the North Node of the US chart, so no doubt there will be much hoopla concerning who will be the next President. Do not be distracted; you should be the one who determines your own destiny. You should learn to be your own leader. Of course, a good leader needs to learn to accept good counsel and to effectively delegate authority. We do need to have some fun while these Earth Changes help us to evolve into our true selves.

August begins with a pair of Eclipses in the Leo/Aquarius polarity, stimulating co-creative possibilities in a whole new way, but I will speak of that in the nest issue of Straight From The Source.

Happy Healing,
Joshua Hayward, Co-Director of LSI

Introductory Comments:
As the last days of April count down, and we steadily move toward the warmer months of the year, we should be aware it is not only a climate shift we are facing. May is the month astrologically designated for the next “pulse” of intensifying energy to flood the earth planes with the frequency of change. These pulses are occurring approximately twice a year until our reality explodes into a huge evolutionary shift in planetary, and extra-planetary, consciousness.

For more detailed explanations of the pulses, check out articles on the newsletter page on our website (and the archives). For now, just let me mention one more time that we are moving toward a quantum leap which will change the way we live on Earth. Toward the end of 2009, and into the first half of 2010, I am projecting an introduction to a “new reality” that transcends what we witnessed in Sept. 11, 2001. It will not be one event, it will be like a spiraling row of dominos falling. This series of circumstances will cause our life experience to move on to new dimensions.

Neither will it end there in 2010, but the sweeping change will carry us into 2012, that prominent date of termination in the Mayan calendar. The three outer planets of our solar system (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto), along with Chiron, will all change signs within three years. I have mentioned this sequence before, and I will keep going back to it in future articles. For now, just think how very different the world is compared with 1995-96. Try though we may to gloss over things in attempt to maintain our sanity, on some level we must admit that the world has taken on a surrealistic quality. It almost seems like a “virtual” life” these days, and its getting weirder at an exponential pace.

My estimation is that the changes in the next few years will come at five to ten times the speed and as intensity as they did between Lewinsky-Gate and Iraq-Gate. It is up to us individually as to how we want to adapt our lives to fragmenting truths of a washed up era being tossed up on the beach of tomorrow’s world.

Humanity is now faced with life or death choices. By choosing to grow in “energetic awareness” we opt for life as an expanding spiritual reality. Far from the end of the world, these times will bring humanity hurtling into the Age of Aquarius, the coming of Enlightenment. There is, however, an option (there is always an option) to remain in a fear and control based reality, which will be the unfortunate choice for the majority of humanity. The truth of the matter is that what we are co-creating is inexorably moving into manifestation, so the decision is vital as to where we invest our energy because our experience will follow those choices.

Right now, we are being prepared to live on the planet with a new perspective. Without a fresher, healthier, more forward-looking perspective, the viewpoint of human causality and conscious co-creation, it may prove to be a rough go, to say the least.
Resistance to what is (or what seems to be), accompanied by an extreme need to control what is (or what seems to be), will soon lose viability as a way to proceed through life. During these preparatory pulses, ample opportunities will arise to witness our resistance and fear so we can recognize our true state of being. Each recognition will be a perfect chance to release our negativity.

Astro-Info For May:
I now ask my readers if you have sensed an edginess and a feeling of tension in the air lately? Before you finish dealing with a set of circumstances, you may have noticed, another set of trials press in on you? Well, what you are experiencing is, first of all, some pressure coming from Saturn. But more than the heaviness associated with transits from our “karmic buddy,” we’re getting hit by the encroaching intensity of five stationing planets which will change their course of motion during May.

This month promises to be the most challenging little stretch in quite some time for us, individually and collectively. First Saturn, on the 3rd, then Jupiter on the 9th, followed by Chiron, Neptune, and Mercury, all on the 26th of May. This last date I will delineate in some detail later in the article, for it represents a monumental moment in which many possibilities could open up and many lives could change.

May in general represents a time for change, so holding onto the status quo for dear life is not the correct approach. The edginess I just mentioned, which may also feel like uneasiness or irritability, is a psychic precedent to coming events. It is not uncommon for an individual to feel like this (unexplained pressure, or perhaps anxiety) before impending dates of importance. In this case it is happening on a collective level, and the circumstances are yet unknown.

So let’s see if we can get to some useful glimpses of the month. First of all, Saturn will go direct in early Virgo, while all the other stationing planets will go retrograde. In late June Uranus will also go retrograde, so all the planets from Jupiter out to Pluto will be retrograde except Saturn. What I get from this trend is that a tremendous weight of unconscious force (from the retrograde planets) will develop steadily during this pulse. With Saturn at the same time moving directly in Virgo, we will have to become very conscious of what we have to heal in order to move forward in our lives. We will need to do whatever it takes to heal our various predicaments.

All the while we would do best to allow awareness to arise concerning issues we have not wanted to face, whatever that may be for each of us. We cannot afford to allow the “collective unconscious,” as C.G. Jung put it, at this point stemming from the plethora of retrograding planets, to overwhelm us.

Jupiter goes retrograde on the 9th, but it will not offer the usual exuberance associated with the expansive planet. Two reasons. Its proximity to the Saturn station, and its current residence in Capricorn, a Saturnian sign. This Jupiterian event, however, should provide a little balance from the heaviness and perhaps lend some insight and inspiration, especially concerning application of practical wisdom to what needs to be healed or fixed.
Jupiter’s sojourn in the sign of Capricorn, in general, should be beneficial for business, but is likely to provide false hope for change on an election year. This month, specifically, is a great time for making business plans, especially those which include a few months for gestation. Give yourself all the way up to the 9th to finalize, if necessary. Mars is pulling away from an opposition to Jupiter, which could cause some indecision or conflict. Clarity should come, if you let it.

The middle of May will be a time of energy building and quickening toward coming events. Imagine a rubber band being pulled back, eventually to be released from the fingers (in a study hall) at some unsuspecting target.

A Full Moon on the 19th in late Scorpio is a good time to release either latent or consciously pressing energies which may be hindering the construction of creative plans. Actually, this is the second consecutive Full Moon in Scorpio, the first one at O degrees, and this coming one at 29 degrees. This kind of thing is a bit unusual, sort of like a “blue moon”. At any rate, as this one waxes it squares the planets which are just a week from the exact station. The combination of the angle, the fullness of the Moon, and the stationing energy (as a reminder, this is when a planet- from the perspective of the Earth- slows down in its orbit of the Sun and changes direction) for a few hours will open a portal to the unknown. For my braver readers who are not afraid to do some deep work on themselves, this evening could be utilized to get in touch with hidden psychological “stuff” which could brought out to be healed. Ceremony, or meditative work, might prove more than interesting. Any kind of therapeutic session or counseling could prove beneficial.

Beyond that brief window, it is as if the Full Moon initiates a week-long spiritual marathon culminating on the 26th. This very intense week may be used as a time for developing creative endeavors of all kinds, especially projects to liberate yourself from limiting structures. This can be a healing segment of time, and not necessarily in any traditional sense, although those possibilities are there, too. Disabuse yourself of illusions and delusions, and do not fear repercussions.

On the 26th, Chiron and Neptune will station at 21 and 24 degrees of Aquarius, respectively, conjunct the North Node of the Moon (destiny point) at 21 degrees of the same sign. On this day the Moon will lunate all of the above by conjunction. If that wasn’t enough, Mercury will station at 21 degrees of Gemini, on a tight trine to all the energies mentioned above. I would say that this solar day has more intensely focused planetary energy happening than any 24 hour period in the last several years. Considering the week of build-up to that day, beginning at the Full Moon, we are looking at a highly charged situation.

All the Aquarius planets lay out within a (wide) conjunction to the US Moon. Mercury is exactly conjunct the US Mars (in the 7th house of relationship), while all the Aquarius stuff trines it. So you had better believe some events will be triggered by this alignment of planetary energies. Revelation(s) of hidden intent will likely occur. Mars will be within a conjunction to the US North Node, so some sort of violent aggression is probably in the air.

These are not well kept secrets anymore, I know, but humor me. It could very well be that the “powers that be” are thinking another distraction is needed to divert attention away from the election to pull yet another bait and switch on the public. With the economy tanking badly, why not focus on another “military action” instead?

There are many other possible scenarios. Actually, there are other transits to the US chart at this time, but why waste time? Use your imagination. One last thing I’ll mention: here is a prime time for revealing info on the Democratic nominee. Who, what, or whatever.
Better that we focus on our own lives instead. Just as much potential exists for remarkable occurrences in our individual lives, and within our families and friends (Aquarius rules friends, as well as goals and achievements). I mention politics in this case because I HAD to. We need to be alert. The trick is to be aware that something is up and at the same time turn it into a positive experience.

If we may be clear that what is happening in the NOW was set in motion by through creative forces unleashed in the past, then the circumstances that arise at the end of May represent a set of pictures we mailed ourselves ahead of time. What I mean is that we may have set some things at play which cannot be avoided. Keeping that in mind, it is nonetheless in the best interest to move into the stillness of meditation, away from mental projections of the ego-mind, in order to remember who we are as Spirit. Allowing the direction of Spirit to guide us, through intuition, is of ultimate importance this month.

Spirit wants us to KNOW OURSELVES. Our rotting institutions do not; they have much invested in our ignorance. The end of May is a time to look BEYOND. The healing power of Chiron at this time emanates from moving out of illusion into knowing the Self. What are our true spiritual goals? Who are our true friends? What relationships serve Spirit? Are our community and professional intentions in line with what is best for our families?

Let these thoughts and questions guide us through the “interesting” times of May and beyond.

Remember Your Power,
Joshua Hayward, Co-Director of LSI

February 08

Introductory notes:
These days I find myself straining for things to say, feeling I have said it all before. It is my earnest desire to be useful, and I know that I can continue to serve you, but it seems that a shift in modality must occur for me to remain honest in my endeavor. In the last few months I have been searching my Soul to discover just how to change “Straight From The Source” into something that fits the times we are entering. For, be assured, we are already around the corner from a way of life which we shall most certainly never see again. And, no matter how we try or how we pretend, we cannot go back. We can no longer assume, for instance, that our democracy is safely insured. And it’s a wild stretch of the imagination to think we’ll return to those idyllic days when we could still pretend our governmental institutions and major corporations had our best interest at heart.

Still, we go through many of the same motions, not really knowing what else to do. I still hear and participate in conversations that sound the same as a year or two ago. But I detect an edge on every movement made and every phrase uttered. As we know, appearances can be deceptive. If we are willing to peer beneath the surface we can observe that change has happened, but we can still sense a palpable uncertainty and hesitation hanging in the air about our present cultural positioning.

There lingers among too many a belief that our society is somewhat broken but may be fixed through plugging different people into political and other systems. Such belief does not take into account that by now the whole systemic structure of western society, especially in the United States, has been corrupted beyond repair in any of the traditional modes.

But enough. I’m at the point of realization that my format is no longer entirely relevant. What I do find relevant are the simple facts of our current historical situation, which are as follows: there are basically two ways to go now in life. One path entails clinging to illusion and attachment due to limited perception and fear. The other path consists of courageously waking up from self deception with a willingness to release false attachment.

Hence I am designing my column as support for the latter group. Before we know it, we shall have reached a time when there will be little left for us save releasing illusions. The vibratory rate of the so-called Earth Plane is increasing to levels which will cause the structures which support our current lifestyles to collapse like the walls of Jericho. It is the latter, the fearless ones, who are willing to see the illusion, or maya, upon which the old fortresses have been built, and I salute you. Together, let us rebuild.

This spiritually powerful, Old Soul group of visionaries and pioneers are learning to live at a higher vibratory rate. The fear-based many are choosing to remain dense. Clinging to the old, unable to see that it is not working, they continue at a slower vibratory rate which will soon become unsustainable.

Let me describe these groups of humanity in a different way. The Old Soul crowd is waking up to the long hidden truths of our existence: that we are causal by nature, and that life is essentially a creative experience. The others simply refuse to become aware of human causality and are determined to remain victims of God, the Devil, the government, the blacks, the whites, the terrorists, or whatever external entities they have invented or believe in. The fearless group is learning to be creative on conscious levels. The fear-based group are remaining unaware of the fact that they are energetically responsible for the shaping of their lives.

LSI Update:
At Light Source, Esther and I remain as spiritual guides here to reflect truth back to our clients and students, as well as to our friends and acquaintances. This year we are shifting our focus to working with people from the context of our process, Dynamic Mind, Creative Heart. Of course we shall still be available for Astrology, Tarot, and Clairvoyant consultations, but we feel the development of tools in consciousness will be critical in the very near future. DM is a personally adaptable process which allows and encourages consciousness to arise about where we are directing energy and thereby attracting a certain reality around it. Discovery of how to transform and transmute that energy and then refocus it toward what the Soul in truth desires to create readily arises when engaged in working (and playing) with DM.

This process has designed with the aforementioned group of spiritually creative Souls in mind. In the near future I’ll be putting more info concerning Dynamic Mind, Creative Heart onto our website. I’m not very up to date there, but I will be soon. I’ll be offering specific formats and prices on getting involved on a personal level with opportunity for gaining creative consciousness and raising vibratory levels of being.

Astro News:
February will produce a pair of Eclipses, the (total) Solar coming in the evening of the 6th of the month, and the Lunar occurring during the evening of the twentieth of the month. There being no planetary stations, save Mercury going direct on the 19th, the Eclipses become the main focus of February’s astrological calendar.

Part of the change in the column will bring less focus on the planetary configurations I consider to pack less wallop. For instance, there is currently a Jupiter/Saturn trine that is just pulling apart, but the significance is minor.

One item worth a small mention is the recent station of Mars to go direct, which came on January 30. Communications and pro-active energies have moved from a convert form to more openness concerning relationships, which may now move forward towards resolution and active planning. As it transits the 7th house of the United States chart, Mars may signify the renewal of hostilities toward Iran and other entities toward whom the neocons would designate aggression.

The Solar Eclipse is loaded up with a Sun, Moon, Mercury, Chiron, Neptune, and North Node (wide) conjunction in Aquarius, all of which comes on a basic trine to Mars. All the Aquarius stuff lays on a conjunction to the US Moon. It has the feel of a karmic/destiny oriented direction forming.

The Eclipse may not produce immediate events of global significance, or it may. More likely this month we shall witness some sort of direction being laid down which could be inklings of a long term commitment.

On personal levels, we as individuals and groups can utilize this date, and in fact the whole 2 weeks leading up to and including the Lunar Eclipse, as a time to “synchronize our watches,” to gather and focus our energies on visualizing the world we want to live in. A structure which contains peace and freedom would be advised. But I think we should personalize our visions with our own unique touches.

Something that is already being done along these lines has been instigated by our friend, MK. He has put out the idea and the actual practice of taking the morning of the 1st of each month to envision your desired world in order that beings on other planes of existence may help us bring about worldwide change. This is a very Aquarian approach. In fact doing this on a daily basis can’t hurt at all. Instead of focusing on what is wrong (and resisting it) it would be more efficacious to put out the energy toward what is desired on a deep Soul level.

So, thanks to MK and his associates (on whatever levels of being).

The second eclipse of the 20th occurs with the Sun and Moon in aspect to Saturn (Sun opposite, and Moon conjunct). This configuration brings healing and service into the picture. This is an appropriate time to dedicate, or re-dedicate, oneself to specific healing projects or more generally to service of whatever kind. Mercury goes direct the day before the Lunar Eclipse, so the overall impact may have some energies shifting. Don’t be surprised by any messages that may arrive.

These Eclipses coincide with Pluto’s incipient push into the sign of Capricorn. After 12 years of political, legal, and religious upheaval during its sojourn through Sagittarius, the planet of transformation and evolution is now beginning to shift its attention to government institutions and multinational industries. Business in general will be changed forever before Pluto is finished in the sign of Capricorn.

What many of us are most concerned with is the relationship between big business and government. A rapidly growing segment of the US is coming into the frightening understanding that our country is in actuality a fascist regime. This realization comes about as a cumulative lesson of Pluto’s transit through Sagittarius. Sagittarius rules foreign countries, the law (including international law), and philosophies and religions. We may clearly see how oil, war, propaganda, torture, illegal domestic spying, and manipulation of extant laws mix with the rise of multinational corporation outsourcing (such as Haliburton) to form what Eisenhower called the “military industrial complex”. This combining of government, military powers, and multinational megacorporations presents a serious threat to the well-being of all the peoples of Earth.

Pluto moving into Capricorn represents the seeming inevitability of what many fear the most: One World Government. I do not see this happening, although evidence is strongly pointing in that direction. I am thinking there will arise intervening circumstances.
Another possibility would be the collapse of government as we know it and its subsequent transformation into something we have not yet seen. Hence the admonishment to employ visualization and meditative techniques I have mentioned. Let’s not say exactly what it needs to be just yet. Let it develop naturally. As well, business may be transformed into a more positive force, for instance focusing on green enterprises and sustainable solutions to the local and global problems with which we are currently faced.

Pluto moving into Capricorn is what astrologers are talking about nowadays, but I am telling you that the other 2 outer planets are also about to change signs as well. All 3 will have changed within 3 and one half years. As well, remember the triple conjunction of Jupiter, Chiron, and Neptune in late ’09 which I have been discussing for some time now, and add this profound event to the mix. This transition leads right into 2012 and all the predictions we’ve heard around this date.

Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto changed signs within approximately the same amount of time between ’95 and ’98. Think how much life has changed since then. Think how things are changing faster and faster. Now imagine what life could be like by 2012. Now see why it might be beneficial to do some spiritual work right now?

What I want to emphasize in my column from now on comes in regards to conscious co-creation and raising rate of personal and planetary vibration. We need to become more aware of personal agendas that serve the ego and were probably initiated in us through others with a willingness to drop what no longer serves. This is what I call, “getting real”. We need to use consciousness as a laser beam to cut away all the bullshit. Believe me I am speaking about myself as well as anyone else. There are so many things we are convinced are so, so important. Not only are they not important, they are almost exclusively fear-based and counterproductive.

So just think about this, and maybe begin to work with the information during the time of these Eclipses. My next installment will concern itself on co-creating on personal levels with a focus on “bullshit busting”. Expect some detail that will be uncomfortable yet worthwhile. Until then, make yourself the candidate of your choice for being the president of your world. Be assured that none of the politicians you’ll find during this election year will do anything significantly different or even helpful.

Sincerely Yours,
Joshua Hayward, Co-Director of LSI