Open your heart to the spirit of change: ride with the excitement and wonder of the night.
Whether you go to a sacred place, to a party, or connect to the world via TV, you are sure to remember the night for the rest of your life. Such will be the expectation of change, the focus of minds on this event, that almost anything could happen, and new energies, new possibilities could be set in motion.
The newly reborn Mars (after its occultation by the Moon) enters the constellation Aquarius, and takes us on another step into the dawning New Age. Mars sets early on, but as midnight rolls around the world, you will see, if skies are clear, the eyes of heaven: Jupiter and Saturn jovial and wise, watching over us, protecting us, empowering us.
As the time approaches, connect with the dragon power ignited by the moon and sun at the eclipse, and channelled by many people. Connect with old energies stored and cherished by the earth; connect with the worship, the love, the suffering of people down the centuries; connect with the souls of everyone around you, with the heart of the planet, the spirit of the universe.
At the stroke, release the energy from deep within yourself, Do not be afraid: the energy will be good tonight; we are well looked after. Congratulate each other on making it; breathe, relax; make new connections.
When things are quiet, and you are dreaming, dream of the future: envision new possibilities for the weeks, years and centuries ahead. Evolution of our consciousness: finding the flow of the universe, and finding each other at last. Revitalisation of the goddess, the god and the androgynous goddessgod: celebration of our diverse identities and desires. Equality; the end of discrimination and prejudice. World peace. Contact with aliens if they exist: brothers and sisters and more who might open our eyes to new horizons. Rediscovery of past civilisations. New medicines and technologies that might indeed mean health and plenty for all: the need for money. Diverse, creative political structures.
In the end, look for gradual progress with many setbacks, and a few disasters, but with a growing vision of what we want. And do not forget the turning of the year, creating new things as they should be, at their own pace.
first posted September 1999