We just had New Moon in Aquarius and, with it, Chinese New Year – Year of the Water Dragon. Mars is going retrograde in Virgo. The largest solar storm since 2005 is hitting the planet. Mwop mwop mwop mwop.

Translation: Change! Big big change! Unsettled feelings, wonky electronics, challenges, facing our fears.

I said it before, but this is the year we are being called to stand in our Truth. By June, things are going to be really real.  This is one of the steps towards that. Now is the time to name your fears, to face them head on and see them for what they really are. Get out of your comfort zone.

I am reminded of something I came across at the Rogue Brewery in Oregon, where I had gone on the advice of an angel, during my walkabout in 2003:

The Fundamental Agreement

The way ahead is clear.
Be honest about the battlefield.
Throw out the old rules that don’t make sense.
Get out of the comfort zone.
Go to the front of the fight and stay there.
And most important, cut out all the bullshit.

Seems pertinent today.

Other advice I would offer is to ground, firmly; drink plenty of water (more than you are right now); make sure you’re meditating at least 10 minutes every day; focus on what you have, rather than what you don’t have; eat lightly, as much fresh food as possible, rather than processed things; and get enough rest – you’re going to need your strength.

Excelsior!