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You can’t connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something: your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well worn path.

Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Address, 2005

Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering.

There is a crack in everything,

That’s how the light gets in.

~Leonard Cohen

“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.” ‑Margaret Mead

The 2012 Race for the White House. 

During the 2000 Political race I was asked to make a prediction as to who would win the Presidential Election.

 By using the combination of Numerology and Astrology, a month before the election, both in print and on the national morning TV shows, my Numbers/Astrology predicted that George Bush had a minuscule advantage over Al Gore. And, with retrograding Mercury throwing a Monkey Wrench into the communication sector, the planetary chaos surrounding the election could force the final decision into the hands of the Electoral College. And we all know the end of that National Saga.

 In 2004 there was no Numerological/Astrological contest. Senator Kerry’s chart indicates that he will remain a powerful force in US politics, but will never be President.

 This brings us to the 2008 election of President Obama and the 2012 race for the White House.

 For the 2008 Presidential election my Numbers/Astrology clearly pointed to a new President who (when I made this prediction in 2004), no one would remotely consider as a viable candidate for the Presidency. This ruled out the majority of the candidates. My Numbers/Astrology also predicted that this Revolutionary Presidency would change our National conscience and vision of the future.

 Mr. Obama fit this Numerological/Astrological profile, and I cast my Election-prediction in his favor. However one of the more interesting aspects of President Obama’s Astrological power is that he does not win the race – but his opponent (Among other things, Sarah Palin as VP?) lost the Presidential race.

 The Numbers/Astrology also pointed out that the 2008 President would only serve one, four-year term. And according to my Numerological/Astrological prognostication, President Obama will serve out his term, but could make different choices for his future or simply not be re-elected.

 However, as Lenoard Cohen says, “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”

 President Obama’s Astrological chart has a particularly lucky aspect in that, it’s not that he wins his races — it’s that his opponents lose the race. Between September 2011 and October 2012 President Obama is in a politically vulnerable phase: will face big challenges, roadblocks and adept political adversaries. But, if he chooses to run in 2012, once more, it will be his opponent – who wins or loses the race.

 One More Thing: It’s interesting to note, that even as Revolutionary as President Obama’s presidency has been and continues to be, according to the Numbers/Astrology, it’s the next (2012) President who will carry through and preside over an even more important turning point in the history of our beloved country.

“Anthem”

The birds they sang
at the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don’t dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never free.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.

We asked for signs
the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed
the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
of every government –
signs for all to see.

I can’t run no more
with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places
say their prayers out loud.
But they’ve summoned, they’ve summoned up
a thundercloud
and they’re going to hear from me.

Ring the bells that still can ring …

You can add up the parts
but you won’t have the sum
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum
Every heart, every heart
to love will come
but like a refugee.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.
That’s how the light gets in.
That’s how the light gets in.

There was once a young man who lived in a very poor village in China. But because the family owned a horse, they were considered wealthy. One day, while out for a ride, the boy stopped to rest, and his horse ran away.

On his return home, the villagers went to his father to express their sorrow for the family’s great loss. “Very bad luck!” they cried. The sage-like father shook his head and calmly said, “Maybe good. Maybe bad.”

The following day, the boy went out to hunt for the missing horse, and to his great joy found a herd of wild horses, which he was able to round up and bring back to the village. The excited villagers exclaimed, “What great fortune—your luck has returned!” The wise elder again calmly said, “Maybe good. Maybe bad.”

The next morning, while trying to tame one of the wild horses, the boy was trampled and left crippled.

The loss of a healthy son is indeed a sign of bad luck.

And when the village people saw the young man’s mangled leg, they went to the father to express their sympathy for his change in fortune. The elder man’s reply was the same: “Maybe good. Maybe bad.”

Within the week, the Chinese army marched into the village and rounded up all the able-bodied young men—to take away to war.

The Elders of a village went to the Saint where he was meditating in a cave in the mountains, and complained about Nagaraja, an evil snake that had terrorized the village.

“His hiss can be heard for miles around,” they said. “He bites and swallows our cattle, our dogs, our children, our men, our women. Even the bravest among us have become afraid to venture out into the fields, which are dry, parched, uncultivated. Our granaries are depleted and empty. Our numbers are dwindling from death by the snake, and by starvation. Help us, Guru—you alone can subdue and vanquish him.”

The Saint, realizing the gravity of the situation, descended to the village, and went to the large, spreading bodhi tree. This used to be the tree under which children played, yogis meditated, and lovers lay in each other’s arms in the moonlight. But no more. Now at its coiling, twisted roots, the snake lived in his burrow.

“Come forth, O Ancient One,” the Saint called, and the snake crept out of his hold, slithering and undulating, his scales shimmering in the sunlight. He was dark and shining in his majesty, awesome in his length and his beauty. He glided to the Guru and coiled up meekly at the man’s feet.

“Oi, what is it that I hear about you being the scourge of the village? Leave your destructive ways. Be good. Don’t kill needlessly. Stop biting them. Leave them alone,” the Saint said.

Because the snake had good karma, because he could be made conscious of the consequences of his acts, and because he had the sense and power to obey the Saint, he returned to his burrow, resolving henceforth to leave his evil ways and be good.

The fields yielded grain, the children came out to play, the lovers loved, the brave came out with their bows and arrows, and the villagers were once again at peace.

One day, several months later, the Saint passed by the tree in the village, and found the snake coiled near the root of the tree. He was utterly transformed. His scales had fallen off, he looked mangy, emaciated, innocuous, limp. He had sores all over his body. He seemed to be on the verge of death.

“Oi, what happened to you?” the Saint asked.

“This, O Guru, is the fruit of obedience, of being good. I obeyed you, I gave up my evil ways, I let the villagers alone, I stopped biting them, I stopped eating their livestock, and what happened? Even the rats dance on my head. I haven’t eaten for months. I am simply waiting to be eaten when I die.”

“This is your own fault,” the Saint replied. “I told you not to bite them, but I didn’t tell you not to hiss.”

Retold by Kamla Kapur, from a tale by Ramakrishna.

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)

Ruling Planet: Neptune
Symbol: Two fishes
Element: Water
Color: Mauve, deep blue

A page is turning in your life as 2012 begins, and before the end of the year, your priorities and definition of success will undergo some startling shifts. Your long-term goals will also be in the throes of a major renovation as mind-altering Jupiter leaves grounded Taurus to begin a year‑long partnership with worldly Gemini. New venues for your work or talents will open, and many Pisces will consider the idea of relocation or a lifestyle change. Dear Pisces, don’t hide because by the end of the year you will show everyone that the little fish can swim with the sharks.

But the year begins on a turbulent note and with Mars throwing a few tantrums and losing most of his powers between February and May; you may have to deal with everything from difficult work situations undermining colleagues to restoring domestic bliss. But there are two dates (mid‑June and October) when you will be given the opportunity to revise your plans or make a serious decision that could alter the course of your work or home life. The choice will be yours, so stay aware of your circumstances, and circumspect in your commitments.

You are about to move into your very own planetary comfort zone. Your ruler, visionary Neptune, enters the spiritual sign of Pisces for a very long stay, lending you both his creative and illusionary qualities. During this transit, your ability to navigate between fantasy and reality ‑ and find a balance between your ambitions and personal happiness ‑ will become a challenge. If you keep your eye on your highest ideals and with your compassionate heart engaged you will make the right choices for you and those you love.

Love and romance are on this year’s cosmic agenda. But while you are on the road to self-discovery, a close partner or loved one may feel left behind. The surprisingly ambitious Pisces can become driven and self-involved. If you consciously stay tuned to your companions, and make a few concessions of your own, this year could become the turning point in your home and personal life. During the first part of the year and particularly in March, small issues or habits that you never noticed before could become a bone of contention. You can let these issues fester and become a bigger problem or — this may be good time to ask how much you are contributing to the problem. And the answer may be the old axiom: Don’t sweat the small stuff.

2012 Pisces Relationship Guide: If you are a single Fish there may be more than one interesting romantic prospect circling around this year, so don’t tattoo Mr/Ms. Right’s name on your arm just yet. All Pisces could have a visit from a past relationship ‑ which, may be good for your ego ‑ but don’t make too many promises you will not want to keep, because in June, reality sets in and it’s time to leave the ghost of past romances or an infatuation — behind. October will be a turning point month in your romantic life, and with so many beautiful aspects in play — love promises to triumph over all.

As you cross this year’s important planetary threshold, George Sands words could guide you toward personal and worldly success:  “Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”

Be the change — in your own life.  With warmest wishes for 2012, Cheryl lee