"The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man sees in it, on the contrary, the potent Law of Laws."

— Walt Whitman

Each New Year represents a new beginning — a new dispensation — and New Year 2023 is certainly an especially potent example. We leave the '6' year of 2022, which suggests that we have been required to respond spontaneously to unexpected, activating events throughout this year. But to a great extent we are emerging from even more than just this past year. We are actually, finally emerging from the past three years, which have been dominated [...]

"The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up. His work is like that of the planter - for the future. His duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way."

— Nikola Tesla

Confidence builds naturally this week, assisted by Jupiter's return to Aries on Tuesday. We are likely continuing to process the swirl of new ideas that were fostered by last week's Mercury-Uranus trine. It is important to note that Mercury will make two more trines to Uranus next month (January 8th, while retrograde and January 29th after resuming direct motion). Uranus will station direct (January 22nd) before the [...]

"Don't accept the fear that scarcity exists in any corner of your life. There is enough love, enough time, enough healing to go around. Give what you wish to receive."

— Jewel

A concern over resources takes a toll on our optimism this week. Both Mercury and Venus move from expansive, optimistic Sagittarius to 'realistic' Capricorn. Unfinished business surfaces that begins to draw our attention away from our 'High Hopes'. Ultimately, we will need to recognize that we have not been clear enough in our communication with others — our alliances can begin to fragment when the lack of clear purpose begins to shift the focus to individual security. With idealism pushed to the side, we need to face the need for honest conversations about [...]