The Howling Winds of Change
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The year has started off like a cannon ball, and many people are feeling like their heads (or their lives) are exploding. That’s not just politics; it’s the extraordinarily intense energies of the times. The year will be filled with chaos, choices, flabbergasting revelations and events, breakdowns and breakthroughs, along with the possibility of huge transformations.
Yes, politics has been front and center since early November—and not just in the United States—because of the U.S. elections. A big change was ushered in, and many are celebrating, while many are appalled, or worse. Those who are celebrating may find it’s not so great after all (“I didn’t think the leopard would eat MY face!”) and may end up experiencing buyers’ remorse. Conversely, those who are horrified or despairing may find that their worst fears don’t come to pass and that leaping into the worst-case scenario (in any situation) is detrimental to their mental health. It simply is what it is. Like those maps in the parks or malls with the star or arrow: YOU ARE HERE! (Like it or not.)
Globally, the big news is about the extraordinary, intense, and highly volatile energies flooding the planet this year, and where the now-howling winds are blowing us! (For a more in-depth discussion of predictions for 2025, check out my article in the Predictions Issue of the Sedona Journal of Emergence.)
The Great Dismantling is Accelerating
It had to happen, one way or another. The incoming energies have been pushing us for at least 10 years (really, more like 20) to prune our gardens, to release and detach from those things that don’t serve us, to eliminate waste, and cut back on what we don’t need. Have we done it? No, we’ve been too busy taking our lives way too seriously, forgetting who we really are, and arguing amongst ourselves to do that often tedious, often difficult assessing, sorting, and making changes in our lives and on the broader scale.
If you’ve been working with guides and energies for any length of time, you know how it works: when something needs to change, we get the quiet whisper. If we ignore that, we get the gentle tap on the shoulder. If we ignore that, we get a jab on the arm, then the kick in the butt, then the smack on the head. And when we ignore all of it, we get the much-dreaded Cosmic 2x4!
When we get the Cosmic 2x4, we find ourselves in a position where we feel the rug has been brutally pulled out from under us (think big car accident, losing a job or house, a partner seeks a divorce, etc.) and we feel like our lives are crashing in, we are powerless, and we have no options. Of course, that’s never true: We have more power than we believe we do, and we always have options, even if they aren’t the options we wanted to have. And if we’re really honest with ourselves, we knew we were supposed to make a change or let go of something; we just didn’t want to do it (usually because we didn't want to be bothered, thought it would be too hard, were afraid of the unknown, or didn’t trust ourselves to be able to do it).
So the U.S., and other parts of the world, are apparently having a Cosmic 2x4 moment. That’s to say, not everyone is having those moments, because some people listened to those first whispers, made the necessary changes, and created something better. The rest of the world is now catching up, and there’s plenty of drama and trauma to go around.
Sadly, it appears that most people “prefer” (or wait) to change through adversity (rather than ease) and, too often, that adversity ends up being harsher than it needed to be. But at that point, it is what it is, and change is happening, like it or not! And we have to deal with it.
The great dismantling of the structures and institutions that were “perfected” (using the term loosely) in the Piscean Age is moving now at a fast pace, and humans—who tend to cling desperately to the old, whether the old actually served them or not—are having a really hard time letting go.
We are now moving rapidly into the energies of the new Aquarian Age, and those old Piscean structures and institutions, systems, and processes (and the underlying thought-forms, beliefs, and habits that held them up) simply cannot exist in the new energies. They absolutely have to be dismantled. We cannot take that baggage (emotional or otherwise) onto the ship that is rapidly leaving port. We cannot sail off to new, wonderful adventures and new ways of being and expressing our essence if we are stuck in fear and denial, clinging to the dock.
The Planets are Lining Up to Help Us (or Push Us)!
Two enormous planetary shifts will bring energies this year that will ultimately end the world as we know it (but we’ll feel fine). On March 29, Neptune finally begins its move into Aries after being in Pisces since 2013 (where its influence was doubly strong), which may be like a cold splash of water in the face to wake us up and dissolve the fog of lies, illusion, delusion, and confusion we’ve been living in. It will remain in Aries (except for a few back-and-forth movements) for 14 years, until 2039. On July 7, Uranus begins moving into Gemini for 8 years, until 2033.
These shifts come on the heels of the final movement of Pluto out of Capricorn and into Aquarius for 23 years on November 19, just weeks after the U.S. election, after rolling back and forth for several years over its location in the U.S. natal chart and asking, "who do you really want to be as a country?"
Like gravity, these outer planets affect people on deep, unconscious levels. We feel the energies in our bones, just below the level of consciousness. The change puts us slightly off balance and makes us feel like we're walking downhill on gravel. The shift of even one into a new sign represents a sea change in the lives and viewpoints of humanity. It is these outer planet sign changes that give us the obvious generation gaps, where one generation has a very different innate outlook from those of the previous generation. For example, consider the differences between those born with Pluto in Cancer (the WWII generation) and the Baby Boomers born with Pluto in Leo.
Because these planets move so slowly through a sign (23, 14, and 8 years), it is unusual to have even one of them change signs in a given year. To have these three outer planets all change signs within seven months is virtually unheard of and is tantamount to an earth-shattering event (or perhaps, a consciousness-shattering event). What we now see to be Inevitable (Pluto), what we Believe (Neptune), and what we Think (Uranus) about ourselves, each other, and the world around us will change dramatically in a short amount of time.
Talk about a major sea change! This is tsunami, after tsunami, after tsunami! Be prepared to float and surf the waves, or you will be pulled under and dragged along the bottom. (For a more in-depth look at these major planetary shifts in 2025, check out my article on Astrology Predictions in the Sedona Journal of Emergence.)
Incoming Whiffs of War
Each of these major planetary movements carries the whiff or rhyme of war: Pluto in late degrees of Capricorn brought the American Revolution, and in the early degrees of Aquarius, it brought the Bill of Rights and the French Revolution; the Civil War started the last time Neptune moved into Aries (the exact day!); and Uranus moving into Gemini carries the energies of WWII and the carving-up of Europe in its aftermath.
We already have a few actual wars to contend with (the last dying gasp of the old paradigm), but it is unlikely that any new feet-on-the-ground wars will erupt. If they do, they will be short-lived, because the people are done with war, even if the leaders are not. Therefore, it is likely that the existing wars will wind down.
However, we will continue to have other types of wars: cyber wars, cultural wars, consciousness wars, wars within ourselves, and media/government/others fighting for our attention and belief, as we all collectively and individually adjust to the strong, new incoming energies. And perhaps these are the most important wars of all, because each and every one of us is involved, whether we consciously signed up for it or not, and we are reaching a point where we have to choose where we stand and what we stand for.
Most likely, this year we will have déjà vu of the late 1960’s, a very disruptive, challenging time of activism and massive protests for civil rights, women’s rights, and students’ rights, as well as two major assassinations and the first man on the moon. What a combo of social unrest and technological/scientific advances!
Pluto ended its sojourn through Capricorn (the sign of hierarchy, status, and consolidation of wealth and power) by facilitating the ascendance of the U.S. oligarchy. Then it moved into Aquarius (the sign of brotherhood, liberty, and equality), which will dismantle hierarchy and give power back to the people—or, rather, it will assist the people in taking their power back. As a result, With the acceleration of the Aquarian energies, 2025 (and 2026) will probably become known for massive and ongoing protests on all kinds of issues, in the U.S. and worldwide.
People will reach their tipping point, their AH-HA moment, and their last straw. Those who have felt powerless will suddenly feel a welling up of their own innate power (and yes, probably anger, as well) and finally say, “Enough!” Perhaps this will follow some crass "Let them eat cake!" moment. Those who have held power do not voluntarily give it up, and the people will have to stand up and take it back. The sleeping giant will awaken and, depending on your viewpoint, it will be horrifying—or wonderful—to see!
Beware the Ides of March!
Contrary to the normal way of things (we’ll see a lot of this, this year!) March is coming in like a lamb and will roar out like a lion! March will be a huge energy portal, and everyone on the planet will feel it! The month rolled in on the vibe of a big 7-planet alignment, with Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, that provided a “parade of planets” across the sky. The 14th brings a full lunar eclipse (a red Blood Moon), followed closely by the Equinox on the 20th, a partial solar eclipse on the 29th, and Neptune’s ingress into Aries, the very beginning of the Zodiac, on March 30. These are all big energy portals, ushering in those “howling winds of change” on steroids. Something very big and unexpected is very likely happen!
Navigating through it All
It really is time to let go, be flexible, and go with the flow. There’s no point swimming against the tide, because you won’t get anywhere, and you will only wear yourself out so that you’re no good to yourself or anyone else.
Expect the unexpected. With Uranian/Aquarian energies activated as strongly as they are, along with the other intense, churning incoming energies, the unexpected will become the norm, with shocking events coming from every direction, so be prepared to be shocked and thrown out of your comfort zone in one way or another, over and over again. To paraphrase Jiminy Cricket, many will have to pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and start all over again.
Instead of getting sucked into the drama and trauma of the world that the media wants you to wallow in, pull yourself out of that quicksand and consciously shift your attention back to yourself, your family and loved ones, and your local community, where you can actually make an impact and do some good. Work on creating your best life in your little corner of the world. The energies will support magical manifestation, so don't limit what you believe to be possible.
Be aware of what's going on, of course, and do what you feel called to do to help, protest, or take action. But don't sit in the dark, clutch your pearls in fear and despair, and wallow in it.
As time speeds up, slow down. Time is literally speeding up, and many of us find ourselves trying to squeeze what used to fill 24 hours into what feels to be about 15, leaving us exhausted, frustrated, and unfulfilled. The antidote is to slow down. Offload activities that are not necessary, give yourself plenty of down time to adjust to the energies (especially if you are sensitive or empathic), find ways to recharge your batteries, and get more sleep.
Go within. Work on healing your remaining traumas and wounds, and releasing stuck emotional energy of repressed anger, resentment, bitterness, rage, and grief. Throughout the year, the collective unhealed psychological and emotional baggage will become a giant dumpster fire in the road. As the outer turmoil increases, know that it is a reflection of the unhealed turmoil within us, being released. Once released, we can all move on to better things.
Don’t worry, be happy! Worrying about what we fear might happen is like praying for what we don’t want. Instead of preparing us for the possibility or somehow preventing it, we focus so much attention on the dreaded outcome that we help create it and prevent ourselves from seeing other possibilities. Being happy—living in and radiating that energy—creates more happiness. The same applies to joy, peace, and gratitude. Whatever we experience begins with us, and we can choose something else at any time. There is no one—no savior, no leader, no father, no ET, nobody—who is going to bring us happiness, peace, and abundance. WE are the people we’ve been waiting for, and WE must do it for ourselves. We simply need to step into our power.
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade! Life often hands us lemons, and this year for many, it will be throwing them at us, and they will hurt. If you are on the receiving end of sudden, dramatic (and possibly truly awful) change, whether because of an economic downturn, sudden job loss, earth or weather event, overturned relationship, etc., the first step is to accept what is.
Grieve the loss, then do your best to step out of victimhood and fear, assess the situation, identify the opportunities for learning, growth, and new directions, and take steps in those directions. When we are forced out of our comfort zones and the things by which we've defined and identified ourselves are lost, we learn more of our resilience, power, and who we really are. It's never really what happens to us. It's all about how we respond, and that is our choice.
If you feel stuck, waiting to find your purpose, stop worrying about it! It probably isn’t here yet, or your current purpose is to do what you're doing! Work on your self-love. Go within, identify your own needs and make sure they are met, love yourself and release self-doubt and self-judgment. Practice saying NO. Take time to really get to know yourself outside of society’s strictures, demands, and expectations. Examine your own beliefs and expectations about yourself.
Take time to value all the wonderful things about yourself, and recognize that you are a Divine Being, deeply loved, and that you are worthy and deserving of love and all good things. You are here for a reason, to play your own unique note in the great symphony. Above all, take time for real self-care instead of putting yourself last. When your next mission is ready—when YOU are ready for it—it will miraculously appear!
Wear your thoughts, beliefs, and habits lightly. As a result of the sign changes of the three outer planets, which affect us all on deep unconscious levels, our thoughts and beliefs—and the habits and actions they support—will be changing. We need to allow ourselves to change, grow, and evolve. We need to allow ourselves to outgrow our thoughts and beliefs, to change our minds, and see things from different perspectives.
Wear your fear lightly, too! Fear takes us out of the moment into the land of "what if" and worst-case scenario. Fear paralyzes us, prevents us from thinking straight, and cuts us off from the guidance we are offered by our higher self and our guides. We can lose our joy and our life in the present by living in fear of something that may or may not happen (and probably won't). Recognize possibilities and do what you can to prepare for them, then let them go and trust the Universe to have your back!
Dream BIG! Now is a time to ask again, “Who am I now?” The answer to this question will likely change several times throughout the year with all these huge energy shifts bringing changes to thoughts, beliefs, and circumstances. So don’t nail yourself down right now. DREAM and imagine the possible (and impossible) futures you’d love to have. If you could have anything, what would it be? If you could do anything, what would it be? What would it feel like and look like to have and do those things? Put those questions and dreams out there and KNOW in your heart that if they are for your greatest good, they will come to pass.
Make it so! The world can be our oyster this year, if we focus on creating joy, release the attachments that are weighing us down, allow changes (even those we really don’t think we want), go with the flow, and stay alert for amazing, unexpected opportunities!
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Here are some articles from past issues of Tunnel Vision that you might find interesting as companion pieces for this issue’s articles:
SUMMER 2024 - The Shift is Upon Us with Exploding Expectations
WINTER 2024 - A Year of Everything on Steroids!
FALL 2023 - Life is a Three-Ring Circus
DECEMBER 2014—Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men (this article about peace, from the end of 2014, still applies today)
WINTER 2023—As the World Churns
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 I am an Intuitive Coach, Public Speaker, Author, Reconnective Healing® practitioner, and a Practical Mystic.
A Near-Death Experience (NDE) in 1985 expanded my psychic abilities and created an ongoing link with some very loving—and humorous—Guardians of humanity and the ancient wisdom, who gave me a huge amount of information about life and the evolution of mankind, and who continue to guide me.
I bring this knowledge and connection to my clients and audiences, along with over 30 years’ accumulated wisdom and understanding of metaphysics, life on earth, and Who We Really Are.
I am the author of the metaphysical fantasy novel, The Search for the Crystal Key—an adventure about believing in yourself and the power of Love, with information about life that I received during my Near-Death Experience.
Watch podcasts and find out more about my NDE, products, and services at LionMagic.com.
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It's Time for Comprehensive Exams!
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Anyone who attended a college with comprehensive exams to graduate will remember how it played out: the studying, the anxiety, the idea of trying to remember everything because your whole future depends on it… then you sweated your way through the exam, felt like you were going to die while you waited for the results, then you graduated… and your whole world changed as you went out into the great unknown!
This year and next year are a bit like that. Many have been working to be ready for this particular amazing time in history for their whole lives, consciously or not. Many are holding the same kind of anxiety, dread, and worry about failing, about not quite making it to the next level, while simultaneously being excited about the next level without even being clear about what the next level will bring.
This time, the “tests” are about mastery of the SELF:
1. Have you learned who you really are and embraced that?
2. Have you started walking through life expressing your authentic self? And loving and respecting yourself?
3. Do you manage to maintain peace and balance in your life? Do you generally act with kindness, love, and compassion?
4. Have you released judgment of others and yourself?
5. Do you allow others to have their own thoughts and opinions, respecting them and their life paths, just as you respect yourself and your path?
6. If triggered, how fast can you clear the emotion and return to your center?
7. Can you control your thoughts, so that you focus on what you want, rather than the drama of what you don’t want?
8. Have you learned to manifest what you need, knowing that you are worthy of having it, and able to get it?
8. Do you trust the process and the plan, knowing that everything that comes to you is happening for you, rather than to you, and that everything will work out for the highest good (and sooner if you don't resist)?
9. Do you choose to be happy rather than right?
Don’t worry, it's almost impossible to live on 3-D planet earth and live these principles all the time. Life is about balancing, not finding some kind of static balance and staying there. The only certainty is change, especially this year! And we will all undergo big changes (possibly repeatedly).
How can you assess how you’re doing? Just look around at how things are going in your life. Do you like what’s happening? Are you stuck in repeating patterns that you can't seem to break, or have you broken free? Can you rebalance quickly after a setback? Are you treated well by those around you? Do you have constant drama in your life or peace? Do you feel that your needs are filled, or do you feel like a victim? How often can you stay in the present rather than living in the past or focusing on/fearing the future?
The outer world is the reflection of our inner world, and the exams are self-graded. We learn as we go, with a constant feedback loop to show us how we're doing.
Choose Your Timeline Now
This year presents the opportunity to choose the higher or the lower timeline. There’s no judgment, and there’s no deadline, and there will be plenty of ongoing feedback to show how each person is doing. Most people will tend to move back and forth, as it will take some practice to stay primarily in one timeline.
Choice points happen every day, and each choice will be a selection. Every day, more and more people will reach a point of breakdown or break through. They will choose love or fear. They will choose to wallow in or relish the drama or they'll choose peace. This is all part of the comprehensive exams we’re living right now.
What do you choose?
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It's interesting how most of us generally have the knee-jerk reaction to things we don't like of, "Oh no, not that!" We focus, as if mesmerized, on that thing we don't want. We can barely tear our eyes and thoughts away... and we don't understand why we keep getting that thing, or similar things, that we so badly don't want.
There's a reason for that! Most of us were programmed to think that way. In fact, we usually don't even think about it; we just go there. We tend to mostly live in the negative, and that defeats us every time!
Why? Because our thoughts and words are powerful manifestation tools, and—now more than ever, in these intense energies—what we focus our attention on, grows. The Universe, the Field (or whatever you want to call it) recognizes that our attention is on that thing and understands that attention to be an expression of interest in having more of the thing. And, because the Universe matches the energy we put out and supports us in our desires, it serves up more of the thing to us. And gee... I wonder why we feel ungrateful for all the help?
The Universe doesn't understand the negative. When we think or say NOT THAT, the only energy going out is "THAT!"
So if we feel stuck, going around in circles of manifesting the things we don't want, it helps to listen to our thoughts and words and make tweaks as necessary. What are we telling the Universe we want? What are we focusing our attention on?
Are we focused on the wonderful money we do have or are we focused on never having enough? (Do you really want more of "never having enough"?) Start saying "thank you!" for every dollar you have!
Like most people, I was stuck in that type of thinking for decades and only slowly changed my way of thinking and talking to the Universe.
I'd be running late and coming up to a green traffic light. "Don't turn red," I'd think or say, and then I'd be upset when it turned red! Why won't the Universe support me, I'd think. But it WAS supporting me! It was giving me what I was focusing on: the red light!
Now I know to say or think, "Stay green, stay green, stay green," and voila! I sail through the intersection with the green light (and always say thank you as I go)!
Concerned about the fires in California and, now, in the Carolinas? Don't think "stop the fires." Think "RAIN"!
It's even better, and more powerful in manifesting, if you can see the outcome you want (rain falling) in your mind's eye, feel how the rain would feel on your face, smell the fresh rain, etc., and KNOW that it is already there!
Another way we sabotage ourselves in manifesting is to place our order with the Universal Order Clerk, and then immediately canceling it by thinking or saying, "Oh, I don't think that will ever happen," or "I don't see how I can get that," or "I don't deserve that."
You do deserve it, and you can have it, and you don't have to know how you're going to get it. The "how" is up to the Universe. You don't have to figure it out. Just as when you're in a restaurant, place your order and know in your heart that you're going to get it, somehow, some way, and let the Universe handle it and deliver it when it's ready.
These are simple tweaks but make the world of difference when we want to manifest something, especially a big change. And practice makes perfect!
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If you're feeling stuck, wondering what you're supposed to be doing next, it's probably not here yet. With these energies, it will be hard to pin down what's next because everything is changing. It will be like trying to nail Jell-o to the wall!
What you think you want now may be very different from what you want in September.
So chill, relax and BE! Learn to enjoy floating in limbo! You are exactly where you're supposed to be, doing exactly what you're supposed to be doing, even if you can't see it that way.
When it's time to make a change, you will definitely be guided. So relax! Breathe! Trust!
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