I was invited to write a few paragraphs for an upcoming book by Michael Smith about what 2012 means to me... this is what I submitted, which is an abbreviated form of an article I'm writing... stay tuned for that one:

What does 2012 mean to me?   

I am a professional astrologer of many years, a spiritual counselor and healer, and a sound healing practitioner and teacher.   I have always been an empath who is more attuned to universal energies than most, and this influences my readings and my work.   I have a passion for harmonics…the sacred resonant mathematical ratios of relationship, of proportion in design, of interval, as they manifest in music, voice, astrology, and sacred geometry. The same principles carry through with continuity…

Everyone is full of anticipation about 2012, there are so many questions!   What will happen then??   Will it be the end of the world?   Can I stop paying my credit card  bills?  But from what I see, what will happen in 2012 is heavily dependent on what we do and how we are now, and the trajectory of our path in how we live our lives and evolve in our consciousness right now.   From an astrological perspective, this major shift in intensification and acceleration has been increasing for a few years  now, and 2010 is the most challenging year.   We are being called to let go of our old conditioning and habituation, to confront and transform the abuse of power, and to move beyond dualistic thinking and perceiving – the past ends now!    The most important thing is to not fall into fear, because fear sucks the energy right out of you, and cuts you off from the light.   When we are aligned with universal energy and flow, we are in our creativity and light, and the way forward is shown.  

Did you know that astronomers are discovering new planets in our solar system?   We have new ‘dwarf planets’ in Eris, Makemake, Haumea, and at the farthest reaches of the solar system, Sedna.   Newly discovered planets indicate new aspects of consciousness coming into potentiality and awareness.   It’s time for us to make a major quantum leap in consciousness!  Inthe midst of many intense astrological challenges happening, something very  subtle but highly significant happened in 2009.   Neptune returned to its discovery degree for the first time since its discovery in 1846.  What this tells me is that Neptune, the planet of universal compassion, is showing us the way forward.   We must move beyond our dissociation, our dualistic, competitive sense of self-entitlement, not to lose our individuality, but to move forward with it into realization that we are interdependent,all cells on this same Earth mother body, and to work responsibly in cooperation and compassion in Oneness consciousness.

The traditional geocentric astrological chart for December21, 2012 shows struggle and chaos, revolution and indulgence.   But the more spiritually focused  heliocentric chart, with the Sun, not the Earth at the center, harmonizes the chaos into a flow of mindful creative restructuring, idealism and bridging, and leadership and core level authenticity, and yes, compassion.   The key is in harmonic solar/’soul-ar’ soul-centered emergence and ascension, and for those who have done their work and are prepared to rise with it, it will be transformative, transcendent, healing, and full of beauty and wonder.