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Man! Has it been hectic but enjoyable. The cooking,smoking and burning continues as wave after wave of celebrants continue to trek through our Capricornian domain. Marissa and I are both Sea Goats born 3 days and ten years apart ( me the 25th and she the 28th of December ). It really works for both of us going on 17 years. We love to entertain once in a while and do come down off of our twin peaks to do so. We both can cook. It has been an international crowd this season with India, Netherlands, Pine Ridge, St. Louis,New England and etc. represented. Our new found Lakota brother is a 25 year veteran of the traditional sun dance which adds another spiritual dimension to the gathering. This New Year’s Drumming celebration will be bigger than ever. We both abstain and so we have provided a non-alcoholic haven for revelers who are looking for a different ceremony, native style, to bring in the new year.  The chart looks like a powerful one with Moon in Pisces and 5 planets plus one asteroid in Capricorn ( in the fourth house no less). We are ready to raise the roof. We’ll send you the vibe should you not be able to make it. It’s part of our joint Filipina/Iroquoian tradition. Love is the answer and love is the key. Check it out!!! The Eagles are gathering.

Solar Return over and the Moon is now in the party sign of Sagittarius. I hope your Christmas Day was filled with the spiritual light of the returning sun/Son. It is my wish for all of you a year of raising vibrations and spiritual presence. We here in Kenfunky are continuing with a very quiet, peaceful,laid back celebration. The temp is fluctuating and we are receiving past our quota of life giving rain. This is a good thing. Marissa is meditating and we are preparing for another wonderful meal. Hope you are too. Our next focus is our traditional New Year’s Eve Drumming Ceremony. We have done this almost every year for the last ten years. Since we don’t drink and party away from our old Kentucky home anymore we have made this the Ceremony of choice for all non drinkers in our area. You all come. Good food Fine fellowship & Mystical drumming in the New Year. It is fast becoming traditional for we Kentucky Native Americans.

Today the moon is passing through the third decan of Scorpio ruled by Neptune. We in Kentucky are expecting an ice storm, according to the usual experts who have never been able to predict our weather better than the local natives. It’s about 70/30 in favor of Granny’s aching bones. The influences look good for the rain/ice this time. We’ll see! This is a perfect combination for a pre-Christmas party ( get your designated drivers out ) and Marissa and I are having an open house complete with crafts from Africa and her own major jewelry offerings. HOT soup, tea and cookies, card readings and all. The astrology of the day is perfect for this kind of a gathering. Come on over, y’all. Let’s celebrate the winter solstice in style…….of course I know that the solstice was two days ago but who cares. At this time of year any excuse for a party is a good one.  Mars is conjunct the Galactic Center and who knows just what message will be arriving from deep space. Yes. I am an astrologer of some 45 years experience and I have studied the Mayan calender for over 25 years. No, 2012 is NOT the end of the world as we know it. It might be the end of some notable careers as we know them but what can I tell you about the false profits that you don’t already know. More on astrology later.

Another of my interests is the Tarot which I have studied since the fall of 1969. Murranda Arcane was my first mentor and through-out the 5 years of my initiation saw to it that I was not infected with the milarky past, so called “experts”, have heaped upon this divination device. To me the readings are a mirror of the internal state of the questioner, who with a little objectivity, can get the message projecting from the subconscious. The deeper meanings of this mirroring must be meditated upon for a thorough understanding. I must recommend The Underground Stream by Christine Payne-Towler for an interesting study of the Esoteric Tarot.

Ah! The winter solstice. This is the time of year when the hopes of mankind take on a primal patina. These are the longest periods of darkness. As the dark force makes itself known we might imagine our ancestors longing for the short nights and warm days of the spring. It is a this time that ” the Light ” is most important. May the ever present light from within your hearts warm you and bestow upon you the hope of the coming year. May the Light of the World shine down upon you on that most Blessed Day and give you peace. The 25th day of December is the day that the sun turns back. The symbology of that day is etched in our deepest awareness. May the Christ Light we have come to associate with Christmas Day despell all of your dark thoughts and bring you peace for ever more.

 

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