I caught up with Jozef Slanda, a fellow artist and musician friend of mine who gives great astrological readings. He's brought light to things in my chart that have made me say...so that's why I did that. He is a triple Virgo so when he does something, he does it all the way, and beyond. He's given me so much perspective I had to ask him if he would share his take on 12-12-12, 12-20-12 and the end of the Mayan calender. Jozef breaks it down astrologically giving us a back-drop of world events to the conversation. This is happening to all of us. Do you believe there will be a shift on the planet? Post your feelings below and let's get the conversation started.
An Essay on 2012 and related events:
by Jozef Slanda
Because I am an astrologer as well as a
musician and performer, the most frequent thing that people will ask
me about at my talks and shows is; what is 2012 all about, and what
does it all mean? I think that many people are very confused and
scared because there is so much misinformation and fear floating
around out there.
It all contains a grain of truth, yet none of the
fragments that people hear tell the entire story. Some authors and
self appointed prophets have taken the idea of the Aquarian Age, the
end of the Mayan Calendar, the numerology of 12-12-12, the Ascension
and the Dimensional Shift and mixed them all together into an end of
days metaphysical gumbo that can’t help but cause fear and
confusion, not to mention spiritual indigestion. I will do my best to
try to make sense of it for those of you reading this.
In regards to December 12th
2012 and the dimensional shift, or “Ascension” that some people
are talking about: From an astrological perspective 12-12-12 isn’t
any more significant than 11-11-11 or 10-10-10 or 9-9-9. Other than
the Sun, astrology doesn’t adhere to the calendar as the planets
connect in their own cycles that don’t line up with our calendar
most of the time. So 12-12-12 is a numerological anomaly that may, or
may not have any real significance. Nothing I have read or seen has
convinced me that anything earth shattering is going to happen on
that date or that is going to cause a “spiritual” change or shift
on the planet that any of us will see or actualize. There is an
astrological event that is in play however on Dec 12, 2012 that could
indicate some kind of major financial/political event, but it is part
of a larger astrological context that I will try to explain below.
(A)
The biggest astrological event of the
past year and into 2013 is the ongoing Uranus/Pluto square. It began
building in 2008 at the time of the banking crisis and will continue
well into 2015. (B) When Uranus and Pluto hook up in a difficult
aspect the world always goes into a revolutionary crisis mode. The
last two times these planets connected in this way were in 1932 and
1965. In 1932 we had the Great Depression and the rise of socialism,
fascism, the workers union movement and the seeds of World War II. In
1965 we had the peak of the cold war, the Vietnam War, race riots,
assassinations, the civil rights movement, the sexual revolution and
the woman’s movement. Now in 2012 we have the continuing worldwide
financial crisis, the Arab spring, the Occupy Movement, the
continuation of the civil rights movement - as seen in the recent
presidential race - and the reassessment of the social safety net
programs that were put into place in the 1930’s and then furthered
in the mid-60’s. So the themes that tie the Uranus/Pluto connection
of 2012 to the previous two in 1932, and 1965 are those of social
justice, civil rights, corrections in systems of financial inequality
and social and sexual revolution. This is the overriding context of
all of the events happening around 2012 and into the coming years.
The end of the Mayan calendar, the
Ascension, Armageddon and the dawn of the Aquarian Age have all
gotten lumped together around 2012 which has made all of them harder
to understand. The concept of The Aquarian Age is an astronomical
fact. Due to a phenomenon called “The Precession of the Equinoxes.”
The astrological age’s change every 2000+ years culminating in a
“Great Year” that is roughly 26,000 years in duration. It is said
that the previous/current age was/is in the sign of Pisces. The
coming Age of Aquarius has been talked about for a very long time
now, and it rose into popular consciousness in the early 60’s and
was immortalized in the Broadway play “Hair” in the song
“Aquarius.” However, there is no consensus as to when the
Aquarian Age begins, or if it has begun already. Though the
astrological ages are real, the biggest misconception about them is
that they happen on a given date and that some kind of shift or
opening occurs on that date. The truth is that they behave more like
waves and they overlap. So as the wave of the Age of Pisces is
receding the wave of the Age of Aquarius is building. These overlaps
can and do last hundreds of years before one age gives way completely
to the next.
The end of the Mayan calendar is
directly related to this “Great Year” of 26,000 years. The “Great
Year” is divided into 5 distinct “World Ages” that last 5,125
years each. The Mayan Calendar, whose ending is referenced as marking
the end (or beginning) of time, is believed to have begun at around
3000 BCE or 5000+ years ago. That is where scholars get the date Dec
21 2012, while some others use 12-12-12 as the end of the calendar.
So this means that the “Great Year” of 26,000 years is ending at
the same time as the current “World Age” of 5,125 years. This
galactic alignment is believed by some to be an indicator of an
opening or gateway that will account for The Ascension that is
supposed to be a time when certain humans will evolve or “ascend”
to a higher vibration and level of consciousness. Now if you think
that all of this is starting to sound confusing, you would be right;
but bear with me.
These three big things – the end of
the “Great Year”, the changing of the Ages and the current
Uranus/Pluto square – are the context of the current situation on
the planet. It is like those Russian dolls that all fit into each
other; you have to start with the biggest doll and work down from
there. The end of the “Great Year”, the Mayan calendar and the
Age of Aquarius are the larger context or the bigger dolls, and 2012,
12-12-12, the Ascension and the current Uranus/Pluto square are the
smaller context or smaller dolls. The most important thing to
understand here is that we are talking about vast cycles of time and
that this end of the Mayan calendar and the dawn of the Aquarian Age
are not the end of the world, but the end of one age, and the
beginning of another. Also, that the ending or beginning of an age is
not an event that happens on a given date, but a process that happens
over time. There is no need to be afraid as the effects are very
gradual, and are barely noticed by those who aren’t paying very
close attention.
Every culture has its Armageddon and
return to the Golden Age myths. The early Christians were certain
that the Messiah’s return would be in their lifetimes 2000 years
ago. The Y2K - or millennium scare - and now the 2012 scare, are new
twists on the same theme. They
all claim that the end is near and they all cause a great deal of
fear and distress for ordinary people who are just trying to keep up
and understand an ever changing world and their place in it. Yet the
world is still here, and it hasn’t ended yet. And none of these
dates that allegedly begin the new age, The Great Year, The World
Age, The Age of Aquarius, and even the end of the Mayan calendar can
be definitively given.
The culture may bubble for centuries
around a new idea (think Galileo and the Sun as the center of the
Solar System). And much of the culture may hardly even notice or get
it (think the Vatican who only forgave Galileo for his revolutionary
theory 400 years later in 2008). Yet the individuals are changed the
moment that they change their mind. In my opinion all we have is NOW.
We awaken individually when we take responsibility for our current
reality and that is when our old world ends, and a new age of true
change begins for us. I am not waiting for the world to change as I
believe that our Golden Age is right now. We don’t have to wait for
some point in the future to embrace change and awakening because we
can make this choice in every day, every moment and every second of
our lives. I suggest we all get busy with being the change we want to
see in the world and take responsibility for changing the little
piece of the Earth that we find ourselves standing upon at this
moment; the world will catch up eventually.
Fear of the future, or the fantasy that
all of our problems are going to end on Dec 12th or Dec
21st, or at any time in the near future as we float off
into another dimension, or into the rapture, will only cause stress
and anxiety. Not to mention the unbearable depression and
disappointment some are certain to feel when they have to face the
painful truth that they, and their problems, are still here on Dec
22nd 2012. I just try to remember the eternal truth in
this and every moment; that God is Love and God is real, and that my
job is to be present in the life I have now. The present is called
the present because it is a gift. We do ourselves a great service
when we remember to stay focused and grounded in this moment and to
try to be the best humans that we can be right here, and right now.
We have to be in the world to save the world.
Footnote (A): the astrological
event that is happening on December 12 2012 is a Yod (Finger of God)
pattern that includes Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto and it will be in
play from Dec 9, 2012 thru Jan 4, 2013 and be reactivated from March
11, 2013 thru April 8, 2013. The planets Saturn and Pluto are in a
“mutual reception” as Saturn rules Capricorn and Pluto rules
Scorpio, and Saturn is in Scorpio while Pluto is in Capricorn. The
sextile between these two planets (60 degree aspect) and the fact
that they are in a mutual reception makes this a very powerful
combination.
Saturn and Capricorn govern the law, structure and the existing order. Pluto and Scorpio govern money, power, sex, death and transformation. Having these two planets in each other’s sign and also in a harmonious angle, shows a huge potential for a true restructuring of our financial system and institutions, as well as the laws that govern and regulate them.
Jupiter in Gemini is the focal point of this Yod (Finger of God) pattern and Jupiter rules philosophy, principles and belief, while Gemini is the sign of communications and the archetype of the trickster, or potentially the liar. As Jupiter also rules expansion and optimism there is a serious probability that the season of this Yod will be full of expanding rhetoric and trickery in regards to our power structures (Saturn, Capricorn and Pluto, Scorpio). That this is happening as our government is again edging up to a fiscal cliff with the debt ceiling crisis, and that this Yod is occurring in the context of the previously mentioned very volatile Uranus/Pluto square we could be heading into a very stormy winter in regards to the politics of money, yet there is the potential for a revolutionary shift in these realms as well. One other thing; This could also be about a restructuring and reorganizing (Saturn/Pluto) of beliefs or philosophies (Jupiter) that are communicated to us, or by us (Gemini) by guru’s or teachers (Jupiter), or even by some odd synchronicity (Yod) our hidden talent (Yod) for becoming our own Guru (Jupiter).
Saturn and Capricorn govern the law, structure and the existing order. Pluto and Scorpio govern money, power, sex, death and transformation. Having these two planets in each other’s sign and also in a harmonious angle, shows a huge potential for a true restructuring of our financial system and institutions, as well as the laws that govern and regulate them.
Jupiter in Gemini is the focal point of this Yod (Finger of God) pattern and Jupiter rules philosophy, principles and belief, while Gemini is the sign of communications and the archetype of the trickster, or potentially the liar. As Jupiter also rules expansion and optimism there is a serious probability that the season of this Yod will be full of expanding rhetoric and trickery in regards to our power structures (Saturn, Capricorn and Pluto, Scorpio). That this is happening as our government is again edging up to a fiscal cliff with the debt ceiling crisis, and that this Yod is occurring in the context of the previously mentioned very volatile Uranus/Pluto square we could be heading into a very stormy winter in regards to the politics of money, yet there is the potential for a revolutionary shift in these realms as well. One other thing; This could also be about a restructuring and reorganizing (Saturn/Pluto) of beliefs or philosophies (Jupiter) that are communicated to us, or by us (Gemini) by guru’s or teachers (Jupiter), or even by some odd synchronicity (Yod) our hidden talent (Yod) for becoming our own Guru (Jupiter).
Footnote (B): In 2008 the planet
Pluto ingressed (moved) into the sign of Capricorn for the first time
since 1778. At this time there was also a Saturn, Uranus opposition
(180 degrees) with Uranus beginning to apply to its eventual square
to Pluto. Because of these two astrological events, many mundane and
financial astrologers had written about and predicted some kind of
major financial event for the fall of 2008. These three astrological
factors taken together – Pluto’s ingress into Capricorn, the
Saturn/Uranus opposition, and Uranus moving towards a square to Pluto
– are the overriding context that have led to, and continue to
define the context of our current worldwide financial crisis.
©Jozef Slanda
www.jotown.com
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Jozef
(Jotown) Slanda, is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,
composer, producer, astrologer and film maker from Detroit Michigan.
He has been in the entertainment industry for 35 years, and. he has
been involved in the mixing of music and astrology since 1977. He
continues to do musical performances and lectures on Astrology and
other topics year round. He is currently working on a documentary
about Detroit Michigan, the city he grew up in.
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