A Year of Fundamental Transitions, Transformation – and Wonder
Context for a Calendar of Months, Elements, Directions
The new year’s here, ancient prophesies coming due, breaking down all we’ve held true. Our world’s a-rumble, all in a-jumble, and we stumble to discern what is fake, what is real, groping in the dark for a clue. Confused, distraught, afraid, in these topsy-turvy times we are lost. Up is Down; East, North, South, West, no telling which way’s best. The world’s a-swirl and, like Dorothy and Toto, where we’ll land a mystery. Cultural cues called into question, trusted guidelines gone into history, we ask what to do? Where to go?
The real question, though, is, what shall we be in the new world emerging? The answer lies not in outward directions but Inward, drawing, perhaps, upon ancient meanings of the moons and of the fundamental elements of nature:
Earth – balance, embodiment, and physical connection.
Water – fluidity, cohesion, emotion, and understanding.
Fire – heat, energy, and transformation – both internal and external.
Air – movement, mind, and intellect; birth and new beginnings; spiritual awakening and inspiration.
Space – emptiness and openness; the blank canvas upon which we paint our reality.
Consciousness – awareness and the field from which thoughts, feelings, intuition, and creativity arise.
You can see and, if you wish, share the full calendar in the attached PDF.
Note: I neglected to include South in the calendar! Perhaps you can discern where it best fits, and, while you are at it, reassign elements and directions as well. All’s a puzzle, anyway!
