The Turning of the Year, Mercury Direct, Planets in Aries

"Look for me at dawn at first light on the third day.." Words of Christ? No, of Gandalf.. as he becomes the beacon for the turning of the tide. Now despair is lifted out into victory. Victory! Also sounds like Easter, too. 2011 is a year of tremendous religious impact, as despair over industry, work, water, lands, money and spirit reach an abyss of biblical proportions. War, revolution, famine, storms and floods are all upon us; and that is just the morning news! So where do get our Gandalf for these times? What do we invest in for our future in this mess of global greed and power shifts?
Saturn is in Libra, so we must invest in each other.
Heroes are with us, because the sign of the Hero -Aries_- is so full of planets. There are warriors- Mars, and financiers- Jupiter, and revolutionaries- Uranus. All are bashing at the gates. There are also real leaders, like Presidents and Kings, but they are being distorted through the general chaos and haze of blinding anger.
The crisis of our decade is upon us, the Saturn-Jupiter opposition in Aries and Libra. What are our choices? They are winched to the breaking point between the individual and the community. No matter what the strain, we have to build in Libra which rules the world of trade, exchange, partnerships, marriage and alliances. These are the best and brightest of our opportunities right now. But they have to be guided by our own knowledge of rightness and truth which is Aries. The allowing of false friends, perpetually draining alliances, and most of all, the distorting propaganda of false enemies cannot last through this mighty time, for they will bring death. Not just little death, like of loved ones and tigers, but of the planet.
Three years ago, the best investment was in food, products for the land and care of the land. Saturn was in Virgo, building the infrastructure that will carry us for the next three decades. Some atrocities occurred in farming, farm chemistry and in all systems concerning health and nutrition. But in the microcosm, many people decided to take care of themselves. Individual farming and community projects are more ubiquitous than have been noticed. And is it best not to be noticed for doing wonderful personal acts of care taking here on earth?
It has been best to keep private, and yet today the openness of the world is showing all to all. A deep necessity is to create the alliances that will be the next level of sustenance. We all know who our friends are, and how lies are made and perpetuated. It is a unique time, giving us the right to know ourselves while we reach for who will join us in truth.
"The light in me honors the light in you."