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Supernatural
Awareness
By
Cathy H. Burroughs
The overriding theme for the Year 2004 is to bring some of our
supernatural and heightened awareness that has been developed
through the year 2003 into our day to day life. This will affect
our fabric of life and how we treat each other. There is a strong
focus on protecting the Earth, on the global front, and a renewed
interest in protecting the environment.
Back to Basics: Quality not Quantity
In our personal lives this will mean more attention to the sensual
pleasures of day to day life through self nourishment and a renewed
emphasis on finding the beauty in simple pleasures: relishing
a cup of tea, receiving regular massages, starting a garden, and
spending more time with the home, and making it a haven. There
is a strong emphasis on helping children lay the groundwork for
their own financial stability: their home, their long range financial
planning, their pensions and a renewed interest in large family
gatherings, cooking, beautiful linens and collecting art.
Aromatherapy, bath salts, body work and retreats will figure more
and more into everyday life where people on a mass scale will
be re-evaluating the “workaholism” that has run rampant
in the U.S. for the past several years. There will be a renewed
interest in "quality of life" rather than a work dominated
existence. We will also see the continued trend toward simplification
and back to basics that we have seen re-emerging in recent years.
Care for the Elderly: Affordable Healthcare
There is a strong emphasis this year on doing good works, renewed
commitment to charity and addressing the needs of the underserved
and disenfranchised. There will be a re-evaluation again of our
Social Security System, with increasing alarm over the costs,
as well as our approach to unemployment and a revisiting a national
health care program. Traditional medicine will willingly partner
with that which has been considered alternative medicine, including
homeopathy, use of supplements, energy healing, Chinese medicine,
chiropractery, naturopathy, use of medical intuitives and others.
Alternative treatments will move more and more into the mainstream
treatment protocols.
Countering the Affects of Aging
There will be a strong theme of re-evaluating our care of the
elderly and creating ways and means to make health care more universally
available. We will see rate increases in HMO's and medical
plans that may spur new legislation protecting people from these
formidable increases. There is an increasing focus on addressing
the issues of aging and a regime of anti-aging efforts including
exercise, supplements, eating habits and maintaining brain, memory
and body elasticity.
We will see this influence the beauty and health care markets
and the nature of new product lines. We will also see more books
come out this year on how to counter the affects of aging.
We may see figures such as Mother Theresa, and others, who have
devoted their lives to serving society's underprivileged and
neglected be awarded sainthood.
Increased Entrepreneurial ship: Wealth as a State of Mind
This year will mark an increase in people wanting to follow their
dreams; to work less or work in a more individualized and freeing
atmosphere. We will see an increase in people going to work for
themselves, and spiritual fulfillment, individual freedom and
an emphasis on authentic selfhood influencing career paths and
choices. We will see a new emphasis on inexpensive services available
to the masses that will challenge the existing corporate infrastructure.
The way of doing business will change drastically and those who
adhere to an old model may find themselves being left behind for
new companies with expansive policies of customer service and
affordable commodities that reflect new thinking and fresh energy.
We will also see more books and more awareness of the powers of
magical prosperity thinking and the capacity to manifest through
intent.
International Policy
We will continue to see a strong aggressive anti-terrorist war
machine in high gear with an increasing number of groups being
organizing to oppose this trend. A powerful undercurrent of emotional
fear and awareness that this trend may increase our risk of global
disaster begins to penetrate the unconsciousness of the collective.
There may be a renewed interest in bomb shelters or information
providing information on how to face these possibilities. There
is a possibilty of a new millennium version of the “Duck
and Cover” movement of the 50's. With this will be an increasing
movement to partnership as a means of feeling “less alone”
through this cycle. These themes may be expressed in movies, and
we may see an updated version of ET or a movie with similar themes
created by a Spielberg or a young emerging Spielberg type director.
Intergalactic Themes in the Media
We will continue to see and hear in the media renewed interest
in multidimensional and multiplanetary realities and communities,
with an underground movement working on interplanetary communication.
We may also see a renewed interest on the spiritual themes of
ascension, raising the vibrational frequency and ESP and telepathy.
There may be increased interest in the lost Mayan culture and
re-discoveries regarding the actual existences of such rumored
civilizations as Atlantic and Lemuria.
Three Cultural Directions
We may see an increased emphasis on conservative policies and
a conservative reversals of policies and legislation affecting
abortion, gay marriage and an increasingly revamped approach to
the stock market and trading. By the same token we will see another
strata of society showing an increase in alternative means of
dealing with harsh realities in energetic or spiritual terms that
transcend political policies. This may emphasize a polarization
in the culture and we may see a third strata emerging as “neutral”
or preferring to avoid taking any stand at all... a renewed culture
of “apathy” or a culture of sports enthusiasts who focus
primarily on their personal well being as a means of dealing with
the complexities of these times.
Higher Consciousness
There will a massive shift in consciousness that is almost unavoidable
with the culture dealing with this in three ways: through aggressively
and eagerly cultivating this; through denial and resistance with
a strong anti-higher consciousness backlash, and, thirdly through
an increased mode of escapism through exercise and a renewed turn
inward to the individual life and family life, with an avoidance
of dealing with the global arena. People will actively stop reading
the papers and watching the news, as we see declines in ratings
and newspaper subscriptions. We will see increased news coverage
on the Internet and through mobile phones as alternative to traditional
news coverage. An increased culture of “fear” will affect
an increased conservative climate, and exaggerated nationalism
or patriotism that will accompany this.
Additional Planetary Trends*
Venus Retrograde in Gemini - May and June 2004: We will
be re-learning to think within the box, a return to civility and
a re-evaluation of fair play, dialog and consensus building; reprogramming
our thinking away from competitiveness and toward collaboration.
We will diversify and not putting “all of our eggs in one
basket” on many levels.
Jupiter in Virgo and Libra - Obesity becomes a national
epidemic with increasing attention in the media and through aggressive
medical interventions. Also, the high cost of rebuilding nations
post bombing will be in the international media. In fall 2004,
fresh looks at partnering in all forms and justice for the individual.
The “patriot act” will be revisited due to concerns
over sacrificing individual rights and due process. We will most
likely see new legislation protecting committed partnerships in
all its forms.
Uranus enters Pisces - This marks a seven-year trend. Group
and individual mysticism will be on the rise. Increase focus on
the individual to carve his or her own mystical path and an increase
on compassion and unconditional love as a way of life. We will
more likely than not see an increase in programs that serve the
underserved and disenfranchised. In will be interesting to see
how the Biblical verse “and the meek shall inherit the earth”
will play out during this seven year cycle.
Saturn enter Cancer - A re-evaluation of our agricultural
processes and a growing concern on altered genetics, use of hormones
and toxins will affect policy. We will see the ramifications of
having neglected addressing world problems of hunger, poverty,
disease and inadequate medical services. We will also revisit
the notion of nationalism - its pros and its limitations to global
thinking and problem solving.
Crisis Periods or Window to make Massive Change in 2004*
Solar Eclipse of April 19th Focus on endings and beginnings of
Selfhood & Entrepreneurial Ventures; Lunar Eclipse of May
4th Supernatural Awakenings and New Focus on Quality of Life triggered
by the so-called Harmonic Concordance of November 8 & 9, 2003;
Solar Eclipse of October 14 New Cycles of Partnership and Balance
and Lunar Eclipse of October 28th New Focus on Quality of Life,
Financial Stability and Keeping the Earth Safe, again themes of
November 8 & 9 and May 4th as we continue to process these
shifts through November 2005.
Great Days in 2004 to Launch a Venture*
February 10 and 23; March 24; April 28; May 2 and 11; June
6 & 7; July 11 and September 18th**
Conclusion
For the year 2004 keep it simple, cultivate the joys of day to
day life and rediscover the Golden Rule: Do unto others, as you
would have them do unto you, in all arenas. Be safe and take care
of each other.
**Dates and planetary trend info provided by Good Days Action
Planning Guide: authors Shea and Navarro.
Astrologer, teacher and psychic Cathy H. Burroughs may be contacted
at 404.292.2000 or cathyb108@aol.com.
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