BY GARCIA AKUA
Greetings cosmic family!! I can’t believe this is the last article of the year!
2021 is almost complete. Many are getting ready to set intentions and resolutions for 2022, but before we get there let’s do a recap of what we have learned.
This year pushed us to dig deeper into who we truly are, it was a year of determining our truth. Truth is shaped by our perceptions of reality, we all perceive differently, therefore our truths may differ from another. We were challenged with owning our truth while respectfully leaving others to honour theirs.
Based on our truth, we were given the opportunity to express ourselves and build community with those who were in alignment with what we perceive as our truth. Our goals, dreams and aspirations are heavily influenced by the people we have around us. They either speak life into our dreams, or they stifle us with their projected fears. The community we choose to be a part of has a lot to say about who we are and what we value. How and with whom we spend our time has a lot more to say about us than our words. As the saying goes “Actions speak louder than words.”
This year was a lesson in aligning our truth with who we say we are. The Full Moon on December 19th illuminated the energy of closure. Oftentimes we seek closure from other people, whether it’s awaiting an overdue apology or an explanation of what went wrong. However sometimes the closure we seek is not realistic in that the person we are seeking it from. We keep ourselves in an emotional limbo awaiting something that may never happen. We have to seek alternative ways to bring ourselves the closure we need and desire.
The last Full Moon took place in Gemini, the sign of the twins. Gemini is the sign of communication and community. Ruled by Mercury, the planet of thought and communication, there is a heavy emphasis on the way we express ourselves. With Gemini being the twins, we are encouraged to speak with ourselves first about who we truly are and how we choose to express that. We can validate our own thoughts and experiences, bringing the much-needed closure we seek. We can acknowledge the painful chapters of our lives knowing we can change the narrative and drop a plot twist at any moment of our lives. We are the authors of our truth. We decide how the story gets told.
Venus, the planet of love, relationships, finances and values, will begin its retrograde journey on December 19th, 2021, as well. When a planet goes retrograde as we have discussed before, it’s a call to slow down and reflect on the areas that the planet influences. We are being called to reflect and reassess the value we place on our relationships and finances. Venus also rules our self-worth; we will also need to review how worthy we feel we truly are for the life we truly want to live. Venus will be retrograde until January 29th, 2022. We are ending the year in reflection and beginning the year the same way. Before we rush into setting new intentions and resolutions the cosmos is saying slow down and reflect!
We have grown tremendously in the last two years. We have had to find strength that we did not know or believe we had. We have endured endless lockdowns that not only impacted our finances, but our relationships as well as our mental health. We are not the same people we were entering in 2021, we therefore need to reflect and adjust our values to align with our current truth.
2022 will be a year for the dreamers who dare to wake up and act on their visions. We can stay trapped in illusions of fear or we can lean on our newfound strength and stand on our truth.
Jupiter will move into Pisces on December 28th, ushering in spiritual prosperity for those aligned with their spiritual truth. Jupiter expands it does not discriminate! Slow down, reflect on your lessons learned. Celebrate your wins. Adjust your boundaries and hold yourself accountable to your values. If you are standing on your truth, 2022 will expand your truth. If you are stuck in confusion, or doubt, yours, or someone else’s projection, 2022 will expand just that.
Close the door on your fears, your dreams no longer live there.
