THE SUN ENTERS ARIES: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
On Monday March 20th at 5:24 P.M. EDT we enter the New Year. This is the beginning of the zodiac, and while I try to celebrate all New Year’s, including January 1st, the Chinese New Year, the Jewish, and Muslim, this is the one I believe makes the most sense. But then, I am an astrologer. This is a time to begin things; to make plans and set your sights on the year ahead. It’s the time when nature renews, when we bid farewell to the long, dark winter and look forward to spring. I look forward to this day every year. Maybe our plans won’t work out exactly as we had hoped, and some may wind up in the trash. But there is a sense of renewal and excitement about spring. Yes, the weather will still be iffy for some time. I remember huge snowstorms in April. But even those had a gentler and forgiving atmosphere than the January and February storms that just seemed relentless and unending. Now we know that whatever is thrown at us will soon be gone, and the soothing calm of May and June are right around the corner. I often go out to the beach in late March or early April, even as the wind pushes back against my waterfront trek. I know it’s just nature giving one last blast of winter as it lets go and we move into the best of the year. Plan for the future and set your sights on what you wish to accomplish in the spring. Renew old relationships, and share in the hope and promise that nature gives us. The cycle is endless, and it’s time for a fresh start.