All Lined Up

It's all lines this week...everything is lined up in perfect order. I'm not talking about the last minute holiday gift lines or those standing in a queue at the supermarket or post office.


Think bigger. Think cosmic.


Late on Monday night, December 20 and into the first hours of December 21 in the Northern hemisphere is the Winter Solstice. Not only that, it is also a complete lunar eclipse. Not only that, it's the first time in some 25,000 (yes, thousand) years that things are SO lined up with the galactic plane, the winter solstice and a lunar eclipse that some Vedic astrologers are saying..."woo hoo! We're in for a doozy!".


I know I wrote about stargazing a couple of weeks back and how miniscule it can make a person feel. But this is a bit different. It is thought that our cosmic energies of the body (represented by the earth), the mind (represented by the moon) and our spirit (represented by the sun) are in a uniquely harmonious state of being in the right place at the right time. "For what?", you might be asking...


Simply put - Transformation.


It's an opportunistic time both in the astronomical and astrological realms. In our lifetime, it's as though we won't have a better time to connect, to feel, to experience our greater wholeness, our own divinity than on this particular night. It's as though the cosmos has given us an invitation to go to the ball where the most beautiful things will be present. But that space isn't going outward, it's about turning inward.


Now, more than ever, is a pristine time to engage in reflection and meditation. During this brief period of the sun, earth and moon lining themselves up, we as a smaller reflection of the bigger picture too, can line ourselves up. What to do? I've just begun my meditation practice, or I don't have one...yikes! Will I miss it?


No. It's there for all of us. It's here for every being to take a moment to connect their breath to their heart. To connect the soles of their feet to the earth. To connect their eyes to the skies. Step outside Monday night and get up close and personal to something better than waiting in line at the Nordstrom's Semi-Annual sale.


It might just touch something deep inside. Go on...step outside!