ROAR UP IN HERE LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER

Well, here we are; November has been a bugger. The unthinkable is now the Reality. On election night, once the outcome was assured, I went to bed to mourn the lost possibility of a female president in 2016. I worked deeply in the dream time and awoke ready to face what I already knew. All signs pointed to Trump's victory despite my adamant refusal to see them. All planetary energies surrounding November 8th pointed toward surprises, the unexpected, chaos, eruptive violence. And so I moved myself into acceptance of what is. No us against them. No blame or shame; just a very weary "Ok, we did this. We elected this man. Why? And what now?" And then I took it into the personal - why do I find him so abhorrent? What about his words and actions trigger me? Why can't I hold his misogyny, racism, elitism, sexism, (ad nauseam isms)? First because I can't hold these things in myself  (yes, we all carry these energies) or in my loved ones and community around me. Second, and perhaps more importantly, because I wanted the easy way. I wanted the Age of Aquarius to roar up in here like a motherfucker, and just clear all that shit out of the way, so we can get on with the business of Love and Unity and Joy. And it doesn't work like that. Revolution and change are messy, bloody, hard. SLOW.

So the 3D world is the 'final frontier' for energy; by the time something rolls out in this dense reality, the energy has been in place for a while, creating in the unseen for who knows how long until it bursts into form. We have collectively been creating President Donald Trump for some time now. And we create on purpose, always. So why the Donald? These are questions each and everyone of us can take into our personal inquiry - we each have a very intimate relationship with the answers. One thought is that the collective has been calling for change in the way our government functions and Donald represents change FOR REAL. Hillary doesn't; despite her gender and election packaging, her energy is very much the status quo. And maybe any change is good, maybe Donald will get the energy moving (I fear in the opposite direction of Love) however it will at least be moving and movable. We can weave Love in ourselves. Another thought is that our leadership needs to get as obscene as possible so that we can be snapped out of complacency. An image arose from Sophia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette", wherein a young Marie, having recently been brought to France to marry the juvenile king, is awoken, dressed in outrageously rich garments and led to a vast hall featuring a twenty foot table laden with decadent foods of every sort - her and her husband's breakfast. The French people had been starving for nearly a generation; it took obscene decadence on the part of their leaders for them to finally stand up and say NO. And when they did, they were victorious; it was the end of the French monarchy. Perhaps Donald Trump is our Marie and maybe we need him so that we can be activated upon our path of evolution. The world needs us to be proactive in creating our collective future, for its very survival. So if you have been resting in the thought form that the government has it handled, how you feeling now? Still feel confident? Didn't think so. So now who needs to handle it? Hint: Us, every last one of us. (And I'm really hoping we've reached the pinnacle of obscene.)

So now what? The planetary energies for the remainder of the year are about dissolving dense thought forms like victimhood, confusion, fear, feelings of doubt and inadequacy and the urge to stick our heads even deeper in the sand. Thank God. We can't afford to do that another second. Another planetary theme is FREEDOM, for 'standing up with fire'. We're already seeing that happening all over this country, most notably at Standing Rock. Remember we are never fighting for our freedom; we already are free, it's our birthright. Our work is to recognize and release all illusions of bondage so that we can live in the truth of our freedom. The truth is POWERFUL and intelligent and will reveal the way toward Right Relationship with all, including ourselves and the planet. So now each and every one of us is invited to stand up. How do we do that? We do it in large and small ways. We do it by actively creating something different. We do it every single day by standing up for what's right. No more looking away. If you see injustice, call it out. If you see someone's rights being trampled, stand up for them. Stand up for yourself. Banish all the isms from your own hearts and thought patterns and hold others accountable for theirs. Accept only Unity, Community, Love, Respect, Tolerance, Responsibility, Sharing, One For All and All For One. Will yourself to see the wider Truth of this world. Those folks across the aisle who you call your enemies ARE YOU. When you make peace within yourself with what you hate about them, you will begin to be able to feel them. And when you feel them, you can establish connection, communication, empathy. And then co-creation is possible, from what unites us. We must create our beautiful future together - there is no other way forward.