From today the Year of the Boar officially begins.
Here at Sant-o-menel we are celebrating with our own local boar family.  So precious!

The traits of the Boar are tolerance, optimism, and sincerity.  I hope we can all follow the Boar's example this year and infuse our world with such virtues--

​Boars are also known for being a little on the lazy side, which I think is just fine.  Maybe we can all use a little more time to relax and release the stress which permeates our life with disease and disharmony.

But Boars are also all about making steady, determined progress.  So to inspire you to keep on going in this exciting new year of opportunities--  cute little boar butts!
​Don't get left behind!

Mercury has just gone Direct, wrapping up a few weeks swerving through its Retrograde cycle.  Much like a good night's sleep, Mercury Retrograde periods are perfect times to reflect, clear out the old backlogs, and prepare for a bright new day.  And that day is now dawning!  Mercury just going Direct is like waking up from a deep sleep, so take a moment to shower, brush your teeth, eat some breakfast, and power up to create the awesome goodness that is coming with the New Year 2018!

For those of us in the bewintered North, today marks the longest night of the year.  If you are a night owl or vampire, please make the most of it!  For the rest of you, have a long, deep, fruitful dreamtime...  As for me, having already spent years as a dreamy vampire, I'm looking forward to the days getting longer and longer from now.  Yay!  And for those of you in the South, today is your longest DAY of the year!  Get out and enjoy that late afternoon sun!

The waning moon just passed its peak and will start showing us a fresh new face, so look for that lovely silver sliver of a crescent slowly expanding over the next few days.  Look for it around sunset, hanging large just above the setting sun before following it down for the night...

New moons are great times to prepare and start new things.  And with the sun soon to follow suit in the northern winter solstice and Mercury to go direct again just after that at week's end, the up and coming new year is going to be perfectly positioned for launching new projects.

So if you've got something new in the works, work on wrapping up your final preparations this week and the next.  Then get ready to put it on the menu for 2018.  Good luck, and may the Force be with you--