Fasten your seat-belt for a very busy month with many social interactions, meaningful communications, and new perspectives. The New Moon with five other planets in Gemini sets the tone for an inspiring social life and new friends. With the summer solstice we celebrate midsummer with the longest day and shortest night in the Northern Hemisphere. Tune into your message from the stars:

Aries (March 21 to April 20)

There is a lot of mental energy for you to direct into the proper channels if you don't want to end up a nervous wreck. There is so much creative potential for new ideas outside the mainstream paradigm waiting for you to grab and make use of them. Trust your inspiration.

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)

For you it is time to tap into and implement the stream of ideas flowing through your brain. Think about hooking up with your community in a new way. Sign up for a social network, review your marketing strategies, and integrate the internet world into your business plans.

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)

You are a communicator with a message and vision to share. Imagine divine inspiration flowing through you for the benefit of all. You find your voice to be stronger than ever. Show up for life and be a decisive leader.

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)

Your deep inner connection with your divine source will be your inspiration and guide. Taking time for yourself to smell the roses, to be in nature, or swim in the ocean are good ways to fill you up with good feelings of abundance and gratitude.

Leo (July 23 to Aug 22)

Finding like-minded soul mates on your journey through life is a great possibility this month. Within the social busyness keep your attention on the deeper level of compatibility through similar beliefs and values. Be the friend you would like to have.

Virgo (Aug 23 to Sept 22)

If you feel challenged by public speaking join the group Toastmaster and learn how to express yourself eloquently. It is time for you to really speak your truth openly, no holding back anymore. You will find public recognition beyond anything you expected. But if you don't show up to the party nobody will have a chance to dance with you.

Libra (Sept 23 to Oct 22)

Expand your horizons, apply yourself, and study. Flexibility in your thinking, seeing the bigger picture, and enjoying the feeling of inner growth will give you joy and fun. Travel could be on your agenda. There could be sudden surprises in your relationships.

Scorpio (Oct 23 to Nov 22)

Communication from your inner truth with compassion and honesty is asked of you. Relationship issues cannot be shoved under the table anymore. If you plant the seeds of deep honesty and allow your own vulnerability you will thrive with your mate.

Sagittarius (Nov 23 to Dec 20)

You want to share your adventures and ideas with your close friends and lover to experience them more deeply. Shared joy is doubled. Include your partner in your vision if you plan to travel. Discuss your expectations and enjoy the ride.

Capricorn (Dec 21 to Jan 19)

You have taken on too many responsibilities. Something has to give. To keep your sanity and inner balance try on the metaphor of the dance of life. Be easy, flow with the challenges, allow yourself to be a bit more flighty and interested in many things. Life has a way of working out no matter what.

Aquarius (Jan 20 to Feb 18)

It is time for you to be a leader and share your gifts. You might have to sharpen your verbal skills and self-confidence. Finding the right words for a situation goes a long way. Playful relationships and meetings, especially with the opposite sex, will give you a feeling of being deeply alive and connected.

Pisces (Feb 19 to Mar 20)

Go with the flow this month. Your main task will be inner work. Issues with your family need loving attention and your presence. Stand up for yourself, express your needs and wishes. True communication comes from the heart and acknowledges our oneness.

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The number of different prophecies surrounding the 2012 Mayan predictions could easily fit into the scribblings on the inside of a tinfoil hat. Will the world end? Will the universe just blink out of existence? Will an age of peace and understanding dawn on all of mankind as time becomes irrelevant and love fills the soul of every man, woman and child? The questions, both beautiful, sanctimonious, and absurd, continue regarding the 2012 Mayan predictions. The only thing that we can truly say for a fact, however, is that the Mayans were really quite good at astronomical predictions.

The most stunning prediction, that gives strong weight to any 2010 Mayan predictions out there, is that the Mayans predicted their own downfall to Spanish conquistadors. Why they didn't move or figure out a better way to fight the Spaniards is not known, but they did know they were coming. This excellence at astrological interpretations was based on their amazing astronomical observations. Their ability to identify constellations and whole universes, while placing them in mathematical reference to Earth and other heavenly bodies, allowed them to derive concepts of time, such as the year, down to the thousandth of a decimal point. This amazing ability to define time was unheard of in other highly advanced cultures, and allowed the Mayans to predict every single lunar eclipse, solstice, and solar eclipse to this very day. So any 2012 Mayan predictions should at least be taken seriously in terms of their past correctness.

The only problem with 2012 Mayan predictions then is, what exactly did they predict would happen? This question remains unanswered, as, like a good fictional story, many of the Mayans ancient books and manuscripts regarding any number of their endeavors were destroyed by the Spanish when they were conquered. This leaves only a few surviving books and passed down stories to detail what is supposed to happen. What can be pieced together revolves around the propensity for Mayan culture to see no concrete beginnings and endings, but a flow of change that causes one end to lead directly into another beginning. A circle of change, if you will. The idea 21-12-2012 marks the final day of a countdown concerning one of these cycles, a zero hour that turns into the start of another set of numbers, immediately. Whether this next age leads to beauty or mayhem, remains to be seen, but our bet is on beauty.

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