i will forego any aspectarian details and 'technicalities' to only 'paint' the general picture.
amongst the traditions that celebrate the spring equinox with rituals (ancient egypt, iranian people of central asia, celtic people in europe .. ) to welcome nature's resurrection , the vernal equinox/ Aries ingress point is known to be the time when a gateway opens between the earth and the cosmos: the ever closer gateway of awareness.
wether we believe or not in the power of positive thinking, we ought to enter the "new day = norouz" with a newborn' spirit unfettered with the past (purpose of chaharshanbeh suri) and visualize on a regular basis the best possible outcome for any situation - a threefold ritual during equinox is to enhance:
1 - things we are grateful for in our life.
2 - things we want to bring into our life
3 - things we want released from our life
هفت سین پر از امید سبز
during the upcoming months, our personal and collective flexibility in face of disruptive change will be considerably tested. many feel already like they've suddenly grown 'old' : but the 'master' wants us to grow 'up' !!
humankind has the intelligence, the courage and the resilience to overcome difficulties and face any kind of challenge - those who have gradually embraced the new energies during the past two years, are ready by now for heavy responsibilities and will keep up with the rapid pace of inevitable change, in a constructive manner. they will seek harmony and avoid conflict, using their mental resources, their wisdom, their innovative spirit and their intelligence to find solutions and overcome any hardship. there is plenty of energy to tap on throughout the year and a controlled "revolutionary" attitude will color many of our enterprises: we could also see much creativity and some significant innovative breakthroughs in the scientific realm ... that will impact our lives.
following global feelings of injustice and unfairness, the coming year will be the stage for radical developments and may well be remembered as the "clash" year (w/ a peak in july-august).
recent decades left us with the unsavory taste of corruption. governments will 'finally' get the message and face a fact : people will no longer put up with lies and manipulations - they are very determined now and they will express what they need and want with mass protests and strikes.
for the past couple of years, out of desperation in their greed to dominate without restraint and their struggle to maintain their positions of power, people in high places (and i don't mean just the governments, but all the elites - financial, cultural, corporative, media, industrial, military etc ... ) have been very busy working behind the scene, often resorting to even more corrupt tactics, and have been taking all kinds of extraordinary authoritarian measures (many still hidden from the public eye) to prevent any takeover by popular control.
the people may also have to finally wake up when they will eventually realize that their delusional desire for wealth and material satisfaction will not bring them any happiness : one step forward in the major 'awakening' !!
in order to accomplish the work ourselves, as we progressively discover how little we can rely on outer structures, we will need solidarity, self-worth, self-reliance, confidence and trust - key words to remember during the whole period (until next vernal equinox 2011).
the cosmic trend, as i have explained it several times before, is not material but spiritual and as this notion is gradually integrated by the majority, it will find a 'physical' manifestation. the current energies are aiming to expose a putrified disfunctioning system and dissolve/destroy if necessary its mechanics ... in order to leave us with a new system (noone can say what form it will take yet) more aligned with our human dignity, our desire for global peace and our ideals of a better society.
somewhere down the line, after undergoing long and harsh sacrifices, and only once jupiter and uranus move into aries, a pioneer feeling will take over: we will finally be able to envision our new society and we will also have the strength and courage to implement the necessary changes: it will also be the beginning of hard work.
don't regard this historical moment as a punishment but as an inspirational and healing tool to create a promising environment for all of us on earth.
(more to come :D)
fiat lux
noor bar tariki pirooz