The 2012 Galactic Alignment: Right There for All to See

For the next several issues, I’ll be writing about the extraordinary sky alignment occurring now, during our lifetimes; an event so rare, it takes 30 years to complete and will take almost 26,000 years for it to repeat. I speak of the visible alignment of the winter solstice point of our familiar zodiac with the immense power of the center of our galaxy. It is this alignment the Mayans used as a foundation for their complex calendar system; a unique combination of individual cycles which interact with gear-like regularity and which will all concurrently end/begin anew at the same time, supposedly late in this very year.

While a whole cottage industry has sprung up around this 2012 event, most don’t realize that this alignment is very easy to observe once you know what to look for. Our cultural disconnect from the sky not only prevents us from seeing an exceptional and monumental astronomical event occurring right before our eyes, but we also entirely overlook the spiritual significance of the event.

It’s been almost ten years since I first presented this material in San Francisco, and that talk was based on several years of investigation. I’ve updated the information as I’ve learned more, and am excited and honored to have this new venue in which to discuss this alignment and its implications for all who seek to understand it. I’m incredulous that we are now here, at the point of maximum opening to the heart of our galaxy.

Our earth is being flooded with intense energy due to this alignment. From what I understand, Earth herself is drinking in this energy and preparing for a shift in dimension or consciousness, taking us earthlings with her, in a change never before attempted by any other planet. Apparently we are under the guidance and protection of many beings that are more evolved than we are. There are light-workers on the planet, working away, people whose job it is to absorb and transmute the intensity of these galactic energies so the rest of us don’t get fried. It’s my belief that there is an astrological signature for light-workers, which I will state in a later issue along with my reasoning for it.

Before we learn about modern-day happenings, however, let’s take a trip to the past.

In the Beginning

Electricity, that manifestation of a modern miracle, has literally transformed our night into day. For most of the vast expanse of human history, the night played a far more significant role in the lives of people than it does for us today. When the Sun went down, we were captive to the night sky. Candles, oil lamps and other means of making light were too precious to be used every day.

Familiarity with the night and the night sky was therefore not just commonplace but requisite. Their lives depended on it. The phase of the Moon meant the difference between being able to see enough to move around at night, or being deadlocked in darkness. The seasonal cycle of constellations was steady, rhythmic, and orderly, offering a way to measure and record time. The peculiar wandering stars, known today as planets, ambled on their own strange journeys, hither and thither, through the seasonal constellations.

And everywhere around the world, humans viewed the dome of the sky as the home of the gods and the source of all creation. Not just common folk, but shamans and spiritual leaders looked to the sky for guidance and timing and strove to make the heavens manifest here on earth.

Imagine Yourself in the Past…

…Any time and any place, where the idea of artificial light is not even in your consciousness. It is a warm autumn evening and you are outside in a large field as the Sun goes down. You take advantage of the fine weather and lay down to watch night fall and the stars appear. The Sun has dropped in the west leaving a faint glow on the horizon. The darkness of the night sky seems to envelope the heavens from above.

You see a faint star, and then another, and soon the sky is full of the twinkling orbs, more than you can count, some bright, some dim, becoming more and more numerous as the day fades away completely. Many stars seem to arrange themselves into patterns or pictures. As you watch, you can feel the motion of the dome of heaven like a tickling in your stomach. Barely perceivable, the entire sky seems to slowly slide overhead, following the Sun towards the west. Some stars are rising on the eastern horizon, invisible just a few minutes ago. In the opposite direction, other stars sink to the horizon, only to vanish until tomorrow.

In the Northern Sky,

…Something odd is happening. You can see the seven stars of the Great Bear walking the heavens. You’ve learned that two of her stars point to another very special star that does not move. Just the way your umbrella spins around its pole, the night sky seems to spin around this special stationary star, including the much-revered Great Bear Mother! It made you dizzy just thinking of it.

Down in the South,

…You notice a constellation rising that looks like a huge giant in the sky. He’s so big it’s impossible to miss. You can see his arms and feet. He has a belt of three bright stars in a row, and he even has a sword that hangs from his belt. The belt points to a very bright star which is supposed to be his dog. It’s even called the Dog Star! You know that this giant and his dog are harbingers of winter, and that soon the weather will be turning colder. You shiver.

Amid All the Stars

…Is that dim, misty band of dusty light rising up from one horizon, stretching overhead and down to the opposite side. It looks like some vast ghostly river. Tonight you can see a part that is noticeably wider and even brighter than the rest of this milky band of light. Three bright stars form a triangle around it, and there’s a dark part in the middle, the light splitting into two streams around it, just like an island in a river. The shaman says this river of light holds special power and is the pathway of the gods.

It is this River of Light that holds the key to the 2012 Alignment. Next month we’ll explore much more about this special place in the sky and begin to see why we live in such an extraordinary time. It’s no mistake you are here right now. Good work on getting here! Your life matters more than you realize, because you are planting seeds which will last for thousands of years. Blessings to you and yours!

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Linea Van Horn

Linea Van Horn, Astrologer at Large, is a Certified Astrologer through NCGR-PAA. She has studied astrology since 1984 and has been a professional, full-time astrologer since 1998. She is the founder and President of the thriving San Francisco Astrological Society, and served on NCGR boards both locally and nationally. She was employed at Astrology.com from 1998-2005 and as the Content Manager for The Astrologer, Inc. from 2005-2009. Linea currently devotes herself full-time to client sessions, teaching, writing, networking, and blogging in San Mateo, CA. She can be reached at or 650-315-2429.

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