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by Terry Lamb

The Time of the Wolf is ending. This is the Shadow Wolf of collective consciousness, but it is also the Wolf, or Beast, in each of us. It comes in many forms and guises, from the were-wolf to the kitten, and it is not just beastly in form. It is Jung’s anima/animus, our Animal Shadow. It responds to life on a simple level and hides in the shadows because it is uncivilized.

We see it in culture in stories like Beauty and the Beast or Red Riding Hood. Typically, these stories portray the Beast as male, but women carry their own feminine Beast as well. The process of taming the Beast is depicted in star lore, the Tarot and Western Alchemy, Eastern philosophy—in every system, because it is a universal of human consciousness.

This taming comes (as shown in the Tarot) by gentling the Beast, not by slaying it. Its fears of its own strength must be transformed into the radiance of Soul by recognition of its union with All That Is. What is no longer separated must be part of the light, Cosmic Union, and this is the nature of all consciousness—to recognize that it is united with all other consciousness and become part of the light.

This has been emphasized as Saturn transited the Lupus decanate (21-30°) of Libra over the past year. But when Mars conjoined Saturn at the time of the New Moon (August 15–17), this archetype was even more strongly activated. In addition, this timing resonated with the connections that Chiron the Man-Beast (and Neptune) were making at the same time.

Since August 17, we have been working with a strong manifestation of the Beast. Not only is this shown by planetary movements since this time, but this is the time when the Collective Wolf is also being sacrificed on the Fire Altar. This is part of the ending of the old age and preparation for the New Age that arrives when the Solstice occurs at the exact Galactic Center on December 21, the "2012 Event." This is the “end” signaled by the Maya with their Long-Count calendar, the beginning of our return to the light.

At the time of this alignment, there is a great amplification of an ongoing energy blast that occurs when there is an exact harmonic alignment of our Sun’s station with the precise center of our Milky Way Galaxy’s black hole. We have been in the zone of this energy blast for at least 200 years, building to a crescendo of intensity on December 21, then waning over the next 200 years.

As we pass through this zone, there is a sharp energetic shift as Earth moves into harmonic resonance with this high vibration. This challenges us to respond to the shift, and we do, each in our own way. People who don’t know how to change feel the most challenged, while those who have become supple through previous transformation will ride the waves more easily.

During this transition, we have endured shock after shock in things both public and personal. From the revelations that accompanied Hurricane Sandy and the US election, to a culmination of our personal trials, we have become acutely aware of the deep, down, and dirty both inside us and in our world. Our relationships have gone through the transformative fire as well, reflecting that of each soul.

But as Venus leaves the last degree of Libra behind, this process of sacrifice is complete, and we can begin the great transition to the future. Part of this involves healing the Beast. The Beast may be subdued by becoming soul aware, but it takes focus and discipline to teach it to remain at peace.

This we are now engaged in doing, as Pluto, Neptune, and Chiron (in that order) reach toward the completion of their current yearly cycles. So too do we reach toward the healing of the Beast in December. Mars, Sun, Mercury, and Venus are ticking off each planet beyond them in close succession, creating chains of events.

Where in September–November our beast was inflamed with incidents that brought out its deepest wound, this now allows the release of its most intense rage, carried incarnation after incarnation, a protection against reinjuring a horrible wound. This is seen in political and world conflicts, which are systematically being burned off. The burning will continue beyond December, but we can see recovery occurring in pockets here and there, in growing numbers.

The chain in December is about doing what needs to be done to make our transition into a new way of being. There may be unfinished situations that remain so into 2013—in fact, this is expected. But now we know what we want and how to go about it—or we will find out very soon. This is by far the greatest challenge in any new beginning.

We cannot stop our return to the light, but we can vary its speed, and direct its energies along a unique and creative path as it climbs ever upward. Each of us develops an irreplaceable and precious gift as we make the climb, our treasure of the spirit.

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