The celestial "heavenscape" for 2004 is extraordinary and full of healing energies. The most unusual spectacle: the magical, rare transit of the planet Venus partially obscuring the sun. This "crossing" has not occurred for 121 years. This signals an eight-year focus on things associated with this planet, specifically love and relationships.

On June 8 those in the northeast will get a glimpse of the celestial event that will alter already changing ideas about marriage, and states and countries will naturally move to expand the notion of what is normal and acceptable. People who have not been able to find the ideal marriage partner, will, at this time, discover new options and less awkward ways of meeting a prospective partner.

Counties and corporations will realize that, to attract the professional work forces they will need to stay competitive, they will have to foster and support a climate rich with social opportunities, and helping individuals to find a life companion will be top of the list. People who have been reluctant to commit to marriage or to make meaningful promises will find that organizations and peers will actively participate in "matchmaking", providing more fertile opportunities which until now have been reserved for young people who meet through college or advanced educational training.

This once-in-a-lifetime astronomical incident presages great advances in the area of healing. Healing meaning everything from medical breakthroughs, new ways of combating hard to eradicate viruses and bacteria, and also providing forward thinking ideas about treating drug dependencies as well as grief and heartbreak. Look for the government to approve a slew of miraculous products around June 8th, helping patients and also revitalizing stocks of companies that have been sagging.

Some of the new wealth in the new millennium, and especially in the year ahead, will come to people who anticipate the shifting zeitgeist and act boldly releasing themselves from the shackles of the past. There will be an unprecedented changing of the guard as established corporations dismiss chief executive officers dumping many well known, seemingly invulnerable decision-makers.

For independent entrepreneurs and those seeking more autonomy by working for themselves, banks and lending institutions will be more open to backing those without solid track records. The iconoclast, the artisan, the inventor, the musician and those who are considered "late bloomers", have the edge right now for their minds are more attuned to what the public subconsciously hungers for. The economy improves in short spurts, slowly and steadily moving in the directional of global commerce. Those who have felt like outsiders in their professions because they have ideas that just don’t fly with older, staid associates, hit career homeruns. Shake-ups in everything from education to law enforcement to politics and legal issues provide opportunities for newcomers as well as those who feel they have been mired in corporate greed and stymied by management.

All in all a great year for fresh starts and happier lives for us all.

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