{"id":1398,"date":"2011-12-24T07:39:40","date_gmt":"2011-12-24T07:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lanawooster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2011-12-24T07:39:40","modified_gmt":"2011-12-24T07:39:40","slug":"aspects-for-the-week-beginning-25-december-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=1398","title":{"rendered":"Aspects for the week beginning 25 December 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have woken early to see what aspects Santa has brought, you can\u00a0go back for a lie in after popping the turkey in the oven. \u00a0For the\u00a0Xmas special (Jupiter turning direct) doesn’t occur until 22.08 Hrs in the U.K., well after the TV Xmas soaps. \u00a0\u00a0Haven’t managed to watch enough\u00a0cookery run- up-to-Xmas programmes, but caught Jamie Oliver doing\u00a0tacos for breakfast, Nigella glittery-eyed over port and stilton (heartburn-inducing viewing) and Raymond Blanc being advised on how to rough\u00a0up the potatoes, prior to cooking them in a gallon of goose\u00a0fat… They looked beautifully crisp, but give me a veggie Xmas any time!\u00a0 Back\u00a0to Jupiter turning direct: \u00a0Christmas day itself peps up in the evening, maybe after a staid beginning (everyone on their best behaviour?) and a slow warm-up. \u00a0If\u00a0you’re like the Royle family, you might start some hand jiving from\u00a0your prone position on the couch. \u00a0Every family has its tried and tested traditions…\u00a0My sister and I have performed “Prince Charming” by Adam Ant plus “Making your Mind up!” by Bucks Fizz every Christmas\/New Year since 1981 (that\u2019s 30 years),\u00a0 adding Shakira’s “Whenever, Wherever” to the repertoire in 2002. I am thinking we should\u00a0preserve it on video for the next generation (not for You Tube) but my sister disagrees preferring to leave it to memory.\u00a0 It was originally staged for the older generation, but the middle generation find it nothing but an embarrassment\u2026Back to the Astrology, you know those awkward Xmas moments? \u00a0Like granny finding out you don’t\u00a0like Belgian chocolate after all, or your other half winding you up with the\u00a0same Xmas jokes every year? \u00a0These could occur at lunchtime on Boxing Day (26th)\u00a0with Venus semi-sextle Pluto. To grin and bear it or not to grin and\u00a0bear it, that is the question. \u00a0It might help to know that it’s a\u00a0minor, passing aspect. \u00a0Fast forward to Thursday (29th) and the day\u00a0dawns with a conjunction of the Sun and Pluto.\u00a0 This could make for a\u00a0dodgy episode of Eastenders – drama may be brewing or have already\u00a0 brewed \u2013 have the chamomile tea ready. \u00a0Maybe Phil had too much to drink the night before and vowed to\u00a0avenge the cat who ate his Christmas pudding. \u00a0His woman (is it\u00a0Shirley? \u00a0I have lost track of the characters) hides the cat and\u00a0replaces it with a stuffed toy. \u00a0\u00a0In his bleary eyed state, Phil won’t
\nknow the difference. \u00a0\u00a0Seriously though, try to minimize the damage or\u00a0fall-out, \u00a0as peace is the aim, at least until the New Year. \u00a0It would be\u00a0easy to let rip. This last aspect of the year and the consequences of\u00a0how you handle it will set the tone for the next year, 2012, and not\u00a0since 1984 and 2000 have we had such highly-charged numbers whose fame\u00a0has preceded them. \u00a0And you know what happened, and what didn’t happen,\u00a0in those years. \u00a0With the slow-cooking square between Uranus and Pluto many of us are feeling that we are entering into unchartered territory.\u00a0 The trick, or challenge,\u00a0 is to find a vein of excitement, which will lead to creative solutions.\u00a0 Happy New Year!<\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n