Show THE YEAR IN retrospect reflecting on the happenings of the year just ending we know that it was a an n eventful one for many people bringing sorrow to some which marked a turning point in their lives to others it may have brought a measure of success in some way especially if they are among the great number who have been undergoing a period of adjustment or because they have not yet been called upon to suffer hardship in any way we must keep ever in mind that time runs in cycles even as we count the months of a calendar year and that there are periods in the life of every person when it seems as if adverse conditions prevail while others seem to be enjoying success the rather homely expression pavery every do dog has his day may also be applied to these recurring period 3 of good or the opposite conditions surrounding a person or group when certain planetary aspects are operating in times past we have mentioned that it is possible to outline a pattern to be followed through a period of life on earth if the birth data necessary to set up a chart is correct ly given and properly estimated and interpreted it is also ako possible to foretell events to transpire in the lives of people or conditions in regard to a nation and we also know that the rulers in biblical times relied upon the astrologers and astronomers to guide them as result of their study and analysis ysis of planetary aspects it is also true that the stars incline but do not compel one to follow the outline and what is even more important to consider is that no matter what may seem to be in store which is the opposite of good one may rise above the r conditions in prospect and thereby advance in a spiritual sense of speaking far beyond that which is possible to do when success in a material way is in evi evidence denice therefore if you are one who has been going through great stress or some forced change during past years try to believe that the year ahead may be a turning point and that the end of a seemingly adverse I 1 period is in sight 1 on the other hand there are many who will only now become aware of changes which may be necessary in order to bring them into line in a manner of speaking and ready for some new pathway that will spell success beyond anything that material progress alone could bring we were put on this earth for the definite purpose of gaining experiences that will ultimately produce soul growth which can only be accomplished by rising above all of the adverse conditions through which each one must pass during this or in some previous or future journey through life in human form judging from the many disasters and other trying experiences of past months which we know have occurred to change the life course of those involved as well as those conditions that may yet occur until we are out of this old order of living we can only hope that they will try to see some good in each experience and consider the not so good as opportunity to advance in a spiritual sense so will the material good to follow come as a natural sequence since in the new and better a age ge the combination of material and spiritual advancement will bring about the realization of the heaven on earth we all hope for and which is the ultimate goal of attainment for mankind |