PREVIOUS THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY January 2 2012 to January 8 2012 Monday January 2 2012 Welcome to 2012. This particular year is supposed to bring all kinds of doom and gloom depending on who you talk to or which internet site you visit. Those who aren't waiting for the 'long count' Mayan calendar to run out at the end of December are seemingly steeling themselves for economic collapse, social unrest, invisible 'brown dwarf' stars throwing the earth out of its orbit, alignments with the galactic centre reversing our magnetic polarity and solar coronal mass ejections devastating our electricity and communications networks. I'm happy to assure you that we're going to survive it all... intact! I will be appearing on: Golden West Radio Tuesday Jan 3rd early afternoon - time tbc Tuesday January 3 A Rare Pair Yesterday, I gave you a long list of reasons why the world, according to some excitable doom-mongers on the internet, might end in 2012. I forgot to mention the possibility of dreadful natural disasters or the outbreak of a new world war. But I only forgot because, frankly, it's not on my mind! I've been looking deeply into this year's astrological outlook and can hardly contain my excitement. It brings the second in a rare pair of 'transits of Venus'. This deeply auspicious event, in June, implies one of the most wonderful years we have ever lived through. New! You can read your Year Ahead forecast for 2012 here. Listen to Jonathan and Daniel Cainer's New Year broadcast on BBC Radio London here. Wednesday January 4 Venus Dot Coming Venus, planet of love, creativity and prosperity, travels close to the Sun - as seen from here. It is often 'up' during the day but, bright though it is, it cannot compete with daylight. We only tend to see it briefly just before dawn or after dusk. This year, briefly, on June 6, it passes directly in front of the Sun, appearing as a tiny black dot against the bright solar disc. We won't see this unless we use special welder's strength glasses but we'll feel the influence strongly. Hidden sources of joy and comfort will be revealed to us all. New! You can read your Year Ahead forecast for 2012 here. Listen to Jonathan and Daniel Cainer's New Year broadcast on BBC London 94.9 here. Thursday January 5 Bee Here Now I've been giving many radio and TV interviews lately. The other day, I spoke to one reporter from a rural publication who said she'd just been tending her apiary. Suddenly, I found myself interviewing her! I wanted to know about Colony Collapse Disorder. Have things got any better for our little buzzing friends? She said her bees were doing fine but she was working with natural, organic and sometimes homeopathic principles and suspected the problem was connected to chemicals used in the commercial bee-keeping world. Hopefully 2012 will be a better year for bees as well as people! New! You can read your Year Ahead forecast for 2012 here. Listen to Jonathan and Daniel Cainer's New Year broadcast on BBC London 94.9 here. Friday January 6 Sunny and Share Dear Jonathan, My Taurean son and Cancerian daughter have both found love with people of their same sign. Is this common? I am Pisces and have never been involved with another Pisces. Anita Dear Anita, We all have a birth chart based on our exact date, time and place of birth. These charts can differ dramatically between two people born on the same day of the same year. Two people born in the same month will have only superficial similarities. I'm happy to confirm that in the modern, enlightened world of astrology, 'same sign relationships' are often successful. New! You can read your Year Ahead forecast for 2012 here. Saturday January 7 Your Week Ahead - Dream On! They say you can't judge a book by its cover. They're probably right, though I know several jacket designers who'd like to feel this wasn't true! But you definitely you can't judge a year by its first few days. 2012 will be different to any year we've ever known and by that, I don't mean because it is going to be so grim! Far from it. Highly auspicious alignments await. We will see the first of these this week. Venus conjuncts Neptune. Mercury conjuncts Pluto. Cherish your dearest dreams. They may not be as far fetched as you fear. You can read your Year Ahead forecast for 2012 here. Listen to Jonathan and Daniel Cainer's New Year broadcast on BBC London 94.9 here. Sunday January 8 Your Week Ahead - Love Focus They say you can't judge a book by its cover. They're probably right, though I know several jacket designers who'd like to feel this wasn't true! But you definitely you can't judge a year by its first few days. 2012 will be different to any year we've ever known and by that, I don't mean because it is going to be so grim! Far from it. Highly auspicious alignments await. We will see the first of these this week. Venus conjuncts Neptune. Mercury conjuncts Pluto. Cherish your dearest dreams. They may not be as far fetched as you fear. You can read your Year Ahead forecast for 2012 here. Listen to Jonathan and Daniel Cainer's New Year broadcast on BBC London 94.9 here. Back to Index   Click here for Jonathan Cainer's Daily Zodiac Forecasts