Entering 2002, the composition of the prevailing energies has once again been enriched. More new elements have been added to the mix, creating an ever-evolving formula which continues to bring profound changes into our lives.
        The pace 
          has quickened considerably since the changeover to a new year. Things 
          are going to accelerate even faster as this month progresses. A whirlwind 
          of dramatic changes is coming our way in this month of heightened activity. 
          The changes will be coming from several directions at once, forcing 
          us to be extremely nimble and keeping us impossibly busy. 
        It will 
          feel like we are playing a game of tennis against 20 - 30 people, not 
          only on the other side of the net, but off to the sides and behind us 
          as well; all of them lobbing balls at us. Each ball is important and 
          they're 
          all coming at us quickly from often unexpected directions. 
        This barrage 
          of activity and new opportunities gives us no time to carefully think 
          things out or make plans for the future. Instead, we must adopt a Zen-like 
          stance, doing our best to hit as many balls as possible. Some balls 
          will inevitably fall to the ground, not because they were unworthy or 
          we didn't want to hit them, but because there were simply too many to 
          deal with.
        We will 
          be dealing with the resolution of old issues as well as the opening 
          up of our New Directions. Many 
          of those old unresolved conflicts and situations in our lives will be 
          finally completed during the first few months of 2002. This is because 
          we simply can't take the old baggage into our New Directions. These 
          resolutions will happen so quickly, it will be like a blur of events, 
          and then suddenly we will be completely free from them.
        During January 
          it will also become ever more apparent that the glue which holds many 
          of us together in Oneness has become indelibly strong. This super glue 
          is in the process of replacing the thin flour and water paste which 
          formed our previous bonds. The old paste is losing its effectiveness 
          and loosening many of our old connections. 
        What this 
          means, is that many more people and situations will continue to leave 
          our lives. If our connections with others have been held together with 
          the old paste, they will very quickly come unstuck, almost effortlessly 
          undoing themselves. We could experience sudden ruptures with people 
          we have known for a long time. Anger might flare up or a quick resolution 
          will appear from almost out of nowhere and suddenly these people are 
          totally out of our lives.
        And if the 
          connections are made with the glue of Oneness, they will not only remain, 
          but they will strengthen, like Super Glue. If we are moving into the 
          Greater Reality, we will be drawn to those people and situations also 
          moving into the Greater Reality-- those embodying Love, Compassion and 
          Oneness. And if we are remaining in the duality-based Warped World spoken 
          of in the Year 2002 Surf Report, 
          we will be drawn to those also inhabiting this distorted reality-- those 
          embodying anger, judgement and retribution.
        Since the 
          veils between the worlds are rapidly dropping and there is such a dramatic 
          disparity in resonance between them, never before has it been more true 
          that LIKE FOLLOWS LIKE. It's like two very differently charged magnets 
          pulling us to either one or the other of them. It becomes increasingly 
          clear that these two magnets are no longer aligned to each other; there's 
          no magnetic pull between them. There's a total neutrality between them 
          which is causing them to become ever more invisible to one other.
        Throughout 
          the month of January new opportunities will present themselves. As we 
          make the efforts to move ourselves outside all our boxes, more of the 
          extended landscape will be revealed. There will be many highly visible 
          signposts pointing to our New Directions. All we have to do is step 
          out of our old ways of thinking and being and look larger. And become 
          larger.
        It's important 
          that we don't make plans based on the old status quo. Things like, "Let's 
          see, at the income I'm presently making doing this job that I don't 
          particularly like, in three years, I might be able to afford a new car." 
          Or, "I guess that I'll settle for this restricting relationship 
          since it's probably the best I'll find." We need to become 
          much freer in our perceptions. It's like folding the sides of the box 
          outwards and setting ourselves free. We are entering a much larger world 
          in which the Unexpected abounds. 
        The events 
          of last year should have taught us that in a big way. Anything can happen. 
          And all we really have is the present. Since the present is all we have, 
          then there are no more reasons to hold ourselves back. What are we saving 
          ourselves for? Who knows what the future will bring or even if there 
          will be a future, so let's bring our finest into each moment. Let's 
          fill each moment with our full Love. Let's treat each moment as if it 
          was sacred. Let's honor and respect our fellow humans. Let's shower 
          everyone / everything with our Love and Compassion.
        
        OPENING 
          THE LOTUS
        Inside our 
          beings is an inner sanctum which could be perceived as a lotus. This 
          is our most private and sacred place. Most people aren't aware of their 
          inner sanctum and don't ever go there. Some of us go there occasionally 
          where we sit on the throne of our being. The center of our lotuses is 
          a very sacred place, a place of great tenderness and vulnerability. 
          Because of this, we are very protective of our inner sanctum.
        Once in 
          a rare while, we encounter someone who also can enter our inner sanctum. 
          Usually, we don't invite them in; they are just there. When this happens, 
          we share a very deep connection.
        Now that 
          we are being called to go deeper into the Greater Reality, it's time 
          to once again enter the lotus of our inner sanctum. This time, we are 
          going to fold the petals of our lotus outwards, opening our lotus for 
          all to see. We are going to start embodying our Core Being. 
        Once we 
          do this, a new, deeper inner sanctum will be revealed. This inner lotus 
          could not be perceived as long as we remained in our previous one. It's 
          only by folding back the petals that the new one is revealed. Once we 
          can see the new lotus, it's time to enter it and sit in our new inner 
          sanctum. 
        Then fold 
          open the petals and perhaps, you might find yet another lotus...