Each January brings renewal, hope, redemption––and predictions. A troll of the web surfaced a slew of astrological, technological, political, and pop cultural forecasts. One site even has DIY (do-it-yourself) predictions––post your dreams, fears, fantasies. Below, I’ve found ten wild guesses and intuitive hunches as they relate to the spiritual realm. Heed at your own risk.

1) The angel to the prophet Daniel said 2006 is the “time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations.”

2) Astrologer Stephen Bendixson says an astrological “fixed grand cross” is triggering a war between idealism and realism in all arenas––”Beware the temptation to polarize and play out this drama in your relationships,” he writes. “If you can make the necessary adjustments within your own psyche, if you can contain the pressure, there is no need to enact the battle with others. “

3) A Vedic astrologer says the U.S. may see “Explosions, heat waves, hurricanes, stormy seas, especially in March, May, August and November.”

4) Impending cataclysms are a result the Earth “clearing and cleansing herself, bringing her huge body back into balance through constant corrections in her internal and external pressures,” says channeler Edna G. Frankl. She also notes a rise in spiritual competition and spiritual fatigue, which we must combat by aligning with “the flow of universal love.”

5) Yoga will continue to gain popularity, along with Pilates, Tai Chi and those inflatable rolly balls, says the American Council on Exercise.

6) Psychic Annie Stanton says a giant asteroid will hit the planet some time this year.

7) Aries should be patient and not expand operations of any kind until June. (To find your own free, good astrological forecast: astro.com)

8) “It will again be a very hot year, adding high seas and heat strokes to things to fear (16:8-9),” according to one person’s interpretation of the Bible.

9) “This is a year where dharma, or ‘calling,’ for each of us is within reach,” astrologer and yoga instructor Mark Wolz tells Beliefnet. “How surely we make that connection is a matter of aligning clear intent with our will.”

10) You will be kind, generous, tender, and brave as possible, according to me.

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