Ringing Out the Old & Bringing in the New

Editorial By Yvette Neshi Lokotz

I believe we can all agree that the past year, 2020, was a challenging year filled with unprecedented experiences. I also agree. I look forward to seeing 2020 in my rearview mirror.

We certainly gained a lot of experience and wisdom through the life lessons we lived through in 2020. Do you remember near the end of 2019, we were excited about the New Year and the new decade?

As we begin the transition from 2020 into 2021, I have to say that as I turn my thoughts and attention to the coming New Year I am more reflective, grateful, and tentative.

As I write this editorial, it is the middle of December. I am in the midst of grief for my Mom,

Che-we-Kwe-Ben. She “Walked On” November 30. Her Earth Journey ending was a challenge, although her final hours were peaceful. She taught me about living and dying.

Now, Paul and I are beginning that Earth Journey ending with his Mom, Renate. Our mothers gave us two weeks between their end journeys. We support and love Renate in her last experiences. On December 19, Renate “Walked On”. I wonder how I am to look forward to the New Year when the ending energy is so profound.

Even though I am in grief, I still have Star Nations Organization to nurture and attend to with help from my Executive Team. I decided to create two special editions for Star Nations Magazine for January and February. These special issues will give me a much-needed break to grieve and remind us that we have the wisdom to share about new beginnings.

Although I am eyebrow deep in the energy of endings, I do remember in my heart to be grateful for all of my experiences. I also need to remember to ask for help from my Spiritual Team (all those in spirit) to assist me with my soul growth.

I remember that as a spirit, we experience both the physical and non-physical experiences in a spiral and a circle. The circle has no beginning or end; that is our immortal spirit/soul. Our physical life is experienced in a spiral motion with a distinct beginning with ascending energy, where the ending is actually infinite.

The ascending spiral is a good metaphor for the January and February Star Nations Magazine issues’ energy. All of the writers share their life experiences, knowledge, and wisdom with our readers. With assistance from our layout specialists, ElfElm Publishing, we will mine for gold in our past five years of issues. We will select from past articles to create a unique issue of archived knowledge and wisdom to assist our readers to to have gratitude for the past years as we prepare for the New Year.

I believe we need to remember all of the life lessons we have learned from the past years, as this wisdom and knowledge will help us prepare for unprecedented experiences in the coming year. Did you know that according to astrology, we will begin experiencing the Age of Aquarius energies in our physical world in 2021?

All of the articles, in this issue of Star Nations Magazine, are about embracing the energies of a New Year while being grateful for the past year. The cover image is our nod to the embrace of the new and the articles are from the last 5 years of January issue articles. This issue is in honor of the wisdom from within our archive.

On a more personal note, I would like to share my gratitude for all of the Star Nations community members who prayed, sent love, and support to my family and me during my Mom’s hospice time. We could feel the love surrounding us and I must say, I tapped into that loving energy on many occasions when I felt my energy dipping.

I would also like to thank my Executive Team for all their support and how they took care of the Star Nations teachers, live stream show hosts, writers, and readers. My heart is full of love and gratitude to Rob Colter, Julie Shumway Hill, Deborah Clark Clemens, Sharon Rosenblum, and Elf Elm (our magical Elves).

Please enjoy your time with us as you read the articles, watch the videos, and listen to the audio podcasts.

We wish you all a 2021 filled with an abundance of blessings.

Jage Nagonan,

In this issue of Star Nations Magazine, you’ll find articles about embracing the energies of a New Year while being grateful for the past year. This issue is in honor of the wisdom from within our archive.