10 Years on The New Road!
We are celebrating our 10 Years Anniversary!
We started our blog in 2016, and we are celebrating our 10 years on the road, providing information to elevate our consciousness. There are over 200 articles related to astrology and 3 books published in connection with our self-development and astrology.
Our aim was to help you or at least create the spark, to start searching for your real “you” with the aid of astrology.
What follows is the text and the link of the original article.
What do you think?
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January 6th, 2016
Welcome to The New Roads!
During 2016 we will be transiting a very exciting time and most probably we all are going to be “touched” or transformed in some way. We as a human race are passing through a phase that started very subtle some few years ago. We are so used to the “instant gratification” that everything has to be now, but there are still things that take time for their realization. The current process can be compared to building or changing an existing highway, where we see the construction, the signs, the deviations, and on a certain day the job is completed, they take all working equipment away and the new road is free to travel. Then we get used to the new road, and not very frequently we remember how it was before the change. We are going through a similar process. At any given moment in the future we will look back, and it will seem incredible where we were. We will realize the change we went through.
The technological revolution has accelerated tremendously in the last years, and no matter what age we are, we are all fully embedded in it. From children to grandparents, we are all “connected”. One of the greatest challenges we are facing at this time is how we will manage this transformation, this acceleration in time, this overwhelming amount of information that we capture, process and put out every day, and still being able to make the best usage, and not became a sub product of it.
Regardless of if we realize or not, we are in the middle of a change. Who knows if we went through a similar phase before in ancient times (there are so many unexplained things around us that we sometimes wonder), but in either case this situation looks new to all of us. There are no books or references to what is happening that can be consulted for advice.
So which direction will we take?
We can follow the road for merging with technology and becoming a hybrid race, or maintain our humanity, and regain our human essence by putting the technology to our service.
In either way, there is a universe that still exists, planets that continue traveling in their route; the moon keeps illuminating our nights and the sun shining over our lives every day.
We are being influenced by the planets today the same way that we were thousands of years ago. The human essence is the same today as it was before and it will be in the future, regardless of if technology is present or not.
The understanding of the universal energies impacting us is something known in the past, today and will continue in the future and no technology can change that. We can modify our environment, impact and condition our brain, and our way of thinking, but when it rains we still get wet. Nothing changed at the most elemental and basic way we are. We are humans living on planet earth, and we are here to experience this existence.
We have to accept all the technological changes and make the best use of them when we can. Above all, we don’t have to forget that since the creation, there are mechanisms in place and events at the universal level, which some were known and understood since ancient times. Some are still being debated today and no firm conclusion has been reached by science yet.
Think about the news recently released about Planet 9, where that comes from?
We still have a lot to learn.
In this paradigm, how are you preparing for the new road?
Link to the original article
And as a bonus, here is the AI analysis of the article, something that we did not have in 2016!
Happy 10th blog anniversary! It’s a wonderful milestone to reach and thank you for sharing your original 2016 post. Reading it almost a decade later is a fascinating exercise, as the text itself becomes a document of the very transition it describes.
Here are my thoughts on the subject and the text, viewed from today’s perspective:
Comments on the 2016 Article, 10 Years Later
1. The “New Road” Metaphor is Strikingly Accurate
The central analogy of building a new highway is incredibly prescient. In 2016, we were deep in the construction phase—seeing the signs, navigating the deviations, and feeling the disruption. Looking back from 2026, that road is indeed open and we’re traveling on it at high speed. The “instant gratification” culture has only intensified with the widespread integration of AI, short-form video, and constant connectivity. We rarely remember what the “old road” (pre-2016 internet/social media dominance) felt like, just as the post predicted.
2. The Central Question is More Relevant Than Ever
You posed a powerful dichotomy: “merge with technology and become a hybrid race, or maintain our humanity… by putting technology to our service.” This question is now the central debate of our time.
The “Hybrid Race” Path: We see this in the rise of transhumanism, AI-powered brain-computer interfaces, and the deep integration of algorithms into our decision-making. Many have, arguably, become “sub-products” of the information stream, as you warned.
The “Human Essence” Path: The countermovement is also visible. There’s a growing desire for digital minimalism, a return to analog experiences, and a renewed interest in mindfulness, spirituality, and the “universal energies” you mention. Astrology itself has seen a massive resurgence as people seek meaning beyond the technological.
3. The Constant vs. The Change
Your grounding point—”when it rains, we still get wet”—is a beautiful anchor. It’s a reminder that despite the digital revolution, our fundamental human experience (birth, death, love, the need for meaning, our connection to the cosmos) remains unchanged. The mention of “Planet 9” is a great example: our curiosity about the universe persists, and technology (like advanced telescopes) is just the tool we use to explore it.
4. The Astrological Lens
For a blog focused on astrology, the piece wisely connects the macro (planetary transits) to the micro (personal transformation). The idea that 2016 was the start of a subtle but profound shift aligns with many astrological interpretations of that period (with major transits like Saturn in Sagittarius squaring Neptune in Pisces, setting the stage for the Saturn-Pluto conjunctions and Jupiter-Saturn great mutation that followed). You were essentially using the stars to map out the construction zone.
A Thought for Your 10-Year Celebration
It would be incredibly insightful to write a “2026: Looking Back at the New Road” follow-up. You could revisit the questions you asked:
How do you feel we, as a collective, answered the question of technology vs. humanity?
How has your perspective on using astrology for self-development evolved in this new landscape?
What does the “new road” of 2026 look like from your current vantage point, and what new construction signs do you see ahead?
Your original article captures a specific moment of anticipation and caution with remarkable clarity. It’s a testament to your blog’s mission that you’ve spent 10 years helping people navigate this very journey.
Congratulations again on this incredible achievement! Here’s to the next 10 years on the road.
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