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ASTROLOGY FORECAST (Dec 1- 8)
NEPTUNE is resuming direct motion in Pisces on 12/03. When the planet of mysticism, imagination, dreaming, and alchemy is in retrograde motion, clarity can be illusive at best. You will likely receive much input, but with less guidance for the application in the outer world than you would like. The clarity tends to arrive at the return to direct motion from now until June.
This is something you have a great deal of experience with. It is not new to you. NEPTUNE remains in each sign for approximately 14 years. It has been in Pisces, the sign it rules, since 2012. This corresponds with the 2012 galactic alignment with the Great Central Sun. There could not have been a better partner for ushering in a new age than the Neptune/Pisces combination.
This can be an effective time for initiating wonderful changes, even if only in thought at first. The retrograde/direct cycles of the outer planets are long - months in duration. Neptune has been retrograde since June 2022, and is now going direct until June 2023, when it will turn retrograde again. It will resume direct motion again in Pisces in Dec 2023.
NEPTUNE is in the last decanate(10 days/degrees) of Pisces, and will be for the remainder of its transit in Pisces ending in 2025. The particular emphasis, or flavor, now is that of gaining constancy in action. Since it is an outer planet, it can affect entire generations and societies at once. These are the months and years of ushering the new age into our outer world, each in our own unique way.
This week has one sign change. MERCURY moves into Capricorn on 12/07 for a long stay, due to a pending January retrograde. While the planet is moving forward this will assist structure and organization in your thinking and planning. The ideals you may have begun to allow into your sphere of influence during the very well aspected Mercury pass through Sagittarius will benefit from the next placement.
Mercury in Capricorn can give you the next best step. In the new energy you may get one step at a time. A leap of faith may be to trust that each step may arrive just before implementation. Mercury is one of the personal planets. The communication and mental acuity may be unique to each of us. Trust the guidance you receive and trust yourself.
The first months after Eclipse seasons usually usher in changes. With so much rapid shifting, allow Mercury in Capricorn to guide you one step at a time. You may be happily surprised.
Last week's New Moon was the first of 5 consecutive Super New Moons. Each month, at the NEW MOON, the orbit will be at perigee, closest to the Earth. You will not see it, since it happens at the New Moon, but may very well feel it. The tides will be higher than usual, called King Tides. The effects are planet wide. It can be felt inland as well, with practice. New Moons are the pivot points between that which has served its purpose and may be completed, bordering on the ushering in of the new. The remainder of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023 may provide a huge boost toward new creation. We will revisit this again during this interval.
JUPITER is nearing the end of its 12 year trip through the Zodiac, currently in Pisces. It will be at 29° for 16 consecutive days from 12/05-12/20. It will not return to Pisces again until 2033.
When a planet is at 29° of a sign it is said to go through the catalog of all traits associated between the planet and sign. Do not be surprised if you find yourself contemplating the traits of Jupiter in Pisces. Dreams, mysticism, great imagination, great hope and abundance are all included.
You may also find yourself doing an inventory of the last 12 years at odd times over the next few weeks. This will be the influence of Jupiter starting a new cycle around the Zodiac. It is our great benefic, assisting in abundance for all. Pay particular attention to your dreams and meditations as well as your conscious thoughts.
The FULL MOON in Gemini is on 12/07 at 11:09 pm EST.
The Moon is sharing Gemini with retrograde Mars, and is in an exact conjunction. This may create mental tension. It can be frustrating to see more detail and more points of view than is comfortable. You will have the opposition of Mercury/Venus conjunction that have been tracking closely for weeks now. Lilith and Pallas are now in direct conjunction at the critical degree(26°) of Cancer, adding their very powerful influence. The overall theme here is to find balance in all things, but most especially in male/female balance. We all have both energies within us and a balanced expression is the ideal we are pursuing.
This combination of placements and aspects may be momentarily frustrating. Care with your words and actions on these few days would be wise. Avoid confrontation for this time frame if possible. The tension of opposition is temporary.
This is a busy Astrological week. Do your best to relax. Find that still point and give yourself the opportunities to make wise choices. May you find peace.
ASTROLOGY FORECAST (Dec 8 - 15)
VENUS moves into Capricorn on 12/09 joining Mercury and Pluto creating a Stellium. This creates a few variations for you to utilize.
VENUS and MERCURY have been tracking closely together for several months now. Since they are personal planets that change signs and houses the most often, they can provide significant influence alone. Tracking together, in conjunction, for so many long months has introduced another element to the mix. Together they add a particular eloquence and grace to mental activity and communications. Placed in utilitarian Capricorn, the combination of Venus/Mercury can thread a unifying and elegant flavor to the organizational structure that is inherent to Capricorn.
We have discussed new ideas and structures quite often. When you add Pluto to Venus and Mercury in Capricorn for almost a month to create a Stellium, this combination takes on added strength. It can assist new thoughts along the way. It can soften your habitual resistance to change. This may show itself in numerous ways. Perhaps the most helpful being a receptivity to options previously not considered possible.
The rather unusual long term conjunction between Venus and Mercury is drawing to a close in approximately one month. Hopefully this aspect of the two rapidly rotating planets has added an elegance and softening to the polarity of our physical plane. If you don't think you've seen any evidence of this up to this point, be aware that there may be positive changes in the spiritual, emotional, and mental planes that are still pending on the physical plane.
The rest of my tips to you this week are more about what is visible in our night sky.
VENUS has emerged from her swing behind the Sun and is once again, the Evening Star. Look for her at dusk low in the west. She will rise higher in the western sky as the days and weeks pass. Her bright, unmistakable light shall increasingly light our way as we contemplate our choices throughout the Winter days.
MARS reaches opposition on Dec 8th. Opposition is a phenomenon of the planets orbiting outside of Earth. At the point that Earth passes between the Sun and an outer planet it creates a window of optimum visibility. The outer planet will appear brighter, and sometimes, larger.
MARS is rising in the east at dusk now and is very bright red. Additionally, it is near two other red stars, Beetlejuice at the top of Orion and the Royal star, Aldebaran, in Taurus. This is an easy site to locate in the east at dusk and moving east - southeast as the night progresses.
There are multiple cultural interpretations of the 4 Royal stars. All are agreed to have special significance. The area of sky that MARS is passing through at its opposition is broadly considered to be in the vicinity of Stargate portals. It is a very important part of the sky. The area is referred to as the Winter Hexagon. It contains constellations; Orion, Taurus, Auriga, Gemini, Canis Minor, and Canis Major.
Within this are the stars; Rigel, Orion's Belt, Beetlejuice, Aldebaran, Capella, Castor, Pollux, Procyon, and Sirius.
This area can easily be viewed with the naked eye now. A particular influence that might come into play now would be honor in conflict. Royal Star Aldebaran is called the "Watcher in the East" and is guarded by Archangel Michael. It is said to provide great assistance if purity, morality and integrity are maintained. MARS is traditionally associated with warfare, personal, and collective strength. This could be a great source for visual meditation at this time of upheaval on our planet. Physically LOOK to this group of stars for guidance and peace.
If you feel compelled, you may receive even more guidance from the energies of the East; personal divinity, spiritual potential, the magic of new creation, among many others. Combining them with the transit of MARS through this sector could be of great benefit.
Lastly, I am guided to remind all of us that we can create only as much as we allow ourselves to receive! We create from the void, which is endless SOURCE. May you create and receive your Godspeed.
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