On Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 2:43AM EDT, the Sagittarius Moon meets
the Sagittarius Sun giving us this month's New Moon and our annual New
Moon in fiery Sagittarius. Happening so near to the South Node of the Moon gives us a Solar Eclipse (karmic event tied to the past).
Sagittarius is a fun-loving, bigger-is-better sign (ruled by Jupiter and ruler of our collective 9th house)
and rules travel, freedom, adventure, wisdom, legal issues, higher
education, politics, the media, good luck, faith, religion, weddings,
optimism, truth seekers, boldly going where no man has gone before, THE QUEST, your Sagittarius natal house theme -
it might also be said to encourage carelessness, taking shortcuts, thinking we are right/know it all,
making assumptions, throwing pink paint on problems and looking at
something else, overconfidence, going too far, overdoing/over-promising, impatience, boastfulness and superficial fluff. Pretty much all the good stuff taken too far.
Besides the monthly lunar energy of "new beginnings" this particular
Moon has her own relationship with the other players in the heavens
based on her position. We also get the cosmic "re-set" of the Solar Eclipse as something is eclipsed out of our life or out of our way!
So, let's unpack the chart!
The Moon/Sun meet at 12 degrees Sagittarius conjunct Mercury (applying) and inconjunct Uranus (separating) and squaring Pallas in Pisces (separating). The Moon sextiles sober Saturn. Uranus is squaring Saturn. This is all powered up in Sagittarius, home of the South Node of the Moon, making this a Solar Eclipse - more potent/longer lasting/part of an older story. Jupiter, ruler of Sagittarius and so ruler of this lunation is finishing up in Aquarius. At 25 degrees, he is squaring Mars (in Scorpio) and situated between asteroids Damocles and Niobe. Mercury (conjunct the Moon) opposes Black Moon Lilith EXACT.
The Solar Eclipse New Moon's waning inconjunct to Uranus speaks of an unexpected obstacle/setback. Uranus is retrograde, so this is either not totally unexpected or we've been here before somehow.
The Sag/Taurus inconjunct (rock and a hard place) is about freedom/adventure/risk vs safety/fixed resources/comfort. Maybe there is something here about turning a BLIND CORNER.
The Solar Eclipse New Moon's conjunction to Mercury is applying. We don't have all the information yet. The right conversations haven't happened yet. With Mercury in Sagittarius things can get blown out of proportion/exaggerated because we don't have all the facts. The square to wise Pallas in confusing Pisces is reinforcing this, plus Neptune has just stationed direct here. We don't know what we don't know. Mercury (plus Moon/Sun) opposing Black Moon Lilith is trouble for our rebellious/won't be OWNED female energy as forces unite against her.
The Moon's ruler Jupiter is finishing up in Aquarius, eager to get into Pisces, his old stomping ground/where he is exalted. He is squaring Mars (in fiery Sagittarius, so ready for action, but also prone to wanting to make too big a move/do too much). We could be pushed/antsy to make a big move maybe we aren't ready for (or some kind of timing problem), or, with Jupiter in group/collective/future focused Aqua, have our actions curtailed by over-the-top group situations.
Jupiter is situated between asteroid Damocles (Damocles the sword that's hanging over our head and I guess we all know what this is, but keep in mind this is the aspect that is IN THE PAST, near but waning) and Niobe (here is the aspect that is applying/in the future).
I'll let you google Niobe's mythology if you are interested, but her story is something about how we can be damaged by pride and the ways we carry deep grief/bereavement.
(her story involves themes of too much pride in our heritage, children/creations, boastfulness, arrogance - this could be a time for some big falls from grace within the collective and possible humbling experiences for some people)
With this New Moon happening on the South Node of what is karmically ripe for release, it is time to release the TRAUMA around these themes. Whether we had childhood experiences that buried the trauma deep in our physical cells or whether we carry the trauma in our soul memory for our ancestors/prior lives - this is about the way we carry these specific ancient fears/OLD STORIES into our modern lives and then prevent ourselves from clearly seeing the truth around current situations.
It's like there is an old rusty circuit (reptilian brain) that shuts off new/modern thinking processes at the first sign of danger, yelling in our ear, "Remember what happened last time!"
Then in the panic to protect ourselves, DANGER WILL ROBINSON, we miss the opportunity to open our minds and see the reality of the current situation.
And because these ancient protective parts of our brain operate at such lightening fast speeds we are sometimes only dimly aware of the potential for change/the opportunity to respond instead of react -
so let's try NOT making a mountain out of a molehill, NOT being so sure we are right, NOT thinking we have created something bigger/better than it is, NOT wanting something so big that we walk away from the small stuff that can accumulate into the bigger/better stuff OVER TIME.
Whatever is triggering this instinctive fear to protect ourselves/close up shop is something we want to be cautious with. Don't move too far/go too big too fast. Remember that square between Mars in Scorpio and Jupiter in Aquarius. These are fixed signs. Dug in. Keep an open mind/maintain some perspective.
Just because the sky has fallen doesn't mean the sky IS falling.
The way through this Moon is easy to see because it is the ONLY smooth aspect - that sextile to Saturn - from the Moon, Sun, Mercury.
Patience. Hard work. Staying focused on our goals. Being mature. Not expecting immediate results. In Aquarius - working with common goals/like-minded people, focusing on the future. Not taking everything so damn personally. This is a FIRE MOON and we only get three a year. We don't want to waste it. Something is STARTING. But this sextile to Saturn urges a slower course. So, the fire starts the way a fire always starts. A spark. It gets LIT. But what we do next, determines whether the fire keeps us warm through the long cold winter or dies out in the December winds.
Keep in mind Venus is walking the degrees in Saturn ruled Cappy she is going to walk two more times over the next couple months. Right now she is conjunct the "time runs out/power is cemented" degree of January 2020 when Saturn met Pluto, so we are back here AGAIN in some way, but this time we are working our way through this with Venus (yes, Pluto is still here and Saturn comes into play through Cappy, but still we are talking about benevolent VENUS) and whatever we are doing we are going to be re-vising, re-valuing later. This ain't the same old rodeo.
Something else to ponder is this New Moon Solar Eclipse is conjunct the Great Attractor; a gravitational anomaly consisting of more than 8000 galaxies with a mass of more than ten million billion suns.
It is located at 14 degrees Sagittarius and thought to influence the movement of oodles of galaxies including our own Milky Way Galaxy (whose center black hole is called the Galactic Center). The Great Attractor might be the biggest thing/place in our universe with basically unimaginable gravitational forces. It appears to recede from our galaxy at the same time it appears to approach as it pulls our Milky Way Galaxy and other galaxies toward it at a dizzying speed, baffling scientists. From an astrological perspective it mixes the past into the future, bends light and time, confuses what is real, makes linear projections rather counter-productive.
So, after more than 18 months of, well, I'll just say "freakin' bedlam" we have the Moon meeting the Sun - close enough to the Nodes to give us a Solar Eclipse, the FINAL eclipse of the Sag/Gemini cycle of those same 18 months - conjunct THIS UNKNOWN SPACE.
Interesting. What does it mean? I have no idea, but maybe something like just as we feel we have that brass ring firmly within our grasp OR THAT THINGS ARE NEVER GOING TO CHANGE, we are being re-routed onto a NEW QUEST/timeline. This is still the Eclipse spin cycle folks!
We want to stay focused - this is SAGITTARIUS - on the beneficial nature of whatever we have going on. Have FAITH. Stay OPTIMISTIC. December might not be a free float into the future - there is that final pending Saturn/Uranus and Venus's long retro and Mars is going to cross that South Node - BUT moving too fast/too soon/grabbing control just because our hands are empty only reinforces the old ways that are falling apart; ensures we end up with what didn't work the first time. Mars is in Sag and this is a New Moon in Sag, so we want to KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
Can we do this without leaping off a bridge/taking a throat clogging bite?
YES we can.
As always, write your New Moon intentions down by hand in script. Use strong ink and a clean sheet of paper. Do this in a quiet, respectful manner in a clean space. Light a candle.
Trust the process. We have used our words to cast our S-P-E-L-L.
People always say that affirmations "only work if we take action". And this is true, but not in the way some people think because the affirmation is action. It sets the energy in motion.
Words are not just words. If used properly, in the right frame of mind, they line us up energetically with the thing we are seeking.
Set those intentions.
Know that life has heard you.
Know these things are already yours.
xo all
(please excuse any typos, too tired to proof again)
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