Weekly Astrology Forecast for Creatives | Week of December 14th - December 20th, 2020 - HUGE shifts this week!! time to look up

 

 

I feel like the white rabbit in Alice's wonderland, "I'm late. I'm late".

MONDAY - New Moon Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius, Venus sextile Jupiter, Mercury conjunct South Node

TUESDAY - Venus sextile Saturn, Venus into Sagittarius, Chiron stations direct

THURSDAY - Saturn into Aquarius

FRIDAY - Juno into Sagittarius

SATURDAY -  Jupiter into Aquarius, Mercury conjunct the Sun, Venus trine Chiron

SUNDAY - Mercury into Capricorn

A HUGE - and optimistic - New Moon Solar Eclipse this week plus no squares, no oppositions, four planets changing signs and one stationing direct - what forward-leaning magical NEW VISION is this as we head toward Jupiter and Saturn's historic meeting on the Winter Solstice (the 21st) as Mars makes his final square to powerful Pluto?! It ain't all popsicles and puppies, but there is A GIFT FOR ALL OF US in here somewhere. And I'd bet we have earned it.

MONDAY - BIG New Moon Solar Eclipse at 23 degrees Sagittarius - post HERE

TUESDAY - Venus sextiles Saturn - at the very end of Scorpio/Capricorn - then moves into Sagittarius. So, over the last month Venus has traveled all the way to the end of Scorpio and Saturn (since December 2017) has traveled all the way to the end of Cappy. Venus, in her detriment, moving through a sign that opposes one of her own and Saturn, king of the heap, strong and steady in his home territory. 

 

Now, they move into an opportunistic sextile - something, maybe financial/relationship/resources - concluding/moving into a new chapter on a positive note. The bottom line getting firmed up. A reward for our hard work/perseverance? Here is where a financial situation can be stabilized, maybe through old resources. Or this might speak of a relationship situation or financial situation or life/death situation - whatever we've been through 'hell' with that has confirmed in us how strong we are because WE ARE STILL HERE.

Venus moves quickly into Sagittarius. Sagittarius Suns and Ascendants (1st house cusps) get more attractive now - both able to attract what they want/need and easier on the eye. And all of us get a visit from Venus in our Sagittarius houses (what house or houses carry Venus energy in your natal chart?) and those houses get more magnetic.

Sagittarius is the sign of the archer. If we were archers - we would gather our energy. We would pull back our bow. We would take aim. We would hold our bow "in tension".

This holding position is important to landing our arrow where we intend it to go - to hit our target.

(of course, if we are in some kind of life and death battle with that arrow then I guess we just let it fly and hope for the best, but most situations we are facing are not quite so dire)

The same way an archer's "in tension" allows her arrow to hit her mark, our own "intentions" release our energy where we need it to go. Intentions are not wishes; they are not hopes - wanting to do something is 180 degrees from intending to do it. Intention releases the potential that makes things happen.

So, we have Venus (love, women, beauty, what we value, our self esteem, money) moving into the sign of "potential".

The search we began when Venus dove into Scorpio continues. But now instead of looking at the stuff that is underneath, the underpinnings none of us really want to look at, she looks way out into the horizon at the stuff we might one day meet up with.

Sagittarius is the sign of hope, optimism and faith (also bullsh*t and bombast, so check yourself before you wreck yourself can apply here, too). 

 

Do we have faith that better days are ahead for us? Things can be different AND better.

This is also the day wounded healer Chiron stations direct. We are moving on from what hurts. Remember Chiron in Aries healing requires action/independence/bravery. We are still covering old ground, but we aren't just sitting here/wallowing/waiting. Progress will start to be made. Chiron is in Aries for a few more years so we are still dealing with very old (even familial DNA/past lives) personal insecurities, lack of independence, lack of motivation, etc, but Chiron's direct station as Venus sextiles Saturn and moves into Sag is all very supportive of the New Moon's promise that THINGS WILL GET BETTER.

 

On THURSDAY - Saturn exits stage left, his home sign of Capricorn, and enters stage right, his "ancient" home sign, of Aquarius (Uranus - what the hell have you done with the place?).

Saturn (limits, structure, authority) will be in Aquarius (the future, groups, humanitarianism, tech) until March 7, 2023. The last time Saturn was in Aquarius was 1991-1994 - what was happening in your life then? I had some crazy big responsibilities and powerful beginnings followed by HUGE endings. 

We start this transit with limits/rules (Saturn) with groups/our freedoms (Aquarius), chaos/disruption (Aquarius) as our new reality/structure (Saturn), but it is going to be about much more than this as we move through it. We are on the Age of Aquarius timeline now. Anything is possible as long as we have never done it before.

Looking backward, trying to do "it" the way we did "it" before (think: what Saturn collectively rules here - our careers, work in the world, government, business, structure, time, your Cappy house theme) IS NOT GOING TO WORK. Business as usual is over. Remember what we talked about in THIS post about this time of UNKNOWING. We are going to need a beginner's mind to navigate these new waters. The future will not look like the past. We are going to have to balance Saturn's need for structure, limits, supportive routines, etc with Aquarius/Uranus's need for innovation, freedom and spontaneity as we turn toward each other instead of looking for someone above us to care for us/control us. 

 

We will talk about this in a BIG Jupiter/Saturn post!

On FRIDAY - Following right behind Venus, Juno moves into Sagittarius. 

 

Our relationships/commitments/contracts should begin to feel less intense/less heavy than they did with Juno back in Scorpio. We pull ourselves out from under the microscope and apply a wide angle lens to the situation. Maybe our ideas about commitment expand/become more hopeful or idealistic. For some people, relationship justice/legal situations can be happening. Relationships/commitments that are started now are going to need to allow for some freedom/exploration for both parties or things are going to get very uncomfortable. There might be more judgement with Juno here or maybe our expectations with partners/commitments are just too high. There could be promises made that prove very hard to keep. Including her retrograde, Juno will be in Sagittarius until November 2021, so this will be a LONG transit. Good news for some relationships that will benefit from this type of energy, but if you are in a legal situation within a relationship/contract  (or in something where you are being overly optimistic/too hopeful) that story-line could take some time to play itself out.

 

On SATURDAY - Jupiter moves into Aquarius, Mercury meets, and then passes, the Sun (kicking off a new cycle and concluding the old one) and Venus trines Chiron.  

Venus (at 4 degrees Sag) trines a newly direct Chiron (in Aries). Can we believe Chiron is only at 4 degrees Aries after all this time?! We release the little hurts as we look toward a more hopeful future. We can more easily move through our weaknesses/vulnerabilities as we open ourselves to broader/foreign experiences. Or maybe our weaknesses/vulnerabilities (freak flag) actually opens the door to something more expansive. Love (Venus) heals (Chiron). Peace (Venus) heals (Chiron). Beauty (Venus) heals (Chiron). Women (Venus) are healing (Chiron). What supports our new vision is healing.

Mercury catches up with the Sun at 28 degrees Sagittarius. Here is TRUTH/what we need to know to move forward. Information comes in. Clarity. PAY ATTENTION.

The BIG news, Jupiter leaves Capricorn for the airier energies of Aquarius kicking off a new chapter. That pile-up of Cappy energies is NO MORE. Now, Saturn is in Aqua, too, of course and Saturn is strong here, but Jupiter is better equipped to deal with Aquarius air than Capricorn earth. This is where we are challenged to change as we open ourselves up to progress/the future. Jupiter will be in Aquarius until the end of 2021, except for a brief couple months in Pisces (his ancient home sign where he can really get his groove on) from May until July.

We are going to really dive into this in the Jupiter/Saturn - "time starts back up" - post for the Solstice! The chart is cray-cray!

 

On SUNDAY - Mercury gets serious/goal-oriented and heads into realistic Capricorn. So he/she got the big idea/the truth/the expansive news from the Sun (in Sag) and now he takes this information into sober Cappy to see what he/she can realistically DO WITH IT.

 

We didn't think Cappy energies were just going to ride off into the sunset with Saturn and Jupiter did we? We haven't even reached Capricorn season yet!

 

Capricorn is a serious sign. It rules the dead of winter and that indomitable mountain goat who just puts one foot in front of the other until he reaches the summit.

With Mercury (thoughts, communication, ideas) moving into Capricorn, our words will want to be taken seriously. Communications will be fact-checked. Sentences will be properly punctuated and spell checkers will be applied. Ideas will be more traditional, at least for awhile. Words that are focused and precise will be most effective now.

This isn't Mercury's favorite place to hang out - he prefers words be fast and flexible and Capricorn is the opposite of this. Words are solid and sturdy here. Flowery language isn't welcome. We mean what we say and we say what we mean. When we take our words and ideas seriously other people will, too. It's just what we need for grounding with all the fire and air and perfect timing as always!

xo all

photo by the talented CarpeSav

Solar Eclipse New Moon in Sagittarius, December 14th, 2020 | the Astrology of December 2020 | part II - a new quest, starting from an older/wiser position, the king is dead/long live the king, karmic good fortune, healing the U.S. myth of exceptionalism

 

 

On Monday, December 14th, 2020 at 11:16AM EST the Sagittarius Moon meets the Sagittarius Sun giving us this month's New Moon - our first total Solar Eclipse in eighteen months.

 

At 23 degrees Sag, this is the first of four New Moons happening at 23 degrees (!). A fire New Moon, then earth (Cappy), then air (Aqua) and finally water (Pisces) before the new lunar year begins in April (Aries) and we return to that transformed 22 degrees. 

 

What's with all the 23's?? Yes, that's what I want to know! The number 23 is a prime number composed of an even and an odd number. It reduces to the number 5 through addition. In numerology, five is a number of change/freedom/sometimes chaos; a very Aquarian number (2 divided by 3 is .666 and 23 has history with secret societies and people like occultist Aleister Crowley). 23 is the number of female/male chromosomes in a human cell, the number on Michael Jordan's winning jersey, the number of obsession in a strange Jim Carrey movie, the most well-known/beloved Psalm (the Lord is my shepherd..) and it seems the number 23 is connected to the Goddess Eris. 

 

And, what do you know, dwarf planet Eris is at 23 degrees Aries (retrograde) for the next four New Moons (!) and then in April when the New Moon kicks off the New Lunar Year at 22 degrees (Aries), Eris is back to 22 degrees Aries, too! What celestial magic is this! I am going to have to do more research into this - right now I am connecting Eris to chaos/disorder/the discontent that stirs change/sometimes trouble. She catalyzes shocks to our system via our troublemaker/whistle blower/terrorist energies, but it seems she is actually more the potential for a new kind of solution than the actual cause of the trouble - which is just what she exposes. 

We were all born with Eris in Aries. 

 

We don't know what Aries would feel like/be without Eris! Or what Eris will be like/feel like without Aries!

 

She seems to represent a space in our chart/life where we can easily get caught up in strife and discord - that "go it alone" Aries house, where Chiron is currently working his magic.

 

Eris was the Goddess whose toss of the golden apple was blamed for the start of the Trojan War that ultimately destroyed the relationship of men and their Gods. More research is needed. I suspect she connects back to the primordial chaos that was the universe before order, so much bigger than the apple story (yes, another female tale of blame and destruction via an apple - what's up with that?!). We will get back to this. 

For now, we have a HUGE New Moon Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius. 

 

The Moon and Sun are conjunct the South Node and exactly trining Eris and semi-sextile Pluto. They are conjunct Mercury who is exactly trining Mars and conjunct Eris. The Moon/Sun are squaring Neptune. The ruler of this lunation, Jupiter, is in his detriment in Capricorn, sandwiched between Pluto and Saturn. He is exactly sextiling Venus. It's all hands on deck! 

Let's unpack the chart.

The Moon/Sun are together at 23 degrees Sagittarius. This will represent a different area of life for different people, depending on what house holds 23 degrees Sagittarius in your natal/progressed charts. Collectively, Sagittarius rules our 9th house and mundane things like - travel, higher education, weddings, politics, legal issues, the media, publishing, foreigners, everything outside our comfort zone, exploration, our beliefs and higher thinking. It is our highest use of fire/boldly going where no woman or man has gone before - THE QUEST.

Happening on the South Node of the Moon makes this a Solar Eclipse (karmic event tied to the past), happening so near to the South Node (19 degrees) makes this a Total Solar Eclipse. Eclipses are part of cycles called Saros Cycles and repeat every 18 years - this particular Eclipse is the 23rd (!) Eclipse in Saros Cycle 142. In ancient times, Solar Eclipses were said to speak of the 'death of the king'. In the United States we have the Electoral College meeting and casting their votes (which legally determine last month's election outcome) during the actual Eclipse - although Eclipse events often play out before/after the actual Eclipse. This Eclipse and its aftermath is impacting Queen Elizabeth II quite strongly, whose natal chart is composed of an amazing number of 20-24 degree energies including her 21 degree Cappy Ascendant/South Node conjunction. What a chart she has!

 

And, of course, every ending ushers in a NEW beginning which is what New Moons are all about. What was happening in your life 18 years ago? Where were you in 2002? You might see a connection to what is happening now. 

 

So, we get a cosmic reset, much like a computer being turned off and back on and the program that uploads at restart is a little bit (or quite a lot) different than the one we ran on before. Eclipses change us, and we (vibrating differently) change our circumstances by attracting or repelling what our new self lines up with. 

Eclipses can eclipse something out or bring something to light or alternately cover it up and then the New Moon seeding will activate the promise of any slow moving transit currently present in our life.

 

The Moon/Sun are conjunct Mercury (in Sag) - bringing good news/information - this is waning, so has likely already happened. This is a reason for greater optimism. Hope. Maybe the greener pastures come within view. Mercury is trining Mars, so this is REQUIRING ACTION on our part. This is not a time to be waiting. We are the one we have been waiting for! The actions/whatever actions we take will create the scenario where things start to fall into place. 

 

Mars is conjunct the U.S. natal (Sibley chart) Chiron (wounded healer). December 14th is also the date the United States will start vaccinations. Mars on the U.S. natal Chiron speaks of this, as well as this healing very deep/old woundings - remember the "event" that stoked this whole fire (the mid-January meeting of Saturn and Pluto at 22 degrees Cappy) happened on the U.S. natal asteroid Narcissus. Healings related to our collective narcissism, through Trump/through Covid. As well as the learning, which may come now and over time, that there will be some things we are going to need to just learn to live with - Chiron.

The ruler of this lunation is Jupiter, constricted in Cappy and surrounded by enemies. BUT, we know Jupiter is leaving Capricorn in just 6 days (!). Trust me, Jupiter likes Aquarius much better, so this is the strongest indication in this chart that through Eclipse events THINGS WILL IMPROVE.

We also have Jupiter (ruler of Sagittarius/this Eclipse) sextiling beneficial Venus - one of the best aspects in astrology happening right on a New Moon Solar Eclipse. THIS IS MORE GOOD NEWS. Plus the New Moon makes this stronger/longer lasting than just a regular Jupiter/Venus sextile PLUS the Solar Eclipse makes this stronger/longer lasting than a regular New Moon.

 

What does Venus rule in your natal chart? This speaks of opportunity. Deep in Scorpio this speaks of truth/getting to the bottom of things. Relationships/finances expand. Feel good/feel better. Things are mutually beneficial.

The Moon/Sun are exactly trining volatile Eris who BRINGS OUT WHAT IS HIDDEN IN THE SYSTEM - these changes/discord/strife bringing us into this new quest/new energy. And alternately the new quest/new energy creating change/discord in our lives. Keep in mind trines are smooth aspects - things fall into place. The brakes are off. The train cannot be stopped. We are going to be working this story for the next few months. Here we go!

The most challenging aspect in the chart is that waning square to Neptune - no small thing, since Neptune squares can bring some dilution to the 'good' stuff. They bring confusion/delusion. Am I even reading this chart correctly? People with strong Neptunian energies might be feeling this most of all. It can also make us tired/not feeling up to the challenges ahead. Keep in mind this aspect is in the past,  IN OUR REAR-VIEW MIRROR. We will still keep one foot on the ground at all times though, because, well, even in our rear-view mirror Neptune is Neptune, but by the time of the New Moon, the inflated grandeur of something will be wearing off. This is something we are moving through/dealing with. Reality coming through. It's not all popsicles and puppies (or dragons and landmines) - we know this or we should/will.

 

This is an extremely powerful event for our Sagittarius planets/energies. Karmic. Fated. Collectively, in the United States we are working through "the great humbling" by releasing the old myth of American 'exceptionalism' which cannot be taken with us into the new Aquarian humanity that is beginning. We are all - everyone on this planet - exceptional and unique. We don't have to fight for that. We don't have to earn that/prove that. Attempts to try to control life/people/situations to win or to get 'our share' or best someone else will only keep us stuck in the ordinary now. The new energies will not support it. We are collectively and personally being pushed/pulled/dragged - kicking and screaming - into a relationship with collective energies that are GREATER/bigger than ourselves. 

 

The paradox - we can only find out how truly exceptional we are when we stop needing/trying to be so freakin' exceptional ... go figure.

Part III next as Jupiter meets Saturn in Aquarius and the world turns back on ...

xo all

Today's Astrology Forecast | Friday, December 11, 2020 - burn baby burn, taking action, our new super-powers/new dragons begin lining up to meet us, leveling up

 

So, here we are on the precipice of our New Moon Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius (Monday). This will be the FIRST OF FOUR(!!) New Moons  - one in each of the four ELEMENTS at 23 DEGREES - what sorcery is this?! We start with fire (light!), then earth, then air and finally water. And we kick off  Monday with the 23rd Eclipse in the Saros 142 cycle! What?!

 

This is what we have been talking about for years. Here we are, this is us, past the point in the game where we always died before. 

 

Entering a NEW level - WITHOUT all that heavy self-sabotaging karma (old authority contracts held in place by past-life traumas) with NEW super-powers (yet to be discovered), NEW dragons to fight (what would life be without dragons?!), new kinds of GOLD to be mined (what do we value now?!). 

And Jupiter is going to get past Saturn once they both get into Aquarius, so the super-powers/tools will come before the dragons. Our empty hands will not remain empty for long. Our empty hands will come in handy.

 

Excited? Exhausted? (the Sun is squaring Neptune, we might need extra rest) How are we feeling?! And keep in mind every feeling is valid. There is nothing to be smooshed down/covered up. Everyone gets a seat at the table this year or the table gets flipped. We can take this down to a micro level. "Everyone" means every person, every emotion, every part of us/situation we had been ignoring. Can you feel that?! 

Now, after we get through all these New Moons - get this thing going/get our sea-legs, our wings, our fire-breathing dragon abilities, whatever this is for us - then we get our first New Moon of the astrological year in April - at 22 degrees Aries. Because 22 degrees can't be left open/hanging in the wind. It's too powerful. Still mega-powerful, but not so self-sabotaging!

In the meantime we have alot happening today/now/pre-Eclipse.

The Moon is in Scorpio today, making her monthly opposition to Uranus (in Taurus). This happens at 8:43AM EST. Breakthroughs/breakdowns. "Aha" moments. Transformation/chaos vs stability/stagnation. What's our jam these days? The Moon in Scorpio is intense and nurtured through intensity - what we merge (which is never truly just ours ever again), what we purge (which is never truly ours ever again), research, solving problems, getting to the bottom of things. The Moon's next stop will be Sagittarius and she will start building toward Monday's New Moon Solar Eclipse (BIG post this weekend). 

 

For now though, the Moon is dark. 

 

(we might have been able to see the Northern Lights here in New Jersey last night, but hubs and I drove to a field where we thought we might find the best view for this/most northern view and only saw distant holiday decorations and our usual cast of celestial characters - we could feel the electricity though. Maybe. Or we might just have been shivering from the cold and, also, we were starving - I made hot cocoa then forgot our cups on the kitchen counter. Note to self - stop saying, "I will make one" and just buy a freaking scarf and slow your roll, life is better with cocoa.)

The BIG news today, the Sun (at 19 degrees Sagittarius) is trining Mars (in Aries) and opposing the North Node (exactly conjunct AND parallel the South Node). 

 

This is a fiery Sun TRINING (the best aspect in astrology) a fiery Mars - in his home sign for only a few more weeks! HERE is our motivation to move forward. This is courage/confidence. This is a trine, so our next best step is smooth/uncomplicated. 

The Sun is conjunct the South Node - where we are and more importantly what we are leaving behind. Here is the point of no return with something. We either take it to the next step - what comes after Sag, but our ambitious Cappy mountain goat - or we let it go/burn it up. Finish it up. There is no in-between here. Passivity breeds depression/regret at times like this.

The skies are dark, and the Moon is waning. In some ways this is more about what needs to go, BUT it is through our forward action that whatever needs to go gets left behind. 

 

Everyone gets a seat at the table, but not everyone/everything gets a seat at our table.

 

Take the bull by the horns now. And you already know what bull and what horns. This is Sagittarius, the place where the ripest fruit is found out on the limb. We might have to stretch a little bit. Do SOMETHING/anything with this. Action. Action. Action.

 

Life/your muses/your ancestors can use whatever action you take to move you FORWARD! 

 

Don't overthink this.

 

This won't be some big complicated thing and if it feels like it needs to be - because we have been procrastinating or whatever this is - then take the first step. If there is really no action you need to take - write down some things you need to leave behind - old beliefs - and burn the strips of paper. 

 

Walk away from the ashes. Don't look back.

xo all - back with a BIG Eclipse post this weekend!

photo by the amazing thefirebomb

Today's Astrology Forecast | Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 - a day to make the effort, get it done, opportunities, your words are your superpower

 

 

The Moon is Virgo is having an easier time of it today. Our efforts with work, our health, getting organized, cleaning things up, stepping into responsibilities, dealing with authority, finding practical solutions or results will be more accessible/apparent via an opportunistic sextile with Venus (in Scorpio) followed by the Moon's smooth trines (brakes off) to the powerful Cappy planets - Pluto, Jupiter and Saturn. 

 

She goes void this evening off that final trine at 5:35PM EST and is void until she moves into balance/partnership favoring Libra at 7:01PM EST.

 

(by Thursday the Moon in Libra will be squaring these same Cappy planets EST, so take advantage of today's energies as best you can)

The Moon is waning today so most helpful with our efforts to wrap something up/finish it. Results can come in now.

I was thinking last night while working on the upcoming Jupiter/Saturn conjunction of how I once used declinations (the planets movements north and south of the equator) with charts, but since my ephemeris dropped them a few years back, it seems I did, too (plus adding in the new planets/asteroids has been enough to stay busy with). 

 

When I checked for today - Mercury and Pluto were parallel, so I thought I'd toss a few words in here about that and we can see if it seems to fit - anytime I mention parallel or contra-parallel going forward you will know this is what I am speaking of (north/south equator positions because the skies are not flat like our printed charts are) and see if it is helpful.

 

Mercury parallel Pluto seems especially important this week with all the Gemini (North Node), Aries (Mars) and Venus (Scorpio) action answering to them plus last week's Eclipse in Gemini. This also seems to echo something I was recently writing about here, but I can't remember what! 

 

Mercury/Pluto makes our words more powerful. Transformative. We need to think about what we are thinking about. Think twice/speak once. That sort of thing. Dotted lines are signed. Important paperwork/financial dealings. Intimate conversations. Secrets can be languaged and spoken out loud. Excellent energy for getting to the bottom of things/solving old problems. Difficult conversations create deeper levels of intimacy now. On the downside - our thinking could get more pessimistic, so watch for that. Also battles for mental supremacy and mind games are possible. People prone to verbal manipulations can be highly effective. Careless language (disrespect for ourselves and others) and our careless treatment of other people's words (and their reaction to ours) can be karmic.

 

Keep  this stuff in mind as well as the Virgo/Cappy today. Use what is helpful and (as always, since I am never advising to replace your own eyes/mind with mine) disregard what isn't.

xo all

photo by the talented quadratiges