Astrological Insights Dec 17th - 31st

Winter Solstice, New Moon
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As the year is closing, the planetary energies emphasize a natural tendency for reflection and review of what 2022 has brought to you with a strong sense for intention setting for the new year coming. In the next couple of weeks, we have Winter Solstice closely tied to the New Moon in Capricorn, and the start of a Mercury Retrograde sandwiched between the holidays. Mars continuing to be in retrograde until January 11th can remind you to not push hard against the grain and just let yourself flow. ​

Dec 17th - 19th
Mercury Trine Uranus

Mercury makes a positive Trine aspect with Uranus, opening pathways for novel and creative levels of thought and communication. Have you been stuck in familiar ways of thinking that aren’t fully working for you? Do you need to move forward on how to communicate around an issue with another? Mercury influences how we think and speak, and Uranus sparks new ideas that help us break free from old stuck patterns. The 17th - 19th brings a supportive time for progressive conversations and thoughts about building new pathways forward. Are there situations that have been getting you down? You may notice sudden new vistas of ideas that allow you more freedom around these situations. It is a good time to share your inspirations and to write down insights you receive during these days as a good reference for later. 

Dec 21st
Sun enters Capricorn
Winter Solstice
1:48 PM PST

December 21st is the Winter Solstice, the longest night and shortest period of daylight all year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s a good day to pause and reflect on the year. The solstice is a pivot point that turns us towards more light coming in for the next six months. I recommend creating an intentional space to reflect on what personal shifts you’re making that ultimately allow you to bring more light to your life. 

Each year, on Winter Solstice, the Sun moves into the sign of Capricorn. This movement can help fine-tune your intentions for positive shifts in your life’s deep focus. Symbolized by the Mountain Goat that can steadily make its way up to the top, Capricorn represents the ability to put forth consistent and solid efforts of focus and work to accomplish goals and create success. What aspects of your life need some Mountain Goat energy? This year the Capricorn Solstice occurs very close to the New Moon, amplifying your capacity to use this Solstice period to harness focus on renewing your sense of purpose.

Dec 23rd
New Moon in Capricorn
2:17 AM, PST
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A few days after the Winter Solstice and the Sun entering Capricorn, there will be a New Moon in Capricorn on the 23rd. New moons occur when the Sun and Moon join together in the same sign, creating our monthly lunar reset point. Capricorn is a Cardinal Earth Sign. The four cardinal signs begin each season when the Sun enters: 

Aries - Spring Equinox
Cancer - Summer Solstice
Libra - Autumn Equinox
Capricorn - Winter Solstice

Those born under these signs can be more inclined towards leadership, initiation, and focusing on new beginnings. Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn) are more grounded, practical, and geared toward planning. During this new Moon, the Sun and Moon are in Capricorn; it’s a supportive time to connect to what you want to take initiation on building in your life, especially as we head into the New Year. 

Under this New Moon energy, I recommend creating space for yourself to tune into what you’re excited about initiating in 2023. Writing out a reasonable and achievable plan for yourself with what you’re looking to build in the coming year. 

Dec 23rd - 27th
Mercury Sextile Neptune

Are you curious about the planetary influences over the holidays this year? With Mercury sextile Neptune, your thinking can become more idealistic and dreamy, which can range from deep optimistic meditations on renewal and warm fireside soulfulness to animated holiday cheer amplified by imbibing libations. With Mercury making a positive Sextile with Neptune from the 23rd to the 27th, you may have more utopian, romantic, and idealized thoughts and perceptions in whatever holiday atmosphere you find yourself in.  Mercury influences our mental processes, and Neptune’s energy can help us connect to more spiritual and universal concepts, making higher meaning out of any situation that arises. 

Mercury and Neptune dynamics can also open your mental psychic senses, and you might notice yourself connecting to the thoughts and energies of others or tapping into higher octaves of your awareness. If you hope to avoid getting pulled into unconscious negative patterns at holiday gatherings, create an action plan for yourself before the 23rd. Make a list of what may happen and what you can do or say that will offer a way for you to stay connected to yourself and help keep you in your positive, conscious alignment. 

Dec 29th - Jan 18th
Mercury goes retrograde

Mercury retrogrades on December 29th. That’s right; we couldn’t escape 2022 without one more Mercury retrograde! This Mercury retrograde supports our natural tendency to do an end-of-year review and to take the opportunity to set higher intentions for the new year.  

As Mercury, the planet that governs thought and communication goes retrograde, it will be in “rewind’ mode and going back over the terrain of our recent weeks. Just as we are ending another year, it’s an excellent opportunity to review, reprocess, and integrate current events in your life. It’s a time for recollecting, reflecting, and metabolizing your recent experiences. When we avoid this opportunity and try to conduct our affairs by charging ahead as if Mercury were moving with a direct forward motion, communication and thinking go haywire and run wonky. When we allow the retrograde period as an opportunity to welcome a retreat into integration, we can take the opportunity to recalibrate ourselves and move in harmony with the nature of this time. 

Mercury is retrograding in Capricorn and can direct our attention toward the practical matters of life. It’s a supportive time to finish up old projects taking up psychic space. Spend time with these activities during these next three weeks, and you will find ease in completing them. Clear out closets, garages, workspaces, donate items, etc.  

Mercury rules our minds, and when you clear out the physical clutter, you are also helping clear your mental clutter. When Mercury goes direct again on Jan 19th, you can feel mentally refreshed if you take advantage of the Mercury retrograde, rewind, review, and clear out period. 

Dec 31st
​Venus Conjunct Pluto 

It’s New Year’s eve, and Venus and Pluto are joining their energies together in Capricorn in a conjunct aspect. This combo can intensify attractions and make you feel a deep need to connect with loved ones in all kinds of ways. It’s a good day to be social but with intention. This planetary influence may have you going below the superficial layers of “ringing in the New Year” and wanting more of a transformational experience. You can tune into this understanding and see what this means for you. If you like to meditate and create an intention for the new year, these planetary influences can help you connect to the metamorphic depths that continually support the roots of love in your life. 

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