New Moon
20th December 14.02pm GMT

Sun 28˚ 33' Sagittarius
Moon 28˚ 33' Sagittarius

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As we approach the shortest day and longest night, the winter solstice marks the lowest passage of the Sun across the sky. How bright its been looking due to it being so low on the horizon. Winter is truly an amazing time the birds come for their fill of nuts.  The red berries of the evergreen holly are in abundance and the apple orchards are full of mistletoe.  Around the 21st of December people will gather at Stonehenge to honour the Solstice Sunrise.  The actual solstice point is when the Sun enters Capricorn on the 22nd of Dec at 0.23am. 

The last lunation of 2006 is the new Moon on the 20th of Dec.  The Sun and Moon come together in the sign of Sagittarius conjunct Pluto.  There are six planets in Sagittarius which are Jupiter, Mars Mercury, Pluto, Sun and Moon.  The Sun, Moon and Pluto are all trine Saturn in Leo.  Sagittarius is mutable fire – very enthusiastic optimistic and can go overboard, blowing things out of proportion.  Sagittarius likes freedom is philosophical and very moralistic.  Things have certainly become more hectic, there seems like a hundred and one things to do and they all needed doing yesterday.  Sagittarius sometimes thinks there are 36 hours to a 24 hour day.  Sun, Moon Pluto conjunct in the 8th house, often its not until a couple of days after the new moon that the truth reveals itself of what’s been going on, a bit like the new moon – we only see it when it’s a few days old.  Due to Pluto’s involvement, there will be a lot of intense feelings with the potential of transformation, letting go of the past, reclaiming something that ahs been left behind.  The New moon is a good time to sow the seeds for the future.

Taurus is on the ascendant and Venus its ruler it in Capricorn in the 9th.  Taurus is very grounded and appreciates the good things in life.  Venus in Capricorn values a solid foundation although can have difficulty with its own self value and worth.  The 9th house connects us to our faith and beliefs. There’s a strong Jupiter/Sagittarius theme to this chart, what do we really belive in – what unites us together.  Venus is sextile Uranus, Uranus has an unexpected quality, asking us to be true to ourselves.  The suffering of humanity connects us on a collective level and helps us become clear of our priorities.  Our belief is what we fall back on and helps us to see things through.

I leave you with a quote:
‘By celebrating the earth’s cycles we can empower ourselves in new and inspiring ways, we are free to follow our sense of integrity and to trust in our inherent intuitive abilities.  Now at the start of a new era, we find ourselves released from the fearful belief system which ad us bound to the concept of separation and open to the experience of love as a uniting force which leads us to rediscover the sacred in ourselves and all that surrounds us.  Every single thing we do which is life affirming, aids the process of healing ourselves, each other and the Earth.’  Glennie Kindred – Sacred Celebration

Happy winter solstice and may the blessing of the new Moon be with you, Linda Day – 3 planets in Sagg