New Moon9th December 17:41 GMT The time of the winter solstice approaches, the days are getting shorter, the nights are longer and Christmas looms, with a new year just around the corner. Christmas lights are appearing everywhere decorating houses, keeping the light twinkling during the darkest time of year. The gifts of nature are an amazing sight to behold. The winter is
a time to notice the things we don’t usually see. The earth has lost
its green gown and is bare. Mistletoe adorns the trees; lovely red
berries dress the holly. Some of the trees still hold their dead leaves
and old man’s beard decorates the bare trees. The many different colors
of the naked branches are beautiful. I’m a born romantic. This is a very interesting chart as it contains the approaching conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto in Sagittarius, which happens on the 11th December. Jupiter is the ruler of Sagittarius, so this is an important conjunction. The last time they were conjunct was in Scorpio on the 2nd of December 1994. This is the ending of one cycle with Jupiter and Pluto and the beginning of a new one. Jupiter/Pluto can have a very fanatical side to it, with an essence of wanting to rule the masses. Sagittarius is a very philosophical and is concerned with morals and belief systems; this could be the seed point of a new religious regeneration. Just lately l have been asked what makes your heart sing and I think it has be something that you believe in. I have a Sagittarius Moon with the Jupiter/Pluto conjunction sitting right on it. The new Moon takes place in the sign of Sagittarius making this a very powerful lunation. The chart has a Cancer ascendant making the Moon the chart ruler and Jupiter is the Moon’s ruler. The Sun and Moon are together, conjunct Mercury in the 6th. Mercury rules communication and the media, indicating that there could more news than usual in the media around the morals of the work ethics of people from foreign countries. The 6th house represents how we give service, not only to everyone else but to ourselves. How do we look after ourselves, how do we feed ourselves, where are our boundaries? This is also emphasized by Saturn being in Virgo. Mars is still retrograde and will be until the 30th January, retreating all the way back to 24˚ Gemini. When a planet is retrograde it often feels like we are going over old ground so not the best time to make decisions as our Mars energy and assertiveness is not what it usually is. This message is strengthened by Mars rising in Cancer, conjunct the ascendant from the 12th house. There could be a lot of reminiscing of the past going on, thinking of the good old days. This could be a good time to work with our dreams, it’s really important to dream, whether that’s while your asleep or awake. Mercury is square Uranus in Pisces in the 10th (applying), adding a very unexpected element to this lunation. Listen to your intuition; it’s your inner teacher. I leave you with a quote: “The time has come to take stock of ourselves, to discriminate between
priorities, to asses the use we are making of our power and capabilities,
and above all, to recognize the limits and truth of our own nature
and humanity.” Happy new Moon
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