DECEMBER UPDATE!

Christmas Festival in San Joaquin de Flores.  Photo by Deb

It's mid December and we are experiencing the last week of Sagittarius season before the Sun enters Capricorn next week on December 21st for the solstice. The Sun will join Venus and Mercury - due to retrograde on 12/29 till 1/18, spending a long time in Capricorn - and we go into a more practical, grounded time of year. It's great for accomplishing tasks and setting new goals for 2023. But I wouldn't recommend starting big new projects while both Mars and then Mercury are retrograde. They are connected by Mars having set up home in Mercury's sign of Gemini. Getting ideas together and testing the waters is fine. Save your resolutions and new beginnings for after January 18th - the New Year will really feel new then, most likely not before. 

Meanwhile, the bigger news is that Jupiter is entering Aries on December 20th, and this time it's for real! Yes Jupiter spent some time in Aries during this past year but it wasn't a true full transit. It really just dipped a toe in the fire and turned around and came back out to finish its tour of the sign of Pisces. Jupiter in Aries brings a lot of fire to the table, asking us to be bold and giving us the courage we need to step forward into that boldness. Again though, we need to remember that Aries is ruled by Mars which is still in retrograde until January 12th. We may only start to get the real burst of confidence and freedom Jupiter in Aries brings once Mars is direct. As the Sun enters Capricorn it will immediately square Jupiter in Aries, both planets having newly entered these cardinal signs. This is very fresh energy that is optimistic, clear and direct. Jupiter will stay in Aries until May 16 when it enters Taurus for the remainder of the year.

There will be a New Moon in Capricorn on December 23, which will still be close enough in aspect to Jupiter so we will feel the effects in a powerful and positive way. We can end this challenging year on a high note. 

I would like to take this opportunity to send gratitude to all of you for joining me in this past year on our astrological journey.

Happy Holidays and stay tuned for more announcements!

Much love for a wonderful 2023,
Deb