The week of December 14-20:
Saturn/Jupiter Conjunction. We’ve reached the end of a Capricorn chapter and are intiated into a new chapter- Aquarius. On Wednesday, 12/16 Saturn leaves Capricorn and enters Aquarius until March 2023. Then on Saturday, 12/19 Jupiter follows suit, moving into Aquarius for a year. That also means that both planets will be at critical degrees- 29º and 0º. Around both station days, pay attention to the themes and moods that are present or that you’re reflecting on.
Saturn has been in Capricorn, a sign it rules, since December 2017, so it has been providing a place for effort, self-discipline, and a special kind of faith to be fortified- occuring in a specific area of your chart - for the past three years. If those Saturn trials and tests were not undertaken successfully, there may be a heavy hangover of cynicism, melancholy, or materialism you’re working through now. Those with strong Capricorn signatures have had an up-close perspective on Saturn’s lessons and admonitions over the last three years, even with Jupiter arriving there a year ago. And those with Saturn in Capricorn natally have completed their first or second rounds of Saturn returns. Where you have Capricorn in your natal chart is the area of life you’ve seen Saturn and Jupiter working. Look for Aquarius in your chart to see what context will now be in the spotlight with these planets relocating there; there will be a new focus and powers and perils to pay attention to with this new Aquarius chapter. Those with a strong Aquarius signature or sensitive points in Aquarius will participate in some deep work during this cycle. And if you have Saturn in Aquarius natally, it’s your turn for a Saturn return.
Jupiter is the planet most associated with faith- a different kind of faith than that which is built through Saturnian means. This is the planet that teaches us to be more self-confident, to shine brighter, but it also tends to lean into excess too easily. Just like Saturn is typically disliked or even feared when discussed in the context of conventional astrology, Jupiter is praised and over-appreciated generally, and both planets are more complex than that. Jupiter may help you dream a big vision for life and gain the confidence to pursue your dreams, but Saturn shows you how to make tangible through effort your vision, and how self-sufficiency helps to cultivate a more grounded sense of self-respect. Saturn solidifies and grounds your vision
On December 21, Winter Solstice (Yule), Jupiter and Saturn form a conjunction at 0º Aquarius, which has been the most anticipated astrological event and one that I’ve been excited about for some time. (Pay extra attention if you have planets or sensitive points at this degree of Aquarius). These two planets form a conjunction every twenty years, but this year on Solstice they’re much closer together than they’ve been in eight hundred years! They’ve been close all month long and at the moment they’re only half a degree apart and moving closer. After sunset on Solstice, we may be able to witness a truly special, spectacular cosmic occurrance. This conjunction initiates a new age of having Jupiter and Saturn meet in (mostly) air signs for the next two hundred year period, an Air Age that we will experience in the world around us. Fixed air sign Aquarius carries the signature of the truth-teller, the scientist, the revolutionary - utterly compelled toward freedom. Ruled by Saturn traditionally, the modern ruler of Aquarius is Uranus, the planet of individuality and the unexpected. Both Saturn and Uranus are perfect planetary rulers for paradoxical Aquarius.
There is no doubt that we are now entering a new Era of Air.
On Monday morning, 12/14 there was a New Moon Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius. The power surge of a solar eclipse can tend to shake us up in some way that leaves us breathless, and it may arrive as a crisis or as a transformation. Because this is a Sagittarius eclipse, it activates those Sagittarius themes of the search for meaning, our belief systems, religion or spirituality, our personal philosophy of life. Sag is a mutable fire sign ruled by Jupiter, and is at the critical 29º of Capricorn before moving to Aquarius on Saturday. In addition to the Sun and New Moon, that Sag part of the sky also holds Mercury and the South Node right now. Remember that eclipses occur in cycles, so you can focus on the six month cycle, or the nine year cycle, or the eighteen year cycle. Thinking back to those times and the major motifs unfolding then can help to provide a wider context for seeing the change and growth developed in particular areas of life.
Venus, muse of love and aesthetics, left Scorpio and joined the group in Sagittarius on Tuesday, 12/15, and Chiron, who deals with trauma and healing, turned direct in Aries, which you may have felt in the mood of the day. And on Sunday, 12/20 mental planet Mercury enters Capricorn, urging our communications and cognitive functions toward more practicality and integrity.
The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn announces a shift into a new Air Age. May it activate the most profound and healing expressions of Air and Aquarius in us all.
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