Greetings,
Ingrid and Scott begin the week by delving into a backlog of your amazing questions, which cover everything from what makes an alignment positive, or negative, the North Node, what it means to have a 2nd House Moon, and can Scott help you figure out your birth time if you don’t know what time you were born.
The Sun brings its vital light in Capricorn, joining Mercury and Venus, and is shortly thereafter joined by the Moon creating the New Moon in Capricorn. Set your intentions for the goals that are worth your time.
Chiron and Mars also play a major role this week in pushing you to face your insecurities to ask the questions you are afraid to ask, and giving you the courage to put your words into action.
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The themes this week are…
1. Courage
2. Communication
3. Responsibility
The impending Mercury retrograde has leveled a frequency for what has already been a bumpy ride before the week has begun.
Hold steady, and continue to work with the energy, as the tone shifts with the Sun transiting into Capricorn, shortly after Jupiter transits into Aries.
Take responsibility for who you are by doing the work necessary to authentically express yourself. Ask questions, courageously, for the purpose of gathering information to determine if those you are surrounding yourself with are an appropriate reflection of you.
Now is the time to climb toward your goals, but take your time. Rushing may prevent you from getting to where you want to go within the timeframe that you wish to get there, as along the way you could get knocked down a ledge, or two.
Be patient. Focus on each step, and you will get there in the time you were meant to arrive.
If you are curious how these, or any other transits are affecting you directly, I encourage you to reach out to me for a reading.
Wishing you all the best through the week, as you ride the planetary waves!
MONDAY, December 19
Venus in Capricorn Square Chiron Retrograde in Aries
Venus in Capricorn means it is time to bring some maturity to your relationships.
Are you lacking in maturity as a partner?
Is your partner lacking in maturity, whether that partner be a business partner, lover, or friend?
The alignment with Chiron is calling you to face your fears, or insecurities in these areas.
How can you do a better job of holding yourself accountable for your responsibilities within your relationships?
Do you have the courage to hold your partners accountable for what they have agreed to bring to the relationship?
When: December 17 – 20
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Venus in Capricorn Trine the North Node Retrograde in Taurus
Responsibilities are rooted in self-worth.
Self-worth is rooted in values.
If your values are strong, your self-worth is high, and if your self-worth is high, you are willing to take responsibility to maintain that standard within your relationships.
Hold yourself accountable to establish and secure your self-worth. Surround yourself with those who honor, reflect, or respect what you value. By doing so, those you are in a relationship with will lift you to new levels of achievement, and you will do the same with them.
When: December 18 – 21
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Mars Retrograde in Gemini Sextile Chiron Retrograde in Aries
From Monday to Thursday, Mars and Chiron will both be aligned at 11° in the two Signs they are transiting. Gemini for Mars, and Aries for Chiron, the Sign which is ruled by Mars. Of course, these two heavenly bodies will still be influencing each other after, just as they have before these few days. These, however are the days we are highlighting this transit, because they are the days that Mars and Chiron will be influencing each other most strongly.
In harmony with the previously mentioned alignments, Mars in Gemini’s alignment with Chiron in Aries, is giving you the courage to ask the questions you may have been too insecure to ask.
How does this resonate for you in your close, personal relationships?
Do these insecurities have anything to do with themes of maturity, responsibility, personal values, or self-worth?
Face your fears, and in the face of these fears, ask the questions that need to be asked in order for you to receive the answers you are searching for.
When: December 13 – 28
TUESDAY, December 20
Jupiter in Aries
Jupiter returns to Aries where it touched upon the first 8° of the Sign symbolized by the Ram between May 10 and October 27, before retrograding back into Pisces.
From December 20 to February 15, Jupiter will be in the same area of Aries that it was in between May 10 and October 27. Think back to what was occurring for you during this period, for clues on what could be in store for you this time around.
Jupiter is the Planet of Luck and Expansion, Lord of Justice, and God of Thunder. Transiting through Aries, the Sign of Courage, and Self-confidence, should give you a lift in those areas, or at the very least a push.
However, this transit may also bring an increase to self-indulgence. You are being pushed to exert your authenticity. The façade will crumble during this period. The question is, once it does, and the real you shows up, who will that be?
Will you be someone who lives from a place of true self-esteem and courage, or will you be someone who’s fears, and insecurities are brought to light?
Most likely, you will be both, as in order to truly express yourself confidently, you will need to face the fears that are causing you to hide behind a façade in the first place.
When:
This Time: May 10 - October 27, 2022 and
December 20, 2022 - May 16, 2023
Last Time: June 5 - September 8, 2010 and
January 22 - June 4, 2011
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Mars Retrograde in Gemini Sextile Chiron Retrograde in Aries
Mars in Gemini and Chiron in Aries are joining forces to push you to look in these exact areas, centering around fears, insecurities, and hiding behind a façade.
First step toward authenticity is asking the questions necessary to make sure those around you are reflecting you authentically. Sometimes, you may hold back from discovering what needs to be learned about another because you want them to like you.
If your desire to be liked outweighs your desire to be authentic, conflicts may arise in order to break you out of your prison of pretending.
When: December 13 – 28
WEDNESDAY, December 21
The Sun in Capricorn Square Jupiter in Aries
The Sun arrives in Capricorn with a bang, as it is met with a challenging square alignment to Jupiter, the God of Thunder, in Aries.
Capricorn is Cardinal Earth.
Aries is Cardinal Fire.
Both are Cardinal, which makes the alignment strong, however, Earth extinguishes Fire, and Fire scorches Earth, creating the stress within this alignment.
The Sun joins Mercury and Venus, which have been paving the energetic wave for the Sun through Capricorn, but the arrival of the Sun makes the energy clear…
What are your goals?
What is worth your time?
What is worth your work?
The next 30-days mark the time to put your plans into motion. Take the steps necessary to get to where you want to go. Less talk. More do. If you stumble and fall, get back up and keep climbing.
Jupiter’s alignment with the Sun may feel like you’re getting the boost you need in order to ascend to the next level, but the push may also launch you out of control, bringing you crashing back down to the ground.
Manage your expectations. Commit to the persistence required to climb to the top of a mountain.
When:
The Sun is in Capricorn from roughly December 21 to January 20 every year.
The Sun in Capricorn is Square Jupiter in Aries from December 19 – 24.
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Mars Retrograde in Gemini Sextile Chiron Retrograde in Aries
In order to climb a mountain, you must gather the information necessary before you begin.
Are there any areas of your life you have been hiding from?
If so, what are you hiding from?
What parts of yourself, or those around you that you are most fearful of investigating?
What areas do you need to investigate in order to alleviate the insecurities you may be experiencing.
When: December 13 – 28
THURSDAY, December 22
Venus in Capricorn Trine Uranus Retrograde in Taurus
If the values of your relationships are feeling out of balance, there may be a shock which occurs to realign them.
Sometimes you have to come back down the mountain reassess where you are in order to make the push to ascend to the peak.
What is the status of your relationships?
What is the status of the goals you have for your relationships?
Do the individuals you are in relationships, with, lovers, friends, or business partners, match your energy, do they honor, reflect, or respect your values?
There may be an urge to shake things up with your relationships during this transit, perhaps in a good way.
Of course, with Mercury in its retrograde shadow, and Mars retrograde, you may want to restrain yourself from making any unexpected shifts. That being said, Uranus is all about the unexpected, so perhaps just go with the flow.
Whatever choices you make around your relationships at this time, honor your values, and ascend towards your goals.
When: December 20 – 23
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Mars Retrograde in Gemini Sextile Chiron Retrograde in Aries
As Mars continues to align with Chiron, you are being given the courage to ask the questions you need to ask in order to discern whether or not those you are in a relationship with honor, reflect, or respect your values.
Perhaps you have been insecure to bring up certain questions to your partners for fear that their answer may irreparably shift your relationship with them.
At this point, however, that may be the point. Something needs to move. Any stagnation could lead to a festering wound that causes more damage than good. Whatever comes up, do your best to keep things positive, and light.
When: December 13 – 28
FRIDAY, December 23
The New Moon in Capricorn
The New Moon is planting the seeds of the coming harvest. It is the inhale, and time to set intentions.
The themes of Capricorn are responsibility, work, achievement, and authority.
If you take responsibility to do the work required to achieve, you will become an authority in the area you have achieved in.
When it is all said and done, what mountain do you want to stand at the top of, and how do you want to be perceived at the top of that mountain?
What would you like to be an authority in?
What would you like to achieve?
Are you willing to do the work?
How can you hold yourself accountable to be responsible?
What is worth your time?
Set your intentions to take responsibility to do the work required to achieve your goals.
In implementing your plan, look at the following dates as marker points for your goals…
January 6, 2023 – the Full Moon in Cancer
July 3, 2023 – the Full Moon in Capricorn
January 11, 2024 – the New Moon in Capricorn
Where would you like to be, and what would you like to have accomplished by these dates?
If you’re curious to know how the New Moon in Capricorn, and the Full Moon in Cancer will be affecting you specifically, enroll in my Moon Cycle Classes, which begin this week.
When: 2:17am PST
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Chiron Direct in Aries
Chiron concludes its five-month retrograde transit. From March 25, 2022 to April 15, 2023, Chiron is transiting through the same part of Aries. First forward until July 19 and then backward until today, and now forward again through to April 15.
What this means is you are being given a close look at your fears in areas of your chart that are in Cardinal Signs, Fire, or Air Signs between 11° and 16°, and the degrees nearest to those degrees.
For instance, if you were born with the Moon at 14° in Aries, you are, have been, and will be, during those dates, in the midst of facing your insecurities with regards to your past, your upbringing, the ones who raised, or nurtured you, and your ancestors.
If you were born with Venus at 14° in Cancer, you are, have been, and will be, during those dates, in the midst of facing your insecurities with regards to your close, personal relationships.
If you were born with Saturn at 14° in Capricorn, you are, have been, and will be, during those dates, in the midst of facing your insecurities with regards to your relationship with authority, worth-ethic, and what you want to achieve.
If Chiron is transiting your 4th House, you are, have been, and will be, during those dates, in the midst of facing your insecurities with regards to your past, your upbringing, the ones who raised, or nurtured you, and your ancestors.
If Chiron is transiting your 7th House, you are, have been, and will be, during those dates, in the midst of facing your insecurities with regards to your close, personal relationships.
If Chiron is transiting your 10th House, you are, have been, and will be, during those dates, in the midst of facing your insecurities with regards to your relationship with authority, worth-ethic, and what you want to achieve.
Wherever Chiron is transiting in your astrological code, and whatever planets it is aligning with, you are being called to face your fears. Once you have the courage to acknowledge these insecurities, you will be able to move forward in life more authentically. The you that is you, without the façade.
When:
Retrograde Shadow: March 25, 2022 at 11°56’
Retrograde: July 19 at 16°26’
End of Retrograde: December 23 at 11°56’
Retrograde Shadow: April 15, 2023 at 16°26’
SATURDAY, December 24
Mercury in Capricorn Sextile Neptune in Pisces
As Mercury transits through Capricorn you may be putting yourself through the mental grinder. Pushing yourself to new limits. Beating yourself up mentally, for not meeting your expectations.
How can you communicate with greater authority?
Are you speaking to yourself respectfully?
Can you speak with authority and compassion?
What work are you doing to bring your dreams into reality?
Mercury will return to this point two more times, once during the impending retrograde, and again once Mercury is direct.
Even though Mercury will not be at the exact same degree as Neptune, it will be close through the beginning of the retrograde, because the retrograde begins at 24°, and Neptune is at 22°.
Mercury returns to the exact same degree as Neptune on January 1, during its retrograde, and again on February 6, when Mercury is direct. By then Neptune will have moved forward to 23°.
How would you like to improve in communicating your dream world, or unconscious mind, with greater authority by these dates?
How would you like to improve your ability to communicate compassionately, and with authority between now, January 1, and February 6.
Accept the challenge and ascend.
When: December 22 – January 4
SUNDAY, December 25
The Moon in Aquarius Sextile Chiron in Aries
The Moon closes out the week in Aquarius, where is will align with one of the most popular planets of the week, Chiron.
How can you take a logical look at your emotions, and the fears rooted in those emotions?
When you look at your past logically, you are able to think more clearly as to where these insecurities stem from.
By taking a logical look at your insecurities, you give yourself the ability to detach from the fear.
Lean into your community, or group to gain perspective. You may discover that you are not alone in your feelings. The fears you experience on an individual level can be healed through the support of those who can hold your feelings collectively.
When: 2pm – 8pm PST
If you are curious about how these planetary alignments are influencing you directly, please contact me for a reading. It is an honor and privilege for me to share this knowledge with you. Until then I wish you all the best as you ride the planetary waves.
Sincerely,
Scott