"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore."

— Vincent Van Gogh

The Sun arrives in Aquarius this week, ahead of Friday's broadly inspiring, but skepticism inducing Aquarius New Moon (1:41 PM PST 4° Aquarius). The 'fever' of concern over approval, appearance, and recognition begins to 'break' and there are bright flashes of inspiration and creativity ahead of next week's Venus-Neptune conjunction, square Mars. However, we are also prone to developing significant skepticism and distrust as the Moon's light dims and we look for ways to [...]

"There is a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in."

— Leonard Cohen

There is no doubt of the significance of this week's decisions, adjustments, and sharp turns. There is a powerful feeling of a New Beginning and an inclination to take individual initiative in order to gain recognition and make substantive gains. Jupiter makes the final pass of planets over the South Node in Capricorn before the nodes move backwards into Sagittarius/Gemini. The strong but draining need for approval and recognition, indicated by the Jupiter-South Node conjunction in Capricorn, reaches a peak. The extreme emphasis on the sign of Capricorn aims our focus on foundational security, accomplishment, and personal influence. However seeking to expand our influence will only [...]

"The key to organizing an alternative society is to organize people around what they can do, and more importantly, what they want to do."

— Abbie Hoffman

There is a deep and powerful organizational process underway this week. This Wednesday's Capricorn New Moon (9:12 PM PST 4° Capricorn) — Christmas Day — sets the stage for the unveiling of the wisdom of Jupiter in Capricorn. These are, in essence, the last minute preparations for next month's Saturn-Pluto conjunction which 'perfects' on January 12th, 2020, following the January 10th Cancer/Capricorn Full Moon (11:21 AM PST 20° Cancer/Capricorn). The ultimate focus this week is on finding our individual 'voice'. There is strong pressure to break free of Capricorn's [...]