"'Everything I have to say has already crossed your mind.'
'Then possibly my answer has crossed yours.'"

— Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

The depth and intuitive wisdom of Capricorn is emphasized this week as Mercury retrogrades back to conjunct the Sun on the Sagittarius/Capricorn cusp at the Winter Solstice. While Capricorn is generally considered quite practical and pragmatic, there is also a deep, intuitive element to the sign. Mercury picks up those intuitive elements when retrograding in Capricorn and can help to blend intellectual knowledge and insights with powerful intuitive guidance. Any time Mercury is retrograde, it is especially important to [...]

"We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep."

— The Tempest, William Shakespeare

Neptune turns direct this week — a very subtle but important shift in the overall atmosphere. There is a quiet 'new beginning' surrounding our sense of mission and purpose, that is, how we fit in with the world around us. A new inspiration begins to flow. There is a glimmer of a new dream that we're ready to try to make 'come true'. Mercury is slowing down and will turn retrograde next week in an extended trine to Jupiter. The is active all week, giving us a boost of optimism along with a broader perspective. However, the overall atmosphere doesn't [...]

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."

— Zora Neale Hurston

This week's shifts are quite momentous. As we begin the week, the Sun, Mars and the asteroid Ceres are all set to move from determined Scorpio to expansive Sagittarius. But as they move into Sagittarius, they must all pass through the 'gauntlet' of a square to Saturn, which is still nearly stationary on the Aquarius/Pisces cusp. The shift to Sagittarius urges action. There is a strong desire for freedom. But the squares to Saturn indicate the importance of responsibility and integrity as well as the need to be aware of a 'Greater Good'. The waxing lunar cycle presents us with an endless series of [...]