"You say a new era in art is preparing; you sensed it coming; continue your studies without weakening. God will do the rest."

— Paul Cezanne

The structures that we associate with Capricorn (ruled by Saturn) are generally considered to be the laws and boundaries of cold, hard reality within which we must constrain ourselves, while the visionary dreamworld of Pisces (ruled by Neptune — along with Jupiter) is generally associated with illusion — or even delusion and deception. Between Capricorn and Pisces there is Aquarius, associated with [...]

"WE may be through with the past, but the past is not through with us."

— Bergen Evans
The Natural History of Nonsense

"If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future."

— Winston S. Churchill

We begin a New Year, 2024, on Monday this week, marking the shift from a "7" year to an "8" year. The 7 showed us the 'scaffolding' — clear evidence of a vast restructuring following the Saturn-Pluto conjunction of 2020. The 8 offers expansion but also checks over optimism and overly idealistic aspirations. The "8's" affinity to Jupiter is particularly important as Jupiter's activity is especially notable this year. A Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in mid-April offers [...]

"'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 [...]