"The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change."

— Malcolm X

This week offers an important and transformational new beginning under Tuesday's Capricorn New Moon (9:00 PM 23° Capricorn) tightly conjunct Pluto. But there are still many things to fall away or be sacrificed on the 'altars of our past' before we can find a way to embrace the changes offered or proposed. There are strong tendencies to wildly over-optimistic expectations in this week's environment that may drive our strong determination — potentially setting us up for profound disappointments. Mars is drawing near the stationary direct Uranus this week, stirring a great deal [...]

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

— Mark Twain

We arrive in the NEW YEAR 2021 this week and can begin to look toward building new structures to replace the crumbling structures of the past. There is a strong sense of independence and intellectual insight that keeps us focused on our clever plans and creative strategies. This Tuesday's Cancer Full Moon (7:28 PM PST 8° Cancer Capricorn), squaring Chiron and sextiling Uranus brings our awareness of the shifts following the Winter Solstice to an exciting and stirring plateau. Creative imagination is in full swing and many new plans seem to be ready to be rolled out and implemented. The Cancer Full Moon keeps our focus on a 'World Family' and the presence of Chiron [...]

"The shell must break before the bird can fly."

— Alfred Tennyson

Monday's Sagittarius New Moon (8:16 AM PST 23° Sagittarius) launches us towards next week's intensely powerful Winter Solstice — the potent culmination to a year that began with Saturn-Pluto conjunction back in January. The entrances of Saturn and Jupiter into Aquarius this week, following the New Moon, sets the stage for next week's powerhouse Winter Solstice and the expansive new Jupiter-Saturn conjunction on the Capricorn-Aquarius cusp. The structures that have broken down following the Saturn-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn will begin to [...]