"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 [...]

"The right to express our thoughts, however, means something only if we are able to have thoughts of our own; freedom from external authority is a lasting gain only if the inner psychological conditions are such that we are able to establish our own individuality."

— Erich Fromm, Escape from Freedom

Venus runs something of a gauntlet this week, conjuncting both Saturn and Pluto, shedding 'light' on next month's soon-to-complete (and widely discussed) Saturn-Pluto conjunction. In many respects, Venus is no match for these two larger bodies and represents us as individuals within a much larger context of major societal shifts, changes, and demands. Two other 'personal' planets, Mercury and Mars, are also wrapped up with larger planets and societal shifts this week [...]

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete."

— Sun Tzu, The Art of War

This week challenges us to focus on finding our internal sense of direction and stability. We gain only a few clues from Tuesday's potent Sagittarius New Moon (7:05 AM PST 4° Sagittarius) of how to navigate towards a more safe and secure position. In fact, the New Moon's quincunx to Uranus suggests that we are turning a 'blind corner' which may obscure the significant effort that will be demanded. Faith is required (along with an internal navigation system) in order to [...]