The Daily Astrological Currents by Week

Weekly Summary: DECEMBER 28 - JANUARY 3

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."

—Seneca

We begin a New Year this week, followed up by the culmination of an intensely determined lunar cycle that was initiated at the December 19th Sagittarius New Moon (5:43 PM PST 28° Sagittarius). That culmination comes at the end of the week with a Cancer Full Moon (2:03 AM PST 13° Cancer/Capricorn). The Full Moon opposes not only the Sun but also Mars and Venus as they move toward a tight, triple conjunction (Sun, Mars, and Venus) which will be increasingly activated through the end of next week. As well, with the forming triple conjunction, a developing opposition from Jupiter in Cancer will keep increasing the pressure — and the strong desire to establish safety — well beyond the Full Moon, requiring extraordinary balance and self-discipline. The intensity of individual intention and personal self-expression is incredibly powerful but will need to be effectively channeled. In order to make the most of this week's environment, it is crucial that we look towards the future and let go of the past. In essence, it's time to 'move on' — or 'move forward' — without 'rehashing' the past. Mercury's squares to Saturn (on Monday) and Neptune (on Thursday) mark the closing of December's highly chaotic, confusing, and uncertain series of Sagittarius-Pisces squares. Ahead of Thursday's Mercury-Neptune square, Mercury activates the point of the last New Moon, putting our determination to follow through on our core intentions 'front and center'. However, a great deal of discrimination and careful consideration is called for. We may need to make last-minute revisions, ahead of Saturday's Full Moon. Following the square to Neptune, Mercury moves into Capricorn, helping to foster the self-discipline that is required in order to make use of the idealistic — perhaps even revolutionary — ideas and intentions that have been stirred up by the strong Sagittarius-Pisces interactions. Numerologically, the shift from 2025 (a "9" year) to 2026 (a "1" year) is especially significant. 2025 has represented the culmination of the processes initiated at the last "1" year — 2017. The numerolgical shift only emphasizes the dramatic shifts that are in store in the New Year. In essence, as we begin the New Year — numerologically a '1' year — we find ourselves 'ready to graduate to a new level'. In this atmosphere, as the fog begins to clear away, we may actually be a little too sure of ourselves as our uncertainty dissolves. Humility and methodical consideration are especially important as we survey the road — the year — ahead. Following up on the Saturday morning's Full Moon, a Moon-Jupiter conjunction and a Moon-Saturn trine helps us to balance the Cancer Moon's strong desire for safety with the ambition to explore and expand into the new environment that is laid out before us.

Optimism surges on Sunday but we need to be extremely careful not to go 'too far'. There are significant temptations to believe that we can 'ride a lucky streak' — a dangerous assumption. Monday's atmosphere is remarkably stable. Restrictions, challenges and obstacles suddenly seem to fall away — as though one side of a 'tug-of-war' suddenly lets go — and we may find ourselves struggling to 're-balance'. Tuesday offers a promising reminder that 'a better future is just around the corner' if we simply stay true to ourselves and our highest intentions. Nonetheless, there may be a somewhat disorienting feeling that we have lost control. A great deal of discrimination and careful consideration is called for on Wednesday. We may find that we need to make last-minute revisions ahead of Saturday's Full Moon. The fog begins to clear away on Thursday but we may actually be a little too sure of ourselves. Humility and methodical consideration are especially important as we survey the road — the year — ahead. There are some surprising twists on Friday — potentially some 'unintended consequences' — that will demand a great deal of self-discipline. We need to stay balanced as we move into the unexplored territory of the New Year. There is a dramatic shift in energy on Saturday. The intensity of individual intention and personal self-expression is incredibly powerful but will need to effectively channeled.

Sunday December 28, 2025

The Moon's conjunction with Chiron this afternoon adds emphasis to yesterday's Mercury-Chiron trine. The Moon goes on to trine Mercury by 6:12 PM PST before going VOC. There is an extraordinary ability to connect with others today. Optimism surges but we need to be extremely careful not to go 'too far'. There are significant temptations to believe that we can 'ride a lucky streak' — a dangerous assumption. It is rather easy to miss the overall need for humility and gratitude here. As well, some degree of detachment will help us to recognize that responsibility is especially important to maintaining any optimism or good fortune that we find here.

Monday December 29, 2025

The Moon arrives in Taurus overnight (3:57 AM PST) and heads towards afternoon and evening trines to Venus, the Sun, and Mars. Today's atmosphere is remarkably stable. Restrictions, challenges and obstacles suddenly seem to fall away — as though one side of a 'tug-of-war' suddenly lets go — and we may find ourselves struggling to 're-balance'. Relationships may require special attention in order to avoid trying to settle disputes that are no longer relevant. In essence, it's time to 'move on' — or 'move forward' — without 'rehashing' the past. This evening's Mercury-Saturn square reminds us of the need for flexibility and 'letting go' but we may have to spend some time convincing ourselves — or those around us — that it is time to focus on the future.

Tuesday December 30, 2025

The Moon's transit through Taurus today makes promising connections to both Jupiter and Saturn. Even though the trine between Saturn and Jupiter is currently waning, the Moon's connection is offering a promising reminder that 'a better future is just around the corner' if we simply stay true to ourselves and our highest intentions. Nonetheless, there may be a somewhat disorienting feeling that we have lost control. It may be easy to get stirred up by idealistic or revolutionary ideas. But idealism may also be seeking a significant level of personal gain — weakening the power or sincerity of our idealistic intentions. This is also an atmosphere where it is extremely easy to allow ourselves to get involved in issues that aren't actually ours to contest.

Wednesday December 31, 2025

The Moon conjuncts Uranus overnight (1:33 AM PST) and also makes a sextile to Neptune (4:24 AM PST) before briefly going VOC. The Moon's arrival in Gemini (5:12 AM PST) emphasizes today's Mercury-Uranus quincunx — under Mercury's rulership of Gemini — which stirs our mind with a myriad of insights and possibilities that are too numerous to effectively sort through. Mercury is activating the point of the last New Moon in Sagittarius (December 19th), putting our determination to follow through on our core intentions 'front and center'. However, a great deal of discrimination and careful consideration is called for. We may need to make last-minute revisions, ahead of Saturday's Cancer Full Moon (2:03 AM PST 13° Cancer/Capricorn). The essential challenge involved here is understanding how to integrate our individual intentions with broader 'Universal Directions and Activations'.

Thursday January 01, 2026

Mercury's early morning square to Neptune — from Sagittarius to Pisces — marks the closing of the highly chaotic, confusing, and uncertain series of Sagittarius-Pisces squares The extreme mutable influence is finally capped off by the Moon's squares (from Gemini) to Saturn (11:09 PM PST) and Neptune (early tomorrow morning at 4:23 AM PST). Mercury arrives in Capricorn early this afternoon (1:10 PM PST) and rules the Moon with a strong sense of individual determination and the persistence necessary to clear away the lingering fog of the past few months. In essence, as we begin the New Year — numerologically a '1' year — we find ourselves 'ready to graduate to a new level'. In this atmosphere, as the fog begins to clear away, we may actually be a little too sure of ourselves as our uncertainty dissolves. Humility and methodical consideration are especially important as we survey the road — the year — ahead.

Friday January 02, 2026

There are some surprising twists today — potentially some 'unintended consequences' — that will demand a great deal of self-discipline. This intensively activated atmosphere continues to provide high levels of determination, ahead of tomorrow morning's Cancer Full Moon (2:03 AM PST 13° Cancer/Capricorn). Chiron's direct station in Aries today increases the sense that we are exploring a wilderness of possibilities that are, at times, overwhelming. The Cancer Moon's desire for safety must be balanced with the strong Capricorn elements (the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars) that are pushing us to manifest our goals and aspirations into material achievements. Essentially, we need to stay balanced as we move into the unexplored territory of this new year.

Saturday January 03, 2026

There is a dramatic shift in energy today, following this morning's Cancer Full Moon (2:03 AM PST 13° Cancer/Capricorn). The Full Moon opposes not only the Sun but also Mars and Venus as they move toward a tight, triple conjunction (Sun, Mars, and Venus) which will be increasingly activated through the end of next week. As well, with the forming triple conjunction, a developing opposition from Jupiter will keep increasing the pressure, requiring extraordinary balance and self-discipline. The intensity of individual intention and personal self-expression is incredibly powerful but will need to be effectively channeled. Under the rulership of Saturn in Pisces, the Capricorn instinct to 'conform' or adhere to an established set of rules is actually breaking down — the 'Hard Shell', protecting the 'Spirit in the Seed' is softening (dissolving), in preparation to 'Sprout' in the coming months. Today's Moon-Jupiter conjunction and the late evening (11:44 PM PST) Moon-Saturn trine helps us to balance the strong desire for safety with the ambition to explore and expand into the new environment that is laid out before us.

Weekly Summary: JANUARY 11 - JANUARY 17

"The redwood is one of the few conifers that sprout from the stump and roots, and it declares itself willing to begin immediately to repair the damage of the lumberman and also that of the forest-burner."

— John Muir

This week's challenges and messages are encouraging us to learn to honor the restrictions and constraints of Saturn's 'structure' while recognizing the need to push against the boundaries of those structures in order to facilitate new growth — which is essentially the challenge of any sprouting seed as it seeks to break the bounds of the 'Earth' and 'reach towards the light'. The waning triple conjunction of the Sun, Venus, and Mars all make squares from Capricorn to the now direct Chiron in Aries at the beginning of the week. Mercury joins the parade by Thursday and the waning Moon caps off the Capricorn-Aries connection to Chiron right before next Sunday's Capricorn New Moon (11:51 AM PST 28° Capricorn). As Saturn, ruling Capricorn, winds up its trip through Pisces, we can feel that the boundaries and structures of Saturn have been softened — dissolved in the mystical, watery realm of Pisces. Saturn's structured lines have been blurred — the rules don't seem clear. The weakened structures give us a nearly infinite number of opportunities to break through into the new world offered in this New Year. In this week's context, Chiron is providing us with an opportunity to explore a vast wilderness of possibilities as we navigate the various crisis-driven challenges of this active, intense series of cardinal squares from Capricorn to Aries. Next week's New Moon approaches the Capricorn/Aquarius cusp, pointing to an inevitable restructuring — the growth process that brings about the New Structures created in Aquarius. Jupiter's connection to these crisis-driven challenges is still potent as it continues to retrograde in Cancer — personal safety and security remains an important element. However, Chiron's determination to teach us how to become more fully who we really are is in the 'driver's seat' this week. The healing power of Chiron is rooted in honesty and authenticity that seeks to teach us how to find the truth inside of us — our individuality and our connection to each other. Old wounds are certain to surface — crucial to the healing process. Saturn and Neptune, still in Pisces, continue to whisper "Let Go" even as the intensity and activity — the 'stakes' — raise higher and higher. Not every new initiative — not every sprout — will reach full maturity. This is only the beginning of the process. But this week's message from Chiron to "Be yourself, no matter the cost" offers us the best route possible to success through honesty and the recognition of our connectedness to all things.

Inner strength is increasingly apparent on Sunday — or at least offered to us through a spiritual perspective. The message is to learn to honor the restrictions and constraints of 'structure' while recognizing the need to push against those boundaries in order to facilitate new growth. Restrictions feel especially challenging on Monday but there are opportunities to expand our perspective. Although impatience and lingering issues of self-worth may surface on Tuesday, the opportunities for facing and clearing these unhelpful, old beliefs are extraordinary. The active, growing energies are everywhere but we need to allow them to develop in their own time. Tensions begin to ease on Wednesday. We're more inclined to 'stay with the program' and set aside the imperatives to break free of restrictions. Despite some unsteady feelings, Thursday offers a generous, beneficial environment. Some intense — but brief — uncertainty or instability may surface in the evening. There may be an anticipation of some kind of reward on Friday — which may or not materialize. The need to 'Let Go' is met with some brief but intense uncertainty on Saturday. A sharp burst of pressure produces a new round of sensitivity and vulnerability.

Sunday January 11, 2026

Inner strength is increasingly apparent today — or at least offered to us through a spiritual perspective. The Moon arrives in Scorpio at 2:55 AM PST and squares Pluto by 9:02 AM PST, increasing the intensity of today's Venus-Chiron square. Now that Chiron has returned to direct motion, the fearless, healing spirit of Chiron in Aires helps us understand that letting go — 'surrender' — offers a myriad of new opportunities and possibilities. Which is not to say that we must face 'defeat' here — only surrender. The squares from Capricorn of Venus, the Sun (tomorrow), and Mars (Tuesday) to Chiron in Aries can help us to prepare for the return of Saturn into Aries. The message is to learn to honor the restrictions and constraints of 'structure' while recognizing the need to push against those boundaries in order to facilitate new growth.

Monday January 12, 2026

Today's Scorpio Moon helps to ease the discomfort and low self-confidence that may be felt under today's Sun-Chiron square. Restrictions feel especially challenging but the Moon's sextile to Mercury and trine to Jupiter provide us with opportunities to expand our perspective enough to at least see the value of following through with 'established procedures', rather than trying to just 'jump the fence' and move ahead. 'Trusting the process' is especially powerful today, providing us with some degree of relief from the sense that 'we're on our own' or 'we can only trust ourself'. For the most part, whatever obstacles and restrictions we feel today are highlighting inner self-doubts that will easily fall away when we are able to 'Let Go'.

Tuesday January 13, 2026

Mars completes the '1-2-3 punches' of squares to Chiron today (Venus, the Sun, and now Mars). Following up on last week's oppositions to Jupiter, this is helping us to find an active route to the sense of 'Safety' that Jupiter in Cancer is seeking. In essence, we are offered the chance to 'take action' that will move us closer to achieving our broader goals and aspirations by clearing away the internal obstacles of self-doubt and uncertainty. Although impatience and lingering issues of self-worth may surface, the opportunities for facing and clearing these unhelpful, old beliefs are extraordinary here. The active, growing energies are everywhere but we need to allow them to develop in their own time.

Wednesday January 14, 2026

Tensions finally begin to wane today, following Mercury's early morning opposition to Jupiter. Venus heads towards a sextile to Saturn, providing extraordinary encouragement to face any challenging new information that surfaces today. We're more inclined to 'stay with the program' today, and set aside the imperatives to break free of restrictions that have been stirring us up this week. Creativity is quiet and unassuming — as opposed to bold and brash. Nonetheless, there is still plenty of activating energy in this environment. Vesta arrived in Aquarius at the beginning of this week and is slowly developing an alliance with Pluto that will complete on Saturday. Essentially, the Vesta-Pluto conjunction is providing solid proof that 'Change Has Come' and it is our individual awareness that must now recognize and deal with that change.

Thursday January 15, 2026

Mercury squares Chiron today, following up on the squares to Chiron from Venus, the Sun, and Mars. The challenge here is mainly to clearly articulate our perspective on the dramatic changes that are unfolding all around us — and within us. It is the belief structures of Jupiter that are finally transforming, which is helping us to recognize new perspectives on how to achieve safety. Despite some unsteady feelings, today offers a generous, beneficial environment. The Sagittarius Moon connects to Jupiter with a 'mutual reception' and a Venus-Uranus trine encourages us to express a Free Spirit that offers cooperation and connection. This evening's Moon-Saturn square and an overnight square to Neptune may resurrect some intense — but brief — uncertainty or instability.

Friday January 16, 2026

The arrival of the Moon in Capricorn, early this morning, begins to stir whispers of new shifts and initiatives ahead of Sunday morning's Capricorn New Moon (11:51 AM PST 28° Capricorn). The New Moon approaches the Capricorn/Aquarius cusp, pointing to an inevitable restructuring — the growth process that brings about the New Structures created in Aquarius. For the most part, this signals the end of what we have outgrown, making way for the new. There may be an anticipation of some kind of reward today — which may or not materialize in the New Lunar Cycle. However, today represents a point of quiet reflection, ahead of the new beginning. This is an especially fertile period, giving powerful opportunities to set clear and productive intentions.

Saturday January 17, 2026

There is considerable activity today, including a Venus-Neptune trine and a Sun-Uranus trine — both offering remarkably optimistic and beneficial developments. But perhaps the most important aspect of the day is the Moon-Jupiter opposition at 5:13 PM PST this afternoon, which suggest echoes of last week's sensitivities and vulnerabilities along with a burst of pressure. That pressure is capped off by Mercury's conjunction with Mars, later in the evening. It is most likely that 'the past' is making some kind of a 'last stand' today, ahead of the new initiatives coming with tomorrow's Capricorn New Moon (11:51 AM PST 28° Capricorn). The need to 'Let Go' is met with some brief but intense uncertainty.