Wed 20th to Wed 27th 2023. Last full week of 2023 and The Winter Solstice
“This Saturn in Neptune stuff in Pisces is no joke….it’s only going to get weirder over the next 2 years”, this is a quote from the astrologer The Leo King, aka David Palmer. I have heard different astrologers mention this transit of Saturn and Neptune in Pisces, which is happening until March 2025, with a warning that self-deception will be at an all time high, with recreational drugs, with prescription drugs and with anything else that takes people away from the reality of the ups and downs of real-life relationships. The anti-dote to this, if you’re feeling like escaping from the world to recharge, is to find creative outlets, so that your fantasy realm can be put to good use. Films, music, theatre and literature are the more helpful Piscean pursuits.
I also follow The Astrology King, Jamie Partridge and his advice for this week is “risk-taking should be avoided with your relationships and finances”, this is linked with an opposition between Venus and Uranus on Thursday December 21st.
On Friday 22nd December there is a Sun -Moon conjunction in Sagittarius. This is the mid-point of the Mercury retrograde cycle, which is usually a turning point for some of the Mercury type problems that we’ve been dealing with since the start of the retrograde, sometimes this is when a resolution appears or at least a thought form of how to deal with the problem. But with mercury going back into Sagittarius the problem might have a strange energy where there is no solution but to start over completely. The moon Jupiter conjunction today will help with some positive energy for a couple of days.
It’s the Winter Solstice on Friday December 22nd. This is the day where we have the least light and marks the starting point of Capricorn, which is also the start of Winter. The tropical zodiac is correlated with the season, so the solstices and equinoxes are the important 4 points in the calendar that mark the changing seasons. Sagittarius is the last sign before winter and it’s associated with the last party before the winter sets in. So the solstice is a perfect time for a celebration.
Christmas Day is then on Monday 25th December and we will now be in the sign of Capricorn , which is more about hard work and seriousness, making sure we are prepared for the winter months. This makes sense that Christmas does often seem like hard work! Have a look out for the extra sunlight now which will help give us a bit of a lift to help us through the cold of winter for the next 3 months.
The next main Astro news this week is the Full Moon in the early hours of Wednesday 27th December (UK time). This full moon is in the sign of Cancer and is making a sextile aspect to Jupiter in Taurus. Both Cancer and Taurus are associated with food that is stabilising and reassuring and reminders of old memories. So be sure to eat well, but careful not to overeat at the Full Moon time, (as full moons expand everything ); some cultures fast on the full moon days. Maybe a little restriction would be good on Wed 27th after all the Christmas indulgence?
At the time of the full moon Mercury is conjoining Mars and they are both squaring Neptune. Mercury square Neptune is a classic false communication signature. Mars square Neptune is a classic ‘taking action based on a false idea of what’s happening in reality’. So this could lead to clashes based on false pretences, where people don’t know what’s going on, even if they think they do. Astrologer
Austin Coppick explained these aspects by giving the example of somebody whispering in your ear , “you see those clouds up in the sky?…… they’re talking shit about you.” And then you look up at the clouds with paranoia and hostility.” Then his colleague Chris Brennan replied to this and explained the aspect as, “misinformation that leads to a provocation could be a good way to string those energies together in a sentence“. So clear communication is needed now, and try not to take any hostility personally, whilst being mindful of the energy of paranoia around.
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