December Clusters

December looks like a really interesting month. Lots of planets in Capricorn, it is quite a dance.

This energy is mostly in one place, so if you look at your chart, it is all in Capricorn, well, mostly.  So if you know what house Capricorn is in, early Capricorn, in your chart, you should be able to discover what area of life this is all operating in.

You can’t use house placements unless you have your time of birth, they are all based on that.  But there are other things you can see without it so here goes.

On December 10^th Mercury goes retrograde, again.  And with that come all the little hassles retrograde Mercury brings around communications.

Then there is Pluto, just waiting for them, just lurking to join the party.   Pluto in Capricorn is about transformation of the earth energy that rules government and organizations.  This energy will be an area of transformation for years. 

On December 5^th, Mercury swings past Pluto,   Pluto is less than a full degree from the North Node that day, So we are looking at: transformation, spiritual evolution and communications energy in the energy of Capricorn: practical,  ambitious,  stable.

Mercury moves fast, this is normally a quick one, day pass.  But not this time, remember the retrograde?   Mercury turns around just a degree and a half from Pluto, so that communications and mental energy it brings is going to transform.

On the twelfth Mars conjuncts the North Node, bringing whatever past issues you haven’t yet dealt with.  Mars brings direct energy and often energy around men.   Karmic issues that need resolution in order for you to progress.

All of these energies are functioning together for the next week, until the 13^th and 14^th at least with those two days being the strongest energy.

Then on the 13^th through the 16^th, the Sun squares Uranus and Jupiter with the Moon on Uranus and Jupiter on the 13^th.   That is a LOT of energy for a particular day.  And all of the energy is toward change.

Uranus likes immediate change.  Pluto generally gives you a lot of time to transform.   And Saturn who usually slow down the change is completely out of the picture.

Mercury and Mars are active personal energy.  This can be an amazing time.

In your chart, look for planets between 2 and 6 degrees for the strongest impact.  Look especially at Earth signs (Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo) for the easier but no less profound changes.  And look at Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer,  Libra and Capricorn) for the most intense changes.  Other signs at the degree will feel this, but not as intensely.

And remember that even if it misses hitting your chart, you will be dealing with a lot of people that will be finding these intense energies making changes and transforming their lives, probably very unexpectedly.

If you have old forgiving to do, this is the time.  If you have old issues to resolve do it now, so you can move ahead.

If you stay in the light this transformation can be amazing; it is an opportunity to leave old issues behind and rapidly transform your personal destiny to a higher space. 

It Is Getting Funky Out There Again

I have been slack for a few months, it seemed like every astrologer on the Internet was writing about everything going on so I let them write the story.  But nobody seems to be taking a look at the overview of the next couple of months, so I guess its time I jumped back in here.

It is time to take another look at the planets out there, because they are getting a little funky again.

 Just now, they are not bad.  Jupiter and Venus are going direct today with Venus trining Neptune, which just went direct a few days ago. 

We are still feeling the effects of Neptune’s new direct motion, dreamy, unmoored.  And as it went direct there was Chiron waiting for another conjunction.    Those two have been dancing together for quite awhile.  They do tend to keep a lot of information under our level of consciousness.  In that place where we can feel them, but don’t quite know what it is about yet.

And Venus is trining them today so watch out for your instincts in relationships.  It may be too dreamy.  With the Sun squaring the pair today you can’t even count on your energy to set you straight.  Wait a few days until this clears up.

But what I am really looking at is the events toward the end of the month through the New Year.  Lots of things hitting as Pluto and the Uranus/Jupiter dance heats up.

Honestly, Neptune is the least of our concerns.  But it does keep popping in and out of the picture.

Venus is stationary direct now still trining Neptune/Chiron, its direct motion is in Libra. Oh dear, Libra is so about relationships.  And the lovely trine to Neptune is going to feel so good …but it is not a good time for commitments. 

A better time is coming in December 2^nd when Venus sextiles Pluto and the North Node, with the Moon passing by.  It could bring on some real serious relating for people with planets in early Scorpio or really at one degree, pretty much in any sign, water signs particularly.

November 24^th ‘til December 2^nd, the period begins with Mercury and Mars applying a square to Jupiter/Uranus.  For several days one or the other of them is exact.  Mars square is exact to Uranus on the 3^rd of December, the day Mercury conjunct Pluto. 

That is a lot of activity; you can find things happening really quickly.  Mars/Uranus squares can be out of control so if you have planets at the very end of Mutable signs, Pisces, Gemini, Virgo or Sagittarius, be careful.  No quick moves, quick decisions with Mercury conjunct Pluto can change everything in your life, when you meant to do something much gentler.

The last few degrees of any sign WILL be affected one way or another, so care is advised all around. 

Of course, Mercury and Pluto conjunct in Capricorn, at 4 degrees, so the first degrees of Cardinals (and to a lesser extent, everyone else) will be affected.

Uranus goes direct on the sixth, which should give us all a bit of a kick toward change. 

DON’T PANIC

Change is only difficult if you really like everything about your life just the way it is.  Even then change can be for the better.  Often, in times like this change is what is needed and what you have been expecting for awhile, but things slowed down when these two planets (Jupiter and Uranus) went retrograde.

Mercury goes retrograde on December 10^th, WAY too close to Pluto.

On December 12^th things get real intense again.  Mercury/Mars/Pluto and the North Node begin a conjunction that will go on for a week; the most intense time is December 13^th.  That is at 4 Capricorn.  So look at your planets between 2 degrees to 6 degrees to see if it will be personally intense, and again, especially the ones in Cardinal signs:  Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.

The Sun squares Uranus/Jupiter on the 19^th and that just begins another ride.

On the 21^st Mercury returns at retrograde to square Uranus and Jupiter the two of which are getting closer and closer now, and remember, the Sun is still on the square adding POWER.  Be very careful with communication of all kinds now.  Mercury is about communication and quick thinking, Uranus is about explosive Change and Jupiter makes things bigger.  You can see where this can get out of hand. 26 degrees in Mutable is the most intense degree but 26 in anything will be involved and give this one 5 degrees in either direction.

On the 26^th, things get intense again, December is QUITE a month.  The Sun Conjuncts Pluto, Mars is moving toward a square with Saturn which is exact on the 28^th when the Moon joins in conjuncting Saturn for a little emotional push.

Mercury goes direct on Dec 30.

On January 4^th Venus again is in an interesting situation.  Squaring Neptune, she feels all dreamy and trining Jupiter and Uranus she makes changes in unexpected places.  Venus looks to be pretty fickle, but strongly so for the rest of the year and into next. 

This is particularly strong at 26 degrees in water and right around the chart, especially in the mutable signs.

In general what we are dealing with at the moment is the difficult positions of the outer planets.  They are in the sky in places where the continually aspect each other and when another planet, either personal or social gets into the mixture, it can have quite a serious effect on us, both societally and personally. 

Every year the Sun Enters Capricorn on around December 21^st, but the past few years, Pluto has been waiting right there.  The personal planets (Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars) are often near the Sun.  That is what begins to make this year particularly intense.

But also this year we have Uranus and Jupiter traveling together at the end of Pisces, right in the area where the planets in December will aspect it, before meeting Pluto in Capricorn.  And Neptune is at the same degree in Aquarius and comes in aspect to a lot of the personal Planets too…especially Venus this year.

So you can bet on it, it is going to be interesting.

I'll be writing about some of these transits as they get closer, but tonight, I thought I'd just write an overview.  For a rundown on the energy of the Planets mentioned above look at http://terrawolfe.com/astrology/index.htm

If you need a personal reading as to how these planets effect your chart, you can write me at terrawolfe08@yahoo.com for an appointment.