Jupiter Square Saturn - December 24

 

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Jupiter square Saturn 

 

August 19:         17 Gemini/Pisces   (#1)

December 24:    14 Gemini/ Pisces  (#2)

June 15, 2025   01 Cancer/Aries     (#3) 

 

Last August we had the first of three rounds of Jupiter square Saturn.   Jupiter wants to spread out and get bigger while Saturn seeks constriction.     Our second round of this aspect will take place on December 24 and the final aspect will be next June.  This aspect in December will be at 14 degrees in Gemini/Pisces. 

 

Jupiter in Gemini as discussed is high on rhetoric.  Communication can be too big.  Jupiter can appreciate peace, but it is also judgy.  Saturn in Pisces longs for deep compassion.  It understands hard work and struggle especially for the greater good and remembering humanity. Jupiter wants to expand but Saturn restricts.  These two energies are at odds with one another.  This struggle will be evident.  There may be some big event that is deep in conflict or duplicity.   Because Jupiter is in Gemini watch for social media posts that are NOT accurate or strident opinions that feel ‘off.’ Beware of gossip.  Discipline could be difficult to find.  Or it may be found because there is no other choice.  Standing still could be important.   Retreat and contemplation may be needed.   Next year’s final round is at 1 Cancer/Aries and is a whole different animal than this date in December.   All things considered, next June is more emotional and thinner skinned, just sayin’ 

 

Astrology for the week of Dec 22 - 29

 

Last Quarter Moon Phase

November 22, 2024 

2:18pm PST 

   

 

Last Quarter moon:  Now we do the final adjustments to the seeds we planted on new. The final call, the final letters to send, we follow all the trails that came up that still make sense.  And we let the other parts lay fallow. It is a time of action but wise action.  It is a time for living “The serenity prayer” 

 

God, grant me the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change Courage to change the
things I can, and the
Wisdom to know the difference.

 

 

 

Focus on:

What actions are you taking that impact your relationships?  How are you finding balance?  How are you reacting to others?  How are others reacting to you?    How are you making big moves that connect to nuance negotiations?  

 

Special focus 

12/23: Sun square North Node.  Hanging on to status quo versus going out there and carving a new way.   What to do?  

12/24: Jupiter oppose Saturn (see separate post) 

12/26: Mercury oppose Jupiter. Strident conversation serve who?  Righteousness versus flakiness, how to find balance is difficult.  This is the second round,  Dec 4 was the first hit.   Anything coming that reminds you from the beginning of the month? 

 

 

Balsamic Moon Phase

 

December 26, 2024 

5:43pm PST  

 

Balsamic:   We let go.  By releasing we can prepare for the new.  

 

 

Focus on:  How are you releasing your controlling energy?  How are letting go?   How are you releasing the dead?   How are you releasing anything that you are bringing in that is not good for you?  

 

 

Special focus:

 

12/26: Mercury square Saturn.  Constricting conversations.  Conserving mental energy.   Everything feels like a hard lift.  Lean into pragmatism. 

12/27: Venus square Uranus.  Creativity and joy and values feel like they are cracking under pressure.   Should something new be folded in?   

12/29: Chiron station direct at 19 Aries.   The planetoid of self-wounding knows there is healing that comes with some type of independence.   What have learned since July 26 when it retrograde?  

 

Happy Winter Solstice!

 

The first day Winter rolled in early this morning.    Capricorn has landed.  

Astrologer Chani Nichols has a great write up.    Go to her link for her whole piece.  

FIRST THINGS FIRST: WHAT IS A SOLSTICE?

When the Sun enters Capricorn on December 21st, it signals the seasonal Solstice. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, this is the shortest day of the year, when the dark presides over more of our waking hours. If you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the opposite: The Sun shines longer on this day than on any other.

The word “solstice” combines the Latin words sol (the Sun) and sistere (to stand still). Symbolically, this is a time of hush and peace but also celebration. In the Northern Hemisphere, the December Solstice is a symbolic rebirth; the Sun’s light has reached its lowest point, and from this day on, it begins increasing again. In the Southern Hemisphere, the light has reached its glorious culmination. Both events are threshold moments and transitions to honor.

A TIME FOR YOU TO REFLECT AND RESET

Just like the equinoxes, the solstices are entangled with the cycles of sowing, harvesting, and regeneration. Light is life for all agricultural cultures, so this turning point in the Earth’s orbit around the Sun has profound implications for human survival. In the Northern Hemisphere, the December Solstice marks a time of hope, miracles, and reverence as we anticipate the resurgence of Sol’s light......... (continues) 

Astrology for December 16 - 21

 

This week starts with the full moon phase in Gemini which launched yesterday.  A lot of data and information unfolding during this three-day phase.  Some of it is clarifying.  Some of it still cloaked by the Sun square Neptune on the 18th.   There may be pings on your psyche.   Note anything that comes up on intuition, it may get clarified down the road.      

 

 

 

Special focus 

12/18: Sun square Neptune.  Confusion, things feel out of focus.  Intuition seems unplugged.  Identity can feel a little ‘off’.  Get lost in TV.   

 

 

Disseminating

December 18, 2024 

2:29pm PST          

     

 

Focus on:   How are you sharing your strength?  How are you sharing your creativity?  How are sharing your pride?  How are you connecting to others through your self-esteem and generosity?  

 

 

Special focus:

12/19: Venus trine Jupiter.  Joy, pleasure, fun, novelty, getting together with others is inspiring and satisfying.  

12/21:  Sun enters Capricorn – Happy Winter Solstice  

 

 

 

Mercury Station Direct - Dec 15, 2024 12:56pm PST

 

Mercury station Direct 

December 15, 2024 

12:56pm PST 

6 Sagittarius 23

 

Mercury

11/7        Mercury enters shadow 6 Sag 23 

11/25      Mercury retrograde 22 Sag 40 

12/5        Mercury cazimi 14 Sag 27

12/15      Mercury station direct 6 Sag 23 

1/2          Mercury shadows 22 Sag 40 

 

 

 

Mercury stations direct Dec 15 at 12:56pm PST.  This is about twelve hours after the Gemini full moon launched.     With the Gemini full moon, we are plugging into our inner computer.   We are processing a lot of information during this three-day phase.    Having Mercury turn direct right on the Gemini full moon is auspicious.   More information will become available that has been hidden or just not out there since the end of November.   Today begins anew .   It feels like a plot point in a spy movie where the heroine gets important information and now her tasks, actions and goals take different paths.    

Ever since November 25, Mercury has been retrograde reminding us to slow down.   In Sagittarius, Mercury is looking for big ideas.    Big opinions and our personal philosophies are highlighted during Mercury’s journey in Sag.  During the retrograde we could have been reassessing those opinions.  Did they match the facts on the ground?     There may have been disconnects with friends and families as you figured out what you believe or not believe for the last three weeks.    Sag is fiery and maybe conversations were strident.   Did you get pissed by someone’s questions?   Did you piss off someone else by your questions?     Did your beliefs rub up against someone else’s opinions?    Did the strident approach work for you or not work for you?   

Now as Mercury unwinds you may consider what you have learned about self when beliefs are pushed.     In many ways it is as we all went to a three-week course at the University of Beliefs.    Now the tests are over so what did you learn about yourself and your core?  

See what comes up between now and January 2 when Mercury exits the shadow and how it may again shift your opinions.   There is a lot of data coming to all of us during this three-day full moon phase and also as Mercury unwinds.     

For those of you who are traveling, double check one more time all your reservations and trip details to make sure nothing got screwed up during the retrograde.    

Of course, Sag is good for a laugh and Mercury is good for a fun idea.   Look for the humor and joy now that Mercury is on its merry way.    

Gemini Full Moon - December 15, 2024

 

Gemini Full Moon 

December 15, 2024 

1:01am PST 

23 Gemini 52

 

During Gemini full moons we tap our inquisitiveness.   Gemini is all about rooting around for more facts and data.   Gemini likes to ask a question, get an answer and turn around and do it again.    Gemini is always focused on feeding the intellect.    Sagittarius is focused on the broader outlook.    Sag looks for the bigger picture and from that forms wisdom.   Obviously, intellect and wisdom not the same.    But both Gemini and Sag understand the power in being adaptable.   

 

During the full moon, where the Sun in Sagittarius is opposing Moon in Gemini, we are challenged by the task of making sure the facts on the ground match our big opinions.    Curiously, when this Gemini full moon launches, Mercury, the ruling planet of Gemini is retrograde which can cloak some of the facts.   But then later in the day, (12:56pm PST) Mercury stations direct at 6 degrees of Sagittarius.   It is kind of a big deal to have Mercury station direct on a full moon that is under its influence.    At the same time, the ruling planet of Sagittarius is Jupiter, which is in Gemini, thus both planets are mutually receptive (Mercury in Jupiter’s ruling sign Sag and Jupiter in Mercury’s ruling sign Gemini).   If your head is spinning, good, that means you are paying attention because that is a lot of Gemini and Sagittarius energy juicing up this full moon.     For three days the inner computer that lives within us will be processing a lot of stuff.   And the inner philosopher that lives within us will be trying to figure out what it all means.    It could be overwhelming.

 

One more note about Mercury:  When Mercury stations direct it is very close to an exact trine with Mars in Leo.   This is a perk to the full moon.   There will be some facts that inform us and resonate in the heart (Leo) which provide impetus for swift actions.   We may say yes to do something that is magnanimous and big which speak both to Sag & Leo.      

 

While facts and data may get clarity, there could still be some stuff that is opaque due to Neptune.   On the 14^th the moon squares Neptune (a monthly aspect) and then on the 18^th, the sun squares Neptune (twice a year).  If some of the facts stir up mental angst, take a beat and see if more clarity comes later in the week after the full moon has waned.    Some opinions and beliefs may change or soften as we wait for more answers.    Adding to the case to take a beat is Venus trine Jupiter on the 19^th.     Looking for good, tapping the heart, fellowship with others, reaching out to groups and a willingness to find answers in perhaps a different landscape can bring joy.    We will all need that trine on the 19^th.     

 

For the three-day full phase, our brains will be receiving so much data, and we will be trying to sort through it all and try to make it make sense.    The rub is Gemini freezes because of a need to analyze everything and Sag can rush and make quick decisions with all its fiery ‘know-it-all-ness’.    During this full moon, if you are over analytical, unplug.   If you are racing in righteous indignation, take a beat.     A short trip is Gemini, and a journey is Sag but you don’t need to leave your home to do either.   Consider starting a book or watching something entertaining on TV and above all find the funny because Gemini and Sag are long in humor.    

Astrology for the Week of December 8 - 14

 

First Quarter Moon 

December 8, 2024 

7:26am  PST   

 

Focus on:   What actions are you taking that lean in faith?  How are you focusing on spiritual or metaphysical matters?  How are they important to your goals?   How is your philosophical nature connected to faith?  What actions can you do that support both?  

 

 

Special Note

 

12/9 :  Venus sextile north node.  Fun and creative projects that speak to values such as love, money, investment, beauty and creativity.   

12/10 : Sun trine Chiron.  Healing is easy today.  Whatever the psyche needs or wants may be clear.   Get it. 

 

Gibbous Moon

December 11, 2024  

4:59pm PST     

 

 

 

Special focus How are you refining your possessions?  How are you sorting through your finances?   How are you focused on your property?   Where has any of those matters suffered from any neglect?   How can you step up your focus?  

 

 

Focus on:  

 

12/12: Venus oppose Mars.  Love of others versus love of self.  Being there for the greater good versus doing a personal victory lap.  

12/12: Venus sextile Mercury.   Fun thoughts, talks, communication that is inspiring, novel and fresh.   The brain is given oxygen.