Week Ahead Transits 2 - 8 December
Week ahead transits 2 - 8 December
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Sun = Sagittarius 10° 37’ – Sagittarius 17° 44’
Moon = Sagittarius – Pisces
A hectic week abound, through chaos comes growth. The Sun plows through the second decan of Sagittarius daring anyone to put handcuffs on its radiating light. Governed by the Moon, the second decan of Sagittarius connects with the tarot card the 9 of Wands. The image of a weary person looks timidly up towards the towering eight wands that stand as a wall in front of him, his head bandaged, injured from life, the world, existence. He knows that the journey has just begun, which is why his brow furrows at the sight of the remaining work left. This is the point in the Sun’s journey where it must find the courage and resilience to continue fighting. The quarter Moon in Pisces at the end of the week motions us to bend willingly to avoid unnecessary drama. The Sun in Sagittarius is showing the way through, which is by being adaptable but also inwardly secure.
On the 4th, Mercury retrogresses back into an opposition with Jupiter bringing up old arguments, confusing rhetoric, inaccurate word usage, a kind of apology (?). What was redacted becomes relevant and new turns of phrase burst through the collective seams. The individual experience may be to react to the madness and try to make sense of it all, throwing a net out and checking new/alternative sources of information. Books are a great place to start outside of the internet. Books cannot be altered or changed once they're in the hands of the consumer but what is online is constantly being paraphrased, rephrased, summarized and leaves us with an abridged version of reality. Mercury retrograde will cazimi the Sun on the 5th/6th making all logic obscured from consciousness. We can only rely on what is tangible, physical, real.
Mars stations retrograde on the 6th/7th causing an abrupt change in direction due to either one’s own withering desires or someone else’s. The fire dwindles for a period and ambitions that we once had wane in intensity, while old flames that were left on the back burner become reignited. Tensions and tempers can become inflamed as well, naturally, when sudden shifts take us off our course it can cause a sudden spark of irritation and anger. With Mars being in Leo, the roar of agitation will certainly be heard down the block and then some. If you have planets at 6° Leo or any of the fixed signs, be prepared to practice flexibility and nuance, as the fixed placements don’t much like change and abrupt disturbances to the status quo. Mars will remain retrograde until February 24th and all the while, will ingress back into Cancer along the way, resurfacing matters that we thought we had laid to rest.
Venus ingresses into Aquarius on the 6th/7th and conjuncts Pluto immediately after, dislodging old wounds and pain through a process of detachment. Venus through Aquarius is seeking to understand and develop independence within intimate relationships. Neptune stations direct 7th/8th and on the same day the Sun moves into an opposition with Jupiter. What have your dreams been communicating to you lately? Neptune shifting gears and turning direct will have us in a bit of limbo for the time being, a bit of vertigo for the soul but not for long as the awarenesses and epiphanies that soon surface beg to be given a form.
Monday 2nd
Unexpected prospects come through like little good luck charms. Venus offers her appeal for a little boost when it comes to her social graces, friends of friends and those alike enter into the chat to share information, time or whatever other type of resource it is that we are in need of. Reaching out and making new connections feels natural. The Moon enters Capricorn maximizing our expectations for quality connections. It may be that these expectations require a subtle adjustment when the Moon squares the Nodes.
Moon square Neptune rx, Moon > Capricorn at 1:08 pm, square NN, Venus trine Uranus rx.
Tuesday 3rd
Sometimes what we need to feel productive is a clean and organized work environment. With the Moon in Capricorn aspecting its ruling planet Saturn, we seek familiarity, stability and security outside in the world by first finding that within our own homes. With practical, self-reliance at hand, we are focused on the goal. This is a good day to tackle any long term projects or plans that had been put on the back burner for a more productive day because we are probing ahead with emotional resilience.
Moon sextile Saturn.
Wednesday 4th
Today is chaos, the Moon is being flung in multiple directions before she moves into Aquarius to then meet with the planet of the underworld. The Sun is square Saturn and Mercury is throwing us into a tailspin of confusion and misunderstandings. Many tests and challenges come to the forefront today and with the Sun taking a stern lesson from Saturn, we may be feeling a bit bruised in the ego. It’s ok if you make mistakes or say the wrong thing, just as long as we are able to maintain humility throughout the process.
Moon square Chiron rx, trine Uranus rx, sextile Neptune rx, conjunct Venus, Moon -> Aquarius at 8:21 pm, conjunct Pluto, Mercury rx opposite Jupiter rx, Sun square Saturn, Venus sextile Neptune rx.
Thursday 5th
Mercury conjoins with the Sun at 14° 11’ marking its transition into its morning star phase, causing us to instinctively recoil at any hint of restriction on our freedom of opinion. While Mercury is obscured by the Sun, Mercury is taking it upon itself to spread the knowledge of a higher order to the masses. The desire to speak freely of one’s own volition without the rules and restrictions of the somber, stick in the mud Scorpio raining on the parade with skeptical realism. Reminder that every single word we use can be misconstrued into a thousand other meanings than what we had originally intended.
Moon sextile NN, opposite Mars, sextile Mercury rx, sextile Sun, Mercury rx conjunct the Sun.
Friday 6th
With such an active day, it becomes difficult to know just what to expect. Mars stations retrograde in Leo, which causes an abrupt change in direction. Your passion might all of a sudden fizzle out or the realization of the long term effects causes one to lose interest in either a project, person, goal or motivating factor. Venus entering cool and detached Aquarius adds to the unexpected pivot in what we originally thought we so desperately wanted. We may be affected by someone else who has a sudden change of heart which leads to us having to reconsider how we are to continue moving forward.
Moon trine Jupiter rx, sextile Chiron rx, square Uranus rx, Mars stations retrograde in Leo, Mercury rx square Saturn, Venus > Aquarius.
Saturday 7th
The confusion around direction and aim continues as we may be feeling like boiling over with the amount of strong feelings that slowly percolate to the surface of our consciousness. Perhaps some answers came during dreamland with Neptune stationing direct. The Sun opposes Jupiter, the authorities are being challenged and scrutinized over spiritual and religious beliefs. The Moon entering Pisces today begs of us to just take a moment out of the chaos for just a brief moment of introspection. If you are feeling the feels, Venus conjunct Pluto certainly is there crying with you, allow yourself the process of catharsis, however that looks for you today.
Moon > Pisces at 1:48 am, square Mercury rx, Venus conjunct Pluto, Sun opposite Jupiter rx, Neptune stations direct.
Sunday 8th
The first quarter Moon meets with Saturn in Pisces, bringing forth a grounded and wise perspective that may not be what we want, but is certainly what we need. Take the day to heal and connect with community, organize the home. Try and explore big feelings through an artistic medium, create a container to channel the subconscious mind. The Sun in Sagittarius requires freedom to roam untethered and the Moon in Pisces will allow it, which becomes the rub. Sometimes too much freedom is the ailment to begin with and what can quell the unease is a bit of compartmentalizing.
Moon conjunct Saturn, square Jupiter rx, square Sun, sextile Uranus rx.
*Keywords: Voc = Void of Course Moon, NN = North Node, SN = South Node, rx = retrograde
Written by Evelyn Zuel