Planetary Cycles
Sun Signs For December 2007
Sun in Sagittarius sparks search for meaning and greater wisdom
On Thanksgiving Day, the sun completed its transit of Scorpio, which took us on a month-long journey of deep soul-searching and personal transformation. Also on November 22, the sun entered far-sighted and truth-seeking Sagittarius. Ruled by the expansive planet Jupiter, the sun in Sagittarius seeks to expand our boundaries, pointing us toward new experiences that may engender greater wisdom. People born with the sun, moon or rising sign in Sagittarius are freedom-loving truth seekers whose desire to gain greater knowledge and wisdom benefits all of humanity when they develop the communication skills necessary to teach and inspire others.
December's energies provide a “compass reading” for life's journey
While the sun is in Sagittarius, we naturally seek greater wisdom through experiences that help us to develop higher consciousness. On November 24, we had a full moon in Gemini, opposite the sun in Sagittarius, igniting our desire for experiences that stretch our consciousness to new horizons. This full moon is significant for us through most of December, as it activates the nodal axis of the moon, which represents humanity's current collective journey and provides a “compass reading” for where we are in our soul's journey through life. If we are in alignment with our higher purpose, we will experience grace in the synchronistic way our life unfolds. Since our personal evolution is reflected in the quality of our relationships, our culture, and our world, any work we do to raise our own consciousness benefits all of humanity.
New moon highlights positive aspects for new direction
We enter the month of December with a very positive planetary configuration; a grand triangle that supports the positive expression of our creativity, desires, and love, aligning these qualities with our higher purpose. The doorway is being opened this month for us to make a leap into higher consciousness. Use meditation, prayer, or contemplative practices to align your conscious intent with your higher purpose, allowing Spirit to flow through you, and watch your life blossom into much more than you could have wished for. On December 9, we have a new moon in Sagittarius, coupled with Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto, giving us a huge blast of positive Sagittarian influence which serves to propel us toward manifesting our intentions. The new moon also interacts with a tense aspect between the planet of communication, Mercury, and Saturn and Uranus, bringing us face-to-face with the need to implement significant changes in our customary way of seeing our world and communicating with others.
Planetary changes bring reorientation of purpose and direction
On December 18 and 19, we have three significant planetary changes that shift the context in which we experience our lives. Jupiter leaves its home sign of Sagittarius, entering Capricorn where it will transit for the next twelve months. To some degree we will experience this as a contraction of Jupiter's naturally expansive energy, but it will serve to help us focus on worthwhile goals and refine our way of going about them, so that we become more efficient and therefore more successful. Saturn turns retrograde (apparent backwards motion) in Virgo, giving us a few months in which to review and integrate the recent course-corrections we have made. Additionally, the north nodal axis of the moon, which orients us in the direction of our soul purpose and greatest growth, enters Aquarius. Over the next two years, the soul path in Aquarius serves to awaken all of us to our inherent brotherhood-sisterhood on spaceship earth.
The Winter Solstice and full moon illuminate our new path
The sun leaves Sagittarius, entering Capricorn at the Winter Solstice on December 21. From this point through the end of December and into the New Year, the sun in Capricorn orients us toward putting our enlightened perspectives into practical form by taking effective action in the world. We commit to a purpose that transcends our personal desires. On December 23, we have a full moon in Cancer, opposite the sun in Capricorn, illuminating our new sense of direction and purpose, and giving us the vision of how to fulfill that purpose. While the soul path transits Aquarius, the world has a chance to see the futility of batting over differing ideologies, and as the Christian world comes together to honor a great master and teacher, may we remember the essence of the teaching of all religions; that we are all One.
Aries – Expect some re-arranging of your home life this month as you make changes to accommodate loved ones or family members. The new moon on December 9 stimulates new studies, legal matters, or travel, and the full moon December 23 highlights home and career. The past two years of deep spiritual inquiry have opened you to greater wisdom which you will be sharing with others in the coming year.
Taurus – The December 9 new moon in Sagittarius stimulates discussion with partners about the use of shared resources, leading you make changes in your long-term plans. To reach mutually desirable goals, you benefit from reviewing spending habits and creating a new budget. The full moon on December 23 emphasizes philosophical inquiry and higher education, and, as 2007 comes to a close, you begin a new cycle that is focused on achieving career or business goals.
Gemini – Relationship issues surface around the new moon on December 9, emphasizing needed changes in career management or direction. Following your inner truth will lead to success. This month, and especially around the full moon on December 23, you will be looking at current financial realities and making adjustments. As the New Year approaches, your attention will be focused on higher education, spiritual awareness, or travel to foreign lands.
Cancer – With the new moon in Sagittarius comes the opening of a new cycle in your daily nutritional, physical fitness, and work routines that brings benefits to your mental and spiritual health as well. Positive changes are highlighted through December and January, when you will be enhancing your approach to your work or business. You have completed a two-year cycle of spiritual questing and awakening, and are now beginning a new cycle of deep psychological healing in the coming year.
Leo – Your creativity gets a jump-start with the new moon early this month. Ideas and inspirations flow freely, and you can find yourself in the right place at the right time. The full moon on December 23 emphasizes new plans for your future. You may be re-visiting a project and finding that this month and next is the time to make improvements and bring it to completion. At the New Year, you enter a cycle focused on developing your most important and intimate relationships.
Virgo – The new moon in Sagittarius on December 9 ignites changes in your home and family that are stimulated by friction in your primary relationship. These challenges may be good, helping you get to your bottom-line truth. Honest and loving communication will not only restore balance, but also help you to take a much-needed leap of faith. If you feel you have been working too hard, it is because you have! Modify your goals and actions in the workplace or your business to make room for yourself to have a life. Focus on your health in the New Year.
Libra –– Your career or business is highlighted this month, giving you an opportunity to review certain aspects of your work in order to make improvements or changes that include gaining new experiences or education. The new moon on December 9 highlights communication with friends and relatives that can stimulate you to make changes in your health routines. Money and artistic creativity flow well this month, preparing you for a new, two-year, period of heightened creative energies.
Scorpio – The new moon on December 9 highlights finances and your values, bringing changes where needed, and also opening opportunities for greater monetary flow. During December and January, you will be re-visiting projects that may be of a literary or legal nature. Following the full moon on December 23, you will most likely be embarking on some higher learning or long-distance travel. You emerge at the end of December from a two-year-long cycle of creative exploration, and begin a new cycle of focused activity in 2008.
Sagittarius – The new moon highlights your sign on December 9, awakening new ideas and inspiration for changes in the coming New Year. With the taskmaster, Saturn now in your career sector, you become doubly focused on developing your profession or business, and you have the energy and resources to do it. With an eye to improving the outcomes for all parties concerned, agreements and contracts with others may need to be reviewed this month. The New Year brings increased options and communications, allowing you to manifest and ground your creative ideas.
Capricorn – The new moon in Sagittarius ignites your desire for more in-depth spiritual exploration. You break through old, crystallized ways of thinking and seeing your world, opening to fresh understanding and new insights. You will be applying much energy in the coming year to either formal or informal higher learning, as well as literary or legal projects. In December and January, review your intimate relationships and daily health routines, and make changes where necessary. The full moon on December 23 highlights love relationships and partnerships.
Aquarius – Creative arrangements involving financial matters include a greater level of commitment in partnership, but also free you to explore new directions in your life. The new moon on December 9 sparks an exploration of new possibilities that support you to follow your soul's prompting. During this month and next, work habits, family management, or a creative project may need review or further study designed to improve your experience. The full moon on December 23 sets the stage for new health routines in the coming year.
Pisces – On December 9, you have a new moon in Sagittarius highlighting your career or business, and possibly stimulating changes that you may have been contemplating for some time. How you work, and indeed, what you do for work, is under review in December and January. The full moon on December 23 sheds light on creative solutions and new trends for your future, and your spiritual wisdom guides you to make the right decisions that lead to greater fulfillment.
Carolina Eastwood provides in-depth personal astrology readings that open the doorway to fulfilling your life-purpose. Offices in Solana Beach and Poway. www.earthstarconsulting.com. or: Phone: 858/259-1590
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