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Planetary news this week: Jupiter enters Aries and the Capricorn Solstice
Astrological update for the week of December 19-26, 2022 There are two major transitions this week: The re-entry of Jupiter into Aries after its retrograde time in Pisces, and the entry of the Sun into Capricorn which marks the December solstice point which will be followed immediately by a Capricorn New Moon. A time of […]
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Astrological update for the week of December 20, 2021: Solstice, Christmas and the Limits of Freedom
art by Phoebe Wahl Here’s what’s happening in the skies this week: Saturn square Uranus. The final-ish square between Saturn (limits) and Uranus (liberation) occurs this week. I’ve been calling this planetary combination “the story of 2021” and indeed it has been, thanks to the spread of Covid-19 around the world which […]
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Astrological update for the week of December 20, 2021: Solstice, Christmas and the Limits of Freedom
art by Phoebe Wahl Here’s what’s happening in the skies this week: Saturn square Uranus. The final-ish square between Saturn (limits) and Uranus (liberation) occurs this week. I’ve been calling this planetary combination “the story of 2021” and indeed it has been, thanks to the spread of Covid-19 around the world which […]
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12.21.20 Winter Solstice, and the astrological update for the week of December 21, 2020
There’s so much astrological news right now it’s difficult to pack it in, but I try. 😃 Winter Solstice, the conjunction of Jupiter to Saturn in Aquarius, etc. etc. etc. Also, Mars squares Pluto this week one final time and we’ll need to watch out for power conflicts and excessive aggression. Take out your boxing […]
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Thoughts On Jupiter and Saturn, Together Again (Or Still?) + Your Weekend 19-21 December 2020 Expect A Blossoming
If you’re an astrology aficionado, you’ve likely been focused for some time on the potentials of this current (as Jupiter …Continue reading →
Sunday poetry for the Winter Solstice
Photo by Matt Champlin Long dark mornings gradually awaken to frost covered landscapes Green fields now hardened rock, trees with their cast iron fingers pointing Accusingly at grey overcasts skies, clouds pregnant with water to fall as snow Lights from house lined streets their a golden glow cascading before them. A damp dark […]
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The meaning of the Winter Solstice
art by Wendy Andrews For millenia, the December solstice has been celebrated in the northern hemisphere as the time of the return of the Sun. Called Yule in the Celtic lands and Shab-e-Yalda by Persians, among others, the return of the Sun was worshiped as a god -in the Celtic lands the Oak […]
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Planetary news this week! The Winter Solstice turns the wheel
photo from Anthony Murphy The planetary energies are relatively quiet this week and mostly benevolent. The effect of Jupiter in a harmonious trine to Uranus which culminated last week still lingers for another week or so. With no other major planetary alignments to dilute the effect of this wonderful trine, we can create […]
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All hail the Cancerian Full Moon at the Winter Solstice!

The astrological Solstice occurs when the Sun enters Capricorn (for my Southern Hemisphere friends this is actually the Summer Solstice). Solstices and Equinoxes are important energetic gateways having to do with the balance of light and darkness. At the Winter Solstice, the days are at their shortest and as humans we are pulled inwards into […]
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