Moon into Sagittarius: Both/And!

Thursday morning through Saturday morning
Eastern Standard Time

Thursday, December 22
Astrological Solstice:
Sun enters Capricorn 12:29am

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Moon semisextile Saturn (Libra) 3:07am
Moon square Neptune (Aquarius) 4:48am
(begin void of course)
Moon enters Sagittarius 7:02am
Moon semisextile the Sun (Capricorn) 7:32am
Moon inconjunct Jupiter (Taurus) 7:41am
Moon trine Uranus (Aries) 8:13am
Moon square Chiron (Pisces) 9:30am
Sun (Capricorn) trine Jupiter (Taurus) 9:32am
Moon sextile Venus (Aquarius) 10:54am

Friday, December 23
Moon conjunct the North Node (Sagittarius) 5:12am
Moon square Mars (Virgo) 12:30pm
Sun (Capricorn) sextile Chiron (Pisces) 12:48pm

Saturday, December 24
Moon sextile Saturn (Libra) 5:03am
Moon sextile Neptune (Aquarius) 6:35am
(begin void of course)
Moon enters Capricorn 8:46am
Moon trine Jupiter (Taurus) 9:23am
Moon square Uranus (Aries) 10:01am
Moon sextile Chiron (Pisces) 11:25am
New Moon in Capricorn:
Moon conjunct the Sun (Capricorn) 1:07pm
Moon semisextile Venus (Aquarius) 5:26pm
Moon conjunct Pluto (Capricorn) 8:43pm

The Moon steps into generous, benevolent Sagittarius today on the Winter Soltice, a showering of grace in the longest night. This shift in energy heralds many changes to come, as the Moon trines Uranus the trickster redeemer, while challenging Jupiter and Chiron. Today's aspects invite us to embrace "both/and" as we rest within the strong circle of Sun in Capricorn and Jupiter in Taurus, expanding into the excitement of a Sagittarian journey into the unknown. This is the day we begin.

The Sun's move into Capricorn and trine with Jupiter in Taurus allows us to feel grounded, strong legs striding through winter snow, warm boots stamping on a stone floor as a Yule fire blazes. Within the cold of winter, abundance is available and begins in the warmth of our own hearts.

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Meanwhile, the Moon sparks our interest in far-flung journeys of body, mind and spirit. Challenging the wise sages Jupiter and Chiron, the Moon allies herself with revolutionary Uranus and Venus in innovative Aquarius. Within the steady realms of Earth, Fire is igniting.

On Friday, the Moon allies herself with the North Node of the Moon in the middle of Sagittarius. The Moon, closest body to us here on Earth and the gateway of manifestation, is aligned today with the arrow pointing to our life path as both aim at the Great Attractor, the strange and mysterious force (possibly quasar, possibly black hole) that draws our galaxies and all our neighboring galaxies toward it at amazing speed. This is some kind of Sagittarian journey we're on!

Also on Friday, the Moon squares Mars in careful Virgo as the Sun sextiles Chiron the wounded healer. The Moon is eager to explore, travel, GO. Mars and the Sun again provide some grounding. It's more both/and––we are stardust, and we are members of the Earth community.

Remember these are the last days of the last waning cycle of 2011. We enter the dark of the Moon on the longest night of the year. This is our last change in this cycle to let go of what is completed, what is no longer needed, and what is holding us back. The fire of the Sagittarian Moon illuminates this process.

Saturday opens with the final Moon aspects in Sagittarius: sextiles to Saturn and Neptune, who are trining each other in late Libra and Aquarius. Saturn and Neptune together are another both/and pair, reminding us dreams can have limits, while offering us the power to manifest our visions. With the support of these two, we empty ourselves for the New Moon to come.

While the Moon travels through bright Sagittarius, we light candles, holding our lanterns aloft to celebrate these times of change.