Year: 2024

“The strength of Capricorn lies in its ability to endure. It knows that true transformation is a long process and it is willing to walk the slow and steady road to wisdom.” Diane Rudhyr

“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” Eleanor Roosevelt

Monday’s New Moon is at 5:27 PM EST  with the Sun and the Moon at 9 degrees of Capricorn. Capricorn is the sign that knows how to build a solid structure for our lives. This Moon cycle – for the next month or so – provides very good timing for planning, organizing and putting a strong foundation under your plans and intentions for the New Year.

The Moon and Sun are conjunct Pallas Athena – the goddess of strategy and advocacy. Pallas Athene always was pictured with an owl on her shoulder – as a reminder of what she could not see.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”An angel comes, carrying a harp.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill

“Go, said the bird, for the leaves were full of children,
Hidden excitedly, containing laughter,
Go, go, go said the bird: humankind
Cannot bear very much reality.
Time past and time future
What might have been and what has been
Point to one end which is always present.” TS  Eliot

“I recognize my other self and in the waning of that self I glow and grow,” Alice Bailey

We are still under the influence of the recent Winter Solstice when the Sun entered Capricorn on December 21. This time of the year is a sacred portal of sorts and a good time to contemplate your personal evolutionary process – particularly about actions and decisions that were made over the past year and how they played out.

Now is the time to consider movement forward and how and if plans and aspirations might benefit from adjustment.

This week – through Friday -Mercury will be squaring Saturn. This is a good influence for turning inward. Conversations may become more serious and comments may be taken more seriously than intended.

Mercury will also be opposing Jupiter Keeping speech moderate, balanced and thoughtful will be beneficial.

Jupiter will be square Saturn on the 24th. Saturn is the god of consequences and Jupiter is the planet of expansion. This alignment can provide insight and wisdom to what you have set in motion over the past year and how and why it played out the way it did. Again, this is helpful in charting the path forward in terms of your personal evolution.

Under this influence it’s wise to remember to temper optimism with pragmatism and pragmatism with optimism.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”In a quiet moment, a creative individual experiences the flow of inspiration.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill.