This week’s New Moon at 1 Sagittarius (Thursday 24 Nov @ 9:57am AEDT) hopefully offers a glittering gift of relief from the angst of recent intensities, and a renewed sense of faith in the future, despite the ongoing tensions. It’s ruled by the Greater Benefic Jupiter, planet of protection and abundance, which is not only presiding from its mystical home temple in Pisces but after four months of testing our faith in retrograde motion, the planet of good fortune begins moving direct literally five minutes after the New Moon, which makes it an especially auspicious lunation for rituals of optimistic intention and imagination. The change in direction augurs forward motion for the dreams we nourish with sacred ambition now though they’ll still require faith and patience with Jupiter moving so slowly in the sky. Although likely slow-growing the results should be immensely beneficial.
Venus, Mercury and the Sun have all departed the underworld in Scorpio where they’ve been beholden to a more anxious, conflict-oriented and unpredictable Mars since late October. We’ve seen retrograde Martian tendencies on full display in Gemini during the course of the last two eclipses with a spike in hacking, Twitter drama, authoritarian threats, reprisals and surveillance, disputes, mistruths and general disregard for facts. Although Mars remains retrograde until January 13, the vibe should feel less destructively intense while the three significators of our storyline and aspirations, our thinking and communication, and our ability to attract what we value into our lives move through the fiery sign of inclusive, optimistic, celebratory and philosophically minded Jupiter.
Venus also emerges from a state of combustion on today’s New Moon, which brings another level of relief to areas of life that have felt more difficult and emotional over the last two months. Venus was considered the most afflicted by burning proximity to the Sun and although she’s still invisible in the night sky, obscured by the beams of the Sun, which the ancients also considered a limiting factor on a planet’s ability to act freely according to its own agenda, we should feel more relief as a result of her considerably improved condition. Topics involving women, self-worth, relationship dynamics, money matters, creative expression and quality of life should continue to improve into December. The planet of love and attraction finally emerges as an Evening Star on December 19 and both her benevolence and peacemaking skills, and our ability to attract and derive pleasure, fulfilment and connection from the things we value most in life, particularly those of a relational nature, should be further enhanced.
Venus and Mercury remain close travel companions throughout Sagittarius season, and although Venus’ condition is radically improved in Jupitarian territory, Mercury finds itself exiled in the sign of grandstanding opinions. For those of us who love long, meandering, esoteric, philosophical conversations over celebratory beverages etc, this is the best kind of ‘detriment’ a planet could find possibly itself in. But Mercury rules information, perception, facts, business, communication, and magic and in Sagittarius, sign of sweeping narratives and intellectual abstractions, we can be prone to over-exaggeration, waffly thinking, bluntness, losing the thread and failures of listening. It’s also worth being mindful of the potential to be carried away by these longed for feelings of renewal and inspiration, which could lead us to overstretching or placing unrealistic expectations on the potential of our daydreamed scenarios to succeed imminently in the real world.
This potential to be deluded by fantastic illusions, to aim too high, to lose sight of the facts and be misled is also heightened by the ongoing square between Mars in Gemini and Neptune in Pisces (which was exact on Monday November 20). So it’s extra important to re-read the fine print before taking big actions, and testing stories that seem too good, too bad or too weird to be true against established facts. And yet as mentioned in previous posts, this is awesome astrology for reworking, revising and reimagining old creative projects for a 2023 release. Mars and Neptune will make one more square when both are direct on March 15 and we should feel greater momentum then to act with determination on the visions we’ve been refining during this period.
Intellectual, social media, legal and communication tensions could also be intensified during Mercury’s opposition to Mars on November 30 when it simultaneously sextiles Saturn in Aquarius. This is interesting astrology that suggests both a confrontation with discrepancies in our thinking and communication, and a creative opportunity to crystallise more progressive social ideals in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion. On December 1, Venus will also oppose Mars, and while this can make for sexy, playful, witty, conversational banter and games, there’s also a potential for opinionated bluntness and arrogance to trigger emotional reactions. By the same token, it’s worth taking the thoughtless blunders of others with a proverbial grain of salt.
With Jupiter so close to Earth now and literally twinkling like a diamond in the sky, this is a powerful time to offer up prayers of gratitude for all that’s actually good. Thanks not only trains the mind to perceive true fortune but like Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, draws more into our gravity field. Take some time this evening lovelies to light yourself some candles - they’re sacred to Sagittarius - pour yourselves some wine - Sagittarius does love an intoxicant - and connect with the divine as you clarify bold and inspirational intentions of expansion and adventure. 🌟💎👁🌏🌞🌑🌙🫀🍷🕯✨
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