Sagittarius New Moon

Planetary news this week: Sagittarius New Moon and Mercury turns retrograde

Astrological update for the week of December 11-18, 2023

The Macro picture. In life, it seems, there is always a macro view as well as the micro view and the same is true for astrological forecasts. For example, this week the planetary influences are pretty mild and benign, and yet the global situation is rather treacherous. Global conflicts are on the rise, and here in the U.S. we are bracing for a particularly contentious election.

Every time Pluto changes signs (every 15-20 years) there is a dramatic global change of some kind. […]

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By |2023-12-11T07:26:35-05:00December 11th, 2023|Planetary news this week|4 Comments

Planetary news this week: Sagittarius New Moon and Jupiter rules the sky

Astrological update for the week of November 21-28, 2022

art by Jennifer Henriksen

Sagittarius season. Having made it through Scorpio season, the time of Samhain and Hallowe’en when the veil between the worlds is thin and we move into the dark time (here in the northern hemisphere), Sagittarius season comes along to bring a lighter viewpoint as we head into the holiday celebrations. Venus (love) and Mercury (mind) have already made the shift into Sagittarius, and this week the Sun joins the party, followed swiftly by the Moon […]

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By |2024-02-18T10:47:04-05:00November 21st, 2022|Planetary cycles|1 Comment

The meaning of the December 14, 2020 solar eclipse

Syzygy by Holly Campbell

I think it’s safe to say that eclipses are one of the many things on which astrologers disagree.  Do they cause major events?  How long do the effects last – three months? Six months? One week?  Two-three weeks?  Astrology is not a fixed science – rather like meteorology, it’s difficult to make precise predictions because the world is always changing. A planetary transit will affect one person one way at one time, and completely different another time (if you are over 60 you […]

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By |2020-12-12T15:43:03-05:00December 11th, 2020|Moon|4 Comments

Astrological update for the week of December 6th including a preview of the Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius

This week’s eclipse at the Sagittarius New Moon is second in a pair of eclipses which began on November 30th with the lunar eclipse.  I’ll be posting more about that separately, but the energies start building this week!  We also have Chiron stationing direct this week, and lots more so dive in.  (I know, it’s a very silly photo!!)


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By |2020-12-07T08:08:39-05:00December 7th, 2020|Planetary cycles|7 Comments

Sagittarius New Moon December 7th: Begin a new adventure!

Sagittarius New MoonThis New Moon in Sagittarius brings with it an opportunity to begin a new adventure.  The New Moon is a fresh new start – the heart (Moon) unites with the conscious intent (Sun) to forge a new direction, and in Sagittarius the sky is the limit.  Sagittarius governs travel, whether travel of the mind and the heart, or of the body through space and time.  This is a time to expand and seek a new experience that opens up our hearts and souls to greater magic and wonder than we ever […]

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By |2018-12-06T17:49:19-05:00December 5th, 2018|Uncategorized|2 Comments

Sagittarius New Moon, November 29: A new look at your future

55615088 - bright blue sky with clouds and new moonWith the Sun and Moon aligned in Sagittarius, we begin a new chapter in the lunar wheel and there is an opportunity for expansion and greater knowledge as we expand our idea of what is possible.  Sagittarius is the adventurer – the seeker of freedom and the one who breaks through limitations and artificially enforced boundaries to find true liberation and a path of higher knowledge.

The Sagittarius New Moon gives all of us an opportunity to open up to this energy – […]

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By |2016-11-29T12:59:17-05:00November 29th, 2016|Moon|10 Comments

Sagittarius New Moon, December 2 2013

11_SAGITTARIUSIn times like these, when the foundation of our lives are breaking apart in order to free us to establish new patterns and structures to assist us to grow and evolve, we need to be able to expand our minds so that we can evolve the systems of belief that give our lives meaning.  This is the role of the Sagittarius New Moon today.

The New Moon is the beginning of a new lunar cycle.  Under the New Moon our conscious mind, represented by the Sun, fuses with the lunar instinct of […]

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By |2013-12-02T08:44:29-05:00December 2nd, 2013|Moon|0 Comments

Sagittarius New Moon eclipse, November 25 2011 PLUS Mercury turns retrograde

Sagittarius New Moon November 25Art by Sally J. Smith, from Silver Rockets.  The New Moon occurred a few hours ago, but we are still in its influence for the next day or two.  Although astronomically this is technically a partial eclipse, because the lunation was 12 degrees away from the Nodes of the Moon, that is a bit too far to have much astrological impact.

Like all New Moons, the Sun is conjunct the Moon, fusing the emotional instincts (Moon) with the conscious identity (Sun) to create a […]

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By |2019-11-10T18:59:25-05:00November 25th, 2011|Moon|1 Comment

New Moon in Sagittarius, December 5 2010

New Moon SagittariusMars and Uranus are locked in a challenging square at the moment, and even though Mars transits usually last just a day or so the energy of this square is locked into the New Moon chart so the effect will be pronounced over the next few days.  Mars is energy, enthusiasm, motivation, anger and rage – Uranus is radical thinking, revolutionary behavior, a disdain for the staid and conventional.  You can see where the combination of these two promotes recklessness and irritability.

This somewhat disruptive influence leads us to […]

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By |2019-11-10T20:01:53-05:00December 4th, 2010|Moon|Comments Off on New Moon in Sagittarius, December 5 2010

New Moon in Sagittarius!!

art by Mark Coyle

Crescent Moon Gatherer, by Mark Coyle.

The New Moon in Sagittarius occurs at 7:02 am EST on the morning of December 16th.
New Moons are times of new beginnings, and this New Moon offers the potential of a brand new understanding of what gives our life meaning. This is the realm that Sagittarius governs, and this New Moon also offers the potential for a radical shift in our understanding with a challenging square to Uranus, planet of shock and awe. It is likely that under this influence […]
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By |2023-06-13T13:41:31-04:00December 15th, 2009|Moon|Comments Off on New Moon in Sagittarius!!
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