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. […]


This 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 

Art by 
