I was browsing around the Internet and
ran across a discussion on Saturn in Sagittarius on Facebook a few
days ago. I'm prompted to talk about it today because this morning,
we wake up to a Moon in Aries just leaving a trine with the newly
placed planet. First, let me say that Moon to Saturn by trine is A-OK
in my book. This water Moon appreciates the grounding offered by this
aspect. Second, this aspect occurring from Aries to Sagittarius,
reminds me of a child testing and discovering boundaries in a new
environment. To me, this is a partial job of Saturn in Sagittarius.
As Saturn dredged through Scorpio,
knowledge was revealed that changed our understanding. In that
change, boundaries and rules were altered. Now, we are re-born with
Saturn in Sagittarius and part of our job is to learn and explore
these new boundaries, possibly even creating some new ones for
ourselves.
The last pass of Saturn in Scorpio, I
was helping my parents renovate a home they had just purchased. This
was an old home that didn't even have indoor plumbing. So, there was
a lot of gutting and tearing out that had to be done. Quite a worthy
activity for Saturn in Scorpio, I think.
When Saturn moved into Sagittarius, my
parents and I moved into our newly updated home and that caused me to
have to change schools. The timing of the move meant I would be a
High School Freshman relocated to a town right down the river from
where I grew up. Just so happens, the new school and my old school
were neighboring rivals. Not only was being a student in high school
a new thing for me. The whole school, kids, teachers everything was
foreign. I was a stranger in a strange land. Not only that, but in my
life experience, this new land had been colored as housing the
“enemy.” The only thing I knew about it was what I had learned
from the friction produced between the rivaling entities. The first
thing I had to learn is where the boundaries were, what the rules
were and the customs of the new natives I was encountering. I had to
drop what I had been told and figure out how things really were on my
own. Well, the first thing I had to learn, really, was where the bus
stop was...but, I think you catch my drift.
At any rate, Saturn in Sagittarius is
like that. Aries is new starts, new cycles, initiative and raw
ambition. So, in trine to Saturn in Sagittarius, it's like we are
thrust into this new situation and tasked with discovery. It's not a
harsh energy. But, experiencing a new environment can be exciting or
anxiety ridden depending on your perspective. Plus, discovering new
rules and boundaries doesn't mean that you will adhere to them. It
just means you become aware of where they are. That point is driven
home later in the day as the Moon finds Uranus by conjunction at
11:20 PM. But, we've got a day full of lunar aspects to get through
before we ever experience that aspect.
By 1:33 PM, the Aries Moon is in square
to the Sun in Capricorn creating our First Quarter Moon. From here,
emotions will build straight through to the Full Moon in Cancer
(which is a biggie, folks!) on January 5th. The tension
brought today brings conflict between initiating, pioneering energy
and the status quo, or “How things have always been done.”
On a lunar level, we need to initiate
and move forward in new directions. But, on a solar level, our ego's
may fear change especially if it is perceived as a threat to our
ego's status or personal sense of power. If you can get behind the
change, though, Sun in Capricorn can really take charge and
monopolize upon the opportunities presented. In that, we build new
rules for a new business model while discovering the existing
boundaries at the same time.
In between the First Quarter and the
Moon's conjunction with Uranus, there are several interesting minor
aspects that perfect. Both the Sun and the Moon meet Jupiter in Leo
by sesquisquare at around the same time (Moon at 1:37 PM and Sun at
2:25 PM). One of the ways I managed to navigate “all the new”
with my changing schools experience dealt with drawing upon the
knowledge I had already acquired both about myself and kids my age. I
also had a base of knowledge in regard to how local schools operate
and, of course, I knew the local customs and norms. I wasn't in a
totally new country even if it felt that way. This “acquired
wisdom” and “experience” is available to us today through these
minor aspects. It plays a huge part in how the harsher aspects by the
Moon are felt later tonight.
If we are curious and flexible, then we
can meet the new with acquired wisdom as one of our tools. However,
if the Jupiter energy prompts a feeling of grandiosity or we become
full of ourselves, then our decisions when under pressure are
affected by that too. If I've said it once, I've said it a million
times, “It's better to volunteer for a dose of humility than to
have it force fed to you.” So, aiming for the more beneficial
expression of Sun and Moon to Jupiter is an imperative for this day
to play out to its highest potential.
As the Moon meets Uranus by conjunction
and Pluto by square (00:20 AM), we've discovered some new rules and
we've discovered some areas that still need overhaul. We may decide
that some of the new rules are worth breaking. Pluto in Capricorn
could certainly hold us accountable should we decide to act on that.
Some people, not that I know any, like
to break rules or push boundaries just for the fun of it. That type
of mischievousness is not supported under this sky. However, working
with those that are in charge in an effort to make mindful changes
that need to be made for the benefit of all IS supported. If you ARE
the person in charge, then connecting with the group that you are
presiding over and discussing options with them instead of just
making decisions on your own and enforcing rules, is the way to go.
So, if selfishness, ego inflation, a desire to play pranks or be a
court jester wax in with our luminaries' minor aspects to Jupiter,
then we could very well feel some harsh backlash later tonight.
However, if we look at the situation honestly and delineate what has
worked in the past versus what didn't while coming together in groups
WITH this collective acquired knowledge in an effort to foster
deliberate change that benefits everyone, then progress can certainly
be made.
Overall, this day has the potential to
bear a signature of intensity. Thankfully, though, we start off well
grounded under the trine from Saturn. HOLD ON TO THAT! It will serve
you well as the day moves forward.
Tomorrow is another adventurous day
filled with a variety of lunar aspects followed by a nearly 12 hour
VOC Moon. Set your pace accordingly.
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