New Moon in Capricorn:
The Climb
Moon conjunct Sun @ 8:16pm CST on 1-16-18
“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting…so get on your way!”
-Dr. Seuss, ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’
Welcome to the start of the Snow Moon phase, which (at its
fullness on the 31st) will peak at the first of two Blue Moons this
year. Because of the first full moons of
this year being at the beginning and end of January and March, there will be no
full moon in February…which is a rare occurrence (happening only once every 19
years: the last time was in 1999 and the
next is in 2037). But we’ll get into the
meaning behind two blue moons at the end of this month. Right now, let’s focus on the energies we’ll
be working with at the beginning of this Snow Moon phase.
As you may know, all of the major planets are direct (as
Uranus finished a retrograde on January 2nd and Jupiter’s next
retrograde begins on March 8th)…so we have a lot of forward momentum
pushing us outwardly in these first months of our year. In our Northern Hemisphere, this may seem a
bit odd. The dead of winter is often
more of a time to go inward…followed by breaking out of our shells into
springtime. It’s the opposite this
year…where the energy actually turns more inward as Spring comes along, and we
have more work to be done on ourselves.
The Southern Hemisphere, of course, enjoys a summertime of forward
movement followed by the inward journey of autumn. So what do we do with this energy in the
North? Spend this time, and throughout
February, taking concrete actions toward your goals for this year. Then welcome more breaks in the Spring to
recharge and really refine what you mean to do for the rest of the year. Jupiter’s Scorpio Retrograde in early March
is the first of many retrograde opportunities for the rest of the year, and his
energy shift will turn us toward inner growth and enlightenment as he
illuminates and helps us to investigate our depths. We’ll be needing that in order to prepare for
all that’s coming later.
Also, there is still a huge focus on Capricorn energy right
now…and will be for a few years actually.
This is the New Moon that can really key us into the Capricorn Mysteries
that Pluto, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury are all currently travelling
through. We’ll need this energy of
sustainability and structure as we prepare for 2020’s Capricorn alignments.
Capricorn 27- A Mountain Pilgrimage
The Luminaries bring in this new phase on a degree that
really highlights the upward climb to wisdom that Capricorn’s strong and
sure-footed energy radiates. Saturn,
Mercury, Pluto, Sun, Moon, and Venus are all in Capricorn now…and their
energies can be seen as the parts in each of us that inspired us all to climb
this mountain. Saturn makes the task necessary, Mercury wraps
our collective mind around it, Pluto pushes for our transformation, Sun
provides our fuel, Moon gives us the emotional need, and Venus shows us the
value in the climb.
Each archetype can also be seen in their highest expression
as the Council of Wisdom Keepers we will meet at the mountain peak. Saturn is the Keeper of Time who teaches,
through Time’s limitations and restrictions, how to build a life of integrity
and purpose. As Council Historian, Saturn keeps a record of our collective past
and gives definition to the rights that must follow wrongs in our society and
in ourselves. Mercury is the Keeper of
Language who teaches how to communicate…not just with each other, but also
between worlds. As Council Translator,
Mercury connects us to each other through the collective mind and reconnects us
with the ‘souls of thought’ which become the ideas we communicate into our
world. Pluto is the Keeper of Occult
Knowledge who teaches, through a deep dive below the surface of things, how
transformation occurs beyond the veil of our human reality. As Council Shadow Worker, Pluto reveals the power
hidden underneath our fears and rebirths it into our consciousness through a
purification process that clarifies the soul’s intent. Sun is the Keeper of Light who teaches how we
can shine in our individuation process.
As Council Light Worker, Sun projects the vital energy that fuels and
motivates our survival and self-understanding.
Moon is the Keeper of Intuitive Knowledge who reflects that light of
consciousness through our feeling nature.
As Council Empath, Moon connects us with the cosmic womb and our
ancestral lineage to provide us with emotional understanding and psychic
development. Venus is the Keeper of
Feminine Mysteries who teaches the Heroine’s Journey through the empowerment of
our feminine nature. As Council
Relational Guide, Venus connects us to each other through the magnetic force of
the heart and harmonizes our embodied souls with the power of love.
And through Capricorn, all of these cosmic sages connect us
with our responsibilities as humans on this planet. Each individual degree activated by these
Wisdom Keepers alludes to lessons we are making this pilgrimage to learn. Saturn starts us off in the ‘a party entering
a large canoe’ degree…focusing our energies on getting ‘on board’ with each
other to start a journey that leads to the activation of our social
responsibilities. Mercury’s lesson is
symbolized by the degree of ‘an angel playing a harp’ which is all about
attunement to the messages coming from celestial frequencies. Pluto is in the ‘a hidden choir singing’
degree which reveals what motivates us toward group transformation and harmony. The luminaries in this ‘mountain pilgrimage’
degree urge us to climb higher to connect with our own unique experience of the
wisdom of our Earth. And Venus in the ‘a
woman reading tea leaves’ degree teaches us the value and meaning behind
symbols as they connect with heart-knowing…opening us up to “the relation of
everything to everything else” (as Marc Jones once defined astrology).
Additional Energies from Water and Fire
This Circle of Wisdom Keepers who are gathered atop this
Capricornian mountain are also being informed and supported by celestial
energies in other signs. Of particular
interest, because the aspects literally form a mountain-like triangle of
relationship with its peak in Capricorn, is the influence of the celestial
bodies in Scorpio and Pisces (water signs in harmonious 60 degree sextiles with
some of our Capricorn sages).
Jupiter in Scorpio sextiles Pluto, providing an opportunity
for enlightenment beyond the veil. With
the Sabian Symbol of ‘a woman draws two dark curtains aside’, Jupiter invites
us into the Pluto Mysteries that are often shrouded by fears or other means of
obscuring the truth. Daunting as it
often is to shine a light into darkness, Jupiter’s Scorpio gift is to encourage
us to face our fears and move past them.
Mars in Scorpio is in a 120 degree trine with Chiron in
Pisces…which forms the two sextiles to the Capricorn Stellium of Sun-Moon-Venus
and makes the ‘mountain’ configuration previously mentioned. Mars’s symbol is ‘an x-ray photograph’ and
Chiron’s symbol is ‘a new moon that divides its influence’…both energies
providing the emotional (water sign) foundation that draws us to the peak
experience of ‘a mountain pilgrimage’. Mars
in Scorpio provides a penetrative look into the structural knowledge of the
Capricorn Mysteries (which, in medical astrology rules the bones, among other
things)…finding any weak spots that call for reparative action. This, of course, goes beyond bodily
structures and can also be seen in the structures of society that are in need
of repair. Mars provides the desire to pinpoint
what needs to be strengthened. Chiron in
Pisces reminds us that this ‘Mountain Pilgrimage’ New Moon is not a one size
fits all kind of energy, even though we embark on this pilgrimage
together. The healing journey is an
individual experience…and each of us has the opportunity to tap into this New
Moon energy to reveal new insights into our own unique experiences. My piece of the cosmic download may look very
different from yours. And yours may look
very different than your loved one’s. And
so on. But Chiron’s energy in this mix
lets us know that this is both a teachable moment as well as a necessary
pilgrimage along our individual healing path.
In Pisces, Chiron teaches us to surrender to the holistic experience of
this moon phase…a phase that leads up to a rare Blue Moon Total Eclipse at the
end of this month.
Also in Pisces, Neptune sextiles Mercury in Capricorn…an
opportunistic aspect that will be building in intensity throughout this New
Moon week. Neptune is making a third
pass now through Pisces 13…which I covered toward the end of my post on Full Moon in Pisces from September of last year.
Neptune was conjunct that Full Moon during its retrograde
pass through this degree. That was a
tumultuous time of post-eclipse integration last year, you may remember. Neptune’s waters were certainly flooding our
awareness, and our cities, at that time.
Neptune has made a slow trek back through this degree now and builds to
a beneficial connection with Mercury in Capricorn to connect the symbols from
our collective unconscious to our conscious minds so that we may regain access
to the bigger picture. The Sabian Symbol
for Pisces 13 is ‘an ancient sword, used in many battles, is displayed in a
museum’. Neptune is guiding us now to
integrate what we learned about this degree last year…through the powers of
resolution and attunement Mercury communicates from the ‘harp’ degree. Neptune
here showcases the dynamic ancestral power we carry within our modern walls and
display cases. Similar to the structural
power within our physical bodies and societies that Mars examines in Scorpio
with ‘x-ray’ vision…we also carry our ancestral power within our physical
bodies and societal structures. Both
energies are homing in on the kind of healing needed to re-establish integrity
in humanity’s contribution to our world.
Another energy of note comes from the square to our
luminaries activated by the Aries Stellium of Eris-Uranus-Pallas. This wild card ‘triple-threat’ is still in
full effect this month, which I covered in more detail in my New Moon in Sagittarius post last month.
In December, the energy was connected to the New Moon by a
flowing and harmonious trine. This time,
the Aries Stellium connects to the New Moon with a dynamic and activating
square. The rebellious, revolutionary
warrior/warrioress nature of this stellium pushes against the mountain of Capricorn energy
to remind us that, even as we’re receiving great downloads of wisdom about
sustainability and structure…it is necessary to take purposeful action in the
immediate future as another earth-shaking surprise from left field could happen
at any time. An inconjunct aspect is
almost at its peak here between Uranus in Aries and Mars in Scorpio…agitating
the incompatible energies to settle for a compromise if they can. Fortunately, Pallas Athene is a clever
strategist and will be in on the negotiations.
From a global view, any manner of what Antero Alli calls
‘outside shocks’ that occur when transpersonal forces are activated can
happen. These experiences, he writes,
are “beyond the control and comprehension of the ego” and “trigger growth
spurts, inciting new possibilities where previous crystallizations and
limitations thwarted our further development”.
With Uranus, such shocks often begin with some form of oppression and
lead to freedom. Mars is zeroing in to
find weaknesses in our structural integrity right now so that we will know
where to take action before a problem gets fully exacerbated. And with the weaknesses in our
socio-political structures popping up left and right into our awareness, our
will to correct things is at a keen focus.
But with these two forces at an inconjunct, we may find that there are
blind spots in our collective awareness.
What this might mean on the individual level is that there may be a bit
of a shock to our own physical structures in some way this week…and we’ll have
to take some necessary action to alleviate the issue. Go easy on those bones as you climb the
mountain. And maybe…don’t look down
until you’re on the return path. Also,
the advice from the Aries Stellium still holds true: If nothing is going right…go left.
Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi
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