Seasons Greetings!

I am so thrilled with this Holiday season.  I feel like the President-Elect will have a big change in his effect on the politics of the day.  I did some research on the President-Elect’s Chart.  Do you realize that he will have a transiting Jupiter conjunct his natal Jupiter on his inauguration day?  Think about this for a moment…Jupiter is entering Aquarius….Idealistic, independent, always for the common good.  That’s a lot of what we like about him.  Maybe politics will return to be For the people and not To the people.   I am hopeful.  This Holiday Season is more and more heart warming as I immerse myself in the holiday spirit.   This season is promising to be a spectacular and a very loving event. I hope you share your holiday season with people you care about and love. I have a lot to say about this New Moon in Capricorn so I best get to it.

This New Moon is at 6 degrees of Capricorn and for all of us, the go-get-um spirit of Capricorn is not only around, it is permeating everything this next month.  Mars, Pluto, Sun, Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter are all in Capricorn.  Wow!  Mars is on a train in Capricorn and will make conjunctions to natal and transiting planets forming beginning cycles to each.  Mars conjunct Pluto on the 29^th of December ushers in some powerful energy.  Depending on where it lands in your chart will be the telling fact for all of us.  Then, just like clockwork, Mars will conjunct the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter.  The Moon will have moved too quickly to get caught by Mars.  These are all new beginnings…Mars will conjunct the New Moon Sun on January 4^th and 5^th of 2009 giving you boundless energy and the ambition of a mountain goat.  As I move forward to see Mar’s next conjunction to Mercury, I can see that Mercury will be going retrograde on the 10^th of January at 7 degrees of Aquarius. As it retrogrades, it goes back into Capricorn to make its conjunction to Mars in Capricorn on January 27^th, 2009.  This has the ring of a serious debate.  The Mercury retrograde continues until it turns direct at 21 degrees of Capricorn on February 2, 2009.  When there is a change, in sign there is usually a change in mind.   We will talk more about this in January.

Not only is there a Stellium in Capricorn, but there is an additional Stellium in Aquarius.  As I review the chart for this New Moon, one aspect in Aquarius stands out like a red light; that is on this New Moon, there is a Venus conjunct Neptune. This promises love, giving, romance and generally good feeling.  The negative part is the overdoing of a good thing.  As far as aspects go, Saturn is in a wide trine to Jupiter and still in opposition to Uranus.  Saturn is going retrograde on Jan. 31^st extending its stay at 21 degrees until summer. 

This next month will bring in a New Moon Eclipse on Jan. 28^th, 2009 at 6 degrees of Aquarius.  I will have more about this in the next installment. 

ARIES-(March 21-April 19)

This New Moon takes place in your 10^th house of career and standing in the community.  There may be a situation that arises that involves career and it began around December 25^th and/or 26^th.  We all are aware that New Moons bring in a challenge that is usually fulfilled by the Full Moon, but in this case, you may find that this situation goes beyond the normal time limits and involves the Mercury retrograde and the New Moon Eclipse on Jan. 26^th.  Your Aries energy is high as this New Moon squares your Sun and puts you in a mood to fight for what you want or, at the very least, setting out on a relentless quest.  Pluto entering Capricorn, your 10^th house, transforms all your career moves from now on.  Stretch and grow Aries.

TAURUS-(April 20-May 20)

This New Moon takes place in your 9^th house of legal matters, education, philosophy and foreign affairs.  Mars transiting this house will be stirring up conditions and situations that will influence the next few months.  Your Sun or any planets you may have in Taurus will be in trine to this New Moon and form an ease in acquiring information you might need in the coming months.  The Mercury retrograde goes back to Capricorn in mid January revealing some undisclosed information. Flexibility is the keyword for you this month, Taurus.

GEMINI-(May 21-June 20)

This New Moon falls in your 8^th house of other people’s money, partnership finances, sex, death, and taxes.  The challenge here will definitely involve another person or persons.  Mortgages, loans, inheritance and money from partnerships  are sure to bring up conflicts.  Do not assume anything.  Be as focused as possible and read the fine print.  This New Moon is followed by a New Moon Eclipse that promises to involve the next 6 months. Go slow.

 CANCER-(June 21-July 22) 

This New Moon falls in your 7^th house of partnerships, business and/or personal.  Challenges that arise at this point will seem to create more obstacles.  Any planets you have in Cancer will be affected by this New Moon.  This will be an opposition to your natal planets bringing in some endings to certain cycles.  Mercury retrograde will lengthen the process until late February.  Pluto transiting Capricorn from here on will have a transformational power on all partnership issues. Try not to be reactionary.

Leo-(July 23-August 22)

This New Moon falls in your 6^th house of everyday work and service to others. The challenges you face will be difficult to overlook even though you will try.  Conflicts with work issues arise even though you are in a positive stance for personal increase in monies.  If you have health issues, you will notice that the situation is not gloom and doom but a revelation of facts that support you in the coming months.  Be as flexible as possible.

VIRGO-(August 23-September 22)

This New Moon takes place in your 5^th house of children and creativity.  Virgo on the ascendant immediately reminds me that Saturn in transiting your 1^st house has an indelible mark on your personality. Taking that into consideration and the fact that Virgo trines Capricorn, your challenge cannot be measured in conflicts but in opportunities.  The 5^th house has plenty of fun opportunities.  The only issues that will continue to plague you in the coming months will be work issues and partnerships. Keep your eyes open for the opportunities.

LIBRA-(September 23-October 22)

This New Moon falls in your 4^th house of home, core issues, beginnings and endings.  The challenge comes from where your home or from the inner core of your being.  You will be asked to make some important changes that require you to stretch your knowledge base and grow in order to satisfy the powers that be.  Your home and inner self are about to become very important in the coming years: yes, years.  Pluto transiting through Capricorn will dictate your 4^th house future.  Any planets you have in Libra, Cancer, Aries and Capricorn will be personally affected. This New Moon is just the beginning.  Transformation is a reality.

SCORPIO-(October 24-November 22)

This New Moon takes place in your 3^rd house of communication and community.  The challenge here may come in thru communication with others or with family.  This has the ability to keep you involved in communications for a lengthy period of time. You may also find that it may feel like a power-play; however co-operation is the best way to prevent this.  Communications will be the area that is transformed by Pluto from now on and for some years to come.  You are still under the benefic ray of Uranus, so experiment!

SAGITTARIUS-(November 22-December 21)  

This New Moon takes place in your 2^nd house of personal finances and values.  This becomes a new power point for your values. Pluto conjuncts Mars on this New Moon and ushers in new and powerful challenges in and around your values.  This New Moon and the Mercury retrograde will extend these issues for awhile.  Watch the 25^th, 26^th, 27^th  for interesting news about finances.  Saturn in Virgo in your 10^th house still persists in pushing you to outgrow your career base. Expect to be changed from the inside out.

CAPRICORN-(December 22-January 19)

This New Moon takes place in your 1^st house of personality and, with that, I give you Mars conjunct Pluto in your 1st house.  If you think you have been going thru changes lately, you are in for some very interesting years starting with this New Moon.  Situations will appear that have everything to do with how you appear to the world.  They will start to come about as I write.  Mars in the 1^st house moves you forward to increase your visibility and influence.  You will definitely make new moves and surprise yourself in the doing.  The Mercury retrograde is tied into this new Moon and the New Moon Eclipse of next month.  You are taking giant steps into the future.

AQUARIUS-(January 20-February 19)

This New Moon takes place in your 12^th house of the past, institutions, preparation and the subconscious.  This New Moon signals Mars and Pluto are conjunct in Capricorn ushering in a transformation the likes of which you have never seen before.  This is the background of your life; what made you who you are.   This is the subconscious.  If you have any emotional baggage, it will not allow you to continue with it.  Pluto thru the 12^th opens up your psychic abilities and transforms your mind.  This will be exciting and challenging all at the same time. The Mercury retrograde lengthens this process thru the Eclipses.  So changes are coming mostly in how you think and deal with the past.

 PISCES-(February 20-March 20)

This New Moon takes place in the 11^th house of hopes, goals and wishes.  Along with this New Moon, you will be ushering in Pluto to your 11^th house promising transformation of friends, your goals and desires.  The Mercury retrograde begins in this house. It will lengthen the time these issues are in affect and will also shadow the coming Eclipses.  This New Moon also offers Venus conjunct Neptune; it will be wish-fulfillment time. Transiting  Uranus, still in your first house opposing transiting Saturn, promises more lessons to be learned involving partnerships.