TRANSCRIPT Ep. 271 (12.30.24)
New Moon in Capricorn: Feeding the Albatross!
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Good day Invisible Good friend, April right here, and the date at present is December thirtieth, 2024. Welcome to Episode 271 of the Large Sky Astrology Podcast.
This week, the calendar 12 months winds down with a Capricorn New Moon and a message of care and kindness. Venus enters Pisces, an indication of unconditional love. Irresistible Mars makes the second of three oppositions to immovable Pluto. The Solar in Capricorn sextiles Saturn, in addition to Mars trine the North Node of the Moon, supply a imaginative and prescient of a dream that’s inside your grasp. And I reply a listener query about combining transits and secondary progressions once you’re your chart.
Capricorn New Moon (Dec. 30, 2024, 2:27 pm PST)
The week begins with the Moon Report and the Capricorn New Moon on December thirtieth at 2:27 pm Pacific Time. It’s at 9 levels, 43 minutes Capricorn on the Sabian image 10 Capricorn: Albatross feeding from the hand.
This Sabian image brings to thoughts The Rime of the Historic Mariner, through which an albatross follows a ship that’s getting down to sea, which is taken into account an indication of fine luck. However the mariner within the title shoots the albatross with a crossbow, seemingly cursing the ship, which fits on to come across horrible misfortunes. Finally, the ship’s crew tie the chook across the mariner’s neck as an indication of his guilt. He’s tortured by guilt and unable even to wish. That is the place we acquired the picture of an albatross across the neck as a metaphor for a burden that’s onerous to flee, particularly a psychological burden. The concept is that if we trigger hurt as an alternative of serving to, we develop into estranged from our fellow creatures, in addition to the God Drive.
On this explicit Sabian image, an albatross is being fed by hand, cared for, the other of being shot with a crossbow. And the New Moon signal Capricorn is dominated by Saturn which is presently in Pisces, an indication of empathy and charity. And its sextile to Saturn is its solely main facet on this New Moon chart. That’s actual later within the week, and we’ll have a look at that slightly bit later.
As we start the brand new calendar 12 months, so near this Capricorn Moon, we will take this message to coronary heart. As we draft resolutions for the 12 months forward, planning our worldly Capricorn resolutions, we do effectively to deliver our hearts alongside on that journey, in addition to our heads and our ambition. How will the seeds we plant at this New Moon develop into meals for the soul, in addition to the physique?
Lunar Section Household Cycle
That is the New Moon in a Lunar Section Household Cycle that can unfold over the approaching three years to develop the message of this New Moon in Capricorn. The First Quarter on this cycle comes 9 months from now, on September twenty ninth, 2025, at 7 levels 5 minutes Capricorn. And that’s the time to take motion on what we’re formulating, what we’re fascinated with at this New Moon.
The Full Moon on this cycle is on June twenty ninth, 2026, at 8 levels, 14 minutes Capricorn, and can reveal in no unsure phrases what it’s that we’ve really put into movement at this New Moon. And the Final Quarter within the cycle is on March twenty ninth, 2027, at 9 levels, 6 minutes Capricorn. That’s the final second for taking motion based mostly on what we’ve already skilled through the cycle, to attempt to deliver the message of this New Moon to completion.
Void-of-Course Moon intervals
Let’s have a look at the Void-of-Course Moon intervals for this week. On December thirty first, the Moon in Capricorn sextiles Neptune at 10:02 pm Pacific Time. It’s Void-of-Course for 4 hours and 48 minutes and enters Aquarius on January 1st at 2:50 am. When the Moon begins its Void-of-Course interval on a sextile to a different planet, we all know there is a chance or an invite inherent on this void interval as we ring within the new calendar 12 months.
Let’s take into consideration how we wish to supply the entire greatest qualities of the Moon in Capricorn pragmatism, resourcefulness, ambition as a basis for the easiest qualities of Neptune kindness, charity, therapeutic, and religion.
On January 2nd, the Moon in Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus at 8:13 pm Pacific Time. It’s then Void-of-Course for 11 hours and eight minutes, lengthy Void-of-Course interval, after which enters Pisces on January third at 7:21 am.
When the Moon begins its void interval on a sq. to a different planet, we all know that there’s a problem that we’re attempting to beat. The Moon in Aquarius represents friendship, and likewise belonging, and simply how essential each of these issues might be for us.
As this Moon squares Uranus, there’s a disruption in social connections. This Void-of-Course Moon interval examines whether or not we’re too depending on becoming in, or too decided not to slot in. The brand new behavior to deal with, to provoke, is to depend on friendships with those that are really in sync with our values, as an alternative of simply being pleasant with all people, for the sense of security that may come from becoming in.
And on January fifth, the Moon in Pisces makes a conjunction with Neptune at 6:30 am Pacific Time. It’s Void-of-Course for about 4 and a half hours, after which enters Aries at 11:01 am.
The Moon, starting its Void-of-Course interval on a conjunction with one other planet, speaks of assimilation. The Moon is attempting to assimilate the messages of that planet. Right here, it’s about assimilating the meals of kindness, particularly after the Capricorn New Moon with its facet to Saturn in Pisces. Right here is the prospect to essentially really feel our approach into that message, to include it into our day by day lives and habits.
Venus enters Pisces (Jan. 2, 2025, 7:24 pm PST)
Venus enters Pisces on January 2nd, 2025 at 7:24 pm Pacific Time. It’ll be on this signal by means of February third.
Venus means many issues in astrology, however broadly talking, we are inclined to affiliate it with pleasure, and particularly, the varieties of delight symbolized by the 2 indicators that Venus guidelines. Taurus signifies the pleasures of the bodily world – meals, cash, sexual pleasure, possessions that we take pleasure in, and a way of safety. And Libra is the image of social connection and what we would loosely discuss with as love.
However solely barely beneath these Venus-ruled indicators, within the hierarchy of its power, is the signal of Pisces. Venus, on this signal, is taken into account by astrologers to be exalted, that means very sturdy, and extra considerably, “lifted up,” able to its noblest expression.
In contrast to bodily pleasures and lots of relationships, this face of Venus is closest to agape, the best type of love, charitable and unconditional. It symbolizes the best way we give our love with out anticipating something in return. Whereas Venus is in Pisces, search to supply this sort of love.
In the course of the Capricorn season, we generally tend to consider what we need to accomplish in a fabric sense within the 12 months forward. We would like this or that job, or a sure return on our investments; to purchase a home possibly, or a automobile. However Venus in Pisces whispers an identical message to that kindly New Moon. A very powerful targets are about caring for others.
Mars opposed Pluto (Jan. 2, 2025, 11:22 pm PST)
Additionally on January 2nd, at 11:22 pm Pacific Time, Mars opposes Pluto at 1º08’ Leo and Aquarius. That is the second of three oppositions between Mars and Pluto. The primary was on November third, 2024, the following shall be on April twenty sixth, 2025. Mars, because it has been retrograde since December sixth, has been increase pressure and frustration that may make us weak when it opposes Pluto. The vulnerability is to implosion and self-harm, emotionally talking.
This can be a violent mixture of planets. Mars represents the private will and dedication to combat for what we wish. Pluto symbolizes the collective will – and by affiliation, particular person helplessness, we would say. The opposition facet, specifically, can put us ready the place we would really feel like one planet or the opposite, the annoyed warrior, or one who’s a part of a collective that’s resistant to the wants of the person.
Mars is retrograde in Leo, and the perfect resolution to this intractable affect would possibly merely be to retreat into your lair or your studio to create artwork, to take pleasure in your most passionate hobbies.
Solar sextile Saturn (Jan. 4, 2025, 2:36 pm PST)
The Solar makes a sextile facet to Saturn on January 4th at 2:36 pm Pacific Time at 14 levels 49 minutes Capricorn and Pisces. This can be a constructive facet in a cycle that started on the Solar’s conjunction to Saturn in Pisces again on February 28, 2024. It appears one thing essential to you that you just’ve been attempting to develop for some time, one thing that started off feeling like an inconceivable dream however that may be a actual reflection of your distinctive self and artistic spirit, is now inside your grasp. However you may be popping out of a time when your power is slightly bit low. Possibly you’re even really recovering from an sickness.
However the Solar’s Sabian image, 15 Capricorn, Many toys in a kids’s ward, paints an image of play and enjoyable, even within the midst of restoration from hardship.
Saturn’s image is 15 Pisces, An officer making ready to drill his males. And which may imply that as a lot as we now have to supply now, we must work onerous and present nice self-discipline to get our reward.
Mars trine the North Node (Jan. 4, 2025, 10:20 pm PST)
In a while January 4th, at 10:20 pm Pacific Time, Mars trines the North Node of the Moon at 0 levels, 26 minutes Leo and Aries. When Mars, the planet of motion, connects with the North Node of self-discovery, we all know the situations are proper to pursue one thing that’s essential to us. The character of the facet between them describes how simply that can go and the trine facet is the simplest of all. It might not assure success in reaching a cherished objective, however there’s nothing to face in the best way of going after it.
The North Node has been in Aries since July 2023, and for many people, the emphasis has been much less on attaining some explicit factor, however fairly attaining in a selected approach, our personal approach.
I’ve at all times imagined that Aries cares much less about being the perfect at one thing, nevertheless it cares about doing it first! So coming in first in a race, being the primary amongst your colleagues to win a selected reward, or obtain a selected milestone in your profession. Aries doesn’t like doing the identical type of factor many times to be able to obtain mastery. It desires to maintain doing new issues, dealing with new challenges.
As Mars makes this trine, the North Node is just one week away from leaving Aries for the signal of Pisces. The place Mars is worried, the same old recommendation could be to go away nothing in reserve, to place the pedal to the steel and run for the end line.
However Mars is retrograde simply now, and it may be that the essential a part of this second is to evaluate our North Node in Aries journey and to present ourselves an acceptable reward for the way we now have challenged ourselves alongside the best way.
Listener Query: Transits with Progressed Planets
On this week’s listener query, listener Paula writes, “I take pleasure in listening to your weekly podcasts. My query is, how a lot do the transiting planets have an effect on our progressed planets? I’m a zero-degree Gemini Solar and was trying ahead to Pluto getting into Aquarius and trining my natal Solar. Then I spotted it might be opposing my progressed Solar at one diploma Leo.
I used to be questioning how a lot this may have an effect on me and, in your skilled opinion, how a lot weight you give to our progress chart?”
Properly, Paula, thanks for that query. I do love the secondary progressions. I feel they’re extremely essential. And I might in all probability by no means do a studying with out them.
After I was finding out with my instructor some 35 years in the past, she was really not a fan of evaluating transits to secondary progressions. Her views may need modified in a while, however I simply bear in mind at the moment, we didn’t actually mix them. And for a few years, I simply didn’t pay an excessive amount of consideration to that interplay. However alongside the best way, it’s develop into very clear to me that transits which characterize the forces of the skin world, have a really direct and robust relationship to secondary progressions, which symbolize our internal development and improvement.
Let’s take your instance. A transit of Pluto to the natal Solar is important, and it virtually doesn’t even matter what sort of facet it’s. I imply, one thing like a conjunction or a sq. may be particularly feisty, nevertheless it’s not as if the trine or the sextile are clean crusing, as a result of the Solar and Pluto will not be precisely the perfect of buddies.
The Solar is the image of the distinctive self that we’re turning into and the irrepeatable contribution that we’re attempting to make to the world. However Pluto’s work and perspective are very totally different. It tears down to be able to make issues stronger and sure, one in every of its key phrases is transformation. And when it connects with the Solar, we would think about that we are going to emerge from our chrysalis totally fashioned, a stronger model of ourselves in higher integrity. And generally we do.
However even the trine facet of Pluto to the Solar initiates this course of and it’s not normally a straightforward one. I might say the trine symbolizes that nothing is getting in the best way of this course of. It would imply that one is extra keen to give up to the method of change, to get out of our personal approach and after we don’t battle, possibly this course of is much less painful. The truth that transiting Pluto is bringing this expertise to the Solar in your chart means which you can look to situations occurring exterior and round you that shall be bringing forth this transformative course of.
With secondary progressions, the method actually is occurring inside. The Solar, when it progressed into Leo, has progressed into its very strongest signal. You’re entering into your power and management and possibly a major artistic interval of your life and this may solely develop stronger over the 30 years that the progressed Solar is on this signal.
However the transit of Pluto in Aquarius presents exterior influences that can are inclined to problem this new sense of self. It brings a message, at all times, Pluto, that the person just isn’t that essential. What’s essential is the collective. This message would possibly come from these near you, or societal components that give much less significance to a person. However no matter it’s, it should current a problem to that nascent Leo power.
Taking a look at your chart, Paula, I see that the 2 will transfer in opposition with one another for almost three years. So, they’ll have this dance, the Progressed Solar and Transiting Pluto. Provided that the Progressed Solar is so newly in Leo, it may be an affect that’s nonetheless slightly bit malleable. I feel within the first 12 months or two after the Progressed Solar strikes into a brand new signal, we’re type of studying the way to “do” that signal, and having transiting Pluto leaning in throughout this time as effectively will are inclined to affect how that progressed Solar in Leo develops shifting ahead.
It’s slightly bit like planting a brand new tree in an space with actually sturdy winds. Earlier than it’s totally fashioned, it could actually are inclined to bend together with these winds, and it retains that form just about eternally. And that would imply having to possibly work slightly tougher to carry your floor, and that at any time when Pluto says “you’re not that particular, you may’t do this”, you need to push again forcefully and roar.
So, sure, I feel we will achieve numerous perception from watching transits together with secondary progressions. One cycle that’s fascinating, and I’d discuss it on a future podcast, is the cycle of the progressed Moon with transiting Saturn. It’s actually one thing to look at.
Anyway, Paula, I hope that that was useful. I admire your query, and I want you all the perfect within the coming few years as you roar at Pluto!
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