A note for everyone…
The planet of passion and power – Pluto – is being triggered this month by the Sun and Saturn (not in that order). The link from Saturn (your ruler) is especially huge – Saturn and Pluto are both slow moving planets so they don’t connect like this very often. Happily this link is a harmonious one so the effects on us all here on Earth should be positive.
Saturn is the planet who plugs away slow and steady, taking those of us willing to stay his course towards success in the form of stability and security. Pluto is the planet who blasts dead wood out of our lives and who is all about passion. Put them together and there is a change for change in one part of our life where we have been working away…
For you as a Capricorn, it’s all about YOU! Pluto is in your sign and has been asking you to get rid of any and all dead wood from your life. Where you have done that, you will now see the new stability that was promised to you! The link between Saturn and Pluto peaks just after Christmas so with any luck, we will all be feeling as though our efforts in 2012 were rewarded with something that feels like stability.
As the year comes to an end, of course, we take in the date of the end of the Mayan calendar – December 21 2012. As an astrologer, I get asked again and again what I think about this date. Does it mean the end of the world? Or something else?
I stand by what I wrote in a book published nearly two years ago: Unless you’ve been living on the planet Uranus for the past couple of years, you’ve surely heard the so-called theories about the ending of the Mayan 5,125-year calendar and predictions that this means the end of the world is nigh.
(And if this is the first you’ve heard of it, please don’t panic!)
The theory is that thousands of years ago, the Mayans, made up a 5,125-year long calendar which ran and ran and ran … to 2012. Not only was it astonishing that these ancient people were able to work all this out so far in advance … but the end of the calendar on December 21 2012 has got some modern people to wondering if it predicts the end of the world!
So – is the world going to end? Well, first of all, the Mayans themselves made no predictions that the world would end at the end of the calendar. Next up, astrologically-speaking, it’s not looking terribly likely that the world will combust on that date.
I’d actually like to quote my friend, US astrologer Lynn Bell, who said to me once as we discussed this topic over lunch: “I mean seriously, if you look at the astrology for December 2012, well, it’s certainly not the astrology an astrologer would pick for doomsday!”
And she’s quite right. There is nothing in the astrology to suggest the world is going to end then.
One of my favourite theories about what’s going to happen then is this; according to some Hindu sages, we are in an age called Kali-Yuga. The Kali-Yuga Age marks the most corrupt, depraved times in society and is traditionally said to last 432,000 years. Some people are saying that as of 2012, humanity finally reaches the nadir or the low point of this cycle and starts swinging back up towards a golden age of enlightenment. Here’s hoping!
I also love this theory; on December 21, 2012, there are going to be enough people in the world who understand the ancient Law of Attraction (which dates back millennia) so that there’s a critical mass or tipping point … and society comes to understand that we do create our lives with our thoughts and feelings and starts to work within this paradigm.
So be it!
And so to other things…
firstly, a look at the Moon Times for December. Please note that we are out of the eclipse season so life should settle down a little. Here are the New Moon and Full Moon times for the coming month:
The December 2012 New Moon takes place in Sagittarius on:
Sydney – December 13 @ 7.41pm AEDT
Auckland – December 13 @ 9.41pm NZST
New York – December 13 @ 3.41am EST
London – December 13 @ 8.41am GMT
The December 2012 Full Moon takes place in Cancer on:
Sydney – December 28 @ 9.21pm AEDT
Auckland – December 28 @ 11.21pm NZST
New York – December 28 @ 5.21am EST
London – December 28 @ 10.21am GMT
YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
Have you decided on your New Year’s resolution? We all need to make one, don’t we? At the very least, it’s a form of intention-setting and as Diana Cooper says, “Intention releases a force that makes things happen”. One of the easiest ways to pinpoint where a New Year’s resolution could do us good is to look at where Saturn is in our chart. If you don’t know your natal chart, then going by your Star sign is the next best thing. So for you as a Capricorn, Saturn is now in your 11th House, which is all about your friends. Here is an idea for a resolution for you! In 2013, I resolve to work on any issues I have with friends, knowing as I do, that even the people who upset me are teaching me important lessons.
WHAT’S GOING TO BE ON YOUR MIND…
Mercury has finished his latest reverse cycle as December begins and is now going forwards again, and will move into the sign of Sagittarius on December 11. Here’s what his passage through this sign can mean for you. Over the next few weeks, if someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, feel free to reply with a mysterious “Why do you want to know?” Mercury, the planet of the mind, is going through your secret 12th house. You may decide you want to stay schtum, even if you’re usually the type to be an open book. And guess what? Keeping your ideas to yourself could be the best thing you can do – so that when you do decide to talk eventually, your opinions will be fully formulated. The other possible effect of this transit of Mercury is that you are going to get the chance to see how your secret fears and unconscious beliefs are somehow sabotaging you. If you know you’ve been the source of your own undoing lately, have a think about what’s driving you. You might be amazed at how a little quite contemplating reveals to you parts of your personality which you usually keep hidden. And then you might be even more amazed at what you can do with this information, as you Get To Know Thyself. PS Going on some kind of retreat is an excellent idea now, the quieter the better. PPS If you have a secret you’re very keen to keep quiet, good luck! It might be possible for only a few more weeks, so be prepared!
AND NEWS FROM MARS…
Mars changes signs this month – just after Christmas Day – moving out of your sign and back into Aquarius for the first time in two years. Mars is a very powerful planet so we will all feel his fire in this new sector of the skies as the year concludes. Your Mars message … as of December 26. What would you think of someone who thought they were super special just because they had a flashy sports car? Exactly. So make sure you don’t become like that now – as Mars moves through your 2nd house, you can start to identify too strongly with What You Have rather than with Who You Are. Take charge of your finances, but don’t let them take charge of you. Be very careful re overspending and impulse buying over the next few weeks. Best advice: Work on your self-esteem. Make a list of your good points and start to appreciate yourself. The good news is that life is about to slow down a little and you’ll have a chance to relax…soon.
Your cosmic message (via the Sabian Symbols) for the end of the year: Decide that life is a party and life will be a party! For your Daily Horoscope, please visit Yasmin Boland’s moonology
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