Welcome to the New Year SolLunar Cycle in transformational, sidereal Scorpio, a threshold-crossing time of completing 2023 and planting seeds for 2024. This entire Cycle strongly influences relationships of all kinds in fierce and honest ways by the square to Juno — ruler of relationships — and Neptune — dreaming a new dream. Other key events are sublime Winter Solstice on December 21 — our celestial New Year. Jupiter in Aries turns direct on December 30, sure to bring extra dynamism to New Year’s gatherings! We will navigate an entire Mercury retrograde cycle from December 13 2023 – January 1 2024. Thank you for going on this Star Signpost/EarthWordSkyWord journey with me. Happy New Year!

Our New SolLunar Cycle in the last degrees of astronomical Libra packs a punch as both Sun and Moon align with fiery, militaristic Mars and caregiving Ceres and oppose the catalyst-for-radical-shifts, Uranus. In spite of the unpredictable nature of this energy, one way to view this entire planetary signature is compassion-in-action. What that might mean is this: how do I plant the seeds of peace within myself and how do WE plant the seeds of peace in the world? This dynamic also brings exuberance so perhaps you will welcome a wild new puppy into your home. It brings motivation, movement and momentum to your life regarding goals, plans, or for just feeling better.  

Our New SolLunar Cycle in sidereal Virgo s also a “Ring of Fire” Annular Solar Eclipse visible to some degree over parts of North and South America, linking the two Hemispheres in a new energetic alignment. This is a South Lunar Node Eclipse in which both the Sun and Moon conjunct the Node known to sever us from our past and helps us see ways we have functioned historically that no longer serve us. In addition, Chiron, the Magical Wounded Healer, is conjunct the opposing North Lunar Node, a point linked to our future destiny. Chiron in compassionate Pisces can lead us toward unforeseen healing, miraculous solutions in all kinds of arenas. Read my full post to learn about the important connection this New Moon makes with the powerful star of Archturus relevant for what is taking place regarding challenging global events…