The approaching Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on December 10th brings with it a mixture of grief and happiness. This one is tough to call with Mercury retrograde and “Mr. Surprise” Uranus changing direction hours before the Full Moon perfects. When a planet stations, (seeming to stop in the sky before changing direction), the energy of that planet is concentrated thus becoming stronger. We have become so accustomed to scandal that it is difficult to conceive of any event that could shock us but shocking is Uranus’ stock in trade. Perhaps Congress may actually agree on something involving the budget, tax cuts and deficits. Now that would be a shocker!
With Mercury playing retrograde games of misinformation, missed appointments, and general all round communication snafus we will need to keep our wits about us while sorting through what may or may not be the facts. Tensions will build up to the Full Moon and then we can expect a release of that tension. An earthquake, a volcanic eruption, not necessarily in the physical world, prompts breakups and regroupings. A major event brings about unity in sorrow. A breakdown in negotiations and communications provokes some people to speak before thinking. The fallout will be something to see. The media will report everything and anything without a thought to checking the facts. It will become apparent that many are pushing their own agenda and the truth will be hard to find.
On the 13th when Mercury stations and begins to move in direct motion, the time to hit the reset button and begin anew is at hand. As it stations pay attention to all things Mercurial; traffic, news, information, neighbors and siblings. Check out the action that surfaces around that time. Situations that have hit a snag may begin to move forward. In the meantime you can revise, review and clean out your intellectual and emotional closet.
Venus in Capricorn during this Eclipse wears her business suit. She’s all about money and into committed relationships. In the Chart set for Washington, DC, Venus in the 12th house of secrets sits close to the Ascendant. The Ascendant is the point of entry into the outside world and carries a lot of weight in horoscope interpretation. Women figure prominently, in diplomatic relationships, world affairs and in personal relationships. Venus, ruler of love and money promises unanticipated events around those issues. Bewildering is the operative word here.
Venus and Saturn at the Eclipse are in Mutual Reception, each in the other’s home sign, so they help each other out. Saturn is the big dog, holding sway over societal structures and institutions like marriage, Congress, and the like. In Saturn he is the chief negotiator. Venus in the 12th is his willing ally and is perhaps involved in some secretive mission. Venus in the 12th is also about secret love affairs. Those secrets are about to be revealed.
Mars in Virgo in the 8th house of joint finance, debt, taxes and insurance brings the action and attention to these issues. Mars is energy, pure and simple. In Virgo, he’s focusing on the details. Social Security, pensions and public loans get scrutinized. There is a hint of sorrow here.
A confusion of themes and a variety of subject matter bubble to the surface during this cycle. By the Last Quarter on December 17th the cat will be out of the bag. An international incident, a judge and the judicial system, and/or some type of religious fanaticism grab the headlines.
Through all of this confusion remember that the Sun, the source of all life, is in Sagittarius. Here the sunbeams light up all things Sagittarius and allows us to step back and see the big picture. People and events in our life are all part of the process. Sagittarius says open up to the possibilities; take step to the edge of your comfort zone and a little beyond. There’s a big world out there, so don’t limit yourself.
