More Cap New Moon & a Venus-Uranus weekend advisory

Today (Friday) at 2:43 pm EST was the Capricorn New Moon (still in effect). That’s the alignment of the Sun and Moon in Capricorn and the start of a new lunar month. Capricorn is a reminder that the Sun is still square a tropic by the same name, and that here in the Northern Hemisphere we’re in deep winter.

The Moon, with the limb of Earth near the bottom transitioning into the orange-colored troposphere, the lowest and most dense portion of the Earth’s atmosphere. Photo by the Expedition 28 crew aboard the ISS / NASA.

Today’s New Moon is intriguing because its closest aspect is to a newly discovered planet, Eris, the one that got Pluto ‘demoted’ back in 2006. The aspect is a square — maximum tension. It’s as if there’s some energy lurking behind this New Moon, as if something is trying to burst out and crack through the world like an egg.

Mercury is in the picture; that’s a suggestion to think consciously about what you’re experiencing and to communicate it directly. However, with Eris in the picture, you might be inclined to push that a bit hard — so do your best to apply a little diplomacy.

In addition to this tension, there’s some wistfulness in the air. This New Moon is conjunct an asteroid called Requiem. There may be some longing for what might have been, what was lost or what went unexpressed. It may be possible to let that go; events or developments over the next few days may conspire to help you do that.

This New Moon has the sensation of an ending and a beginning. I think it needs to be handled carefully, in emotional terms as well as practical. Take it slow, and I suggest you let things develop for a while before taking action. There is plenty going on behind the scenes, and some of it starts to emerge Friday and into the weekend.

If things seem to get out of hand, that is, if there’s chaos or crazy making in the environment, I do suggest that you step back and observe, till you actually understand what’s going on.

One reason to slow down and process is that Venus, newly in Capricorn, is square Uranus in Aries (exact Jan. 12 at 11:12 pm EST). Venus square Uranus can bring surprises: surprising magnetism (which may or may not be reliable) and also sudden emotional upsets in relationships. In general, Venus in Capricorn offers a sense of strength and patience for working through fear and jealousy in love.

That will be the end of this equation to work if a relationship experiences some volatility this weekend. Squares call us to take action, true; but it’s also a form of action to devote yourself to getting a handle on your emotions and stabilizing them before reacting out of hand. Think of it as a ‘time out’ for your heart, one that keeps you in touch with the foundations of a relationship even if momentary decisions, words or actions feel inflammatory.

With Juno also in Capricorn and conjunct Pluto (exact Monday), the area of relationships is feeling some pressure from both sides of the Uranus-Pluto square. Note when the issue of jealousy arises in your relationships, and how you react to it.

What we think of as marriage (represented by Juno) is supposed to do something, which it does not do: provide a framework for commitment. So what is your framework for commitment? What actual agreements do you make, and why? What expectations do you have on marriage and marriage-like relationships? Are you living your parents’ or grandparents’ ideas of relationship more than your own? This happens a lot and I do mean a lot. How many people get married because it will make their parents and their grandparents feel better?

Do you know any examples of healthy, creative relationships personally? How many people can you name that have the kind of relationship you want — people you know intimately?

All of this and more is up for consideration now. Venus square Uranus can provide the spark for change, but it may take a deeper level of emotional maturity and stability to use that spark constructively, rather than destructively. Juno conjunct Pluto is laying out the blueprints for where the renovations to the ‘house of marriage’ are most needed — but getting caught up in a jealous pique won’t contribute to efficient work. If you’re going to rebuild a relationship with all this energy in Capricorn, you need to be able to see the past for what it is and let it go — just take the time to measure twice before you pick up your saw.

9 thoughts on “More Cap New Moon & a Venus-Uranus weekend advisory”

  1. “What expectations do you have on marriage and marriage-like relationships?”

    Oops, I misread that as “experience.”

    Expectations? I expect people to be adult enough to think before entering into such relationships. They are not for everyone. Not everyone needs such relationships and they should be honored for that. Marriage is way more than I expected it to be; my only example was my parents and their marriage broke up twice with cheating going on (mom) and rancor (both parents). I had no idea what marriage was but I knew I didn’t want mine to be like theirs; based on lies, deception, anger, control, and games. I wanted something deep, passionate, sharing, commited, caring, loving, flexible to change but stable. I needed stability because I was raised with so little; Capricorn moon in my fifth house. I am incredibly lucky to have found a partner who felt the same way about marriage; no games and no lies. Just the same caring, commitment, loving, passion, sharing, flexibility that I also wanted. Sometimes we really do get what we deeply need and when we do, it is bliss.

  2. “So what is your framework for commitment?”

    For me, committment is more than about that marriage paper; it is somethign far different form what most folks think of when they say that.

    “What actual agreements do you make, and why?”

    An example of commitment that has nothing to do with marriage is the one an aware parent makes when they deliberately have children. I make agreements because I like the stability of them (lots of earth in my chart) and they contain my watery side.

    “What expectations do you have on marriage and marriage-like relationships?”

    Lots of experience; I am on my third marriage and this one is really working because both of us went into it honestly for the most part and with trust and a lot of willingnesss to grow and change with each other. Fortunately; both of us really like the commitments of marriage and parenting; they just work for us.

    “Are you living your parents’ or grandparents’ ideas of relationship more than your own?”

    No; on both sides our parents and grandparents divorced, cheated, endured unhappy marriages, lived lies with one another, went into things based on society and the social expectations of the time. We didn’t do that.

    “Do you know any examples of healthy, creative relationships personally?” Yes.

    As for Juno, I agree with the others here. Her carrying the jealousy theme is akin to Eve carrying the sin theme; both women have been saddled with unfair baggage that makes females the bad one in the story. Enough of that; females are rising up and claiming our inner sluts, inner wives, inner mothers, and inner divine feminine and living a different life. Change is NOW. The men who are with us want this. They are also tired of being saddled with the all-men-are-potential-rapists theme and the men-are-the-cool-reasonable-ones theme. Those stereotypes are crap and hold us all back.

  3. Green-Star-gazer, pam,

    It is interesting how myths get pared down to key phrases or concepts over the centuries and I suspect that is partly because few people have the time to devote to studying the myths in their entirety. Instead we learn about many archetypes based on some fraction of their whole mythology, like a stenographer (used to) learn shorthand for whole words and phrases.

    One of my favorite myths is about Isis, because of her determination to return her beloved husband to wholeness by gathering his bits and pieces together. I thought I knew the basics of the Osiris’ story. . how his (evil) younger brother Seth had chopped Osiris the king to pieces so he, Seth, would become king. Then I re-read Joseph Campbell (The Power of Myth) as he is explaining the story to Bill Moyers. . . . .
    CAMPBELL: It’s a complicated story. Indeed all of these get to be pretty complicated. But Isis and her husband Osiris were twins, born of the Goddess Nut. And their younger relatives were Seth and Nephthys, who were also twins born from Nut. One night, Osiris slept with Nephthys, thinking she was Isis – a kind of inattention to details, you might say. From that night’s event, Anubis was born, Osiris’ oldest son, but by the wrong wife. Seth, her husband, took this badly and planned to kill his older brother, Osiris. . . . ..

    Now personally, I had never been all that charmed by Osiris, but could understand Isis’ devotion and love of him. In my many readings of the story of Osiris, I somehow missed the fact that his brother wasn’t just an evil brother but a jealous brother, and so chopped him up into pieces in a fit of jealous rage. It would seem, as you say Green-Star-gazer that the label of jealousy sticks only to the feminine archetype Juno represents in the patriarchal world as a reference to the symbolism. Even in print Seth’s jealousy is jokingly referred to between two men in conversation (in 1986!). What is needed now is a more thorough understanding of ALL the mythological characters represented by asteroids (or whatever) in the sky. Only then can we fully understand the potential of the aspects between themselves and with our own birthchart symbols.

    I believe that you, pam and GSg are representing a new understanding of Juno in your defense of her archetype; you ARE the Juno women in this new world we are making. No more duality, and a more balanced understanding of wholeness. I’m with you all the way.
    be

  4. It is very appropriate to talk about Jealousy in the human condition. It takes so many forms in our everyday culture and when it gets out of control can be incredibly damaging. I appreciate that the community here at PW is attempting to bring some Light to this dark subject.
    As we move away from the Patriarchal paradigm the lenses and labels that were so convenient and habitual but are entirely inaccurate must be discarded. In the patriarchy it was easy to assign much of the shadowy and messy/emotional parts of our humanity to the feminine side of the equation…and have it stick. If one reads the Greek and Roman myths, they also told many tales of Male gods becoming enraged with fits of jealousy and doing very bad things as a result. Yet when the male gods act out, it is seen as acceptable, normal even. Jupiter, Apollo and Aries, were especially prone to the possessive passions of jealousy, as was Hades even. Yet it is Juno that is singled out to carry the *Jealousy* torch in much of the Astrology talk we see today. This meme needs to be changed. It is an artifact of Patriarchal thinking and every time it gets invoked in this way it is the unconscious part of ourselves that wants to reinforce the idea that the Feminine(emotional) is crazy, dangerous and must be controlled (by the rational Masculine).
    But we must not loose sight of the fact that Jealousy exists! So the problem and challenge becomes how do we look for the warning signs and track the seeds and nets of Jealousy in the Star charts that we use today? It is convenient to put it on Juno for a lot of reasons but it does not serve our collective to repeat the patterns of Patriarchal thinking, so we must develop a new way of understanding this complex and dysfunctional emotion. It desperately needs to be owned by both the masculine and feminine halves of our selves if we are to better understand how it works in the individual and in the collective. As long as we continue to burden the Feminine with having to carry the preponderance of the weight of the Shadow, we will not be free and whole. I love the discussions that happen here int he PW world because there are many here who are reshaping and re-defining these pivotal archetypes and that is a gift we give to the future of Astrology.

  5. Amanda and Eric it really troubles me to always have Juno linked with jealousy. If you read Wiki, Juno was a strong woman, a strong female archetype.

    She’s been hijacked (diminished, made ridiculous)! Like marriage (handfasting) can be hijacked and abused. It depends on what you put into it as to what it becomes.

    In France the kids often say ‘Cherches pas!’ as a ‘stop’ word, and when I enquired what the origin was they told me ‘Si tu me cherches tu me trouveras’. ie Don’t look (ie Don’t push it) and the origin is ‘if you look for me you will find me’.

    You could say Zeus found Juno in a big way! at least SHE was authentic!

    GSG’s Queen of Heaven is really more evocative.

    And relationships that work that I know. They all ‘work’ on things that need working on. You may say – Stop! that is more than I can chew. or that is outside my code of ethics. Or I’m going another way. Or Ok.

    A matter of choosing where you put your energy or where you are ‘chosen’ that works for you too (love always has a work to do). And what suits you is not someone else’s idea of happiness.

    Uma Thurman apparently said that she has been much happier since she came to the conclusion that all relationships are dysfunctional.

    It takes the pressure off. And something to live and love looking/working forwards

    I’m not sure about perfect relationships either except in a tidal way or cyclical way. Glimpses here and there. Otherwise they are frozen? Frozen in perfection? Or the ‘colour’ orange. Or…

    xxxp

  6. Police were called to our next door neighbors house for domestic violence within the hour of the exact time of the square around midnight tonight. You really nailed this one!

  7. Thank you “Planet Waves” for this true gem. A real, true gem, sparkling with truly apt characterizations and practical applications to get us through the weekend in good shape. What you hear in response from this quarter is the sound of applause.

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