This week the planets are increasing their emphasis on Capricorn, on our way to the Capricorn New Moon Jan. 1, 2014 (exact at 6:14 am EST). Astrology does not always line up so well with the civil calendar, but this year we have a very impressive cluster of major planets on the cardinal cross (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn) — the axis that’s all about taking initiative (and lately, change).
The setup is perfect for giving some real legs to your New Year’s resolutions, though those legs might take surprising form, and your “resolutions” might feel more like solid responses to unexpected developments.
The element of change with relation to these cardinal signs is particularly strong thanks to the ongoing presence of the Uranus-Pluto square.
This is the multi-contact, multi-year aspect of the generation lending its energy to all of the dynamic, dramatic upheaval and transformation we’re seeing around us in the world, and within us.
The Capricorn New Moon, which is a conjunction of the Sun (representing our consciousness) and the Moon (representing our unconscious), is aligned with the Uranus-Pluto square.
Also tightly aligned with the Sun, Moon, Uranus and Pluto will be Mercury (which ingressed Capricorn Dec. 24); Mars (in early Libra and aligned with Uranus and Pluto now); and Jupiter (in mid-Cancer). That’s a lot of energy — and a lot of potential to feel overwhelmed or like life is rumbling by at an astonishing, incomprehensible pace. As Eric wrote a few weeks ago, “Pay attention and you will find your opening. Don’t judge your role — just live it out.”