Astrology for the Soul December 21, 2022

<p>If I can hold my horses,<br> And look before I leap,<br> I can start the New Year<br> With not only good cheer,<br> But a bulletproof plan to succeed.</p> <p>☉</p> <p>💥 THE TRUTH ABOUT 2023 and what to do about it, A 2+ hour webinar laying out the astrology of 2023 on December 30. Sign up here: <a href="https://bit.ly/truth-2023">https://bit.ly/truth-2023</a></p> <p>That's the energy for this holiday season! Slow and steady wins the race. Capricorn/Saturn energy, in addition to being external authority and institutions, etc., is also associated with our past, our families, and all the conditioning that has provided us structure, security, and a public persona. The square between Jupiter in Aries (strong-willed independence) may be challenged a bit by family, creating a tension that requires an expansion of consciousness to include the discordant energies.</p> <p>As a cultural phenomenon, the holiday season always has and will continue to bring up deep feelings around family, our past, our upbringing, and the emotional memories that have shaped our psyches and lives. However, rather than avoid, suppress, or deny these influences, we can truly grow as individuals by contemplating what we have been taught and told is moral, correct, or "success" and comparing that to what we FEEL these are. Separating and discarding what is not truly our own brings us closer to our central core, simplifies matters, and helps clear the way for us to make the right choices.</p> <p>The Moon in Capricorn is associated with melancholy, which is the experience of feeling into the matters at hand. These feelings are important indicators that hopefully are not stuffed or numbed with alcohol or other substances in order to "celebrate." I again refer to my favorite axiom, "It's not either or. It's both and more!" If we take some time this week to contemplate or "do our homework," we can feel even better about going out to party as we'll have more clarity about ourselves, our past, and our future.</p> <p>A song of contemplation, "A Whiter S