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his month’s focus is on transforming relationships: Pluto mid Capricorn conjunct Venus square Uranus in mid Aries. Watch out for some drama in relationship issues especially something that suddenly crops up and takes you by surprise. There is always focus on family dynamics during the holiday season and with this combo, the dysfunctional aspect of our families that we want to flee from may confront us again face to face. Look at it as an opportunity! But this time instead of running away you can actually go deep with the help of Pluto and maybe even transform how you respond. Maybe you can empathize with the need for attention instead of getting annoyed with that family member who tries to outshine everybody. Instead of getting into the habitual arguments with one of your siblings you can try saying something with humor or change the topic. Armed with the Venus square Uranus, a little push and pull with awareness can change years of unpleasant dynamics. So go for it and do it different this time. Chiron the wounded healer in Pisces sextile Venus Pluto offers the added benefit of soothing a hurt relationship. But plan for some fireworks before the Chiron medication begins to work because Mars is sextile Uranus and can make it easy to say those mean things and it doesn’t help that the spunky cut throat Black Moon Lilith (BML) is opposing Mars. But persist and focus on long lasting transformation and change, and you may end up being the courageous leader. This is especially important for those who have planets in the mid degrees where most of the action is taking place.
As Venus moves on, Mercury joins Vesta and Pluto in Capricorn on December 24th (and still squaring Uranus in Aries). What this means is that sincere communication is the focus and it ties up very nicely with the rest of the transits which is also stressing on transformation. You can’t lie to Pluto, the cosmic psychotherapist and not be caught red handed. Better to own up your mistakes and lay it on the table and make it the first step for any kind of long term change.
Jupiter is in Leo around 22 degrees trine Ceres in Sagittarius. This is a good time to explore ways to nurture yourself and you may even find an opportunity to take a break from the mundane. You may feel this need more if you have planets in the late fire signs of Aries, Sagittarius or Leo. The kind of activity which nurture you will depend on the kind of planet that is involved in the trine energy. So let’s say if you have Mars in Aries at 24 degrees then it is going to be fired up by the temporary grand trine from Jupiter in Leo and Ceres in Sagittarius. Then this would be a great opportunity for the person to explore physical activities that nurture and restore balance.
Saturn moving to Sagittarius on December 23, 2014. Before a planet enters a new sign, the aspects it makes with other planets gives a clue as to how it is going to function in its new gig. The day that Saturn moves to Sagittarius, it is in close conjunction with Pallas, the queen of strategy and long term planning. Waving its goodbye from not too far, Pallas involvement shows that practical decisions and planning are going to be key in the next couple of years that Saturn will be transiting Sagittarius. Saturn in Jupiter’s sign of Sagittarius can see the big structure of things instead of getting stuck in small things. It is still into discipline and boundaries but looks at the essence of an issue and what needs to be fixed to create long lasting changes. If a child is not doing his homework, you can punish him by taking away his rewards but this is still fixing a small detail, but Saturn in Sagittarius will want to find out why in the first place, the child is not motivated. The asteroid Astrea also trining Saturn shows that reform of the law enforcement and legal system will become a priority. On a personal level there will focus on drawing boundaries based on fairness and equality.