ASTROLOGICAL INSIGHTS
Winter Astrology... ...continued from page 17 election just ending, you don’t yet know its impact on your life. This is not the first time that Jupiter forms a square to Saturn, nor is it the last time. On August 19, 2024, a few hours after a full Moon, Jupiter in direct motion formed a square to Saturn, which was in ret- rograde motion. You thought you had your plan laid out; but, with Saturn in retrograde motion at the time, you weren’t sure how to structure your plan, so you couldn’t implement it at that time. If you feel you need to make changes now, wait a while. If you experience any stress right now, that stress may end up being a positive motiva- tor for your plans. Pay attention to the stress, but don’t let it control you. When this aspect occurs for the third time on June 15, 2025, both Jupiter and Saturn will be in direct motion and you’ll find answers to your questions as well as some ways of implementing those answers. Perhaps it’s fitting there are actually two new Moons occurring in the month of December — the first, with Sun and Moon in Sagittarius, on December 1, 2024, and the second, with Sun and Moon in Capri - corn, on December 30, 2024. When new Moons occur, while you don’t see them, you still feel the energy of something missing and something about to start. This second new Moon is called a ‘Black Moon’ and em - phasizes the importance of finding that missing piece so you can start something new. It’s considered a period of healing. Help finding your direction becomes more important as the Moon’s Nodal Axis shifts sign on January 11, 2025. At that time, the Moon’s North Node enters the sign of Pisces while the Moon’s South Node enters the sign of Virgo. This axis remains in these signs until July 26, 2026. The Moon’s Nodal Axis is an astronomical energy point that is cre - ated as the Moon orbits around the Earth and the Earth orbits around the Sun. The ancients studied and utilized the Moon’s Nodal Axis to determine when solar and lunar eclipses would occur. Through this
study, they found the Moon’s Nodal Axis would return to the same signs every 19 years and stay in those signs for about one-and-a-half years. Basically, the interplay between the Sun, Moon, and Earth cre - ates a dance between our physical needs (the earth), our emotional reactions (the Moon), and our ego drives (the Sun). In astrology, your Moon’s North Node indicates how you want to shine and find your spiritual greatness while your Moon’s South Node indicates where you feel you need to retreat and, hopefully, bring healing into your life. It also shows how upcoming trends impact both mass consciousness and your own approach to situations and your re- actions to authority figures. When the Moon’s North Node was in the sign of Aries during this past year-and-a-half, you may have been willing to fight for what you believed in to the point that you didn’t care who you alienated. Now you’re feeling a change. As the Moon’s North Node shifts to Pisces, you want to understand all the changes that are rapidly occurring around you. While you’re not certain you truly understand others with differ - ing opinions, you may find you no longer need to prove the correctness of your viewpoint. You’d rather walk away, perhaps just keep your opinions to yourself. Pisces represents seeking inner guidance rather than pursuing the advice of others. For this reason, social influencers will find their approach won’t be as powerful as in the past. You’re looking for people you can relate to, not people who dictate to you. You’ll also find a change in your relationships. When the Moon’s South Node was in Libra, you feared that giving in to others might interfere with your freedom of expression. Even though relationships could actually be healing, sometimes you didn’t want to engage be - cause others had different points of view. Now with the Moon’s South Node moving into Virgo, you are more concerned about routine mat- ters, like taking care of your mental and physical health. You fear that if you have too many disruptions in your life, you may not be able to get important things done. You also realize that while relationships are important, too many obligations and commitments may not be the
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