We start this long-awaited New Year with the first New Moon of 2021 in the earth sign of Capricorn where personal responsibility to practical matters, including health, career and finances are well served. Merely days past a year we were relieved to move beyond many challenges continue. However, this New Moon rising in the dark sky, unseen but felt urges us to keep going, one step at a time; to look to the future and nurture the seeds of our great potential.
The New Moon phase supports setting intentions for new beginnings and Capricorn, a cardinal sign has a natural urge for getting started on some plan or project not yet realized. Capricorn with a strong will, living up to self-defined values is disciplined, logical and self-sufficient. Striving to accomplish “great work” and needing a certain amount of solitude, Capricorn’s steady focus on reaching goals becomes the shadow expression when workaholism, loneliness or becoming emotionally closed off takes over.
Pluto in Capricorn tightly fused with this New Moon creates emotional edginess where deep, often hidden thoughts and feelings come to the surface. A “moody” Moon phase, this can be uncomfortable, but with commitment to honest psychological examination the potential for deeper self-awareness and increased happiness and well-being is possible. Pluto adds personal power to this lunar phase and your emotional investment in developing solid strategies and setting meaningful goals for future happiness. Individually and collectively, this Plutonian energy requires awareness and responsibility in how it’s expressed or used, especially with others.
Neptune in Pisces expands intuition, inspiration and compassion which softens some of the stress from a Mars Uranus conjunction in Taurus squaring Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn in Aquarius and Pluto and the New Moon in Capricorn. These aspects have the potential for unyielding, sudden defensiveness, frustration and emotional power struggles; individually and collectively. It also provides a compelling activation point for the Jupiter Saturn conjunction and the New Moon to realize something desired through disciplined sustained effort. Be aware of these potentials as you work with this Moon energy in your life and as you are out in the world. In word and action use your power with wisdom and if needed, restraint.
Find quiet solitude turning your focus inward. As you begin this year, what do you feel called to begin or accomplish? Be honest with yourself about your true motivations. Explore options and lean into the feel of them to know what you want or need; ready to give it all you have to achieve tangible satisfying results. With that knowledge, strategize and set your plan. A step by step process framed with determined focus and commitment; your sight locked on your intended outcome.
A complex lunar phase in a complex world compels us to grow, yet reminds us to slow down and deliberate our plans as we strive for greater authenticity. My hope is that this New Moon in Capricorn fortifies you with a renewal of continued responsible effort in a world that still needs it; leading you forward into 2021 with greater personal power, integrity and stability.
If you are interested in knowing where this New Moon in Capricorn falls in your personal birthchart, please send me your birth information. I need mm/dd/yyyy, time of birth am/pm (as exact as possible, birth certificate is best), and city and state of birth.
Be Well ~ Be Love
Many Blessings,
Deborah