At the beginning of every New Year, the Sun shines bright in the sign of Capricorn, stirring up thoughts and desires to do better than last year. Increasing this feeling of fresh starts and making improvements is the first New Moon of 2024. As the Moon aligns with the Sun in steadfast Capricorn, it sets a cosmic tone of focused determination to realistically define our ambitions and with strategic planning and earnest efforts lay the groundwork for realizing our most meaningful goals.
Capricorn, an earth sign is logical, self-sufficient and strives to build solid resources that bring value and lasting results. With a need for solitude, often attending to personal or professional aspirations, Capricorn’s concentration on work can result in burnout or becoming emotionally closed off. Down time and self-care is invaluable to offset Capricorn’s focus on responsibilities and achievement.
Capricorn is symbolized by the mythical sea-goat; a mountain goat with a fish’s tail. With a forceful will and focus, nothing can stop this creature of great power that masters two worlds; scaling the most perilous peaks and swimming the deepest and largest oceans.
Ruling this Moon phase is Saturn, the planet of self-discipline, requiring us to be actively responsible or deal with the consequences. Currently in the sign of Pisces, Saturn’s lesson is the importance of discipline to our spiritual life, to intuition, creativity and compassion. In aspect to Jupiter in Taurus, Saturn offers the potential to realize a big dream or desire through monumental commitment and effort.
Adding potency to this lunar phase is Pluto in the last degree of Capricorn intensifying our desire to bring forth the best of ourselves. In quiet reflection, recognize the inner authority, strength and resiliency you’ve developed over the years and with integrity and personal empowerment set your sights on a path or goal that fills you with a sense of meaningful purpose; of destiny.
Activating the potential for greater independence and courage as well as stirring up old karmic patterns around relationships, the energies of the North Node in Aries and the South Node in Libra during this New Moon challenge us, yet provide an opportunity for compelling soul growth that with awareness and effort can integrate with our vision and intentions for our future.
Offering opportunities to bring new life to old routines, Uranus, the planet of individuality is in Taurus bringing a flow of supportive energy to this lunar phase. Inviting us to embrace change, Uranus awakens us to apply innovative concepts and methodologies in the pursuit of our most desired goals as well as assisting us in reinventing our ideas of stability and success.
Moving into this year of powerful change with Pluto re-entering Aquarius on January 20th, claiming our individuality becomes more compelling. Working with this New Moon, seek solitude and go deep within to carefully examine your emotions, so that your desire for “great work” and self-mastery align with your deepest truths and values.
During this New Moon in Capricorn, engage your intuition and listen to your heart and soul. Allow yourself to soften, to feel what you need to cultivate the seeds of your greatest potential, that supports your wellbeing, happiness and personal fulfilment and carries you into your future.
Knowing where the New or Full Moon occurs in your birthchart is the best way to understand the effect of this phase personally. If you are interested in knowing where the New Moon in Capricorn occurs in your 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.
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Be Well ~ Be Love
Many Blessings,
Deborah