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Capricorn New Moon Offers an Intense Start to the New Year
The astrology of January 11 — January 17
Word for the week
Get your head in the game for the fight. Now.
Three things
- Ask yourself how good you are with sticking something out. You’ll need that skill moving forward.
- Be observant. Remain curious. Document everything.
- Communication is going to be paramount. Watch out for how censorship plays out in our culture.
Moons of the week
Don’t forget to record how you feel as the moon changes signs. In a month or two, you will see a pattern. Take note!
- Moon enters Capricorn — January 11 at 7:30 a.m. CT
- Moon enters Aquarius — January 13 at 10:44 a.m. CT
- Moon enters Pisces — January 15 at 4:17 p.m. CT
Summary of the week
The week begins on an intense note as Mercury (in Aquarius) joins up with Jupiter on Monday morning, blasting the dust off of our minds. This will result in lots of discussion about human rights, the morals and ideals we live by, technology, data, intelligence, and various extremist groups. Although this transit can produce overthinking and be overwhelming, it’s great for brainstorming innovative business, commercial, and social justice ideas. Our mental processes are on a million, and we’re able to think with laser focus. Speaking of which, while choosing the causes you want to fight for, stick to two to three things — again, we’re not looking to overwhelm ourselves. This is when we get grounded in the big picture of humanity and our place in it. This transit can help people become more intellectually open or closed. This is when we become aware of the distribution of power, plus a hint of detachment to help us make decisions on how to proceed.
Later that morning, Mercury and Jupiter collaborate with Chiron (in Aries), which helps us learn how to transmute our rage into actions that benefit the greater good and ourselves in a humane way. This transit also begs the question, how has too much individualism hurt the collective and our…
