CURRENT MOON moon info

New Moon in Sagittarius

December 9, 2007

New Moons are times of new beginnings, planting new seeds and of setting new intentions. This New Moon is especially dynamic as not only are the Sun and Moon in Sagittarius, but also Mercury, Jupiter Pluto and the major asteroid Juno. For Sagittarius the search for truth, meaning and discovering new horizons is what the astral Archer is aiming towards. Jupiter, the ruling planet of Sagittarius conjoins Pluto (lord of the underworld) invites us to dig beneath the surface for new revelations so the truth can be told. This New Moon is an excellent time to overhaul negative belief patterns. "If you start to think the problem is 'out there' stop yourself. That thought is the problem".

Jupiter and Pluto just passed over the Galactic Center at 26 degrees, 56 minutes of Sagittarius and on  December 18, the Sun makes it's annual journey ver the Galactic Center which continues to bring new  breakthroughs and discoveries. Also, on December 18, Jupiter makes it's ingress into Capricorn and  will stay there until January 5, 2009. The last time Jupiter went into Capricorn was from January 1  1996 until January of 1997. This cycles coincided with many limits placed on govement social services  such as welfare reform. This is a reality check that wasteful (Jupiter) government spending has long  term consequences that will affect future generations. The up side is that while Jupiter in Sag wants  give speeches about lets say for example, hunger children, Jupiter in Capricorn wants to build a center  that feeds the hungry. Jupiter is the vision and Capricorn is let's 'get err done' !

 Jupiter deals with truth, Pluto deals with things that are hidden or buried. Just a few days ago a new  government report revealed that the Bush administration has totally exaggerated (Jupiter) the threat  of Iran's nuclear capacity. Today the CIA was exposed as it burned video tapes of interrogating so  called enemy combatants which included water boarding. Truth is always the first casualty of War.  With Jupiter entering Capricorn on the 18th, and Saturn goes retrograde on the 19th suggests that  government structures/contractors (Blackwater) may be examined more closely and be held for serious  accountability. Jupiter in Capricorn will be the first trigger for setting off the cardinal squares that  will form between Pluto in Capricorn, Saturn in Libra and Uranus in Aries between 2008 and 2012 !

Mars in Cancer coincided with the Major fire damage to hundred of homes in California and as Mars  continues to go retrograde (slow burn) until January 30, 2008, the sub-prime mortgage crisis remains  a major issue, and as Mars (retro) crosses and recrosses the Jupiter/Venus conjunction in Cancer in  the USA Chart is another indicator of serious trouble in the financial (Jupiter/Venus) and in the  housing sector. Mars in Cancer inconjuncts (150 degrees) Chiron in Aquarius. This transit is potentially  a huge healing for all Americans, as they are deeply challenged to remember their original ideals and  Values. Both Cancer and Aquarius have to do with family. Cancer is the blood family and Aquarius is  our social or tribal family. I once read somewhere "that unless you have a home that heals your soul,   you will never heal". Let the healing begin !

The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon reads: Children playing on the Beach, their heads protected by   Sunbonnets. It is a symbol of Protection. Could this mean divine protection (Sagittarius) ? Mercury   conjuncts Pluto on the 19th you may come up with information not visible to the rest of the world. You   know what's important now, and what needs to be eliminated. Let go of toxic thoughts ! Mercury is the   only God (messenger of the gods) to travel into Pluto's realm (underworld) and emerge safely. Those    who have Mercury angular or strongly placed in their charts are said to "walk between two worlds".

The Full Moon takes place this month on the 23rd at 2 degrees of Cancer. The Moon deals with   emotional healing and this is a good time to invite love, nurturing and reconciliation especially with   family members. Cancer's greatest gift is attending to the need of others over their own essential   needs. Since Cancer is the Maternal nuturer archetype, nurturing the nurturer is a precious gift that   we may give back to our caregivers, a gift often forgotten.   

Reference:  Stephanie Austin   Lisa Dale