Astrology: Winter Solstice, Wednesday December 21, 2022

Impulse and Action

 

For the Autumn equinox, it was forecasted: 

 

There can be tension experienced as our needs for freedom and spontaneity seem to clash with a need for structure and stability.  There may be an overly optimistic tendency to avoid problems, warning signs, along with some impatience. Unconscious fears, obsessive tendencies, paranoid suspicions can reach a crisis point of outbursts and meltdowns. On the positive side, there is a sharp, smart, communicative, sociable energy. There is also a strong potential for empowerment, resolve, insightful discoveries, and deep transformation.  

 

There were several political events that could be said to fit aspects of the forecast. In Iran there were mass protests by women sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman arrested by morality police. In Haiti, political instability has seen the increase of violent gang control. In Peru, protests erupted after the impeachment of Pedro Castillo after he tried to dissolve Congress. In Tibet, there have been protests against China's strict Covid lockdown measures. In Ukraine, local forces have made progress in repelling Russian occupiers, at a moment near the Oct 25 Solar Eclipse and also the November 7 Lunar Eclipse. Some unexplained incidents occurred, such as a bridge in Crimea being sabotaged, and in Russia, Darya Dugina, daughter of Russian traditionalist, Aleksandr Dugin, was assassinated. 

The Winter solstice chart is less intense that the fall one, but has a few rambunctious aspects and a few more flamboyant ones.

Venus trine Uranus  

Creative inspiration can be had now. Offbeat, pleasant attitudes are appreciated, noticed, and even adored. People are more willing to socialize. This is a good time for financial undertakings involving electronics, technology, the internet, metaphysics, and the arts, as well as group activities.

Mercury sextile Neptune Intuition runs high. Sensitive artistically,  imagination is stirred, and an increased appreciation for subtleties. Inspired and able to inspire others with words; thinking is fanciful; a good time for artistic or literary projects.   

Moon opposition Mars

 Acting on impulse; temperamental and touchy; ruled by passions now; domestic squabbles. Overly hasty or rash actions taken now could rebound on you.  Healthy risk-taking could simply help to break the routine and get out of a rut.

Sun square Jupiter  

A tendency to wastefulness, as well as faulty decision-making due to over-optimism or arrogance. Jupiter is infusing a boost to ego at this time, and one has to know how to handle it.

At the Solstice, Jupiter re-enters Aries continuing its transit from December 20, 2022 to May 16, 2023. Jupiter in Aries encourages to embrace the inner pioneer, believe in ourselves, make opportunities and expands awareness of our personal courage and enterprising nature.

The Jupiter sextile Pluto aspect from May 3rd has moved back into fairly close orb. A time for discovering our ambitions and motivations, a time to improve, grow, and bring something to the next level. There is increased influence, faith, and insight.  Good for taking steps to better ourselves, solving long-standing problem or capitalizing upon an unrecognized resource.

Summary

The next semester should be less intense than the previous, but a passionate combative tendency remains. There could a fair amount of strange, surprising events, with a good share of light-hearted moments, possibly leading to creative, positive solutions.

The difficult Saturn-Uranus square will have faded by the end of January 2023.  On March 7, Saturn enters Pisces. On March 24th, Pluto enters Aquarius, so the Spring equinox could see significant developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and this period of passage itself could be quite tumultuous. Overall, it can be considered to be the beginning of the more optimistic aspects of the Jovian decade of the Jupiter-Saturn cycle.

References 

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