New moons are the perfect time to set your intentions for the next cycle. It takes approximately six months for the moon to complete its phase in each zodiacal sign. Our Capricorn New Moon, which will peak at 5:16 AM EST on December 23, ushers us into manifestations consistent with the themes of this ambitious and determined sea-goat. The archetype of Capricorn is all about hard work, and with that comes the requirements of resourcefulness and preparedness. Capricorn lives in the 10th house that rules public status and career. It is ruled by Saturn in the nocturnal, the planet of time and patience. We all know deep down that truly magnificent things take time, they take effort, and they take energy.
December 21, the day of our Winter Solstice, brings us the forth and last seasonal pivot of the year. And as we are just now entering our winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, we may not quite be ready to go all out on a new project or adventure. As it is said, when fisherman can’t go to sea they repair nets. The same goes for this season of our lives, one where we enter into hibernation or conservation mode. We too must take the time to plan out our next course of action.
Medicine for the New Moon
A Reading for the Collective
What do I need to leave behind?
Where am I now?
What am I being initiated into during this new cycle?
We can get caught in negative cycles so easily, and at the same time they can feel so difficult to get out of. Sometimes they are the result of outside forces, and sometimes we are the ones who create the ruts in our lives. The Wheel of Fortune Reversed is the encouragement we all need at times to take this moment as an opportunity to get your life back on track. When we can hold ourselves accountable for certain aspects of our current situation, we can begin to turn the wheel back around and begin again on the path to our true destiny.
There is something to be said about having some interests that you solely do for the love of it, not to make yourself famous or rich, but just because it lights you up on the inside. Honestly that’s kind of what this whole blog is all about – me journaling through my own curiosities and dilemmas. At the same time it is frustrating because I do want it to be successful (i.e. maybe helped someone else not fall into the same pickles that I have found myself in). The Knight of Wands Reversed is that gentle reminder that there are things that are in our control and things that are not. We must learn to focus on what we can do, rather than what we cannot, if we truly want to achieve our goals.
Our emotions have a tendency to get the better of us at times, distorting the reality of the situation. The Queen of Swords advises that we may be wearing our proverbial hearts on our sleeves a bit too much, leaving it open for wounding. This can negatively affect our decision-making skills, as we may hesitate to rock the boat at all for fear of being deemed a cold-hearted bitch. There is a difference between being nice and being kind, between being a doormat and holding your boundaries in order to keep your own peace. Assertiveness doesn’t have to be a cruel game we all play.
A Rune For This Cycle
The tarot card for Capricorn season is the Devil, which represents our shadow side, the one we try to hide from the rest of the world. Nauthiz, the rune of Constraint, takes on the role of aiding us in identifying those dark and repressed sides, the places where our growth may have been stunted. We have a tendency to project those weak spots onto others, when we should in fact be taking those mirrors and turning them right back around at ourselves. Rectification comes before progress. Now is the time to right your relationship with yourself, to take a long, hard look at the ways in which you bring about your own misfortune. Sometimes we are our own worst enemies, and it is in those times that we need the most compassion.
Mad love, Jenna
deck credit: Rider-Waite Tarot Deck, drawn in 1909 by Pamela Colman Smith under direction of Arthur Edward Waite
