Venus was square to Uranus this morning, and if your social plans were disrupted last night, this would be the reason.\u00a0 Perhaps you are in a different location than you’d planned.\u00a0 Perhaps snow or strikes took matters out of your hands.\u00a0 So your mind may be holding two realities: the one you had planned, and the actual one you find yourself in.\u00a0 As we look forward to tomorrow’s much-hailed conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune, we may be confused about how much we have achieved.\u00a0 We are certainly in confusion about how much has been achieved by the Copenhagen Conference on climate change, which began at the beginning of the third phase of the triple-conjunction of Jupiter-Neptune-Chiron (the planets argued as to who would have top billing and Jupiter won).\u00a0 We are told that an essential beginning step has been made, and after all it isn’t easy for a whole world to agree on something.\u00a0 We hear all sorts of scientific arguments about climate change, which baffle those of us who aren’t scientifically savvy.\u00a0 And we hear that there won’t be another conference for another year.\u00a0 It does all have an air of confusion, which is an element of the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction.\u00a0 Let’s hope for clearer information in 2010.\u00a0 At lunchtime today (UK time) Mars goes retrograde, which could mean more disruption, of a different kind.\u00a0 If you have been rushing round like a headless chicken trying to complete your pre-Christmas chores you may come skidding to a halt, like a cartoon cat chasing a mouse who has suddenly given him the slip.\u00a0 You may need to slow down, take the rest of the day off, and re-orientate yourself to your prey (which may be as diverse as the local supermarket Quorn section, or the location of your karmic mission).\u00a0 It won’t do you any harm.\u00a0 Enjoy the wintry view from the window.\u00a0 Give some thought to your plans for the next few days.\u00a0 Tomorrow (Monday 21st) is the crucial day (apart from Christmas Day itself).\u00a0 Not only does Jupiter conjunct Neptune on that day but other planetary aspects contribute to making this a productive and important day.\u00a0 Venus sextiles Jupiter and makes it an excellent time to invite the neighbours round for drinks and nibbles.\u00a0 Venus sextile Jupiter provides the anticipation and enthusiasm we need to get through this pre-Christmas period.\u00a0 It can also be the silly season – I bought a lovely pink Christmas hat from the Co-op last week which will go down a treat.\u00a0 Inject a sense of fun and lightheartedness into your planning – you will be pleased that you did, when the physical and emotional work of Christmas begins.\u00a0 Those little touches such as the silver party poppers might just make the grumpy old codger in the corner smile…But it’s all part of the journey, and the journey is the goal.\u00a0 Venus also sextiles Neptune, bringing in the spiritual dimension, and particularly the devotional\u00a0 element of whichever religion or religions you practise – be it the divine child of Christianity or the bhakti yoga of Hinduism or both if you are a Universalist.\u00a0 It is kind and gracious of Venus to be the warm-up act for Jupiter and Neptune’s conjunction tomorrow, and adds a touch of human and personal warmth to the event.\u00a0 This conjunction is the culmination of the triple conjunction activities from May this year, and is the ultimate union of religion (Jupiter) and spirituality (Neptune), a sublime combination which may touch the hearts of agnostics.\u00a0 Although they may call it something else, humanity or nature.\u00a0 But it will still mean something to everyone.\u00a0 The Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice) later tomorrow, so it is also a pagan celebration.\u00a0 As far as seasonal greetings from the Universe goes, it is exceptional.\u00a0 There is a strong element of compassion and charity about it, and you may find yourself opening your purse and handing out more than you intended to the Big Issue seller on the street.\u00a0 It generates random acts of kindness and generosity, and if you are Scroogelike, you can skip to the redeemed and reformed character at the end of the story.\u00a0 What you do tomorrow can speak volumes, so go the extra mile.\u00a0 So there you have the spirit of the week, and Christmas Eve (Thursday 24th) begins the letter or practice.\u00a0 The Sun conjuncts Pluto, and you are bound to be thoughtful on that day.\u00a0 After all, there are absent friends and relatives to consider, and you know that there have had to be economies, and things are difficult for many people.\u00a0 You may be contemplating Christmas very differently from even one year ago.\u00a0 The arrangements you have made may not be ideal, but reflect only what has been possible.\u00a0 Saturn in Libra squaring Pluto in Capricorn lately has resulted in some difficult choices, and for some losses.\u00a0 The Sun conjunct Pluto brings a determination to make this a meaningful Christmas, one which brings out the joy of life without belittling the suffering.\u00a0 Venus enters Capricorn on Christmas Day itself (Friday 25th), which softens and warms this seasonal sign, but at the same time leaves the extravert sign of Sagittarius to contemplate the loneliness of the human condition.\u00a0 It can be a gregarious time, but the individuality can also make\u00a0 it a solitary experience.\u00a0 Each person needs to be acknowledged and honoured for who they are, and in the words of the Gestalt prayer:<\/p>\n
“I do my thing and you do your thing…I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, And you are not in this world to live up to mine.\u00a0 You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it’s beautiful.\u00a0 If not, it can’t be helped.” ~ Fritz Perls<\/em><\/p>\n This is reinforced by the message of Sun squaring Saturn later on in the day, presents unwrapped and Quorn turkey slices demolished.\u00a0 There may be a longing in the heart for things to be a different way, but acceptance of what is is the only option.\u00a0 Boxing Day (Saturday 26th) brings a Mercury retrograde situation.\u00a0 You can’t expect public transport on Boxing Day anyway, so unless you are travelling by car or on your bike, it’s a case of staying and facing the music.\u00a0 I am hoping that Bob Dylan’s CD “Christmas in the Heart” is in my Christmas stocking: it has a nice mixture of\u00a0 elements to contribute to a holistic experience – Christianity, Jewishness, Charity, Nostalgia, Humour and more…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Venus was square to Uranus this morning, and if your social plans were disrupted last night, this would be the reason.\u00a0 Perhaps you are in a different location than you’d planned.\u00a0 Perhaps snow or strikes took matters out of your hands.\u00a0 So your mind may be holding two realities: the one you had planned, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astrology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}