NEW MOON @ 1°32” CAPRICORN ︎ SQUARE JUPITER IN ARIES ︎, 23rd DEC 9:17PM (AEDT).

Crone-Maiden Moon. Holy-omened Moon.
Governed by Saturn as the dour Hag of Winter, this lunation is one that evokes reverence, rest, respect. Process over results. Envisioning, retreat & solitude. Fire-gazing, dream-conjuring, discreet planning.

La Lune in ︎Capricorn is reserved & cautious. A Moon in Her detriment. The reasons for this though are far more complex & tender than tired clichès would have us believe.
Inheriting the Centaur’s visionary legacy, our Mergoat carries deep, old bone-and-stone magic & mysticism. Her semiotics have been overwritten, colonised by Crone-fearing Shadows.
︎Capricorn is indeed sober, stoic & melancholic. The Moon here is far from Her Home in Cancer, bearing the silence of Snow. But we need not impose upon Her pagan soul a corporate symbolism.

This NM is a Keeper of our Dreamseeds. If there was ever a potent moment of renewal & enduring change - it is this one. Look to your House of Capricorn ︎ for clues as to what form this may take.

But…with Mercury soon to rx inCapricorn ︎, & Jupiter in ︎ Aries hosted by a Mars rx In Gemini (& full of mischief), this is not yet a time for action.

Our Mergoat Moon knows the wisdom of “cold stratification” - the process by which some seeds require cold to germinate. These seeds freeze & thaw multiple times before sprouting. Self-defense to ensure resilience & survival. If seeds sprout too early (as our ︎Aries Jupiter - full of Spring Fire desires) they would be killed prematurely by the cold.

︎ Capricorn Moon ensures our precious seeds & dreams are nurtured carefully. The roses that bloom abundantly over Cancer ︎Season are linked to Saturn’s exquisite sense of timing & reserve.

With a stellium of Sun, Mercury, Venus & Pluto in Capricorn ︎to welcome our NM, we feel the enduring ethos of the Season setting in as we gather provisions & prepare.
Venus has just made a thrilling trine to Uranus, liberating our romantic impulses. A rebirthed Jupiter in ︎ Aries squaring the NM adds inspirational tension.

As the Moon casts Her wary gaze upon high obsidian mountain peaks, calculating odds, She invites us to dream wildly & plan wisely. We’re offered a blank canvas. Fresh snowfall in a dark forest, just before the dawn.