“Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone’s hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours.”

Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

The notion of hunkering down for the long haul is softened today by a hopeful note of camaraderie. We begin to feel the promise of a group effort. The idea that ‘we’re all in this together’ begins to soften the psychological impact of the strict demand for responsibility and accountability that is beginning to roll into our awareness as Jupiter approaches Capricorn. There are powerful themes of ‘each one teach one’ and a deep understanding of, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” — Matthew 25.

This position of the Moon suggests a desire for clear boundaries and realistic goals. Not much for taking risks in life, you look for safety and security in most everything today. You respect authority and tradition, and you are planning well ahead of the rest of us. You likely won’t have to remind yourself to protect their interests, plan for old age, or keep fall-back money in your bank accounts. These things come naturally to you now.

Calm, cool, and collected, these words sum up Moon in Capricorn. Messy emotions and “leaky” souls are a bit frightening for most during this aspect. Truth is, you can have plenty of mood swings and some dark emotions now and again. You may be quite hard on yourself and would benefit from letting your guard down once in a while. You quickly garner a reputation of being mountains of strength, and you easily hide your sensitivity behind a sarcastic manner.

Now-direct Mercury sextiles methodical and responsible Saturn. You have an opportunity to experience success through your own efforts. Why? It’s about focus. You are neither bothered by outside distractions nor, more importantly, affected by others’ opinions and criticisms. The latter, if constructive, could be helpful, but you’ll know whether they are or not.

Tonight, the Capricorn moon conjoins Pluto, which can trigger personal thoughts quietly percolating in the subconscious. Don’t be surprised if a decision has been brewing, and it’s one you’re excited to reveal.

ASTROLOGICAL SNAPSHOT

 Today is the 333rd day of 2019
22 days until the winter solstice
31 days until 2020

Sun is in Sagittarius
Moon is in Capricorn
Mercury is in Scorpio
Venus is in Capricorn
Mars is in Scorpio
Jupiter is in Sagittarius
Saturn is in Capricorn
Uranus is retrograde in Taurus
Neptune is in Pisces
Pluto is in Capricorn
Chiron is retrograde in Aries