This Week’s General Astrology Forecast
The week starts off with the Last Quarter Waning Moon in Libra. This is a major release point for letting go old energies, including 2018 energies, in preparation for the New Year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019!!
Please note there are upcoming changes to the AER service. In the New Year of 2019 there will be a paid membership subscription service available. A FREE version of AER will continue to be published weekly. Details will be announced in an upcoming issue of AER.
BEST MONEY DAYS this week are December 31st, January 1st*and 4th.
Best Money Days are days when the collective celestial events bring greater than usual opportunities. This may not translate into direct and immediate cash in your pocket, but potential for increase in your future prospects. Of course when these days are talking harmoniously with your personal stars the increase multiplies exponentially.
Find out more in today’s Astro Energy Report (AER).
Be sure to check out the Best Essential Oils to use this week, Void of Course Moon Phases and Meaning of the 12 Houses and degrees (below). Looking up what house planets are activated helps you have greater insight about where things are happening in your life and how they may affect you.
WORLD CLOCK TIME ZONE CONVERTER find out what time celestial events are happening in your part of the world.
BEST ESSENTIAL OILS
Best oils to use this week are those that help you stay relaxed and grounded, strong and resilient.
I recommend the essential oil:
Himalayan Cedarwood (Cedrus deodora)
- GC/MS Tested 100% Pure and Natural.
- Fortifying effect on the mind and emotions.
- Useful for skin, hair and scalp conditions.
- Popular cellulite treatment.
- One of most grounding and stabilizing oils in aromatherapy.
- Used extensively in the perfume industry.
- Promotes self esteem and courage.
- Traditionally used to keep moths out of woolen clothing.
Astro Energy Report Highlights
All dates are at exact peak of intensity when energies begin to culminate and wane. You may actually feel the energies several hours or even days or weeks (in the case of eclipses) before the Celestial Peak, Crest of the Wave, so to speak. If you have personal planets or points within 1-2º orb of an aspect that’s occurring between planets then you will feel that celestial event more strongly.
December 29th – Last Quarter Waning Moon at 7° 36’ Libra, exact 1:34am. Square Saturn in Capricorn and Sextile Jupiter in Sagittarius. Today is great for releasing the past and making adjustments in preparation for the coming New Year. Out with the old power base to make room for a new inner drive to surface. The Quarter Moon’s Sextile to Jupiter helps you to expand your possibilities. Have you been holding back or feeling restricted in some way? Today there may come an opportunity to open up your playing field.
December 31st – Mars enters Aries. Have you been feeling lazy the past six weeks? If the area of your life where Mars is located in Pisces has been sluggish then things will begin to pick up. Or, if there’s been some sort of confusion or frustration in this “Piscean” area of your life then things will begin to resolve themselves.
Since Mars is the natural ruler of Aries, the house of energy and taking action, get ready for increased motivation. The area where Aries is located in your chart is set to get a major re-boot. Your drive to get things done can increase dramatically over the next six weeks (until February 14th). It’s a great time for implementing your New Year’s resolutions! Getting back into shape at the gym or starting any kind of exercise or diet plan has better than usual odds for success.
January 1st – The Sun at 11° Capricorn Conjuncts Saturn. When the Sun and Saturn are Conjunct you can feel stronger and more stable that usual. Your emotions hold less sway over you during these times. You may feel more serious about your objectives. This aspect coupled with Mars entering Aries gives you staying power to see things through.
January 3rd – Mercury at 29° Sagittarius Trines Uranus in Aries. Uranus is Station, about to go Direct on January 6th at 12:26pm PT. When a planet is station it exerts more influence on the celestial events at hand. There’s tremendous energy coming to the surface to help you make dramatic changes in 2019.
We are in our first Eclipse Tide of 2019. The Eclipse energies have been brewing to bring about change since the first of December for you. You may have noticed some changes afoot? Well, now they are eminent. The dam’s about to burst.
January 4th – Sun at 14° Capricorn Sextiles Neptune in Pisces. A lovely aspect for bringing your dreams into focus. The energies constellating suggest you are determined to do what’s necessary to realize your heart’s desires. The Sun is still within orb of Conjunction to Saturn which strengthens and stabilizes the forces at play.
Same day Mercury ingresses into the sign of Capricorn where he will transit for about 3 weeks until January 23rd. Mercury in Capricorn is literally a head for business. Your mind will be focused on success in your career and professional life. You’ll be hard at work implementing your ideas.
Tomorrow January 5th we have our First Solar New Moon Eclipse of 2019 at 15° 25’ Capricorn, exact 5:28pm PT. More on the Capricorn Solar Eclipse next week.
Mercury Retrograde 2019 Dates
- March 5th Mercury Stations Retrograde at 29° 36’ Pisces (water sign).
- March 28th, Mercury Stations Direct at 16° 6’ Pisces (water sign).
- July 7th Mercury Stations Retrograde at 4° 25’ Leo (fire sign).
- July 31st, Mercury Stations Direct at 23° 57’ Cancer (water sign).
- October 31st Mercury Stations Retrograde at 27° 37’ Scorpio (water sign).
- November 20th Mercury Stations Direct at 11º 38’ Scorpio (water sign).
In 2019 Mercury Retrograde occurs primarily in water signs.
The air over water combination of elements can make for high seas and turbulent emotions. Certain essential oils can be especially helpful for unstable or extreme emtional states during the 2019 Mercury Retrograde cycles.
Find out my recommendations for the best essential oils to use this year, along with a Mercury Retrograde Formula for you to try in my article,
Read my article, Mercury Retrograde Dates for 2019 – Essential Oils to Use.
2019 Eclipse Dates
January 5th, exact at 5:20pm PT – 15° 25′ Capricorn New Moon Solar Eclipse.
January 20th, exact at 9:16pm PT – 0° 52′ Leo Supermoon Full Moon Lunar Eclipse.
July 2nd, exact at 12:16pm PT – 10° 38′ Cancer New Moon Solar Eclipse.
July 16th, exact at 2:38pm PT – 24° 4′ Capricorn Full Moon Lunar Eclipse.
December 25th, exact at 9:13pm PT – 4° 7′ Capricorn New Moon Solar Eclipse.
Stay tuned for more about the 2019 Eclipse seasons.
2019 Supermoon and Blue Moon Dates
January 20th, exact at 9:16pm PT – 0° 52′ Leo Supermoon Full Moon Lunar Eclipse.
February 19th, exact at 7:54am PT – 0° 42′ Virgo Supermoon Full Moon.
May 18th, exact 2:11pm PT – 27° 39′ Scorpio Blue Moon Full Moon (If a season has four full moons, then the third full moon may be called a Blue Moon, according to the old Maine Farmer’s Almanac).
VOID OF COURSE MOON PERIODS
The moon represents your emotional needs. Your emotions fluctuate with the moon as it moves through its 28-day cycle around the zodiac from new moon to full and back to new. Notice how the moon’s placement in the zodiac affects your mood and emotions. Essential oils can help stabilize your mind and emotions. Generally earthy scents have the most harmonizing and stabilizing effects on the emotions.
Void of Course Moon periods are great for taking it easy and going with the flow of events and completing projects. During Void of Course Moons your emotional body is going through a period of processing and integrating your recent experiences. You naturally clear out your emotions during these periods. Doing things that helps with this natural process are especially helpful now, i.e. relaxation, yoga, movement, hot baths with sea salts and essential oils, focused breathing.
Void of Course Moon Phases are not good for starting new projects, or launching new ventures, or having meetings (if you want to achieve anything), or signing contracts and making agreements as it’s less likely anything will come of any agreement, or it will be sluggish and slow to start.
For your New and Full Moon Rituals make sure the Moon is not Void of Course and in aspect to another celestial body when doing your ritual for best results.
- December 30th we have a 2+ hour Void of Course Moon from 2:53pm PT to 5:23pm PT when the Libra Moon enters the sign of Scorpio.
- January 1st we have a 9+ hour Void of Course Moon from 2:26pm PT until 0:58am PT on January 2nd when the Scorpio Moon enters the sign of Sagittarius.
- January 4th we have a 1+ hour Void of Course Moon from 9:41am PT to 10:55am PT when the Sagittarius Moon enters the sign of Capricorn.
MEANING OF THE 12 HOUSES
Look to where a planet is located in your own astrology chart to find out what area of your life things are happening.
If you don’t know what area a planet is located look to find what house it rules for insights about how it might affect you.
GENERALLY the degrees in each house represent the following:
1-9º Formative Development
10-19º Integration life lessons
20-29º Lessons in Mastery
1st house (ruled by Aries/Mars) – physical persona, personality, how others see you
1-9º Physical Body
10-19º Self
20-29 º Early Environment
2nd house (ruled by Taurus/Venus) – personal possessions, self worth, net worth
1-9º Money
10-19º Possessions
20-29º Earning ability
3rd house (ruled by Gemini/Mercury) – communication, neighborhood, siblings
1-9º Brothers
10-19º Sisters
20-29º Short journeys & Communication
4th house (ruled by Cancer/Moon) – home, family, early childhood, roots, emotional conditioning
1-9º Home
10-19º Support
20-29º End of life
5th house (ruled by Leo/Sun) – children, creativity, fun, romance, investments
1-9º Social life
10-19º Pleasure
20-29º Children
6th house (ruled by Virgo/Mercury) – health, service, work, habits, routines, lifestyle
1-9º Work
10-19º Service
20-29º Health
7th house (ruled by Libra/Venus) – relationships, contacts, agreements
1-9º Open opposition
10-19º Public relations
20-29º Partnerships
8th house (ruled by Scorpio/Mars (old ruler)/Pluto (new ruler) – death, rebirth, inheritance, how others value you, depth psychology, dreams
1-9º Taxes & Debt
10-19º Regeneration
20-29º Death
9th house (ruled by Sagittarius/Jupiter) – higher education, foreign travel, self discovery, philosophy & religion, publishing
1-9º Higher Education
10-19º Law
20-29º Long trips
10th house (ruled by Capricorn/Saturn) – career, vocation, titles, marriage, awards, recognition
1-9º Authority
10-19º Profession
20-29º Status
11th house (ruled by Aquarius/Saturn (old ruler)/Uranus (new ruler) – group associations, friendship, community, rainbow bridge, humanitarianism
1-9º Friends
10-19º Hopes
20-29º Dreams & Wishes
12th house (ruled by Pisces/Jupiter (old ruler)/Neptune (new ruler) – collective unconscious, hospitals, mental institutions, unconscious mind, karmic patterns, family lineage, emotional memories, solitude, retreats
1-9º Limitations
10-19º Secret Opposition
20-29º Self Undoing
Well, there you have the key Astro Energy Highlights I see happening for you this week.
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