The Pace Picks up as Neptune Stations Direct, Mercury Enters Capricorn and a Full Moon in Gemini

 

The peace and quiet period of last week is over.  December is starting off with a bang.  Venus in Sagittarius opposed Mars in retrograde Gemini in 18 degrees adding a note of tension to relationships and Mercury in Sagittarius didn't exactly help matters when it squared retrograde Neptune in 22 degrees of Pisces on December 1.

On December 3, Neptune wakes up from the nap it began on June 28 in 25 degrees of Pisces and stations direct in 22 degrees of Pisces.  Neptune is a rather nebulous planet and it can be difficult to pin down.  It can literally go either way in terms of creativity, compassion and spirituality being heightened or we can slip back into escapism, illusions and addiction.  False news is still possible and we can't rule out the potential for flooding and unusual weather conditions. But we can definitely Neptune's power to be stronger when it station direct; that is the just the nature of any planet stationing either direct or retrograde.

On December 6, Mercury enters the cardinal earth sign of Capricorn for an extended stay because guess what folks--the year 2022 ends with Mercury stationing retrograde in 24 degrees of Capricorn on December 29. Mercury will be retrograde until January 18, 2023 when it stations direct in 8 degrees of Capricorn.  Mercury will be in Capricorn until February 11, 2023.  I am a bit concerned because when Mercury stations retrograde it will be exactly conjunct my Pluto in Capricorn in my 4th house...

What can we expect when Mercury is in Capricorn? Communication is about to get a lot clearer, practical, realistic and rational.  The quick decisions and view of the big picture with a highly optimistic perspective that characterized Mercury in Sagittarius are gone.  Reality bites now with Mercury in Capricorn as we seek to build ideas and achieve goals.  We are laser focused on the details when  Mercury is in Capricorn.  Just be mindful that the shadow side of Mercury in Capricorn is a tendency to be controlling and have more rigid thinking.

The last Full Moon of 2022 occurs on December 7 in 16 degrees of Gemini.  It is not a Super Full Moon or an eclipse but it can still have quite an impact on us.  For some of us, it might be ending a chapter we began with the New Moon in 9 degrees of Gemini on May 30, 2022.  Think back to what was going on in your life back then and see if anything has reached a sense of completion or if you are ready to release something that is not working for you.  

A Full Moon in Gemini has themes of seeking knowledge, communication and a strong emphasis on choices.  It is the sign of duality, don't forget. There is a great deal of mutable energy in this Full Moon chart: the Sun and Venus are in Sagittarius, the Moon and Mars are in Gemini, and Jupiter and Neptune are in Pisces.  Even the Ascendant for my location is in 12 degrees of Virgo, which is a mutable sign.  The Full Moon is exactly conjunct retrograde Mars in 16 degrees of Gemini, which can bring some explosive and fiery anger--just warning you!  It's quite possible that feelings of anger and resentment from the past could surface, but this is a good opportunity to release them. There will be a desire for more spiritual choices however because the Moon is squaring Neptune in 22 degrees of Pisces.  Mark my words that Neptune in Pisces will be a key player in this Full Moon in Gemini, but it can either play out as highly spiritual or chaotic.  Jupiter is in 29 degrees of Pisces and is still near enough Neptune to either create a magical vibe or generate more pandemonium.  Just try to remember that with a Full Moon in Gemini we do have choices about how we react.  This Full Moon is conjunct my natal Gemini Moon, so it should be interesting...

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