New Moon in Sagittarius 2023

Today, the last New Moon of 2023 takes place in the sign of Sagittarius. A few hours later, Mercury goes retrograde till January 2024. Mercury will move forward at 22 degrees of Sagittarius. If you have any planets or points between 18 and 25 degrees of Mutable signs (Gemini, Sagittarius, Virgo, and Pisces) you will be feeling these transformative energies. Mercury will travel through the signs of Capricorn and Sagittarius activating these areas of our Astrological Chart. Pay attention to what comes up for you this week and during the Mercury Retrograde that lasts till early January 2024.

The New Moon brings an opportunity to seed hope in our future. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign, that seeks to teach us inspiration, vision, and optimism. It is the last of the fire signs and its symbol is an archer, with an arrow that points to the heavens. We are being asked to look at the greater picture of our lives and to focus on the future. What kind of future are you wanting for yourself? What kind of future are we creating collectively? Mercury retrograde is asking us to take a deep, introspective look at where we are headed. Mercury in Capricorn looks at the concrete facts, it gets real about life…what are you needing to get real about? What are the concrete facts? Look at your life realistically and as the arrow of Sagittarius points to the future, create wisely and consciously.  Sagittarius teaches us wisdom, truth, and hope and gives us insight into the greater vision for humanity. Life is a tapestry of experiences, each experience a lesson, an opportunity to be greater than ourselves. What are you doing with your life? What are you doing with this precious opportunity?

The New Moon squares Neptune. Neptune turned direct a couple of days ago, so its energy is freshly influencing this New Moon. A square tends to bring out the more stress-inducing energies of a planet….but sometimes we need stress to get ourselves moving…Neptune is the fog that keeps us from clarity. Neptune is energies in the collective that keep you distracted, that hide the truth, that keep you going in circles. Jupiter in Taurus is the planet that rules this New Moon. Jupiter in Taurus is about holding on to truth, listening to our instincts, and remaining grounded despite the Neptunian energies in the world around us. The square to the New Moon is the challenge…How are you keeping yourself distracted? How are you hiding from the truth in your heart? How are you going in circles? The answer is to stop…to ground…to open your eyes to the arrow of Sagittarius and look to your Higher Self…the highest expression of who you can be at any moment in time…the answer, is to free yourself. You are free. Free to do and be anything you want. This New Moon invites you to realize that. Take the opportunity. The energy of the New Moon will be felt again in early January…When we start a new threshold, a new year, a new beginning…what will you begin? The clock is ticking…the time is now.

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