New Moon Capricorn
Thursday, December 22
6-7:15 pm PST
All Salome events are hosted online.
A link for the live event will be sent a day in advance & a recording will be sent following.
This year closes and the new one begins with a Grand Cardinal Cross. In the early degrees of Capricorn, the New Moon opposes Cancer at the Midheaven (MC)—both Cardinal signs—and also squares Jupiter in spring’s cardinal sign of Aries, opposite the autumnal cardinal sign Libra ascending.
Theosophist Alice Bailey, in her book, Esoteric Astrology, discusses the three Grand Crosses: Mutable/Fixed/Cardinal.
“This is the Cross [of the Risen Christ] whereon: a. … the spirit is crucified . . .. an exalted stage of consciousness; b. it is pre-eminently the Cross of Initiation and of ‘beginnings’; c. it is the Cross of the ‘widespread arms, the open heart and the higher mind’; d. the energies … blend with ‘the Light of the seven solar systems’ of which our solar system’ is one.”
Whew!
The Saturn/Uranus square—authority/rebel dance—is now in the rearview mirror. Mars continues its retrograde into 2023, delaying progress and creating frustration and dissent worldwide. Pluto in Capricorn continues to undermine systems.
All in all, an important time to remember the light inside the dark. Bailey’s occult mantra, called The Great Invocation:
Let the Forces of Light bring illumination to mankind.
Let the Spirit of Peace be spread abroad.
May men of goodwill everywhere meet in a spirit of cooperation.
May forgiveness on the part of all men be the keynotes at this time.
Let power attend the efforts of the Great Ones.
So let it be, and help us to do our part.
Note: If you have a copy of your own horoscope, it will be possible to trace these currents to your own experiences. For more information on reading your own natal chart, you can purchase the recording of How to Read Your Own Horoscope 101.
About Carol Ferris
Carol Ferris is a full-time consulting astrologer, teacher, and private tutor of astrology with four decades of experience. She completed her MA in Interdisciplinary Studies at Marylhurst University. The title of her thesis, The Sky's Body: Constellations and Medicine reflects her ongoing interest in nature-based medicine and governance thinking of the ancient Near East and Chinese philosophers and astrologers. Carol's work with the multivalent symbols of astrology is interwoven into work with dreams and active imagination. Over the years, Carol has seen these two frameworks —astrological mapping and Jungian imagery —as mutually beckoning guides to understand how all life, in its exquisite specificity, rises from a unified field.
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Online Attendance: A link for this salon will be emailed to all registrants within 24 hours of the event. Household members are welcome to join for the single login.
Recordings: A video will be emailed to all registrants within 24 hours of the event. All New Moon Salon recordings expire after one month.
Scholarships & Discounts: If finances would prevent you from joining us, please send an email with a short note. No questions asked. We would love for you to be able to join.