Capricorn is a striver. This sign loves to climb and achieve. But it couldn't reach its goals without knowing patience. To deepen into the heart of this New Moon, you may wish to cultivate the quality of interiority and receptive waiting that defines Capricorn's patience. One way to do this is to "think like a mountain" and attune to the consciousness of eternity as it is … [Read more...]
Winter Solstice Meditation
The Sun steps slowly into Capricorn at Winter Solstice. On December 21 it stands still before turning North on the horizon. Light, hope, and joy are its themes--it is often imaged as rays of sunlight piercing winter's darkness. The spiritual message of this day is universal: do not despair; something wondrous and new will emerge from any suffering you may have endured this … [Read more...]
Capricorn Full Moon: The Shape of My Heart
Before the Uranus-Pluto square began making matters of life direction (and pretty much everything) tougher to unravel, it was much easier for me to offer Joseph Campbell’s career advice to those clients who were miserable in their professions. “Follow your bliss” I’d say, and point to the major career indicators in the chart: Sun (creative ego), the MidHeaven sign and Tenth … [Read more...]
Capricorn Full Moon: The Business of Taking Care
Astrologers are in a strange business — and so are therapists, doctors, and nannies. By nature, we're caretakers, healers, and helpers, not moguls. In another age, we'd have been retained by the king or by wealthy patrons and wouldn't have needed to charge for our services. But the modern day astrologer has got overhead to meet and no benefactor to write hefty monthly checks … [Read more...]
Capricorn New Moon: Developing Oneness
In her recent book, Finding Your Way in a Wild New World, Martha Beck shares the story of Imaculee Ilibagiza, a Tutsi woman who narrowly escaped slaughter in Rwanda’s horrific genocide. “Along with six other women, Ilibagiza took refuge in the home of a Hutu preacher, who hid them all in a spare bathroom about the size of an enclosed phone booth—for three months. Every day … [Read more...]
