Astrological monthly forecast December 2023
From the end of July 2023, there was a heavenly collaboration between Pluto in Capricorn, Neptune in Pisces and Uranus in Taurus and, reflecting on the intense year 2023, this can be seen as a ray of hope for this polarized and seriously wounded world.
This heavenly connection will remain until the end of December 2023 and paves the way for the transit of Pluto in Aquarius, the age of humanity and peace.
Since 2020, the old worldly system as we knew it, has been collapsing.
Pluto in Capricorn is now at 29º in Capricorn (the anaretic or critical degree) and that process will continue until the end of November 2024, even though Pluto is temporarily in Aquarius from January 22 to September 2, 2024.
On a global level, Pluto’s movement at the extreme limit of Capricorn and beginning of Aquarius means crisis and purification.
This ‘fluctuation’ of Pluto means that we as humanity are in an important transition phase.
Pluto is the cosmic geopolitical wrecking ball.
In the last month of 2023, the fiery and sparkling energy of the Sun and red Warrior Mars in Sagittarius is an indication of high expectations and euphoria.
However, December 2023 is a month of many challenges.
There is a glimmer of hope at the end of December 2023, when the asteroid Chiron in Aries turns direct and the great Benefactor Jupiter turns direct in Taurus from December 31th, 2023.
Mercury goes retrograde in Capricorn and Sagittarius in December 2023….
Mercury’s pre-retrograde shadow started on November 25, 2023 and its post-retrograde shadow only ends on January 20, 2024…
In the first ten days of December 2023, the pre-shadow period of Mercury in Capricorn makes us feel like something is wrong.
In general it feels like we have lost our way, we don’t understand each other well and we don’t seem to find our rhythm.
After a long retrograde period since June 30, 2023 and in the midst of Mercury’s pre-shadow period, Neptune goes direct again from December 6, 2023 at 24º53 in Pisces.
Neptune represents the collective unconscious and in elusive Pisces it is difficult to distinguish reality from fiction in a world where everything is different than it seems.
The shadow period of the retrograde period of Neptune in Pisces lasts until March 26, 2024.
Until then, we remain in the dark and have to take into account distortions of reality due to misleading information, confusion and evasion of responsibilities.
Due to the influence of Neptune in Pisces, we are faced with extreme flooding and shipping traffic problems.
Limitlessness, limitation and boundaries will also be a recurring theme with Saturn in Pisces, such as raising and breaking down boundaries and transgressive behavior.
Venus in Scorpio will oppose retrograde Jupiter in Taurus on December 10, 2023, and this realistic opposition can shake us out of the dream and curb optimism.
On December 12, 2023, the last New Moon of 2023 will fall at 20º40 in the fire sign Sagittarius.
The last New Moon of 2023 is a bright light in dark times and gives us a sense of confidence that everything will turn out well in the end.
Read more about this New Moon in Sagittarius under NEWS on this website!
The fourth and final Mercury retrograde of this year is from December 13, 2023 at 8º28 in pragmatic Capricorn and ends on January 1, 2024 at 22º16 in visionary Sagittarius.
From the darkness, Mercury brings us back into the Light.
Capricorn symbolizes the administrative body, authority, hierarchy, the executive factor.
Mercury was also retrograde in Capricorn at the beginning of January 2023, so unresolved issues from early 2023 about structure, authority and work still require resolution.
Given that Mercury rules communication, writing or speaking, there may be technological problems and misunderstandings and decision-making, negotiations, appointments, transportation and travel plans can go wrong.
It is advisable not to make hasty decisions or make ill-considered commitments during this period.
From December 6 to December 19, 2023 we can see the annual Geminids Meteor Shower again!
On December 13 and 14, 2023, 120 multicolored meteors will be observable per hour!
These “shooting stars” consist of debris from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, which was discovered in 1982. The Geminids owe their name to the constellation Gemini, but in true Gemini style, these shooting stars can appear anywhere in the sky.
On December 23, 2023, the Sun enters Capricorn and marks the beginning of the new astrological year. The Winter Solstice.
The first day of Winter for the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of Summer (Summer Solstice) for the Southern Hemisphere.
It is the festival of Yule, the festival of the short day and the longest night.
The Winter Solstice coincides with the peak of the annual Ursidian Meteor Shower in the constellation Ursa Minor.
This meteor shower can be seen annually from December 17 to December 25 and shows 5 to 10 shooting stars per hour. These are dust particles that come from the comet Tuttle, which was discovered in 1790.
On December 27, 2023, the last Full Moon of 2023 will fall in the water sign Cancer.
This is the second Full Moon in Cancer this year, because there was also a Full Moon in Cancer on January 6, 2023. The process of transformation will come to the fore strongly with this Full Moon. From Dark to Light.
The theme of this emotionally charged Full Moon is regaining balance. The Full Moon of December 27, 2023 forms a trine to Saturn in Pisces, so this is the time to make an informed decision.
What is now revealing itself with the Full Moon can be seen as a preview of 2024.
Read more about this Full Moon and its influence on the zodiac signs under NEWS on this website!
The Full Moon in Cancer on December 27, 2023 can be a turning point on the threshold of 2024. From that moment on there will be a change in thinking and acting.
In the last week of December 2023, red Warrior Mars in Sagittarius forms a tension square with Neptune in Pisces and that is an aspect of mental fog and confusion.
What now? Where do go from here? What do we believe in?
Mars in Fire and Neptune in Water, which gives steam and fog, so it seems we are lost.
It’s time for change.
On December 27, 2023, asteroid Chiron in Aries turns direct. Chiron symbolizes our collective soul wound.
Due to the influence of Plutoid Eris in Aries (Pluto’s sister), the truth is exposed through confrontation. Eris is near the North Node and Chiron in Aries and that is why there is a personal and global struggle for justice and truth.
Because of Chiron in Aries it still feels like you have to prove yourself, fight for your right and for who or whatever you are. At the same time collective taboos and pain points from the past have to be taken into account.
The direct movement of Chiron into Aries creates awareness of self-expression and a balance is found between the ego and the desire for connection.
The beautiful entry of Venus into fiery Sagittarius from December 30, 2023 opens the door to idealism and optimism. In Sagittarius, Venus only wants the very best!
On the very last day of 2023, on December 31, 2023, a major event will take place.
The Great Benefactor Jupiter turns direct into Taurus, just in time to festively usher in the year 2024.
The year of Pluto in Aquarius.
Pluto shifts to Aquarius from January 22, 2024 to September 2, 2024, but returns retrograde to Capricorn for the very last time from September 3, 2024.
From November 20, 2024, the Pluto era in Aquarius really begins.
This historic astrological event marks the official beginning of a new awakening for humanity, the new dawn, a shift in consciousness.
The birth of a new world for everything and everyone.
Humanity is increasingly realizing that we need each other.
Love and justice for all living things is what the world needs to survive.
Peace comes primarily from within, from the heart.
As long as there is no peace in our heart, there can never be peace in the world.
The year 2024 is a transition year, so the plutonic wrecking ball will continue to do its work for the time being.
With great gratitude for your trust in the past year, I wish all loyal readers a very happy New Year and an inspiring and loving 2024.
With love,
Marlies Goovers
Goovers Counseling and Advice
