Stars Over Puna December 2023
The Holidays and Making the Most of It
December opens with a Full Moon phase in progress. Illumination and a hopeful attitude take us into the shortest days of light. After Thanksgiving feasting and Black Friday Shopping sales, we need to step back and curb the extravagance. Mercury, the planet of mental processes and commerce enters the sober sign of Capricorn on December 1 and right away harmoniously connects with Saturn, ruler of the sign and overlord of rules and regulations, master of limitation. This gives us the urge to prep and plan.
Time to be cautious and prepared for breakdowns in the flow of shipped goods, and restrictions caused by supply chain problems due to weather and other unforeseen issues typical of winter. Saturn is moving in direct motion again through Pisces, the sign of water, activating themes of imagination and mystery, just as it did on March 8, 2023. Saturn’s cycle is 28-30 years and represents a generational theme that tends to be inclusive and blended.
There are some ideas currently accepted that you would find were the issues of conflict thirty years ago, such as racially and gender-blended families. This perspective of Saturn can show how the traditional hard rules of society are worn away by the “tides of time”.
December blends the themes of Sagittarius: gregarious and inclusive, with Capricorn: protective and exclusive. The Moon’s last aspect is a trine to Pluto, the power of domination, in the last degree of Capricorn. The end of the year gives us pause to remember what has been accomplished and what has been lost or sacrificed.
The New Moon midday on December 12 has Sun and Moon in Sagittarius in aspect of adjustment and compromise with Uranus, planet of radical revolution and change. Mercury, ruler of Gemini, stations retrograde in Capricorn at 9 pm, local time. This leaves us in a place of reverence and remembrance of family and recent losses relative to Hawaii. Mercury in Capricorn is relative to laws and restrictions, investigations, and the results of studies. The middle week of December will spotlight new understandings and results of investigations. Maui families are still asking hard questions.
As the Winter Solstice is upon us, it is a harmonious time for social gatherings.
Norma Jean Ream
Norma Jean Ream Bio
Norma Jean Ream has been a resident of Kalapana SeaView since 1988. Astrology has been her passion since 1970. She has a B.A. in Astrological Studies East and West from Kepler College and NCGR Level 4 Certification. Her specialty is in Traditional Western astrology, and she writes articles on Mundane (world events) for her own website, www.AstrologyHawaii.com. She wrote and taught a course in Traditional Astrology for IAA, an online college for seven years. She serves clients with a variety of offerings including personal consultations, Electional timing, Relocation decisions, Horary questions, and Children’s Charts for Parents.
