Usually, the weekly card readings are posted on social media (the Facebook page, Facebook group, and on Instagram), in both written and video formats, but this week is a big week energetically, and a longer reading, so I am posting it here to the blog. This week's cards are: Page of Cups, reversed, 10 of Swords, reversed, The Magician, reversed, 4 of Swords, reversed, Knight of Wands, Judgement, and The World. (The deck is Shadowscapes Tarot, art by Stephanie Law.) This week begins with solstice (the sun at zero degrees Capricorn) on Monday, December 21st, and also Jupiter and Saturn coming together at zero degrees Aquarius for the Great Conjunction. Solstice marks the beginning of the solar cycle. It is the shortest day of the year and longest night (here in the northern hemisphere), and the time where we thank the darkness for its gifts, plant our seeds of intention for the coming solar cycle, and welcome the return of the light as the days begin now to get longer until June 21st. The Great Conjunction is when Jupiter and Saturn come together at the same degree of the zodiac, and occurs about every 19-20 years. So with this conjunction we are beginning a new 20 year cycle. But in addition, these two come together for about 200 years at a time in the same element of the zodiac, and this is the beginning of a new 200 year cycle as well, because for the past 200 years they have been coming together in earth signs, and now they are shifting to the coming 200 years of coming together every 20 years in air signs. This brings a larger "umbrella" energetic shift now from earth (possessions, tangibles, land) to air (ideas, communication, services). This week's cards are a continuation of the theme of the past few weeks - from the eclipse portal (November 30th to December 14th) onward, the weekly cards have been speaking to stepping out of the old and into the new, and consciously releasing what no longer resonates. We are, and have been in recent weeks, moving through a series of big energetic shifts that are breaking us out of the holding pattern we have been in for 2020. The cards this week reflect this. They speak to where we may be still releasing the past and therefore holding back fully and authentically expressing ourselves, and not moving forward on new ideas just yet, and the discomfort being in that in-between might bring. And they also speak to being able to move forward swiftly once we are fully connected to our passion and true heart's desire. The last two cards are especially telling. The second to the last card, Judgement, tells us of dying to the old consciousness and being reborn to a new, higher consciousness - an awakening or rebirth. The World, the final card, is the last card of the major arcana, signaling a completion or coming full circle, and also it is a card of Saturn - a card of mastery and stepping into our authority. These two cards reflect the energy of the Great Conjunction as Saturn and Jupiter, the old god and the young god, the time-tested traditions and new ways, come together in the air sign Aquarius for an innovative new beginning.
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Solstice marks the beginning of the winter season and the beginning of the return of the light in the northern hemisphere. This is one of the four markers of the natural cycle of the solar year - each new season begins when the sun enters one of the four cardinal signs of the zodiac. Winter begins at winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, when the sun enters Capricorn, spring begins at spring equinox, when day and night are equal length, and the sun enters Aries, summer begins at summer solstice, the longest day of the year, when the sun enters Cancer, and fall begins at fall equinox, when day and night are again equal, and the sun enters Libra. Cardinal signs begin our seasons and therefore are considered the initiators of the zodiac - cardinal signs start things. Winter solstice is always a new beginning, as it signals the return of the light. It is also a time when we honor the darkness and the gifts it brings, as it is the longest night of the year. It's a good time for taking stock of the past year and setting new intentions for the coming year, and planting the seeds we want to grow with the increasing light in the coming months. What do you want to see manifest by summer solstice? What do you want to harvest in the coming year? What makes this winter solstice even more special is that on the same day, we have the Great Conjunction - Saturn and Jupiter coming together at zero degrees Aquarius. These two come together at some point of the zodiac about every 19 years, but its been much longer since they have come together in Aquarius. On top of beginning a new solar year as we welcome the return of the light with solstice, we are beginning two much larger cycles with the Great Conjunction. In recent months we have been getting a lot of the "business end" of Saturn because of it's positioning in Capricorn with Pluto and how it was in challenging aspect by the movements of other planets. Now Jupiter and Saturn, who have both been in Capricorn for all of 2020, are moving into Aquarius, together. As Saturn comes together with Jupiter, we have access to its more supportive attributes. Saturn is about authority, responsibility, foundation, structure, boundaries, and achievement. It is really all about support, its just that that can quickly begin to feel like restriction and even oppression when in challenging aspect. Saturn can represent a wise authority, mentor, or firm ruler. Jupiter is a benefic - it brings blessings. It also exaggerates and amplifies whatever it touches. Jupiter is the planet of wealth and abundance, and also belief and wisdom. These two are meeting at the gateway degree of Aquarius, the sign of humanitarianism, out-of-the-box thinking, innovation, and the future. This is a grand new beginning, perfect for setting forward-thinking intentions for the future. Think wise authority but noncomformist, and think big! Here's something interesting - there are some that believe that the "Star of Bethlehem" was actually the Great Conjunction of 7 B.C. Now might just be the perfect time to wish upon a star. Solstice Blessings, Kasey (Taken from the Know to Flow Forecast for Consciously Creating Life, vol. 89, week of December 21st, 2020 - subscribe here to get this delivered direct to your inbox every Sunday and plan your week to flow with energies at play every day.)
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