New Moon Solstice, World of Wonder

December 19, 2025 By Jacqueline

New Moon Solstice, World of Wonder

Time has come to remember
wake from slumber
who we are who we are who we are

Shining thread in the darkness
world of wonder
we are stars we are stars we are stars.

Suzanne Sterling

Universe of chaos,
universe of divine design.
New paths of possibilities beckon
to seek higher ground.

Uncertainty, weirdness,
vulnerability,
fantastical speculation.
World of wonder…
‘tis a strange time, indeed.

New Moon seed
in the flavor of Sagittarius,
seeker of truth
and explorer of the wild.

Expand your mind
and see the larger picture.

Sagittarius New Moon
December 19, 2025
5:43 pm PT

Winter Solstice
December 20, 7:03 am PT

We are at a complex and confusing juncture as this lunation is closely tied to the upcoming Saturn Neptune conjunction (exact in February 2026). Ways of life that we have taken for granted as reality are dissolving and breaking down. Collectively and individually, we are ending a cycle that began in 1989 (the last time of Saturn conjunct Neptune).

Neptune in Pisces is at a standstill, intensifying the square to this New Moon, blurring boundaries between logic and belief. Be aware of unconscious motivations. Recognize the vulnerability within yourself and others. Engage imagination rather than escapism. The puzzle pieces may be elusive.

In contrast, Saturn also squares this New Moon. Hard facts. Time pressures. Maturity. Discipline and focus.

Venus, queen of desire in generous, fun-loving and freedom-loving Sagittarius is also known for being tactless, so watch your words.

Both Jupiter square Chiron (exact on the 21^st) and Neptune amplify our awareness of suffering in the world and within, How may we answer the call to engage with the healing process?

All of this at our seasonal change – the Solstice – the Sun’s entry into Capricorn. Feel the weight of responsibilities and long-term plans. A good time for re-evaluating where you’ve been and where you’re going.

New Moon Sagittarius
Seeds of Inquiry

What is real?

Can I believe myself?

Who has the authority?

What are my dreams telling me?

What is the path to manifest my creative yearnings?

Navigation in the Mystery

Your astrological chart is a potent pattern: it is the matrix that reveals how the planets speak within you. Prediction is a matter of looking down the river to interpret and sense the shape and flow of the journey ahead. Consult your celestial compass: What are the conditions and optimal ways to navigate? What are your possibilities and options?

“When you bring consciousness to anything,
things begin to shift.”
Eve Ensler

The sun, the moon and the planets are your allies in seeking truth.
They offer parameters, milestones and timing.
They open doors – if you are willing to step through the threshold to
deeper understanding and self-acceptance.
I welcome your inquiry.
I offer navigation in the mystery through astrology and tarot.
With Love,
Jacqueline

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Song by Suzanne Sterling
Artwork: Spirit Run and Star Wolf by Cathy McClelland

Scorpio New Moon Secrets

November 19, 2025 By Jacqueline

Scorpio New Moon Secrets

The shadow behind the shadow.
Mute questions, obscure answers.
Shifting light upon the liminal path.

What speaks or squeals
or whistles through the cracks,
what erupts from the depths,
the unknown, the unseen.

Open the door to your
secret haunted house.
Your unwanted, ignored,
not really forgotten,
rather not and not right now.

Was
swept under the rug.
Buried. Stashed. Squirreled away.

Is
not going away.

Inner worlds,
submerged reflections
of emotional
and psychological realms.

Investigate
what undermines your truth,
your power
and your vitality.

Which way are you are going?

Breathe deeply and breathe deeper
through resistance, anger, and fear.

Breathe deeply and breathe deeper,
each moment is magic.

Retrieve
what is essential.

Release
the burden of denial,
of what you know
and how you feel –

Persevere
and move into a wider sphere.

Scorpio New Moon
November 19, 2025
10:47 pm PT

Scorpio attunes our attention to what is essential, what makes us feel alive. The baggage that weighs us down, that drains us is more obvious. This passage emphasizes the persistence to excavate, research and purge. Retrieve your birthright – your life.

Mercury retrograde in Scorpio (November 9 to 29, 2025) aligns with the new moon at the midpoint of the retrograde cycle. It is a “head’s up” to be aware of what is coming to light.

“To hold silence and to be silenced are two very different experiences. And so another theme emerges, that of light and shadow. When we share our voice, who benefits? When we withhold, who benefits? And what are the consequences and costs of both?”
Terry Tempest Williams

Restless, edgy, and impulsive – seems that anything can happen. Uranus opposes this new moon mercury alignment, challenging us to discover hidden parts of ourselves and our society. Rapid change and upheaval are themes. It’s a wake-up call. *Take note: Mercury was opposite Uranus October 29 in the pre-retrograde of this cycle and will again on December 10 after Mercury direct.

Jupiter Cancer and Saturn Pisces hold this incisive and volatile lunation in a grand water trine, amplifying affinity, creativity, caring, intuition and flow.

Scorpio New Moon
Seeds of Inquiry,
Insight and Intentions

What is the secret I am withholding from myself?

What are the essentials in my life and how I am affirming or defeating them?

Am I in sync with my ideals and my goals?

What do I need to change? Am I resisting change? If so, why?

“You are a light in my life, Jacqueline. I am so grateful for you. Super helpful! My life is more of a life with you in it.”
M. Hill

Navigation in the Mystery

“When you bring consciousness to anything,
things begin to shift.”
Eve Ensler

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Artwork: by Janie Olsen

Butterflies!

October 4, 2025 By Jacqueline

“We often forget that we are nature.
Nature is not something separate from us.
When we say we are connecting with nature,
we are connecting with ourselves.” Andy Goldsworthy

A life of vulnerability.
from a tiny egg to the audacity of wings.

The life cycle of a butterfly
is a lifetime of constant metamorphosis
and trusting in the unknown.
Life is transforming in a mystery so deep…

Slow down to the pace
of butterfly wisdom:
fabulous alchemy!
What secrets can we perceive?

Life is short.
The time is Now.
Develop your senses.
Live fully in
the present moment.
Keep going…

Allow. Let go.

Wake up!

Play!

Drink the nectar of life.

Be ALIVE.

NEW: Butterfly Photos and Garden Talk (link)

NEW: Generations, essay published in Canary (link)

Make Your Neighbors Jealous (link)

“Butterflies allow us to touch upon hedonism of nature that elevates us from our surroundings. They are important as sensitive indicators of environmental change, but also, more fundamentally, as inspiring embodiments of serene awe. A magical tonic for our mental health. These insects are treasures to which no monetary value can realistically be ascribed.”

Oliver Millman, The Insect Crisis

Navigation in the Mystery

“When you bring consciousness to anything,
things begin to shift.”
Eve Ensler

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Eclipse Weirdness

September 20, 2025 By Jacqueline

Eclipse Weirdness

Shards of half-truths
magnified by refracted light.
Slivers of truth emerge.
In a world that is half-blind,
we are reshaping reality.

Eclipse weirdness.
Polarity. Inevitability.
Extremes that make our hair stand on end.
Navigate the hard edges.
Persistence is empowered.
Be kind.
Stay focused.
Claim your dreams.
It’s time to move on.

Equinox eclipse.
The Moon overshadowed by the Sun.
Dreams. Reality. Perfection.
What is over and done?
It’s time to move on
and the days will be shorter
as the nights will be longer.
It’s time to move on.

“Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. When you are carried away with your worries, fears, cravings, anger, and desire, you run away from yourself and you lose yourself. The practice is always to go back to oneself.” Thich Nhat Hanh

Virgo Solar Eclipse
September 21, 2025
12:54 pm PDT

Autumn Equinox
September 22, 2025
11:20 am PDT

All of September is an eclipse month, opening with the Lunar Eclipse on the 7th. This whole month carries the turbulence and insecurity that often coincide with eclipses.

On the 21st, the Solar Eclipse is in the last degree of Virgo (opposite Saturn and Neptune and in a grand trine with Pluto and Uranus forming a kite configuration) which points to significant endings and karmic completion.

New beginnings may be challenged by confused ideals and reality testing and potentially supported by intuition. Penetrating insights into life’s mysteries may bring inspiration that feeds inner freedom and a sense of connectedness with the larger fabric of humanity.

Saturn and Neptune have been traveling side by side this summer as they move toward a powerful conjunction on February 20, 2026. Even now we are in their orb and this eclipse is a strong punctuation point along the way.

The qualities of Saturn and Neptune are distinctly different and difficult to synthesize.

Saturn is the voice of authority, responsibility, structure, boundaries, tradition, discipline, concentration, hard work, control, limitation, and reality.

Neptune is ethereal, dissolving, boundaryless, confusion, inspiration, intoxication, intuition, deception, illusion, imagination, and spirituality.

Neptune can be dreamy and Saturn a wet blanket. Neptune is sensitive and Saturn can be supportive. At their best, combining practicality and idealism, they denote manifesting dreams.

Mars (Scorpio) squares Pluto (Aquarius) on the 24th, already moving into place during the eclipse, this intense aspect is pushy and down-right aggressive. It gives great focus and persistence despite obstacles yet also tends towards violence. Catharsis.

Eclipse Seeds of Inquiry,
Insight and Intentions

What is being revealed?
How may I be conscious with intention and grace?
What is ending in my life and how is it making room for the new?
Where is the eclipse placed in your chart? Any aspects to other points or planets?

As I accept my vulnerability, how may I feel secure in an everchanging world of instability?

Am I staying focused on what is important?

“Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this world, will help immensely. It is not given to us to know which acts or by whom will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good.”
Clarissa Pinkola Estés

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Navigation in the Mystery

“When you bring consciousness to anything,
things begin to shift.”
Eve Ensler

Aries Solar Eclipse PUSH!

March 28, 2025 By Jacqueline

Aries Solar Eclipse PUSH!

Aries Sun, the sign of “Me First”
takes a back seat to the moon…
extinguishing the light.

Illustrious first sign of the zodiac.
Fiery center of our solar system,
shrouded, veiled, overshadowed.

History says a leader shall fall,
perhaps a hero will rise.
A battle of wills.

Deal with the collective forces.
Navigate the subconscious surge.
Be true to yourself.

Aries Solar Eclipse 2025
March 29, 2025
3:58 am PDT

Neptune enters Aries
March 30, 2025

A powerful super moon, close to the earth, this is a significant eclipse that gives a push (not a nudge!) for letting go, cleaning house, releasing habits and attitudes that keep us stuck in the past.

There is always the unexpected that crops up.
… an all-consuming crisis rears its head and demands all your attention.
… perhaps your vitality is depleted.

Violence and conflict inflamed on the world stage.
Venus and Mercury are still retrograde.

Neptune at 29 degrees (the last degree) of Pisces. Mysticism. Escapism. Despair. Trusting Spirit. Fatigue. Selflessness. Surrender. Victimization. Illusion. Compassion. Conjunct with Venus at the eclipse brings desire, yearning, and a high romanticism of ideals.

March 30: Neptune enters Aries. (until October 22, 2025 returns to Pisces, and then in Aries January 26, 2026 – May 21, 2038). Neptune’s previous entry into Aries was in 1861, precisely on the day the USA began the Civil War. Dreams and ideals may be aligned with aggression, competition and winning at all costs. There is a potential for imagination and innovation to combine with strength and willpower to achieve dreams.

The eclipse kicks off a sequence of events that resonates, multiplies, ripples and builds through this year and culminates in January and February 2026 (the exact conjunction of Saturn and Neptune in Aries). More on that in upcoming posts…

Eclipse Seeds of Insight and Intentions

This eclipse emphasizes closure, completion and letting go. What is ending in my life?

Where do I need to be courageous?

What was up during October 2024? (last year’s lunar eclipse in Aries, was in a close orb).

Other time periods to consider include:
Aries Solar Eclipses (at about the same degree) occurred on March 29th, 2006 and March 29th, 1987.

Previous eclipses that are a part of this Saros eclipse cycle occurred in March 1989, February 1971, and February 1953. These are the most recent, the cycle goes back 361 years and continues until the year 2908. To put things in perspective!

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Navigation in the Mystery

“When you bring consciousness to anything,
things begin to shift.”
Eve Ensler

New Moon Solstice, World of Wonder

Scorpio New Moon Secrets

Scorpio New Moon November 19, 2025 10:47 pm PT

Scorpio New Moon Seeds of Inquiry, Insight and Intentions

Navigation in the Mystery

Navigation in the Mystery

Eclipse Weirdness

Navigation in the Mystery

Aries Solar Eclipse PUSH!

Aries Solar Eclipse 2025 March 29, 2025 3:58 am PDT

Neptune enters Aries March 30, 2025

Navigation in the Mystery

Connect!

Scorpio New Moon
November 19, 2025
10:47 pm PT

Scorpio New Moon
Seeds of Inquiry,
Insight and Intentions

Aries Solar Eclipse 2025
March 29, 2025
3:58 am PDT

Neptune enters Aries
March 30, 2025