Friday, Dec 11 at 5:29 am EST
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If you read my post on the Sagittarius season that we’re currently burning through, you might wonder why it’s been so difficult. Here’s to hoping that the New Moon in Sagittarius will allow us to experience the more positive qualities of the centaur archer. The last New Moon in Sagittarius fell on November 22, 2014. Any themes/conflicts that predominated then will now resurface.
This cycle started with a New Moon in Scorpio and that may be why there’s a disconnect right now between our plans/intentions and the reality of daily life. The emotionally volatile scorpion is hanging on for longer than desirable, dragging us relentlessly into the shadowy depths of our psyche’s unfinished work. This new moon is going to lift us to where we really want to be: cleared out, elevated, ready to move forward.
Right now we have an over-abundance of frankness, and, conversely, escapism and denial. The archer does not want to look anything squarely in the eye if it’s less than perfectly jovial. However, we cannot continue on until we do exactly this. I know we’re all craving Sagittarian buoyancy, but we’ve got work to wrap up before we step completely into his effervescent flames. The days leading up to this new moon will be crucial – are you going to prepare on your own, or will you be faced with a situation more uncomfortable than you could have possibly imagined? Sagittarius asks us to consider our direction in life. We are encouraged in particular to examine how and what we are learning: is your garnered wisdom properly settling in as comprehension, or are you blocking out these lessons?
Maybe this is exactly how it needs to happen – a couple weeks to see just how complicated life can get when you pretend that it’s not complicated – and then Sagittarius will grab us, throw us on his back and off we go into the next constellation with a fiery sonic boom. The centaur archer loves to travel both in body and in mind. For this sign, learning is a gateway to higher states. In acquiring a broader knowledge base, we come ever closer to achieving true liberation. The centaur archer thrives on all things inspirational: witnessing and being part of a magnanimous web of people; hope, optimism and idealism; sports, music, parties and dancing; justice and fairness for all; seeking, wandering, flying, yearning, free-wheeling and good old-fashioned adventures; excitement, expansion and growth of all kinds; ideas and concepts that illuminate.
This scorpion energy still raining down can be depressing. Sagittarius says we’re ready, and have been for awhile, to leave this year behind and never look back. And yet something dense and icy lingers with impressive strength. Let’s remove the skeletons, sweep out the closet and make room for fresh arrivals. The Scorpio cycle forced us to get to the root of things. Using this root as a base, now we jump off into the unknown.
The New Moon in Sagittarius asks us to surround the Self with other people, and in so doing, we more rapidly transition from one state to another. More interactions means more opportunities to bounce ideas around, share new insights and expand upon philosophical queries. This period is a powerful reminder of what can be accomplished when we come out of isolation and rejoin the collective. The centaur archer is usually the epicenter of any given social sphere. You would be hard-pressed to find an introverted Sagittarius!
Allow this fire to act as a catalyst for understanding and forgiveness. Just as fire burns a forest and prepares the way for rebirth, so too can the fires of the archer help you start over. Throw it all in the flames – let it die so that new things may enter. Release what you have so that you may reach for what comes next. I think I’m just really beginning to grasp the true meaning of Saturn in Sagittarius, happening now…check it out.
For the new moon, I suggest a ritual involving fire and/or a big party 
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Mantra: Truth