Winter Solstice

  “Why be afraid if I'm not alone
Though life is never easy the rest is unknown
Up to now for me it's been hands against stone
Spent each and every moment
Searching for what to believe
Coming out of the dark, I finally see the light now
It's shining on me
Coming out of the dark I know the love that saved me
You're sharing with me
Starting again is part of the plan
And I'll be so much stronger holding your hand
Step by step I'll make it through I know I can
It may not make it easier but I have felt you
Near all the way
Coming out of the dark, i finally see the light now
And it's shining on me ( I see the light, I see the light)
See the light
Coming out of the dark I know the love that saved me
You're sharing with me”
~Gloria Estefan,  Coming Out of the Dark
Winter Solstice 12/21/16 4:44 AM PST
     Welcome back the light! The days of darkness start to recede as we head towards the Summer Solstice.  At this point, we have MORE dark than light during a 24 hour period.   During the Summer Solstice, we have MORE light than dark during a 24 hour period.  There can be a sense of emerging out from the shadows, the crevices, and the time when our eyes recede in prominence and the other senses are heightened, the resting hour.  There is stillness in the dark, the life force falls away and we find us in hibernation as our bodies slow and long for warmth, hot food and drink, and crackling fires.  It is the start of Winter.  While things are falling away, something is also birthing.  The ebbing and building of more and more light to our days, prepares us for something anew. 
     Gloria Estefan had survived a tragic automobile accident that left her challenged to walk again. It was a life changing experience for her and she wrote “Coming out of the Dark” during her recovery. 
     The chart at the time of Solstice has many Planets in the last 6 signs of the Zodiac.  This implies that much of the energy is about engaging with other, the collective experience,  “big” picture thinking , and willingness to surrender to something greater as a means to heal.  We have many Planets also in the 20 degree range making Planets in your own chart with that degree, “triggered” or activated at this time.  With the recent move of Mars into Pisces to joining with Neptune, Chiron and the South Node of the Moon, we may be feeling that we cannot propel forward as we wish at this time.  The South Node which depicts the past, or the habitual behaviors we repeat, are moving through the “let it go” land of the zodiac.  Holding on or grasping material, even when it takes more to manage it and the pleasure is gone would not be suggested right now.  The only Planet in the earlier signs is Uranus in Aries, who by it’s very nature is sort of a rebel or wildcard.  With it leading the pack in passionate, fiery, “head-first”- think later mentality, we can see where we might experience some fresh, new breakthroughs.  If we are willing to open up to blazing a new trail, one that we may not have considered, we may be able to harness the shockwaves and ride the currents.    
     The entrance of the Sun into Capricorn and Mercury retrograde asks us to review and recollect where we have left our mark.  If we need to adjust the steps we are taking as we build our legacy, this may be of importance as we prepare to move forward next year.   Saturn has moved along further down the road of Sagittarius, removing its tension with Neptune that we experienced over much of 2016.  Now it wants to ignite the fire of meaning and crack open what may have become too hardened inside us as it tangos with Uranus and Jupiter.
Happy Solstice and birthing of a new cycle!  May the courage needed to be part of the conversation align with your greatest truth! May moments of peace allow your body to restore itself!  May you not swagger in your ideals and beliefs, but hold true armed with the knowledge that light and love will see you through!
XO,
Jen
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