Alternate option to darkness

The sun’s at 0 degrees Capricorn, which means it’s the shortest day of the year, light-wise (I bet you can guess what the longest day of the year is if you think about the point that’s opposite 0 Cap!). I’d say something trite here that begins “it’s always darkest…” but fuck that, shit’s weird until Saturn and Uranus are less in aspect and Venus and Pluto break up, and it’s gonna be a minute. So with 4 planets in Capricorn and tension aplenty, what does one do with one’s self?

I have a suggestion, and that suggestion is “something.” Mars, the planet of doing, is in Sagittarius. I didn’t mention this when it went into Sagittarius because the first thing it did was conjunct (or run headlong into) the south node of the moon, which has a distorting effect. Mars is slowly but surely headed away from that, and Sagittarius is…maybe not Mars’s best sign to be in, but it’s not the worst. Sagittarius is about beliefs, intuition, mind-broadening experiences, and optimism, but, importantly, it’s a pretty buoyant sign. Mars = action.

Go *do* something you haven’t done before. Go caroling, but sing Freebird instead of traditional carols. Install a Festivus pole outdoors and challenge passers by to feats of strength. Hit up a new-to-you national park and go for a hike (Sagittarius likes the outdoors). Plan and execute a decent practical joke. (Or watch Stath Lets Flats, a foreign comedy--Sagittarius likes comedy and foreign things.)

I say this because Mars is independent of (not really making aspects to) everything else in the sky right now, more or less. So if you want to focus there, you can take a break from just about everything else, as it's a non-sequitur. Not saying that all the nonsense will go away, but why not have some fun despite the nonsense?

XO,

J