The current intense period, marked by significant astrological transits (Mars in Capricorn, a New Moon in Sagittarius, and the Winter Solstice), offers a powerful opportunity to discern and release unnecessary burdens, fostering strategic focus and sustainable rebirth rather than simply enduring exhaustion.
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Listen, I'm tired and I know you're
tired, too. 2025 has arrived like a
punch to the face and most of us are
already dragging ourselves to the finish
line like we've been running for years.
This year alone has felt like an entire
decade, which let's be honest about
this, we have been sprinting. We have
been running. Like, take this in. The
word of the year according to Oxford is
ragebait. And if that doesn't perfectly
encapsulate the intensity of this year,
I don't know what does. But here's what
nobody is saying out loud but everybody
else is feeling. We're not just tired,
we're carrying too much. The collective
data is even showing us that stress
levels are higher than during co credit
card debt has hit $1.2 2 trillion.
22 states are in recession. And I'm
about to tell you that three
astrological transits are heightening
the stakes. We got Mars, which moved
into Capricorn on December 14th, a new
moon at 28° Sagittarius on December
19th, and the winter solstice on
December 21st. And these transits, they
don't offer escape from the weight.
They're offering something stronger.
They're offering the wisdom to discern
which burdens are actually yours. The
discipline to carry out your dreams
without breaking and the faith that the
heaviest part of the journey always
comes right before we break open. These
astrological streets are speaking to
that exact experience. I'm going to
practically translate what all of this
means for you, give you some prompts and
some exercises for how best to move
through this energy and by the end you
should feel activated and intentionally
guided toward the next step. So without
further ado, let's get into it. Let's
start with Mars. On December 14th or
15th depending on your time zone, Mars
crossed from Sagittarius into Capricorn
and something fundamentally shifts in
what your body can actually do with its
rage, its drive, and its desperate need
to make something happen. Mars and
Sagittarius, where it's been for the
past 6 weeks, scatters its fire across
crusades and adventures and
philosophical quests through debate and
meaning making. It's the arrow drawn and
ready to launch toward whatever truth or
meaning that matters to you. And this
energy is fast. It's optimistic. It's
expansive and a little reckless
sometimes. This is the kind of energy
that says, "Fuck it. I'm going for it
without necessarily having a plan for
what comes after you get there. But Mars
in Capricorn, she's a little different.
The fire doesn't burn wild anymore. It
becomes a forge, a steady flame that can
melt through rock itself if given enough
time. This is the archetype which
transforms from the explorer Sagittarius
energy to the architect daddy Capricorn
energy. This is from the freedom seeker
to the legacy builder. From let me tell
you my vision to let me show you how to
build it. And here's why this matters
right now. Mars is exalted in Capricorn
meaning that the planet operates at its
highest potential. Medieval astrologers
described an exalted planet as one in
his castle or stronghold. And the reason
why Mars functions so well here is very
simple. Mars is excessively hot and dry.
And when you place it in cold, dry
Capricorn, it cools down just enough to
deliver optimal performance. And think
about that. Mars doesn't do its best
work when it's burning at maximum heat.
It does its best work when it's
disciplined and steady and strategic.
This is where our impulsivity becomes a
tool and our rage becomes determination.
The scattered shots of Mars and
Sagittarius become even more precise.
Every move we make right now is building
towards something that will outlast us.
And I need you to feel what that means.
And what this means for December, we've
been scattering our energy for months,
maybe years, trying to keep up with the
chaos, responding to every emergency,
every crisis, every voice, telling us
what urgently needs your attention. And
Mars and Sagittarius said, "Go
everywhere. Try everything. Keep
expanding." Mars in Capricorn says, "But
pick one mountain and climb it all the
way to the top." But, and you know there
was a butt. There's always a butt. The
shadow expressions are equally potent.
Ruthless ambition can also be damaging.
The shadow side of Mars in Capricorn is
emotional coldness. Workcoholism where
your worth equals your output. And this
is where intimacy gets sidelined. Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism
rises through this transit as well.
where the need to control ignores the
need for collaboration. So, here's what
I want you to do this week as Mars
settles into Capricorn. First up, ask
yourself, if I had to pick one thing to
build between now and the end of
January, just one thing that would still
matter in 5 years, what would it be? Not
the thing you should build, not the
thing that would impress people. I'm
talking about the thing that would make
you proud of how you spent your finite
energy during one of the most depleted
Decembers on record. One thing, one
mountain. That's all you need right now.
This transit doesn't ask you to do more.
It asks you to do what matters
strategically and sustainably. The
collective invitation here is precise.
It's about structure. Plan it out. Have
some deadlines. Create measurable
checkpoints. Give your nos the same
dignity as your yeses. Trust that
whatever it is you're building, whatever
it is you're building has to last, but
also build it like you matter, too. Got
it? All right. Onward we go. We got a
lot to cover. So 5 days after Mars
enters Capricorn on December 19th, we
get the final new moon of 2025 and it
lands at 28° Sagittarius right in the
third deck. And the tarot card assigned
to this decken is the 10 of wands. And
if you know tarot, you just felt your
stomach drop a little bit. And if you
don't know tarot, well, let me paint the
picture for you. The 10 of wands shows a
figure bent over carrying 10 heavy
sticks that are blocking their vision.
Home is visible in the distance. They're
almost there. And the burden is heaviest
at the final stretch. Right. The title
of this card in hermetic tradition is
the lord of oppression. This is the new
moon asking us to plant seeds for 2025
while we can barely stand up straight
under what we're already carrying.
There's a heaviness. There's a weight to
this moon. And now let me explain why
this new moon carries so much weight.
Sagittarius is Jupiter's sign. So we're
talking about expansion, optimism,
faith, adventure, meaning seeking. This
is the archer shooting arrows toward the
horizon. But the third deck, the final
10° from 20 to 30 is ruled by Saturn. So
we're talking about limitation,
time, boundaries, endings, responsibility.
responsibility.
Sagittarius is spiritual and swift and
light, elusive, luminous. Saturn is
material, slow, heavy, obstinate, obscure.
obscure.
Jupiter wants to expand. Saturn wants to
consolidate. Jupiter says yes. And
Saturn says m not yet. And the result
here is Jupiter's natural optimism
weighted down by Saturn's gravity.
Because here's what nobody tells you
about new moons. Their seed planting
moments. Yes, but seeds planted in
frozen ground in December don't sprout
immediately. They germinate in darkness.
They wait. The intention you set now
might not show visible growth for
months. So, the seeds you plant at this
new moon. They might need some
incubation and protection. They might
need you to ask harder questions than
what do I want to achieve? They might
need you to ask, "What do I need to
release so I have the capacity to grow
anything at all?" And let me get
vulnerable with you just for a second
here because I feel this energy
hardcore. I've been carrying too much
this year. Projects I said yes to when I
had energy. Commitments I made before I
understood the scope. And every time I
think about 2026, cuz we're almost
there, I feel this weight in my chest
because part of me knows I can't carry
all of this into the new year. Something
has to drop multiple somethings. The 10
of Wands asks, well, which burdens are
actually yours? Which ones are you
carrying out of guilt, out of
obligation, out of some story about who
you have to be? Which ones are out of
dedication? and which ones are self
oppression wearing dedication's mask and
I know the typical response to this is
well someone has to do it how many times
have you said that to yourself this year
but here's the harder question does it
always have to be you can you share this
weight with others this new moon says
plant seeds yes but maybe the most
important seed you plant is the
intention to carry less of the burden to
build healthier boundaries, to let other
people step up, and to trust that you
don't have to be Atlas holding the whole
damn sky like you are carrying the
weight of the world on your shoulders,
but this earth ain't asking you to do
that. You can let go and she's still
suspended in gravity, time, and space.
Listen, fire needs air to breathe. And
if you load too much wood, the whole
thing smothers. Your ambition can kill
the very inspiration that feeds it. This
new moon is happening during the week
when most of us are already at our
limit. It knows that. It's designed for
that. So, seed planting while exhausted
might look like making smaller
commitments, creating realistic
timelines. All you need is one clear
focus. And maybe most importantly, it
looks like planting the seed of your own sustainability.
