WHAT'S THE STORY? NEW MOON SOLAR ECLIPSE IN SAGITTARIUS
Eclipses are game changers! Like New and Full Moons on steroids, eclipses activate the nodes within our birth charts, catalyzing changes that help us create “a new story.”
Eclipse changes may be likened to the tarot’s Judgment card, in which an angel blows a trumpet, awakening us from our self-made “coffins” where we’ve been “asleep” in our lives. You’re likely to allow a new story — a paradigm shift — to emerge over the next six months, helping you to experience life and yourself on a new level.
The life area most likely to be affected by the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius — the new story — is determined by where 12 degrees of Sagittarius falls in your astrology chart. Likewise, read your sign and/or rising sign below.
Aries: As the Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius transits your Ninth House of the Higher Mind, there’s a NEW STORY about your expansion, as this is the time to broaden your horizons. You’re likely to have “itchy feet” now, craving something fresh, new, unfamiliar, and different — you want to grow! But with Venus camped out in your Tenth House of Career and about to go retrograde, you may not feel you have the freedom to explore. But what if your next adventure involves your career? Maybe you’re up for a new challenge and want to go beyond your stretch professionally? If that involves more learning, all the better, as higher learning is a theme of this transit. If your career is exciting enough as it is, you may still want to learn — or teach — which will shake up your regularly scheduled program. Once you’re excited, get a plan in place to experience more of yourself than ever before.
Taurus: The Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius lands in your Eighth House of Rebirth, setting up a NEW STORY in matters pertaining to sex, death, joint resources, and intimacy. The Eighth House is about endings, so you may be inclined to draw new lines in the sand — even let something die. While you strongly desire change now, you may not feel secure implementing it, and that may be for good reason: Venus, already in its shadow, is about to go retrograde, making your usually abundantly loving planet not as sweet! So before you decide to call it quits with something or someone, be sure you just don’t need a break. Venus’ retro will be in your Ninth House of Long-Distance travel, so returning to a place you loved before may release the pressure valve. Venus’ retro will also help you re-evaluate your values, so you can start fresh in the new year feeling secure. Set or dissolve your boundaries, just make sure you’re seeing the whole picture before you do.
Gemini: As the New Moon Solar Eclipse transits your Seventh House, you’re creating a NEW STORY around partnerships — personal and professional ones. You may want to strengthen the partnerships you’re in, or find some new ones that punch your ticket. It’ll be important to go easy, as Venus is about to retrograde in your Eighth House of Rebirth, kicking up old dirt and perhaps making you more severe than usual. Issues around sex, death, intimacy, and joint resources will be under evaluation throughout January, so be sure your partnership decisions aren’t based solely on a desire to go deep or a desire to avoid depth. This is a transformative eclipse for you, so reflect on who you are and who you want to be: What is your ideal identity? Are you a spouse? A good friend? A parent? The best consultant in your field? A combination of the above? From a place of awareness of who you want to become, set or dissolve boundaries in your relationships accordingly.
Cancer: The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius will transit your Sixth House, catalyzing a NEW STORY about your Lifestyle. This transit is typically about health and work, so it may be a new diet, exercise regimen, or job that manifests over the next six months. The planet of love, Venus, is about to retrograde through your Seventh House of Partnerships, so make sure your new lifestyle story takes into consideration your partner or partner to be! Though relationship issues may come up under the retrograde — a partner may even return! — it will be most important now to reflect on what your ideal lifestyle would look like. Consider especially how you want your body to feel. Your physical being may be more sensitive under the eclipse, so listen to it for signs about what needs to change. The most important thing now is to create a comfortable day-to-day experience, and to consider what your daily life looks like from a broad-picture perspective.
Leo: The New Moon in Sagittarius Solar Eclipse will transit your Fifth House, helping you create a NEW STORY around Pleasure! This is the domain of the zodiac your sign rules; it encompasses self-love, dating, creativity, and your children if you have any or want to. Though some surprises and delights are likely in these areas, you may have to focus a little more on the “nuts and bolts” of your life: Venus will be retrograding in your Sixth House sector, which pertains to work, health, and lifestyle, so it’s these areas that may need some extra love, care, and attention through January. That’s okay, because you’ll want your daily routine and body to be running like a well-oiled machine to enjoy yourself as much as possible! The eclipse energy is relevant for the next six months, so there’s plenty of time for more pleasure and satisfaction. If you should be blessed with romance or exciting good times through January, just be sure to balance your more mundane priorities!
Virgo: The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius will transit your Fourth House, setting up a NEW STORY in matters pertaining to Emotional Security. This area of your life pertains to your roots, home, family, and whatever makes you feel secure. Home and family may become particularly important now, and a matter on the home front may warrant your attention. Should a family member need you, be sure to balance their needs with your own self-care, as the name of your game now is to feel completely at home within the self. Meanwhile, Venus, which is already in its shadow, will be retrograde throughout January, bringing up matters of true love, pleasure, affection, and children (if you have any or want them). These areas, therefore, may jockey for your attention while you work on achieving a deeper sense of inner peace and calm. Irrespective of the noise and festivities around you, it’ll be important to reflect on what you need to feel as comfy and cozy as possible.
Libra: The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius will transit your Third House, creating a NEW STORY around Communications. Since the most important person you’ll ever communicate with is yourself, your inner dialogue now is ready for an upgrade! A change in your self-talk will influence how you communicate with others and interact with your environment: Maybe you’ll join a class, start writing on a regular basis, or become more social. With a new communication story ahead for you, Libra — maybe you’ll turn your attention toward writing, broadcasting, or other ways of sharing of your thoughts with others over the next six months. While you make such changes, some of your energy may need to go toward the home-front. Your ruling planet, Venus, already in its shadow, will soon go retrograde in your Fourth House of Home and Family through January. Whether there’s an issue that pops up with a family member, or you need to shift some beliefs you adopted from your elders, with your NEW STORY around communication, you are set for success in familial areas as well.
Scorpio: As the New Moon in Sagittarius Solar Eclispe transits your Second House, the stage is set for a NEW STORY around your values, income, and self-worth. Over the next six months, you may realize your values have changed, that you’ve been pursuing what no longer has heart and meaning. Or maybe you’ll realize that you have all you want, but were too busy “chasing the dragon” to appreciate it. Use the weeks around the eclipse to reflect on what really matters to you now. Meanwhile, Venus, already in its shadow, will be going retrograde come Dec. 19. During this time, lessons for you may come up in regard to communications, as it transits your Third House. During this retrograde which will last through January, it’ll be important to take extra care with what you say and how you say it. Venus won’t be as loving and abundant as usual, so it’ll be up to us to keep her spirit alive. With Venus’ retrograde, an increase in income is most likely to stem from the past, through a former colleague or employer, for instance. It’s not the best time to quit your job, but a good time to make adjustments to better enjoy the one you have.
Sagittarius: Happy Birthday, Sagittarius! As the New Moon Solar Eclipse in your sign transits your First House, your NEW STORY will be about your identity! Though it might seem as if our personalities are fixed, we’re really making ourselves up all the time — Charlie Chaplin entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and got Third Place! So if you’ve been feeling disenchanted lately, maybe it’s because you haven’t given yourself the luxury of creating a new you. Luckily, over the next six months, you can decide who you want to be, trust the decision, and then act like you trust the decision. Part of this change may be your “look” — wardrobe, hair, etc. But hold your horses, Sadge, as Venus (which rules aesthetics) is already in its shadow and will be retrograde throughout January; you may want to hold off on major purchases and a makeover, and spend your energy researching ideas and options. During her retrograde, Venus will be transiting your Second House of finances. This is a chance to review your spending, to see whether you want to tighten or loosen your belt. If you are itching for a new job, it may be best to wait until February if you haven’t started your search already. Financial opportunities through January are most likely to come from the past, i.e., a former colleague or employer. It’s a slow roll, the start of 2022, but that will just make the swiftness sweeter when it arrives!
Capricorn: As the Sagittarius New Moon Solar Eclipse transits your Twelfth House, there’s a NEW STORY going on in your head (your subconscious) to prepare you for your next birthday year. Over the next six months, this eclipse will help you instill new beliefs about yourself to change your reality. Take the time to reflect, meditate, and visualize what you want in your life. Venus — already in its shadow — will soon be retrograde in your sign. With 40 days and nights of Venus retrograde in your House of Identity, it will do you wonders to double down on your self-care. A refreshed commitment to your mind and body will help you gain the most out of 2022. This Twelfth House eclipse will help you to meditate, visualize, and be creative. Give yourself the license to daydream, to paint pretty pictures in your head, to say nice things to yourself, and to develop the beliefs that make you feel proud. Everything we get in life is a result of what’s in our subconscious; so although you’re a practical “do-er,” the most practical thing you can do now is incorporate habits into your daily life that give you peace.
Aquarius: As the New Moon in Sagittarius Solar Eclipse transits your Eleventh House, there’s a NEW STORY around your expectations, your big dreams, friends, and community. Maybe your dreams have changed over the years, yet you’re still chasing what you think you want. Maybe you’re ready to start collaborating with others, which is sure to change the trajectory of your future vision. Whatever the case, now’s the time to ask yourself, “Why not?” Dream big and know that if you want something, that it s comes with it the built-in prerequisite ability for you to achieve it. Granted, matters of love and money may not be swift as we start 2022: Venus — already in its shadow — will be retrograde, slowing down such matters. Venus will retrograde throughout your Twelfth House of the Subconscious through January. This will give you an opportunity to retrain your subconscious to believe that what you desire can be materialized. Though we create our reality, if the subconscious does not believe in a possibility, manifestation will be a challenge. Thus, this eclipse, you will have a chance to create a new story around your hopes, dreams, wishes and ideals. You’ll have to get your subconscious on board, and really believe that what you want is already true (albeit in the future, some parallel reality, etc.).
Pisces: As the Sagittarius New Moon Solar Eclipse transits your Tenth House, there’s a NEW STORY around your status and career. The stage is set for you to go for the gold and achieve more recognition in whatever realm you choose. While you consider what impact you want to have on the world, your friends and community are sure to help, though there may be some lessons around those areas now through January: Already in its shadow, Venus will soon retrograde throughout your Eleventh House, which rules friends, community, and your hopes, dreams, wishes, and ideals. Venus retrograding in this area of your chart will help you leverage past connections and perhaps “re-do” some missteps you made before. Venus wants you to get these themes right, so there may be old people, places, and themes that come up again which you may need to address. While you give some extra love to your friends, community, and your biggest dreams, consider what you want to be known for in the world? What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind? If you can reflect on these questions over the next six months and follow your excitement, you’re likely to achieve whatever you want this year. Jupiter, the planet of luck and expansion, will soon be in your sign, making you the celestial favorite. If there’s were a time to go for those shiniest apples on the tree, it would be in 2022.
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