Sun Sign Secrets of Astrology

On December 22nd the Sun enters Capricorn, marking the beginning of winter.

Capricorn are solid Earth signs who are practical, ambitious, traditional, cautious, creative, and hard working. Capricorns seek positions of authority and make able business leaders.

Mercury Retrograde

Just in time for the Holidays

Dec 10^th – Dec 30^th

in the sign of Capricorn

Retrograding into Sagittarius

Capricorn’s style is practical, serious and sensible. They make a list and check it twice, at least. They know who they’re shopping for and how much they’ll spend. Always very well organized. If you’re on a budget, Mercury in Capricorn will help you stick to it.

Mercury reenters Sagittarius on December 19^th and restraints disappear. You might get caught up in the holiday magic and have to go shopping again, without a list. Feeling generous, your heart tells you more and bigger is better; spend, spend, spend. Oh, what fun it is to spend on the Christmas holiday. This Mercury may also encourage you to overdrink and overeat; everything tastes so good.

Sagittarius loves the grand and glorious, forget the price. Capricorn has to pay the bills.

Your holiday shopping will be most successful if completed before Mercury goes retrograde. You’ll find it easier to stay on budget, and the gifts you purchase won’t find their way back to the stores. Then when January comes around with December’s bills, you’ll be carefree because everything went as you planned. Thank you Capricorn.

Mercury will be retrograde for about three weeks. As always, this is the perfect time to be conservative and reconsider all aspects of your life.  Avoid making important decisions at this time, as you’ll probably change your mind.   When retrograde, all forms of communication are more likely to be misunderstood, so it’s best to avoid new projects or journeys to unfamiliar places.  Mercury retrograde affects anything having to do with travel, as well as the means you use TO travel (car, train, boat, plane, spaceship…), these can all be problematic.  Likewise, mail (including e-mail) is often delayed, lost or misdirected.   Appliances and things with engines tend to break down.

It’s a good time to do all things “re”:

rewrite………redo………recall………rearrange………..reboot………..reconnect.

Check the “re” words in the dictionary; those are the things to do.

It is a good idea to check and recheck your plans. You absolutely don’t want to buy a car or computer during this time; too many tales too sad to tell.  Forewarned is forearmed.

Mercury retrograde causes difficulty with:

• All communication: phone, fax, mail, speaking, etc.
• Electronics and machines, especially computers
• Forgetting things
• Vehicles and travel
• Missed appointments
• Getting lost and losing things
• Projects and people

Revise and reconsider.       Knowledge is power.

Blessings,   Lindy Burke mylindy@prodigy.net 714-998-6935 \

When a planet turns retrograde (backward) the energy of the planet turns inward and its usual expression can be come the opposite of itself. It’s a time for reconsidering the meaning of the planet and to limit action ruled by the planet.

Mercury goes retrograde Dec. 10 – 30. Communication and travel may not go smoothly. Rethink before you act.

Venus and Jupiter go direct on November 18th, which is great news for us earthlings. Happiness, tolerance and all the pleasures of life increase; just in time for Thanksgiving.

Venus is retrograde (going backward) in Scorpio. Venus rules love, beauty and art, so all of these things can cause problems during Venus retrograde.

Venus goes direct on Nov. 18th, then things involving love, beauty and art will flourish. Review old attitudes to all things Venus.

Scary is the word of the day. With the Sun conjunct Venus and both in Scorpio, the sign of the monster, expect lots of witches, devils and zombies to make an appearance. The more gore and blood, the better. Be ready for shocks and surprises.
The Moon, which rules families, stresses the need to be careful and for parents to be close as their children trick-or-treat.
Adults can dress up, sing and dance, but limit your drinking. The Moon opposing Neptune can get you drunk on very little.
Be safe out there.

Mars, the god of war, is in a hard aspect to Neptune, god of the sea, (a square) causing tremendous tension. Trying to force actions, yours or others, will only disappoint and could lead to long term resentment.

Sing, dance or paint; doing these things pleases both the gods.

A wonderful book for beginners is Linda Goodman’s “Sun Signs.” It’s fun, easy and accurate.

It is the season of Libra, when we balance from summer into fall. The individuality of summer flows into the need for co operation and communication in this new stage of the year. Like Libra natives we are partnership-oriented, social, and appreciative of  beauty. We may also find ourselves indecisive and a bit lazy.

Mars and Venus are in Scorpio, bringing passion and intensity to the usually cool Libra time. Passions may over take us all.

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