Full moon2010-12-21 08:14 UTC
Sun and Moon face each other across Earth; the Moon is fully lit.
traditionFull moons are traditionally read as illumination: what was hidden or building becomes visible — often emotionally.
Notice what feels revealed today. Excitement and irritation both peak more easily — neither is a verdict on anything.
Lunar eclipse (total)2010-12-21 08:16 UTC
Earth's shadow crosses the full Moon. This one is total. Like all eclipses, it is exact astronomy — the same math lands spacecraft and predicts this moment.
traditionA lunar eclipse is traditionally read as a full moon with the dial turned up: what has been building emotionally becomes visible.
Full moons make feelings legible; eclipses make them loud. What feeling of yours has been trying to get your attention? You can name it without obeying it.
Moon enters Cancer2010-12-21 09:21 UTC
Astronomically, Moon crosses the boundary into the part of the sky we call Cancer. It stays there for a while, and the sky's texture shifts with it.
traditionIn astrology, an ingress is read as the mood a whole season of sky sets: what the days that follow tend to feel like from the inside.
Notice what your attention naturally drifts toward this week. You don't have to act on any of it — just notice what got louder and what got quieter.
Sun enters Capricorn2010-12-21 23:38 UTC
Astronomically, Sun crosses the boundary into the part of the sky we call Capricorn. It stays there for a while, and the sky's texture shifts with it.
traditionIn astrology, an ingress is read as the mood a whole season of sky sets: what the days that follow tend to feel like from the inside.
Notice what your attention naturally drifts toward this week. You don't have to act on any of it — just notice what got louder and what got quieter.
Solstice2010-12-21 23:38 UTC
The Sun stands still at its furthest reach; the longest or shortest day of the year, depending on your hemisphere.
traditionSolstices are traditionally read as peak and turn: something has reached its limit and the direction slowly reverses.
Extremes end. Whatever is at its loudest or quietest in your life right now — this is its high-water mark, not its forever.