Venus stations retrograde2013-12-21 09:55 UTC
Astronomically, nothing reverses. Venus keeps orbiting the Sun as always; it only looks, from Earth, to slow down and retrace part of the sky.
traditionAstrological tradition reads a retrograde as a review period: re-read, re-check, re-visit, rather than a time to force things forward.
Review suits some days better than starting does. Where in your week could a second look — a re-read, a pause, a night of sleep — change what you'd decide?
Sun enters Capricorn2013-12-21 17:10 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.
Solstice2013-12-21 17:11 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.