Capricorn New Moon

“Do not try to create unity by force. Radiate calm, be the peace you want to see.”

This new moon gives us a very clear assignment going into the New Year: Keep calm and carry on.

The Tarot correspondences include The Devil (Capricorn), The World (Saturn rules Cap), The Wheel of Fortune (Jupiter rules Cap Decan 1), and the 2 and Queen of Pentacles. These cards tell a story of freeing yourself from old chains/patters, starting new chapters, weighing options, and embodying the security you desire.

Capricorn 10’s Sabian Symbol, “An albatross feeding from the hand’”, is the culminating degree of the 5-degree Sabian Expression of “Wisdom”, indicating that we’re integrating ancestral, perhaps even past-life wisdom related to completion, power and our own limitations. James Burgess gives this degree the keynote “Radiating peaceful harmony” and notes “Trust begets trust and the world will be free of war when and only when it becomes the prominent mood of our species.”

I Ching Hexagram 38 (Opposition), Line 1 comes with the wisdom not to “chase after what will return on its own”, and specifically advises us not to force change when opposing/malevolent forces have brought about the apparent loss of freedom and power. The light will return in due time. This line changes Hex38 to Hex264 (Before Completion), which also emphasizes restraint, taking your time and remaining steady and calm.

Heed the wisdom of this New Moon on the eve of a New Year and tap into your inner wisdom. Set intentions for navigating the year ahead in a manner that embodies security, harmony and purity of heart.