December 23rd opens the week with a Libra Moon. We can connect with people, move with a certain amount of grace and access ability to follow through. Opportunities pop. Moon in Libra wants to understand, create dialogue and invite a balance of opinions.

Because Mercury is direct now (but Mars is retrograde), things may take longer to roll out… and it's right smack in the heart of the holiday season. So anything business-wise may take a while to get off the ground. Things that have to do with generous heart, love, family, charity and friendship can really sing around this time.

Now, the other thing to mention on Tuesday, which is Christmas Eve is that the moon goes void of course as of 5:44 AM. When the moon is void of course is that people are not as emotionally attached to outcomes. This Christmas Eve is really nice to enjoy events, people-watch and super fun stuff — but for those who actually have to work... follow through on projects already in motion and just know that you can only do as much as you can do.

The other thing to note is it's the second time that we have Jupiter square Saturn. Jupiter is in Gemini and Saturn is in Pisces creating a geometric picture which causes tension. The friction heightens because the planets Jupiter and Saturn symbolize different aspects of “paternal” authority and financial systems. In the case of Saturn, it's structured, disciplined, selectively responsible, can be very cold and strategic.

Whereas Jupiter is adventurous, far seeking, optimistic and speculative. It can be hung up on things of the higher mind, judicial or with a religious perspective. These two expressions in the collective create a blockade when at odds. Each one wants to be seen for what it does and have a say. We see authority figures in the news and controversy based on what's just, what freedom look like and what holds in education, institutions and corporations. Many countries right now are going through turmoil.

If Gemini, Pisces, Virgo or Sagittarius are strong in your horoscope, this configuration may affect one of your personal planets. If so, the lesson is to honor both sides of self and not capitulate too strongly in one direction or the other. Is something at the cost of something else? How do you reconcile that so that something meaningful is not tossed because the other voice is so much more demanding?

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