Weekly Overview
12.28.2022-01.03.2023
Happy New Year!
The astrology of the end of 2022 and start of '23 is coming in hot with a Venus-Pluto conjunction that's exact the night of December 31st on the West Coast. This transit can intensify your need for affection and validation, which can lead to obsessive feelings and thoughts. It can intensify feelings of love and passion but also loneliness or discomfort in your body, so engage the energies with care. If you find yourself having obsessive, jealous, possessive, or resentful thoughts, it’s time to let go of control and tend to your feelings instead of trying to fix your situation. If you’re going to party this week, do your best to leave the party while you’re still having a good time. Otherwise, events may just get away from you.
For a more detailed breakdown of this transit and the rest of this week's astrology, listen to episode 291 of Ghost of a Podcast below, or read the transcript here. For a detailed breakdown of the chart of New Year’s day, join me on Patreon, and if you would like a detailed look at the astrology of 2023, tune in for the extra year-ahead Ghost episode, out on December 30th.
♥️ Here's to fresh starts, new adventures, and all the possibilities that a new year can bring!
This week you’re likely to have to deal with limitations where you wish there were none. Your feelings may be pushing you to rush in, deal, and get it over with. Whether it's your circumstances or your relationships, it's likely that you need to regroup, get grounded, and create a strategy for coping. All you can do is your best, but within that, it’s important that you pace yourself, Aries, because some things can’t be rushed.
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You don’t need to figure out everything all at once, Taurus. This week you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed, or something may happen in your relationships that you don’t know how to process. Let it be. Allow situations and people to reveal themselves to you in their own time instead of trying to create stability or security before it’s ready. Invest your energy and time into what you care about, and you really can’t go wrong.
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It’s wise for you to slow down as the year closes out so that you can take stock of how you got to where you’re at—with the good stuff as well as the challenging stuff. It may be tempting in the moment to allow your emotions to tell the story, but the truth is that you need some reflection. It's good to remember how far you’ve come and how you did it. This is a powerful time for letting go of what is no longer serving you, especially in the realm of emotional attachments.
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Self-care and self-protection don't need to come at the expense of being intimate with others. There’s going to be a lot of dramatic interpersonal intensity happening in your relationship house this new year. Do your best to not be the drama. Honor your emotions and your needs without indulging paranoia or distractions, and avoid lighting the fire of drama. Wherever you can find it, take the opportunity to have a heart-to-heart instead.
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If you’ve taken on too much or are feeling overwhelmed this week, it’s time to prioritize self-care. A meaningful way of doing that is through the vehicle of your body. Whether that means play, exercise, or cleaning out a closet, do something physical to help shake off your restlessness and clarify your mind and your heart. Otherwise, you risk prioritizing the wrong things as you step into the new year, Leo.
It’s hard to trust your intuition when you're caught up in a negative thought cycle. This week your sense of control is likely to be challenged. and that can lead to a lot of stress and worry. Don’t allow your ego's drive for control to make you miserable! Instead strive to stay centered in yourself, and honor what you do know this week, even if that leaves lots of unanswered questions on the table. Freedom is as much an attitude as it is a circumstance, Virgo.
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Acceptance is key this week. Whether you like what’s going on or not, honor your starting place—don't lament where you thought you’d be. The Venus-Pluto conjunction may be particularly triggering to your relationships this week, Libra, but it’s unlikely to surface problems that weren’t already there. Do your best to engage with the people and situations that stress you out with patience and honesty, and you’ll do just fine.
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Your ruling planet, Pluto, is wreaking havoc this week, and that may have you in a pretty intense frame of mind. Remember, negative fixations and obsessions are just prayer for what you don’t want. If you find yourself wrapped up in fears and scarcity-based thinking, or worse, paranoia and insecurity, it’s time to slow down, get grounded, and simplify your focus or your actions. Stay with your vulnerable emotions without catastrophizing, Scorpio.
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As difficult as it is to stay present with painful experiences and emotions, it can be quite transformative. As we close out another year, it’s wise to take a moment to see things as they really are. This may be disappointing or it may be lovely, but in either case, it’s important that you honor your emotions, and use whatever is hitting you hardest and deepest as inspiration for setting intentions for the new year. Show up for yourself and the world around you, Sagittarius.
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With Venus and Pluto meeting in your sign this week, you may be feeling pretty activated. Ensure that you’re not looking to scapegoat yourself or others. Life is complicated and so are relationships. Messiness is more likely than an absolute state of good or bad. Be brave enough to stay in the present, learn from your past, and intentionally step into your future, Capricorn.
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It’s the end of a year that has been full of ups and downs. You may find yourself particularly stressed this week as you have to cope with things that feel pretty out of control. Remember to stay in alignment with yourself. In other words, act in ways that reflect the person you want to be and not just the worst parts of your situation. It’s the start of a new year—strive to consciously set intentions and plant seeds to set yourself on the right path, Aquarius.
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You may not be able to avoid conflict or power struggles, but do pick your battles wisely. If you’re gonna fight, fight for something that you believe in. Don’t let others tempt you into ego conflicts that don’t really mean much at the end of the day. Instead, set your own values around who you want to be and how you want to be, Pisces. This will require that you believe in yourself and that you follow up that belief with action. That may be easier said than done, but it’s the right way to start off the new year!