New Moon in Capricorn

A lovely kickstart to the new year

The first New Moon of 2024 will occur at 20 degrees in the Cardinal Earth sign of Capricorn, at 6:57 am EST (adjust for your Time Zone), on January 11th, setting the stage for the month to come.

Capricorn energy is building energy and while 2023 was a breakdown year, 2024 will be one of breakthroughs. Many powerful shifts in energy will be occurring. It will be a year finding your own power, inner strength and confidence and a great year for transformation and manifesting your dreams.

This lunation provides a lovely kickstart energy to 2024 and coincides, as well, numerologically, with the 8 Universal year of 2024: 2 + 0 + 2 + 4 = 8; thus, emphasizing the energy of manifestation.

Since the Sun and Moon are always, perfectly, aligned (conjunct) during a New Moon, head and heart come together. It is a time of reflection and introspection, urging us to go inward and set new intentions, plant new seeds, create plans, for the upcoming month, using the energy of the sign highlighted this month Capricorn energy.

Use this lunation’s “higher” frequency to make a positive start to 2024 as this Capricorn New Moon brings a lot of Transformative energy with it. It is Building Energy. Starting off the year, it creates the energy, not only for the month but for the year ahead, as well. Capricorn invites us to: get grounded, centered and build strong & lasting structures, for ourselves.

Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, the planet of discipline and strategic action: it can make dreams become a reality.through determination, perseverance, planning and sustained effort.

If you can conceive it and believe it, you can achieve it.

The alignment of sun and moon in Capricorn Sextile (aspect of Opportunity) Neptune in Pisces shows us how planning sets the stage for manifesting dreams.

A dream without a plan is just a wish.

Tomorrow belongs to those who plan.

Commit your dreams to paper, along with a plan, to add form to desire.

With Mercury in Sagittarius making a square aspect to Neptune in Pisces, during this Lunation, it challenges us to bring our mental and spiritual energies: “Realism and Idealism” together. It highlights the Divine Law of how Intentions, Creative Visualization and Affirmations can lead to Realization .

With Sun and Moon aligned in Capricorn Trine (ease) Uranus/Retrograde in Taurus, it shows that planet Earth is radically changing and is ready for a Big Shift:, globally and personally. Uranus pushes us out of our comfort zone and elevates our consciousness. It is renewal and revival energy.

Capricorn and Taurus are down to earth & steadfast, Uranus is electric and unpredictable. We are being urged to persevere through any uncomfortableness we might encounter, in order to find our “new” self.

• A Pearl is only created through friction.

• A Diamond is only created through pressure.

Ask yourself:

• How have I changed since 2020?

• What new ideas am I ready to embrace, moving forward?

• What are my visions for 2024 & how can I realize them?

The life you want holds a certain vibration. When you imagine yourself, already living it, you take on that vibration. Release anything that holds you back.

Capricorn, being a Cardinal sign, embodies the energy of Initiation . . . Starting something new . . .ruled by Saturn/Father Time and symbolized by the Seagoat, an animal that can scale the heights and delve into the depths of life.

Slow and steady win the race.

During this Lunation, the Sun & Moon at 20 degrees of Capricorn, are, widely conjunct Pluto, the planet of Transformation, at 29 degrees , adding a layer of intensity and urgency to this alignment. It urges us to connect with our emotions, at the deepest level (soul) and address any subconscious, fears and/or needs that hold us back from living our highest potential. This configuration inspires us to alchemize any emotional wounds that keep us trapped in repetitive cycles.

Finally, the Sun/Moon in Capricorn SQUARE the North Node in Aries, bringing an Inner Tension, urging us to make the necessary changes to live our BEST LIFE.

The nodes, in Astrology, are calculated points, showing where the moon crosses the ecliptic. They come in pairs and opposite signs, remaining for, approximately 18 months.

• North node, presently, in Aries: where we’re headed, collectively & personally – the future.

• South node, presently, in Libra: where we have been, collectively & personally – the past.

The North node in Aries is teaching us to follow our passion(s), even if it means saying “no” to certain things.

May this first New Moon of 2024 bring you the courage and confidence to follow your dreams and remain steadfast as you put the necessary effort into manifesting them.

New Moon blessings,

Janet 🔮