The Week of December 18th, 2023: The Solstice, Capricorn season, and a Mercury cazimi mark a restart
Astrology of the Week Ahead with Chani Nicholas
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🗓️ 18 December 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Episode 157
In this podcast, New York Times bestselling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.
The astrology of the week of December 18th, 2023, brings us major shifts with deep insight. On Monday, Mercury (the planet of communication) trines Jupiter (the planet of expansion), reminding us to think and communicate with gratitude and abundance. On Wednesday, Venus (the planet of love) opposes Uranus (the planet of breakthroughs), awakening us to submerged feelings in our relationships. The December Solstice occurs on Thursday, marking a restart in the solar cycle and ushering us into Capricorn season. Also on Thursday, Mercury sextiles Saturn (the planet of boundaries), bringing stability and practical thinking to our endeavors. On Friday, the Sun conjoins Mercury in a cazimi, introducing clarity and helpful revelations in our exchanges and travel plans. Also on Friday, Mercury re-enters Sagittarius, initiating communication issues. Finally, on Sunday, the Sun makes a sextile to Saturn, enhancing our ability to ground and think in constructive ways. Overall, we’re sending you many Solstice and cazimi blessings.
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This episode was recorded on 11/02/2023.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome. This is the Astrology of the Week Ahead podcast. I'm your host, |
| 0:06.0 | Channy Nicholas. In this episode, we are talking about the astrology of the week of December 18th. |
| 0:20.4 | In this podcast, we look at the astrology of the upcoming week and how it will be landing for all of us collectively. |
| 0:28.0 | For a more personalized reading that dives into the ways that this week's astrology will play out for you, download the Chaniap. |
| 0:36.0 | Hey, y'all, if you're looking for Intel on 2024, check out your |
| 0:40.5 | 2024 guidebook. This 100-plus page digital resource examines the year's astrological |
| 0:48.9 | moments in detail and provides sign-specific activities to support you through every twist and turn. |
| 0:57.7 | You can order yours at channey.com. |
| 1:00.5 | It is an invaluable resource for the year. |
| 1:06.8 | I'm very excited, especially about the beginning part of this week. |
| 1:11.7 | I'm actually excited for most of this week. |
| 1:14.5 | Maybe not Wednesday as much, but listen, I'll take it. |
| 1:18.5 | This is why I'm excited about this week. |
| 1:20.6 | This week gives us a restart with a deep insight. |
| 1:26.0 | And it feels like, looks like is a new beginning of sorts with an added bonus. |
| 1:35.9 | So the reason why I say that is because this week is the solstice. |
| 1:41.2 | Now, no matter what hemisphere you're in, north or south, the solstice and the equinoxes |
| 1:47.5 | are points of the year that are energized by the fact that the sun enters a new season, right? We enter a new |
| 1:58.4 | season because of where the sun is and because of the way it impacts |
| 2:02.9 | us. Obviously, in the northern hemisphere, this is the moment where the days are shortest and then |
| 2:10.5 | they grow longer from here. So in the northern hemisphere, this is a new beginning of the solar cycle. In the southern hemisphere, |
| 2:20.1 | it's the point at which the days grow shorter. However, because the solstice is this point |
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