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Astrology New Year 2010 December 20, 2009

Why would astrology have anything to do with the old fashion habit of making New Years resolutions? When we look a little deeper into the tradition there is an astrological principle that the New Year is the time to recommit to goals. However as most resolutions are broken by the third week of the year what is the problem?

The winter solstice December 21st marks the end of long nights (in the northern hemisphere) and the celebration of the return of the Sun, which is in essence the astrological New Year. Yes our New Year officially begins on January 1st, not December 21st, but that is another story; suffice to say it was changed to stamp out old pagan ways yet appease the tradition of celebrating a new beginning. The New Year happens in the constellation of Capricorn, the sign that is a natural sign for goals. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, the planet of discipline. This is the perfect time that you will feel more disciplined in your life and can create goals for the New Year.

So if this is such a great time then why is it that New Year resolutions don’t stick? An astrological reason is that when you set forth an intention if the planets are not aligned in a way that symbolizes results, you will not get the results you are looking for. The time to make your resolutions for 2009 will be on the new moon in Capricorn which is Jan 15 2:11am EST. The day of and after the new moon is the best time to set forth your intention for a great New Year. The new moon in Capricorn can fall on any given day between December 21st and January 19th.

Mercury is retrograde on December 26. Making commitments when Mercury is retrograde is fine if you are going back to something you started before but did not complete. However it would be positive to reinforce your intentions again with the Capricorn new moon as Mercury will be moving direct the same day as the new moon. Keep in mind that your intentions and your desires for something new and different need to be stronger than the comfort of what your current routine is. In other words it needs to be more than a good idea, put passion, force, and intensity with what you want to create. The third week of the year, the time most resolutions are broken, the Sun enters into Aquarius which asks us to be free and do what we really want. If you don’t really want to “exercise more” “learn a new skill” etc when the Aquarian vibration enters you will be pulled to break apart from weak commitments.

If your promises to yourself were not authentic then out with the rules and in with personal freedom. So what to do? Write down your intentions for 2010 on the solstice. Be honest with yourself of what you are committed to versus what you think you should do. The Capricorn lesson is to get over the “shoulds” in life. Any resolution you make that has an element of I should but don’t want to will be abandoned, the energy is about discipline for a goal that you really want, not what someone else thinks is good or something that society says we should have, be or do. With these tips in mind 2010 will be your best year yet.

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