Stellar Insights: December 12 - 18
Craft Vessels
This week’s sextile between the radiant Sun and structured Saturn gives us inspiration to crafts vessel. Not only that, but we may find that rewards stream forth if we already have containers constructed, places in which valuables can be held.
The crafted vessels may also be helpful because without them we may find ourselves unmoored; that’s because this week the Sun also makes a tense square to dreamy Neptune. And with that, without having a trusted vessel in which we can sail the vast oceans of our emotions and the sea of what we’re able to perceive and see, we may find ourselves steeped in confusion, anxiety, and/or worry.
Using words and envisioning images related to water can be great healing agents this week not only because of the Sun/Neptune Square. It’s also because expansive Jupiter spends its last days in aquatic Pisces (it fully jaunts into Aries on December 20 after moving between these two signs throughout this year). As such, in addition to the watery words and phrases I’ve already used, consider using others as a framework for understanding. These may include:
·     being in flow
·     following the stream
·     surfing the waves
·     the tides of life
·     something’s fishy
·     allowing for the current
·     solvents and solutions
·     pulling up anchors
·     and others.
All the while, turn to your imagination, intuition, and sixth sense. Let compassion guide. Lose yourself in beauty but not in others. Be empathetic while being aware of enabling tendencies. And watch your boundaries: in addition to seeing where they may need support, also see if any of them are actually too solid, creating barriers to having you feel a greater sense of ease, love, and flow.
xxStephanie
Astrological Highlights
December 12Â : Sun/Saturn Sextile
December 14: Sun/Neptune Square
December 17: Mercury/Uranus Trine
All days reflect Eastern Standard Time (- 5 hours GMT)
Photos: Chloe Bolton, Osman Rana, and Rodion Kutsaiev, all via Unsplash
Astrology of the Stars: The White Lotus
For all of you lovers of The White Lotus, while we may not know the star signs of Tanya, Harper, Lucia, and all of our other favorite characters, I thought it would be fun to share the Sun signs of the stars that play those roles. I created an Instagram post with visuals about it, yet thought to share the signs of the main actors with you here.
As you’ll see, interestingly enough, the most popular Sun sign? Aries! (I wanted to also share their Moon sign but as it turned out, so many of them were born on a day when the Moon changed signs.) I’m curious whether you see the actors’ Sun sign qualities in the characters they portray and embody.
Sabrina Impacciatore (Valentina) - Aries
Simona Tabasco (Lucia) - Aries
Adam Dimarco (Albie) - Aries
Michael Imperioli (Dominic) - Aries
Meghann Fahy (Daphne) - Taurus
Beatrice Granno (Mia) - Taurus
Jennifer Coolidge (Tanya) - Gemini
John Gries (Greg) - Gemini
Aubrey Plaza (Harper) - Cancer
Tom Hollander (Quentin) - Virgo
Will Sharpe (Ethan) - Virgo
F. Murray Abraham (Bert) - Scorpio
Theo James (Cameron) - Sagittarius
Haley Lu Richardson (Portia) - Pisces
Also, the creator, Mike White: he’s a Cancer Sun!
My New Book Is Available This Week!
It was such a great surprise when I found out from my publisher that my latest book, which was slated to come out mid-January, would actually be available on December 13, just in time for the holidays. Featuring an array of insights into the basic principles of astrology, including how to understand a birth chart, In Focus Workbook: Astrology also features a spectrum of journalling prompts, activities, and creative exercises that will guide you to deeper astrological knowledge. Find more information, including a sneak peek of the pages, here on my website. You can order it from any of your favorite retailers.