Stellar Insights: November 27 - December 3
The Full Moon Illuminates the Wisdom of Communication
Here are some insights about the opportunities and challenges that this week’s astrology may offer. May they help you make the most of this moment. Should you want to see what the current planetary movements are catalyzing for you—what your here/now and near future may be inspiring—based upon your personal astrology chart, we can explore that in a Stellar Guidance Session. (See the section at the bottom for the special holiday program that I’m offering for my sessions.)
As the week begins, we connect to a well of illumination, by way of Monday’s Full Moon. Featuring the Sun in Sagittarius and the Moon in Gemini, this lunation may have us feel that we’re in the midst of a push-pull between stepping back to gain perspective and focusing in on the facts that make up the whole picture. Striking a balance is important: Remember not to lose the forest for the trees, and yet don’t forsake the trees for the forest either, as both are equally important.
If we can find a way to integrate the energies calling for our attention, the day can grace us with a significant opportunity for wisdom and learning. As we quest to become aware of the bigger picture, it’s important to remember to tap into information that can promote our greater understanding, rather than just taking off from a launch pad of vision and beliefs.
Yet, at the same time, it’s important to remember that it’s not just information that contributes to a sense of knowingness. Underscored by the Mercury/Neptune Square that also occurs on this day, we can remember that we all have a deep sense of intuition that can guide us in charting the course of our life journey and we just need to have the faith that this resides within us. Attuning to the concrete and abstract, focusing on what is bounded and what is unified, can help us perceive more depth.
On Friday, Mercury enters Capricorn, the sign in which it will begin its upcoming retrograde cycle, which starts on December 13 (and goes through New Year’s Day). When the messenger planet is in the sign that reveres tradition and productivity, we may find that a more no-nonsense approach to communication makes more sense.
Venus is also a star player this week. On Wednesday, the love planet unites with the South Node, which can allow us to perceive the deeply ingrained perspectives we carry related to relationships. As we see this, we can further clarify which ones keep us stuck and stifled, rather than lead to a sense of evolution. Social engagements may also inspire a sense of deja vu. You may not have actually been in that spot with those same people, but something about the gathering may trigger memories of similar experiences.
South Node planetary connections are sometimes experienced as a clearing away or casting off. When aligned with Venus, this can offer us a powerful invitation to release belief systems that have us undervaluing ourselves or getting in our way of declaring our own version of beauty. There’s also a chance that it can lead to the removal of something treasured; as such, be especially diligent about your possessions this week. Whether it’s a ring you temporarily remove, a credit card you take out of your wallet, or a precious item your friend wants to lend to you, make sure to pay attention to prized items.
On Sunday, values-drive Venus makes a square to mine-the-depths Pluto. And with this, we could find ourselves diving below the surface to really look at what has worth to us. We may find that thoughts and feelings we have been keeping out of our view— perhaps, because we had wanted to not deal with any emotional confrontations they may brings—may clamor for attention. Holding our relationships—to people, places, and things—up to the light so that we can better survey unconscious patterns that are keeping us from embodying a sense of inner freedom and power may be challenging, yet exceptionally worthwhile.
Wishing you an illuminating week!
xxStephanie
Astrological Highlights
November 27: Gemini Full Moon; Mercury/Neptune Square
November 29: Venus/South-Node Conjunction
December 1: Mercury enters Capricorn
December 2: Mercury/Saturn Sextile
December 3: Venus/Pluto Square
All days reflect Eastern Standard Time (- 5 hours GMT)
Photos: Adam Gonzales, Shubham Dhage, and Vadim Chumak, all via Unsplash
Give a Stellar Gift
Here are some stellar gifts to consider sharing with those on your holiday list.
Stellar Guidance Session (with 10% going to charity)
I’ve decided to bring back a special offer that I had created a few years back, a way for you to give someone special a special gift while also contributing to a non-profit organization that helps others.
For any gift certificate for a Stellar Guidance Session purchased now through the end of December—which you can offer to another or even use for yourself—I will donate 10% of the proceeds to either Doctors Without Borders, World Central Kitchen, St. Jude’s Research Hospital, ACLU, or the ASPCA (you get to choose). Email me to order a gift certificate (or several) or if you have any questions.
A Book on Astrology or Sleep/Dreams
Looking for a book that will help your friend, family, or colleague gain insights about themselves and deepen their understanding of astrology? Want a gift that will help the dreamer in your life further connect with their dreams all the while helping them to bolster their sleep? Then consider gifting them one (or more) of my books or oracle cards. Choose from The Complete Book of Dreams, The Complete Book of Astrological Self-Care, The Astrological Self-Care Journal, Astrology: In Focus Workbook, The Complete Guide to Living by the Moon, and Stellar Visions Oracle.) To do so while supporting independent bookstores, check out my page on Bookshop.org.
And, if your giftee’s main language is either French or Italian, check out my astrology workbook (Mon Atelier Astrologie) and my wellness astrology book (Grande Guida All'Astrologia del Benessere), available in those languages, respectively.