[Fate & Free Will ] Astrology for the Week of December 23 - 29

I realize for a lot of the world this week is “supposed” to be about holiday festivities, family, and merry making - and to be clear, I’m here for it. 

But the astrology for this week tells a different story. 

It’s much more in line with the celebrations of the winter solstice, Yule, Saturnalia and all of the other death and rebirth festivals from the past. 

If you’ve been with me for awhile, you know everything in my world has a soundtrack. This week through the end of the year the soundtrack is Winter by Susie Suh.

I don’t usually get into the aspects of it all but I’m going to make an exception this week because the cycles are cycling. In the Crusade I talk about the importance of paying attention to astrology in a bigger picture way because there are so many overlapping cycles that are going on at any given point.

This week, several cycles collide to create a week that is tied to the past but not stuck in it. 

Let’s get into it. 

Monday 12/23

• ☽ at 10° 27‘ Libra ✳ ☿  at 10° 27‘ Sagittarius | 11:22 am eastern
• ☽ at 14° 08‘ Libra △ ♃ at 14° 08‘ Gemini | 6:51 pm eastern 

Monday is frisky and full of opportunities to connect with others. It’s a great day for interesting conversations, sharing ideas, and finding common ground, though it might be easy to get caught up in too many things at once.

• Best for: Meaningful discussions, creative ideas, and collaborating.
• Potential Challenges: Taking on more than you can handle, getting sidetracked, or realizing not everyone is on the same page.

Tuesday 12/24

• ☽ at 19° 28‘ Libra △ ♀︎ at 19° 28‘ Aquarius | 5:43 am eastern
• ☽ V/C | 5:43 am eastern - December 25 at 3:06 am eastern
• ♃ at 14° 01‘ Gemini □ ♄ at 14° 01‘ Pisces  | 4:59 pm eastern

Tuesday your big picture ideas might be confronted by some practical realities. It could be time to figure out how to make long-term goals work in the real world. 

Think of it as an opportunity to assess what’s realistic while still holding space for ambition.

• Best for: Evaluating long-term goals, reworking plans to make them more achievable, and prioritizing what’s most important.
• Potential Challenges: Feeling stuck between big dreams and practical limits, struggling with uncertainty in decision-making, or second-guessing decisions.

So that was the short version for anyone who wants to know just how it’s going to show up in this moment - but astrology isn’t a thing you (should) only pay attention on individual days because the patterns and intricate mechanics can only be seen and appreciated when you zoom out to look at the larger cycles. 

Think back to December of 2020. Something shifted then through January of 2021 and now we’re coming upon the next chapter of it. But it’s not a one and done kind of thing - very rarely is astrology like that.

December 21, 2020 Jupiter and Saturn came together in what is known as a Great Conjunction. They get together about every 20 years but only once in every few hundred years (the last time was 1623) do they get so close they’re basically one bright Christmas Star.

Planets have cycles just like the Moon - that was a new cycle for Jupiter and Saturn, just like a new moon. 

The first square happened in August and the next one will be on June 15th *but* that will be when Jupiter is in Cancer and Saturn is in Aries and it’ll be about a different story - there are those cycles again. 

So back to our current square. 

Think about what shifted for you between the end of December 2020 and the end of January 2021. 

Now think about any changes to that storyline that came up at the end of August - think of it as plot development. 

Today, but really this week/end of the year, is the end of that book. 

Fortunately, this book is part of a 4 book series and  June will be a brand new book. Some characters will stay the same but some will go and new ones will be introduced. 

Don’t get too comfortable, there are more cycles ahead. 

Wednesday 12/25

• ☽ ▻ Scorpio | 3:06 am eastern
• ☽ at 00° 51‘ Scorpio □ ♇ at 00° 51‘ Aquarius | 4:51 am eastern
• ☽ at 03° 46‘ Scorpio □ ♂︎ at 03° 46‘ Leo | 10:44 am eastern
• ☽ at 04° 23‘ Scorpio ✳ ☉ at 04° 23‘ Capricorn | 11:59 am eastern

Wednesday starts off with a fair amount of intensity and probably more than a few power plays that lead to frustration or maybe even anger. 

Don’t freak out - this could just as easily be being woken up at 3 am by an excited toddlers as a fight with the in-laws.

The good news is that after a somewhat intense start things become much more manageable and stable.

• Best for: Focusing on responsibilities, working through challenging situations, and staying committed to what really matters.
• Potential Challenges: Getting overwhelmed by strong emotions, being drawn into avoidable conflicts, or overextending yourself.

Coaching time ;)

Christmas mornings can feel heavier than expected for a lot of reasons—maybe it’s the pressure to make everything perfect, unresolved family dynamics, or the unpredictability of all the things. 

Just remember: you’re in charge of your own experience. What you make the day mean is entirely up to you.

What’s one thought you can hold onto that can help you have the experience you want to have? 

Here are a few of my favorites:

• I control myself, not others' expectations or feelings.
• I’m allowed to change my mind.
• Curiosity is always the way forward.
• Love is a verb.

Thursday 12/26

• ☽ at 14° 07‘ Scorpio △ ♄ at 14° 07‘ Pisces | 7:30 am eastern
• ☿ at 13° 46‘ Sagittarius ☍ ♃  at 13° 46‘ Gemini | 5:47 pm eastern
• 🌘 Waning Crescent Moon | 8:43 pm eastern

Thursday is all about the big picture. Optimism and expansion are in the air in a BIG way. 

• Best for: New insight, meaningful conversations, new perspectives, big dreams, and connecting ideas across different areas.
• Potential Challenges: Struggling to narrow down possibilities, overcommitting, jumping to conclusions.

Now let’s talk about the next cycle. 

There’s something you want that’s been developing throughout November and December, right?

Mercury and Jupiter will form the last of three oppositions today at 5:47 pm eastern - so this will also be building on Christmas day.

If you have Mercury or Jupiter prominent in your chart or as a Time Lord, this is an extra big deal. For everyone, however, this is wrapping up some Mercury Retrograde themes. 

Now back to that thing you want. Look back to the events of: 

• November 17 and 18
• This was the first opposition when Mercury was direct.
• December 3 and 4
• Second opposition with Mercury retrograde.
• For extra credit think back to November 2nd 
• Why? Because that’s when Mercury first hit Sagittarius and the foreshadowing might’ve been starting.

Think about what has been going on and what narratives have changed for you in that time. 

Now that you have a little more information, how does it change what you want?

Not what’s practical - what do you want?

Friday 12/27

• ☽ at 22° 31‘ Scorpio □ ♀︎  at 22° 31‘ Aquarius | 12:08 am eastern
• ☿ at 14° 11‘ Sagittarius □ ♄ at 14° 11‘ Pisces  | 2:28 am eastern
• ☽ at 23° 45‘ Scorpio ☍ ♅ at 23° 45‘ Taurus | 2:34 am eastern
• ☽ at 27° 14‘ Scorpio △ ♆ at 27° 14‘ Pisces | 9:23 am eastern
• ☽ V/C | 9:23 am -2:46 pm eastern
• ☽ ▻ Sagittarius | 2:46 pm eastern
• ☽ at 00° 56‘ Sagittarius ✳ ♇ at 00° 56‘ Aquarius | 4:36 pm eastern
• ☽ at 03° 07‘ Sagittarius △ ♂︎ at 03° 07‘ Leo | 8:49 pm eastern

Friday you can think a little bit more about what’s practical ;) 

• Best for: Clarifying priorities, addressing lingering challenges, and refining big plans into actionable steps.
• Potential Challenges: Feeling stuck or frustrated by limitations, struggling to move forward with unclear ideas, or losing momentum when faced with setbacks.

Time for the third cycle.

Mercury bumps into a square with Saturn and it’s all about how to make it happen. Time, resources, responsibilities, distance, and blah blah blah. 

Yes, there are going to be things that make what you want harder to achieve - so what? 

This is one of those ‘how bad do you want it’ aspects. Everyone has big ideas and dreams and ‘if the stars aligned I’d love to xyz’ - but precious few are willing to put the work in. 

No judgement at all if the effort isn’t worth the dream. There are a lot of things I’d love to have that I’m not willing to do the work for. But I don’t lie to myself about it or beat myself up about my unwillingness to do the work in those areas. 

The point is, it is time to figure out how far you’ll go for the thing you’ve realized you want over the past two months (and to a greater extent the past 4 years). 

Saturday 12/28

• ♀︎ at 23° 43‘ Aquarius □ ♅ at 23° 43‘ Taurus | 2:41 am eastern
• ☽ at 13° 33‘ Sagittarius ☍ ♃ at 13° 33‘ Gemini | 4:49 pm eastern
• ☽ at 14° 18‘ Sagittarius □ ♄ at 14° 18‘ Pisces | 6:14 pm eastern
• ☽ ☌ ☿ at 16° 17‘ Sagittarius | 10:00 pm eastern

Saturday has a little of that FAFO energy and you (and everyone else) might be in the mood to shake things up a little. That’s actually great news because if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always got - or however that goes.

• Best for: Trying out new ideas, making changes to things that feel stuck, and staying open to surprises.
• Potential Challenges: Getting thrown off by last-minute changes, clashing with others over priorities, or feeling restless when things don’t go as expected.

I’m not going to nerd out on this one as much but - let’s just say it’s tied into the larger cycle ;) 

My best advice is to use this whole week (and the end of the year) to really evaluate where you were, where you are, and where you want to be going. 

2025 has some tectonic shifts and 2026 is a whole new era.  What do you want that to look like? Sink into the end of the year energy and really give that some thought.

Sunday 12/29

• ☽ at 25° 22‘ Sagittarius ✳ ♀︎ at 25° 22‘ Aquarius | 3:03 pm eastern
• ☽ at 27° 16‘ Sagittarius □ ♆ at 27° 16‘ Pisces | 6:34 pm eastern
• ☽ V/C | 6:34 - 11:37 pm eastern
• ☽ ▻ Capricorn | 11:37 pm eastern

Sunday is that soft place to land you’ve probably been looking for all week. It’s nice and cozy and a little dreamy. 

• Best for: Easy conversations, creative ideas, and meaningful connections.
• Potential Challenges: Feeling distracted by daydreams, misinterpreting intentions, or struggling to stay grounded in reality.

Until next time, my wish for you is a quiet place to hide away and intentionally reflect before bounding forward.  -Robin💋