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Capricorn, December 21 to January 20

• Symbol: SeaGoat (Manticore)
• Element: Earth
• Quality: Cardinal
• House: 10th, Career
• Planet: Saturn
• Color: Brown, Navy, Black
• Body Part: Skeleton
• Trait: Sensible
• Semi-precious stone: Onyx, Garnet

Capricorn represents discipline, patience, and rationality. A Capricorn knows the value of sacrificing short-term satisfaction for the long-term goal, and you can rely on them to persevere to get there!

Those born in the sign of the Goat tend to have a good sense of humor, although it is often expressed as a dry wit.

Capricorn understands the value of what has been tried and true - they lean towards conventional wisdom. At the same time, they excel at seeing what's not working in a given situation, and you can depend on them to come up with a plan that will make a difference.

Caps respect tradition and the elders of the culture. In esoteric or spiritual astrology, Capricorn rules initiation. An example would be when ancient Egyptians entered the pyramid: they let their lower self die in order to be initiated into embodying a higher form of their Divine Essence.

Negative traits associated with Capricorn include inflexibility, pessimism, mean-spiritedness, and a tendency to be a stick-in-the-mud.

Capricorn rules antiques, big business, government, the skeletal structure of the body, teeth, clocks, mountains, and depression.

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 Saturn

Saturn is Capricorn's Ruling Planet, which means it is at its greatest strength when it falls in Capricorn or in the 10th House. Saturn represents your challenges, barriers, and life issues. Many astrologers discuss Saturn with a “you poor thing” look in their eyes. However, Saturn is a great helper. Saturn helps you separate what is real and appropriate in your life from that which is not.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and is the second largest in the solar system. Much of what is known about the planet is due to the Voyager explorations in 1980-81.

The atmosphere is primarily composed of hydrogen with small amounts of helium and methane. Saturn is the only planet less dense than water. In the unlikely event that a large enough ocean could be found, Saturn would float in it!

Saturn's ring system makes the planet one of the most beautiful objects in the solar system. The rings may have been formed from larger moons that were shattered by impacts of comets and meteoroids. The ring composition is not known for certain, but the rings show a significant amount of water. They may be composed of icebergs and/or snowballs from a few centimeters to a few meters in size.

Saturn's day is 10 hours, 39 minutes long, and it takes 29.5 Earth years to revolve about the Sun. This 29-year orbit is called your "Saturn Return" by astrologers, and is almost always a pivotal moment in your life.

In astrology, Saturn teaches us some of the hardest lessons in life. In order to survive we need to conform to some kind of social order and structure. While that may seem to stifle our creativity, in order to make lasting contributions to society, we must first show proper respect for it.

Saturn is father time. He limits us, and in so doing gives form and structure to our lives. Saturn represents your higher voice, anyone older or wiser than you, those in authority, and any established social order. He is your father, police officer, boss, sergeant, rulebook, school system, judge and government. Saturn keeps you on track, or holds you back, depending on your point of view!

Saturn represents patience, boundaries, restrictions, and life karma. If you have been holding tightly to a relationship that has long lost its reason for being, Saturn will come along to help you release. If you want to start a new business, Saturn will help you do the work necessary for it to succeed.

The trouble comes when you say you want something but are not willing to bring forth the energy necessary for it to manifest. Saturn will help you, but you must do your part. Saturn also requires you to be patient and approach your goals over the long term. If you impatiently “want what you want, and want it now,” Saturn is likely to teach you some lessons in hard work and perseverance.

Want to know more? Visit solarviews.com and nineplanets.org!

The Tenth House, Career

The Tenth House represents your public image and career. The world sees you according to the sign on the tenth house cusp (also called the Midheaven). Capricorn's rulership ensures that you will find big business, government, and other administratively heavy organizations in this area of the chart.

In esoteric, or spiritually focused, astrology, it is believed that the tenth house cusp indicates aspects that your soul incarnated to accomplish in this life. Whereas the sixth house represented your work, the tenth house indicates career. In the sixth house, you work away like a busy little bee. In the tenth house, you are seen for your accomplishments and/or failures.

Planets in your 10th House will affect your career experiences. Natal Mars in the tenth house may indicate strong ambition if well-aspected in the chart. Jupiter in the tenth house may indicate a person who appears larger than life, or one who is known for coaching and encouraging those in her/his charge.

In the same way, the sign on the cusp of your 10th House affects your attitudes towards ambition. Aquarius in the tenth house may be a person who prefers to work alone, or own his or her own business. Leo in the tenth house may be a person who prefers supervisory positions.

Holiday Gift Guide #4

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Many customers have been buying groups of bracelets in their family's Zodiac signs, to give the same gift to everyone and still be personalized. Then everyone can stay connected all year long!

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 5th Annual Studio Open House

Do your last-minute Christmas Shopping while supporting local artists!

Come to our Holiday Party!
We're opening our studio up to the public,
and displaying all our jewelry and zodiac products.
We'll even make your jewelry on the spot!
AstroDice mini readings!
We'll also serve cider, cookies, and door prizes!

 Winter Solstice 2010

It's Winter Solstice, and we anxiously await the return of the Sun. Not that it's really "gone", although it sure seems that way. This time of year, in the northern hemisphere, gives us the shortest length of daylight for the three days around the solstice, after which the span between sunrise and sunset begins to lengthen. While most call this the first day of winter, it is traditionally mid-winter, as, indeed, with the turning of the light we can sense the turning of the seasons. Seeds and bulbs planted now will burst forth in a few short months.

So what seeds might the Ingress chart have for us this time?

Looking at the chart you'll see a large grouping of planets in one small area. Retrograde Mercury in late Sagittarius, the Sun at 0 Capricorn, Pluto at 04 Capricorn and Mars at 10 Capricorn. Such a tight grouping, three or more planets in one sign (or sometimes in one house) is commonly called a stellium and suggests an intense focus of energy in this area. So the Ingress chart wants us to spend extra time dealing with this part of our chart. Since Mercury is retrograde it also suggests that it might be a good idea to re-examine what we’re doing in this area of our lives, and to not rush in to any changes we might be considering. Sun conjunct Pluto, at the same time, pushes us to make some major changes. Mars is also there, pushing us to take some action. So we see strong pressure to make some changes in the area of our life that is under Capricorn's influence, but also a caution to not rush in.

This stellium is also opposite the chart's Moon, highlighting the emotional tension such an impetus for change can bring. The Cancer Moon here is very interested in hanging on to what gives us comfort and a sense of security, whether or not such actions and attitudes are still productive for us. Sometimes our habits can trip us up, but they are certainly hard to change. Part of the Capricorn energy here might be productively used to take control of those habits instead of continuing to let them control us, and face the emotional stress that goes along with the change.

Jupiter and Uranus continue their conjunction, another indication of the continuing pressure for change. They make an out of sign square to the Sun in this chart, so their influence may not be obvious. Unlike the opposition, the square isn't something right out in front of us, but comes at us from the side. Sometimes this can be more of a problem, since it can seem unexpected. They also are in square to the retrograde Mercury, highlighting the importance of this messenger in the Ingress chart. Again, don't allow yourself to be rushed into hasty decisions on what or where to change, but give it diligent thought and consideration.

Saturn is still in Libra (and will be until October of 2012), and sits square to Mars, providing another indication of a need for personal responsibility in our actions. While Saturn in Libra is concerned with taking such responsibility in our relationships, the square to Mars in Capricorn suggests some sort of delaying action on our ability to take action. Saturn - Mars aspects are sometimes said to feel like "driving with the brakes on," but since here it actually reinforces the message of the retrograde Mercury, it may actually help us avoid taking rash - and regretted - action.

Not that any of these indications are telling us to not make changes. Rather, we have an opportunity to make changes, to plant new seeds of personal growth, to change old habits, but we are also being cautioned to not take precipitate action, but to spend some time during the dark of the Sun to honestly evaluate what we have been doing, and what changes will be more productive in our lives and for achieving our goals.

Indeed, the message of Capricorn is to help us work toward our goals. Where Capricorn falls in your personal chart suggests where you tend to be managerial, disciplined and hard working. (Not to be confused with the 10th House, the area of life most directly related to how we make our mark in the world.) So see where this stellium falls in your birth chart. That house (or houses, as it may span a couple) is where you should spend some time thinking about how you have been managing that area of your life. What works? Can you make some changes to allow it to work better? What doesn't? What can you change about what doesn't work to make it work? Can it be changed, or do you have to eliminate it?

Use the keywords below to start thinking about where you might want to plant some new seeds. Books have been written about the meaning of each house, so obviously this small listing is only to get you thinking about the possibilities!

Although each "pie-slice" of a horoscope is called a "house," each house can be viewed as if it were a different room in a big house. Different activities go on in different rooms. The line marking the entry to each room, moving counter-clockwise around the wheel, is called the "cusp" of the house, and is like the doorway into the room.

1st House: Doorway is called the Ascendant or the Rising Sign. Personality, physical body
2nd House: values, personal resources, moveable possessions
3rd House: immediate environment, siblings, short trips
4th House: Doorway is called Imum Coeli or IC. Personal roots, home, family, tradition
5th House: creative self-expression, love affairs, speculation
6th House: work, service, health, daily routine, job
7th House: Doorway is called Descendant. Partners, contracts, advisors, one-to-one relations
8th House: debts, partner's values and possessions, sex, death, rebirth
9th House: higher education, philosophy, religion, long journeys
10th House: Doorway is called Median Coeli, MC, or MidHeaven. Reputation, career, profession, vocation
11th House: friends, hopes and wishes, groups, group associations and ideals
12th House: subconscious, the past, hidden matters

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Conjunctions 2011: A Virtual Astrological Conference

On January 21-22, 2011, an online astrology conference will happen ONLINE, so that you can attend whereever you are.  Alicia will present her Manifest This! Astrology and Gemstones workshop at Conjunctions 2011: A Virtual Astrology Conference.

Conjunctions 2011 is one of the first virtual astrological conferences held exclusively online and topics that will be covered include a wide (and fascinating) spectrum, ranging from "The Astrology of Past Lives and Soul Purpose" to "Tough Road Ahead: US and Pluto" and "Dangerous Opportunity: The Years Surrounding 2012" to "Me to We: Astrological Trends Promoting Intimacy and Collectivity". Speakers at the conference include Arielle Guttman, Sandra-Leigh Serio, Dr. Glenn Perry, Jessica Murray and Georgia Stathis. 

This is the ad we ran in Men's Journal for Christmas.

  Not exactly Christmas-y, so please forgive me...but as a teacher it made me giggle!

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