This year we get a long weekend for the Christmas holiday. Whether you have a three or four-day weekend, there’s lots more time to enjoy the holiday festivities with family and friends. The following is an astrological overview of the planetary energies for the long Christmas holiday weekend.
Starting off the holiday weekend, we have a new moon in Capricorn as well as Chiron, the wonder healer, going direct in Aries. This energy calls us to wrap up the past. Since this energy isn’t the best for starting anew, we could focus on wrapping up loose ends for the holiday weekend. Since Capricorn is the planner of the zodiac, this is the perfect energy to tackle some last-minute shopping. Just make sure that you have a plan so that you can be successful at getting the holiday gifts that you want.
Also, the new moon in Capricorn could have us in our feelings in a somber way. The emotions take on a serious tone. We could be in a reflective mood about the close of this year and considering what we would like to do to make next year a success…even if we are not ready to act.
The asteroid Chiron finally goes direct in Aries. This is more energy urging us to let go of the past in order to heal and eventually move forward. Over the last couple of months, as Chiron moved retrograde in Aries, we spent a lot of time delving into our past to commit ourselves to self-healing. Now that Chiron is direct in the sign of Aries, real healing comes from acknowledging the wound and moving forward.
With the cardinal energy of Capricorn and Aries dominating, being self-sufficient is highlighted. So, taking the initiative this Friday is encouraged to help get the long holiday weekend off to a good start.
Christmas Eve-Saturday, December 24, 2022
Christmas Eve is here, and the countdown to Christmas is on. With Mercury in Capricorn forming a working sextile to Neptune in Pisces, this is an excellent day to spend time wrapping up gifts with your loved ones because it’s very good for socializing. With Mercury in Capricorn, serious conversations are highlighted, and the influence of Neptune in Pisces encourages us to take it easy. This energy is great for having discussions with others while wrapping last-minute gifts. Just make sure to keep the drama low. Mercury in Capricorn doesn’t want the trouble, and Neptune in Pisces just wants to chill and enjoy the holiday in peace.
Even more, the impetus to chill out on Christmas Eve is heightened due to the fact that the moon will be void of course until it moves into Aquarius on Christmas Day. When the moon is void, it really isn’t the best time to begin anything of significance. There will be time in the future to tend to business. For now, simply enjoy the holidays with family and friends.
Christmas Day-Sunday, December 25, 2022
It’s officially Christmas Day! The moon officially moves from Capricorn into the humanitarian sign of Aquarius. The feeling for the day is social, non-emotional, and interested in connecting with the greater humanity. The perfect holiday song for the vibes of this Christmas is Joy to the World! We want everyone we know to embrace the holiday spirit. This is excellent energy for getting together with family and friends. For those who don’t have traditional family associations, many of us will find that our friend groups are the family we choose to celebrate the holidays with.
The humanitarian influence of the moon in Aquarius could also prompt us to reach out to people who don’t have close bonds during this holiday season. We may desire to reach out to others who are “set apart” and invite them to partake in the holiday spirit with us.
Christmas Monday-December 26, 2022
It’s the day after Christmas, and most people have the day off for the official federal holiday. The moon is still in Aquarius, so it’s still best to just lay low and enjoy the company of friend groups and family. This is a good day to connect with friends and associations we didn’t get the chance to meet up with over the holiday weekend. We could also use this energy to make arrangements for the New Year’s festivities.
It should be noted that the moon in Aquarius will meet up with the transiting Saturn in Aquarius creating Moon/Saturn energy that adds a serious perhaps even sad element to the day after Christmas. Feelings could be heavy, but because of the Aquarius influence, we aren’t likely to express these emotions because they make us uncomfortable. Some people could come off as emotionally distant and cold when socializing with friend groups and associations.
This energy could also bring us in contact with people who are distant this holiday season. Either because they don’t have a community of their own to celebrate with or perhaps they are set apart from the group. Due to the heightened Aquarius energy, we may want to reach out to fellow human beings and include them in our festivities. Aquarius is all about spreading peace, love, and joy during this holiday season.
There is another void-of-course moment in the moon in Aquarius before the moon moves into Pisces on December 27th. Again, anything that is started under void energy doesn’t really amount to much, so continue to take it easy and enjoy the remainder of the long Christmas holiday weekend.
Because of this, if you have the day off just simply kick back and enjoy socializing with friends and family. If you try to get something done today, Inc. will probably be canceled out sometime in the future due to the energy being void.
So, let’s just chill out and enjoy this long Christmas holiday weekend. Work can come later. Use the Capricorn energy to wrap up the last-minute shopping, the Chiron in Aries energy to leave the past behind and focus on self-healing, and the Aquarius moon and Saturn energy to connect with our family and friends, and humanity as a whole.
Wishing a joyous happy holiday to you and yours.
