Astrological Overview: Dec. 2 - 8, 2024

Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological overvuew based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart. All times listed are Pacific Standard Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; Add 8 hours for Universal Time (UT). Aspects of Note this Week: MONDAY: Venus square Eris, Venus trine UranusTUESDAY: No major aspects are exact todayWEDNESDAY: Mercury opposite Jupiter, Sun square Saturn, Venus sextile NeptuneTHURSDAY: Mercury semisquare Pluto, Venus semisquare Saturn, Sun conjunct MercuryFRIDAY: Mercury semisquare Venus, Mars stations retrograde (06°10' Leo), Sun semisquare Pluto, Mercury square Saturn, Venus enters AquariusSATURDAY: Venus conjunct Pluto, Sun opposite Jupiter, Neptune stations direct (27°07' Pisces) SUNDAY: Pluto conjunct Ceres ***** DECEMBER OVERVIEW: There’s a sense of déjà vu as we begin the twelfth month of 2024. Mercury is one of the culprits, due to being retrograde for the first half of December. During this time, we are called to review old beliefs, judgments, and mindsets to discover whether they are still valid within our current life experience. The mind could be especially prone to worry during the first week of the month, as Mercury opposes ethical Jupiter, the Sun squares realistic Saturn and conjoins Mercury, and Mercury squares Saturn.  Continue Reading