Tarotscopes 12/18 New Moon in Sagittarius
Updated: Jan 11, 2019
by Brandon Alter:
If you watch the Real Housewives of anything long enough, you’ll learn an important fact or two about life. Which is why I keep watching, among other reasons—I’m looking at you, Lisa Rinna! Time and time again, two housewives will get into a dramatic disagreement. And then they will retell this fight all over town. Each of them with a diametrically different version of events. They call these stories narratives and there will be two (sometimes more) totally different narratives floating around for weeks, even months. That is until we get to the reunion. At the reunion, we learn the story that exists between all these subjective stories. At the reunion, we finally get the truth.
Welcome to Earth’s reunion episode. We’ve arrived at the end of our season and it’s time to learn the truth about what’s really been going. Wherever Jupiter is, he expands what he finds. In Scorpio, Jupiter expanded our darkness, our shadow—it illuminated where we had deep wounds and healing to address. Now, with Jupiter rooted in its home sign of Sagittarius (where it will flourish for the next 14 months), he will be doling out the truth, and lots of it. Maybe even some hard truths. But if the Real Housewives can face the truth, we’ve got no excuse. And this New Moon in Sagittarius is a major opportunity to open your heart to the truth.
Truth is a big word, and there are many different kinds. What you feel is true for you—but that doesn’t apply to everyone. There are personal, subjective truths. And there are big objective truths, like laws of nature. And I think these big truths are where Jupiter wants to shine his light. This bright, beneficent planet wants to expand our perceptions so that we can see the universal truths that unite us. That is how we might find our way back to each other. By taking a step back from our own limited experience and opening up our hearts to the truth of another, we can repair the fracturing of our communities.
How do you open your heart to the truth? Simple.
Be less attached to your own story.
Be more committed to the truth and less committed to being right. The truth is an adventure, and Sagittarius loves adventure. The most exciting journey is the one towards discovering the truth of who you really are. Baby, if you can give yourself over to that, you will be changed forever. But you have to choose, because if we don’t want the truth, we can hide from it forever. I’m ready for an era of honesty and openness. What about you?
If we want it, it starts with us. Take some time on Thursday or Friday night and connect to the invisible New Moon. Officially it happens at 15 degrees Sagittarius at 11:20 P.M. (PST). But I'd say from now until Saturday morning the portal is open to connect with her, to invite her into your heart. And then ask her to help you tell the truth on yourself.
If you can tell the truth on yourself, you can tell the truth on anything. If you can spot your own deceptions clearly, you’ll never be deceived again. Sagittarius is a fire sign, and so you might feel called to a fire ritual. Simply grab a candle and write down a few lies you’re ready to release. Lies you’ve told to yourself or others. It can be really powerful to write down: I’m never going to find a partner OR I’m terrible at my job; AND THEN burn those fuckers down.
The stories that keep you small and suffering are not true (truly, they’re not!) and it’s time you let them go.
However you celebrate the New Moon, I hope you take some time to connect to yourself, Mother Nature, and your heart. And I hope we all recommit to the endless pursuit of truth, within ourselves and out in the beautiful world we all share.
COLLECTIVE CARD FOR THE MOONTH:
Ten of Pentacles (reversed)
The Ten of Pentacles is the Oprah abundance card. You get a car . . . and you get a car . . . and you . . . get the idea. It is such a positive card that even having it upside down won’t rain on its parade. This card signifies money coming in, satisfaction, success . . . and maybe even excess. And who doesn’t want that? But when it comes in reversed, it carries an additional message. Essentially, it’s saying to look around your life and notice all that you have. Because, honey, you already have everything you need.
What’s missing is your gratitude.
My husband picked up a bedtime ritual from a good friend: as he waits for sleep, he makes a mental list of all the things he’s grateful for. This helps him fall asleep in a state of gratitude. Imagine if we could LIVE in a state of gratitude. That’s the opportunity in this next moonth. Each and every day is a gift. The food we eat and the water we drink are offerings, and we are lucky to receive them. As the Holidays roll through, this card challenges us to stay grateful, not greedy. Remember, you are the things you pay attention to; so if you’re paying attention to your losses, you’ll become lost. If you pay attention to your gifts, you’ll be truly gifted.
Below are personalized Tarotscopes for each sign.
Read for your sun sign, and if you know your rising sign, you can read that too.
In the interest of Mercury Retrograde, you’ll find your messages direct and to the point.
SAGITTARIUS
The Lovers
The Lovers are you. Within you are many different people all waiting to partner with each other. I know that sounds a little kooky, but you have an inner god and an inner goddess—and if they haven’t even been on a first date yet, gurl, get to it. This month wants you to partner with yourself and choose your own adventure. And you must choose from your heart. This card speaks to the period of adolescence where we break away from what our parents wanted for us and start to explore what we want for ourselves. This next moonth is a beautiful opportunity to rediscover what you love and who you love. But it needs to start with you. Love yourself, star child. Love all the way out into your edges and invite the outcast inside yourself to take their rightful seat at the table of your soul.
CAPRICORN
Son of Swords
Every once in a while, we are presented with a rare window of opportunity to change our minds. I remember when I was trying to quit smoking. Every couple of months, I would wake up and not want a cigarette—I remember thinking, today is the day I could really quit. Sometimes I bought a pack and fell into my ways. But one day, I felt that window present itself to me and I walked through it and haven’t smoked a single puff in over five years. I tell you all this because this moonth ahead is your window. The Son of Swords blows through like a great wind and sweeps us clear of our outdated beliefs and old programming. You’re ready to release all the negative self talk, the criticism, and the complaining. And with your thoughts clear you can start to pay attention to what is coming out of your mouth. Your words are spells, so are you a good witch or a bad witch?
AQUARIUS
Son of Wands
We are the Son of Wands when we are our most magnetic and charismatic self. Not because we’ve turned on the charm but because we are being ourselves, uninhibited and uncensored. This moonth is your time to lean all the way into your own kooky essence. The more you can follow your passions without apology, the more appealing everyone is going to find you. Because isn’t that what happens when we are consumed with our interests? Everything else fades away, and we shine like the little suns we are. People will gravitate towards your light and warmth so long as you keep your inner furnace blazing. Which is to say, by all means be the life of the party just make sure to recharge your batteries before and after.
PISCES
Five of Pentacles
I don’t know about you, but the Holiday season gives me serious melancholy. And there’s actually a good reason for it. It’s cold. It’s dark. It’s winter. Even here in Los Angeles, it’s pitch black at 5 P.M. This is the season for turning inwards and getting lean. We get lean so we can survive. The Five of Pentacles is inviting you into these leaner states. This is the energy of change, of releasing. You need to allow yourself to grieve, to feel the things you’ve lost this year, to empty out all the emotion you’ve built up. Only by allowing this sort of purge will you enter into 2019 feeling fresh and renewed. I know it’s not an easy task, but I promise once the tears start flowing, it feels amazing to cry yourself clean.
ARIES
Mother of Wands (reversed)