Ah, the holiday season is when our hearts brim with anticipation, and our spirits soar with expectations. Yet, beneath the surface of joyous festivities, a subtle undercurrent of pressure flows, threatening to engulf us in the tides of stress, burnout, and emotional depletion. We must be reminded of a fundamental truth - the importance of managing these expectations carefully and embracing the stark contrast between the idyllic holiday fantasies and the raw authenticity of real life.

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The focus for today is:
I take time out of my busy schedule for small doses of solitude.

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The focus for today is:
I make getting a good night's sleep a priority.

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Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal 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.
Aspects of Note this Week:

All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), add 8 hours.

Monday: Venus trine Neptune
Tuesday: Sun sesquiquadrate Uranus, Mercury square Neptune
Wednesday: Sun trine Jupiter, Mars trine Eris, Mercury conjunct Mars, Full Moon 4:32 p.m. PST, Mercury trine Eris
Thursday: Mars square Neptune, Pluto semisquare Ceres, Venus sextile Pluto
Friday: Venus enters Sagittarius
Saturday: Jupiter stations direct
Sunday: No major aspects are exact

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CANCER FULL MOON: The final lunation of 2023 occurs at 4:33 p.m. PST this Tuesday, December 26, when the Moon at 04°58´ Cancer is exactly opposite the Sun at the same degree of Capricorn. Emotional sensitivity is always heightened at the time of a Full Moon, especially when Luna is in Cancer, the sign of empathy and nurturing, home and family.

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The focus for today (and the weekend) is:
I choose to be the change I wish to see in the world.

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The focus for today is:
I choose to see beyond my "ego self" and find peace of mind.

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The focus for today is:
I develop good habits and reduce 'decision fatigue'

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The focus for today is:
I seek and sustain connection with others daily.

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The focus for today is:
Living with purpose provides a deeper satisfaction than trying to be happy.

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Astrological Overview: December 18-24, 2023

Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal 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.
Aspects of Note this Week:

All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), add 8 hours.

Monday: Mercury trine Jupiter
Tuesday: Mercury sesquiquadrate Uranus
Wednesday: Venus opposite Uranus
Thursday: Mercury sextile Saturn, Mars quincunx Uranus, Sun enters Capricorn
Friday: Sun conjunct Mercury, Mars sesquiquadrate Jupiter, Mercury retrogrades into Sagittarius
Saturday: No major aspects are exact today
Sunday: Sun sextile Saturn, Mars trine North Node

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GALACTIC CENTER: At the heart of our Milky Way galaxy lies a supermassive black hole called the Galactic Center. Our solar system revolves around that galactic core, even as our entire galaxy – along with other nearby galaxies in our Local Group – also moves through the vastness of intergalactic space, drawn toward a massive galactic anomaly known as the Great Attractor. 

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