MON: Mercury square Eris

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ENDINGS & BEGINNINGS: The  final week of 2022 has begun. These last days of the calendar year  always offer up a mix of emotions, based on our experiences of the past  12 months and depending, in most part, on whether expectations were met  or dreams were denied.

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We live in a era ripe with political polarization, disagreement and  anger towards each other. It is no accident we are here in this moment  in time. We are continuously inundated by the distractions of fallacy. Be it social media or main street news, we are being lulled away from  the greatest tragedy, or greatest opportunity for rebirth, in the  history of humanity.

I firmly believe that most of what we are seeing in society today is merely a diversion by those FDR referred to as economic royalists. It has been ramped up to serve as a distraction away from their goal of bribing the political class.

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MON: Venus square Chiron, Venus quincunx Mars, Mars sextile Chiron

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SOLAR FLARES: This past week, the Sun released an amazing number of moderate solar flares in just three short days. Starting just before midnight PST on December 13, and lasting through early December 16, an astonishing 25 M-class events occurred.

Solar flares affect not only the Earth and its atmosphere, but all life on this planet. A study by the National Institutes of Health states that these events "can act as stressors," affecting sleep patterns, blood pressure, breathing, circulation, the immune system, heart rate, the nervous system, and other physiological processes. There are also connections between solar flares and behaviors, emotional well-being, and mental health.

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MON: Sun sextile Saturn

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REFLECTIONS: As the Moon wanes this week, having been conjunct retrograde Mars at last week's Full Moon, we reflect on the intensity of recent events, how they affected us emotionally and mentally, and how we chose to respond. Perhaps we feel good about our actions; perhaps we have some misgivings. These are the lessons we work with while Mars is retrograde in Gemini, as the planet gives us many opportunities to be in self-observation mode.

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MON: Mercury square Jupiter

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GEMINI FULL MOON: This  week's Full Moon is pivotal on several levels. As always, the climax of  the lunar cycle is a time when light shines into the darkness and new  awareness is possible. It also represents a culmination of the energies  that were birthed at the New Moon (on November 23), and therefore can be  a time when we realize the fullness of initiatives begun at that time.

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MON: Retrograde Mars trine Saturn, Venus quincunx Uranus

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THE MARS RETROGRADE EFFECT: The  planet Mars has been retrograde since October 30, and will continue to  move backward through Gemini until January 12. During these many weeks  of Mars-in-reverse, astrological wisdom cautions us to stop and think  before we act, and to spend more time in reflection than in initiation.  We may encounter many speedbumps or detours, feel like we're spinning  our wheels, or experience unexpected irritation and anger while Mars is  retrograde. We may also have physical symptoms such as inflammation,  scrapes, burns, or small accidents. 

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MON: Mercury conjunct Venus

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THE SEARCH FOR MEANING: The  Sun enters Sagittarius this week, joining Mercury and Venus in the sign  of The Archer. The glyph for the ninth sign is an arrow pointing  upward, symbolizing the ongoing search for meaning that is one of its  themes. The Archer itself is a centaur, half man and half horse,  embodying both humanity's instinctive animal nature and our spiritual  aspirations.

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MON: Venus sesquiquadrate Chiron, Mercury sextile Pluto, Sun trine Neptune

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ONWARD AND UPWARD: As  the Moon wanes this week, we are both completing the current lunar  cycle and wrapping up eclipse season. As such, we may be feeling a sense  of urgency as we seek to clarify where we stand and what we understand.  The focus is on tying up loose ends, clearing out the debris left by  the storm, and more fully integrating the shifts that have occurred; and  yet, we may perhaps settle for at least gaining a better perspective on  recent changes, so that we feel more ready to begin the next lunar  cycle.

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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.

MON: ​Mercury sesquiquadrate Jupiter

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THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY: The universe usually likes to keep us guessing, a fact that most predictive astrologers will quickly acknowledge. There is always an unknown factor involved in any planetary event; this is particularly true of an eclipse, especially a total eclipse, which tends to involve even more of a "surprise factor" than a partial eclipse.

Unpredictability is a quality for which the planet Uranus is also famous. This is why many astrologers suggest that we "expect the unexpected" when Uranus is involved in planetary activity.

Our eclipse this Tuesday can thus be considered VERY Uranian, since it is both a Total Lunar Eclipse and the Moon will be closely aligned with Uranus for the event. In fact, given how the chart for the lunation looks, we'll need to consider it somewhat like playing the game "52-Card Pickup." The only thing we can count on, is that if we throw a deck of cards up into the air, how and where the individual cards land will be haphazard and very hard to predict ahead of time.

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When I am seeking inspiration or answers, I will sometimes let myself  be guided to a book and, after taking a deep breath and focusing on  what I'm searching for, open the book "randomly" to find a message for  me or some inspiration for an article that I am writing..

This  is why our words and thoughts are so important. What we emit into the  world is picked up by others and it affects them as well. So if we go  around spewing anger and judgment, that is what we are "feeding" others  and their energy is affected. When we emit love, support, compassion,  and understanding, this is what others receive and experience in our  presence.

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About The Author

Marie T. Russell is the founder of InnerSelf Magazine (founded 1985). She also produced and hosted a weekly South Florida  radio broadcast, Inner Power, from 1992-1995 which focused on themes  such as self-esteem, personal growth, and well-being. Her articles focus  on transformation and reconnecting with our own inner source of joy and  creativity.