Christmas week energies have always amazed me, with themes like self-love, compassion, joy, and stillness. Let's see where we get the idea of those energetic themes this morning. As well, there are some big transits for the week ahead.

The Sun enters Capricorn tomorrow morning at 4:21 am ET - the Winter Solstice is upon us! Today, we'll look at a reimagined Capricornia and feminine Saturn.

We are headed toward the Winter Solstice this week, and our Human Design reflects that the light is dying, and yet there is hope. If we focus on even just one pinpoint of light, it expands. A metaphor for this season? Let's find out!

Sunday is the big day of the weekend when we have a Gemini Full Moon followed by Mercury turning Direct. Along with the many connections the Full Moon makes, the day will surely be filled with something! But what? We'll talk about this morning.

This week's themes are integrity in leadership and distributing your true gifts, with the Sun in Gate 26 (integrity) and the Earth in Gate 45 (distribution). It's a much quieter week, but we're still feeling the impacts of last week's changes.

Today is the day Mars turns retrograde and heads right into another opposition to Pluto in Aquarius. It's a very long transit - nearly 6 months! Also, Venus moves into Aquarius today, and Neptune turns direct tomorrow. It's a busy start to the weekend!

The week ahead is cosmically complex. The Nodes (indicators of our collective destiny) shift into new Gates, and then Uranus- the great awakener- shifts Gates. Mars moves retrograde in Leo, Venus moves into Aquarius, and Neptune turns Direct. There are also many planetary aspects to work with. I'll break it all down this morning.

There are two big pieces of news this week: Mercury turns retrograde in Sagittarius, and the new moon in Sagittarius occurs later in the week. I've also discovered a valuable "sidereal astrology" tool to share with you.

There is so much more to the story of Ophiuchus and this morning we'll break down some further information on the two astrology systems - Tropical vs Sidereal. We'll also discuss the Human Design week with the Sun at Gate 34 and Earth at Gate 20.