Mercury now clears its post-retrograde shadow in Sagittarius on Dec 17, bringing fresh clarity, forward momentum, and expanded perspectives after an intense Scorpio retrograde journey. Strong Sagittarius energy is highly present this week with the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and Juno all in the Archer's fiery expression. This line-up encourages openness to new information, higher pathways, and unexpected solutions, especially as we approach the Sagittarius New Moon at 28 deg on Dec 19 conjunct the Galactic Center, a powerful portal for evolutionary insight. Sagittarius wisdom invites us to consider new ways of viewing ourselves, our world, and the human experience at large. The wisdom of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a French Jesuit priest, philospher, theologian, and palentologist, for example, was ahead of his time in sharing how science and spirituality work together, and how love is an evolutionary force and a new kind of “fire” humanity is learning to harness. Thankfully, Mars is now exalted in Capricorn, offering grounded determination, strategic focus, and readiness to step into greater life ownership. Mars can take Mercury's visions ahead into grounded, practical manifestations, which is quite encouraging as we move through the final weeks of the year. “Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.” ~ Pierre Teilhard de ChardinNew! 2026 Soul Growth Astrology Program ~ Powerful new beginnings in 2026 with Saturn-Neptune conjuction plus, 3 Mercury retrogrades, Venus retrograde, 2 Venus Star Points, 4 eclipses in 4 different astrology signs, and a lot more! Use code ‘NEW’ to get it all for $44 USD ~ Check out more details here: ⁠https://www.mollymccord.online/2026-soul-growth-astrology