Aries Horoscope for December 2024

This is a month of deep-diving down, Aries, into the hidden layers of your psyche. Just for starters, there is the ongoing retrograde of Mercury to contend with, through your sector of higher mind, travel, and educational initiatives, which might provide an introspective frame of mind, and then as well the retrograde of your ruler, Mars, scheduled for the 6th in Leo. The Sagittarius New Moon that begins the month also features a close trine aspect from retrograde Mercury to Chiron, the Wounded Healer, located in your sign. This emphasis on inner work might involve awareness of your places deep inside where complexes reside that are essentially the residue of early childhood trauma based on family or peer-to-peer negative interactions. These might require the presence of loving attention and acceptance, rather than looking away. All in all, there is a lot to consider concerning your future life direction and how much that might depend on a better understanding of your internal depths. Then, too, Saturn, archetype of limitation and concentration, located in your 12th sector of dream imagination and inner work, is also aspecting Mars in this New Moon, as Mars slows down and prepares to station retrograde, becomes an important indication of lessons learned. This month, with all its introspective focus, might represent an opportunity for greater integration and balance in your quest for wholeness.

The following was written by our wonderful Leslie Benson. Look for Leslie at Astrology for Awakening.

December begins with the preceding night’s New Moon in Sagittarius, setting the stage for the entire month ahead. Occurring in your ninth sector of higher mind, this New Moon stimulates your yearning for transcendence, big-picture thinking, spiritual experience, and higher learning. This New Moon configuration comes with challenges, as the Sun and Moon form a square to Saturn in Pisces and a trine to your ruling planet, Mars — which is moving slowly and therefore expresses its energy more powerfully. You may feel like you have your foot on both the gas and the brake, with powerful urges for creative freedom tempered by a keen awareness of the very real limitations of your situation. Mercury is also retrograde, prompting internal course corrections in your spiritual endeavors and a reevaluation of some overarching life philosophies. Because Mercury also trines Chiron in this New Moon, there could be greater consciousness around inner wounding and its gradual healing.

Mars moves slowly at the time of the New Moon because, just a week later, on December 6th, it stations retrograde in Leo, which is your fifth sector of creativity, procreation, and leisure. Mars will remain in retrograde through the end of the year and until February 23rd of next year. Because Mars is your ruling planet, you may be especially sensitive to its retrograde journey, which can heighten internal awareness of your own willpower, agency, anger, and primal drives, particularly in your creative endeavors, sex life, and needs for play. (In January, it will retrograde back into Cancer, corresponding to your sector of home and family, so expect this impact there as well!)

Mars will remain relatively stationary throughout December, moving only a few degrees, and will therefore stay in opposition to Pluto all month. Pluto also made its final entrance into Aquarius in mid-November, meaning we are in a new 20+ year era, and its transformative influence is likely to deepen your sense of community, affiliation with groups, and long-term aspirations. This Mars-Pluto opposition brings intense metamorphosis and powerful urges for change, control, and empowerment. It can be a fraught energy, but with some focused intent can also hone your inner warrior nature for aligned action and choice.

Venus joins this Mars-Pluto dynamic, entering Aquarius on December 6th and conjoining Pluto through the 8th. Venus is also out of bounds in the New Moon that began the month, intensifying her expression as the planet of love and beauty, which could thus get a little wild. Venus conjunct Pluto can signify power struggles, obsessive urges, or attractions. For you, this could manifest as conflicts in community settings, wild impulses to create and innovate, or deeply revealing events or realizations that prompt you to shed old layers, allowing your authentic beauty to emerge.

The Full Moon in Gemini, takes place December 15th, illuminating your sector of communication, learning, and grassroots connections. Mercury stations direct in Sagittarius later that same day, at which point the retrograde period’s challenges in communication and technology will begin to ease over the following weeks. With Mercury — the Full Moon’s ruler — at a standstill, your communications become particularly significant, calling for mindfulness and care. As the saying goes, “you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube” — in other words, once something is said, it can’t be unsaid. You could benefit from being highly aware of the power of your words and thoughts at this juncture and for the remainder of the month.

This Full Moon also has the blessing of Neptune, and of Uranus. Neptune, having recently stationed direct on the 7th, coming into play by forming a T-Square with the Sun and Moon. This aspect may bring a sense of feeling “lost at sea” or a heightened connection to dreams and imagination. This configuration is ideal for creative writing or discussing your inner process with trusted confidants. However, it’s best to hold off on new contracts or major announcements, while Mercury is still recovering! Dies to activated Uranus, there could also be surprises in the are of your resources or values, with unexpected realizations also coming to the fore, along with determination to be your most authentic self in any way that you can, and in spite of everything.

The Solstice arrives on December 21st, marking the turn of the season as the Sun enters Capricorn, and shining light on your tenth sector of career, public persona, and ambition. Your social sector and its ongoing metamorphosis is also highlighted.

One of the year's most significant aspects, of Jupiter square Saturn, builds throughout the month and peaks from the 20th to the 28th, coming to exact alignment on December 24th, Christmas Eve. Jupiter lies in Gemini, your sector of communications and learning, while Saturn is located in Pisces in your twelfth sector of unconscious process and inner work. This dynamic aspect could highlight internal conflicts between your aspirations and the subconscious blocks that you may have around fulfilling them. While this can be challenging, there is a big upside in that new insights gained over the course of this month can create lasting foundations.

The month — and year — closes with Chiron stationing direct on December 29th in Aries, your first sector of identity and self. This could prompt a process of healing around any unconscious concern that holds you back from inhabiting your truest self.

The Capricorn New Moon on December 30th initiates a fresh cycle, preparing the soil for the new year. This lunation brings focus to your worldly calling and career, inviting new pathways for your ambitions to take root as you ring in 2025!

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