…and who told you to achieve it in winter? Yeah, we’re gonna talk about capitalism.

The season of lies is here. Welcome it with open arms. This is the quietest and coldest winter in the Northern hemisphere yet. It’ll get louder and warmer from here. But let’s look at the season first.

Work, work, work, work, work

The Sun has entered Capricorn at 9.21 am GMT on Saturday, 21 December 2024. Here come the people who live and love to work. Don’t get me wrong, I love being in service, I love my work, but BOY not like a Capricorn.

Capricorn is a cardinal sign, so one of the initiators of the zodiac. With its earthy energy, it also has great potential to follow through and build foundations. So far so good for those resolutions you may want to make this time of year. If you need to channel some goal orientation, go find yourself a Capricorn friend.

You know why Capricorns are great friends, too? They are stable, strong-willed and calm. They have your back – unless you cross them, of course. They are very grounded in what we call reality and have THE most patience, so are also happy to wait for what they want in life. That’s the energy we’re getting with Capricorn.

Can the ambition and determination lead to burnout? Absofuckinglutely. That’s something to be cautious about. And one of the reasons I hate the Gregorian calendar year.

It is winter

I know we’re welcoming in the light in the Northern hemisphere but it is WINTER, people. We don’t START things in winter. What we do in winter is RETREAT, hibernate. And, if you’re reading this from the Southern hemisphere, summer isn’t the time to start things either. Spring is. Summer means you should be out there enjoying the fruits of your labour and spending as much time with your loved ones as possible.

Every season has work to do, sure. But we don’t need to set intentions in Capricorn season. We need to start working on them endlessly even less. You know when to start shit? In Aries season. That’s what we’ll do from now on, yeah? Start things in Aries season. Spring and autumn. GOOD seasons to start shit. Deal? Deal. Good. Okay.

We also don’t need to constantly achieve. Capitalism sold us a lie that we bought into HARD. It made us believe we’re only worthy if we produce and produce and produce some more. As it stands today, capitalism is crumbling. Hard. Even more reason to no longer buy into the promises of resolutions, willpower and if you only tried hard enough, you’d be a millionaire in no time. It is all a lie. We’re gonna lose a lot in these next 20 years, most of all the privileges we have. And that is a good thing. Capitalism will keep trying to get us, to keep us. Hold on to the belief that we can build better. Because we will. Together. It needs all of us.

Moon magic

Now you’re cross with me. That’s okay. You can still set intentions (and make those resolutions you forget about come Aquarius season). And THE best time to set intentions is the New Moon in Capricorn on 30 December 2024 at 10.28 pm at 9°43’ Capricorn. Look at the house in your birthchart that Capricorn is in to find out which area of your life is most affected. Use this new moon energy to set intentions for strong structures to your dreams. What needs a better footing in your life? Focus on that.

The full moon of the season is in Cancer. It is exact at 23°59 Cancer on 13 January 2025 at 10.27 pm GMT. Yep, both the new and full moon are exact at roughly the same time this season. Eery. For this full moon, release everything that could get in the way of that structure, of that foundation for what you want to bring about. And tend to your heart. Please, please tend to your heart and seek support with that if you can’t do it on your own. We’re not meant to do it all on our own. You can join my Discord server (most of it is free, the rest comes with a paid subscription here; not that there’s any content to speak of) here and find people.

All the good things

Mercury is now in direct motion, Chiron is following suit on the 29th. Neptune has been direct for a while now. We can ignore Mars Retrograde. Or we can lean into the pause it gives us. Look closely at where you place your energy. Where do your passions lie? Is that aligned with what you’re doing? What do you care about, what are your values? How can you integrate those things into your daily life, into your actions?

As you contemplate that, get used to your heart becoming even more tender. Venus is moving into Pisces on the third. And Mars Retrograde is moving into Cancer three days later. That’s a LOT of watery energy for this time of the year, for Capricorn season. Lean into it. Play with your intuition. Lean into your feelings, see where that takes you. I take that as a note to self, too.

Thankfully, Mercury moves into Capricorn on the eighth to balance things out again. Your mind will feel clearer and you’ll be able to find the words you couldn’t find before. If your natal Mercury, like mine, is in Capricorn, you’ll be going through your Mercury Return and that is always a good time. I mean it. Clear thoughts, clear ideas, clear priorities. We may even get on other people’s nerves with all that clarity.

A personal note

I’m about to prepare for tonight’s Yule Witch Circle and I love that I have built a community that comes together in this way up to eight times a year. Some new faces, some old faces, some regular faces, some occasional faces. And always a delight.

But this time of year is always full of grief for me and it’s the first winter solstice and turn of the year without Spot and it’s breaking my heart all over again. It is so hard living without him. I can’t bear it. I don’t know how I’m still here. I just don’t know. Without community to hold me, I wouldn’t be. So, please stay with me if you feel similar. We’re a phenomenal bunch of people in this corner of the world. Big shoutout to the Cult. I love you all.

Stay magnificent. Stay witchy.

Your Witch Mother