The Great Conjunction — December 21, 2020
By: Skye Hill
Tags: Grand Conjunction, Winter Solstice, Uranus, Aquarius, Astrology

Aion (Uranus) with the Goddess Terra (Gaia). Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Many people think that 2020 was the first year of a new decade. But it’s not, it’s the last year of the decade that started in 2011. This confusion exists because there was no year zero. The first decade and the first century both started with year 1. Thus, the last year of a decade ends with zero and the last year of a century ends with double-nought.

The year 2020 was thus not a beginning, but an ending. From an astrological perspective this was clearly marked, as was the fact that it would not be an easy ending. The year began with five astrological planets in Capricorn, Saturn’s sign: Mercury, Jupiter, Sun, Saturn, and Pluto. The asteroid Ceres, related to harvests, was also in Capricorn. Little did I know how accurate I would be when early in the year I began to refer to this year as “The Harvest.” And I meant the harvest mentioned in Mathew 13. Read it.

The trouble began in last 2008, when Pluto entered Capricorn, producing similar conditions to those that preceded the French Revolution. Saturn entered Capricorn in late 2017. The Lord of Karma in His Own House is a period in which society is punished for its sins. Jupiter entered Capricorn in December 2019, and the threshing began. Normally we would have expected Jupiter’s presence to have improved the situation rather than have made it worse, but Jupiter is fallen in Capricorn, which means that he becomes subservient to Saturn, compelled to assist him in completing his agenda.

A life-threatening virus is a Saturnine phenomenon, resulting in restriction, isolation, and death. Jupiter is generally a good guy, bringing well-being and expansion, whom we might have expected to bring a quick cure: instead his expansive powers are turned to the spreading of Saturn’s punishment. Saturn finally left Capricorn for Aquarius on December 17, and Jupiter did the same on December 19. As Jupiter is the faster planet, he catches up with Saturn around noon EST on December 21, 2020, just 7 hours after the Sun enters Capricorn, marking the Winter Solstice.

Jupiter has just caught up Saturn in the planetary relay race. Saturn hands the baton to Jupiter. Finally free to pursue his own agenda rather than Saturn’s, we can expect a quick improvement in the world situation. So much for the past, let’s take a look where we are likely going.

Jupiter conjuncts Saturn every twenty years. Due to the geometric relationship between them though, the conjunction tends to get stuck happening in a single element several times in a row. Therefore, it’s been 400 years since the conjunction occurred in an air sign, and 800 years since it’s occurred in Aquarius. This is not an ordinary initiation of a new 20 year cycle. It’s also the beginning of a new 800 year cycle! We are at the beginning of a climb from a darker age to a brighter one.

The conjunction takes place just half a degree into Aquarius. The Sabian symbol for this degree is “An Old Adobe Mission in California.” Aquarius is an air sign, and is connected with the scientific method, networks and systems, groups and associations, and society as a whole. The ability to see and conceptualize a system from outside the box, accept it to the extent that it is reasonable and functional, and to innovate new understandings and approaches to correct what is deficient is the hallmark of Aquarius, and an indicator of the kind of change we can expect over the next several years. The fact that the conjunction starts a new 800 year cycle indicates that even this is only the beginning of a major transformation of society.

There is another close conjunction in effect, Lilith conjunct Uranus in 6 Taurus, with a Sabian symbol of “The Woman of Samaria at the Ancestral Well.” Both Lilith and Uranus are non-conformists. When they meet, sparks will fly. Lilith gives Uranus permission to freely express his role as a rebel. They meet on December 22 around 10:30 am EST. Uranus, currently retrograde, will go direct on January 14. As ruler of Aquarius, we can be sure the Uranus will show us something new in the coming year.

A third close and therefore significant aspect is Mars in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn, both in 23 degrees of their respective sign. The Sabian symbol for 23 Aries is “Blown Inward by the Wind, the Curtains of an Open Window Take the Shape of A Cornucopia.” In classical mythology, the Cornucopia was a symbol of Pluto’s role as a god of wealth. Mars is about to crack open the underworld’s vault of prosperity. The square is exact on the morning of December 23 at about 9:15 am EST.

The indications are positive for beginning this new decade, 2021–2030. However, governments which do not put the needs of their citizens first can expect further difficulty and chastisement until they begin to do so.

Copyright © 2020 Skye Love Hill