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Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

We enter the new calendar year with the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars all in committed Capricorn, willing to do the work and delay gratification (as long as it’s productive). This is helpful, as we are still in a larger cycle of completions and endings that continues until Saturn-Neptune leaves Pisces (Feb 20) to usher in a new era in Aries.

 

For the next six weeks we will be winding down, a sacred closure to prepare for the future, as the energetic tide washes unnecessary elements away. Consider this a cleansing to create space for new arrivals in the months (and years) ahead.

 

Chiron is Direct in Aries, asking you to be your Self and stop hiding via people-pleasing, withholding or clinging to old patterns of behavior that mask your truth for fear of rejection, abandonment or judgment. If you have to pretend in order to fit in, you are with the wrong people. 

 

When you have the courage to be your Self, you will magnetize the people who resonate with you into your orbit. You can’t have a life that’s aligned with your soul’s purpose if you aren’t being honest with yourself and others. Jupiter square Chiron Direct can give you the confidence to stretch where perhaps you have been protective, playing small or lacking faith in yourself and life to support you. This is the invitation. You are worth it. 

 

Jan 3 – Full SuperMoon in Cancer @ 2:03am PST. A Full Moon is when things come to light or the culmination of what’s already in process. This SuperMoon (extra close to earth, extra emotional) in warm and fuzzy Cancer brings up issues around emotional safety, needs, home, family and your deepest roots. The Sun in Capricorn addresses your need for mastery and your Inner Authority. 

 

Here are some pertinent questions to ponder:

 

* What represents security for you (internal and external)?

 

* Are your personal / emotional needs being met? Do you know what your needs actually are?

 

* Do you stand in your Authority? Do you trust yourself – or are you directed by others?

 

* Do you feel safe in your life? In the world? 

 

* Is your need for achievement or mastery being met in ways that feel honoring or fulfilling for you?

 

* Does your home life nurture you – or do you provide most of the nurturing for others?

 

If your life is out of alignment, a course correction is called for. Be willing to take action to remedy energetic drains or gaps in your personal and professional or public life, and if you can’t pinpoint what they are, get help to find out. Addressing an imbalance can change your experience dramatically. The goal is to restructure your life so that your needs are met and you can create what you desire, while feeling honored, comfortable and whole. 

 

Cancer is mother energy, a natural “giver,” who thrives on emotional connection. Because you may be a giver, this Full Moon invites you to consider if you receive nurturing. This is about receiving care from others who are aware of and responsive to your needs and feelings because they are attuned to you. It can function on a practical level, but the major impact is on a heart level, when you know that your well being truly matters to someone else. Receiving care is the ultimate gift that can heal your heart and feed your soul. 

 

This Cancer Full SuperMoon is opposed by three planets in Capricorn: Venus, Sun, Mars, meaning Venus and Mars are Cazimi, both in the heart of the Sun. Sun-Venus in Capricorn invites you to elevate your Self-worth, boundaries, relationships and finances. Sun-Mars in Capricorn wants to create something real that lasts, a stable energy for initiating a project, plan or path, operating with commitment in integrity. This can be a reset or upgrade re: what you value, what you desire and how you will create or get it. 

 

With this Full SuperMoon in Cancer opposing the stellium in Capricorn, it’s time to renegotiate unhealthy patterns around work and Self-care. Sacrifice as a way of living is not sustainable. Burnout is common among those who neglect or push themselves too far, rather than listen to inner messages that call for rest, care or renegotiating boundaries. If you’re an “over-giver,” or if you’re overly busy (and exhausted) it may be time to reign your helpful busy Self in, if possible. 

 

It’s time to get real about how you’re living your life and what’s out of balance. You can’t correct what you don’t acknowledge, even if you don’t have the solution yet. Decide that you will find a way and do every little thing you can to be more nurturing and loving to yourself now and every day. Find what soothes you. Treat yourself kindly and be curious about possible ways to restructure your life.

 

Jan 6 – Venus Cazimi in Capricorn. This is a day for nourishing your heart, celebrating love and honoring your relationships. Notice what you value, how you value yourself and what brings you pleasure. Your quality of life areas are up for review and if you examine them, you will feel where any course corrections are needed. A powerful expression of Venus Cazimi is to Be Love. Let love be the answer to questions, dilemmas, confusion. Love yourself and others. Celebrate the heart space and watch life transform.

 

Jan 7 – Venus conjunct Mars. Yin/yang, Feminine and Masculine. Sparks can fly in personal interactions, it’s creative, restrained passionate energy that you can utilize for inspiration, negotiations and practical applications. You may create art, fashion, beauty. An important relationship may begin, shift or have significant impact going forward (Capricorn = lasting). See what unfolds for you.

 

This week is ripe with potential for clues about next steps, incoming and outgoing, as the world turns. Make the most of the Cancer-Capricorn axis, care with integrity, attunement and patience. Let the Capricorn planets create secure structures for the Cancer feelings to rest in; appreciate the stability to embrace the tenderness. 

 

I am so grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷 

 

“Sometimes, it is easy to be generous outward, to give and give and give and yet remain ungenerous to yourself. You lose the balance of your soul if you do not learn to take care of yourself. You need to be generous to yourself in order to receive the love that surrounds you.” ~ John O’Donohue

 

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“Discipline is the way I care for my future Self.” ~ George P. Kansas

 

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“Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.” ~ Albert Schweitzer 

 

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Mystical experience sees the universe as a conspiracy organized for my benefit.” ~ Dr. Andrew Weil

 

© 2026 Lisa E Zimmerman • All Rights Reserved • Soul Level Solutions

 

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, aligned and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman 

As we rest in the liminal space between ending 2025 and entering 2026, we are completing an intense year of dramatic deconstruction and reconfiguring. This is a space of integration, allowing what you’ve learned and experienced to guide you, while regrouping as needed to prepare for the coming year. Align your consciousness with your current and future reality, while taking impeccable care of yourself.

Although we’re entering a new year, we’ll shift into high gear on Feb 20, when Saturn and Neptune meet at at 0º Aries, the beginning of the zodiac. With Saturn and Neptune still currently in Pisces, there is more cleanup, endings and dissolving in process. Trust the timing of your experience, as a Divine plan is at work and your job is to align your Inner Guidance with practical actions that support your Evolving Self and your life.

Dec 27 – Mercury trine Chiron. With Mercury in big picture Sagittarius, you may experience awareness, inspiration or insights via Wounded Healer Chiron, calling for you to live from your truth, integrating anything that blocks you from pursuing your desires.

Step 1 is discovering the truth of Who You Are (vs. your conditioning) and there are many layers to this. Mercury-Chiron in harmony can reveal false beliefs that limit your thinking, self-permission and self-expression, so be open to the messages and possibilities that Mercury in Sagittarius wants you to see. Every awareness opens a new door and is like wearing a new pair of glasses; the world changes as you see through a new lens.

A few days later, Mercury makes challenging aspects to Saturn and Neptune, the two planets left in Pisces that can can either structure and transcend 3D, or delay and confuse you until it’s “go” time. Your mental processes are under construction, available for an upgrade this week. Don’t miss the opportunity to discover blind spots that you’ve been operating through. Maybe you’ve been playing smaller than you are…

Dec 30 – Mercury square Saturn. You may face a delay or setback today. A conversation can hit a wall, so given a choice, have important communications or handle paperwork either the day before or after this. You may feel contracted or pessimistic re: a decision, plan or the future or it all seems like hard work.

Higher expressions are taking responsibility for your thoughts, words and perspective, remaining steady during a challenge, making a difficult but necessary decision or strategic planning with a realistic timeline. Maybe you don’t get everything you want right now. The purpose of delays will be revealed later. You’ll see.

🎉🌟Happy New Year! 🌟🎉

 

Jan 1, 2026 – We have two expressions of Mercury in one day and they are radically different. Early we have Mercury square Neptune and later, Mercury moves into Capricorn. 

Mercury square Neptune. When you’re at the effect of it this nonlinear energy can generate confusion, melancholy, disillusionment and low vitality, but you can shift it by utilizing it deliberately. It fuels creativity (as audience or creator), supports spiritual practices, rest, leisure and being in nature. You can daydream, journal, read or write poetry, dance or do a sacred ritual to welcome your New Year. Your mind can transcend 3D reality and that’s the point.

Open to your imagination and see what comes through. No matter how far-fetched a message, idea or a dream may seem, it’s for you, otherwise it wouldn’t be in your consciousness. Stay open to your dreams and allow yourself to play in the higher realms. This is the final Mercury square Neptune in Pisces, the most creative, experiential sign in the zodiac. Have an artist’s date, let your mind wander and nourish your spirit.

Mercury in Capricorn. This is a reality check; what is and isn’t working? Outdated projects, systems and structures have to go or be revised. It’s time to plan and make practical decisions in order to see desired results. This is perfect for intention-setting, making a To Do list with the steps required to accomplish your goals. You can adjust as needed going forward, as adaptability will be part of the skill set needed to thrive in our evolving world.

Mercury in Capricorn asks you to embody your Authority and mastery, rather than just ambitiously seeking the spoils of success. In your Authority, Self-trust is paramount as you come from your center, rather than seeking feedback from others for validation. With mastery, your knowledge and proficiency isn’t performative, you transmit a world you know deeply, a language you speak fluently and a universe you invite others into. What a gift that is to the world, whatever your path.

Jan 2 – Chiron Direct in Aries. When Chiron turns Direct it’s about operating as your Self with courage and compassion, rather than diagnosing what’s lacking, missing or needs healing. Be willing to live your truth and honor your will, aligned with your heart and soul. You are needed on board as the truth of who you are, no more hiding; show up, be bold and be real. This is a spiritual practice for 2026.

The Sun in Capricorn requires responsibility for deciding where you place your energy and attention and what is outdated as you move into the next leg of your journey. Trust the endings, they will be followed by new beginnings that will crystalize as we move through 2026 and you will be amazed by what comes through you.

I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷

“Not all those who wander are lost.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

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“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something—your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” ~ Steve Jobs

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“The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

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“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” ~ The Dalai Lama

 

© 2025 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved • Soul Level Solutions

 

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

We’re in a sacred portal like never before, with energies from 3i Atlas, an interstellar consciousness that is said to deliver extremely high harmonizing frequencies to our planet as it comes closest to earth all weekend. Some sensitives can tune into it, while most may feel the effects of it without knowing why they’re happening or what they are. Your nervous system and consciousness is your antenna, so just notice what you notice – and if you don’t notice anything, all is well. 

 

Dec 19 – The New Moon in Sagittarius @ 5:43pm PST is on the Galactic Center (center of the Milky Way) offering an opportunity to upgrade your “wisdom files” (ideas, beliefs) via powerful cosmic frequencies. Be willing to reconsider your beliefs and open to greater possibilities to make the most of this alignment. Allow your vision to broaden via a wide-angle, multi-faceted, high definition lens to create a new landscape and reframe any lower meanings you assign to life experiences in a higher light. You have the power to rewrite your story as you evolve your perspective, love yourself and envision a bigger picture.

 

New Moons indicate new beginnings, and this one contains planetary energies that ask you to expand, release and reorient, that can create a quantum leap forward as you complete one cycle and launch the next. The goal is to stretch forward in alignment with your Authentic Self, as opposed to staying in an old comfort zone that no longer enlivens you. 

 

Sagittarius speaks to Higher Truth, the meaning of life (and everything), long journeys, adventure and expansion—it wants to go and grow, with new possibilities fueled by high ideals. Visionary Sagittarius utilizes Truth for inspiration and guidance, which is subjective and can change and evolve. You may have long-held beliefs about yourself, others and the world that are calling for deconditioning—the release of autopilot to examine if you are still fully aligned with those ideas in our rapidly changing world. 

 

Allow yourself the spaciousness to stretch in consciousness beyond your old familiar template into the next expression of your Self with the wisdom you’ve gained over the past year. You’ve been through a lot and you’ve learned so much; now is the time to integrate that knowledge into your future, as you keep the faith.

 

The New Moon squares Neptune @ 29º Pisces (where it sits from late Oct ’25 – late Jan ’26), dissolving what is no longer viable. It can be a blissful dream, spiritual attunement or disillusionment and exhaustion. As you see shadows of people, institutions and principles you have believed in, you may feel disillusioned, confused or doubtful about what is true. If so, Neptune is loosening your attachment to a perspective, which is an opening. Sagittarius wants to do something and Neptune may not have the vitality to support it right now.

 

This energy is really calling you within where spiritual practices, meditation, rest and stillness will serve you.

Writing your intentions can be a healing, productive action to help with clarity and focus. Speaking your truth, living your truth and expanding in some way are all aligned with this New Moon. So is tapping into your wisdom, which is experiential. You know things now that didn’t before; don’t diminish what you’ve learned. 

 

The New Moon also squares Saturn, highlighting structures that you’re ready to create, are in the process of building, or that require repair, revision or a complete overhaul. Commitments are Saturn’s domain, so weigh what you’re committed to and what you are willing to commit to for the long term. Shaky structures have been challenged for a while now and this highlights decisions – what is worth your energy moving forward and what can be released. Attune to Neptune/Pisces energy to feel what is right for you within the alchemy of expansion, higher frequencies and discernment, as you let go of what is obsolete. 

 

Dec 21 – The Winter Solstice @ 7:03am PST. The Sun enters Capricorn and it’s a quiet time for withdrawal and reflection as you honor the Return of the Light. You can cocoon during the longest night of the year in stillness and allow yourself to incubate in the profound frequencies that surround you. Attune within for peace and integration as you gently release the old with gratitude and envision your evolution in 2026. Don’t be afraid of the dark; it is where the magic takes place.

 

Venus square Saturn. Venus is your quality of life—relationships, $$, style, pleasure, creativity and how you value your Self. This can be a time for reassessing a relationship, where you feel you’re not being valued or perhaps financial decisions must be made. It may be that you need to uplevel your Self-love, as thinking you love yourself and really embodying it are two different things. One is theory, the other is experiential. Do you treat yourself in a way that is loving and fully present? Just a check in. All the other issues are usually an out-picturing of your level of Self-love or worthiness. 

 

The Sun in Capricorn invites you to embrace your mastery and step into your Inner Authority, as you decide what will get your attention and energy and what to eliminate. Not all at once, but this is the path of vows, discipline, and methodical actions that create progress. More on this later, but it is focused work that creates your future and builds self-esteem, as you manifest that which you commit to. 

 

Dec 24-Jan 17 – Venus in Capricorn. This Venus appreciates responsibility, seeking what and who is real, as well as who does what they promise. Commitment is primary, no players need apply on any level with this one, who is not impressed by flashy demonstrations. Agreements must be kept. Security creates comfort. This is a practical Venus who desires simple pleasures, shared goals and ambition. It’s a wonderful  for goal-setting, practical decisions about $$, wardrobe, style, manifesting or monetizing your creativity.

 

Venus enters Capricorn on Christmas Eve, making it the perfect time to focus on what’s really important, rather than how many gifts, how fabulous the display, how big the celebration. This energy promotes your most important relationships and it honors your long-held traditions, however you celebrate the holiday. 

 

Align with what inspires you and hold it in your heart, as you practice surrendering old attachments that feel heavy or outdated. Trust the endings, as you are being led into new energies that will crystalize as we move through 2026. Stay awake to recognize and receive the messages and signs meant for you, as they will assist you on your path of evolution and awakening.  

 

I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷

 

 

“I only want what’s in alignment with my Divine Self.” ~ Sue Cimino

 

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“A life without change is not a life; it is a stagnant pool. To change your mind frivolously is a cop-out. To change your mind under the direction of the wisdom of the heart is a brush stroke on the masterpiece you are delivering to the world.” ~ Alan Cohen

 

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“The entire universe loves me, serves me, nurtures me and wants me to win.” ~ Edwene Gaines

 

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“It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.” ~ Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 

 

 

 

© 2025 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved• Soul Level Solutions

 

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

This week is an energetic crescendo, leading to a cluster of events that will seed awakening, purification and offer gentle blessings that impact the collective consciousness. Together, the New Moon in Sagittarius (Dec 19), interstellar object 3i Atlas closest to earth (Dec 19), and the Winter Solstice (Dec 21), create this sacred transmission that will carry us forward. This will be a three day period to turn inward and align with your Higher Truth, recognize patterns that need integration and open in stillness to grace. 

Dec 12 – The 12/12 Portal is an energetic gateway that spiritual light codes come through to dissolve and transmute dense energies. Your nervous system may be activated in ways you can’t explain. Nature is grounding. Water is soothing. Quiet is peaceful. Going within is spacious. Open your heart via your preferred modality and recalibrate as needed.

Dec 13 – Mercury sextile Pluto. This can be a profound realization, a strategic communication, an insight, investigation, awareness, problem solving or a magnetic connection. Significant info is likely revealed or discovered by you or another. You could have a deep conversation that transforms an issue. Great for focus, sustained connection, intensity, seeing what’s unseen and it supports healing work.

On a higher level, your mind can realign to accommodate new frequencies, the modified landscape and changing structures you face on a daily basis. Pluto-Mercury can shift your perception, thinking and processing. Mercury in Sagittarius is expansive and Pluto in Aquarius is innovative, which aligns with sound & light healing, neurofeedback or binaural beats with headphones. These all support brainwave processing to uplevel your functioning and relax your mind if you’re interested. Or you can meditate to be more receptive and grounded. 

Dec 14 – Mars square Neptune. This can lower your vitality or you drift through your day, and the square implies a lack of motivation, confusion or disillusionment regarding a direction or action (doubt). Maybe you start out with a plan, but find you don’t have the energy to pursue it or now you don’t think it will work. This is a good time to rest or do half as much in twice the time. Don’t push the river—or yourself; it will be counterproductive. 

On the other hand, Mars square Neptune is perfect for spiritual practices and moving via Wu Wei, flowing around obstacles. Trust your intuitive guidance, as you may be led somewhere unexpected that becomes an Artist’s Date, a space for daydreaming or just meandering. Give yourself space.

Dec 14 – Sun trine Chiron. This is an aspect of Self-acceptance, compassion and clarity about your identity that you may have lacked previously, or maybe it’s an evolved identity—a new You that now you fully recognize. I invite you to embrace your Self, your creativity and Self-expression, your big Light and all that you are, as you are. You continue to be in development as long as you are alive. What an adventure…

 

Dec 15-Jan 23, ’26 – Mars in Capricorn. Fiery Mars is exalted in methodical Capricorn, making the next five weeks an ideal time to focus on plans and what you want to accomplish, especially for the long-term. This strategic energy aligns with a structured process, organization and clear goals, perfect for bringing inspired ideas into form and the commitment to see them through. This is adulting at its finest. 

Dec 16 – Sun square Saturn. Just like Mars squared Saturn last week, the Sun in Sagittarius is impulsive and ready to act on inspiration, whereas, Saturn has rules & regulations and in a square can create delays, rejections or obstacles. What can feel like a letdown is really a training in patience and delayed gratification, forcing you to regroup and stay engaged as you do the needed work or create Plan B. Remember, “No” isn’t always the end—it can mean “not now” or “more info is needed.” Things only end when you give up or let go. You decide. 

Dec 18 – Venus trine Chiron. Heart healing, amends, Self-love, compassion—viewing life through the lens of the heart will elevate your frequency and flood your system with happy-inducing, healing neurotransmitters and hormones. And it feels so good, for you and everyone. Offering unconditional love is a spiritual practice, one that will change your life and will change the world. 

There can never be too much love and compassion in your heart, for you and for all, personally and collectively. This is especially aligned with forgiveness, as there is always a wound behind an unforgiving heart that is calling for attention and integration. 

Try Ho’Oponopono: 

I’m sorry. 

Please forgive me.

Thank you.

I love you. 

If you require more support than this, please find it so you and they can be free. The pain is too great to carry and life is too short for you to live with this burden. It keeps you from fully living as the magnificent Being that you are. 

Dec 19 – New Moon in Sagittarius @ 5:43pm PST. I will write more about this next week, but think about your New Moon Intentions this week, as we’ll have the New Moon, 3i Atlas and the Winter Solstice all converging, creating a container of rebirth on a level we have never known before. 

As old systems crack, crumble and eventually dissolve, the 3D world can be chaotic, but it’s all in service to the big picture and the new world that is being birthed. You can choose to believe that Goodness is on the way to envelop us with higher frequencies that will facilitate the creation of a vastly different world. 

Free will allows for skeptics to remain in fear, doubt and pessimism, but that mindset will never create a beautiful life or world for them. Not until they are willing to reconsider and open to new possibilities. 

Your thoughts and words have power, so focus on what you desire and stay open to possibilities. ‘Tis the season, more than ever… I want to be part of a happy, loving, more connected world, living in community with care for all. Decide on the world you want to live in and how you can contribute to creating that reality.

Know that you are in the midst of perfect unfolding for you, momentous change, possibilities and potential. Every step of the way, you’re being prepared and trained for what you are here to do next. 

I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷 

“I only want what’s in alignment with my Divine Self.” ~ Sue Cimino

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“We shall know that each thought, being intentional, causal, deep, light, humorous or emotional is a prayer. Each prayer calls for light or a lesson.” ~ Jan Phillips

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“Staying true to your path in times of expansion doesn’t require force, but deep alignment.” ~ Jolie Wilson

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“There is nothing complicated about the act of love. It only becomes complicated when one starts to withhold love, and then it ceases to be love that one offers.” ~ Paul Ferrini, Love Without Conditions

© 2025 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved • HYPERLINK “http://www.soullevelsolutions.com/”Soul Level Solutions

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️