So, December 25th, right? Christmas. I figured, why not, let’s see what the cosmos were supposedly cooking up. Not like I was expecting a divine revelation to pop out of my breakfast cereal, but you know, it’s a day people put a lot of stock in, so I got curious.
My Quick Look-Up Routine
First thing I did, I just went to my usual spot online where they lay out the planets. Didn’t even bother with a super detailed chart, just the basics. What sign is the Sun in? Capricorn, obviously, that’s a given for late December. Where’s the Moon? Always good to know the Moon’s mood, they say. I think it was chilling in a pretty fiery sign that day, if I remember right. Or maybe it was an earthy one. Honestly, these details get fuzzy unless you write ’em down immediately, which I rarely do for these casual peeks.
I glanced at where Mercury was, because everyone loves to blame Mercury when their email goes weird. Venus, Mars… the usual suspects. I just sort of scanned it, you know? Like reading the back of a cereal box. You see the words, you get the gist, but are you really studying it? Nah.
What I “Found” (or didn’t)
The overall vibe? Well, it’s Capricorn season, so there’s always that underlying theme of structure, maybe a bit of seriousness, or ambition. But it’s also Christmas. So, I tried to see if there were any “jolly” aspects. You can always find something if you look hard enough. A nice little trine here, a helpful sextile there. But then, you’d also spot a square or an opposition if you squinted, and suddenly it’s all “underlying tension!”
It’s a bit like looking at clouds. You see a rabbit, I see a dragon. For Dec 25th, the astrological “clouds” looked… like clouds. Some bits looked nice, some bits looked a bit “meh.” No big “AHA!” moment, that’s for sure. It didn’t scream “global peace and goodwill to all men” in giant flaming letters, nor did it predict my turkey would be dry. Which, thankfully, it wasn’t.
Why I Keep it Casual Like This
You might be wondering why I’m so laid back about it. Well, I wasn’t always. Years ago, I got really into this stuff. I mean, really into it. I had this friend, let’s call him Dave. Dave was starting a new business, a little coffee shop. He was super stressed, and he’d gotten a full astrological reading about the “perfect” launch date.
He called me up, all excited. “Man, the astrologer said next Tuesday is IT! Mercury is direct, Jupiter is aspecting my natal sun, Venus is in my second house of money! It’s gonna be HUGE!”
So, I went to help him set up. We worked like dogs. The thing is, this “perfect” Tuesday? It was also the day the city decided to start major road construction right in front of his shop. Like, jackhammers from 7 AM, dust everywhere, no parking for blocks. The astrologer didn’t mention that bit. His first day was a total bust. He sold three coffees. One was to me.
- He’d poured all his faith into those stars.
- Ignored the city planning notices he probably got.
- And the “perfect alignment” didn’t account for a backhoe.
It took him months to recover from that abysmal start. He eventually made a go of it, but not because of lucky stars. He made it because he worked his butt off and made good coffee, and the road construction eventually finished. After that, I kind of took a step back from taking astrology too literally. It was a bit of a wake-up call, you know? Seeing Dave so crushed, all because he put all his eggs in the cosmic basket and ignored the earthly potholes.
That whole episode taught me something. The stars might whisper, but they rarely shout over the noise of real life. So now, when I look at something like December 25th, it’s more for a bit of flavor, a little sprinkle of cosmic seasoning. Not the main ingredient. My practice is just that – a practice, a way of looking, not a set of instructions carved in stone.
So yeah, December 25th astrologically? It was a day. With planets. Doing planetary things. And down here on Earth, we were doing our human things. Sometimes they match up in a fun way, sometimes they don’t seem to connect at all. And that’s perfectly okay by me.