On Sunday, the Sun entered sidereal Sagittarius, the sign of the
archer. This sign is ruled by Jupiter, expressing himself in his
external, masculine temperament. When the sun goes into
Sagittarius it illuminates the path of activating higher
teachings and spirituality in our life. The keyword with the sun
is "illumination". Wherever the sun is transiting, that area of
life is "lit up" by the nature of the sun. Just like when the sun
rises, suddenly we can see where we're going. There is enormous
promise when the sun goes through Sagittarius each year. It is
the opportunity for us to purify and deepen our teachings. But
before we can purify, first we must be able to see the darkness.
No one goes out in the middle of the night to weed the garden.
They wait for the sun to come up so they can make sure to pull up
weeds, not the plants themselves.

Between now and January 15, when the sun goes into Capricorn,
there's a great opportunity for us to illuminate those darker
corners of our spiritual psyche, and actually do something about
it actively. These are the traits of Sagittarius. Connecting to
teachers, teachings and spiritual practices that give us an
experience of our true nature is supported. In many ways, it is
quite appropriate that our holiday season falls with the sun
going through sidereal Sagittarius. Amidst all of the clutter and
hubbub surrounding the holidays, underneath it all there is a lot
of spiritual beauty. This time of year is actually a celebration
of the solstice, and the days finally getting longer.

In addition to the sun entering Sagittarius, Mars will also enter
Sagittarius on December 18, today! Both Mars and the sun will be in
Sagittarius for more than three weeks, adding a very active and
courageous approach to the lessons I mentioned above. However,
the nature of Mars is to be destructive. He is a Tamasic planet,
one that destroys weakness so take yourself to task and tread lightly!

Venus breaks the KAL SARPA yoga of Rahu today and this will finally
loosen the grip of what we have all been afflicted with.