Longest Day of the Year

Western Astrology is based on the Solar Ingresses, or the time each Season when the Sun transits into a Cardinal Sign. The Cardinal Signs represent beginnings in the overall astrological cycle. The Capricorn Ingress doesn't seem to be talked about much maybe because it's the last of the beginnings on the wheel, the beginning of the end, so to speak. Many astrologers make predictions off of these Charts for the following three months, or Quarter Year. The Ingress Chart for GMT is for 22-23 minutes after Midnight on December 22. In the U.S. most astrologers use the Washington Chart. This Quarter it looks like Britain might enjoy staying at home with the TV focused on media scandals and on hibernating in general. The Americans, however, will be gambling and speculating and eating until they spew -- when in Rome do as the Romans do.

First off, an old hippie couple in San Francisco has declared December 22 something like "National Orgasm Day." They are asking that everyone hunker down and Make Love in the name of Peace. Our Ingress chart shows 5 planets in the 5th House of Fun. Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Pluto are in Sagittarius and the Sun is just into Capricorn. The Sun rules the Chart (Leo Rising) and Mars rules the MC and both are in the 5th House. Sagittarius is intercepted in the 5th house as well. Mars and Jupiter are squaring Uranus which is in the 8th house. Wild, Kinky Sex is certainly on the Agenda. But 5th and 8th house being Resource Houses, it looks like a lot of madcap speculation. Sun in Capricorn conjunct Pluto is a bit more serious and ambitions and they are trined by Saturn in Leo which is on the 2d house Cusp, so business start-ups might start popping like crazy. Anything having to do with Luxury, Snobbism, Ambition and Excess, especially if they make money, will receive extra attention. 5th house and Leo rule Gold so I wonder what will happen to the price of that. Hopefully, Children, also ruled by the 5th house, will receive some extra attention as well. Maybe many will be conceived between tonight and tomorrow. What's that make 9 months down the line? A Bunch of Leos and Virgos? With Moon conjunct Venus in Capricorn, they will be very reserved, elegant little kids.

Capricorn Ingress 2006
December 21, 2006 7:22-23 pm Washington, DC