In the final days of the year, many high achievers are focused on setting new goals for the next year.
This is a huge mistake.
If you want to build something sustainable and sustaining, you must do it from a solid foundation.
If we just continue to plow forward without pausing to review where we’ve been and what we’ve learned, we risk making the same mistakes.
Today Mercury, the messenger planet, stations retrograde in the sign of Capricorn. Mars, the planet of action, has been retrograde for a couple of months.
The combination of both of these personal planets being retrograde at the same time is a signal to pause and take stock before jumping out of the gate in 2023.
When Mercury stations retrograde, it invites us to step back and review that area of our lives.
Capricorn is all about planning and perseverance toward long term goals. It is also about the structures and systems that help us achieve those goals without burning out.
Perseverance towards a goal isn’t noble if the goal is not aligned with your values.
Mercury retrograde in Capricorn at the end of one calendar year into the start of the new year is an invitation to step back and review your long term goals and what resources you need to achieve them.
Shoring up the structures and systems feels particularly important because 2023 will be a year of big change.
Saturn, Pluto, Jupiter, and the lunar nodes will all change signs. These outer planets don’t move that often, and when they do we tend to feel the effects globally.
The best way to weather these shifts is through the shelter of stable structures that can support our long-range planning.
Here are some inquiries to consider through this Mercury retrograde and as you plan for 2023.
- Are your goals or visions aligned with your values?
- If they are aligned, do you have the right systems, structures, and supports in place to help you achieve them?
- What systems and structures do you need to put your vision into form?
- Which aspects of your life haven’t been working, and can’t be faked any longer?
- What systems or structures need repair?
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