SAGITTARIUS/SAGITTARIUS RISING Excerpt: "Only by establishing a deeper connection to this hidden urge can you hope to develop a much more grounded sense of appreciation for the things you possess..." ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ ♒ ♓ New Moon Horoscope & Intention for Members Below: You might say that this Capricorn New Moon forces you to concentrate on your financial, material, and physical resources. Yes, having ‘things’, some property of considerable value, important investments which provide grounding and security, lots of money in the bank is important, yet underlying any materialistic needs and desires is a need to reconnect to a deeper power within you through the emotional value you place upon your own self-worth. There is not necessarily anything wrong with wanting material things in life and accumulating possessions. It is the way you evaluate your own sense of self-importance and how you go about asserting that in the physical world that may lead to issues during this lunation. With Pluto in this alignment, you meet your karma in the things you own and the value you place on yourself. One of the challenges Pluto throws up – perhaps in the extreme – may be of losing everything: of being stripped naked and thrown out onto the street. You may have to look deeply into just what it is you do value. Is it indeed exterior possessions or inner qualities? Can you find your own inner worth and value without depending on external props? It is in dealing with questions like these that a new energy emerges to create inner resources which are more attuned to the collective need. Actually, you have a naturally inherent, wise and authoritative presence so that can usually be a very lucrative quality for you, in any sense. However, if you allow yourself to start taking your influence and power for granted, you may lose your credibility and your effectiveness in getting results. Only by establishing a deeper connection to this hidden urge can you hope to develop a much more grounded sense of appreciation for the things you possess. You probably work extremely hard to get what you need, to have the lifestyle you want. But if the gains and acquisitions are based on purely selfish or egotistical needs, then the intention you set now will become much more challenging for you to maintain, if indeed you are seeking a respectable sense of self-worth and importance in the world. Any crisis you encounter in your material affairs is only brought about by a compulsively selfish attitude which stems from fear of losing. This fear-based attitude is what you seek to change. Your unshakeable faith in your own abilities, founded on truly knowing the depths of your being, and a sense of being anchored in the eternal depth of your own spiritual power will help you to embody Pluto’s endless riches, both in you and in others. New Moon Intention I will not allow the desire to attain a sense of security and stability in my life to be carried to the point of causing anxiety and contentious paranoia. I will tether any obsession I may have about obtaining money or material possessions, acknowledging that these may simply come from temporary insecurity that I may have about my own self-worth. I understand that any insecurity I may have about my self-worth may be overcome by accepting responsibility to develop my full creative potential and pledge to learn how to apply this gainfully. I learn to value and respect the true essence of matters which are visible and tangible, working the physical medium like a metaphysical sculptor who craftily defines and determines their success. I will avoid making any unconstructive comparisons between what I have versus what others have. This is not an effective use of my energies. I will concentrate my career interests on better management of my finances, property, land development and any other assets including natural resources with more diligence. I ask my intuition to guide me on what needs cultivating most in my world in order to reap the highest rewards. I ask Spirit to guide me on how to examine things more carefully before I make any commitment. I explore a higher development of my libido through a partner who is equally as capable of keeping me satisfied. I’m careful not to overindulge in my liaisons with loved ones if I am to earn their trust and on-going respect.