[Fate & Free Will ] Astrology for the Week of December 22 - 28

People often want to float through the last few weeks of the year in an eggnog and cookie induced fog. I’m a fan of escaping into the magic of Christmas, but this year is a little different.

Don’t get me wrong, the magical sparkle and reality breaking fantasy of possibility are in full swing all the way through Christmas.

BUT the end of the year is much more focused and has a get things done kind of vibe that is usually reserved for the first of the year (sometimes). We have some of the most productive energy of the next 6 months starting right now and I’ve been telling Crusaders if you have something you want to start, get ready to go all in until mid February. You won’t necessarily stop then but things get way more challenging as we move more fully into 2026. 

Monday 12/22

• ☽ at 25° 40‘ Capricorn ✳ ♄ at 25° 40‘ Pisces | 2:27am Eastern
• ☽ at 28° 14‘ Capricorn △ ♅ at 28° 14‘ Taurus | 7:26am Eastern
• ☽ at 29° 24‘ Capricorn ✳ ♆ at 29° 24‘ Pisces | 9:43am Eastern
• ☽ ☌ ♇ at 02° 27‘ Aquarius  | 3:37pm Eastern

Monday is competent and realistic, with a clear sense of what matters and what doesn’t. Things get more intense as the day goes on, with a “nope, we’re dealing with this now” kind of energy.

• Best for: Serious work, discipline, long-range planning, simplifying priorities, cutting through distractions.
• Potential Challenges: Power struggles, obsessive focus, people digging in, intensity that escalates fast.

Tuesday 12/23

• ☽ at 16° 38‘ Aquarius ✳ ☿ at 16° 38‘ Sagittarius | 6:53pm Eastern
• 🌒 Waxing Crescent Moon | 8:29pm Eastern

Tuesday ideas and conversations are on tap but they’re likely based more in fantasy and illusion than reality. 

This is great if you’re thinking up a winter wonderland and less so if you were hoping for hard facts. It’s a trust but verify kind of vibe.

• Best for: Creative conversations, brainstorming, imaginative planning, fun ideas without commitment, fantasy and holiday magic.
• Potential Challenges: Unreliable information, making decisions based on things that sound true but aren’t, confusion.

Wednesday 12/24

• ☿ at 29° 25‘ Sagittarius □ ♆  at 29° 25‘ Pisces  | 12:31am Eastern
• ♀︎ ▻ Capricorn | 11:25am Eastern
• ☽ at 28° 09‘ Aquarius  □  ♅ at 28° 09‘ Taurus | 4:41pm Eastern
• ☽ V/C | 4:41pm - 8:08pm Eastern
• ☽ ▻ Pisces | 8:08pm Eastern
• ☽ at 00° 30‘  Pisces ✳ ♀︎ at 00° 30‘ Capricorn | 9:05pm Eastern

Wednesday confusion and fantasy are still in the air and you may be confronted with some last minute changes to your carefully constructed plans.

Once Venus waltzes into Capricorn at 11:25 am eastern standards go up and quality becomes more preferable to quantity. It’s a great time to dream about your 2026 glow up.

• Best for: Creative exploration, planning quality upgrades, thinking about what you want to improve in 2026, adapting to last-minute changes.
• Potential Challenges: Continued confusion, plans getting disrupted, needing flexibility when you wanted certainty, last-minute changes.

Venus is helping out a new area of your life based on your rising sign:

• Aries Rising: Venus in the 10th tends to improve visibility and reputation. There is often more ease with authority figures or public-facing roles.
• Taurus Rising: Venus here often makes travel, learning, or teaching more rewarding. Relationships may develop through education, long journeys, or shared philosophical interests. Study or exploration becomes more cooperative.
• Gemini Rising: Venus visiting here can make dealing with difficult matters slightly easier or bring relationships into 8th house territory. Managing shared resources, inheritance, or confronting what frightens you may involve more cooperation or support than usual.
• Cancer Rising: This transit often highlights partnerships, agreements, and one-to-one dynamics. Interactions with others tend to be more cooperative.
• Leo Rising: Venus in the 6th can make daily routines more tolerable and work environments slightly easier to navigate. Cooperation with coworkers or around obligations is more likely.
• Virgo Rising: This is one of the more visibly enjoyable Venus transits, often tied to pleasure, attraction, and things you actively want. Dating, creativity, and leisure tend to pick up.
• Libra Rising: Venus here often draws attention inward toward home, family, and emotional comfort. There can be a desire to make private spaces more pleasant or to smooth things over at home.
• Scorpio Rising: This transit tends to soften exchanges and make everyday interactions more pleasant. Messages, conversations, and short trips often feel easier or more socially active.
• Sagittarius Rising: Venus moving through the 2nd often coincides with spending, earning, or reassessing what feels worth the cost. Pleasure and comfort become more tangible and tied to resources.
• Capricorn Rising: Venus here tends to make interactions smoother and people more responsive to you. There’s usually more attention on appearance, presentation, and how you are received, with an easier time attracting cooperation.
• Aquarius Rising: Venus in the 12th often operates quietly. Pleasure, affection, or desire may be private, hidden, or difficult to articulate. Help may come from unexpected places but relationships may be more challenging.
• Pisces Rising: This transit positively emphasizes friendships, networks, and shared goals. Social circles can feel more active or supportive.

Thursday 12/25

• ☽ at 03° 47‘ Pisces ✳ ☉ at 03° 47‘ Capricorn | 3:13am Eastern
• ☽ at 07° 50‘ Pisces ✳ ♂︎ at 07° 50‘ Capricorn | 10:45am Eastern
• ☽ ☌ ☊ at 11° 14‘ Pisces  | 5:02pm Eastern

Thursday is emotional, sentimental, and nostalgic. That’s great if you have happy emotions but could be a bit overwhelming if your emotions are on the more negative side.

• Best for: Connection, enjoyment, family time, rest, letting things unfold.
• Potential Challenges: Overindulgence, dissolved boundaries, lack of structure.

Friday 12/26

• ☽ at 20° 32‘ Pisces □ ☿ at 20° 32‘ Sagittarius | 10:01am Eastern
• ☽ at 22° 01‘ Pisces △ ♃  at 22° 01‘ Cancer | 12:43pm Eastern
• ☽ ☌ ♄ at 25° 53‘ Pisces  | 7:41pm Eastern
• ☽ at 28° 05‘ Pisces ✳ ♅ at 28° 05‘ Taurus | 11:37pm Eastern

Friday the post-Christmas reality check arrives. Whatever responsibilities you set aside for the holiday demand attention and limitations become unavoidable, but you've got the emotional capacity and optimism to handle them. This is good for dealing with practical matters you've been putting off or serious work that requires both discipline and faith.

• Best for: Handling postponed responsibilities, practical post-holiday tasks, serious work requiring both structure and optimism, building something that needs sustained effort.
• Potential Challenges: Unavoidable obligations, limitations, scattered communication, the contrast between yesterday's ease and today's weight.

Saturday 12/27

• ☽ ☌ ♆ at 29° 27‘ Pisces  | 2:03am Eastern
• ☽ V/C | 2:03am - 3:01am Eastern
• ☽ ▻ Aries | 3:01am Eastern
• ☽ at 02° 35‘ Aries ✳ ♇ at 02° 35‘ Aquarius | 7:37am Eastern
• ☽ at 03° 40‘ Aries □ ♀︎ at 03° 40‘ Capricorn | 9:33am Eastern
• 🌓 First Quarter Moon | 2:09pm Eastern
• ☽ at 09° 39‘ Aries □ ♂︎ at 09° 39‘ Capricorn | 8:05pm Eastern 

Saturday people are cold or unavailable, and obstacles keep showing up. 

This is the frustrating interruption in an otherwise focused week. Things that should work don't and it could be annoying. It could also help you determine what you’re willing to work for even when it’s harder than you imagined.

• Best for: Identifying what's not working, hard boundaries, confronting what's been avoided, saying no.
• Potential Challenges: People being unavailable or cold, obstacles you didn't create, frustration.

Sunday 12/28

• ☽ at 21° 45‘ Aries  □ ♃ at 21° 45‘ Cancer | 4:59pm Eastern
• ☽ at 24° 14‘ Aries  △ ☿ at 24° 14‘ Sagittarius | 9:13pm Eastern

Sunday is bold and high-energy, with a strong urge to go bigger, say more, and make something happen quickly. Think confidence, generosity, and a sense of possibility, but also a tendency to overpromise or lean into excess.

• Best for: Big-picture planning, celebrations, taking a risk that needs courage, pitching an idea, acting with confidence and warmth.
• Potential Challenges: Overpromising, overspending, exaggeration, emotional overreach.

Until next time, my wish for you is whimsy and fortitude. - Robin💋