Capricorn is the sign of ambition (Picture: Getty)
The next New Moon is on December 23rd, in the sign of Capricorn.
New Moons are a time for activation, initiation, creation, and go-getting ambition. It’s time to make a start on new adventures, goals, projects, and activity. You are brimming with energy and enthusiasm, invest it wisely into something that will bring positive rewards.
The New Moon in Capricorn is a reality check, a truthful and pragmatic lens on what ambitions you can feasibly and practically bring to life right now, especially in the realms of work, health and home.
Do what is good for a future you. Do what’s healthy, wealthy and right. Do what’s sensible and achievable. It’s actually a bit like a mini New Year, a time for solid and doable ambition activation.
Let the tarot give you a nudge as to new goal in your health, work or home world you can activate right now…
Ahead you’ll find your star sign’s tarot horoscope for the New Moon in Capricorn, with one card drawn and its meaning for this lunar event revealed.
Aries
March 21 to April 20
Plans may need to change, but you’ll be rewarded (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Aries for the New Moon in Capricorn: Eight of Coins
Meaning: Whatever long term and demanding ambition or goal you’ve been working towards in your work, home or health realm, now is the time to think up a new approach that builds on what you’ve learnt so far in order to get ahead further, faster.
Work smarter! The Eight of Coins urges you to press on, keep going, not give up… but also to tweak your game plan to make the most of the wisdom you’ve earned along the way.
Head here for everything you need to know about being an Aries
Taurus
April 21 to May 21
Taurus, enough procrastinating (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Taurus for the New Moon in Capricorn: Two of Swords
Meaning: There’s a major decision on your plate regarding work, home or health and you have been procrastinating about it for a while.
Your challenge, this New Moon, is to tackle it and make your choice, and then execute it with confidence. Onwards only, no more circling and overthinking.
Take the untraveled path, branch out and be different, opt to follow the new idea. Why not? Otherwise you’ve spent all this time thinking in order to simply just carry on as is.
Head here for everything you need to know about being a Taurus
Gemini
May 22 to June 21
Get rid of what no longer serves you (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Gemini for the New Moon in Capricorn: Ten of Swords
Meaning: Your activation challenge this New Moon is to strip back the dead wood, lose the dead weight, unload the baggage and release anything which no longer works for you or is feasible IRL.
The Ten of Swords is a chopper. The chopping is about liberating you from lugging around goals, people, roles, situations, energy, self beliefs and duties that don’t really belong to you any more.
Enter 2023 feeling lighter and freer. Make space!
Head here for everything you need to know about being a Gemini
Cancer
June 22 to July 23
Capricorn season means working smarter, not necessarily harder (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Cancer for the New Moon in Capricorn: Four of Swords
Meaning: You want to change your lifestyle and routines in order to get more me time.
You crave deep rest, relaxation, meditation, comfort, and peace. You want less to be more. You want space to move and be free.
Examine your health, work routines, to-do lists, commitments and finances in order to see ways you can streamline and strip back your daily life schedule to enable this. The Four of Swords you want to adjust your work/life balance, strictly in the direction of life.
Head here for everything you need to know about being a Cancer
Leo
July 24 to August 23
Take opportunities and run with them, Leo (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Leo for the New Moon in Capricorn: The Magician
Meaning: You’re ready to embark on an entrepreneurial adventure this New Moon.
The Magician means you’re creating, inventing, innovating, bringing forth a new idea which can sell, which can create demand, which can make you a good living.
Whether you’re retraining, taking a sabbatical to do something inspiring, going freelance, self employed, project-based working or starting a business or sideline, go all in!
This is so you. This is the direction you’ve wanted to take for a long time and now is the time.
Head here for everything you need to know about being a Leo
Virgo
August 24 to September 23
Virgo, planning is what you do best (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Virgo for the New Moon in Capricorn: King of Swords
Meaning: The New Moon brings you the perfect window of opportunity to create a new 10-year plan for your career and finances.
The King of Swords is a future-facing planner. He uses his rational intellect and logic to forge robust strategies which pursue challenging goals.
This is your winter homework. Make a goal. Flesh it out. Visualise it. Then track back to see the steps you need to take in order to activate it. And make a plan to do so in 2023. You can go far.
Head here for everything you need to know about being a Virgo
Libra
September 24 to October 23
Trust your gut (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Libra for the New Moon in Capricorn: The High Priestess
Meaning: What does your gut say? Libra, you can overthink things and get into a spiral of paralysing procrastination as easy as one, two, three.
Don’t do it. If I ask you ‘what do you need to start doing to improve your career and finances?’ then what is your off-the-top-of-your-head answer? That, my friend, is probably what you should then start doing.
The High Priestess says you have all the answers already, deep down inside. Just draw them forth and act on them. Your intuition is firing on all cylinders, don’t ignore it.
Head here for everything you need to know about being a Libra
Scorpio
October 24 to November 22
The New Moon signals it’s time for a shake-up at home or work (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Scorpio for the New Moon in Capricorn: Four of Coins
Meaning: The Four of Coins is all about falling into a rut.
So, somewhere in your work/home/health realm, you have gotten bogged down in habits and rituals and beliefs that don’t serve you well. You’re doing stuff for the sake of it, maybe not even consciously or deliberately.
Take a week to examine yourself for ruts, habits, and patterns. Spot them and stop them, replace them. Change the game. Shake it up. You can revamp and refresh your world with a new way of doing things.
Head here for everything you need to know about being a Scorpio
Sagittarius
November 23 to December 21
Ready for something great to happen? (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Sagittarius for the New Moon in Capricorn: Three of Wands
Meaning: This New Moon, you are going to be gifted an opportunity, invite or opening to do something fantastic in your work/home/health world.
It might be linked to travel or something from overseas. It will be a fleeting opening, so be ready to spot it and say yes, lean in and be confident.
Take the chance you’re given. Don’t knock this back for fear of the future or what might unfold. Start the journey and enjoy the ride. Say yes.
Head here for everything you need to know about being a Sagittarius
Capricorn
December 22 to January 21
The New Moon’s in your sign (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Capricorn for the New Moon in Capricorn: Queen of Wands
Meaning: The Queen of Wands brings adventure, travel, dynamic doings and education to your work, home and health world.
You’re learning new things, seeing different ways of doing it, and applying this to yourself. Self improvement is on the cards big time, and you’re excited put into practice the new ideas you’ve been picking up.
It’s a great time to set goals, run at them, try a different approach, challenge yourself. You are on a roll.
Head here for everything you need to know about being a Capricorn
Aquarius
January 22 to February 19
You’ve got this, Aquarius, if you believe in yourself (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Aquarius for the New Moon in Capricorn: Queen of Coins
Meaning: Take control, Aquarius. The Queen of Coins is a boss card.
If you don’t like your job, change it, even better go out there solo and make your own living. If you aren’t happy with your finances, seek advice and implement it. If you don’t enjoy your body or feel healthy, then tackle the issues, start a new regime, try different stuff. If you hate your home, then look at moving or sprucing it.
Be bossy, direct and focused. You can move mountains. Tackle what needs to be different this New Moon
Head here for everything you need to know about being an Aquarius
Pisces
February 20 to March 20
You’re not one for motivation, but there’s support in numbers (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Pisces for the New Moon in Capricorn: Seven of Wands
Meaning: Left to your own devices, it can be hard to find motivation to make changes (to even think about it all actually).
The Seven of Wands urges you to join a group, class, forum, or competitor set when it comes to your work, money, home or health realm. Pick a cause, select a goal, and find a group of people who are pursuing that too and join in.
You will find great motivation and support by doing it as a team. Seek like-minded souls and join their throng. This momentum will move you forwards.
Head here for everything you need to know about being a Pisces
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