The new moon in 28°43’ of Capricorn on January 18 (1:52 p.m. CST) brings foundational moments that activate radical change.
We face experiences that prompt us to step beyond structures we have outgrown.
We reflect on how far we have come and what we have learned over the past two and a half years. By acknowledging both losses and gains, we can arrive at a new understanding of the wisdom we have acquired.
We recognize what matters most.
We turn the page and step into the opportunities that are waiting for us.
This lunation guides us to build new foundations to support our long-term vision and who we are becoming. By tapping into our inner strength, we can initiate change and implement strategies to aid in the achievement of long-held dreams.
We may find that there is an outdated goal that has held us back from our own evolution, and we now feel more ready to let it go and move on. But if there is a vision we have been working toward, this cycle nudges us to take inspired action to bring it to completion.
Are we committed to investing the necessary time and effort to develop our skills and sense of self-mastery?
How might we relate to structure in a way that supports creative expression and agency?
What makes this lunation notable is the stellium of personal planets in Capricorn (Sun, Moon, Mercury, and Mars) and Venus in Aquarius, which are all approaching Pluto in Aquarius and opposing Jupiter in Cancer. In the next 20 days, this stellium will travel beyond Pluto, guiding us into a powerful transformation. We are open to a new tactic, as we have gained much wisdom and resilience from what we have been through. Whatever we are beginning now is going to look very different than anything we’ve done before. We are required to think outside the box and take a calculated risk. But this karmic moment is more than just assessing risk; it is stepping through the door from a place of honoring ourselves and our desires. We have a strong sense that we need to do this, but we also need to be aware that things may not go as expected. This new moon initiates us into a powerful new direction, aligned with our purpose at this time and the drive to put our energy and focus into the work needed to get there. What frameworks are required to support innovation and breakthroughs?
Jupiter in this new moon chart prompts us to get honest with how we feel and brings our awareness to where we have settled. We are now asked to cultivate the courage to grow into what is more authentic to who we are becoming. Do we feel at home in the environments we are in? Do we have strong emotional support humans in our lives that encourage our greater vision? Where do we need more emotional honesty in our relationships? Are we invested in the things that truly nourish us at the soul level?
In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.”
Dalai Lama
This new moon initiates a new path of evolution of soul sovereignty. The seeds we plant now will flourish at the full moon on July 18, 2027.
The Archetype of Capricorn
Capricorn embodies pragmatism, inner authority, and sustainability. Through this archetype, wisdom is not inherited but earned—shaped by time, experience, and persistence. It calls us to meet life with discipline, and to refine our skills and cultivate resilience and strength through steady devotion.
Capricorn is the archetype of self-mastery earned through patience, consistency, and commitment. At its core, Capricorn represents the innate desire to create something real and lasting.
In its shadow, Capricorn draws its gaze outward, away from quiet, inner truth, and toward the world of achievement, societal roles, and the masks we wear. We begin to measure our worth by what we produce and monitor the boundaries of what is deemed acceptable, growing rigid and critical of those who stray beyond society’s sanctioned paths. In doing so, we risk surrendering our agency, allowing our identities to be sculpted by expectation rather than intention.
Capricorn’s evolutionary path requires development of strength, inner connection, and care to live clearly in alignment. To do this, we must go within and commit to letting go of shame and cultural conditioning so that we may led by our integrity.
Capricorn corresponds to the principle of conservation—the sacred art of tending what must endure. This archetype understands the stewardship required to protect the Earth, meeting the work with patience and devotion so future generations may flourish. There is deep reverence for the laws of physical reality and an intimate awareness of earthbound time, where growth unfolds slowly and nothing lasting is built without care. When we embody this wisdom, we create structures and strategies that shelter what is most sacred. By committing ourselves to causes beyond immediate personal gain, we align more fully with our values and step into right relationship with the living world. Through sacred reciprocity—living in ways that honor and respect the Earth—we fulfill the quiet mandate of Spirit.
We Redefine Progress
Success can become quite distorted within capitalism. In a culture obsessed with visibility, viral moments, and overnight success, progress is often gauged by how fast we climb or how loudly we arrive. However, Capricorn is associated with stewardship of our time, talents, and the environment. Through this stewardship, we learn accountability, selfless service, and how to make intentional decisions towards sustainability. To practice this, and to truly devote ourselves to our long-term vision and a better world, we must release our attachment to immediacy.
In its highest expression, this archetype is guided by its inner authority and lives from its truth. Capricorn energy does not rush; instead, it moves with deliberate intention, building what will stand the test of time. This is a radically different definition of progress—one that is steady and more enduring. Even those artists and influencers who reach what is perceived as overnight success in our culture are often the result of years of development. Meaningful achievements always require preparation, dedication, and showing up to do the work.
True progress is cumulative. It is earned through patience, discipline, and a willingness to work with time rather than against it. When we understand this architecture—its rules, and its limitations—we can surrender to what is and work within it, rather than pushing against it.
This lunation invites us to redefine what progress looks like and evolve our relationship with responsibility as we rise into an awareness of our agency. We can shift our perception to have a better grasp of what we really need. Not all movement is upward, and not all growth is visible. What if progress were measured by our ability to stay connected to ourselves and be gentle with ourselves on hard days? What if progress was determined by our ability to extend kindness and compassion? What if we measured progress by our ability to live from inner validation and follow our own truth?
“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face…we must do that which we think we cannot.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Soul Sovereignty
In a world that whispers who we should be and what we should desire before we can utter our first words, soul sovereignty is the quiet rebellion of becoming fully ourselves. It is the act of claiming the throne within where we live from our inner validation and take full responsibility for our lives.
This lunation activates a deeper level of soul sovereignty. We learn to cultivate this through self-reflection, honoring boundaries, trusting our inner wisdom, and reclaiming our power from the places where we have given it away to the outside world. When we learn this, our choices feel aligned and intentional. Additionally, our relationships flourish when they are based on mutual respect, accountability, and healthy boundaries.
Every time we choose veracity over conformity, presence over distraction, or self-love over approval, we affirm that our path is ours alone. In this space, life becomes less about survival and more about soulful thriving. What doesn’t support our growth is revealed so we can arrive into greater fulfillment and a life that brings us value, joy, and meaning.
“You will have to find the journey, pilgrimage, or spiritual practice that will forge a meeting with the soul-voice inside you. You will have to go through your own discernment process to distinguish the voice of fear from the voice of love. The veil that lifts is this: there will never be a voice outside of you that is wiser than your soul-voice or holds more authority over what is best for you. You need guidance and support not to follow someone else’s truth but to remain loyal to your own.”
Meggan Watterson
We live in uncertain times. The way forward may still be unclear, but we are invited to surrender self-doubt and deepen our trust as we move toward a real sense of value and meaning in our lives.
Patience is the practice of trust.
What opportunity is revealing itself to us now?
Where are we being asked to root and rise beyond the old ways of being?
What are we being asked to release so that we can build a new foundation that aligns with our vision?
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life and the procedure. The process is its own reward.”
Amelia Earhart
The Invitation
This cycle brings up past patterns, inherited trauma, and the call to break negative generational cycles. We are asked to honor our resilience and our endurance, and to also honor our growth, the long road to achieve it, and the people who hold space for us through the dark night. May we all hold past versions of ourselves with understanding, compassion, and care as we integrate the lessons and embody our wisdom.
The following 18 months ask us to take responsibility for deliberately restructuring our lives. As we bear witness to the structures we have created, we are cultivating the space to determine what we actually want and can approach it now. This is a powerful time to implement systems and strategies that reflect our values and support who we are becoming. If we’ve overcommitted or misaligned our energy, we can course-correct with clarity and purpose.
Beyond our conditioning and societal roles, there is an evolutionary impulse beckoning us into a new chapter in our lives. We are writing new narratives and reclaiming ourselves as the authors of our own story. We shed old patterns and conditioned ways of being so that we can discover what truly brings us happiness and devote ourselves to it more fully. What we value is ready to take form. We find greater fulfillment through committing to the work that is required so that we can tend to what we love and make choices from integrity and self-respect.