We've got a New Moon at 28° Sagittarius dropping tomorrow (December 19th), and let me tell you—the sky is basically giving us permission to phone it in at work while mentally planning our holiday party outfit. The chart is SCREAMING "fake it till you make it" energy, and I kinda love it. It’s been a YEAR, and we need a break.

The good news? You don't have to engage. You don't have to debate politics at the dinner table. You don't have to defend your choices or convince anyone of anything. This is your reminder that other people's opinions are their business, and your peace is yours. Let them preach to the choir while you refill your drink and find better conversations.

🤫 The New Moon: When "Busy Work" Becomes an Art Form

This lunation lands in Sagittarius with the most hilariously specific Sabian Symbol I've ever encountered: "A Fat Boy Mowing the Lawn." I cannot make this up. The universe is calling us out for doing the bare minimum while looking productive.

Who here is strategically scheduling meetings, reorganizing their desk, and doing approximately zero real work until January? 🙋🏽

The symbol speaks to superficial shows of productivity—maintaining appearances, keeping things tidy enough that no one asks questions, enlisting others to help with our to-do lists (especially those who usually contribute nothing). It's giving "jiggling the mouse (or using a mouse-jiggling app) so Slack stays green.”

One shmedium-sized thing to keep in mind: Uranus is quincunxing this New Moon, bringing sudden tension, daily drama in partnerships, and that rebellious urge to just... not. Expect the unexpected, like sudden clashes with coworkers or friends, maybe even separations or hostility bubbling up out of nowhere.

🛥️The Ascendant: Permission to Party

The New Moon rises at 18° Leo with possibly the most perfect holiday Sabian symbol: "A Houseboat Party Crowded with Revelers; The Water Reflects Its Lights."

This is giving Cleopatra-on-the-Nile, “I’m on a Boat” energy. It is fun, flexibility, and free-floating celebration with your people. Sure, you might feel a little unmoored, a little adrift, possibly trapped at that one holiday party where you don't know anyone... but the cosmic message is clear: It's party time.

The 5th house is LIT UP in this chart—that's the house of fun, children, creative pleasure, and all the things that make us feel like kids again. Yes, Saturn and Neptune are squaring this New Moon, reminding us that struggle and misery lurk in the shadows (for many, debt is mounting, layoffs are happening, the economy is giving recession vibes). But the emphasis here is on having a good time regardless.

The holidays bring out the child in all of us—unwrapping presents, the anticipation of watching loved ones open gifts, the sheer joy of celebration. And honestly? We deserve it. Here's the party time throwback that came to mind. 🎉

🥴 A Quick Word from Your Cosmic Designated Driver

Before we get too deep into party mode, I need to give you a heads-up: Uranus-Neptune is sitting on the Midheaven in the New Moon chart, and this is the kind of aspect that can leave you incapacitated, foggy, or straight-up unconscious if you're not careful. You don't need the whole bowl of eggnog, friend.

The 5th house is all about pleasure—rich foods, festive drinks, indulgence, revelry—but it's also where we can overdo it. Have your fun, enjoy the season, but keep your wits about you. The stars want you to remember the good times, not piece them together from other people's Instagram stories. Got it, Chief?

🎯The Plot Twist: While You Party, Others Plot

Here's where it gets juicy: Pallas sits on the Descendant while we're all relaxing. Soooo... while you're unwinding with a glass of coquito, someone else is strategizing. This could be professional (your client developing a new business strategy), personal (an ex plotting a spin around your block), or just general holiday scheming.

There are also a couple of indicators pointing to work stoppages—whether voluntary (holiday vacations, quiet quitting until January) or involuntary (layoffs, restructuring). If financial challenges arise from job instability, there's an odd sense of surrender in the chart. Like, "Well, I tried, but the universe said take a break, so..."

🗞️ Updates from the Cosmic Gossip Desk

I'm feverishly working on the Capricorn Ingress video to get that out before the ingress on December 21st (because Saturn doesn't wait for anyone). It’s an overview of what we can expect, as a collective, from 2026. Another video is coming soon after on a fun topic requested by one of you lovely subscribers—stay tuned!

🔮 Big Deck Energy: Tarot Card Pull for the Week

Welcome to Big Deck Energy—where I pull a tarot card each week on behalf of our collective to offer insight, reflection, or a much-needed reality check. Think of it as a weekly reset, a moment to pause and take in what’s unfolding. This week, I asked: Where do I need to disengage from other people's opinions?

Here's what the Tarot had to say: The Empress, Reversed.

Okay, this one feels specific (and a little loaded), so if it doesn't apply, let it fly—but I have a feeling it's going to hit for some of you.

Heavy mom energy incoming. As the holidays near and families gather, brace yourself for uncomfortable questions—particularly around kids. Are you having them? Why not? How are you raising them? Shouldn't you do it differently? They'll package it as "helpful advice" or "innocent concern," but let's call it what it is: opinions you didn't ask for about choices that aren't theirs to make.

The Empress reversed speaks to toxic motherhood energy—the smothering, guilt-inducing, emotionally manipulative kind. This is the "after all I've done for you" energy. The "I carried you for nine months, no charge" energy. It's codependency dressed up as care, and it shows up in people (not just mothers, but anyone playing a maternal role) who've built their entire identity around certain relationships and the control they maintain within them.

This card asks: Where is the threat? What makes someone cling so tightly that they deny you the freedom to express yourself and make your own choices? Often it's their own fear of losing security, losing relevance, losing the role they've defined themselves by.

The Empress reversed can also point to:

• Infertility struggles
• Creative blocks or financial instability that people love to give unsolicited advice about
• Loss of security or comfort that makes you vulnerable to others' projections
• Emotional abuse or manipulation from someone in a caretaker role
• Being smothered by someone's "protection" that's really about their control

Let me be clear: You don't owe anyone an explanation about your reproductive choices, your parenting style, your life path, or your creative expression. When the Empress reverses, she's asking you to recognize emotional blackmail for what it is…and disengage.

🫸🏾 That uncomfortable question at the dinner table? "That's personal, but thanks for asking."

🛑 That guilt trip disguised as concern? "I appreciate your perspective, but I'm good."

✋🏽 That motherly figure who can't let you make your own choices? Boundaries, baby.
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Side bar: (Do you see how many boundary-setting emojis exist? Set ‘em!)

The lioness protects her cubs fiercely, but the reversed Empress has forgotten that true love means letting go. You are not responsible for managing other people's fear of losing control over you.

And hey, maybe YOU'RE the mother who needs to let go of your cub. Hello! If this card is calling you out for holding on too tight, for making your identity all about your role as caretaker, for guilt-tripping or smothering under the guise of love, this is your wake-up call. Your kids (or the people you nurture) need room to make their own choices, their own mistakes, their own lives. Your worth isn't defined by how much they need you. Real love creates space for growth, even when it's uncomfortable.

Disengage from the guilt. Disengage from the manipulation, whether you're receiving it OR delivering it. Protect your peace like the High Priestess (the card before The Empress): with sobriety, balance, and standing firm in the gap between what others want from you and what you know is right for yourself.

🫡The Bottom Line

This week's cosmic tea is bubbling over with contradictions: work vs. play, appearances vs. reality, celebration vs. uncertainty. Embrace the houseboat party energy. Do your "fat boy mowing the lawn" impression at work. Look busy, maintain appearances, enlist help where you can. And then clock out mentally and enjoy the holiday season.

The universe is begging you to have fun right now.
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​Happy Holidays, Homies!