Sun enters Capricorn; The Solstice

Welcome to The Pause. The Solstice is a collective experience of an extreme. We’ve gone as far in one direction as we can go. Now we will turn around and go in the opposite direction. And before we do, we will hover for a while at the extreme. We will pause.

In the Northern Hemisphere this is the time of greatest darkness. We have entered the cavern and are exploring the shadows. In the Southern Hemisphere, this time brings the greatest light. What has been hidden is now exposed to the bright light of the longest day.

Regardless of where you live on Earth, the December Solstice marks the entry of the Sun into the earth sign Capricorn. Capricorn refers to the containers that create the structures of our lives: the rules of family, work, and society. The shadow side of Capricorn lies in the patriarchal belief that the authority of systems must stay intact even as people and their needs change.

The Egyptian neter associated with Capricorn is Khnum, Creator of Beings. Khnum is a potter; he created the humans and animals of Earth on his potter’s wheel. Khnum creates the form – the container – for spirit. Unlike earthly creators, Khnum is not overly attached to the forms he creates. He is not patriarchal; rather, he is flexible. He understands that when substance changes, a new form must be created. When we go through processes of transformation and change, Khnum invites us back on his wheel. He gives us a little spin, dissolves away our old container, and creates a new form appropriate for our changes in substance.

Use this time of The Pause to contemplate changes in form you may need. What might be dissolved away? And what might then be created?

The Sun will remain in the emanation of Capricorn/Khnum from December 21 to January 19.

December 20, 2025, by Ruby Falconer.

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Image: Khnum by Rafael Zanchetin