January 2023
Welcome to the NEW Year taking us into another powerful time of unpredicatable time of unpredictable change helping us to grow into who we truly are.
Christmas was ever so fun due to our 2 year old Grandson lighting up everything we did. Here he is with my Twins, his Aunt and Uncle. They had so much fun playing with him and he had so much fun playing with them.
Here is another video interview on significant events in 2023 also posted below along with a Wise Women Seer’s update and the Astro Priestesses on the Solar New Year below the Sirius Video.
Due to Family Visiting and many other factors I did not write anything specific for January of 2023 because once again we had so much fun time entertaining our 2 and 1/2 year old Grandson. The photo here features my twins Ian and Jenna with Gryffin between them lighting up the world with his smile.
Here are some important events happening worth noting though I only have touched on a few.
Here is a 15 minute overview of Pallas Athena and the amazing Full Moon on January 6 also posted below.
We start 2023 with Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn and Evening Star Venus in Capricorn conjunct Pluto…Astro Priestess Video below has more about this significant timing along with the 5 minute video with me and Sheridan. Details for the Venus Ceremonial Cycle are HERE
January 4 marks the Earth’s annual closest approach to the Sun (perihelion), the source of light and life for our planet. It might be worthwhile to consciously attune to the Sun this first week of January and see what, if any, Solar Attunements are coming through along with the Jan 6 Full Moon near Sirius.
AND January 3/4 is also about the time the Quadrantid Meteor Showers are peaking . Theses meteors are best seen after 11 pm when the constellation of Bootes is high in the sky. See more below…
January 6 is the Out of Bounds Full Moon and New Moon of 2023 aligned with the star Sirius near the Earth’s Perhehlion. A powerful way to begin the New Year.
Day of the Magi, January 6
A.K.A. Epiphany (also known as the “The Adoration of the Magi” or “The Manifestation of God”) ending the twelve days of Christmas as calculated in traditional times. This is the time when the Three Kings, Three Wise Men or Three Magi: Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar are honored for following the star to Bethlehem and bringing the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child. January 6 was the original date celebrating the birth of Christ and is still recognized and celebrated by the Eastern Christian Church.
Once again it is time to wish upon the New Year Star – Sirius as described in the 6 minute video below bringing in the New Year located overhead at Mid-Night on New Years Eve! However, it doesn’t have to be on New Year’s Eve but can be anytime around the New Year within a few days of either side of the exact start of 2023.
Jan 18 Mercury stations direct Sun conjuncts Pluto (28° Capricorn)
Jan 22 Uranus stations direct
Mars is Out Of Bounds until May 04, 2023 and there are two times the Moon is Out of Bounds each month for the next few years. https://cayelincastell.com/wild-cards-or-the-out-of-bounds-planets/
Saturn still in Aquarius until March 2023 more in this 9 minute Video.
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All Planets Moving Forward starting January 22 when Uranus stations direct for a whopping 91 days https://cayelincastell.com/all-planets-moving-forward/
Mercury Sations Retrograde Dec 29, 2022 and direct Jan 18 https://cayelincastell.com/mercury-retrograde
Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn
Below is a Family Photo just before Gryffin and his parents headed back to New Mexico.
Stars and Constellations Highlights for January
Very prominent in the January sky is what we refer to as the Sacred Hoop of Stars as defined by the Lakota Nation.
Also this month the two brightest stars of the constellation of the Twins, Castor and Pollux, can be seen rising North of East not long after Sunset. The white star Castor rises about 25 minutes before the yellow star Pollux.
Betelguese is the bright red star inside the Sacred Hoop Marking the shoulder of Orion. (Some sources say the word Betelguese translates as armpit). It is an irregular variable star that varies its brightness between that of Capella and Antares. Betelgeuse is a red super giant which is bigger that the orbit of Mars.
Rigel is the bright blue white star on the S.W. corner of Orion marking his foot. It is about 900 light years away and is 150,000 times as bright as our sun.
Orion’s Belt is made up of a diagonal of three stars that a close together (3 degrees). The highest star, Mintaka is on the celestial equator. These are sometimes called the “three Marias”. Coming down from the middle of the three is a line of stars known as the sword. If you look closely at the lower stars in the sword you will see a faint fuzzy patch. This is the famous Orion Nebula, which is the birthplace of numerous new stars. The Moon is passing above this area of the sky January 26 and 27.
In January the Big Dipper stands up like a question mark. This is opposite of the head of the Lion that appears as a reverse question mark now rising in the evening sky.
The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks around January 3 and 4. This meteor shower is nominally active for roughly two weeks, from about December 27 until about January 10 each year. However, peak activity is from
January 1-5. These meteors are best seen after 11 pm when the constellation of Bootes is high in the sky.
