Hey {{first_name | Winter Soul}},
This is the week between who you were and who you're becoming.
The Sun crossed into Capricorn on the Solstice. Venus follows on Christmas Eve. And suddenly the question isn't "what do I want?"—it's "what am I willing to build, and who's building it with me?"
Monday's Venus-Neptune square might blur the edges. Let it. Some things need softening before they come into focus. But by Tuesday, when Venus enters Capricorn, the fog lifts. What's real will feel obvious. What isn't will feel exhausting.
The holidays have a way of surfacing everything: the gratitude, the grief, the gap between the life you're living and the one you're reaching for. That's not dysfunction. That's clarity trying to get through.
This week, let yourself feel all of it. Then choose what you're taking into 2026—and what you're finally leaving behind.
In this issue:
🪐 Horoscopes: Foundations. Devotion. Ambition.
🦡 Weekly tarot card: The Four of Pentacles asks what you're really holding onto
🌟 Top Transit: Venus enters Capricorn and demands receipts
💬 Your Turn: What relationship are you finally getting serious about?
❄️ Cosmic Close: 5 ways to honor the quiet between Christmas and New Year
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HOROSCOPES
Foundations. Devotion. Ambition
♈️ ARIES (March 21 – April 19) The holidays are testing your patience. Between family obligations and year-end social chaos, Monday's Venus-Neptune square might have you people-pleasing to keep the peace. Don't. Tuesday's Venus-in-Capricorn shift rewards authenticity over performance. This week asks: what would your holidays look like if you stopped managing everyone else's experience and actually enjoyed your own? Enter 2026 with your energy intact.
♉️ TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) Your worldview is expanding. Venus in your fellow earth sign starting Tuesday brings clarity to beliefs, travel, or education plans you've been dreaming about. Monday's fog lifts by midweek, revealing which philosophies actually serve you versus which ones you inherited. This week asks: what do you want to believe—and who are you becoming because of it?
♊️ GEMINI (May 21 – June 20) Intimacy wants honesty. Monday's Venus-Neptune square could tempt you into fantasy around shared resources, debts, or deep connections. Resist the urge to pretend everything's fine. Tuesday's Venus shift into Capricorn demands real conversations about real stakes. This week asks: are you merging your life with people who can match your investment?
♋️ CANCER (June 21 – July 22) Relationships require structure. Venus enters your partnership sector on Tuesday, and suddenly "let's see where this goes" feels insufficient. Monday's fog might have you romanticizing someone's potential instead of their reality. This week asks: what would your relationships look like if you demanded the same loyalty you give?
♌️ LEO (July 23 – August 22) Your daily life is the masterpiece. Monday's Venus-Neptune square could have you escaping into fantasy rather than fixing what's in front of you. But Tuesday's Venus-in-Capricorn shift brings ambition to your routines, health, and work habits. This week asks: what if your everyday life became something worth bragging about?
♍️ VIRGO (August 23 – September 22) Love gets grounded. Venus enters your romance and creativity sector on Tuesday, and suddenly you want more than situationships and unfinished projects. Monday's confusion around pleasure and play clears by midweek. This week asks: what creative or romantic commitment have you been avoiding because "what if it doesn't work"?
♎️ LIBRA (September 23 – October 22) Home is where the work is. Venus, your ruler, enters Capricorn and your domestic sector on Tuesday. Family dynamics or living situations that felt unclear Monday come into sharp focus. This week asks: what needs to be built, repaired, or released in your foundations before you can build anything else in 2026?
♏️ SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21) The holidays are surfacing old dynamics. Monday's Venus-Neptune square could pull you into family patterns you thought you'd outgrown—saying yes when you mean no, absorbing tension that isn't yours. Tuesday's Venus shift into Capricorn brings clarity: you can love people without losing yourself to them. This week asks: what boundary would make the rest of 2025 actually peaceful instead of just survivable?
♐️ SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21) Value yourself accordingly. Venus enters your money sector on Tuesday, asking you to get serious about what you're worth, financially and otherwise. Monday's fog around income or self-worth lifts by midweek. This week asks: what would your 2026 look like if you stopped undercharging for your energy, time, and brilliance?
♑️ CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) Happy birthday season, Capricorn. Venus enters your sign on Tuesday, boosting your charm and magnetic pull. But Monday's Neptune square asks you to release any delusions about who you're supposed to be. This week asks: now that the Sun and Venus are in your corner, what are you ready to build that reflects who you've become?
♒️ AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) The answers are in the silence. Venus enters your 12th house of rest and reflection on Tuesday, asking you to process before you perform. Monday's confusion is actually intuition trying to get through. This week asks: what needs to end in the quiet before your birthday season begins?
♓️ PISCES (February 19 – March 20) Your community needs curation. Monday's Venus-Neptune square in your sign could have you absorbing everyone else's feelings as if they're your own. Tuesday's shift brings Venus into your social sector—time to get strategic about friendships and networks. This week asks: who supports your 2026 vision, and who just likes having you around?
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TOP TRANSIT
💖 Venus Enters Capricorn (December 24)
The planet of love, beauty, and money trades Sagittarian wanderlust for Capricorn commitment on Christmas Eve. Timing is everything.
In Sagittarius, Venus wanted freedom, adventure, and "let's not put a label on it." In Capricorn, Venus wants receipts, five-year plans, and partners who show up consistently—not just when it's convenient.
This transit lasts through mid-January, making it the perfect backdrop for getting serious about:
Relationships that work on paper and in practice
Financial goals that require discipline, not just dreams
Love languages that include acts of service and follow-through
The shadow side? Becoming too transactional about love. Remember: strategic doesn't mean cold. Capricorn Venus still loves—it just loves what lasts.
✨ Ask yourself: Who or what am I ready to invest in for the long haul? And who's been coasting on chemistry without contributing to the build?
TAROT VISION
💰 The Four of Pentacles: What Are You Really Holding Onto?
The Four of Pentacles
Our badger sits atop a snow-dusted boulder, paws planted firmly on four golden pentacles, gazing out over the rooftops of Salzburg below. This badger has chosen protection over participation, guarding what's his while life hums along in the valley beneath him.
Badgers are legendary defenders of their territory. They dig deep, fortify their setts, and don't let go easily. But look at his posture: alert, watchful, braced. He's safe up there on his rock, but he's also alone in the cold.
The Four of Pentacles asks: what are you protecting so fiercely that you've separated yourself from the warmth below? As 2025 closes, consider whether your grip on money, control, or "the plan" is keeping you secure, or just keeping you stuck on a cold hill while life happens without you.
The Four of Pentacles' Message: Security is an inside job. You can't hold onto the future by white-knuckling the present.
🃏 Your 3-Card Pentacles Spread for This Week:
Pull three cards (or use our digital deck here) and ask:
What am I holding onto that no longer serves me? (Release)
What would open up if I loosened my grip? (Possibility)
What true security am I building for 2026? (Foundation)
Do this spread between Christmas and New Year for maximum clarity.
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YOUR TURN
💬 What Relationship Are You Finally Getting Serious About?
Venus entering Capricorn on Christmas Eve isn't subtle. The cosmos is asking: who or what are you ready to commit to?
Pick one. Just one.
1. The Relationship That Needs Structure
Maybe it's a romantic partner who's been in a holding pattern. Maybe it's a business partnership that needs official terms. Maybe it's your relationship with yourself—finally treating your needs like non-negotiables.
Try: Write down what "serious commitment" would look like for this relationship. What changes? What stays? What needs to be said out loud?
2. The Financial Relationship
Venus rules money too. What's your relationship with earning, saving, spending? Capricorn season asks you to audit: are you building wealth or just managing chaos?
Try: Pick ONE financial habit for 2026. Not an overhaul—a habit. Automate it. Make it boring. Watch it compound.
3. The Relationship You're Ending
Sometimes getting serious means knowing when something has run its course. The commitment is to yourself: to stop pouring into what's empty.
Try: Complete this sentence: "In 2026, I'm releasing my relationship with ___ because staying keeps me from ___."
✔ Choose ONE
✔ Take ONE action before the New Year
✔ Notice how commitment creates momentum
Because Capricorn energy doesn't chase—it builds. And you can't build on a foundation that's still shifting.
COSMIC CLOSE
❄️ The Quiet Between: 5 Ways to Honor This Week
The year is closing. The foundation is yours to build. 🏔️✨