Here is the Winter Ingress or Solstice chart, cast for Greenwich, England (GMT).:

December 22nd: Sun enters Capricorn at 5:30am GMT

For this post I bow to the expertise of Robert Wilkerson at Aquarius Papers - Global Astrology

Just one small quote from his article "Happy Winter Solstice 2011":

Today is the beginning of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the beginning of Summer in the Southern. There is an old tradition that offers us two times when "the year begins," one at the Vernal Equinox, the other at the Autumnal. Perhaps that tradition came from explorers who saw the seasons flip between the Northern and Southern, going from the beginning of warm to the beginning of cold as they moved up and down the latitudes.

This is an excellent time for looking at what has ended, what is emerging, and making decisions about how we want to live in 2012. We up North have now reaped the harvest of what we've done and not done, and can figure out how we want to claim our power in 2012. In the Southern latitudes, you've finished your "Spring planting," and will now see how these labors will come to fulfillment over the next 90 days.

Whether North or South, keep following through on the emergent archetypes you've already begun to live, since this is the time to embrace personal power in some public way. Regardless of where we live, what follows explores elements we all can expect to experience over the next 13 weeks.

Wishing all of you the very best holiday season,

Marge

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