Well, that was a lot.

After weeks of fog, excavation, revisiting things you thought you’d already dealt with (surprise!), and that particular stuck-in-mud feeling that’s been lingering since July… December shows up and hands you the keys back.

Yup, Mercury went direct. Also, Saturn went direct. The cosmic traffic jam has cleared. You can think clearly again and actually move forward. I know. It’s disorienting when things suddenly flow after months of slogging.

Which means December is going to ask you a question. And for the first time in a while, you’re actually clear enough to answer it.

Here’s what’s happening this week

Conversations that have been circling, land. Information that’s been hovering just out of reach arrives. Your mental fog lifts, and you can finally see what’s real, which might feel almost uncomfortable after weeks of ambiguity. (We get weirdly attached to confusion. It’s a great excuse not to choose.)

Mid-week brings things to a head. Whatever’s been building in your relationships, your own thinking, even the stories you’ve been telling yourself, surfaces. Not dramatically. Just… clearly.

And right behind that clarity is… crossroads.

One path is the familiar grooves. Perfectionism, over-analysis, endless preparing instead of moving. You know this road. It’s well-worn.

The other path is faith. Not blind faith, but the kind that says I’ve done enough work to know myself now. I can move forward without every answer.

But what you believe has probably shifted this year. The certainties you held in January may not be your certainties anymore. That’s not instability. Look closer. That’s growth. (Also: congratulations on being willing to change your mind. Most people won’t.)

And relationships right now? Zero patience for pretence. None. You want real honesty even when it’s uncomfortable. The surface-level performances that used to feel safe now feel suffocating.

Good. That’s exactly what’s available.

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December has a reputation for chaos, obligation, and losing yourself in the performance of the season. But you’re not entering it the same way you did last year. You’ve done the internal work and probably faced some uncomfortable truths. Hopefully, you’ve integrated those insights so you’re different now.

So maybe this December gets to be different, too. Maybe it gets to be conscious.

If there was a question being asked this week, it would be, Who are you now, after everything? And what are you going to build from here?

The clarity is here. The crossroads are visible. Now you get to answer.

Jonni

P.S. House decorated inside and out – check – but my Breville picked the worst possible moment to die, so I’ve been doing the Starbucks line every morning like I don’t have a home office and dignity. The “add to cart” situation has been… aggressive. I regret nothing. And how’s your December vibe?