⏳December 2025: Last Call for Old Patterns

SatHari Kaur
Dec 1
3 min read

The Pulse of the Month

December has a sharper tone this year, clear, direct, and not overly sentimental. Most people will feel the shift even if they can’t explain it. It’s a month for boundaries, clean choices, and not playing old roles out of habit.

There’s also a bigger backdrop: We’re approaching the end of the solar cycle, not the “calendar” year. The actual energetic year doesn’t close on December 31st, it closes when the Sun completes the final stages of its yearly movement, which this year begins in late December.

What’s Actually Happening

Pluto shifts phases (Dec 5) — quiet but real ending/beginning
Full Moon in Gemini (Dec 4) — clarity and needed conversations
Neptune Direct (Dec 10) — fog lifts
Mercury → Sagittarius (Dec 11) — blunt honesty
Mars → Capricorn (Dec 15) — steady follow-through
New Moon in Sagittarius (Dec 19) — realistic intentions
Winter Solstice (Dec 21) — emotional pressure points + simplification
First Quarter Moon (Dec 27) — momentum
December 30-31
- Not the true energetic “new year”
- Beginning Phase 1 of the ending cycle
- This period is about reflection, not reinvention yet

Let’s Be Honest About December

This month highlights a few things:

People get tired of their own patterns.
Boundaries matter more than holiday traditions.
Most of what people “push through” in December isn’t necessary.
You don’t need to romanticize the end of the year.
Simple choices work better than complicated planning.

And because the real energetic ending doesn’t begin until December 30, December itself is more like a review period, not a “fresh start.” This is why many New Year’s resolutions collapse, the cycle isn’t actually closed yet.

The Four-Stage Transition Begins in December

The energetic “ending of the year” begins December 30, not December 31.

Phase 1: December 30

The Sun enters the energy of deep questioning, the “Did this year actually matter?” stage. This isn’t celebration. It’s evaluation. People naturally start looking back at purpose, progress, and honesty whether they mean to or not. It’s a quiet check-in with your spirit.

Phase 2–4: January (not included here)

These phases unfold in January, but Phase 1 begins while we’re still in December, so the newsletter only includes that opening shift. Learn more below.