Month: January 2019

If you are looking for some joy and hope in the middle of the winter and “shutdown” doldrums, look toward Venus.

Venus is in Sagittarius, the sign ruled by Jupiter, while she is making a positive aspect to Jupiter. Sag. and Jupiter are all about outward movement and growth. They are the masters of exuberance, optimism and new experiences. When coupled with the goddess of love (Venus) they will give us the desire to be bold, explore new relationships – believe in ourselves.

Venus also rules money so be sure that you do go too overboard with throwing your money away on new adventures!

This will be especially true if you have Venus rising, Sun or Node but we all can take in some expansion of joy right now.

January 20 will see a full lunar eclipse in volatile Leo. The Sun will be in the opposite sign of Aquarius placing the emphasis of this event on moving our dreams from our heads (Aquarius) and into our hearts (Leo.)

There are several planets in fire during the this time. Mars and Uranus are in Aries – a potential danger zone – and Venus and Jupiter in Sagittarius. For those prone to insisting they are always right and always ready to fight, this will, unfortunately, reinforce those beliefs.

For those willing to learn and grow – it is a time to be realistic and encompassing about our dreams and work to make them heartfelt and real.

If you have Scorpio Sun, Moon, Ascendant, Venus, Mercury or Node this is a great month to work on your empowerment. As the New Year opens Venus, Ceres and the Moon will all be in Scorpio in the eighth house – the one that Scorpio is most comfortable. You can work on finding your core power in the emotional/financial realms. Are you too much of a giver – do you allow others to walk on your feelings and your needs? Tune into this powerful house for answers.

Chiron is in Pisces now. Finding deep even karmic wounds and bringing them to the surface to heal is much easier now. Clean out the painful closet. Just don’t get overwhelmed by the Saturn/Sun conjunction in authoritarian Capricorn. This is not the time to lay blame. It is a time to turn the page without hate.

All of this authoritarian karmic energy might make it a tough months for potential dictators….stay tuned!