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Aquarius Rising
Are you ready for a big life shift? Here’s hoping so, because 2023 will deliver. First, however, you must get through the slower, more contemplative month of January. We kick off the new year in the midst of multiple retrogrades and planets moving through Capricorn, your twelfth house of mental health, solitude, and loss. You may usually be a bit withdrawn and reserved in this season, as you quietly reflect on the previous year and look forward to what’s to come. Your chart ruler, Saturn, is diligently picking up speed as it moves through the final leg of its journey in Aquarius over January and February.
For you, the last three years of Saturn in Aquarius have been about maturing, growing wiser and stronger, and understanding yourself in deeper ways. In January, as Venus graces the sign of Aquarius from January 2 to 27, you may experience a bit of ease as you move about life. Venus governs your fourth house of home and family, as well as your ninth house of international travel and different cultures. As it moves through Aquarius, you may be considering ways to reconnect with your familial or ancestral roots, which could look like foreign travel sometime later in the year. If you’re currently traveling under these skies, you may pleasure in connecting with the land and learning about the cultural and artistic customs of wherever you’re at.
On Thursday, January 12, Mars goes direct in Gemini, ending a seven-week retrograde through your fifth house of pleasure and creativity—and less than a week later, Mercury ends its retrograde on Wednesday, January 18. Both planetary retrogrades have given you an opportunity to work through some creative challenges. After both planets are direct, a new moon in Aquarius lights you up from the inside out on Saturday, January 21, marking a truly fresh start to the new year for you. You can celebrate by planning your next vacation.
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Pisces Rising
The last few months may have been quietly and internally challenging for you with Mars moving backwards through your fourth house of home and family. Uncertainty around your finances and living situation may have kept you from making any decisions about the international travel you likely want to take this year. The good news is that so much will change in the first few months of 2023, offering relief from the limbo you’ve been in for so long. Mars ends its retrograde on Thursday, January 12, giving you clarity on how to move forward with a financial plan as well as a travel plan for this year. You may want to wait until Mercury is direct the following week on Wednesday, January 18, before pulling the trigger on any purchases, though, especially if they involve other people. Mercury governs your relationships as well as your home and family, so if you’ve been waiting to decide who you should travel with, try not to make any final decisions until later in the month.
An exciting new change that you enter 2023 with is that your ruling planet, Jupiter, is now speeding through your fire sign, Aries, which is your second house of finances and spending. With Jupiter here until May 15, you can count on new opportunities to make money, which is exciting for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit. Have fun being creative with the possibilities that emerge—who knows, one of these opportunities might change the game for you.
Enjoy moments of rest and solitude you’ll have in January, before life gets busier in the springtime The Sun enters Aquarius, your twelfth house of mental health, alone-time, and contemplation on Friday, January 20, followed by an Aquarius new moon the following day, which punctuates the end of the month with a quiet energy. This turning inward represents an important moment of pause and renewal, marking an appropriate beginning to the new year. From this point forward, feel free to make decisions without fear of mistakes—have faith in yourself.
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