January Transits & Monthly Overview

January's astrology forecasts a slow return of momentum. The cosmos does not condone an anxious race back to productivity. Rather, it encourages us to make a measured assessment of our energetic resources and then deliberately elect where to apply them. In the coming weeks, Mars, Mercury, and Uranus station direct, while Venus changes signs - twice! The sun makes its annual alignment with cathartic Pluto before ingressing into revolutionary Aquarius in the back half of the month. Our definition of what it means to be a “success story” has undergone a necessary recalibration. The best tactics to achieve our heart's desires may now be those we’ve never tried before. 

NOTABLE TRANSITS:

2/3 - Venus enters Aquarius: Venus speeds through Aquarius in three and a half weeks, making romance an intellectual affair, and emphasizing the importance of friends and platonic companionships

12/13 – Mars direct in Gemini: Although Mars stations direct, it will remain in inquisitive Gemini until March! Stalled projects get back on track, while irrelevant objectives can be discarded

18/19 – Mercury direct in Capricorn: Leave resolutions open-ended during the first few weeks of 2023. Goals for the new year start to take concrete shape after Mercury stations direct

18/19 – Sun conjunct Pluto in Capricorn: Prepare for power-plays! This transit foreshadows blows to the ego or opportunities to exert influence

20/21 – Sun enters Aquarius: Out-of-the-box-thinking is esteemed when the sun transits Aquarius. What is your vision? It deserves to be explored

22/23 – Uranus direct in Taurus: Uranus' five-month retrograde spin reframed our relationship to scarcity and lack. Our new perspective now allows us to make manifest changes to our reality

26/27 – Venus enters Pisces: Venus slips into the sign of its exaltation by month’s end, presaging spiritual unions. Heightened idealism can help us forge compassionate connections or blind us to red flags 

Written by Nyssa Grazda