Exercising Power

What to expect: Willpower
What to watch out for: Being uncompromising
What will it affect? Beliefs, standards, power

On Monday, January 15th, Jupiter will sextile Pluto. We feel powerful and unstoppable. If you have a lot to do, this is the day to get it done. Willpower and perseverance is in ample supply. This is also a great day for delegating and managing.

Jupiter is in Scorpio diving into the depths of the mystical, occult or hidden knowledge. It is taking on exploration of our boundaries, our finances, shared resources, and our indebtedness. As it makes this connection to Pluto, we have a chance to transform the structures and standard around these areas.

Also, if you need to deliver a message it will be powerful and even inspiration!

Why? Jupiter Sextile Transiting Pluto

New Moon in Capricorn

What to expect: A pilgrimage
What to watch out for: Getting lost
What will it affect? Ambitions, connection to a greater purpose

At the New Moon on January 16th, we go on a journey of spiritual or moral importance – A pilgrimage or heroine’s journey. This can be an actual journey or one you take with a coach or guru. The New Moon is in Capricorn. Capricorn is the sign associated with ambition, so now is a good time to consider and set intentions around our ambitions. Be aware, Capricorn is associated with Saturn who will make you work for it. So be prepared to put in the work. First on the agenda is checking in with the sources of those ambitions. And this is where the pilgrimage comes in.

Years ago I went on a heroine’s journey in Nepal. The guide burned some sage, used it to clear our energy and said: “let the adversity begin”. I laughed. It was the last time I will ever laugh in the face of adversity. What followed was ten harrowing days of climbing mountains. There was an easier way, but Mother Nature decided to teach us, and the only way she could do that was to throw adversity in our path. At one point when I felt I could no longer go on, I stopped to rest, looked down and at my feet was a feather; a sign for many that spirit is around. I personally took it as a sign and said a prayer “this is beyond me, I’m gonna need you to help me up the mountain”. Though my limit was reached, I was able with the help of something beyond myself, to push past my limits and make it up the mountain. When I finished the trek, I declared it the best experience of my entire life! This New Moon presents an opportunity for such an experience. The New Moon is conjunct Venus bringing in the gracious wise mother earth energy. She will be there to teach you along the path. The New Moon is also connected to Chiron in Pisces  providing us with that feather and the energy to go down the path supported by something greater than us. It’s also connected to Mars giving us confidence and energy to go forward. To use its energy, imagine that you have returned from your journey and you are sharing your memories. As you do, feel yourself physically and emotionally at the summit of your journey. This is the kind of exercise that will help you to achieve your goal.

The New Moon is also making a square to Uranus and Pallas. We can expect some unexpected twist and turns along our path. We may even get lost. The Capricorn energy values stability and convention will square the Aries energy which wants to push forward with change. Tap into the energy of Mother earth to help you move forward and keep you grounded at the same time.

Why? New Moon at 26°Capricorn, Venus Square Pallas, Mars Trine Transiting Chiron, Sun Square Transiting Pallas

Mini Pilgrimage

What to expect: Spiritual growth
What to watch out for: Tantrums
What will it affect? Work, self expression, needs, inner growth

On January 19th Mercury will sextile Neptune; a great time for writing or other artistic expressions. We can also use this energy to take a local pilgrimage. For this one you don’t need to go far. Venus is now in Aquarius where she values freedom and change. She is making a sextile to Vesta the asteroid associated with work. Vesta is now in Sagittarius and in connection with Venus is telling us we can increase our work output through a road trip or a quest for knowledge via the open road.

On the same day, Juno the marriage asteroid is opposite Ceres. There is tension around how we tend to our inner child and our spirit. Ceres is feeling unloved and may throw a tantrum to get some attention. We need fun, play and attention right now and we may expect someone else to meet that need. The path through this conflict is to grow ourselves up and learn to meet our own needs. This ultimately helps us to approach our relationships as equals.

Why? Mercury Sextile Neptune, Venus Sextile Vesta, Juno Opposition Ceres

 

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Jan 8 – 14th

Potent Energy

What to expect: Opportunity
What to watch out for: Wasting it
What will it affect? Money, investments, projects, leadership

The Sun and Venus come into a conjunction on Jan 8th. This amazing energy for financial activities and we may do well with investments. It’s in the ambitious sign of Capricorn bringing in grounded respectable energy. These two are also within one degree of Pluto, which draws in a transformative energy.

The three in conjunction also make a sextile to Jupiter and Mars. This is powerhouse energy, to say the least. Nice because it will hold us captivated for a couple of days. This is Kombucha mixed with vitamin b, coconut water, beet, berries, and wheatgrass, shaken with red bull and boosted with ginseng. The energy is potent. The energetic connection holds space for confidence and optimism and for learning something new. It also lends itself to the energy of transformational leadership. |We can project a magnetic influential approach that draws people to act from their own volition towards anything and anywhere we are directing. It’s also great for healthy competition. I say that because, with Pluto there, it’s important that leadership actions are done with the proper use of power and come from a place of the good of all.

I’ve always said that entrepreneurship is the best self-help course you could ever take. That’s because it will test your grit. This is a time we can push stronger, longer, harder. We can start projects putting things out into the world or do deep inner work… the kind that makes a lasting impact on our outer world.

This energy is really unlike anything we will experience for quite a while. In fact, these two days are a couple of the handful of days I mention as magical stellar days in the Free Introductory Business Timing Calendar. Make sure to take advantage of it in your own power centered way. And if you want to know when the next magical opportunity will be, download the calendar!

Why? Sun Sextile Jupiter, Sun Conjunction Transiting Venus, Venus Sextile Transiting Jupiter, Mars Sextile Transiting Pluto, Sun Conjunction Transiting Pluto, Sun Sextile Transiting Mars, Venus Conjunction Transiting Pluto, Venus Sextile Transiting Mars

Careful Critical Thinking

What to expect: Focus on detail
What to watch out for: Pessimism
What will it affect? Contracts, details, structures

On January 10th mercury enters Capricorn and within two days will conjunct Saturn. Our thinking and communication become planned, careful and authoritative. We can be slightly structured, skeptical and will need more convincing. It’s a good time to check facts and figures, contracts or even the structure of things. We are able to see mistakes and look at things with a critical mind. This sounds a lot like mercury retrograde, but now is actually a good time to write important documentation, sign contracts or to take other important actions.

Why? Mercury Entering Capricorn, Mercury Conjunction Transiting Saturn

Partnership Tests

What to expect: Relationship curve balls
What to watch out for: Inflexibility
What will it affect? Relationships, partnerships, money, healing

On between January 13th and 14th Venus and the Sun comes into a square with Uranus. Relationships and finances may become unpredictable. Venus will not enjoy this ride as she is in Capricorn, the sign that enjoys committed enduring relationships. The Sun in Capricorn will be pushed to cautiously break free… But Uranus will make sure that the break free energy cannot be avoided. Venus and the Sun will also make a sextile to Chiron bringing an opportunity for healing. It’s a good time to work with a coach or do some other form of inner work. Don’t hesitate to bring your partner. Where does this need for freedom come from? Uranus wants us to pay attention to what needs to be changed and is targeting the supposed tried and true. Not to worry, Chiron in Pisces will help us to transcend old structures and to heal.

Why? Venus Square Uranus, Venus Sextile Chiron, Sun Square Uranus, Sun Sextile Chiron

 

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Jan 1 – 7th

Full Moon in Cancer

What to expect: Culminations
What to watch out for: Conflict
What will it affect? Family, career, creativity, unconditional love

The full moon is in Cancer on January 1st. There is a conflict between what we want to achieve and our family relationships. But this conflict now acts as a catalyst for bringing us to a new level. There is always a natural conflict that happens between our achievements and our family life. It seems something always needs to be sacrificed for the other. But at this Full Moon not only do we want it all and we CAN have it all.

The Moon is in the family and home sign of Cancer and is making helpful trines to both Neptune and Mars. This creates a grand water trine bringing in a deep connection to our intuition and emotions, to our self-confidence and boundaries and to something greater than ourselves.

The sun is always opposite the moon at the Full Moon and joining it this time are Venus and Pluto. What is now available to us is the ability to build enduring and stable relationships that will also be transformative. The Pluto energy allows us to rethink the structure and to make necessary adjustments. The Sun, Pluto and Venus also making a connection to Neptune and Mars in a mini grand trine. They draw to their practical transformative relationship energy, the energy of intuition, creativity and unconditional love. We can make sacrifices and are able to transcend the difficulties that may be inherent in those sacrifices. This is a Full Moon where career vs family sacrifices are redefined and found to be working and good.

Why? Full Moon at 11°Cancer, Sun Sextile Neptune, Venus Sextile Neptune

Business Expansion

What to expect: Breaking Free
What to watch out for: Balancing Power
What will it affect? Money, investments, cycles of growth, direction

Between Jan 2 – 7th Jupiter and Mars in Scorpio will square Ceres and the North Node in Leo.

As Mars and Jupiter move together they create an excellent energy for business. Projects can get started. There is a focus on Scorpio energy, and so it’s also a good time for investments, loans and shared endeavours. There is a slight chance for overconfidence, but generally the Scorpio energy will have us investigate and research before taking action. We may be interested in managing our own portfolios, now made easier through the online banks or sites like Questtrade or investing in crypto-currencies may be attractive.

This energy then makes a square to Ceres and the North Node. Ceres at the North Node sets us in a new direction, a new cycle, a new form of leadership. But these two square Jupiter and Mars we will feel a strong impulse to breaking free. We are balancing our need for independent and full control with our need to rely on the powers that be. Many businesses like to bootstrap so that they maintain full control and greater personal returns. But they risk not getting off the ground or moving slowly due to not having enough capital. To go big, fast, we sometime need investors. By doing so, we may see our businesses and investment take off. But they will come with a cost: a loss of control and shareholder power. As Ceres and the North Node square Jupiter and Mars, we’ll be making these big decisions about how much to share and how much to control.

Vesta will also make a trine to Chiron, so we feel a sense of commitment, not just to our passions, but also to the greater good. If we are launching businesses they are likely to be the kind that make life easier for world, if we are making investments, we are likely to be focused on new and upcoming companies that do the same.

If you are launching anything, there are some Magical Stellar days this first week of January to do so. Check them out in the Free Introductory Business Timing Calendar.

Why? Jupiter Square Ceres, Mars Square North Node, Mars Square Transiting Ceres, Ceres Conjunction North Node, Mars Conjunction Transiting Jupiter, Chiron Trine Vesta

Market Testing

What to expect: Innovative ideas
What to watch out for: Fear and paralysis
What will it affect? Creative ideas, originality, inner fears

On January 6th Mercury will trine Uranus. Uranus moved direct on January 2nd and so its energy is full steam ahead. As these two meet up, we have breakthroughs in our thinking. Finally we are able to move forward with ideas and change initiatives. Our ideas are top notch. But though they may be a stroke of brilliance, Mercury will also make a square to Chiron; as we gain momentum on our new path of thinking, fear may come up. This is likely to result in a bit of indecisiveness or analysis paralysis. We lack trust in their brilliance and may begin to think that no one will be interested or even worse that our amazing ideas are stupid. At some point you need to stop brainstorming and living in the world of ideas and put it out there. Let the world tell you if it’s good or not. Don’t decide that for them. This is the time for the mantra “I will feel the fear and do it anyway”.

Be smart about it. Working with the energy of the planets can help to make your projects work better. Cross check your plans and make sure your timing is going to work with the Free Introductory 2018 Business Timing Planning Calendar.

Why? Uranus direct, Mercury Trine Uranus, Mercury Square Chiron

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