January 2022

Venus is on the backtrack but as of January 1, Mercury aims for something fresh and new picks up the pace with an exit out of Capricorn for Aquarius. To January 14, Mercury keeps the conversation and the action lively. January 14 to Feb 4, Mercury travels retrograde. The transit calls for out of the box thinking or the exploration of alternative choices. A short and quick project, get away, investment or interlude can suit the transit well.  It can temporarily sidetrack or backtrack plans, or conversations. Under this transit, you, or someone you know can be prone to impulsivity, reactive emotions, or unwise risk. The sudden, unpredictable, disruptive, or opportune is in the mix. Expect the unexpected. Setting up for the retrograde, watch for Mars square Neptune on January 11 to expose or reveal, confuse, or dissipate.  Mars/Neptune can see you lose sight or lose track. While it can be a good transit for creativity, romance, or inspired moments, Mars/Neptune can also find you more vulnerable or susceptible, or see you buy into the illusion or the advertising. Guard your passwords, etc. Don’t drink and drive, don’t assume you know the score, double check instructions, facts, and figures.

Ceres in Taurus ends retrograde on January 14, the same day that Mercury starts retrograde. January 16, the sun and Pluto join forces. January 17 delivers a full moon in Capricorn. January 18, Uranus in Taurus ends retrograde, and the karmic axis (lunar nodes) move to their next 18-month agenda though the signs of Taurus and Scorpio. Expect this run of stars to set reality into play in some significant and solidifying way. Mercury retrograde revisits Capricorn from January 25 to February 14. Mercury retrograde in Capricorn makes the moment, the timeline, the conversation, the plan, the project, the news – in other words, the evolving reality – more important, more substantial, more significant.

Jupiter, freshly into Pisces, holds greater than average potential. It puts more on brew than meets the full light of day. It is a wonderful transit for creativity, for conjuring, imagining, dreaming, and aspiring. Capricorn influences – namely Venus, Pluto, and the next month’s Mars transit, are the planets to watch for the make it real end of the spectrum. Whether that’s you at the helm or whether you under the dictates of circumstances, the next couple of months are significant in this regard. Jupiter will visit Aries from the middle of May to the middle of October. Watch for this transit to set you and/or life into high gear!

On January 14, Ceres in Taurus ends a three-month retrograde tour and Mercury begins a three-week retrograde cycle.  Ceres retrograde has brought you through a seeding and incubating cycle. Now Ceres

will set you onto a next platform and growth cycle. Mercury retrograde starts in Aquarius and dips back into Capricorn from January 27 to the end of retrograde on February 4, on to February 14 when it will finally complete its tour of Capricorn and resume its tour of Aquarius. As is typical of the retrograde cycle, Mercury retrograde in Aquarius can dish up sidetracks and the unexpected. Pay close attention to your intuition, keep your battery charged up and stay alert to your vehicle or technology’s warning signals. Don’t take things or people for granted. As best you, try to stay a step ahead with extra provisions and give yourself an extra time or budget margin. Watch January 9 to 11 for twists and turns. Mars square Neptune can expose or reveal something you didn’t notice previously. The transit could ignite inspiration, creativity, dreams, compassion, hopefulness, volunteer activities, or rescue missions. On the other hand, this transit can bring confusion, loss, added emotionalism, sensitivity, or vulnerability, or trigger a health onset.  Please be especially careful regarding drug and alcohol consumption.

January 15 to 18 can be an emotionally charged few days.  Whatever you feel, you’ll feel it intensely, thanks to sun/Pluto January 16, the full moon in Cancer on January 17, and the end of retrograde Uranus in Taurus on January 18. Also, on January 18, the karmic axis makes a sign switch. For the next 18 months, the south node tenants Scorpio and the north node tenants Taurus. This transit dials up survival issues and the karmic nature of circumstances (health included) and relationships that are already in play. It places you at a crossroads for this next month or so. Beliefs play a big part in choice makings and the creative activation/design of your evolution. It is important for you to feel your way along and to listen to the beating of your own heart, and the voice of your soul. The last week of January can be shaping in some significant or cementing way. Time is a precious resource. Put it too good use!

January 8 to 18 can uncover, unblock, expose, reveal, or trigger more. It is a work in progress. Ceres in Taurus ends retrograde on January 14, Mercury in Aquarius begins retrograde on this same day.  You could feel this day or the few that follow as a significant shift of momentum. January 26, the sun conjunct Pluto, January 17 delivers a full moon in Cancer and on January 18, Uranus in Taurus ends retrograde and the karmic axis switches from Sagittarius/Gemini to Scorpio/Taurus (south node, north node). The nodal axis sign change puts added emphasis on work and health related matters. It requires that you get more committed to necessary and desired improvements. The sign change also unlocks potentials that are ripe and ready for procurement. It’s time to not only wish for it, but to undertake the steps that are going to turn that desire into a reality.

Mercury retrograde revisits Capricorn from January 25 to the end of its retrograde tour on February 4 and continues in this sign to February 14. The tour through Capricorn stimulates sensitive degrees. Expect to be working your way through something of importance to it. Whether obvious or not, you’ll find yourself working through something that holds karmic potency or that feels destined. It is the workings of not only of this Mercury cycle, but also regarding the transits of Venus, Pluto, and next month’s Mars too. Now through the beginning of March sets the timer on a personal and a soul priority of significance. Expect to move through plenty.

This Venus transit can prompt you to consider a significant career or lifestyle change. Perhaps it is already in the works. It is time to surpass the limitations and to move on to a next chapter. You can feel a sense of the time is right, or of the importance of this threshold crossing time. Venus is in collaboration with Pluto and Mars through the beginning of March. This dynamic trio aims to jettison you past whatever has held you up or back.

Mercury enters Aquarius on January 1 (or 2^nd, depending on where you live). January 2 delivers a new moon in Capricorn and January 8 marks the midpoint peak of Venus retrograde. Despite the Venus retrograde backtrack or revisions, you can expect the first half of the month to keep you on a roll.  January 14, Ceres in Taurus ends retrograde, and Mercury in Aquarius begins retrograde. Something unexpected could crack it open or light a spark. The next few days could kick it into full gear. January 16, the sun conjuncts Pluto, January 17, delivers a full moon in Cancer, January 18, Uranus in Taurus stations direct and the karmic axis begins an 18-month cycle across the Scorpio/Taurus polarity. Expect to move through or process plenty in a short period of time. The full moon will be particularly influential/defining for you if you are born on or near July 20.

The karmic axis switch into Scorpio/Taurus takes you through an important evolution, this regarding survival matters at all levels, (financial, emotional, physical, health, etc.) This transit aims to revamp your reality, to taking it out of the ponder or skirt-around-it phase, and into the actualizing or making it real phase. The next 18 months will assist you (or force you) to get a better fix or grip on what is in your best interests. This Scorpio/Taurus track requires a total commitment. Halfway measures simply will not suffice.

Jupiter has recently entered Pisces and will continue in this sign to mid May. The transit puts ample potential and opportunity on the increase. It is a good transit for relocation, higher education, coaching consulting, publishing, broadcasting, marketing, and speculative ventures. Creative pursuits such as acting and movie making, music, performing arts, romance and the spiritual side of life also fall under Jupiter’s banner.  Jupiter in Pisces asks you to dream bigger while the karmic axis in Scorpio/Taurus wants you to get better grounded.

Mercury retrograde backtracks into Capricorn as of January 25 to the end of retrograde on February 4. It will continue to February 14 when Mercury will leave Capricorn for Aquarius. Mercury transits over important planetary degrees during that time. It is a significant passage of time that will shape and define the parameters of what comes next.

Venus, retrograde in Capricorn to January 29, takes you through an important re-evaluation process. Are you happy at the job, with your pay, your routines, or the daily get go?  Do you have a good handle on your health, your studies, your priorities, and goals? As of January 8, Venus comes to the midpoint of her retrograde cycle. You can feel this second half of the cycle as a subtle shift in terms of your perspective or regarding how circumstances are shaping up. During Venus retrograde, we review the unfinished end of relationship matters and circumstance. You can feel a sense of a time is ripe moment, of karmic replay, of fate or destiny at the helm. It is a clue to the importance of this moment along the timeline. Venus, Mars, and Pluto will continue to stay on an intensified agenda through the start of March. It’s a major work in progress!

Jupiter has just entered Pisces and will continue in this sign until mid May. From mid May to mid October, Jupiter will visit Aries. Jupiter in Pisces stirs hidden potential. It can be a good transit for dreaming it bigger, for creativity, romance, and the spiritual side of life. On another note, there can be letting go to do, a goodbye to say, or loss mixed with gain. Jupiter in Pisces calls for you to relinquish expectations, to surrender to the process, and go with the flow.

On January 18, the karmic axis (lunar nodes) makes a sign switch, out of Gemini/Sagittarius and into Taurus/Scorpio. For the next 18 months, the nodal axis puts added emphasis on survival matters (at all levels). You’ll feel a sense of standing at a crossroad, with important decisions to make. Look to the eclipses (2 in the spring, 2 in the fall) to accelerate the action.

Ceres in Taurus ends retrograde, and Mercury in Aquarius starts retrograde on January 14. The full moon in Cancer forms an opposition to Pluto on January 17.  Uranus in Taurus ends a five-month retrograde cycle on January 18. Put that all together and you can expect to find yourself working through plenty. It could be a break-though, or something sudden and unexpected. Perhaps there’s an opportunity to correct, fix, upgrade, or heal something. Mercury retrograde backs into Capricorn from January 25 to the end of retrograde on Feb 4 and through to February 14. While in Capricorn, Mercury will cross over sensitive degrees. The end of January through the beginning of March is a significant shaping time, perhaps even momentous. Don’t waste your time, use it instead. Set yourself up now so you are ready to go by the beginning of March and onward. The new moon in Aquarius on January 31 also provides good assistance for personal and lifestyle reinvention.

Jupiter calls for you to envision your heart’s desire and then implement the strategies and actions that will get you there.  One way or another, Jupiter will expose you to plenty more. It can introduce you to parts of life that you have not yet explored – or have not yet explored enough. For some, romance blooms (perhaps even a soul mate comes calling), for others it is a total immersion into a vocational, creative, or spiritual path.

The transiting nodes – also known as the karmic axis, spending 18 months touring a sign polarity. Eclipses happen along this track. As of January 18, the karmic axis is on a sign switch. The south node will move out of Sagittarius and into Scorpio, the north node will move out of Gemini and into Taurus. For the next 18 months, their focus is on empowerment initiatives and survival matters, on making a turnaround where you want it and need it the most. Look to the next 18 months to set you more solidly onto your reinvented future.

Despite Venus continuing in retrograde, the start of the new year is a good time for diving into it fresh. Mercury enters Aquarius on January 1 (or 2, depending on your time zone). The new moon in Capricorn on January 2 draws extra turbo from its trine with Uranus. As of January 8, Venus meets with the sun. This marks the midpoint peak of the retrograde cycle and the start of a next phase regarding an evaluation process and/or karmic recall. Continuing to January 29, Venus retrograde is a time to reassess priorities and goals (personal and professional), to get yourself better organized and to get it under better control. When does the clock strike go? Look to the start of March for a springboard time. In the meantime, finish what you need to and set paving stones in place.

January 11, Mars/Neptune can trigger something out of the blue. It can expose, reveal, or clue you in. It’s a time to let go, to surrender to the moment or the process. It can spark creativity or inspiration but know it can also confuse matters, see you lose focus or clarity, or lose track of stuff. Guard your health and your passwords. Don’t assume, ask more questions. Mercury in Aquarius begins retrograde on January 14. As is typical of the cycle, expect the unexpected. Try to stay a step ahead and think in terms of safeguards. The few days can dial up the action and emotional intensity, thanks to the sun/Pluto conjunction (January 16) preceding the full moon in Cancer opposing Pluto on January 17 and the end of Uranus retrograde on January 18. Whatever it dials up for you, expect to be fully consumed with it. Things can transpire or unfold quickly. Mercury retrograde dips back into Capricorn on January 25. It will finish retrograde on February 4 and continue in Capricorn to February 14. While on a revisit of Capricorn, Mercury triggers sensitive degrees. Know that the end of January through the beginning of March will be defining or solidifying in some significant way. You can feel this time frame as coming to a right moment or as destiny driving the bus. Endings and beginnings are intertwined.

Jupiter entered Pisces at the end of December and will take a quick trip through this water sign, leaving Pisces for Aries from mid May to mid October, then revisiting Pisces to the end of the year. Jupiter in Pisces can set you on a mission to find better prospects, this regarding work, educational pursuits, your daily schedule, better teachers, advisors, role models, or help. Jupiter asks you to examine your dreams and ideals, to figure out what’s realistic and doable, what avenues you need to pursue to help you to achieve what your mind and heart can envision.

January 1 (or 2, depending on where you live), Mercury enters Aquarius. January 2 delivers a new moon in Capricorn in trine to Uranus. Aim to make good on those resolutions and promises you’ve made to yourself and put your best fresh start attitude to work.

January 8, Venus is conjunct the sun. This marks the mid-point peak and a next phase regarding the Venus cycle, in other words, your evaluation process, the shaping of circumstances, money matters, and relationship involvements. January 11, Mars/Neptune (square) could get you going unexpectedly or trigger something out of seemingly nothing, clear up a mystery or answer a question (perhaps one you didn’t realize you had). That could fall under the category of something actual (a conversation or activity) or conceptual (insight, imagination, inspiration, or whim). While this date could provide good opportunity, know it is an exposure archetype. You can be more susceptible regarding your health or find yourself easily talked into more than is wise. Also keep track of the important stuff (passwords, the time, etc.) Mercury turns retrograde on January 14.

The start of Mercury retrograde is accompanied by several transits: the end of retrograde Ceres in Taurus (January 14), sun/Pluto conjunction (January 16), a full moon in Capricorn opposing Pluto (January 17) and the end of retrograde Uranus in Taurus (January 18). This run of planets is meant to get the rocks out of the way, to unblock or unlock whatever might be holding you up. Mercury retrograde revisits Capricorn from January 25 to the end of retrograde (February 4) and through to February 14. This is an important shaping or cementing time. Regarding endings, completions, and new thresholds crossed, you can feel a strong sense of being on the clock in a more significant way, of the strong hand of fate or destiny in play through the start of March. Focus on your goals and priorities, put yourself to work and stay ambitious. Aim to get yourself well outfitted for ready, set, go. You’ll soon find yourself out a fresh starting gate.

Venus retrograde continues to January 29. Venus retrograde calls for a reassessment of priorities, obligations, and goals. Are you getting the goods out of your investments of time, money, and heart? How can you build it better? As of January 8, Venus aligns with the sun (inferior conjunction). This is the midpoint peak of the retrograde cycle and the start of a next phase. There are three timelines: to the end of Venus retrograde at the end of the month, to the start of March (action time) and to the fall (next level up).

Mercury into Aquarius and a new moon in Capricorn in trine to Uranus opens the month. Together they can set you onto a positive energy boost. Use the first half of the month to dive into it fresh, to get yourself into a good groove, and aim to stay a step ahead. By mid-month, you can feel a sense of heading onto a new or next track. Hopefully the Mars/Neptune square on January 11 will see a corner turned on the Omicron wave.

Ceres in Taurus ends retrograde, and Mercury in Aquarius starts retrograde on January 14. The few days that follow host a run of stars: sun/Pluto conjunction January 16, full moon in Cancer opposing Pluto on January 17, end of Uranus retrograde on January 18 and the karmic axis (nodal axis) at the start of a sign switch. Bunch all that together, and it is sure to be an emotionally charged and action packed/overtaking few days. As is typical of Mercury retrograde, expect the unexpected. Don’t make assumptions, ask more questions. You are wise to try to stay a step ahead as best you can, to put extra provisions and safeguards in place, and to give yourself extra time/extra breathing space. Catch the wave, jump on opportunity when you get the chance, but don’t risk what you can’t afford to lose. Think in terms of temporary, instant, or immediate rather than long term. Things can change in the blink of an eye.

January 25, Mercury retrograde revisits Capricorn. It will continue in this sign to the end of retrograde on February 4 and through to February 14. While revisiting Capricorn, Mercury travels over sensitive degrees. This dials up the importance of your present circumstances, both in terms of making choices, karmic development, and the shaping and defining of the next leg of your journey. Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Pluto are working as a team to finish what’s necessary, redesign the goal post, and to get you prepared and readied for your next great adventure. Look to February to put the paving stones in place, and for the start of March to launch you on your way.

January 1 (or 2, depending on your time zone) Mercury enters Aquarius. January 2 delivers a new moon in Capricorn in trine to Uranus. Both can be revitalizing and energizing. They set up the right mood and momentum to help you get up and rolling, to get the new year off the ground. Venus in retrograde to January 29 and continuing in Capricorn to the start of March, gives you extra time to reprioritize, to get yourself better organized and on track. As of January 8, Venus aligns with the sun (inferior conjunction) and begins a next phase regarding your restructuring process (regarding consciousness, decision-making, goal revisions, and implementation of fresh strategies for success). January 11 can be a day of surpassing (whether a sense and feel, or something actual and real). Mars turns a corner with Neptune and takes you another step further along.

Ceres in Taurus ends retrograde, and Mercury in Aquarius begins retrograde on January 14. A full moon in Capricorn opposite Uranus follows on January 17. It is preceded by a sun/Pluto conjunction (January 16) and by the end of Uranus retrograde and a nodal axis (karmic axis) sign change on January 18. Expect these few days to be full the brim, to produce a chain of events or chain reaction, and to heighten emotions, needs, safety issues, or insecurity. To the plus, you could find yourself on a breakthrough. Note that Mercury in Aquarius and retrograde is an unpredictable sign. Anything goes. Expect the unexpected.

Mercury revisits Capricorn from January 25 to the end of its retrograde tour on February 4. It will continue to February 14 in this sign. While on tour of Capricorn, Mercury will stimulate sensitive degrees. This is a significant passage of time, of karmic review, endings, completions, and of staging for a next chapter. Mercury, Venus, Pluto, and next month’s Mars transit take you through a major work in progress through the beginning of March.

Venus retrograde (to January 29) is a time to refortify from within. Pull back from autopilot and to feel your way along. Listen to the sound of your beating heart rather than the rationalizations or justifications that keep you locked into a reality with a low ceiling. Venus retrograde is best used to reassess, re-prioritize, reorganize, and to set better boundaries in place. It’s also a time to groom a better, more loving, and respectful relationship with yourself.

As of January 8, Venus aligns with the sun. This is the midpoint peak of the retrograde cycle and start of a next phase of development. You could feel it as a subtle or a more obvious shift of attention, motivation, response, or circumstance. If this is your birthday, you are likely to feel that you are at the start of something of significance. You are. Perhaps you also feel a sense of karmic destiny at play. Venus retrograde can dial up the unfinished business of the past, of this or some other lifetime, but the intention of this transit is to move the past into a new format, to use it as a platform or a departure gate for your betterment and the betterment of all.

Mercury in Aquarius (January 1) and a new moon in Capricorn in trine to Uranus (January 2) open the new year. Both are positive influences for diving into it fresh. Use the first half of the month to get a step ahead as best you can. Mercury travels retrograde from January 14 to February 4. You are wise to keep your schedule and plans flexible, especially at the start of the cycle. Both Mercury retrograde and the sign of Aquarius are signatures for the unexpected. Mercury retrograde is ideal for a sidelined project or temporary interlude. Mix it up a little more, think outside of the box, explore creative solutions, try something new or out of the ordinary on for size. If it’s right for you, it will fall into place, fit like a glove, be an instant hit, or bring you a sense of “meant to be”. Ceres ends retrograde the same day Mercury starts retrograde (January 14). The few days that follow are also well stacked. The sun joins forces with Pluto (conjunction) on January 16. The full moon in Cancer opposes Uranus on January 17. Uranus ends retrograde on January 18. On this same day the karmic axis (transiting lunar nodes) shift signs. Expect to move through a lot over these few days and to see action out there on the world front too.

Mercury retrograde revisits Capricorn from January 25 to the end of its retrograde tour on February 4 and will continue through to February 14. While in Capricorn, Mercury stimulates sensitive degrees. Nothing is small or insignificant regarding this period. February will continue to take you through an important developmental track. Aim to complete what you can. Stay goal oriented. Aim for quality over quantity. Mercury, Venus, Pluto, and next month’s Mars in Capricorn are working together to set a new reality into play.

Venus travels in retrograde motion to January 29 but continues in Capricorn to March 5. Venus retrograde is an important transit for recentering, for getting back in touch with yourself. Take time out to heal, to develop or create, to feel your way along. It is also a transit that dials up karmic replay, karmic destiny, and fated moments. A sense of déjà vu or a compelling sense of “must be meant to be” are clues to the momentousness of circumstances and of “right here and right now”. Venus is working toward “making it real”. It stirs potentials that are ripe and ready to manifest into the light of day. Venus reaches the halfway peak of the retrograde cycle on January 8. Aligned with the sun, (by inferior conjunction) Venus will then move to a next phase regarding observation, response, attraction, and manifestation.

Jupiter has just exited Aquarius for Pisces, but it hasn’t left your side. Along with the Venus cycle, Jupiter also puts potentials on the increase and looks to make it real. Both transits are for exploring more, for getting back in touch with your heart’s desire, with aspirations and ideals, for taking the vision and turning it into something tangible and real. Mercury in Aquarius infuses you with fresh energy, motivation, and inspiration.

January 11, Mars turns a corner with Neptune. You could find yourself moving onto a next track. January 14, Ceres in Taurus ends retrograde, and Mercury in Aquarius begins retrograde. The days that follow keep the action and emotional barometer dialed up. January 16, the sun and Pluto team up. January 17, the full moon in Cancer opposes Pluto. January 18, Uranus in Taurus ends retrograde and the karmic axis (lunar nodes) change signs. Put that all together and you have the compelling forces of evolution at work. Watch what comes to the surface or bursts onto the scene. One way or another, it’s breakthrough time. The nodal axis switch, an 18-month cycle through the sign polarity of Scorpio (south node) and Taurus (north node) aim to accelerate deep and lasting change. They put survival matters (money, health, relationships, physical and emotional well-being) and empowerment initiatives on the line. The Scorpio end is meant to uncover and to strip away that which no longer serves.

Mercury retrograde backs into Capricorn from January 25 to February 4. It won’t return to Aquarius until February 14. While in Capricorn Mercury will stimulate sensitive degrees. The transit takes you through an important review. Do not under-estimate the timing of circumstances or the gift of time. Now through the beginning of March, Mercury, Venus, Pluto, and Mars are working as a team to bring you to a finish line and a goal post of significance, to solidifying the reality.

On January 1 (or 2, depending on your time zone) Mercury enters Aquarius. January 2 delivers a new moon in Capricorn in trine to Uranus. Both are set a good backdrop for diving into it fresh, for making good on those New Year resolutions. Both can get you up and running in some faster track way. Use the first half of the month to your best advantage. As of January 14, Mercury begins a three-week retrograde cycle. The transit can sidetrack you or surprise you with something unexpected (health, an expense, a transportation, communication, or relationship issue, etc.). Plans and good intentions can falter. You may want to change your mind, so make sure there’s a return policy, that you have a Plan B or an exit strategy.

January 16 to 18 can be an emotionally charged few days. Expect to be utterly consumed or overtaken by the moment. January 16 the sun joins forces with Pluto. January 17, the full moon in cancer opposes Pluto. January 18, Uranus ends retrograde, and the karmic axis begins an 18-month cycle featuring the signs of Scorpio/Taurus. A goodbye or hello can be said. Plans, feelings, trends, or circumstances can change. You could find yourself switching course. For the next 18 months, the karmic axis program puts added emphasis on survival at all levels (material, financial, physical, emotional). It is a time to confront whatever is necessary to get yourself moved to more solid ground.

Mercury revisits Capricorn from January 25 to the end of retrograde on February 4, and through to February 14. You may have further to go with someone or something. While on its tour of Capricorn, Mercury stimulates sensitive degrees. It is an important shaping time. You can feel the momentousness of this transit as fate steering the bus, or as a karmic replay. Mercury, Venus, Pluto, and next month’s Mars transit set the next two months as a work in progress. A finish-line or completion, a goal post and a next chapter are all rolled into one.