Astrologlical Insights 1/16/23- 1/31/23

Mercury Goes Direct
Chiron Brings Healing

What motivates me to share astrological knowledge with you every two weeks is its capacity for being a personal transformational tool. I believe the planetary transit's influence on us is part of a more encompassing Universal dance. This wisdom practice offers a powerful set of tools for understanding the rhythms of deep archetypal energies stretching beyond the planets. Tuning into and learning the influences of the movements of the planets connects us to these larger Universal patterns and can offer surprisingly accurate guidance for navigating your life here on Earth.

January 18th
Mercury Goes Direct 

Mercury, the planet that influences communications, thought processes, and traveling about, has been in retrograde since December 29th. On January 18th, Mercury will be out of retrograde and begin moving forward. Mercury will take a little time to get back up to speed and to the same place it was in the sky before going retrograde (February 7th). Give yourself some time to shake off and recalibrate from anything stirring in the last three weeks that still needs working out - communication with others, your mental processes around situations or things in your life, including shifts to future planning and travels. 

The Mercury retrograde period (Dec 29th - Jan 17th) is excellent for reviewing, reprocessing, and releasing. In its movement, it covers the same sky territory three times. To understand how this happens, imagine yourself walking on the sidewalk. You slowly pause and then walk back over the same path you just walked. Then you gradually stop and move forward again. You can see that you have covered the same part of the sidewalk three times. To put this into context with the time of your life that will be in review and reprocessing with Mercury’s path, let us take a look at the dates: 

On Jan 17th, Mercury will be on its last day of retrograde and will have returned to where it was on December 13th. On January 18th, when Mercury goes direct, it will be moving forward again, and on February 7th, it will be back at the same place it was on Dec 29th (the day it went retrograde) and will be “out of its retrograde shadow.” Think back to Dec 13th - Dec 29th and what was happening in your life in the last two weeks of December.

What communications were you involved in having? 
What things were you sorting out or in a mental process around? 
What decisions were you making that still seemed to be getting worked out? 

If you need help jogging your memory, look at your photo library, schedule, journal writing, etc.,
Anything you were involved in during this period will continue to be in review through Feb 7th. If things don’t currently seem settled, look to feeling more resolved after Mercury gets out of its shadow in February, and until then, trust the process! 

January 21st
New Moon in Aquarius 
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On January 21st, the Sun and Moon will come together in Aquarius, making it a New Moon. As the Moon sets with the Sun, the night will be darker, and it will be a deep soulful time to reflect on the Aquarian energy and set some intentions. Aquarius energy gets us in touch with how we uniquely create and express ourselves. There’s less attachment to how others respond, think, or feel, making it so easy for the out-of-the-box Aquarians to dance to the beat of their own drum.

The Moon influences our emotions and needs around nurturing ourselves and others. With the Moon in Aquarius, ask yourself: Are you feeling free to be YOU? How can you bravely open up to show others more of your unique self? Where do you hold yourself back, and what new shifts can you make to come into more congruence with who is on the inside and how you express yourself on the outside? How can opening up more to your creative spirit and energy be a part of your themes this year? 

January 22nd - 25th
Venus conjunct Saturn 

During January 22nd - 25th, Venus and Saturn join their energies in Aquarius, bringing a matter-of-fact seriousness to your love life. Venus influences our relationships, and Saturn brings an organizing principle that can have us restructuring areas of our life that get us into a more current and relevant place. With these two in combination, you might look at the realities of your relationships, good or bad, and make fundamental changes that bring everyone to a place of presence. If you or your partner(s) have been avoiding issues, the 22nd - 25th might be when things are activated to get addressed. 

Changes and new understandings made under a Saturn transit are solid and can bring a stronger self-definition. Saturn’s influence can create make-it or break-it situations. If you need to address issues or concerns in your relationship, this may be when it comes up, and you’ll want to show up for any necessary work. This planetary transit combo can also activate the ending of a relationship or an unhealthy chapter of a relationship that is overdue in needing to transform.

​Saturn and Venus in Aquarius can also provide clarity to renew stronger bonds in relationships reforged by novel Aquarian freedom, allowing everyone involved to be more fully who they are. Whatever the outcomes are when Venus and Saturn come together on the 22nd, it will allow for the proper restructuring your relationships need. With Venus and Saturn in Aquarius, there’s a potential for feeling free from something that may have felt burdensome in your relationship(s). 

January 27th
Mercury square Chiron

As Mercury is now out of retrograde and moving direct, it will come into a square aspect with Chiron again, as it did back on December 15th. Mercury influences our thoughts and communications, and Chiron can open up to what needs healing. As Mercury and Chiron connect their energies through a Square aspect on January 27th, you might feel activated and motivated to heal internal processes around blocked or unhealthy communications or thoughts. Making conscious use of the opportunity available in this transit can help you transform your thinking and communication and move forward around a challenging situation.

Squares present conflicts inside us, often unconscious internal patterns activated by outside situations or interactions with others. Think back to what was going on for you around December 15th. Notice what similar things are on your mind on the 27th, and look at your inner mental blocks. Are you in a thinking pattern that is keeping you stuck? What kinds of communications are you in with others? Jan 27th and the surrounding days may bring up unresolved mental processes or situations and nudge the opportunity for healing movement forward.

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