January Horoscopes
The planets move in cycles and patterns that don’t always perfectly align with our made up temporal systems…and sometimes they do! The start of 2024 is one of those special moments when the planets play well with the Gregorian calendar. Mercury ends its retrograde cycle on New Years Day, just a couple days after Jupiter ended its months long retrograde on 12/30. The promise that momentum is returning hangs in the air, like the last piece of confetti floating down at the New Years Eve party. Jupiter holds the big picture while Mercury finesses the details so having these two planets stationing direct around the same time is a powerful moment for setting intentions that will actually have some wind behind them. Once Mars moves into Capricorn on January 4th, the plan to materialize your goals will start to feel doable. Mars loves being in Capricorn where action meets strategy - having the perfectly packed backpack for an adventure with all the right tools and sustenance needed to scale the mountain.
Another excellent moment for setting an intention comes on January 11th with the new moon at 20 degrees Capricorn. Mars the go-getter and Jupiter the visionary are high giving each other a high five and the Sun and Moon get an encouraging boost from wildcard Uranus to dream big. I love this moment as an opportunity to capture your Vision - where do you want to be a year or two from now? It’s a particularly potent new moon to work with and I invite you all to join me for a Capricorn Astro-ritual class happening on the 11th at 7pm pacific time.
If this decade was a movie, 2023 was a teaser and 2024 is the longer trailer for what the rest of the 2020s have in store. One of the main events happens right away on January 20th when Pluto, the planet of Power and deep secrets, moves into Aquarius where it will be for most of 2024 and also the next 20 years. Pluto, named after the lord of the underworld, likes underground caves and dark, hidden places where it can operate in secret. However, on the same day that Pluto moves into Aquarius, so does our giant, bright source of light - the Sun. It’s like the moment you turn on a light in a room you didn’t know was infested and creatures scatter out of sight to find a new dark, corner to hide in. On this day take note of who was exposed by the light and is still trying to hide?
Capricorn
It’s a busy start to the year for you Seagoats once Mars moves into your sign. You find that you actually have some energy to tend to all the tasks that slipped through the cracks during the rush of the holidays and Mercury’s retrograde in December. You’ll spend some time tying up loose ends and after the new moon on the 11th you can actually start to turn your attention to what wants to emerge this year. Pluto is finally leaving your first house of self and body. How have you transformed and changed shape since 2008? As it moves into your second house related to finances and values, prepare to get deeply intimate with your spending habits, all the “stuff” in your home and how all of that relates to your self worth.
Aquarius
While others around you may be busy planning their year, you’re still deep in the dreaming stage this month and that’s OK. There’s real wisdom in dreams, both the daytime and sleeping kind. Pay attention to what desires speak to your from your dreams, those are the seeds of intentions for the year. As Pluto leaves this same dreamy (and sometimes nightmarish with Pluto, to be honest) part of your chart and emerges into your first house of Self, it’s like waking up when you didn’t know you were asleep. The next 20 years will bring a profound transformation to how you see and present yourself. It’s a very slow process so don’t worry if you find yourself confronted with deeply hidden truths. They will fully emerge when you’re ready.
Pisces
While everyone was out and about busy gathering together last month, you had a lot on your plate at work. This month feels more active socially and you get to catch up with folks in your various social circles. How has your broader social life changed since 2008? Are you still involved in the same communities and hanging with the same friends? Pluto leaves this social part of your chart completely renewed and moves into a more hidden and private part of your chart for the next 20 years. Transformation in this new realm is more subtle as you will confront your fears and shadows. What are the beliefs that hold you back? Are you comfortable being alone, why or why not?
Aries
This month brings renewed energy and attention to your Work in the world. Your capital w Work is different from the day-to-day tasks that make up your work. It is the bigger picture, what you are called to do and here to offer in this lifetime. The new moon on the 11th is an ideal moment to dream really BIG in this part of your life. Pluto has been tearing down walls and pushing you to face your self-limiting beliefs in this part of your chart since 2008 and it is about to do the same to your social life. Pluto will revamp your networks and you will see who is down to do the nitty gritty transforming with you and who is only along for the ride when its all love and light. This is just the beginning of Pluto’s 20 year journey through Aquarius and your 11th house so for now, just notice any subtle changes in the way you feel in different social circles.
Taurus
Mars’ transit through Capricorn increases your appetite for adventure and to expand your horizons. Whether or not you travel abroad, find ways to get indulge your curiosity and get outside your comfort zone. This energy can easily take on a colonial mindset of extraction (all take and no give) and instead I invite you to practice reciprocity with whatever new cultures, lands and peoples you encounter. This year marks the beginning of a 20 year cycle wherein Pluto will transform your Work out in the world and with it your reputation. It may be uncomfortable shedding identities related to work, but what’s underneath is even more powerful and authentic to the real You.
Gemini
Are you sharing your resources nicely with others and is it mutual? If not, Mars’ move through Capricorn this month will make it easy to cut your losses if that’s what you need to do. The new moon on the 11th brings a chance to call in the support you need, financially and otherwise, you achieve your goals this year. Don’t worry about how it will all happen, just get really specific about what you actually need. As Pluto leaves this part of your chart, you can see how much you have changed since 2008 in regards to your relationship with debt, shared assets, and death. This month Pluto begins a 20 year journey to transform your beliefs and understanding of your place in the world. This will happen slowly of course, but start paying attention to when you feel resolute in your opinions. How did you get there and where can you go from here?
Cancer
Once Mars moves into your 7th house this month, you may notice some feistiness bordering on testiness showing up in your close relationships. If this is welcome energy it could be fun, flirty and sexy but it could also easily make one of both of you irritated and impatient. Mercury helps smooth some of this out with its directness. I encourage you to look at what’s underneath the agitation and use what you discover to form an intention for the new moon on the 11th. Pluto is leaving this relationship part of your chart and embarks on a 20 year journey through your 8th house relating to death, inheritance, debt and taxes. This may sound scary, but it’s a slow process and won’t happen all at once. Pluto’s presence summons you to reconcile where and how you share your resources with others. Is it aligned with your ideals?
Leo
January brings an intense focus and vigor to your work and daily routines. While you may feel like you can easily tackle that monster to do list, please pace yourself so as not to burn out. As someone who usually likes to go all out, what would a calculated and reasonable strategy be for you? Your work life already looks pretty different since Pluto first entered this part of your chart in 2008 and now it will bring the same transformational energy to your close relationships. This process will take 20 years but you can expect to let go of any relationships where you aren’t showing up authentically and just maintain them out of convenience. It’s time to grow or go. Others may not like to new way you start relating and show themselves out. This kind of upheaval is supremely uncomfortable for someone with fixed signs on the angles like you, but don’t fight it. The relationships who stick around will be fortified and deepened by this process.
Virgo
There’s a spotlight on your creative pursuits and just straight up FUN this month. You usually like to explore this part of yourself within a structure. It’s time to sign up for a class or host a craft night with some friends! What have you discovered about how you like to relax since Pluto entered this realm in 2008? Remember those lessons because you will need to remember how to access joy as Pluto begins its 20 year cycle through your chart house related to work and routines. Your daily habits come under scrutiny and those that do not serve will become more glaring and apparent until you are willing to let them go. What takes their place will slowly change you in the way that taking a small step each day will lead you miles away by the time Pluto moves on.
Libra
Home might not feel very restful this month as you look around and only see projects that need work and tensions could run high amongst your cohabitants. Channeling this energy into early spring cleaning will help alleviate some of your own anxiety. The new moon on the 11th is a great opportunity to come together with the other people in your home and set some shared goals and visions for your household in 2024. Pluto has greatly changed your relationship to your home since 2008 and is about to bring the same transformational energy to your hobbies, relationship to kids, and pleasure. If you’re spent much of your life doing what other people like just to get along, over the next 20 years you will discover what truly makes you feel good.
Scorpio
Mars bring some heat and spiciness to your communication this month! You could spend your time getting into arguments with strangers online or you could channel this verbal energy into a writing project of some kind. Maybe journal about how this part of your life relating to short distance travel, speech, education, and siblings has changed since Pluto entered it in 2008. On January 20th Pluto begins its 20 year long journey through your domestic sphere, bringing deep and lasting change to wherever you call home and whoever you call family. Sometimes this transits can be very literal so I would check on and address any issues with the foundation of your home as soon as possible.
Sagittarius
January drives your focus on financial health as Mars and Mercury traverse the part of your chart relating to personal finances and assets. Are you using money in alignment with your values? The new moon on the 11th is a prime opportunity to set some financial goals for the year and map out the actions needed to reach them. If you are uncomfortable setting goals in this area of your life, look back on the financial lessons Pluto has taught you since 2008. This year Pluto embarks on a new journey in the part of your chart relating to your neighborhood, communication, education, and siblings. Seemingly random assortment, but these are all parts of life that are foundational when we are children and help us understand our place in the world. What you learned then will be up for review for the next 20 years as Pluto guides you through some unlearning.
