The New Year is live and the vibe is wild from the get-go. As January 2025 begins, we’re in the heart of Capricorn season. Our inner impulses are raring to get directly to the business of building self-confidence and control of our world. But hold on—we’ve got to work our way through some deeply emotional territory first. Before we hit the gas, the universe wants us to take a step back and consider whether we really want what we’re planning. Remember Mars is retrograde until January 23, so momentum is at a standstill (so is our energy level and maybe even our libido?). If we are not sure what we want, what needs to happen to provide the missing pieces?
January 2- Venus enters Pisces
Because the love planet is exalted in this magical, mutable water sign, we might all feel sensitive and a bit psychic, especially regarding our relationships. This is major news for another reason: Venus will return to Pisces in late March during a retrograde, so love stories that start at the beginning of this year might have a long tail. This Piscean playlist is exactly the soft background music we need, because ---
January 3 - Mars Opposes Pluto
On January 3, impulsive but still retrograde Mars in Leo opposes powerful Pluto in Aquarius (like a huge power struggle). This might feel like a harsh call to action in the parts of your natal chart ruled by these two signs (if you need to know where that is just contact me). Just a few days later ---
January 6 - Mars Retros back into Cancer
On January 6, Mars retrograde returns to the sign of Cancer. In short, these few days could be tense as all get out. Have your yoga mat and therapy pet nearby in case you need help (but remember, although this emotional rollercoaster is cleansing, it is temporary!). It continues rolling backward for the entirety of January and on until February 23. The themes of emotional security will be even more prominent when two events happen on ---
January 11 – Your Lunar Nodes (Your Karmic Pattern) Change Signs First, your natal South and North Nodes (which carry your Karmic Pattern from incarnation to incarnation) are preparing to shift from Aries/Libra to Virgo/Pisces on January 11. A new cosmic chapter begins. This transition invites us to move beyond old relational patterns, focusing instead on self-care, intuitive wisdom, and our role in collective evolution; and --- January 13 – Cancer Full Moon
This might be when we realize the specific changes that must occur for our emotional health to improve. When it comes to family dynamics and relationships, we might find ourselves struggling to accept some things that we cannot change. This lunation conjoins (still retrograde) Mars, making it edgy and intense AF. This is our signal to release any pent-up emotions we’ve kept locked in our bodies during the last few weeks, especially those that relate to the Cancer-ruled house of our chart. Let that stress out by any means necessary: trying some movement, massage therapy, talking through it, eating an entire sleeve of Oreos, watching 85 hours straight of Love Island, or the traditional Cancerian method of crying until your tears are spent. But wait, all is not lost on ---
January 18 – Venus / Saturn Conjunction
Love becomes serious business at the Venus-Saturn conjunction (Love hugs up to Saturn (practical) in impractical Pisces. So just temporarily we're capable of separating reality from fantasy and approaching what we have or don't have in the most mature, responsible -- and yet hopeful -- way. It's quite balanced so take advantage, and as I said - temporary.
January 20 – Sun Shifts Into Aquarius
Yes! That Day! Into revolutionary Aquarius, making us crave liberation from anything that constrains our freedom. The very next day, the Sun aligns exactly with Pluto, ruler of Transformation. This reminds us of what’s at stake in our lives and how we can empower ourselves in moments when the future feels uncertain. The effects of this shift is tripled when ---
January 27 - 30 – Mercury Shifts Into Aquarius
An uber-intellectual vibe is strong late in the month as Mercury also enters Aquarius. Then on January 29, we have the New Moon in this unpredictable sign. This happens just a day before Uranus, the modern ruler of Aquarius, stations direct in Taurus. This is a “change is the only constant” kind of vibe. Shakeups are possible, but if we open ourselves up to the inevitability of transformation, they don’t have to rattle us much.
2025 Is Going To Be A Rollercoaster!
Try to stay in gratitude, stillness, peace, love, bare feet on the ground, feeling the Oneness of all living beings. Can you blend with the animals, the trees perhaps, and feel what they are feeling? This sense of merging or morphing will be using Neptune energy well, as long as you stay grounded. This energy is excellent for boosting your creativity and your spiritual practice, so meditate, do breath-work, listen to sacred music, paint, write, sing, dance . . . and imagine that you are breathing in love, and breathing out love. Take care of yourself.
MANY BLESSINGS, JULIE REEVES,