Bear down and stay in command of all your faculties as the cosmos lowers the boom with a cavalcade of celestial seasonings. One minute after midnight (12:01AM PST), Mercury makes a caustic, 135-degree link to Jupiter. This puts communications and travel plans into temporary disarray while the Moon in Aquarius remains in void mode until 2:50AM PST. Once the Moon enters Pisces at 2:50AM PST, the monthly lunar union with dreamy Neptune is next on the agenda (5:21AM PST). Write down visions in a special notebook as dreams can often foretell the future. Watch out for over-optimism as Venus makes an off-kilter, 150-degree tie with Jupiter (5:37AM PST). Logic and common sense come to the rescue as Mercury makes an inspirational, 72-degree tie with Saturn (10:28AM PST). Strive to add a sensitive and soothing touch to primary partnerships as Juno unites with Pluto at 10 degrees of Capricorn (2:18PM PST) while the monthly Moon-Chiron union takes place just a few minutes later (2:24PM PST). More creative, artistic and nurturing vibes can appear when the Moon in Pisces forms a supportive, 60-degree tie with Venus in Capricorn (3:23PM PST). Your ingenious mind may be working overtime this evening — thanks to an inspirational, 72-degree link from Mercury to Uranus (7:01PM PST). Interest grows concerning holistic healing modalities and alternative medical therapies as Jupiter squares Chiron from Gemini to Pisces (10:11PM PST). Meditate for peace of mind and emotional serenity.
The Witches Almanac for *Monday, January 14th
The Witches Almanac for *Monday, January 14th
*Monday (Moon): Peace, sleep, healing, compassion, friends, psychic awareness, purification and fertility.
Feast of the Ass (French)
*Waxing Moon
*The Waxing Moon (from the New Moon to the Full) is the ideal time for magic to draw things toward you.
Moon Sign: *Aquarius
*Aquarius: Rebellious energy. Time to break habits and make abrupt changes. Personal freedom and individuality is the focus.
Moon enters *Pisces 5:49 am
*Pisces: The focus is on dreaming nostalgia, intuition, and psychic impressions. A good time for spiritual or philanthropic activities.
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Incense: Narcissus
Color: Lavender
Venus in Capricorn: Working for Love
Venus in Capricorn: Working for Love
The business of love in coming weeks
by Jeff Jawer on the topics of love, venus, capricorn, blogs, astrology
Expect a fresh look at relationships and self-worth issues during the next couple of weeks. The action starts on Tuesday, January 8, when alluring Venus enters hardworking Capricorn and romance becomes bound by rules.
This is an intentional process rather than just falling in love. It’s as if this is an involuntary process over which we have no control. The idea of being so attracted to someone that emotion takes over and all we have to do is follow its lead to eternal bliss is understandably appealing. It eliminates the work of thinking, planning and building a relationship over time, and it makes us feel like winners in the lottery of love. At least that’s what Hollywood taught us.
Venus in Capricorn sextile Neptune
Venus in Capricorn is another story, though. It’s about earning trust, which requires time and effort. The first part, however, is not about impressing anyone else; it’s about respecting and trusting ourselves. The love planet’s presence in this responsible Earth sign makes discipline, commitment and patience sexy and appealing. Recognizing your own worth based on the progress you’ve made and the lessons that you’ve learned is the foundation for successful relationships with Venus in Capricorn. The road to love, pleasure and approval, though, turns bumpy from January 12-17.
Oh, the journey starts off sweetly enough with Venus’ supportive sextile to tender and imaginative Neptune on January 9. This is a lovely alignment of intention and self-control (Venus in Capricorn) with the sweet surrender of Neptune in Pisces. Sounds like the best of both worlds and an ideal environment for establishing a romantic mood. But the dreamy and forgiving feel of this aspect quickly gives way to more complex social patterns.
Uranus square Pluto
Darling Venus, all grown up in responsible Capricorn, runs into the cosmic storm of the ongoing Uranus-Pluto square, the transformational aspect that lasts from 2012 until 2015. Venus forms an edgy square with volatile Uranus on January 12 and joins pressure-packed Pluto on January 16. These are aspects that can provoke strange attractions and sudden shifts of mood, as well as intense desires and profound mistrust. On the plus side, unspoken issues can rise to the surface to be addressed openly, which helps to break relationship habits, adding new interest to an ongoing alliance or opening the way to a new one.
The control we seek with Venus in Capricorn is disturbed by these transits because they are meant to teach us to appreciate change. Shifts of values and tastes are gateways to greater tolerance, and they help us discover personal and professional opportunities in these transitional times.
Some people may feel as if they’re going over the edge, but a safety net opens on January 17 when Venus sextiles security-conscious Saturn. This positive aspect connects attraction and order in a well-balanced way, enabling us to regain emotional equilibrium if we’ve lost it and to manage radical change if it’s desirable.
Either way, being responsible without becoming rigid produces a fertile field in which love can grow.
The Daily Cosmic Calendar for January 10
The long void lunar cycle in Sagittarius finally concludes without a lot of fanfare at 12:55AM PST. Capricorn Moon now takes the lunar baton for a 48-hour run through the key sign of professional stature and career planning. Hard work and discipline are the dynamic duo that can guide you to the executive penthouse. Giving you a creative boost and added emotional empowerment to achieve your aims are monthly unions of the Moon with Venus (3:32AM PST), Juno (2:14PM PST), and underworld-ruling Pluto (4:23PM PST). The asteroid Pallas makes news by shifting gears from watery Pisces to fiery Aries (9:09AM PST). See this change as an opportunity to enhance your skills as a problem-solver and super-strategist by being a captain of industry or versatile entrepreneur. Avoid confusion and chaotic situations on the communication front as Mercury makes an abrasive, 45-degree tie with Neptune (3:49PM PST). If you feel the need to meditate for peace of mind and pull away from excessive social interactions, you are probably tuning into the increasing dark-of-the-moon vibrations or balsamic phase of the solar-lunar connection. Tomorrow’s New Moon in Capricorn is creating a temporary vortex of physical energy depletion where contemplation about forthcoming moves is more important than forcing things to happen your way right now.
Daily Cosmic Calendar for January 9th
After three fairly intense days of numerous sky patterns putting their collective stamp on humanity, the universe enters a more quiescent state of affairs. As mentioned in yesterday’s calendar entry, the Moon in Sagittarius — while providing an ebullient emotional backdrop for your typical social activities — is in void mode until 12:55AM PST tomorrow. You can still be productive in your favorite hobbies as the Moon makes a polarity to Ceres (12:07PM PST). There may be a tendency to overdo a good thing as the Moon forms a contra-parallel with Jupiter (2:06PM PST). Today’s main event is a supportive, 60-degree rapport between Venus in Capricorn and Neptune in Pisces (9:46PM PST). Even though the Moon is void, any favorable Venus-Neptune association like this can be a boost for creative expression in the fine or graphic arts. Plus, Neptune is often considered the higher-octave guardian planet to Venus — enhancing their positive linkage. Be prepared to be super-active tomorrow as the void lunar cycle final ends and the Moon puts on a show by uniting with Venus, Juno and Pluto.
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