January 28- February 4, 2024

The image for the post this week is of a fox looking back, but she’s also moving forward, and that’s my suggestion for you as this week begins. How can a quick peek behind inform your forward momentum? 

What have you accomplished so far in this new year? We’re going to want to solidify some of our daily routines, because as this year continues to unfurl, we may find that routines provide much needed anchors in our daily lives. 

So, let’s channel the fox’s capabilities of cleverness, cunning, and slyness to further prepare for the year ahead. Take a moment to do a quick review of January and what’s working and what’s not, make some adjustments, and then let’s look ahead and plot our way more strategically.  

First, let’s look at the planetary movements for February:

• February 5: Mercury moves into Aquarius (*will meet Pluto)

• February 13: Mars moves into Aquarius (*will meet Pluto)

• February 16: Venus moves into Aquarius (*will meet Pluto)

• February 19: The Sun moves into Pisces

• February 23: Mercury moves into Pisces

Lunations

• February 9: New Moon in Aquarius 20 degrees

• February 24: Full Moon in Virgo at 5 degrees 

• It’s worth noting that the first few Full Moons of 2024 also have a pattern going:

• 1/25 Full Moon in Leo at 5 degrees

• 2/24 Full Moon in Virgo at 5 degrees

• 3/25 Full Moon Lunar eclipse in Libra at 5 degrees

• 4/23 Full Moon in Scorpio at 4 degrees

• Take note of any planet or angles at 5 degrees in those signs

The social and outer planets movements:

• Jupiter travels from 7-11 degrees of Taurus

• Saturn travels from 6-9 degrees of Pisces

• Uranus, newly direct, stays at 19 degrees of Taurus

• Neptune travels from 25-26 degrees of Pisces

• Pluto travels from 0-1 degree of Aquarius

As the planets are all direct and continue to meet up in certain signs, you may notice that energy showing up more intensely in specific areas of life. How do you manage stress? What are some of the tools you use when things are hectic? Make time for self-care. Don’t forget that Jupiter in Taurus is holding a sextile to Saturn in Pisces. Where is there breathing room? How do boundaries help me? Take advantage of the few aspects occurring this week. We may need the breather.

January 28th- 29th: Mercury and Mars conjunct in Capricorn at 18 degrees. Practical action and communications. Putting your money where your mouth is.  Sharp words and/or impulsive actions. Mercury and Mars square the nodes, so there’s a feeling of a crossroads. Choose your words carefully. Further, Chiron is next to the North Node in Aries, so there may be a feeling of cathartic release or perhaps a conversation that may be hard, but necessary.  Venus in Capricorn trine Uranus in Taurus. What’s my relationship to change, freedom, and lightning-fast change? Do I value inspirational insight? Take some time with loved ones. Change up any stale routines or “this is the way it always is” energies. Mercury trines Uranus, then Mars trines Uranus, both at 19 degrees. A sudden idea or insight that you want to act on. Is it practical? Am I passionate about a project I want to work on? How can I make time for it? How much work will it entail? Conversations become serious and action needs to be strategic. Be careful around impulsive decisions or actions. 

January 31st: There’s a brief moment involving the nodes and the Moon and Chiron. The Moon conjuncts the South Node in Libra and opposes Chiron conjunct the North Node in Aries around 16-17 degrees. I wonder how everyone is feeling these days? Exhausted? Winded? Needing a break? What is my attitude towards self-care and nurturing? Do I work myself to depletion? Does this affect my relationships? Will it upset the balance if do something on my own? How could some of the keywords of Libra provide a platform to go towards more independence (Aries)? Things like tact, diplomacy, discussion, conferring, etc. 

February 2nd:  Mercury in Capricorn sextile Neptune in Pisces at 25 degrees. My mind could use some creative meandering. Communications with others could go sideways but our collaborations bring a creative solution.  

February 4th: Mercury is poised to leave Capricorn and meet up with Pluto in Aquarius. Communications could be revealing something rotten or corrupt...Read more in next week’s blog….

**My intention with these weekly astrology reports is something like looking at a weather app. If you know it will rain, you’ll bring an umbrella. Awareness can help us navigate the Astro “weather” too. I  hope to share this information in an easily digestible way (not too much jargon).  Please read this information knowing that these energies can appear in higher or lower forms. Even though I may give specific dates for the exact aspects, you could feel the energies a few days before or after as the aspects form and separate. These are all based on EST times.