January Horoscopes

Astrology of January
Current Configurations
Past Months

Aries	Libra
Taurus	Scorpio
Gemini	Sagittarius
Cancer	Capricorn
Leo	Aquarius
Virgo	Pisces

January 2010

Current Astrology

	The Sun is in Gemini
	The Quarter Moon is in LibraThe First Quarter Moon is in Libra: All day
	Next Mercury Retrograde Aug 23 - Sep 15

January Horoscopes

by Henry Seltzer

Capricorn Horoscope (December 22 - January 19)
Cardinal Earth. Your ruling planet is Saturn.

The spiral path up to the heights of your destiny keeps on turning, Capricorn. One moment you are up and the next one down as you negotiate the twists and turns. You are coming around the mountain one more time in this current monthly cycle, kicked off by a pair of eclipses that are dramatic for you, culminating with the mid-month Solar Eclipse in your sign. A magical perspective opens up, but you might be justified to remain suspicious of it. You are entering into a new mode of thinking about where your career is really headed, and how to balance your work and your personal life. Something there has to give and there is no time like the present for that to happen.

As the month begins, you are very aware of important others in your life, and the concept of partnership. You might be dwelling on the difference between self alone and self with other right now, as part of your own ongoing metamorphosis. Since the beginning of 2008 you have been at some stage of a sea change that will eventually claim your entire existence, remolding it nearer to your true heart's desire. Old and outmoded portions of yourself that have remained from the distant past and that no longer serve you are of course the most relevant to go, and the most likely. And still you might be tempted to cling to the old ways, in spite of the fact that they could be seen as dysfunctional habits in the light of your present day reality. It is advised to go quietly if at all possible, sparing yourself some of the pain of hanging on when change is in the cards eventually in any case. With regard to the current configurations affecting you now, foremost would be the Lunar Eclipse in your opposite sign that preceded the New Year by one day. Since your opposite sign represents the Other, and since there is so much activity during this time of the year on your own identity, there is likely to be a real tug-of-war going on right now for supremacy between these factors of self and other; of course in the best of potential outcomes, a cooperative spirit that emerges whereby significant partners in your life are helpful in getting your own boat more solidly down the river. All this is complicated by the Mercury retrograde period that you are in the midst of right now, as it travels backward through your identity sector, which signals a time of reflection and redefinition of your self-concept. The Last Quarter Moon of Thursday, January 7th, is likely to represent a time when many of these considerations will come to the fore in your thought process. You might be feeling some tension at this time involving the conflict of public and private concerns, or business considerations versus your personal needs. In any case it will be a thoughtful time of great potential insight as you attempt to digest the information flowing to you over the last few weeks, since mid-December. Then a week later comes the powerful Solar Eclipse in your sign taking place on Thursday evening (west coast) and early Friday morning, January 15th. This is definitely a time for yourself and yourself alone, yet also a time of recognition for the important relationships in your life as well, and how these help to further the arc of your own development right now. This will be particularly powerful if you were born in the month of January, from the 11th to the 21st especially. The last two weeks of this month will be spent in working out what has come up for you during this exciting mid-month event, and in seeing what of the impulses that have arisen in you are wholly viable. You are likely to experience a burst of enthusiasm, and even perhaps begin to shout it from the rooftops, during the weekend of the 23rd, when the First Quarter Moon supplies extra energy. Even financial rewards could be part of the picture at this time. By month's end you will come to a greater balance of all your disparate parts and greater wisdom as well regarding your current choices.