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

Libra Horoscope (September 23 - October 22)
Cardinal Air. Your ruling planet is Venus.

It's an interesting transition to the New Year for you this time, Libra, and one that is full of surprises. Lately there has been confusion as well as enthusiasm, and sorrow as well as joy, with most of the issues revolving around changes you are making at core level. The choices come down to decisions that spring up out of pure necessity versus those that are more intentional as you continue to search for a better fit to your true calling. This month represents one stage of further unfolding. Communication with others and self-assertion are big items for you as your plans begin to come together with some sort of clarity toward month's end.

As the month begins, you are trying to see your way clear to the changes that you feel inside you, ready but not entirely willing to come bursting out. This has been a powerful year for you, especially in these last few weeks, and you are more than ripe for a change. With Saturn moving through your identity sector, your transformation involves a strong sense of self-reliance and even of limitation. You may be on your own these days, but you are up to the challenge. The New Year's Eve eclipse in your career sector was powerful for you, and signals movement in that area as well, as the new decade dawns. Kicking off the second weekend of the month, the Last Quarter Moon of Thursday, January 7th, represents a time of reevaluation and improved understanding of where you are actually headed in your life right now. There have been numerous epiphanies lately regarding your life path – with many more still to come. This is in some ways a confusing period of time, when action is called for but from the chime of your inner wisdom rather than from any more surface connection or especially in syncing up with the false values of consensus reality that surrounds you. You are striking out on your own unique path right now, and in the words of grateful dead lyricist Robert Hunter, "if you fall, you fall alone" but you can't let that stop you. The Solar Eclipse and New Moon that follows a week later, taking place on late Thursday or early Friday, January 15th, is powerful for you and opens you to a larger viewpoint on your life and your adventure. This is a time when it becomes obvious that you aren't in Kansas or even the past anymore, transformationally speaking. There is a momentous series of changes that you are in the midst of and, in spite of all the trials that you have already been through, in some ways you have only just begun. It's as if Morpheus is standing right there in front of you offering you the red pill and you have no real choice but to take it. It helps to remember that the universe is operating for your own best interest in all this, and that in truth you have nothing to lose but your chains. The past is prologue. By the time that the First Quarter Moon comes along a week later, on Saturday, January 23rd, you will be ready for a next big step forward. Although you are available to transcend prior identities you are still in some ways dwelling on the past all this time, although that will shift during the first few days of February with the end of Mercury's retrograde shadow period. You are making a real move forward now at least with your heart right now and later with your mind. The Full Moon of Friday, January 29th, is also powerful for you and signals a further reevaluation of your priorities. You can start to see the doorway into the future that is opening up before you.