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 Aquarius
	The Quarter Moon is in TaurusThe First Quarter Moon is in Taurus: All day
	Next Mercury Retrograde Apr 21 - May 14

January Horoscopes

by Henry Seltzer

Virgo Horoscope (August 23 - September 22)
Mutable Earth. Your ruling planet is Mercury.

You have been in a brown study lately, Virgo, mulling over your choices. It is possible that your deep thinking has had to do with family in the largest possible way, the sense that this concept connects you to your human roots in terms of legacy, domicile and tribe. Concerns that have surfaced lately may also have to do with unmet security needs, or with finding that you have to be yourself no matter what. In any case the tide is turning for you to exercise your own individuality during the course of this current monthly cycle, and something stuck might begin to give. The Solar Eclipse of January 15th is the push-off, and by month's end you'll see your world as more fulfilled and more whole.

As the month begins, you are feeling strongly the retrograde of your ruler, Mercury, now in full swing, through your sector of creativity. You are likely to be redefining yourself and your creative output in some way over the course of this monthly cycle. There have been major changes going on in these areas over the past year and now you are coming to a recognition point of greater awareness with them. It's a question of not only participating in powerful change for yourself, but also of having the confidence in these changes, and in having the courage to consider leaving forever a part of your past behind you. Just like the caterpillar in his cocoon you are not yet ready to emerge, but also like him you are all liquid promise of the butterfly to come. The Last Quarter Moon of Thursday, January 7th, is a time of recognizing some of this in more concrete terms, a summing up of everything that has gone before. You are very aware of your priorities and your security needs at this time, which partly seem stuck and yet in some sense are also a changing landscape, and of the spiritual reasons for reassessing them. Money has been scarce lately but then you also have the joy of making that work for you, the character-building chance to rise above. The Solar Eclipse and New Moon that takes place on late Thursday, early Friday, January 15th, is pure energy for forward motion although you must remember also to hold back, respecting that Mercury is still in its shadow period for the remainder of the month. The rule of thumb is to charge forward with what you are already involved in, but to be slow to make radical departures from existing plans. Obviously this entire month is a great one for journaling, and for meditating on your situation. You are very idealistic about your goals and your true life purpose at this time, as you have been for many weeks now, and this is exactly the right note to strike and to continue striking in order to see you through. It is more important that you do what you love with no money than that you do what you do not with plenty of it. The release of energy accompanying this powerful fresh start has implications for your finances, which might get a much-needed boost at this time. It helps that you are adjusting your concept of what you consider to be enough for you to get by on, similar to the world energy crisis and its push for conservation. The final two weeks of January are more peaceful, punctuated by the First Quarter Moon of Saturday, January 23rd, which represents a new sense of integration and fortunate connections with helpful partners for your own journey. There will be plenty of food for thought engendered by the climactic mid-month eclipse event. As the retrograde of Mercury winds up on this same day, and Mercury begins to move direct, and to make up its lost Zodiacal ground, slowly, over the next 20 days, you are storing up the psychic potential to really let your arrow fly in the months ahead.