Stars this Week 1/16-1/22): New Commitments

We begin this week with a clear drishti from Saturn as he exits Capricorn after 3 long years. He is moving into Aquarius, where we will find ourselves more committed to creating the future we want to live in. He is influenced by a nearby Venus and sending his gaze to her own sign of Libra, so we may find that the commitments we have made in relationships are also about to find some new movement. The planet of our happiness and relationships is also now hemmed between Saturn and the Sun, so it can feel like our joy is being sucked dry by both fear and power struggles.

The Moon has moved past Ketu but we might still be feeling the deep wound in how we connect to others and as she ventures into her point of debilitation in Scorpio before midnight in Hawaii (early Tuesday morning Pacific Time) to remain until the 19th. We may start to feel all those feelings we were removed from over the weekend. With a mutual gaze with the ruler of Scorpio, Mars, who is now direct, we may unleash some of that anger at others. The gaze from Mars is also direct and one-way on a stationed Mercury, moving direct on the 18th, so some pent up aggression may come tumbling out!

On the 19th & 20th, Mercury and the Moon are joined in Purva Ashada, reminding us that we have an opportunity to plant new seeds of communication practices and water them! In what ways are the words we are speaking to others lacking integrity? Are we “owning” our own experiences, stories and judgements? We may also find insight here into the foundations of our beliefs and new ways of looking at them might begin to sprout.

The weekend brings us into our New Moon as she joins the Sun and Venus in Capricorn. This is the first New Moon of the 2023 and is an opportunity to ground us in the work we must do to create the life and relationships we want!

Forecast for all 12 Signs
*Please note, these are for your Vedic (sidereal) Rising Sign. If you don't have your time of birth, Moon sign can be used but these do not work with Western (tropical zodiac).

Aries
The week begins with a focus on relationships, and perhaps what irks you the most about engaging in them. As you have to face your fears on Tuesday and Wednesday, you will also find that your ruling planet being direct again is firing you up to find your value. With his dristhi on Mercury in your 9th, it is a good time to find your voice around your beliefs and then back that up with practical action towards your career over the weekend and for the New Moon.

Taurus
This week starts off a bit difficult for you, as you may feel both pressure and pain. Allow yourself to stay with your feelings as you express yourself to others, really focusing on owning your experience and moving away from blaming others for that. As Saturn transits into your house of career, you are also beginning a new cycle on how you are a student and a teacher in the world. Pay close attention to what new skills are coming forth and use them!

Gemini
This week starts with off with some communication challenges and on the 18th, when your ruler moves direct again, you might feel a new pep in your step. Be mindful that Mars is also direct and giving a gaze directly to your ruler, so allow the fire to fuel you forward, but be mindful not to spray it out at others in anger. This new month is one of transformation for you, so take note of the ways in which your speech, your will and your subconscious come together to help you create what you love.

Cancer
The week begins with a focus on your home and your heart may feel a little sore from the weekend. As the Moon moves into Scorpio focus on what you love and how you can attach that to your worldly responsibilities. Mars direct will help you begin to act on this. It is through showing up for the details that you avoid disappointment but its also how you really self-identify, so allow the direct motion of Mercury to help you plant new seeds whose fruits you are not attached to. Your new month is one heavily focused on relationships. How are you limiting yourself in love?

Leo
The week starts with some annoyance from your efforts, Leo, and then moves into some much needed time to find peace. Your dharma is calling and it is linked to both home and career at the moment, so take care of your responsibilities to allow space for ease and grace. Your relationship planet is moving into the 7th and you will be more ready to commit to another, but this next month is one where you must really evaluate who or what you will put your hard work and energy into and how it affects your status and reputation. With the Moon as your 12th lord joined your ruling planet, it may just be that the truth lies in your dreams and fantasies.

Virgo
The week begins with a focus on your value and how that relates to your highest ambitions. As we move forward you may find some new skills, particularly emotional ones that help you navigate facing your fears. Your ruler moves direct on the 18th in your 4th house of home and peace, so spending some time on the home front and allowing that to help you take care of responsibilities is key. The new month for you is one based in children, creativity and what you love and how this can help connect you to higher truth as well as community.

Libra
The week starts off with your heart on your sleeve, and feeling pressure from your career as part of your identity. You might be ready to give up, but as the week moves forward you will be experiencing your value through your relationships. Allow yourself to learn new things from teachers or peers and plant the seeds of truth with new communication skills. This new cycle is one of home and finding peace in your heart, and it can bring you back to yourself, community, and career if you remember to regularly water your garden.

Scorpio
The week begins with the Moon in your 12th house, and then quickly moves onto your rising sign. You might suddenly feel inspired to action, particularly since your ruling planet has just started direct motion again. When Mercury goes direct on the 18th, you will experience sudden clarity with your communication, but be careful of being too self-righteous and instead share just your experience. The New cycle for you is one of the will, what you can do with your own two hands. Through learning new skills you can find new pathways in relationships, career and in finding your purpose but you must remember the point of the journey is not to arrive.

Sagittarius
For you, the week starts off with some aggravation from society and then falls into feelings of disappointment. You may be inclined to check out the first few days of the week. On the 18th, your relationship and career planet begins direct motion again, on your rising sign, so you might find some clarity in these areas of your life. The New cycle for you beginning on the 21st is an opportunity for you to focus on your value and communication and how it can harm or serve your greater ambitions.

Capricorn
The week starts off with a focus on compromise through meeting your external responsibilities. From there you will have to surf the emotional waves in community. Perhaps there have been some things bubbling beneath the surface that are ready to catch fire, be aware that you are letting go of the details right now, so you may not have the full story. With the Sun now onto your rising sign, and your own ruling planet gearing to move after a long bout in your first house, you may find yourself feeling a lot of your fears arise and a bit of instability. Just focus on what you love and your responsibilities and have faith the rest will work itself out.

Aquarius
Your ruler is getting very close to moving into your first house and you can feel the movement, yet are still somewhat stuck in the dark. With Venus and the Sun in the 12th, and a New Moon ending the week (and starting a new month) there, you can expect the transition to be slow and a bit dreamy. Allow your communication and service to truth through the bigger picture to guide you as you move from subconscious to conscious. You will also have plenty of work for your responsibilities and contributions to society this week, to help pull you out of your slumber.

Pisces
For you, the week begins with some uncertainty, and passes through the gate of truth and values into your house of community and your greatest ambitions. When Mercury goes direct on the 18th, you will find your relationships and home situation feel more forward moving as well, and it is by taking care of your responsibilities that you get there. The New Moon on the 21st brings a new cycle of Community and what you want to create in the world, but Saturn your lord of this house has just moved into your 12th house, so it is by letting go of much that you gain.


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