Happy New Year, Taurus! The month opens with a full moon (and a super moon, at that!) in Water sign Cancer on January 1, revealing important information. A conversation that’s been waiting to happen finally will. Cancer is a highly psychic sign, and you’ll find your intuition boosted early this month. With that said, full moons are exhausting, so don’t be surprised if you feel mentally drained. Don’t overbook yourself—you need time to feel your feelings and think things over.
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Your planetary ruler Venus is currently in fellow Earth sign Capricorn, and on January 3 it will make a harmonious connection with dreamy planet Neptune. This is a fantastic time to hang out with friends and go on an adventure— the vibe will be creative and whimsical. Helpful energy will continue to flow on January 8, when the Sun and Venus both connect with lucky planet Jupiter. (Good vibes will especially be flowing in your relationships!) In addition, action planet Mars connects with the lord of the underworld, Pluto, resulting in a productive, fearless energy.Exciting risks will present themselves this month, and you’ll be in a curious, adventurous mood. It certainly helps that a whole cluster of planets are hanging out in Capricorn, illuminating the sector of your chart that rules travel and higher learning. January 9 is a day to watch out for, as the Sun will meet with charming Venus, both Venus and the Sun will meet with Pluto, and Venus will connect with Mars. People will be in the mood to socialize, and you can expect news from faraway places to arrive. If you’re in school or working on getting something published, this will certainly be a day to watch out for! Traveling, again, is another theme that will come to the fore.More energy will flow in the travel and learning sector of your chart once communication planet Mercury enters Capricorn, and the new moon in Capricorn arrives on January 16. This is a fantastic opportunity to put any resolutions you have about travel or school into action. Make time to get reorganized!
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If you’re in a witchy mood, this is also a great time to create a vision board—as an Earth sign, working with your hands is a highly healing activity for you, and seeing your goals is especially motivating because you’re such a very sensual, visual person. Capricorn is the mountain goat, climbing to great heights—and you, lazy cow, can climb to great places, too. This month you’ll make some exciting moves!
Serious subjects like sex, intimacy, and financial issues such as debts and inheritances will require your attention on January 13 when Mercury meets Saturn. It’s ultra important for you to behave maturely and with careful focus on this date. Venus will with rebel planet Uranus today, too, resulting in unexpected surprises and finding everyone eager to break free from restrictive situations.Sweet, sexy Venus enters Aquarius on January 17, bringing blessings to the sector of your chart that rules worldly success and finding you receiving recognition for work well done. Mercury will make a helpful connection with Neptune on January 19, finding you connecting with inspiring, creative people. Aquarius season officially begins on the 19th as well, and Mercury enters Aquarius soon after—on January 31—bringing information and conversations (and paperwork!) about your career and reputation your way.You’re being lead toward your destiny, which can sometimes be a very uncomfortable process, especially if you’ve been straying far from your rightful path.
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Warrior planet Mars enters Fire sign Sagittarius on January 26, activating a very sensitive, intimate sector of your chart. The vibe will heat up in your intimate relationships; action planet Mars will bring issues concerning sex and closeness to the fore. Mars is the planet of war, and as such, endings are also likely to take place—questions will arise about who gets to keep what.On an emotional level, you’ll be working with yourself to let go of the past and to leave behind attachments that are no longer working for you. Astrologers say you’re stubborn, but some powerful, paradigm-shifting transformations will take place as Mars moves through Sagittarius. This is also a good occasion to pay off debts and deal with tax issues—you can be possessive, Taurus, and another of Mars in Sagittarius’s lessons for you is to learn to share.January wraps up with a lunar eclipse—and another super moon—in Leo. This is the second full moon of the month! Leo, of course, is the sign of drama, so you can expect nothing less during this eclipse. Like all full moons, this one will leave you feeling tired and emotional, but because this is an eclipse, you’ll find that there is an unusual, fated feeling in the air. You’re being lead toward your destiny, which can sometimes be a very uncomfortable process, especially if you’ve been straying far from your rightful path.This eclipse will activate the sector of your chart that rules your home, family, roots, and early childhood, so expect sensitive, personal issues to come to the fore. Secrets will be revealed, and important confrontations will take place. This is a powerful time to redefine what home means to you, Taurus, and to get clear on your boundaries and strengthen your foundation. If you’re moving or working out issues with your roommates or family, this will certainly be an eventful eclipse. Spiritually, this is a powerful time to energetically cleanse your home— burn some sacred incense or toss out junk you no longer need cluttering up your life.See you in February, Taurus!