Virgo, January 2017

Good vibes in your partnerships begin on January 3 when the love, money, and beauty planet Venus enters Water sign Pisces. Celestial blessings are coming to your relationships, Virgo! This is a wonderful time for connecting with others, coming up with compromises, and feeling harmonious with your partners.

Pisces is an imaginative, empathetic, understanding sign, and the vibe is ultra affectionate and creative when Venus is in this sign. People are open to trying new things. We all feel more forgiving and understanding, and we can see beauty everywhere. Pisces is the sign of limitlessness, and Venus has a lot of love to give. Venus, in the sign of the fish, will illuminate the relationship sector of your chart, creating a dreamy vibe in all your partnerships, romantic and platonic. Everyone wants to get along!

Of course, not everything can be easy. Mercury is retrograde in fellow Earth sign Capricorn at the start of this year! Don't worry; it won't last long. Mercury will go direct on January 8. But before then, Mercury will dip back into Fire sign Sagittarius on January 4, which will stir up drama in your home and family life.

Expect issues from early December to return. Mercury retrograde is a time to pause and reflect—what issues with your home or family do you need to spend more time with, Virgo?

Mercury retrograde is infamously terrible for communicating, traveling, and buying anything expensive or important, but it is an appropriate time for slowing down and working on old projects (instead of starting new ones). You always pile tasks onto your to-do list, Virgo, so maybe now you'll finally have a chance at catching up.

Again, Mercury will go direct on January 8 (not too long into the month at all!) and enter Capricorn on January 12, which will help you push forward in your love life and in your creative, or artistic, pursuits.

January 12 will be a busy day: Not only will Mercury reenter fellow Earth sign Capricorn, but Venus and Neptune will meet in Pisces, and there will be a full moon in Cancer!

Venus, again, is the planet of love and money, and it's in Pisces, creating lovely vibes in the relationship sector of your chart. Neptune is the planet of dreams and fantasy, so when it teams with Venus, expect some fairy-tale romance! Or, if you're not in the mood for love, you'll at least charm the hell out of whoever you're working with. Even your greatest enemies won't know how to deal with your charisma.

But what about the full moon in Water sign Cancer? This will be an illuminating time for your friendships, Virgo—for networking and engaging with your community. Are you happy with the crowd you're spending time with? Cancer is the sign of protection and nurturing. Does your crew give you a sense of community and encourage you to chase your dreams? You may say goodbye to some friends, and a situation in your social scene may come to a climax.

This is a powerful full moon for making wishes, Virgo. Spend time working on a vision board to help inspire you and keep you motivated. Cancer's energy is tenacious—it doesn't stop until it gets what it wants, even though it might take a long time to achieve its goal.

The Sun enters cool Air sign Aquarius on January 19, illuminating the sector of your chart that rules your routines and rituals. This is wonderful for helping you keep any New Year's resolutions, and you'll be inspired to focus on your health and well–being. An especially potent time for a fresh start is January 27, during the new moon in Aquarius.

Your health and habits won't be the only things you'll focus on during the new moon, while the Sun is in Aquarius. You'll also address your schedule and your day job. Even pets will be on your mind! Perhaps this new moon will inspire you to drop by your local animal shelter to meet your new familiar? Aquarius is the sign of friendship, and you, Virgo, know that animals make some of the best friends in the world.

There will be some drama in the sky on the same day, January 27. Venus, in Pisces, will square (a stressful astrological aspect) Saturn in Sagittarius. Sweet Venus in sensitive Pisces creates good vibes in your relationships; however, the planet of rules and regulations, Saturn, in Fire sign Sagittarius, will rain on your parade, putting up obstacles in your relationships.

Don't worry; these obstacles won't last forever, and actually, they serve a purpose: If Saturn (the planet of rules) doesn't keep indulgent Venus, in Pisces (the sign of limitlessness, it knows no boundaries), in check, we will have a hard time learning when to stop. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing. And sometimes we have trouble figuring out our boundaries—Saturn is here to help with that.

This isn't an ideal day to go on a date (the emotional vibe will be chilly), and it's likely that you'll have to deal with a home or family situation, but be grateful for the cosmic cock-block: Having some time away from your relationships will bring you better perspective.

Action planet Mars will enter Fire sign Aries on January 28, which will put you in an intense, passionate mood. Mars is at home in courageous Aries, which will illuminate a sensitive, psychic, and powerful sector of your chart, inspiring you to be more passionate than usual. Sex will be on your mind, and so will power. If anyone owes you money, they better pay up now.

The month wraps up with your ruling planet, Mercury, meeting Pluto, in Capricorn, on January 29, and squaring (again, a tense astrological aspect) Uranus, in Aries, on January 31. Expect an intense conversation at the end of the month. A situation you thought was all fun and games could turn out to be more severe than you expected. You may have wanted to keep it light, Virgo, but the feelings run much deeper than you thought.

The energy is creative, despite the tension, so be conscious of how you channel the energy—you can get super stressed out, or you can engage with the energy, perhaps by having sex or making art. Find a way to let loose—keeping your energy pent up is a horrible idea. You're itching for freedom and to reclaim your power. Unexpected surprises will arrive at the end of January, but hey, the universe has to keep things interesting, right? See you in February, Virgo!