Stellar Insights: January 22 - 28, 2024
Stay Bouncy!
Here are some insights about the opportunities and challenges that this week’s astrology may offer us collectively. May they help you make the most of this moment. Should you want to see what the current planetary movements are catalyzing for you—what your here/now and near future may be inspiring—based upon your personal astrology chart, we can explore that in a Stellar Guidance Session.
Try to stay bouncy this week. After all, on Saturday shake-it-up Uranus stations direct. And with this, the whole week may feel infused with an invitation to shift our perspective and deepen our adaptability. Looking for innovative solutions, ones different than our go-to’s, may actually provide us with breakthrough pathways to creative resolution. Be open to surprises, and being surprised by yourself. Consider that you may encounter situations, thoughts, and/or feelings not originally on your proverbial bingo card; see how what arises from the seemingly out-of-the-blue can actually open up new possibilities, bringing you a greater sense of space and freedom.
On Thursday, a Full Moon—featuring the Sun in Aquarius and the Moon in Leo— graces the sky and illuminates our awareness. We may find ourselves questioning how we can authentically be ourselves while at the same time being part of and contributing to something larger than ourselves. Be creative when it comes to logistics and surveying which technologies may help you achieve your aims. If you’re involved in any group projects, see how the self-expression of each member can be honored. If you find yourself being too heady and intellectually oriented, make sure to infuse your activities with a sense of Leonine playfulness and fun. See how looking at situations through a child’s eyes can help expand your vision.
This coming weekend, as messenger Mercury comes together with action-oriented Mars, communications may appear more animated than usual. With this union occurring in Capricorn, we may find ourselves more interested in learning about tools and techniques that can make us more productive, efficient, and successful. With both making a harmonious trine to revolutionary Uranus (Mars’ will be exact next Monday), being a bit more experimental about how we gather information as well as share messages important to us may offer advantages we may not have previously foreseen.
Additionally over the weekend, we may see the promise that friends and alliances can offer us. Connect with someone special, someone you consider a treasure, and experience how doing so can be enriching and uplifting.
One final note: after Uranus ends its retrograde cycle on Saturday, all planets will be in direct motion until April 1 (when Mercury goes retrograde again). As such, the next two-plus month offer a period in which we may feel that there is less resistance to move ideas and projects forward.
Have a beautiful and illuminating week!
xxStephanie
Astrological Highlights
January 23: Venus enters Capricorn
January 25: Leo Full Moon
January 27: Uranus Stations Direct; Sun/Jupiter Square; Mercury/Mars Conjunction; Venus/Saturn Sextile
January 28: Mercury/Uranus Trine; Venus/Jupiter Trine
All days reflect Eastern Standard Time (- 5 hours GMT)
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