THE COSMIC WEATHER REPORT '2010®
At the beginning of each New Year, we can't help wondering what's up for the year ahead. We wish each other health, happiness & prosperity - and convince ourselves that this year will definitely be better than the last one! So what significant astrological cycles, themes and possibilities are up for us in 2010? Since each year always begins with the Sun in CAPRICORN (structure, responsibility & realism), the focus of the first 3 weeks is on taking care of business, getting organized, clearing out last year's files and recycling outworn possessions. Once the Sun moves on to AQUARIUS on January 19, things begin to free up and advance forward - it's out with the old, in with the new. And according to Chinese astrology, it's always the New Moon in AQUARIUS which initiates the Chinese New Year (falling on Valentine's Day this year). Symbolizing a big, bold & explosive energy, it is said that the Year of the Golden Tiger stimulates courage, competition, passion & unpredictability. Turn on your personal power and greet this new year with a roar! Fortunes can be made and lost, so do your best to keep the lid on a tendency towards hot-headedness & hasty, rash actions - and pace yourself to avoid burnout.
The presence of Jupiter in PISCES, from January 17 to June 6, may dampen this fiery energy at first. Since PISCES is a mutable water sign, we could experience unusually wet, soggy & foggy weather, which could correspond to the collective mood! The Jupiter/Saturn opposition, which peaks on May 22, may stir up some frustrations and require a reality check. Considering that Uranus is also in PISCES during this period, you're being challenged to eliminate chaos & clutter - and to release yourself from self-defeating attitudes or victim tendencies - and move on to a more spiritual lifestyle. PISCES is associated with compassion, psychic sensitivity, forgiveness, work, service & personal health. Create space to tune into your higher self & listen closely to your inner guidance - meditate, contemplate and pay attention to your dreams & fantasies. Allow your imagination to soar - dance, sing, play music, paint or write poetry. Consult your oracles, go to the beach or hot springs, watch movies, have a good cry or give a pet some love. Devote constructive energy into your work & find ways to be of service to those less fortunate than yourself. Set aside quality time for health care, exercise and rest (possibly a time for counseling, lymphatic massage, foot reflexology or hydrotherapy) - cleanse body, mind and spirit!
Jupiter makes a brief entrance into ARIES (from June 6 to September 8) before returning to PISCES for the remainder of 2010. It joins up with Uranus, which will be in ARIES from May 27 to August 13. A cardinal fire sign, ARIES is associated with transformation, creativity, risk-taking & new beginnings. It is likely to be a hot & volatile summer in many ways! Radical changes will be activated with the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction on June 8; prepare to be enlightened & awakened! Avoid forcing issues or pushing things happen, however, during the turbulent Jupiter/Pluto squares (July 24-August 2); prudence, patience & practicality will be required with the frustrating Jupiter/Saturn opposition in LIBRA/ARIES (August 16). The second unpredictable Jupiter/Uranus conjunction of the year (this time in PISCES) falls on September 18 - expect significant upsets to the status quo!
Saturn, which has been in peace-loving LIBRA (balance, beauty, peace & harmony) since last fall, makes a brief re-entry into VIRGO (April 7-July 21). We will be called upon to put our lives in order, clear out the clutter, pare down to the essentials, resolve old business & tie up loose ends. Carrying on after the first Saturn/Uranus opposition in VIRGO/PISCES on November 4, 2008, this third opposition between these two planets comes to a head again on April 26, heating up the extreme polarization between the past and the future - and the political right & the left, mostly centered on jobs & health care. The fifth & final opposition is on July 26 in LIBRA/ARIES - try to find inner peace amidst the turmoil! Eliminate outworn structures in your life & reorganize at root levels during the final Saturn/Pluto square on August 21. We can look forward to more peace & harmony in the fall, thank goodness!
Mars
is in self-expressive LEO for the first five months of
this year (a long time due to its retrograde cycle). It moves
on to work-oriented VIRGO on June 7, where the focus
then will be on sorting, sifting & synthesizing. Friendships,
cultural activities and cooperative projects become highlighted
once Mars enters sociable LIBRA on July
29. When it enters ambitious SCORPIO, its own sign,
on September 14, it will be the time to take control, zero-in
on professional goals and go after what you want. Once Mars
has moved on to SAGITTARIUS on October 27,
the desire to travel, learn & expand your horizons will emerge
- hope, inspiration & optimism will reign. A solid sense
of realism, responsibility & discipline takes over when Mars
enters CAPRICORN on December 7 for the rest
of the year. Set some long term goals with the Mars/Pluto
conjunction on December 13. Make time to review, edit
& repair (but not to buy cars, computers or electronics) during
Mercury's retrogrades (through January 15,
April 17-May 11, August 20-September 12
and December 10-29). All in all, this is a major
transitional year, requiring you to heal & cleanse the past
to prepare for a vital new cycle ahead of innovation & forward
movement!
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