"And when the fog's over and the stars and the moon come out at night it'll be a beautiful sight."

— Jack Kerouac

This week is made especially challenging by the distinct lack of clear focus. The New Moon on Thursday (1:05 PM PST 27° Aquarius) offers a truly fresh start but, even then, we are likely to struggle getting our footing, our clarity, and a willingness to compromise — especially when our independence is at stake. Venus has moved into Pisces, where she is exalted, which brings a highly creative insight but also [...]

We shift from our focus away from following previously laid plans this week once we arrive at Wednesday's Full Moon (5:26 AM PST 11° Leo/Aquarius). This Leo Full Moon is boldly expansive and creative, encouraging us to use our creative imagination to move beyond the planing process and employ creative improvisation to take us to the next level. Flexibility is required in order to [...]

This week's activity turns on Tuesday's highly precipitous Capricorn New Moon (6:17 PM 26° Capricorn). Rather than actually signaling a 'fresh start', the Capricorn influence is inspired and informed by previously laid plans and foundational work that has been methodically put in place during the past few weeks. This Capricorn lunar cycle will culminate at the end of the month (January 31st 11° Leo/Aquarius), ruled by a determined Uranian energy aimed at effecting broad, surprising changes. [...]