This article is abridged from the complete version that you will find on Substack. You can subscribe for free, or there is an option to upgrade to a paid subscription to support my work. Here’s the link to this week’s forecast.
Astrological forecast for the week of January 8-15, 2024
art by Fiona Owen
This month, and indeed throughout 2024, we have no outer planetary alignments which create the big shifts and changes such as we’ve experienced over the past decade. Without the bigger planetary cycles, the faster planetary cycles can have more of an impact. However, we cannot forget that Pluto, the smallest but most potent planetary force in modern astrology, moves back and forth from Capricorn to Aquarius throughout the year. This dramatic cycle of evolution is the major astrological force at work all year, removing the remnants of that which has ended and rebuilding something completely new in its place.
CAPRICORN NEW MOON. Typically a New Moon will feel like an infusion of new planetary energies as the Sun and Moon come together in a marriage that sets off a new lunar cycle, but since we are already well into Capricorn season this New Moon will be more of a burst of Capricornian goals and busyness.
MERCURY ENTERS CAPRICORN. Mercury has already been in Capricorn but dipped back into Sagittarius during its retrograde travels. It will re-enter Capricorn on January 13th, shifting the focus from Sagittarian faith and fun intoto Capricornian practicality. When Mercury is in Capricorn we are less inclined to take things at face value and need to investigate all angles of a situation.
Leave A Comment