The Astrology for January 2024

We enter the new year with the focus upon how we are working in the world and find ourselves at peace with this to begin with. You may feel a sense of understanding at a greater depth of how you can achieve what it is you want. There is a though a certain disconnection from others, a more subdued tone. And strained relationships will reflect the lack of alignment you possess with these as the differences in wants and needs becomes more obvious.

On January 2 Mercury moves direct, intensifying restless energies. In general the population will fly headlong into their pursuits with little introspection as ideas have been fomenting internally and so now seek expression. There is more of a sense of where you are heading, what are you trying to achieve and this will all play out over the next 47 days when once again there will be the reformulation process as the next series of Mercury retrogrades will be moving into the fire signs.

The energies beginning this month reflect a more insular tone and so January 3 and 4 will reflect a tendency for you to overreact in making adjustments to other people’s expectations, anticipating they want more than they actually do. So check this out if you can, clarify things. The other aspect to this is that you will tend to be unaware of the extent of your own needs and others may take advantage of this.

This leads us to the crisis of the Third Quarter Moon where your achievements are scrutinised and your direction assessed more closely. On January 5 Mars moves into Capricorn, refocusing your energies over the next month and a half upon your drive to achieve. With this can come periods of heightened conflict with authority figures and a lack of tolerance from your heightened willfulness when other indicators compel conflict.

On January 7 the Sun moves into a sextile aspect with the Moon, softening the tensions as ambitions are realised, making way for the next month where the results of these ambitions become more palpable. Jupiter also moves into a novile aspect with Neptune over the next ten days. Here the more peaceful acceptance of what is your growth in the world at large is challenged by what your life has meant in a spiritual sense. What does gain mean for you and do you feel fulfilled inwardly?

On January 9 Mercury squares Neptune bringing confusion and misunderstandings. So beware of holding back on information in order to avoid conflict. But in this time of heightened idealising and daydreaming, it will be a good opportunity for studying mysticism and spirituality. 

Mars also makes a sextile aspect with Saturn which is good for more careful planning and enacting projects which require great diligence and patience. But this is not a high energy transit but a more considered one. With the Sun trine to Uranus brings greater excitement for learning new things about yourself and the world around you. It enables you to make changes as you see more clearly the interrelationship of everything. It is not a time for sitting and relaxing.

On January 11 the Sun is semi-square to Saturn bringing some sacrifice of your own needs for the duties and responsibilities you owe to others and the broader community. In working well with these energies, there will be a need to transform your impatience with restrictions into self discipline. But you will struggle with an energy drain and feelings of discouragement will actually create opportunities to see where you must focus your work in order to develop greater self confidence.

On January 12 we have the New Moon in Capricorn, a time when unconscious attitudes and habit patterns surface in preparation for working with the most outward expressions of your life – your career, role, standing and reputation within the community. There is a feeling of internal consistency which flows with your outer world.

With Mars trine to Jupiter, your energies will be heightened. You will feel good and more able to achieve anything. It will also be good for long term planning. So use this time to promote growth of consciousness and knowledge as you have a clearer sense of yourself and your needs and therefore feel more able to make better decisions.

On January 14 Mercury moves into Capricorn with the next three weeks focused upon making plans about the work you can do in your public life and how you can interact with the outside world more effectively. 

As Venus trines Uranus on January 15, it will be a good opportunity to do something different and stimulating in relation to entertainment or music. Take this opportunity to feel excited and stimulated as doing something unexpected may change some more mundane situation. On January 16 will be a day of more internalised consistency. Then on January 17 with the Sun sextile to Neptune, the lower demands of your own ego will allow you to be more receptive to how others are managing – what they need and how you can help. Meaning in life takes more of a focus and therefore can be a good opportunity to withdraw, reflect and meditate.

On January 18 Mercury will be sextile to Saturn bringing a more critical eye towards what needs changing in your environment, how to improve things, making them more efficient. A good opportunity for precise and methodical thinking just as we come to the First Quarter Moon where tensions build as expectations from others force you to reconsider and realign yourself.

Then on January 19 Mercury trines Jupiter, an excellent opportunity for signing contracts, buying, selling or concluding any deals. There is a heightened ability to see the possibilities inherent in any situation.

On January 20 Venus squares Neptune which will be good for daydreaming and creative pursuits. If you experience any problems with others, check whether your expectations are realistic or not.

On January 21 we have both the Sun and Pluto moving into Aquarius. This is a powerful day where deep inner urges surface, as well as a good day for internal consistency with the Moon trine to the Sun. The next month focuses upon groups, ideals and values. How have your career plans or work in the community translated? Are you happy with these developments or not? What is the purpose most central to your life?

With Pluto now finally and fully in the sign of Aquarius, there will be great shifts occurring as your friendships circles change with some of your old life and activities no longer holding the same appeal. Your associations will change as will your ideals and values.

On January 23 Venus also moves into Capricorn with a greater openness to allowing others to influence your ways of getting ahead. There also comes the realisation that in order to get ahead there needs to be cooperation. Jupiter sextiles Saturn with more considered and realistic drives for growth and expansion based upon your work ethic and sense of duty. This is a lucky time for business and investments where the economy will feel more buoyant.

On January 26 tensions are heightened with the Full Moon where your own needs versus the collective will clarify your own ideas and values. But this will not be a time to press ahead but to wait and observe what is happening.

The urge though to get ahead will be strong on January 27 as the Sun squares Jupiter, Mercury conjuncts Mars and Uranus moves direct. Some restraint will need to be exercised. Take care not to be overly confident or sure of yourself as this will easily backfire. With Uranus finally moving direct for the next eight months heralds a time of change, liberation, invention and idealism. Of things that have been fomenting for the past four months.

January 29 and 30 have a number of trine aspects bringing great ease to these couple of days. They will be mentally stimulating, social and self indulgent but peaceful and balanced. Then ending with a more restless energy as you can be dissatisfied with the daily mundane routines. So this will be a good time for a vacation.

If this does not make sense for your circumstances then consider getting your chart read by Mark for an individualised analysis of what is going on for you. This can be very pertinent as we move into a new environment and circumstances which are forcing you to change your life. Contact him on https://marklambrick.com/contact/ for a free 15 minute conversation to see whether this is right for you.