For charismatic, adaptable, and curious Gemini: Here’s what you can expect to enjoy, work through, and receive throughout the month of January.
Several notable planetary retrogrades dominate the first month of the year. The most tangible is Mars in Leo and Cancer and Jupiter retrograde in your celestial domain. Let’s start with the former. Like Mercury retrograde, the red planet’s retrograde period can cause unforeseen mishaps and delays as Mars’ typically assertive, actionable energy inverts. We often associate the start of the year with moving forward with new goals and ideas. But Mars retrograde seems to have other plans in mind. Instead of hitting the ground running into the new year, try easing into things a bit more slowly. A little bit of caution goes a long way, Gemini.
Next, Jupiter retrograde’s ongoing presence in your sign continues to place a strong emphasis on adopting new perspectives. It’s time to reevaluate concepts like success and prosperity. With Mars retrograde in the mix, the stars seem to be offering the same question across the Zodiac. Is pushing yourself past the point of exhaustion really worth it in the end? Do the rewards of your success taste as sweet when you’re too tired to taste them? When there’s no one around to revel in the celebration with you? Be careful not to prioritize the trophy at the end of the race over the enjoyment of getting there in the first place.
On January 6, your ruling planet forms a challenging square with Neptune two days before the former celestial body enters Capricorn. With Mercury’s influence over communication, expansion, and intellect and Neptune’s focus on imagination and dreams, this negative alignment suggests potential conflict between who we want to be or what we want to accomplish and what’s actually possible to achieve. As Neptune lifts your feet higher and higher off the ground, Mercury demands a more logical approach. This attitude will only be exacerbated by pragmatic Capricorn on January 8. You can try and fight the “boring” parts of chasing your dreams all you want. But at some point, this work will have to get done.
The waxing gibbous Moon offers greater analytical clarity on January 10 when it enters your celestial domain. This lunar phase encourages us to assess our progress thus far and determine whether we should adjust or proceed. Check-ins like these can make all the difference between a minor hiccup and a major mistake. Aren’t a few seconds of extra consideration worth the pain it might prevent you from experiencing, Gemini? Don’t rush through this. You have more time than your pride and anxiety are allowing you to believe.
Three days later, the full Moon reaches its maximum potency in Cancer. Full Moons are already incredibly powerful celestial events, increasing mental and emotional clarity and sharpening our intuition. But when the full Moon is also in its native Cancer, its lunar effects only get stronger. Capitalize on this energy while it’s here, stargazer. January 13 will be an ideal time to listen to your gut, trust your instincts, and have faith in yourself. If you don’t, who else will? You must be your own advocate at all times.
A week later, on January 19, the Sun enters Aquarius, ushering in a new era of freedom, rebellion, and creativity. You start this cosmic period on the right foot. Your ruling planet forms two favorable sextiles with Saturn and Venus. Responsibilities in matters of the heart, wallet, or both become easier to manage. Placing boundaries to protect yourself from investing too much of your emotional or financial resources becomes less frightening and stressful. Under the influence of Aquarius, the stars encourage you to pursue the things that make you feel happy, secure, and your truest self.
Potential insecurities or conflict rear their head two days later on January 21. On this day, Mercury forms a challenging square with Chiron. Trying new things and leaning into your true self is a scary process, Gemini. True vulnerability is not only radical; it’s also frightening. After all, you’ve done similar things in the past under different circumstances and things didn’t turn out quite like you had hoped. But if you lived every day of your life based on what happened to you previously, how could you experience anything new? You have to trust that not everything is going to turn out to be the worst-case scenario you imagine in your head. Closing yourself off to the world out of fear does more harm than good, dear stargazer.
January 23 will be a particularly potent day in your celestial forecast. Mercury forms two powerful alignments: a direct opposition to Mars retrograde and a trine with Jupiter retrograde. All cosmic signs point to daily life going a little bit haywire. Fortunately, Mercury’s auspicious trine with Jupiter suggests that adopting new ideas and perspectives will get you through even the bumpiest of bumpy roads. Be careful not to hold on to any one belief too tightly during this time. The harder you cling to these ideas, the more painful it will be when the universe inevitably reveals something unsavory about them. Keeping an open mind and heart can make all the difference when handling the universe’s natural ebbs and flows.
About a week later, on January 28, your ruling planet joins the Sun in Aquarius. Mercury in Aquarius is a cosmic powerhouse. With Aquarius’ need to innovate and create and Mercury’s logical, communicative spirit, this will be an ideal time to tackle new projects, explore your environment, and reinvent yourself. This celestial pairing flies in the face of societal expectations, inviting us to be curious, courageous, and confident in our path forward. All trendsetters start as the odd person out, Gemini.
We end the first month of the year under a new Moon in Aquarius, further emphasizing this celestial domain’s eccentric, rebellious spirit. Evolving from our previous selves requires us to know who those people were on a deep level so that we can better appreciate the changes we experience moving into a more mature, wiser incarnation of our being. Take some time under the restorative shadow of the new Moon to say goodbye to parts of yourself you want to leave behind in this year’s transition. Give yourself space to grow in the months to come.
Thus concludes your monthly highlights. For more specific celestial analyses, make sure to read your daily and weekly horoscope as well. Good luck, Gemini! See you next month.
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