This very special month may set the tone for the rest of the year, starting with a push from muscular Mars entering your 1st House of Self on February 1. Take charge of your life by being more physically active and willing to act on your own initiative. You’re unlikely to come on too strong with value-conscious Venus’ shift into cool Aquarius and your subtle 12th House on February 1. Your desire to please people recedes as you become more independent and require less approval from others.
Perceptive Mercury moves into psychic Pisces on February 5 to stimulate your mind and loosen your tongue. However, finding the right words to express your thoughts might not be easy; metaphors, symbols and forms of expression such as art, poetry, music and dance are all wonderful ways to tell your story. Don’t overload your schedule with too many tasks because fleet-footed Mercury slows down in the second half of the month before turning retrograde on February 23, complicating communications, muddling details and messing with travel plans until it turns direct on March 17.
You gain spiritual insights when the conceptual Aquarius New Moon on February 10 occurs in your 12th House of Divinity. The Sun’s entry into Pisces on February 18 boosts confidence and raises your profile.
Relationships take the spotlight with the pragmatic Virgo Full Moon shining in your 7th House of Partners on February 25. You’re wise to fix current alliances by attending to specific issues — unless the limitations imposed by a personal or professional union become unbearable and you consider leaving it. If you keep your heart open, you can feel the love wherever you go when adoring Venus visits your dreamy sign on February 25 to March 21.
Keep In Mind: The most practical moves for others won’t necessarily benefit you. Trust your instincts before following someone else’s advice.
Career: Powers of Persuasion
The world may be interested in your unconventional ideas this month. The Sun is in your inventive sign and your 1st House of Personality until February 18, which boosts your confidence and opens the way to more exciting activities on the job. Alluring Venus enters Aquarius on February 1, adding a strong dose of charm and people skills to enhance professional relationships. Face-to-face meetings should work in your favor because your charm is an asset right now.
Managing money is another subject, though, with two planets in your 2nd House of Income. Active Mars enters Pisces and this part of your chart on February 1, and mental Mercury does the same on February 5. Both planets join spacey and dreamy Neptune there on February 4-6, which can inspire your imagination but lead to confusion about facts.
Pushing hard is to be avoided in the first week of February because it’s a time when gentle persuasion is more effective than a sharp tongue. The Aquarius New Moon on February 9 is meant to give you a fresh start, whether by taking on new tasks or simply feeling rejuvenated and ready to advance your interests.
However, expansive Jupiter’s tense square to the Sun the following day indicates that reaching too far or promising too much is a risk. Valuable Venus’ square with Saturn on February 10 also requires restraint until allies are on board and resources available to take the next step.
Critical colleagues and fussy customers may come with the Virgo Full Moon on February 25, but learning how to work more efficiently is a potential plus of this event.
Love: Your Time to Shine (wooooooo!)
Amorous Venus, the magnetic planet of love, enters your sign on February 1, which tends to put you in a very positive light. The key is to remember to appreciate yourself. If you’re not happy with who you are, no one else is likely to be, either. So start by doing what you can to enjoy yourself. Freshening up your appearance, getting into good physical shape and exploring new and different activities are ways to add more sparkle to your personality.
The willful and creative Sun is also in Aquarius until February 18, which is meant to boost self-confidence and encourage you to be more outgoing. The beauty of these transits is that you don’t have to live up to others’ ideas of who should be. Your independent sign rewards you for being an original rather than a copy. Pleasing people is absolutely fine, as long as there is little or no sacrifice on your part.
Venus aligns favorably with your unconventional ruling planet Uranus on February 6. This can spring some positive social surprises or reveal unexpected ways to get out of a relationship dilemma.
February 10 is very important, but with contradictory signals. It’s the day of the Aquarius New Moon, which is supposed to provide you with plenty of energy and the motivation to make a fresh start. However, Venus is in a tense square with stern Saturn on the same day, which can cast shadows of doubt on your desirability or on the value of someone else. Deciding whether to continue investing in a person or project could be critical then.
I am an Aquarian.
My birthday is in 5 days.
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