At the edge of moving forward 

January 20th at 7.36pm  AEDT – Sydney – the Sun moves into Aquarius. Just a day before Mercury went direct and on the 22nd the Moon joins the Sun bringing in the Aquarian New Moon. Uranus turns direct on the 23rd, which means that anything can happen. We may feel that we want to free ourself from constrain that we have been putting up with for quite some time now. As this new energy flows in, things are breaking loose  and our energy will be shifting. We can expect may things to change and unfold in the coming months. With the Aquarian energy there can be sudden insights into the future and the Aquarian New Moon brings in the energy for things to start moving again. Now we are really starting the year 2023! 

Many of you may be feeling that now you can put your plans into motion. Aquarian energy brings freedom, doing things your own way in your own style and at the same time you may feel a bit disjointed with your energy, somehow not being in full alignment with who you are becoming and what you are doing right now, your mind and body seemingly going in different direction. Never fear, because these will be shifting in the coming months. As this new moon comes in, it is the perfect time for adjustments in and around yourself to be in alignment with where you wish to go in the future. 

Planet Saturn establishing a favourable alignment with Jupiter and this can bring in new friendships and connections. Venus joining in with Saturn in Aquarius can bring with it logical, serious, detached energy – thinking about different concepts and its details. Some of your associations can pull away from you or you may even feel that you need some more space from others. As the moon moves into Pisces on the 24th January you may feel more sensitive, vulnerable but keep faith that things will be working out for you, even if you don’t see too far ahead just yet on how these will happen.

It’s fair to say that 2023 and the coming weeks are looking quite interesting. After a long period of what felt like stagnation slowly yet suddenly things will speed up and start moving again. I know “slow yet sudden” is a contradiction, but thats how the energies are playing out. The Aquarian/Uranian energy are forward looking, unconventional and unpredictable. Toward the end of the month when Moon joins up with Chiron in Aries there is a brief opportunity to forgive yourself and others. This alignment brings in sensitivity and vulnerability and this can take you by surprise. If this happens, then just take a few deep breaths, because by the end of month the Sun gets in harmony with Mars and it will motivate you to get moving and doing things what previously for some reason you couldn’t do. The area of your life where you have the sign of Aquarius and points that are affected by this transit going to be the focus of your thinking and moving forward. Being familiar with your personal birth chart can really help you use this innovative and electric energy! Aquarius being a “fixed air” will get ideas from broad sources and its a seed planter for your future. It helps you pinpoint the focus and understanding where your energy currently concentrated.

Written by Anita Rechnitzer from anitasastrology.com

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