Monthly horoscope January 2022 | Archive

Astro Overview for January

Combining memories from the past and visions for the future, rigorously drawn rules and innovation, realism and the audacity to dream about surprising alternatives, this year’s first month offers an unusual mix of astral energies. Venus, and, starting with the middle of the month, Mercury are retrograde and talk about revisions on several levels; the Sun transits two Saturnian signs, Capricorn and Aquarius. Mars enters Capricorn, and Uranus turns direct.

The astral dynamics of this month thus bring up a lot of aspects related to organization, practicality and responsibility, but also the respite to reconsider old relationships, information, ideas from the past that need clarification. A new way of relating to people, resources, knowledge permeates our consciousness. All these happen in a serious overall mood, sometimes austere, which invites us to mature. Let’s have a close look at the main January astral events!

Sun (Capricorn) trine Uranus (Taurus): practical ingenuity

This year starts under a Sun-Uranus trine perfected on January 1. We express our originality in a harmonious way and it is easier for us to create alternative solutions for old problems. We are more willing to accept change and reinvent ourselves, while still retaining a strong sense of naturalness. We can demonstrate practical ingenuity, like engineers who find intelligent solutions through a simple change of perspective.

Mercury in Aquarius: free thinking

On January 2, Mercury enters Aquarius, opening our minds to ingenious research. We are capable of managing a large amount of data. The astral context stimulates us to study and integrate technical or cutting-edge information. Our curiosity explores the future and innovative, avant-garde solutions. Network communication or within large groups is increasing.

Venus retrograde conjunct Sun (Capricorn): enlightenment of past relationships

Around January 9, we have the opportunity to become aware of very subtle aspects surrounding our relationships and financial affairs. On the one hand, we can demonstrate cooperation, refinement, style, elegance; on the other hand, we emanate a certain authority and social strictness. Time and steadiness influence the quality of our partnerships. AstroFidelia recommends emotional self-control, patience and perseverance.

Mars (Sagittarius) square Neptune (Pisces): struggle with illusions

On January 11, the Mars-Neptune square is exact, an aspect that talks about the force of enthusiastic ideals and bold steps, fuelled by faith and high aspirations. At the same time, it is good to pay attention to the danger of exaggerating some gestures and actions. It is advisable to avoid the harmful, aggressive effect of hasty judgments and confusions. Deceptions, intentional or accidental camouflage of the truth can take on collective dimensions and arouse indignation.

Mercury retrograde (Aquarius): inward orientation of the mind

Between January 14 and February 4, Mercury will be retrograde through Aquarius and Capricorn (starting January 26). For the next three weeks, AstroFidelia recommends time for reflection and introspection, as we will have greater clarity in contemplating our own mental structure. Externally, we may need to put in order various aspects of the past related to information, communication, logic, analysis.

Sun conjunct Pluto (Capricorn): the hidden treasures within us

Around January 16, we become aware of personal aspects that have stayed hidden so far. We investigate our inner self with the clarity of a detective or fine psychologist. This way, we can accept with more wisdom and creativity various taboo aspects, egos, obsessions that we have kept secret. AstroFidelia recommends reclaiming our power from the domineering people in our lives. We easily notice and reject manipulation.

Uranus direct: changes set in motion

On January 18, Uranus ends its retrogradation in Taurus. During the following months, changes orchestrated by this surprising planet will become more visible. After several months of reflecting on the ways in which we can progress and reinvent ourselves, Uranus direct will continue to support us in taking concrete steps towards our objectives. The unpredictable and sudden revelations will naturally accompany these times.

Sun in Aquarius: the rebel within us

With the Sun entering Aquarius on January 20, our perspectives are accompanied by a rebellious, liberal, reforming and original note. We become more open to experimentation and innovation. We can easily grasp important aspects of society, humanity as a whole, friendship, large networks of people. These times require the effort of seeking equally fair solutions for everyone.

Mars in Capricorn: well-organized actions

Starting January 24, Mars transits Capricorn, marking a period in which we will be able to materialize our objectives if we remain persevering, patient, systematic and very realistic. AstroFidelia recommends pursuing our goals in a disciplined and responsible way. We can enter battles because of rigid procedures, confronting institutions, hierarchies, authoritarian people, but we can also impose our own rules more successfully.

Mercury retrograde conjunct Pluto: deep revisions

The Mercury-Pluto conjunction around January 29 sharpens our minds and words. This configuration invites investigations of the past, clarifications, deep introspections. Hidden information might come to light, even ones containing a sort of toxic and oppressive burden. These situations help us better understand the collective and public system around us and subject it to urgent transformation.

Venus direct (Capricorn): back to the natural rhythm of relationships

On January 29, Venus ends its retrograde period in Capricorn that began on December 19. After the previous weeks, that brought order in our relationships and financial aspects, we return to a more active and open orientation outwards. With Venus retrograde, we had the chance to revise our relationship, so that now we can move forward without various residues that blocked our partnerships unnecessarily.

Sun (Aquarius) square Uranus (Taurus): progress versus naturalness

At the end of the month, we find Sun and Uranus in a tense dialogue on Fixed signs. The square between the two planets speaks about a strong confrontation between innovation and resistance to change, given that certain progress cannot be bypassed, but some principles of naturalness must still be followed. We put into practice modern ideas and we are very sensitive to the general social climate.

The year therefore begins with an interesting astral environment, unusual by the overlapping retrogradations of Venus and Mercury. While the public system is going through important changes, reconsiderations of the rules by which the whole society operates are needed. Simultaneously, on an inner level, we are going through a period that requires taking responsibility for our own evolution and to claim our personal authority in front of the whole world.

Planetary Motion and Astrological Events

The Sun transits Capricorn until January 20, 2:40 a.m., when it enters Aquarius;
New Moon in Capricorn on January 2, 6:35 p.m.; Full Moon in Cancer on January 17, 11:50 p.m.;
Mercury transits Capricorn until January 2, 7:10 a.m., when it enters Aquarius; it turns retrograde on January 14, 11:38 a.m.; on January 26, 3:06 a.m., Mercury retrograde re-enters Capricorn;
Venus transits Capricorn and turns direct on January 29, 8:47 a.m.;
Mars transits Sagittarius until January 24, 12:53 p.m., when it enters Capricorn;
Jupiter continues its transit through Pisces;
Saturn continues its transit through Aquarius;
Uranus continues its transit through Taurus and turns direct on January 18, 1:02 p.m.;
Neptune continues its transit through Pisces;
Pluto continues its transit through Capricorn.

Aries

During this month it is good to try to clarify through introspection and rigorous analysis the current social events and their impact on you. A sense of responsible participation in the community and career is beneficial to you, despite the overall feeling of confrontation. Therefore, AstroFidelia recommends getting involved in streamlining activities that can be beneficial to many people.

Venus retrograde in Capricorn imposes reorganization in professional relationships. Your public image is subject to revisions. The way you manipulate your authority in the world, the kind of respect you want, the changes you need in order to achieve it – all of this is now coming to the fore. After January 14, Mercury retrograde brings situations in which it is good to think twice before speaking in public and to look into a different light at the idea of notoriety.

After January 20, with the Sun entering Aquarius, friends and projects for the future capture your attention. As you become an active agent of change, Mars in Capricorn starting January 24 helps you sustain long lasting efforts and set important goals. Meanwhile, Jupiter, newly entered in Pisces, opens your being to spirituality and art and can facilitate some intuitions of a special subtle refinement.

Taurus

Amid transits through Capricorn, January brings you numerous opportunities to test your wisdom and faith. You can more easily think in terms of principles and general meanings, but you also look for practical, reliable, truly functional tools for investigating territories such as religion and various ideologies. Venus and Mercury retrograde in Capricorn impose reconsidering your personal philosophy of life.

You may also feel absorbed in a process of reorganizing your travel rules and the way you access people, information, goods and services from afar. You meditate on freedom of movement and international cooperation. Meanwhile, Mercury and the Sun in Aquarius indicate a mind orientation towards career and community. Thus, you get the feeling that you are engaged in a series of external events that draw public attention on you.

At the same time, as a reaction to Aquarius’ energy, you will need to use your innate naturalness in order to resist extravagant changes. Still, it is good to accept certain modernizations, because you cannot avoid progress, nor would it be useful for you to do it. Ideally, you should take on responsibilities in this regard, being a model of innovative spirit, responsibility, maturity, patience, practical ingenuity and intelligence.

Gemini

The current transits through the sober, realistic and disciplined sign of Capricorn lead you to deep emotional investigations. Although outwardly you may seem more withdrawn and become a mystery to others, this period offers you a special psychological acuity, with which you will be able to eliminate from your life toxic influences coming from manipulative or weak people. Also, these energies support you and strengthen your truly valuable relationships.

AstroFidelia also recommends paying special attention to the financial realm and other kind of resources. Money gained from close partnerships, various debts you have towards other people, values attracted from material or psychological legacies (for example, family patterns) deserve to be carefully reconsidered. Capricorn helps you establish new rules in these regards.

For you, Aquarius’ activation brings longing for adventure, exploration of distances and broadening horizons through travel or studies. On the other hand, with Mercury turning retrograde, you are less outward-oriented and tend towards a withdrawn attitude. On this occasion, you can review your belief system, your life principles, the way you see the truth and extract meanings from your experiences.

Cancer

Following the powerful activation of the mature, responsible, realistic sign of Capricorn, during this month your relationships are subjected to tests of time and efficiency. You need to set new rules in your partnerships. You may feel that during this period you depend on other people’s initiatives or movements. Ideally, you should consciously engage in making your relationships more functional and harmonious. Team effort matters now.

Venus retrograde can also help you see yourself in an unusual light as a partner. AstroFidelia recommends thinking about how your relationships mirror something within you, as well as how others perceive you. Of course, this does not mean to ignore your individuality, your own desires and needs. You may even find that you are better off without certain people and that you have to impose some boundaries in relationships.

Meanwhile, Mercury and the Sun in Aquarius lead to a period of emotional transformation. Some modern methods of exploring your own psyche, discussions with intelligent and empathetic people can help you go through a kind of deep reset. In your closest relationships you need space, freedom and equality. Financially, you can look see the idea of value and sharing from an unconventional perspective.

Leo

The beginning of the year invites you to meditate on topics such as the development of professional skills, efficiency at work, fulfilling your tasks with maturity, work relationships, as well as health, physical body. In this regard, perhaps the time has come to build a new routine, to review your old work schedule, rest and nutrition habits. Transits through Capricorn facilitate such revisions of your daily life.

Starting January 2, but especially after the Sun enters Aquarius, it is expected for you to feel an amplification of relationship events, whether we are talking about love or other important partnerships for you. In this life territory, reforms are required, meetings with original and non-conformist people, with whom you can create a relaxed, intelligent atmosphere and a wide network of friends.

Simultaneously, Venus retrograde in Capricorn urges you to take all these relationships through filters of efficiency and durability. The goal is to keep around you only the people with whom you can make a hardworking and realistic team. After Mercury turns retrograde phase on January 14, AstroFidelia recommends additional clarifications, so that no unnecessary misunderstandings creep between you and others.

Virgo

You may feel that this year begins with a long respite and that no matter how much work you have to get done, you need to pay attention to hobbies, relaxation, ephemeral joys. Venus retrograde in Capricorn can also lead to a reconsideration of your relationships with children or people with whom you have built a romantic past. AstroFidelia recommends meditating on what love and happiness mean to you.

With Mercury’s ingress in Aquarius, after January 2, you may feel a strong impact of modernizations and reforms at work. You could also improve your technical knowledge as you need to keep up with recent progress. This influence will be amplified after January 20, when the Sun also enters the original and unconventional sign of Aquarius. You may fight for freedom of thought and expression at work.

Between January 14 and 29, both Mercury and Venus are retrograde, a period in which it is good to fix any small errors that may come to light, but also to give yourself more peace of mind for introspection and rest. Meanwhile, Jupiter newly entered in Pisces brings a sense of empathy and sensitivity in relationships. You elevate the general principles and strategies that guide you in love and in other significant partnerships.

Libra

For you, January means interiorization and retreat into the privacy of your home and family relationships. Venus retrograde brings the past to your attention. You might reconsider the bonds between you and people who have influenced your childhood. This way, you connect to your roots and reveal aspects deeply hidden in the personal and family unconscious. Facing all this, you need to demonstrate maturity and wisdom.

Some changes are also possible in relation to your living space. If you intended to decorate your home, but you haven’t done it yet, now you could resume those plans. You could also fix some inconveniences related to interior decorations or building structures (walls, installations). AstroFidelia recommends consulting your family in this regard, so that you harmoniously respect everyone’s tastes.

Mercury and, starting from January 20, the Sun in Aquarius bring you originality, progress and modernization in relationships with children or in romantic ones. You could also take advantage of these transits to plan an extended winter holiday. Even if your job does not allow you time off, it is good to reserve as many moments of relaxation and regeneration as possible. It’s important to allow yourself to be creative, playful, happy and satisfied with the present.

Scorpio

For you, January means a lot of mental activity. Under the influence of the planets in Capricorn, it is time to consolidate and restructure your knowledge, to deal with research that requires time, patience, rigor and acumen. The feeling of serious mental effort can accompany you during this period, but the results will also be rewarding. The important thing is not to burden yourself with unnecessary work, but to accept the challenge of improving your intellect.

It is also possible to reconnect with old schoolmates. All sorts of details need to be clarified with diplomacy and a carefully chosen language. AstroFidelia also recommends patience and a more efficient approach to short daily trips. These experiences could bring interesting people and situations in your way, which is why it is good to keep yourself physically active throughout this month.

Simultaneously, the transits through Aquarius urge you to pay attention to home, family, memories that connect you to distant pasts. You can initiate some reforms and modernizations in these areas of your life. In this context, you need to show originality, broad views, free thinking, a rebellious and nonconformist spirit. Moments of interiorization, of retreat in familiar spaces help you connect to your deep self.

Sagittarius

For you, this month means streamlining resources, consumption and investments. Transits through Capricorn require some reconsiderations of the procedures that have guided you so far in this regard. You can eliminate not only old recurring expenses, but you can also reshape your value system. AstroFidelia recommends taking time to reflect on topics such as true wealth, needs, material resources and practical skills.

With Venus retrograde in Capricorn, it is good to weigh twice certain purchases, especially if they have an aesthetic component (clothes, cosmetics and beauty services, etc.). Everything must be done in the name of good taste, but also of resource efficiency. You could, for example, bring back to life older clothes/objects, which have not yet been used enough and which became even more precious in time.

Transits through Aquarius, emphasised after January 20, bring you a lot of mental activity. In study and debate, a breeze of progress, experiment and innovation is felt. You can be guided to research new IT concepts or unconventional topics that invoke a prejudice-free spirit in you. Aquarius supports you to assimilate a large amount of data. At the same time, network remote communication is favoured.

Capricorn

This period strongly directs your attention to yourself. The way you perceive your own being and choose to build your self-image matters a lot now. With Venus retrograde in your sign, you may feel the inspiration to reshape your physical style and body. For example, you could go back to some older, abandoned accessories or you might find that time has stamped a special charm on your beauty.

It is good to consider obtaining the state of inner harmony, of conscious connection between you and yourself. Who are you in your eyes? – here’s a relevant question now. Also, this period gives you the time to put in place some beginning phases that have recently started, although you may not know yet where they will lead to. AstroFidelia recommends paying attention to the hard structures of your body – bones, teeth, nails.

Aquarius, also present in the equation of the whole month, speaks about the need to better understand aspects related to material resources, income, investment, shopping choices. After Mercury turns retrograde on January 14, it is best to avoid new, unnecessary shopping and to put your accounting records in order. You have the opportunity to see in a unique light the notion of abundance.

Aquarius

This month you might oscillate between moments of withdrawal and contemplation and some very active ones. Basically, while some situations seem to be reaching a final phase, new ones start and throw you into the unknown. The first part of January is more discreet, a period that orients you towards detached perspectives. In this state, you can sometimes feel isolated, but you also have the opportunity of special spiritual and emotional revelations.

Amid transits through Capricorn, you may be drawn into circumstances that expose you to public institutions, corporations, organizations built on strict hierarchies. You reconsider your relationships with them. We are also talking about a time when it is good to show empathy and faith, to make some gestures of unselfish generosity and to strengthen your subtle connections with spirits everywhere who share your ideals.

At the same time, your sign is active throughout the whole month. After the Sun enters Aquarius on January 20, you receive a strong flow of energy. New beginnings are just in front of you. The period can favour valuable awareness of yourself and the feeling that you are going through some kind of important upgrade process. You establish new programs and operating procedures for the future.

Pisces

For you, the sign of Capricorn, very active throughout January, means a natural orientation towards future plans, projects and large groups of friends. These people can be like your benefactors and help you evolve in a way that would not have been possible if you had acted on your own. However, Venus retrograde also requires some reassessments of your relationships with the groups you belong to. Not every entourage is useful and beneficial.

It is also possible to think a lot about strategies that are not yet well developed. You are guided by both idealism and pragmatism. AstroFidelia recommends paying attention to some inclinations towards pessimism. Don’t forget that we are the real creators of our future! The most important thing is to set intentions that are best suited to our evolution. This way, you will be able to disseminate a positive vibration around you.

Simultaneously, transits through Aquarius orient you to spirituality, offering moments of respite in which it is best to detach yourself from petty worries and problems that you cannot control. You have a very original and comprehensive overall understanding that can bring you closer to the most refined essences of life. You can explore these subtle dimensions by connecting to emotions, giving up for good situations that have ended their purpose, preparing the ground for new beginnings.