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Monthly
Horoscope:
MONTHLY OVERVIEW:
The year begins with a strong focus on relationships, and an inquiry into
healthy separation between you and other people. You’re a natural
caretaker, prone to dragging around other people’s emotional baggage.
On New Year’s Eve, a lunar eclipse in Cancer delivered a wakeup call:
you must sort out your own responsibilities from someone else’s.
Cancer, you can’t save tortured souls, least of all from themselves.
Nor is it anyone’s job to “save” you during needy, insecure
moments.
Adding a little personal space does you well. Mercury is retrograde (backward) in Capricorn, your partnership sign, for the first half of January. Miscommunications run rampant, so take a step back and rethink your approach. If you react to every little fluctuation in others, you’re certain to drive yourself mad. On January 15th, a Capricorn solar eclipse opens a brand-new chapter for your relationships. Might as well clear out the cobwebs until then.
What’s on the other side of co-dependence? Freedom! On January 17th, expansive Jupiter enters Pisces, your ninth house of travel, study and worldly adventures. This is a year to lighten up, engage with the world and widen your horizons. Fascinating conversations and people wait outside your door. Bundle up and go seize the day. Rebel Uranus also travels with Jupiter all year, and you crave freedom more than ever. Get involved with a political campaign, a social cause or a group of avant-garde thinkers. It will keep you out of trouble (which can tempt you now), and focused on inspiring change.
LOVE & ROMANCE:
Your love life is a big theme this year, with two eclipses in Capricorn,
your seventh house of companionship. Eclipses thrust you through a portal
into new experiences and attitudes, ready or not. The first one is January
15th (a new moon solar eclipse), which brings a fresh start to your relationships.
It’s joined by love-planet Venus, sending Valentine’s Day
a month early for many Crabs. The romantic plotline builds over the next
six months, culminating in a lunar eclipse on June 26th. Hopelessly single
Cancerians, wrap your claws around one of our favorite and oft-recommended
reads, Calling In the One: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life.
If you’re in a relationship, you may need a few candy kisses to make up for the first half of January, thanks to Mercury retrograde in Capricorn until the 15th. Turning your sweetie into a sparring partner is an easy pitfall during this argumentative cycle. Don’t flip out on your fuzzy bumpkins if you feel misunderstood. Everything is negotiable, so strive not to take everything personally. Remember that you’re on the same team, striving for a common goal.
MONEY & CAREER:
Feed your mind and the job will follow. This year, boundary-blasting Jupiter
orbits through Pisces, your ninth house of travel, wisdom and study.
There’s so much to see and try, and your hunger for new experience
is mighty. Don’t rush this exploratory phase. In June, Jupiter
will take a summer trip through Aries, your tenth house of career and
long-term goals. At that point, you’ll have a better idea of what
you want to be when you grow up. In the fall, you can funnel this into
a successful entrepreneurial venture.
Writing is a natural talent for many Cancers, so you may start a blog or publish your experiences in the media. Tapping into the divine comedy of life can be healing—for you and others who resonate on your plane. Find your voice and the courage to express it. Check out Danielle LaPorte’s inspiring blog White Hot Truth: Because Self Realization Rocks (www.whitehottruth.com) for eloquent wisdom and refreshing guidance.
If you’re job hunting, the Leo full moon on January 30th opens a gilded window in your money sector. You may leave a position for a higher-paying post, negotiate a raise, even receive back pay. If you’ve been stressed about money, take action. Spread the word among friends, sell old possessions on Craig’s List, and find a way to boost your confidence.
HEALTH: MIND, BODY & SOUL:
Domestic affairs test your patience this month, an inconvenience to your
homebody sign. Restrictive Saturn spends the next three years in Libra,
your fourth house of home and family. On January 13th, Saturn turns retrograde
in this sector until April 7th, making it especially hard to put down
roots, putter around the house, or relax in your own skin—all creature
comforts you adore. Do your best to bring a little home on the road,
or use the opportunity to become less attached to the familiar. Your
relationship with your mother, daughter or a significant female relative
may be strained at times; or you could inch toward gradual repair.
On the 19th, the Sun and Venus enter your private eighth house. Handle your emotional well-being, detach from draining friends, and shield your energy. Don’t absorb other people’s stress just because you’re sympathetic to their plight. With enthusiastic Jupiter in your active ninth house, you need more physical activity this year. Jupiter is the god of the feast, so your appetite for everything—adventure, new experiences and decadent meals—increases in 2010.