“I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano;
A stage where every man must play a part”
Antonio in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venus (I.i.77-8)
The astrological momentum is good this month. Time for some changes. There’s a series of quotes which fit a pattern, one from the character of Macbeth, some from other sources, that espouse the point of view that the world is nothing more than a stage, and that we are merely actors following a script. What part are you going to be picked to play this month?
Aries: There are numerous beneficial planets doing abundant nice things to you right now. Saturn, though, is fooling around, almost dawdling, compared to the way he usually moves. Between his resistant dawdling, the sun in Capricorn, and the tiny fact that is often over looked about the association between Mr. Mars and Aries, there’s just a hint that you are a little too wound up this month.
Taurus: Saturn really does act as if there is a cosmic ray channeled through the planet and this ray imparts a subtle influence in your life. If I didn’t have kin folk in Deep East Texas with sworn testimony about Alien Abductions, I’m not sure I would believe myself. Unlike my kin folks, though, I’m sure that this ray is going to impart something a little different than deep space probes on your body. It’s more like a shackle and chain, and it looks like it’s work that needs your attention.
Gemini: It’s not a stretch to see that the planets have dealt you an uneven hand of cards, especially this month. The “fated feeling” has a lot to do with a certain planet, like the last piece of a puzzle, and this planet is beginning to fall into place. At one point, this month, shortly after the first, but most assuredly before the 12th Night of January, you are going to get a crystal clear vision of what this is all about.
Cancer: This is a month to think about who your friends are. The trick is to figure out what’s what. Like my “friend,” you’ve got a hidden ally in the most unlikely of places. In fact, it might be a sworn enemy who comes to be by your side. And it might be nothing more than a tidbit of advice this month. But that advice can make all the difference, on certain days. This month has that feeling to it, and it’s Saturn who is doing this.
Leo: You’ve just got to use the beginning of the month to do a little pruning in your one, personal tree of life. There are some people who no longer worship you for the magnificent Leo that you are. This sort behavior does not bode well with you. If it ain’t working, then consider getting rid of it.
Virgo: This month gets off to a rousing good start, but like most New Years’ Resolutions, this strong kick which begins the early part of the month quickly fades into a series of tough, little obstacles which seem bound and determined to block every new resolution. Being a voracious Virgo, however, you will be able to surmount these minor obstacles.
Libra: At one point this month, you’re going to look at the parties, the fluctuations in various markets, and the general upheaval going on around you and just wonder what the big deal is. “It’s the new year, so what’s the big deal?” you ask yourself. Fortunately, you’re in good company, and this good companionship will offer insight as to what the general uproar is all about.
Scorpio: This is a month when you get to make a decision. I never like to see a Scorpio coerced into a decision making process, and this month, with Mars starting out at a late degree of Aquarius, and with the push from the planets in other fixed signs, you’re going to feel a need to render a decision in hasty fashion. All I can suggest is that you weigh the decision making process and prolong what ever it is that have to decide for as long as possible.
Sagittarius: This month starts out with Venus at about one degree of Sagittarius. Venus then continues right on through the rest of Sagittarius for the rest of the month. You’re going to get called away, probably for “business” reasons, and this is going to interrupt your month long degree of peace at home which you were so looking forward to. And as long as Venus is in our sign, a word of caution is suggested: be very careful about extravagances.
Capricorn: Venus moves from Sagittarius into your sign late this month, and Mars spends a great deal of this month in Pisces. Both are good indications that there’s “something up.” This is a good beginning and it bodes well for the future. It even bodes well for this month. There are some long overdue awards and you finally get a chance to cash in on some of this.
Aquarius: This is a month that should be approached by thirds. The first third of the month is full of nothing too important other than the year end stuff, and of course, the concomitant parties that go with the year end stuff. The second third, or the middle third, is sort of a dark time. It’s like hangover from the big party, and you groan a little as you need to get to work, and complain some about the way things are. The final third is good, but there is one little catch.
Pisces: Shortly after the big celebrations die down some, not long after the big parties are winding down, and after the general tone of the times begins to resume a normal course of events, in other words, after the big weekend, then everything in Pisces land heats up. Mars comes careening into your sign, and thus, he comes careening into your life. It means he’s going to take your gentle and delicate Pisces nature and add a degree of heat to the equation.
