The Year Ahead

Forecast for January 2009 to January 2010

The Sun in harmonious aspect to both Saturn and Uranus around the time of your birthday indicates that you are likely to want to bring reform or restructure to your life and perhaps your career and life goals. While you are willing to adapt to new circumstances, ideas, and unfamiliar situations this year, you are also considering and honoring traditional methods and responsibilities. You are flexible, yet organized and realistic. This attitude benefits you in most life "departments". Even so, Mercury is in hard aspect to these same planets, and there can be times this year when you experience "paralysis by analysis"--indecision due to weighing two sides to any given situation.

Venus sextile Pluto in your Solar Return chart is a subtle yet significant influence. Romantic relationships and attractions have a fated quality to them this year. This could be a year in which you fall in love, and this could be with a person, an activity, or a cause! Meeting someone who transforms your life, and more specifically your values and attitude towards love, is possible under this influence. Strong existing relationships are likely to grow and transform in rewarding ways, as you are more open than usual to intensity and passion. Your finances could also improve dramatically this year.

Mars in harmonious aspect to Uranus suggests bursts of creativity and energy that help you to further your goals. It is easier than usual to break free from habits that have previously held you back from going after what you want in life. However, Mars in challenging aspect to Neptune cautions you to be aware of a tendency to be attracted to impractical ventures. You may experience passive-aggressiveness in others, which impacts your life in frustrating ways, or you could find relationships with others confusing and hard to define. Although you may enjoy an increase in your intuitive capabilities, you could also be too open to influence so that fears or delusions impact your ability to see your life clearly. Take an objective look also at how your dreams and visions fit into the lives of others and the world in general. This could also be a year in which you are considerably more creative.

Mercury conjunct the Moon's North Node suggests making contact through learning, communicating, and mental pursuits. It indicates an intellectually stimulating year in which the exchange of ideas with others figures prominently.

Overall emotional balance helps you to further your goals in most areas of your life this year. Improving upon or developing new deep personal relationships figures strongly in the year ahead. You are bound to make new and stimulating friendships through learning and mental pursuits. Perhaps your biggest challenges this year are indecision and variable energy levels.

2009 will be a Number Two year for you. Ruled by the Moon. This is a year of potential companionship. It is a quiet, gentle, and mostly harmonious year that is less active than other years. Instead, you are more responsive to the needs of others. If you are patient and open yourself up in a gentle manner, you will attract both things and people. This is an excellent year in which to build and develop for the future. Advice - be patient, be receptive, enjoy the peace, collect.