Your Horoscope For January 2021
Illustration, Kiki Ljung.
January starts with slow thawing and defrosting from last month's intense paradigm shifts. This month is about pacing yourself and settling into a new reality. Mars finally departs its urgent and restless home sign Aries and enters Taurus on Jan. 6th. This is about mindful presence as opposed to achievements and productivity. The new moon takes place on Jan. 13th in Capricorn, lighting up this area of your life with a promise of a new beginning without Saturn's heaviness. The sun enters Aquarius on Jan. 19th to start deep winter in the northern hemisphere. A full moon occurs on Jan. 28th in Leo, connecting and completing whatever began in Aug. 2020. And finally, Mercury stations retrograde on Jan. 30th in Aquarius, which we will talk more about for next month's horoscopes. But in the meantime, read on for what the new year will bring.
Capricorn
Dec. 22-Jan. 19
January might start in a frustrating way. Having fun or finding motivation might be challenging for you. Financial obstacles are likely the culprit, but so is the state of the world overall. Attempt to creatively manage your resources so that your joy is not reliant solely on money. The new moon lands on your sign, allowing you to reinvent a part of yourself and your identity.
Learn more about what it means to be a Capricorn.
Aquarius
Jan. 20-Feb. 18
Big things are shifting, specifically in terms of how you experience yourself growing. You may encounter hurdles and bumps on your road towards evolution, mostly from your family but possibly also from your past. It's an excellent time to reflect and contemplate who you used to be, how you were groomed as a child and who you want to become. The full moon culminates certain relationships in your life—it's time to move forward.
Learn more about what it means to be an Aquarius.
Pisces
Feb. 19-March 20
This month is about getting comfortable with the discomfort that may be bubbling to the surface from the deep recesses of your mind and memories. You may find it challenging to find the right words to express yourself. You may become acutely attuned to how language limits interpretation and that the chances of being misunderstood happen too often. Take this moment as an opportunity to step back and reflect.
Learn more about what it means to be Pisces.
Aries
March 21-April 19
The question of community and allyship will be resounding and prominent for the next little while. Who are your people? Who understands and sees you? Who do you support and why? You know the limits of the material world this month—why and how money cannot buy your happiness. Hopefully the new moon will bring you clarity on the walls you build around yourself that prevent you from feeling like you belong.
Learn more about what it means to be Aries.
Taurus
April 20-May 20
The stakes to perform, achieve and make things happen are high. At the same time, you're simply exhausted. The challenge this month is to resist equating your worth to your level of productivity. Some things take time. Be more deliberate about your slowness and embrace how you need to pace yourself as necessary for your health. The shame you feel around this may be something you inherited and is a byproduct of how the world works.
Learn more about what it means to be Taurus.
Gemini
May 21-June 21
Take time to quiet down and contemplate your past, how it still affects you in the present and why you need to build new stories to tell yourself. January is all about moving beyond your painful memories. It's also about interrogating any toxic societal and cultural beliefs that serve to limit your potential. For now, take comfort in the stillness and let go of any pressure to have everything together. It's okay to feel uncertain.
Learn more about what it means to be Gemini.
Cancer
June 22-July 22
They say friendship breakups can often hurt more than separations from romantic connections. It's an uprooting from family-like bonds. This month, take the time and space to grieve any friendships, community spaces and social relationships you've lost. Maybe it was an awful demise. Perhaps it was an organic falling out, where life continued and the distance naturally grew wider. Either way, stay with the grief of losing people you once felt a kinship with.
Learn more about what it means to be Cancer.
Leo
July 23-Aug. 22
Aging in your relationships is set to take place over the next couple of years. This can mean that maturity can take different shapes. Sometimes it looks like taking commitments to the next level. Other times, they're breakups and endings. Either way, you're set up to seriously reconsider who you want to become and where you want your life to head. The connections you wish to nurture become even more critical.
Learn more about what it means to be a Leo.
Virgo
Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Somatic/body-oriented psychotherapy believes in the premise of integrating past trauma and its connection to embodiment. It supposes that this approach can be an effective and useful modality for healing. January starts you off on this journey of discovering how your mortal vessel carries a lot of your mental, emotional and psychological burdens. This process may contradict some of your beliefs. However, try something different this month. Especially if your usual regimens are no longer working.
Learn more about what it means to be a Virgo.
Libra
Sept. 23-Oct. 22
Take this month to enjoy a well-deserved creative activity that allows you to nerd out. Even better if it requires a certain level of discipline that you can't decide if you like or need. Either way, structured enjoyment will do you some good this January. Since there is much behind-the-scenes work awaiting you regarding your mental health, don’t downplay the relationship losses you experienced in the past couple of months.
Learn more about what it means to be a Libra.
Scorpio
Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Relationships of all kinds will be the hot topic for you this month. In particular, your family-of-origin and ancestral roots are emphasized for the next couple of years. You get to take apart and scrutinize how you were raised and groomed as a child and deeply understand how it informs your adult behaviours. What do you want to change? Your dynamics with other people will put you to the test of how you show up in conflict.
Learn more about what it means to be a Scorpio.
Sagittarius
Nov. 22-Dec. 21
How you live your days is how you live your life. Take this to heart. If you're feeling a deep-seated dissatisfaction with where your bigger life is headed, perhaps pay attention to the details instead. Your daily motions and regimens are up for a makeover and structured discipline is the name of the game. Maybe there will be a learning curve to embrace routine but you may be pleasantly surprised at how much you like it.
Learn more about what it means to be Sagittarius.
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