ARIES HOROSCOPE for JANUARY 2025

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So let’s begin with the most contentious point-yes your ruler Mars is retrograde for the whole of January. Cue gnashing of teeth, as you have to hold your horses, fighting Aries impatience to get the fuq on with it?? Or maybe you are relishing this chance to slow down, catch your breath and sort out your priorities, for the coming year-which is a better look, obviously. The timing is as follows:

Mars retro in your 5th house of creative talent, confidence & play until Jan 6th.  great time to work your creative process, dark horse style just for the satisfaction of problem solving & finessing your approach. Or maybe taking some time out, doing low key fun stuff, that recharges your

batteries. But not so much hammering the party scene-just because you’re frustrated with immediate progress about anything else, right??

I mean with Mars opposite Pluto in your social sector-you can feel the eagle eye of the world upon you. But right now is not so much the instant gratification, of showing off your brilliance or swanning around being the star of the show-that comes in April. More the satisfaction of behaving with full integrity-that can totally stand up to any scrutiny in the world.

Then Mars retro into your 4th house of home & family, from Jan 7th till late Feb. To bring your attention to any lingering issues with your tribe, or property decisions that are still unresolved? Which will be peaking, with maximum volatility, and hopefully emotional intelligence under pressure-with the Full Moon of Jan 14th, conjunct Mars in your 4th.

So if weird misunderstandings with your family/co-hab dynamics? Not the time to pick fights/bitch & moan every little domestic frustration or familial drama-would only blow up at warp speed with pointless, tedious tantrums. Ideally, you are exquisitely patient with one another…

I mean just for perspective-Venus, Saturn & Neptune are hiding out in your 12th house this month. So you’re kind of busy doing your own thing, working on healthy relationship with self. Which is great-but maybe keeping your love cards close to your chest and certain loved ones find you quite enigmatic/hard to read right now? This could be good-as in  you get that you’re being a weirdo & that’s ok, you totally appreciate the fam who also get this, the better to allow them their weird foibles as well. And viola, mutual respect at home, allowing one another space to figure it out with intelligent conversations about it, sans pressure, as you go.

Same goes for any real estate/scenarios about where you live temporarily wonking out. Ideally avoid any hasty decisions, just because you’re stressed out. Especially Mars retro aspect Uranus retro in your 2nd house of money is so fluxy. So you want to watch the temptation for dodgy manoeuvres, about the financial aspect of your living situation. Much better to treat this as a chance to re-evaluate & finesse certain agreements, that require a new perspective? If possible chill out until late Feb, when you will have a much better handle on empowering decisions, about all things domestic.

Then something to look forward to, Mars direct charging back into your 5th house from April. With a much more positive take on being opposite Pluto & trine Neptune, flirting with being in Aries. By then all the work you’re doing now, to lowkey get your act together will totally pay off-with a magical new level of Aries radiance! Patience please-its coming…

Meanwhile, as you come to terms with all the things you can’t immediately control in the world right now, with Mars retro-is kind of perfect to have a powerful stellium forming in your 12th house. Destiny Point into your 12th from Jan 13th, conjunct Neptune, joins Venus/Saturn conjunct, exact Jan 20th. This is where you get to lean into your inner world, the magic of spiritual/creative discipline, self awareness and radiance that comes from deep within. Lovely! And so much easier right now, than running around trying to force external circumstance.

The better to be ready for Sun conjunct Pluto in your social sector, Jan 21st. Then Mercury direct, conjunct Pluto for the New Moon of Jan 29th here. So much stunning clarity and inspiring conversations with your tribe coming up. And all you have to do, to show up with immaculate integrity-is be your true self.

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