[Fate & Free Will ] Astrology for the Week of January 6-12

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There are a lot of things happening this week that are going to help you slow down and start taking some pragmatic steps on your 2025 path. Take advantage of this. 

Monday 01/06

• ♂︎ ▻ Cancer | 5:44 am eastern
• ☿ at 27° 22‘ Sagittarius □ ♆ at 27° 22‘ Pisces | 8:55 am eastern
• ☽ at 12° 38‘ Aries ✳ ♃ at 12° 38‘ Gemini | 11:38 am eastern
• 🌓 First Quarter Moon | 6:56 pm eastern

Monday Mars moving back into Cancer marks a shift in focus, encouraging a reconsideration of actions and priorities in areas where progress may feel stalled or uncertain. 

Communication and decision-making could also feel less clear today, with practical thinking influenced by imagination or mixed signals.

• Best for: Revisiting unresolved priorities, reflecting on past efforts, and exploring creative or intuitive approaches.
• Potential Challenges: Managing unclear communication, avoiding confusion in decision-making, and addressing fluctuating focus or hesitation.

Let’s talk a bit more about the long term implications of Mars moving back into Cancer where he will be retrograde until February 23rd - but remain until April 17. That’s a little more than 3 months of emphasis on how you need to rethink and take action in a specific area of life.

During the retrograde period this could bring a more cautious or indirect approach, especially in situations requiring emotional or strategic adjustments.

• Best for: Reassessing ongoing efforts, revisiting unresolved matters, and focusing on actions that require patience or resilience.
• Potential Challenges: Navigating slower progress, addressing emotionally charged situations, and managing fluctuating motivation or focus.

Here’s a list of keywords for what Mars will be focused on for the next 3 months by rising sign:

• Aries Rising: Foundations, Home, and Ancestry | Home, family, property, land, father, ancestry, inheritances, private life, endings.
• Taurus Rising: Siblings, Communication, and Travel | Siblings, neighbors, short journeys, writing, messages, learning, daily rituals, exchanges.
• Gemini Rising: Wealth and Material Resources | Income, possessions, wealth, money, assets, livelihood, financial stability, expenditures.
• Cancer Rising: Life, Vitality, and the Physical Body | Body, health, appearance, personality, beginnings, life force, temperament, self-expression.
• Leo Rising: Isolation, Hidden Matters, and Enemies | Hidden enemies, imprisonment, isolation, secrets, sorrow, mental health, self-sabotage, physical health, large animals, unseen challenges.
• Virgo Rising: Friends, Hopes, and Alliances | Friendship, benefactors, social groups, hopes, ambitions, support systems, goals, social media.
• Libra Rising: Authority, Career, and Public Life | Career, honor, reputation, authority, achievements, public standing, governance, the mother.
• Scorpio Rising: Religion, Learning, and Long Journeys | Faith, wisdom, astrology, divination, higher education, long-distance travel, and foreign cultures.
• Sagittarius Rising: Death, Fear, and Shared Wealth | Death, legacies, debts, inheritances, taxes, fears, anxieties, other people’s resources.
• Capricorn Rising: Partnerships and Public Interactions | Marriage, contracts, partnerships, open enemies, alliances, litigation, agreements.
• Aquarius Rising: Illness, Service, and Labor | Servants, employees, daily routines, illness, injuries, obligations, small animals, duties.
• Pisces Rising: Children, Pleasure, and Entertainment | Children, recreation, creativity, hobbies, dating, games, speculation, joy.

Tuesday 01/07

• ☽ at 29° 11‘ Aries △ ☿ at 29° 11‘ Sagittarius | 3:48 pm eastern
• ☽ at 29° 27‘ Aries □ ♂︎ 29° 27‘ Cancer | 4:15 pm eastern
• ☽ V/C | 4:15 - 5:11 pm eastern
• ☽ ▻ Taurus | 5:11 pm eastern
• ☽ at 01° 17‘ Taurus □ ♇ at 01° 17‘ Aquarius | 7:22 pm eastern

Tuesday has part one and part two.

Part one is in effect until 5:11 pm eastern while the Moon is in Aries. Ideas will be flowing and tempers could be flaring.

Part two begins at 5:11 pm eastern when the Moon moves into Taurus and the emotional intensity amps up to 10 and you may get a follow of those power struggles if you noticed any last week.

• Best for: Having honest conversations, addressing underlying issues, and channeling emotional energy into resolving long-term concerns.
• Potential Challenges: Tense interactions, emotionally charged reactions, and competing demands or expectations.

Wednesday 01/08

• ☽ at 05° 24‘ Taurus ✳ ♀︎ at 05° 24‘ Pisces | 2:23 am eastern
• ☿ ▻ Capricorn | 5:29 am eastern
• ☽ at 15° 10‘ Taurus ✳ ♄ at 15° 10‘ Pisces | 6:56 pm eastern

Wednesday the shift of Mercury into Capricorn brings a more focused and practical tone to the day. 

There is a steady and deliberate energy in the air that amplifies the emphasis on approaching conversations and decisions with care. This should make it easier to concentrate on responsibilities, but the pace may feel slower or overly methodica compared to December.

Mercury moves into Capricorn at 5:29 am eastern encouraging clear, structured communication and a methodical approach to solving problems. 

There’s a stronger focus on long-term goals and practicality, but it could also make discussions more cautious or reserved.

• Best for: Setting long-term goals, refining practical plans, and communicating with clarity and purpose.
• Potential Challenges: Getting stuck in rigid thinking, overanalyzing decisions, and feeling weighed down by the need to meet high expectations.

Thursday 01/09

• ☽ at 19° 15‘ Taurus △ ☉ at 19° 15‘ Capricorn | 1:53 am eastern
• ☽ ☌  ♅ at 23° 27‘ Taurus | 8:59 am eastern
• ☽ at 27° 26‘ Taurus ✳ ♆ at 27° 26‘ Pisces | 3:45 pm eastern
• ☽ at 28° 39‘ Taurus ✳ ♂︎ at 28° 39‘ Cancer | 5:50 pm eastern
• ☽ V/C | 5:50 - 8:06 pm eastern
• ☽ ▻ Gemini | 8:06 pm eastern 
• ☽ at 01° 21‘ Gemini △ ♇ at 01° 21‘ Aquarius | 10:24 pm eastern

Thursday is steady but active, with a focus on practical efforts and the potential for unexpected developments to bring new opportunities. 

There’s a lot of energy to get things done, but staying on track might feel tricky if changes or emotions catch you off guard.

• Best for: Practical tasks, handling responsibilities with care, and staying open to creative or unexpected solutions.
• Potential Challenges: Sudden changes, distractions, and strong emotional reactions to shifting circumstances.

Friday 01/10

• 🌔 Waxing Gibbous Moon | 5:19 am eastern
• ☽ at 07° 45‘ Gemini □ ♀︎ at 07° 45‘ Pisces | 9:18 am eastern
• ☽ ☌  ♃ at 12° 17‘ Gemini | 5:00 pm eastern
• ☽ at 15° 21‘ Gemini □ ♄ at 15° 21‘ Pisces | 10:15 pm eastern 

Friday is busy and social, with plenty of opportunities for conversations and exchanging ideas. 

However, moments of emotional heaviness or self-doubt may surface, especially when reflecting on responsibilities or unmet expectations.

• Best for: Meaningful conversations, exploring new ideas, and connecting with others.
• Potential Challenges: Emotional heaviness, conflicting priorities, and relational or personal insecurities.

Saturday 01/11

• ☊ ▻ Pisces | 6:01 pm eastern 
• ☋ ▻ Virgo | 6:01 pm eastern 
• ☽ at 27° 28‘ Gemini □ ♆ at 27° 28‘ Pisces | 7:03 pm eastern
• ☽ V/C | 7:03 - 11:24 pm eastern
• ☽ ▻ Cancer | 11:24 pm eastern

Saturday is a big deal so I’m going to nerd out a bit. 

The shift of the Nodes into Pisces and Virgo at 6:01 PM Eastern reorients collective focus toward themes of surrender and discernment. 

With the North Node moving into Jupiter-ruled Pisces, growth leans toward embracing intuition, ambiguity, and fluidity, while the South Node in Virgo emphasizes the need to release perfectionism, over-analysis, and rigid systems that no longer serve. 

This nodal shift is underscored by the Moon in late Gemini squaring Neptune in Pisces, creating a moment of mental and emotional dissonance as the Gemini Moon seeks logical explanations that Neptune blurs. 

The mutable energy of Gemini, Pisces, and Virgo creates a swirling dynamic of mental overactivity, emotional sensitivity, and the pull between logic and intuition.

The Moon-Neptune square can signify moments of miscommunication, confusion, or a tendency to idealize situations, making anything remotely realistic elusive.

The Moon’s squares to both the North and South Nodes then amplify a feeling of being at a crossroads. The Moon’s square to the Nodes marks a moment of adjustment, emphasizing the need for recalibration in these areas.

• Best for: Reflecting on shifting priorities, exploring intuitive or creative approaches, and reconsidering rigid expectations in favor of flexibility.
• Potential Challenges: Moments of mental or emotional uncertainty, miscommunications, and a sense of being pulled in conflicting directions.

Let’s talk about what the nodes mean and what they’re bringing to a very specific area of your life.

• North Node: Emphasizing areas of growth and opportunity where energy can be expanded or new potentials explored.
• South Node: Reassessing areas of overinvestment or diminishing focus where simplification or clarity can emerge.

Here’s a list of keywords for what the Node changes and eclipses will be bringing up for the next year and a half by rising sign:

• Aries Rising: Increased Focus on Solitude and Hidden Matters, Reassessing Work and Health | Increase in attention on seclusion, private challenges, hidden enemies, and introspection; reassessing obligations related to daily labor, physical health, and routine tasks.
• Taurus Rising: Increase Focus on Long Term Goals and Supportive Connections, Reassessing Recreation and Personal Pursuits | Increased activity around the topics of  hopes, long-term ambitions, and help from influential or supportive people; reassessing recreational activities, creative interests, romantic pursuits, and focus on children.
• Gemini Rising: Increased Focus on Public Recognition, Reassessing Domestic Attachments | Increase in attention on career ambitions, reputation, public authority, and external accomplishments; reassessing emotional ties to family, property, and home life.
• Cancer Rising: Increase Focus on Wisdom and Broader Perspectives, Reassessing Daily Concerns | Increased activity around the topics of faith, philosophical exploration, higher learning, astrology, and long-distance travel; reassessing focus on daily communication, local commutes, sibling relationships, and minor logistical matters.
• Leo Rising: Increased Focus on Legacy and Fear, Reassessing Material Possessions | Increase in attention to legacy, inheritances, obligations tied to others’ wealth, and the management of fears; reassessing personal income, possessions, sources of wealth, and material stability.
• Virgo Rising: Increased Focus on Partnerships, Reassessing Personal Overanalysis | Increase attention on relationships, contracts, public connections, and alliances; reassessing self-critique, physical concerns, identity, and focus on personal independence.
• Libra Rising: Increased Focus on Daily Labor and Health, Reassessing Solitude and Hidden Matters | Increase in attention to illness, physical health, necessary labor, and obligations; reassessing time spent in seclusion, hidden enemies, mental challenges, and retreat from active life.
• Scorpio Rising: Increase in Joyful Pursuits, Reassessing Benefactors and Goals | Increased activity around the topics of creativity, children, leisure, and amusements; reassessing relationships with benefactors, long-term goals, and the practicalities of alliances or support networks.
• Sagittarius Rising: Increase Focus on Domestic Foundations, Reassessing Career Ambitions |  Increased attention on emotional security, attention to home, family relationships, and property; reassessing public reputation, authority, professional goals, and external obligations.
• Capricorn Rising: Increase Focus on Local Connections, Reassessing Broader Beliefs | Increased activity around the topics of communication, daily exchanges, relationships with siblings and neighbors, and local travel; reassessing philosophical frameworks, distant journeys, higher education, and spiritual or academic pursuits.
• Aquarius Rising: Increase Focus on Personal Resources, Reassessing Fears and Obligations | Increased attention on building wealth, focusing on financial stability, cultivating possessions, reassessing fears around loss, death, and responsibilities tied to legacy or debts.
• Pisces Rising: Increase Focus on Personal Agency, Reassessing Overinvestment in Partnerships | Increased activity around the topics of individuality, self-expression, health, physical presence, reassessing reliance on partnerships, contracts, and public commitments.

Sunday 01/12

• ☽ at 06° 03‘ Cancer  ☍ ☿ at 06° 03‘ Capricorn | 9:53 am eastern
• ♂︎ at 27° 29‘ Cancer △ ♆ at 27° 29‘ Pisces | 4:15 pm eastern
• ☽ at 10° 05‘ Cancer △ ♀︎ at 10° 05‘ Pisces | 4:56 pm eastern 

Sunday is introspective, with an emphasis on reassessing actions and connecting with the dream or the ideal.

Creative energy is present, but things might feel slower or less straightforward, creating a sense of uncertainty or deception.

• Best for: Reassessing past actions, exploring creative ideas, and connecting with goals or long-term visions.
• Potential Challenges: Unclear motivations, feelings of doubt or confusion, and overthinking.

Until next time, my wish for you is an emotional attachment to the ‘why’ driving all of your actions. - Robin💋