AQUARIUS SEASON 2021 HOROSCOPES
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Aquarius season begins on Jan. 18th, which further lights up this area of your charts this month. The Full Moon at 9° Leo on Jan. 28th culminates whatever started back in Aug. 2020. This Full Moon is tense because it squares Mars and Uranus in Taurus and opposes Jupiter in Aquarius. There is potential for explosive awakenings or unexpected developments in the situations you find yourself in.
Mercury stations retrograde at 11° Aquarius on Jan. 30th. It's the first one for 2021. You know the drill right? Double-check all communications, take extra time going from one place to another as getting lost is quite common under Mercury retrograde skies, back up your digital files, and exercise more patience for yourself and everyone else. It's recommended to finish projects versus starting new ones if you can. But please don't worry yourself. Life must go on.
In addition to the Sun entering Aquarius, Venus follows on Feb. 1st. A New Moon takes place at 23° Aquarius on Feb. 11th. So far, 6 out of 7 traditional planets are all in Aquarius. So, in short, there is an intense emphasis on this part of your life this month, marking new beginnings.
The main event of Aquarius season is Saturn in Aquarius, the first of three exact squares with Uranus in Taurus, both at 7° on Feb. 17th. The overall theme of 2021 is about challenging outdated ways of doing things and balancing it with the urge to innovate and liberate. This month really highlights where you may feel stuck and may give you insights on what to do about it. Read your horoscopes for some personal guidance!
It's highly recommended that you primarily read the horoscopes for your Rising sign. If you don't know your Rising Sign, then you can read for your Sun sign. To figure out these placements, enter your birth date, location and precise birth time into an astrology app like Time Nomad or online at astro.com. For more information on how all of these play together, visit charmastrology.com.
Aquarius: Identity and embodiment are big topics this month, especially as it contradicts how you know yourself through other people's perspectives. You're in the process of maturing into who you want to be, and the way there is through practice. Just show up. If this means you go to therapy, or learn how to communicate better, discover your actual gender identity, or just drink enough water a day, do the work. Slowly but surely.
Pisces: Get nerdy with your shame, trauma, and struggles. Think of it as like going to school, except you actually enjoy your time and want to learn. Take a course, connect with teachers that have insights on what's ailing you, work with spiritual care providers or start a prayer ritual. Whatever it may be, dedicate space to learning how you can feel better living with your pain.
Aries: Get organized and inspired with your kindred spirits. This is the time to dream of the kind of community space you want to dwell in and learn from. Use this moment to connect and collaborate while you brainstorm the collective dream. One thing's for sure, you won't get to where you're headed alone. So learn to give — and receive — care without the entrapments of self-sufficiency and transactional relationships.
Taurus: You're allowed to be who you are against the wishes and whims of society and your family. Get serious about committing to the kind of life you envision by investing your time and efforts wisely. If this means having less capacity for other life obligations, then make it happen. Don't forget to give room for your body to catch up though. Take care of your mortal form.
Gemini: Think about the kind of environment, energy, and exchanges that help you learn the best. Imagine building and co-creating this space for yourself and others. It's time to get focused and specific about the educational content and settings you will be committing to. You deserve to flourish intellectually and achieve mastery on a subject... and it doesn't have to be because you have something to prove.
Cancer: This month is a big lesson on interdependence. It's about looking at how you conflate avoiding intimacy with autonomy and self-sufficiency, because the former is usually the one that requires you to do the work. While you may be proud of how much you're able to offer care, how open are you at receiving them? Perhaps the challenge is about building trust long enough to nurture long-term connections. If that’s the case, then get to work.
Leo: Commit to achieving interrelational competency. This is a learned skill despite your history, upbringing, and cultural disposition. If you are perpetually dissatisfied with the quality of your relationships, learn how to have the kind you desire. The kind that heals and allows you to explore untapped parts of yourself. You're not a passive participant in your life. You can wholly engage your knowledge, skills, emotional intelligence, and experiences. Utilize them to have more satisfying connections.
Virgo: There's no sugarcoating it, Virgo, this month will test your ability to balance productivity and wellness. Get clear on the kind of labour, projects, and obligations that feel good. Learn the mechanism of creating pleasure within working. Additionally, stop resisting learning new fields of study that may conflict with your current thesis. You might just get pleasantly surprised and learn something new!
Libra: Getting all serious, sober (maybe literally), and contemplative has never felt so good! You're experiencing a blissful moment of growth that requires a rude shedding of anything unnecessary. Get rid of the bells and whistles. Just get to the heart of the matter. What or who is fueling your passion for creativity and collaboration? Move towards them and find yourself maturing in ways you haven’t even thought of.
Scorpio: There's an increasing intensity in the realm of home, family, and relationships. This month, you may find yourself at the crossroads of any new or lingering conflict. Or perhaps they pile on each other. Whatever the case may be, you need to be firm and clear, knowing your roles and responsibilities within the issues at hand. Take the time because the process might be slow and may take months of therapy sessions.
Sagittarius: The looming and seemingly endless pandemic reality persists this month. By now, you may have a sense of how you should invest your time on a daily basis. If not, then get to it. Think of discipline as a fun practice of figuring out how to optimize and improve your life overall. How you live your days is how you live your life. Let the smaller scale of time matter more than the big but fleeting ones.
Capricorn: Part of healing your financial problems, issues, and trauma is about cultivating literacy on how money works. Literally learn it on a personal and macro level. Unfortunately, you have to participate in the current world economic system, so you might as well learn the game. While also figuring out how to entertain anti-capitalism alternatives, learn about the appropriate living wage for your work, figure out how you can sustain your well-being materially, and discover government resources you didn't know you could access.