The long awaited 2012 New Year opens with the energetic impetus to structure and organize our new thoughts and new desires born out of the December 24th New Moon in Capricorn. If we use this preparation time to our advantage, these new inspired structures will support us with a deeper wellbeing in the months to come.

Mars turns Retrograde January 23rd, an event that only occurs every 2 years. This time it goes backwards through Virgo, retracing the soul desires and inspirations that began for us in mid-November. The detail-oriented energy of Virgo helps us to experience a clearer focus about what we want. This particular Retrograde gives us an opportunity to discover why we want the things we want and therefore a chance to choose with discrimination our most authentic desires to follow to our fulfillment.

JANUARY FORECAST

Please also read the forecast for your Rising Sign if you know it. If you’re on a “cusp” and don’t know your Sun sign, you can read both signs to find your fit.

Aries March 21 – April 19
Full moon on the 8th brings intensity and unexpected shifts. Face this time with courage, head-on, to manifest the creativity and growth it promises. You can ride a friendly wave of easy energy on the 22nd; New Moon offers a new start, new cycle.

Taurus April 20 – May 20
Comfort-seeking Taurus is fortunate with flowing planetary aspects. Taurus truly is the luckiest sign in the zodiac right now with Jupiter in your solar first house and the powerful outer planets all in positive aspects to your Sun sign. Enjoy. Full Moon on the 8th brings the culmination of these flowing energies. New Moon on the 22nd offers a new start with dynamic aspects of creativity and healthy challenge.

Gemini May 21 – June 21
Friendly Geminis are working through a period of subtle discord. This dynamic is leading you to discover ways to be wiser, more effective and more authentic to your own value system in each present moment. Full Moon on the 8th is the culmination of this energy. The New Moon on the 22nd brings welcome positive flow, dynamic conversations and an expansive canvas for your newly refined personal outlook.

Cancer June 22 – July 22
For Cancers, January 8th’s Full Moon completes the fourth leg of a Grand Cross involving the Moon, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto and the Sun. These intense planetary forces create inner emotional challenges to push you toward your personal growth. Approach this time with self-compassion and eyes wide open. There is much to be gained from this time period. On the 22nd, the New Moon in your solar 8th house opens you to the world of unseen forces. This is the house of sex, the occult and the deep bonding in relationships. Venus in Pisces offers a gentle spiritual path for your new discoveries.

Leo July 23 – August 22
Leos are in a period of calm and reflection during the first part of January. Positive and easy energy is moving in lucky Leo’s realm. On the 22nd, the New Moon in Aquarius shakes things up and brings new people and challenges for fiery Leo. A new relationship or new beginnings in a partnership are likely.

Virgo August 23 – September 22
Mars stationery in Virgo and in your Solar 1st house begins a concentrated energy building within you concerning your sense of identity. With a positive Trine from the powerful influence of Pluto, a deep transformation is underway. The purpose of this compelling energy is to strip away all that is inconsequential in order to re-connect you with your authentic heart’s desire.

Libra September 23 – October 22
Sensitive Libra is in a challenging energy flow with the Full Moon on Jan 8th. Stay calm and summon your deep wisdom to receive the lessons and insights this culminating energy offers. New Moon on the 22nd is in a positive Trine to your Sun in your 5th house of creativity and children.

Scorpio October 23 – November 21
Creative Scorpios start the New Year with a positive boost from the Full Moon in your Solar 3rd house. This energy offers you an easy connection with friends as well as support in your creative endeavors. New Moon on the 22nd offers fresh, dynamic energy around your psychological foundations and personal belief system. Much transformation and rebirth is possible for those who embark with open eyes.

Sagittarius November 22 – December 21
Full moon on the 22nd offers an intense emotional journey for Sagittarius in the area of intimate relationship and the resources you acquire through another. Mars stationery and square your Sun throughout January stirs an awakening through a gnawing tension within your personal desires. This standoff brings great lessons in your awareness. New Moon in your solar 3rd house on the 22nd ignites fresh concepts for you to integrate into your recent realizations of your deepest needs.

Capricorn December 22 – January 19
Happy Solar Return Capricorn! Happy Birthday! High-energy planetary aspects are in effect for you this month. Along with new energy for you concerning your identity, you also have dynamic aspects from a grand cross in your Solar Return chart. This year brings new changes. Jupiter and stationery Mars trining your Sun provide you positive support. An exciting time blessed with a sense of well being.

Aquarius January 20 – February 18
Sun in your Solar 12th house brings needed reflection during the Full Moon on Jan 8th. This is a time to look back on the last 12 months to see what can be released and what can be built upon for the future. New Moon on the 22nd in Aquarius offers a rebirth of wellbeing as well as a dynamic, positive flow. Enjoy.

Pisces February 19-March 20
Gentle Pisces receives supportive energy on the Jan 8th Full Moon. Mars stationery in Virgo opposing your Sun sign offers constructive challenges in relationships. Events and projects may be at a standstill or in a slowed internal process appearing as resistance. New Moon in your Solar 12th house offers insight about the origin of your desires and helpful support for letting go of unnecessary mental clutter.

If you would like to have a question answered using your personal natal chart, please email me your question with your birth information to diannec@webegirls.com. Please include your accurate birth time, birth date, birth city and state. For privacy, your name will be changed.

Dianne Curwick has been reading professionally with a word-of-mouth clientele since 2000. She has read for people from all walks of life throughout the United States. Previously, she penned the astrology column for the Los Angeles publication “IN Magazine.” She has also taught astrology chart reading classes as well as spiritual growth classes using the natal chart as a tool. She says, “The whole world opens up to me through symbols that seem to rise off the astrology chart and speak to me. They draw me in and serve as a touchstone for intuitive information to flow through me. I am in an altered state when I am reading the chart. I feel like I’m plugged in to an energetic source, receiving answers faster than I am asking questions.”

For a personal reading by Dianne visit www.StardustAstrology.com