SIDEREAL ASTROLOGY DATES
Oct 30 – Jan 12, 2023 : Mars Retrograde in Gemini/Taurus
Dec 29 – Jan 18, 2023 : Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn/Sagittarius
January 17, 2023 : Saturn into Aquarius
Mars & Mercury Retrogrades
We begin 2023 with both Mercury and Mars retrograde. It’s not the best time for new year’s resolutions, and you might want to wait a couple weeks before making plans for the year. Mars is detriment in Venus-ruled Taurus. It has been bringing up repressed emotions such as rage, sadness, and frustration to heal and clear old wounds during this retrograde. With Mercury retrograde on top of it, expect miscommunications and further Tower-collapsing type moments to release old paradigms and paths that are not working. It isn’t a good time to build or lay foundation. It’s more about closure and endings. However, Mercury and Mars retrograde are a good time to focus on personal goals, self, healing, health, and well-being.
Mercury Retrograde begins on December 29, 2022, conjunct Venus at 0° Capricorn. Last year on this exact same date of December 29, 2021, Venus and Mercury were also conjunct at the exact same degree of 0° Capricorn, except last year Venus was retrograde instead of Mercury. Pluto is pretty close in the conjunction both years. Expect some reversals in situations from Dec 29, 2021 and new beginnings. Fresh starts on situations that you thought were over, including relationships, jobs, home, and finances. You may get a second shot at something that seemed to have ended, or perhaps it will reboot in a way that is different and more fortunate, or you have gained some much needed perspective. These rebirths are in major life themes. We don’t often get a chance at redemption, renewal, or a second chance, but many will be offered these types of opportunities that take us in a totally new direction.
Saturn Ingress Aquarius
Saturn will ingress to Aquarius on January 17, 2023. It has been in Capricorn since January 23, 2020, (except in Aquarius briefly from April 28 – July 12, 2022). Many have been in an intense period of self-mastery and isolation for the past three years, working on themselves and/or developing their craft. The energy will loosen up as Saturn enters Aquarius, shifting from Earth to Air. Aquarius is Fixed Air and ruled by Saturn, so it’s still an intense energy for the next couple years of this transit.
In contrast to Capricorn that is ridged in its work with focus and internal pressure on ourselves, Aquarius is much more open to change with out-of-the-box thinking. If you have felt stuck in cement and unable to find direction, Saturn in Aquarius will help to find the solution. To those dealing with intense inner shadow work, the path is about to free up so you can move forward. For others, Aquarius will force changes and growth that may be quite unsettling. If you have felt lost, take a look at what you have been doing the past three years and see if it is somehow related to your purpose or a skill needed for it.
Saturn in Aquarius is going to shake things up, and the solutions might not be the way you anticipate. It’s about to change in a big way, as we let go of the past three years. The Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in 2020, along with the major Pluto conjunctions that year, were the end of an era. We have been in an intense period of closing out, mastery, and inner work since then. With Saturn’s transit to Aquarius, it will feel as if all this can finally release and we can move forward into new timelines.
It’s difficult to understand how much has changed internally when the physical world is not reflecting it accurately. This past few years has made you stronger than you know, and you’re about to find out exactly how much you have grown.
Year Of The Rabbit
It is a strange way to start the new year, but by January 18, 2023 when Mercury stations direct, followed by Uranus direct on January 22, all the planets will be in forward motion. It will be time to hit the ground running. Obstacles will be removed and swift progress will be possible. There will be some large revelations and clarity between now and then, so don’t expect yourself to have the whole plan ready to go yet.
By the end of January, it will be much more clear what directions we need to go in. Get yourself healthy, strong, and mentally prepared to gear up and get into something new. It’s going to be time to put in work with strong forward momentum. There are some backed-up manifestations ready to come forth from the Divine, so don’t be too ridged in your expectations.
2023 will be a time of renewal and growth, and there is much to look forward to. May you all have a beautiful year in the Year of the Water Rabbit. Good luck, blessings, and abundance to you.
Happy New Year!
Love, Wisdom, and Power
Karen Neverland
—December 27, 2022
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