Thoughts for January 2007

Are you sitting comfortably?

2nd January 2007

Graphic Ephemeris January 2007

Full Moon 3 January 2007

New Moon 19 January 2007

2007 brings the last year of Pluto in Sagittarius and Jupiter is also in Sagittarius. Additionally Jupiter will square Uranus three times during the year. See my forecast of the year for details. The first of these squares will take place on 22 January just after the new moon. This sets the tone for a confrontational year and the planetary movements of the first few weeks will be important to the turn out.

Following on from the huge build up in Sagittarius in December we start the year with Mars still in that sign and approaching the trine to Saturn and the conjunction to Pluto and while Mars moves from one aspect to another Mercury conjoins the Sun. To me this focuses the agenda onto ideas. The mutable signs, especially Sagittarius, are intrinsically involved with philosophy and ideas. That we have Saturn in Leo - these are MY Rules - and Sun and Mercury in Capricorn - MY Ideas - at the same time as Mars approaches Pluto. This could very well be a time when ownership of ideas and how they are applied in the real world becomes a real battle ground.

After Mars these aspects Mars enters Capricorn where it is very strong and will give the required leverage to anyone who needs to get things done. It does this on 16 January.

As the Sun moves into Aquarius to make six planets in Aquarius and over the next few weeks they will cluster around the opposition to Saturn and the conjunction with Neptune. Conflict between the individual and the collective, between the star and the audience or the leader and the public and the undermining of these relationships are likely to provide the issues. Undermining of trust, or should I say the continuing undermining of trust between the rulers and the ruled, is a key element of this.

This is the start of a year when pretty much everything we know about the ideas we hold will be questioned. The path is not going to be smooth. Next year we have to put them into action.