Horoscope: A look at the year ahead 2011
BY ROSE MARCUS, SPECIAL TO NORTH SHORE NEWS JANUARY 2, 2011
Consider the new moon solar eclipse on Jan. 4 as the true start of the New Year.
This event-generating solar eclipse (in Capricorn) will accelerate present circumstances. It is strongly influencing Canada's chart in terms of politics (as are the eclipses later in the year, most notably June 1, 15, July 1 and Nov. 24.) In addition to the shuffling within B.C. politics, a federal election is probable.
Eclipses are flint for the unexpected, both out there in the world and within our private lives too. Watch for a significant restructuring of reality to occur in the immediacy of the here and now, and/or to extend at an intensified pitch over the next three to six months. The hinging moment may be critical and confronting, but know also that it could not be more opportune. Do not be afraid of tomorrow and your reinvented future. Welcome it with all that you can to contribute to it. It is your best bet -- and as a collective, it is the only place to pin our hope, faith, money and ambitions.
World economics will continue as an uncertain landscape, but the outlook for the year ahead is brighter than in recent years past. Courage is the best bridge to the future. To deny or resist what is coming down the track will prove to be wasted energy -- and an impossible (and irrational) stance.
This advice is for politicians and individuals alike. You can choose one of two options: take action and create the necessary change, or wait for destiny to swoop in and set your new dial. Ideally, synchronizing with the building momentum is your best bet. Jupiter and Uranus provide exceptional potential for the taking. They favour brave new initiatives, especially late January through mid-March, and again late April through mid-May.
Keep watch for the trio of summer eclipses, June 1, 15, and July 1, for another saturated and eventful few weeks. Note Canada's birthday falls on a solar eclipse, suggesting a critically shaping moment for our country.
Jupiter's advance into Taurus, June 4 to June of 2012, bodes well for financial growth or added profitability; a rise of interest rates is possible too.
For those that like to plan ahead, there are three Mercury retrograde (Murphy's law) cycles to note: March 30 to April 23 (Aries); Aug. 2 to 26 (Virgo/Leo) and Nov. 23 to Dec. 13 (Sagittarius).
- ARIES (March 21 - April 19)
The adventure called life is about to set you on a new course and it could be a radical departure. The revolutionizing impact of Uranus in Aries (a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence) will be especially evident for those born March 21 to 25. Jupiter, the abundance and expansion planet will zip through Aries Jan. 22 to June 4. Both these "be-here-now" planets call for you to be open to anything and everything goes. Light a bonfire, or watch for synchronicity to do it for you. It is a time for risk-taking and for living-it-large. Use Jupiter in Aries (January to May) to initiate, re-invent or expand, and watch for fruitful Jupiter in Taurus (June 4 through mid-June 2012) to deliver the desired goods. Material, career and relationship prospects are on an improvement curve. The year ahead can increase opportunity to travel, relocate, perform, educate or get educated, publish or broadcast, broaden markets and gain public attention.
- TAURUS (April 20 - May 20)
The choices you make in the first few months of 2011 are critically shaping to your long-range future. Your confidence can be well placed, but know that as you step forward you will have to sharpen your awareness. Stay creative and think outside of the box so that you can take full advantage of the moment. Rely on your intuition more. If you can take directive when your inner voice speaks, you will find that you will automatically choose the best, most generating of options. Mid-February and mid-March deliver threshold crossing peaks. Break new ground for yourself January through May, and substantial benefit will follow. Jupiter in Taurus (June 4 through June 2012) can find you well situated career-wise and materially, and thriving emotionally and physically. Note, it can also find you on a weight gain, so make sure to stay physically active.
- GEMINI (May 21 - June 21)
2011 is an animating year; in fact, March through August of 2012 features your sign. Huge growth is on the agenda, and you are likely to find life takes a significant departure from what has come before. The next 18 months will help you to open up to new dimensions of yourself and to your world and the people in it in some significantly new way. It is a peak time to explore a new way of living with yourself, which includes establishing new relationship formulas (social, professional, personal), new ambitions and goal-setting. Overall, you should find that progress feels natural, welcomed well timed (and well deserved too!). Jupiter's quick race through Aries (Jan. 22 to June 4) is the time for fresh starts and introductory phases. Reach out, network, explore, socialize, engage, experiment. By June forward, you should see that you have laid a worthy foundation from which to build.
- CANCER (June 22 - July 22)
The "corner turned" Solar Eclipse on Jan. 4 is particularly dynamic for those born between July 3 and July 5. With encouraging support from Venus, Jupiter and Uranus, this eclipse can be suggestive of opportunity and luck, perhaps beyond projections and expectations. You could find yourself unexpectedly liberated or set free. A financial or romantic windfall is possible for some. It can also suggest that things can't be down-played or covered up. The advances of both Jupiter (Jan. 22 to June 4) and Uranus into Aries (starting March 11) signal major new initiatives regarding your professional, personal, parental and material status, especially for those born between June 22 and June 25. New responsibilities, pressures and challenges are to be expected in this major reformatting period, but even if you felt stripped bare or stripped down earlier in the year, Jupiter in Taurus (beginning in June) should provide you with ample to work with, to live for and to aspire toward.
- LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22)
You can look forward to the revitalizing advances of Jupiter and Uranus into Aries to light good fires where you will both appreciate and gain the most (i.e. job, material or educational ambitions, relationship and health-wise). Late January through most of February, mid-March, and end of April to mid-May are optimum for new or renewed initiatives: migrate, risk, expand, create, seek, publish, perform, broadcast or romance it to the hilt. June forward, it's time to settle into the groove and expand it from there.
The three summer eclipses (June 1, July 15, July 1) should prove to be positive catalysts regarding contracts, publishing, solidifying relationships, marriage, new goal-setting or reaching, travel and educational ambitions. Mercury retrograde in Leo Aug. 8 to 26 can put you on a temporary backtrack, but Mars in Leo (mid-September to mid-November) should find you making great strides again.
- VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22)
Don't angst, act instead. Ambition serves you best. Holding sway now and over the first three to six months of the year, the time-is-ripe Jan. 4 solar eclipse can be empowering. Take control and get yourself back on track. Yes you can -- and better and faster than you anticipate. This eclipse is one that can help you to gain the respect and acknowledgement you feel you deserve. January through June is a highly opportune time to move it forward re career, creative projects, or entrepreneurial activities. It is also a time to redefine your relationship parameters, or to let your fan club or kids know who is boss. Jupiter's advance into Taurus (June 4 through June 2012) is a solidifying, confirming, and securing influence. You can expect to feel more sure-footed and more rewarded as this year advances to a close. November onward, you'll also pick up a lot more steam.
- LIBRA (Sept. 22 - Oct. 22)
Coming to the end of the road, facing tough steps forward and reconciling with what was, what is and what must be, those born Oct. 3 to 10 will feel the pressure of Saturn's tour through Libra most strongly, but of course we all feel the pinch. When Saturn animates, it matures the moment. Simultaneous to this significant closure and completion cycle, a new foundation is built. Saturn's influence can feel physical and emotionally depleting, draining and exhausting, so try to pace yourself with rest and sleep as best you can. The advances of Jupiter and Uranus into Aries suggest it is a time to show a new side of yourself to the world and to try new relationships on for size. January to June delivers an introductory or exploratory phase. This is the time to roll the dice. June forward is the time to invest, increase and reap, especially regarding family, real estate and partnership.
- SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 22)
The start of the year is wonderfully opportune, so don't waste a moment -- dive in full tilt. Through March 10, Uranus in Pisces will continues to keep it fresh and exciting, especially so for those born Nov. 20 to Nov. 22. Watch for evidence of destiny's hand at play regarding romance, child rearing, career and creative endeavours. Chiron's advance into Pisces, beginning Feb. 8 (through 2018) can provide exceptional potentials of a highly karmic nature, especially for those born Oct. 23 to Oct. 29. Increased popularity, acclaim and public attention can come your way; fame is on the docket for some. You certainly won't run out of ideas or options. This year's growth curve is a prosperous one. Jupiter in Aries (Jan. 24 to June 4) can find you well occupied with a new job, project, pet, health regime, study or agenda. Your ability to relate, communicate and negotiate is enhanced from June forward. Admiration and reputation can grow beautifully too.
- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)
Another exceptional break-out or break-free year is about to get underway. Liberating Uranus into Aries will be felt strongest by those born Nov. 22 to Nov. 26, but all of you will feel boosted by Jupiter flying through passionate Aries (Jan. 22 to June 4). Watch for your love life, career and creativity to be set on fire. If it isn't happening for you, and it likely is, it can be a happening time for your children instead. Health can take a major step forward too, or require more focused attention. Both Uranus and Jupiter are vibrant, unleashing, inspiring, exciting, opportune and reinventing. Nothing is small, you'll live it large. Perhaps on the cutting edge or razor's edge too, especially January to June. Welcome your new lifestyle, it's here to stay. You are just at the beginning of so much more to come. March through August of 2012 ushers you through a karmic peak and defines your future course.
- CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)
The year ahead is front-loaded. In fact, the start of your new year can be catapulting, perhaps in some unexpected way. This will be especially so for those born between Jan. 3 and Jan. 5. Blocks or walls can suddenly disintegrate; in their place, a new opportunity could suddenly appear. The
eclipse could affect you indirectly too, the happenings of others can have a significant fallout effect on what shapes up for you next, now or in the coming months. The later portion of March takes you over a peak professional or personal life threshold. That includes business, real estate, home and family matters too. You should find enhancing Jupiter in Taurus, June 4 through June 2012, placing you onto a solid plateau. This influence is securing, and affirming regarding journeys of the heart and the wallet, and should make you feel glad for the steps and choices you have already undertaken.
- AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)
Keep alert for opportunity and for evidence of destiny's handiwork. There is more brewing than you may fully realize. Off with the old, on with the new in a snap, Ceres (Jan. 3 to March 22) and Mars (Jan. 15 to Feb. 22) in Aquarius are likely to get your life moving at an accelerated pace. New things to try, new places to be, new people to meet, Uranus in Aries is especially energizing for those born Jan. 20 to Jan. 24. Jupiter in Aries (Jan. 22 to June 4) is opportune for travel, explorations and sales, for broadening your social sphere, educating yourself, and for putting yourself out there in some new way. Jupiter's advance into Taurus (June 4 through June 2012) delivers a time to drop anchor, settle in and to put maximum attention toward building a more secure and consistent foundation. Business and real estate investments can increase substantially. Make sure family get your best -- and gift yourself with quality time too.
- PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20)
Both Jupiter (Jan. 22) and Uranus (March 11) will move out of your sign, but you will continue to grow and gain through their endowments. You'll see that life's opportunities open much wider now. Ample resources, resourcefulness and resilience are your wellspring. You are in a vibrant reinvention and rediscovery cycle. It is a sharp departure from recent tough years and it is likely that you'll relish the new program wholeheartedly. Jupiter in Taurus (June 4 through June 2012) can boost creative output and friendship, sibling or client bonds. The rare transits of Chiron (Feb. 8 to 2019, occurring every 50 years) and Neptune, your ruler, (June 3 to 2026, occurring every 164 years) advancing into Pisces, position you at a coming-into-your-own threshold. Make no mistake about it: the evolving moment is a profound one, both for your personal growth in the here and now, and also for your soul's larger picture agenda.
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