Starcodes January 21, 2022 Heather Roan Robbins

Life will feel easier if we just chill this week, catch up with friends and reassess our situation rather than try to push forward with Venus and Mercury now both retrograde. Practice hygge-the Danish concept of warm winter coziness. Introspect, review, research, and integrate elements of the past before taking the next step.

Stay safe, the swirling energies of these retrograde planets can set off strange accidents and complexities. But the unusual energies can also create some surprising breakthroughs when everything works out right. It could be accidental, may feel like a fluke, but it could be a good new beginning.

During this review time it’s useful to think about how we got ourselves into our present social and political situation, and what we might want to do differently next time. The Sun, Mercury, and Saturn all now in Aquarius point out to us that our personal life is embedded in the socio-political process. We need to do this reassessment before we leap forward as spring arrives, tempting though it will be to push the boundaries now.

It can be challenging to just rest, complete, and review as the week progresses. As Mars joins Venus in Capricorn on Monday and Mercury retrogrades back into determined, goal-oriented Capricorn on Tuesday we remember our ambitions and may want to push forward. Capricorn likes to climb mountains, make…