After an extended time with Venus, the love planet, you're sitting pretty for 2011. All that you've learned about what you value, and who you want to be with, serves you in the coming months. As Venus moves into Sagittarius on the 7th, so begins a time of less introspection, and more putting your heart's desire into action.
You can be power in motion, and find your humor, with Venus in this fire sign. It kicks up a restless desire to see the world, maybe a trip to look forward to. Movement and new activities shake off any winter doldrums that have settled in this month.
CompetitionYou love testing yourself, and when Jupiter goes into Aries, you'll be looking for ways to prove you're number 1. What kinds of achievement leave a lasting sense of fulfillment -- this is a good question for January. How do you want to make your mark? What's most important to you?
Your ruler Mars goes into Aquarius on the 16th, to draw you into circles, networks, collegial associations. There are times to stand out this year, and times to contribute as one of the whole. Your ability to tune into the emotional moods of the group is your built-in security system.
You'll know when it's unwise to hitch your wagon to a group of stars, since you see intuitively where they're going. Use this ability to align with those that inspire you, and whose currents gently -- or like a raging river that's jumped its banked -- pull you forward.
Full Moon in CancerIt's on the 21st, and comes with the radically spiritualizing Jupiter-Uranus alignment in Pisces. You can get signs or have a breakthrough, that helps you release past emotional baggage. Use this amped up Moon to swim in your own depths, and be illuminated.
