After five weeks and a general malaise, January is behind us, and the brief, bright month of February lies ahead.On Feb.4, Jupiter — our planet of luck, levity, growth and gains — will go direct in Gemini after a four-month retrograde.
In Gemini, Jupiter encourages curiosity and duplicity, high art and lowly gossip, illumination and inundation.Now that the planet is moving directly, we’ll be better able to integrate the lessons of its retrograde and hopefully emerge with newfound reverence for the power of language and how our words can function as both cure and curse.On the same day, Venus — our planet of wealth, worth and wanting — climbs out of the bathtub EDM trance of Pisces and is vitalized by the hellfire and primal passions of Aries.
That shift encourages both getting it on and getting your way, a welcome respite from the inertia of the past few weeks.A full snow moon in Leo on Feb.12 is a summons to let your freak flag fly — and your bleeding heart sit right on your sleeve.On Feb.
18, the sun slides from air to water, fixed to flexible when we move from space alien Aquarius to martyr/nihilist Care Bear Pisces.Ride the wave, not the undertow, folks.On Feb.
23, Mars — our planet of will and war, action and ambition — will turn direct in Cancer and, good gods, not a moment too soon.If the new year has thus far felt more like slow motion than positive progress, fear not; Mars’ direct action will be a much-needed boost.
Everything will still hurt, because Cancer, but it will feel less hopeless, especially when the planet moves into the regal bonfire of the vanities sign of Leo in early spring.The month draws to a close with a new moon in Pisces on Feb.27.
This moon brings with it heightened intuition, sensitivity and creativity.Do collaging, foot soaks, salt caves, uncomfortable eye contact, past-life regressions and painting in the dark.
Avoid crowds, confessions, triggering siblings and clinical environments.Good luck out there, folks;...