"The Thinker and the Seeker. Astrologically, they're the same, thinking and seeking, and your theme for this month and this year. Each sign communicates, dispenses knowledge and seeks information in their own unique way, but we experience Mercury in Retrograde for almost the entire month, from February 6th through the 28th. When Mercury retrogrades, we're unexpectedly shown where our life needs revising. It can throw us back a step, but we need to look at the apparent chaos as "Course Corrections" and revise accordingly. The best state of mind during a mercury retrograde is non-reaction."
~ Deborah
Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb. 19) It's like the old adage, "Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink", but instead of the word 'water', insert the words 'career opportunities.' You see professional possibilities all around you, but none are quite gelling. Just ask yourself--"Will they hide my super-bright Aquarius light under a conservative barrel again?" Don't be in a hurry--as the year progresses you're going to find it easier and easier to implement your characteristically offbeat ideas and find support for them, career-wise. So, if you can't do it now, no worries. If you get a quirky business idea, don't dismiss it. Just be patient.
Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) That deep-in-the-heart urge you feel to help those less fortunate is sometimes karmic and you're an intuitively helpful person. Frequently, when you say the right thing to the right person at the right time, you help yourself as well. The end of January began a time period that made you really, really helpful to someone and after February 12, that friend may come back to you and repay the favor in some really great way. Don't feel guilty--bask in it, maybe for the rest of the year.
Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) If you were thinking you might get a break in February, think again. Radical life changes are still the theme of this year and you're reassessing every old relationship, value, and belief you've ever had. Its a hard time for old friendships and the ones that don't work for you anymore...history, without a backward glance. Your focus right now is on self-examination and your attention is naturally on the people you love, family, and as-close-as-family friends. Even this stirs up a conflict between the home you're making, the relationships you're cultivating, the friends you had, and the demands of the outside world.
Taurus (Apr. 21-May-21)Facing hard truths is a key element in getting the clarity that you need this month. It seems like every one of your friends has a piece of their mind they would like to give you, and you already have plenty of your own mind, thank you very much. You're conflicted by your love life (trouble with commitment and moderation?)and your work (too much work, too many conflicts)so you're spending too much time in your head. Go on and think. And study. And discuss. And postpone serious decisions for later in the year.
Gemini (May 22-June 20) you're always the fun one, and everyone loves how your mind flits from one thing to another like a butterfly in a flower garden. But this month (and really, this year) you need to zero in, get specific, and concentrate on the important work stuff you know you have to do. Right now this is the most important thing you could do, but you feel a little let down by friends who won't understand and miss their light-hearted buddy. There may be a glitch with loans, insurances or jointly held finances but it won't last. Just be patient and stay true to your vision.
Cancer(June 21-July 22) Suddenly the flaws in your current financial plans and investment strategies are crystal clear. You may be overwhelmed by the need to make some big changes in your financial life plan but just know, your payoff is not going to be short term. The status of shared resources and debt is changing in your world, too, and (eventually) for the better. Don't worry--if cracks appear in the plan now, it's so that you can correct them and move forward smoothly. Fortune Cookie: expect a (delayed) windfall through a will, insurance settlement or bank loan.
Leo(July 23-Aug. 23) Consider this month part of Universal tempering process: You are the raw steel and February the forge. You emerge from the fire purer, stronger, and tougher than you ever thought possible, and later you'll laugh and tell stories about this month. But be not afraid: You can’t force things to happen now so you must allow things to happen (difficult for you) and adapt. Be patient. Avoid ego-driven self-assertion and power struggles (all Leo traits). Here's a fortune cookie: You will receive a (delayed) gift or windfall from a will, insurance company or bank.
Virgo (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) Virgos should be happy when finances are happy and this month money comes from multiple, unexpected sources: From social contacts, from partners, from others. Money comes suddenly out of the blue, from staff shake-ups, sisters, brothers, neighbors, children, from spouses, business contacts and friends, from passion and from compromise. In fact, money comes from almost every other source except from your own personal efforts. So, what should you do? Nothing--you might mess things up. Just adapt to whatever happens, be social, avoid self-promotion and you'll drift effortlessly through February to your ultimate goal.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
You're still basking in a period of forward momentum, progress, and achievement, so don't chase success: Allow things to come to you. This is another social month, too and you handle
social months with networking genius. Let your career coast a little and focus on your personal life, because inner harmony leads to outer harmony. If a love affair dissolves, it's weak and a new love affair will arrive. If you take a new approach to your career, it will be a creative change. Even long-term changes with children will be happy ones. The key to February: Change without effort brings happiness.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov.21) Scorpios are known to work hard, but hard work alone isn't enough this month. You need to focus on emotional harmony and mending fences, especially with your family. You're going to be sorely tempted to finally clear the air with a few family members, get some things off your mind, tell them what you really think, be brutally honest. We have one recommendation: Don't. Social graces will get you everything you want in February, and if you 'go off' on someone you love now, you will just have to take it back later. And, you scorpios hate that, don't you?
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your finances hit a rough patch this month and you may find yourself on a tight money leash--and this may make you act a little crazy. No one said that all persons of the Sagittarius persuasion need be cheerful and extravagant all the time, so please calm down. It may be hard to give up your trademark lavish gifts and impulsive splurges ( and we know this cramps your usual generous style) and you may find you need to work harder for the money than you you're used to, but it's only temporary. Personal wealth and financial freedom are just a few months away.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) You want to make radical changes but for some reason you can’t. Or you make changes impulsively, then regret them. It's true, the planets are impelling you to bring change into your life, but you need to be thoughtful about it. Don't rush into anything. You're usually so confident about your decisions, but this month you question yourself. Consequently, you don’t feel very good about yourself and you may not even be sure why. This malaise won't last, but for now try to block out what everyone else is telling you. The only voice you need to listen to this month is your own.
Deborah can be contacted at:
Pink West, 511 Old Fitzhugh Rd. , Dripping Springs, TX
(512) 447-2888 pinkmakeseverythingbetter@gmail.com
