Cancer

It's time to turn your capacity for vulnerability into a virtue. The courage to be vulnerable is exactly what will connect you with yourself and the world, and January seems ideal for this deep undertaking. However, what is being asked of you now is not diving inward but stepping outward, among people and into your social image. Mars is our courage, and it will enter your house of socialization and give you bursts of energy to dig in and solve business problems. Its being retrograde only means it brings you back to the old theme of courage and the issues that may have slowed it down or frustrated it.

Commonly described as the house of your image in the world, this area actually expects you to connect deeply with what you want to project from yourself into the world. Here it is important to make decisions consciously, with the help of a therapist, a conversation with a friend or someone you trust deeply. By removing resistance from this area, you can also get rid of financial problems, as well as fears of expressing yourself socially and professionally. This is a call for inner work on the outer plane, so allow literally everything that can be unblocked and released to happen now and be freed of social fear. January tests your inhibitions, which are never superficial, even if they only show on the outside.

Finally, the Moon comes into the light together with the Sun in the house of death, bringing much more light and new ways to integrate your fears of loss and of death itself. Since we are in a Mercury retrograde period, the best way is to move forward, in our thoughts, on our feet or in our relationship with the most spiritual parts of ourselves. This is a period for active personal growth, which means going to a yoga class as much as actively searching for meaning. Whatever you do that is purposeful (beyond tidying the house or making lunch) and in line with a higher purpose, go for it.