Hello Aquarius! 2012 begins with a glorious new Moon in your sign on the 23rd of January, which will enhance your desire to turn over onto that fresh new page and begin the year with renewed confidence and enthusiasm! This is a great time for going on a diet, starting a fitness programme or getting a new hair cut or outfit. You may even feel as though destiny is giving you a helping hand here, you might receive a free gym pass or meet someone else who is on the same mission and can support you! Venus also meets Neptune in your sign between the 8th and 14th, and this is a very creative aspect, so your imagination will be strong, you will excel at artistic projects of all kinds, and creative writing will also come easily to you. Your compassion will also be powerful and you will want to help anyone who is vulnerable or in pain, in the best way you can.

Pluto pairs up with Mercury in your house of secrets between the 9th and 17th, and during this period these two planets will also square unpredictable Uranus in your house of communication. This suggests a difficult period when you may hear some surprises, or even nasty shocks, in conversation with other people. Hidden feelings and thoughts will come bubbling to the surface at this time, and the facts could be brutal and upsetting. Psychic experiences are highly likely, because you will be sensitive to undercurrents of feeling and changes in energy. You will quickly become drained by this however, so you need to stay quiet and stay out of the spotlight. Spending time with family members will bring you solace. This is an excellent time for unearthing hidden facts, because your intuition will be strong and you will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of mysterious situations.

The full Moon on the 9th will bring an end to a regular routine in your life, and this kind of change can be difficult for water-carriers, because as one of the four ‘fixed’ signs of the Zodiac, you like what you know and can find it hard to adapt to new things. You may have to cope with lots of changes to your working environment around this time, or circumstances in your life could mean changing your everyday world around. There is often a touch of sadness to amendments which the full Moon brings, because it’s all about a chapter closing in your life so that a new one can be started. Try to relax and go with the flow, you will get used to the differences in time and as we move towards the summer, you will probably begin to see how they have benefited you.

Financial pressures will weigh heavily in January as you struggle to get back on track after Christmas. It will be hard to get on top of bills and you might begin to feel as though you’re fighting a losing battle as the month wears on. Mars turning retrograde in your house of debts on the 24th is the culprit, and it will be several months before you really feel you are moving forward again. The Moon’s nodes will also cause havoc around your income during the last ten days of the month. Parties, pastimes and children’s activities will all be too alluring to miss out on, but you will find it very hard to cope with payment of all the things you have signed up for! Something will probably have to go if you are to regain financial stability. Enjoy your January!