Happy New Year, glorious centaurs! Mercury will still be in your sign until the 8th of January, and during this week he will also form a tense aspect to Mars, who will spend the month cooling his heels in your career sector! Suffice to say, arguments at work will be high on the list of events for you, as you struggle to prove your worth and show the big bosses exactly what you are capable of. There’s nothing worse than being underestimated, and you are right to fight your corner, but because Mars is almost at a standstill for most of the month as he prepares to turn retrograde, his feisty energy is totally ineffective. So you may find you are getting nowhere fast and making yourself look like a troublemaker in the process! A senior member of your team will support you, but you still need to be careful of reacting too fiercely and jeopardising your chances of future promotions.

If you are looking for love right now, or have just met someone new and are thinking about taking things a little further with them, expect a bumpy ride this month, as Uranus links up with several planets from your house of romance! During the days of the 9th to 15th, money worries could cause you some embarrassment and you may have to put your social plans on hold when you discover those pennies aren‘t going to stretch any further! On the other hand, the last week of January could bring you some positive news about someone you are attracted to, if you have been waiting to hear how a person feels about you, you will be very happy with their answer! If you have children, your relationship with them will continue to be erratic, as you strive for some freedom from the demands they place on you. You may feel you are getting alone one minute, and then you simply can’t understand one another the next, and this feeling of uncertainty will be around for some months.

Your money tree needs some attention this month, as activity starts to pick up in your financial area. With the Sun here until the 20th, your self-esteem will be strongly linked to your possessions, and you will probably find yourself buying all kinds of status symbols to show how wealthy and wonderful you are! These kinds of material possessions are not really your bag, but you may get roped in to a game of keeping up the Joneses in order to prove your worth. The days from the 6th to 19th will be fortunate for making extra cash, you will need to put some effort in but you will be happy with your bank balance afterwards, so keep going! The full Moon on the 9th could help you to see the light in a difficult debt situation, you may receive support from a third party, or be offered a life line in the form of a loan or reduced repayment plan.

Communication of all kinds will be prominent after the 21st, and the new Moon on the 23rd will bring important news. You may also meet a new neighbour at this time, or become involved in a community project. It’s also a great time to buy a new car, but be wary of inflated prices and pushy salespeople, they really will be exaggerating about their product! Work colleagues will also try to show off after the 25th, don’t take the bait, you will find out in due course that they’re not as skilled as they are claiming to be! Enjoy your January Sag!