JANUARY FORECAST
"Awareness is the bridge to Consciousness." ~ Message from the Ethers
The year begins in a pause, a sacred breath between what has been and what is yet to come. We enter the Year of the Puzzlement with soft eyes and open hands, invited to walk slowly and notice the pieces that are turning over. January reminds us that the path is not solved at once but revealed in small glimmers. This month’s cards ~ Star, Sacred Masculine, Gratitude ~ offer orientation, structure, and blessing as we take our first steps into the spiral of a new year.
∞HEALTH ~ STAR
The Star shines as a lantern of hope and healing, guiding us back to balance when we feel scattered. She brings renewal, reminding us that health is restored not through striving but through gentle alignment with light and truth. This is a month for recalibration ~ nourishing the nervous system, resting, and remembering that we are already held.
Inquiry: Where am I being invited to release heaviness and return to simple clarity?
Affirmation: I am guided by the light of the Star. My body and spirit know how to return to wholeness.
∞RELATIONSHIPS ~ SACRED MASCULINE
The Sacred Masculine enters as protector and steward ~ the one who holds presence with integrity and devotion. In relationships, his medicine is clean boundaries, consistency, and care that creates safety for tenderness to thrive. This is a time to simplify agreements and honor commitments, so that matters of the heart can rest on solid ground.
Inquiry: How can I bring steadiness and accountability to the relationships I value most?
Affirmation: I embody the Sacred Masculine. My presence protects and strengthens love.
∞PROSPERITY ~ GRATITUDE
Gratitude is the magnetic force that multiplies blessing. This month prosperity is less about acquiring and more about noticing ~ allowing appreciation to recalibrate your field and open new flow. Each thank-you is a prayer, each acknowledgment of support a thread weaving you deeper into abundance.
Inquiry: What blessings are already present that I have not yet fully received?
Affirmation: I give thanks for what is here now. Gratitude is the ground of my prosperity.
Together, these levers weave a map for January: the Star restores our clarity, the Sacred Masculine steadies our bonds, and Gratitude roots us in sufficiency. In the season of winter stillness, when days are short and nights long, we are reminded that light returns gradually and structure sustains us through uncertainty. Trust that the puzzle will not be solved in haste. Walk gently, give thanks often, and let the Star’s quiet glow guide your way into the year. Journey well. - Lindsay Pera
1st: Mercury at 29 Sagittarius square Neptune at 29 Pisces
3rd: Full Moon at 13 Cancer opposite Venus Sun Mars conjunct in Capricorn, along with Juno, Mercury, Astraea & Juno also in Capricorn. With Uranus Rx at 27 Taurus & South Node at 10 Virgo, the Earth element is strong. Moon & Jupiter Rx in Cancer with North Node, Saturn & Neptune in Pisces also highlights Water at this time. This makes for a highly feminine, intuitive, slow start to 2026.
17th: Saturn forms Minor Grand Trine in sextile to Sun in Capricorn & Uranus Rx in Taurus trine to one another at 27 degrees. Venus at 29 Capricorn sextiles Neptune in Pisces
18th: New Moon at 28 Capricorn conjunct Astraea; Mercury & Mars conjunct at 26 Capricorn; Venus at 1 Aquarius beginning conjunction to Pluto at 3 Aquarius
27th: Mars Pluto conjunct at 3 Aquarius with Astraea; Sun conjunct Vesta at 8 Aquarius; Venus & Mercury conjunct at 12 Aquarius; Moon conjunct Uranus Rx at 27 Taurus & Neptune has re-entered 0 Aries
A crescendo of deep feminine intuitive nourishment invites us to cozy up and slow all the way down to honor this time of transition and necessary rest. Compassion is our central theme now. To stay aligned requires mindful pacing, tender awareness. It's hard to imagine a conscious master rushing or pushing, so let's remember the ascended ancestors' wisdom and the standard of integrity we are called to hold for ourselves at this point in our human story. This is prayer time. How can we be more responsible with our prayer work? How can we be more peaceful in our preparations of sacred space? Our motivational force is maturing, and with that comes a clearer sense of what is ours to do within collective existence. We should all be clear now that there is no race and the only destination is back to the Love that we are. Slow and steady creates invaluable beauty, like tapestries woven with communal care and useful tools designed to spark joy at the sight of them. Isn't that all we really need more of—love, beauty, and wellness? May we discover or recommit to hobbies, pastimes, and crafts that keep our attention focused and rhythmic through the threading of time. What the hands do, the heart learns. Gather with culture keepers and resilient mutual aid networks. How can we celebrate survival by making survival celebratory? Sit with elders and listen to children. Write or paint or knit or cook what you know from lived experience. Share your wisdom as gifts and offerings to others' solace, sense of belonging, inspiration, and encouragement. - Katina Castillo
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