First off, you are going to be more idealistic about your career. You are going to want a career that helps the planet as a whole–something that blesses all of life. Career will not just be about personal success or ego gratification. (This has been happening in your life for some years and will only get stronger with time.) Second, even a mundane career will be enhanced by your involvement in charitable activities and altruistic causes. It’s a very curious thing: While you apparently deny yourself and help others–donate time and money for altruism–your career and public image are magically enhanced. There are all sorts of scenarios as to how this happens–you make important contacts as you do these things, you develop a good public reputation, superiors make note of your activities–perhaps most importantly, you pay off negative karma which might have been hindering you. When a person acts altruistically with no thought of personal gain, then, as Emerson said, ‘the universe conspires to make it happen’. All the powers of heaven will scramble to pay it, and if it can’t be paid in one way it will be paid in another.
For those of you already advanced on a spiritual path, this transit is showing something even deeper. That spirituality itself–doing your spiritual practices and exercises–is your career and purpose–everything else in life must be subservient to that. At first blush this seems outlandish. What do my breathing exercises, chanting, prayer, meditation or asana practice have to do with my career? Plenty. These spiritual practices change your whole vibration and atmosphere. This changes the vibration of all whom you contact or associate with. And this actually changes the world. Someone in trouble comes into your aura and you are able to dispense help and healing–and this can have huge ramifications. You walk into a shop where perhaps a robbery or murder is about to happen and, because of your positive energy, it doesn’t happen. You sit next to someone on a bus or train–someone who is perhaps ready to commit suicide–and your mere presence, just the vibrations that you emanate, heal and soothe this person. These events are not things you read about in the newspapers–the 12th house is all about secret, behind-the-scenes activities–but they are nevertheless real. It is the ‘secret service’ of life.
Uranus moving into your 12th house also has other messages. It shows dramatic changes in your spiritual attitudes, ideals and practices. Those not yet on the path will get on it. Those already on the path will change teachers and practice. Easterners might choose a Western path. Westerners might switch to the Eastern path. It also shows that the ‘spiritual side’ of astrology will become more interesting (Uranus rules astrology).
There are many, many valid paths to ultimate reality. But with Uranus in the 12th house you need a more scientific and rational approach. Mere faith (though important) and emotional exaltation (also important) will not be enough for you. You need to understand what is happening on a scientific level. There are many paths that deal with this–esoteric astrology, hermetic science, kabbalah (in the Western tradition) and jnana yoga (in the Eastern tradition). These will be things to explore in the years to come.
January
Best Days Overall: 4, 5, 13, 14, 23, 24
Most Stressful Days Overall: 2, 3, 8, 9, 16, 17, 30
Best Days for Love: 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 23, 25, 26
Best Days for Money: 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Best Days for Career: 1, 9, 10, 16, 17, 19, 20, 28, 29
You begin your year with 70 to 80 per cent of the planets above the horizon–the ‘day’ side of your year. Not only that, but on the 20th you enter a yearly career peak, as your 10th house becomes ultra-powerful. Family is always important to you, but you can serve them best by succeeding in your outer ambitions–being the good provider. Focus on your career and de-emphasize home and family. Interesting, the family seems supportive in your career goals–this is what they want from you. It’s also good to focus on the careers of individual family members in a supportive way. The status and prestige of the family as a whole get elevated this month.
This is a month where a shift in the planetary power is happening. By the 20th the Eastern (sunrise) sector of the horoscope becomes stronger than the Western, social sector. This creates psychological changes for you. You are becoming more independent and more in charge of your life. You have less need of other people. You can achieve your goals independently if they don’t co-operate. You are in a period where you have the power to create circumstances as you like them.
There is a solar eclipse in your 9th house on the 15th. This eclipse seems benign for you–it actually makes nice aspects to you. Still, it won’t hurt to take a reduced schedule anyway–people in general are not up to par during an eclipse–why expose yourself to this when you don’t have to?
This eclipse will bring up the dirty laundry in the family circle, and family members are likely to be more temperamental. Be more patient and understanding. With knowledge of what is going on, we can’t always stop events but our understanding makes us more philosophical about them–and we don’t make matters worse. This eclipse (and there will be others in the year ahead) will test your religious and philosophical beliefs–a process that is going on all year. This is good. It tests your faith. Many people claim that they have faith until a big situation comes along–then, suddenly, they discover they had none. The good thing here is that once you understand your weakness you can correct it. For university or graduate students this eclipse brings changes in their educational plans or within their school (shakeups in the school’s hierarchy, and rules). Sometimes heavy construction goes on that disrupts your normal study or routine. A legal matter (if you are involved in this kind of thing) will take a dramatic turn.
Though you are honoured and successful in your career, your financial planet, Mercury, is retrograde until the 15th. This won’t stop earnings but will probably create weird delays and glitches. Avoid major financial decisions until after the 15th.
February
Best Days Overall: 1, 9, 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 28
Most Stressful Days Overall: 5, 6, 12, 13, 26, 27
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 14, 15, 19, 24, 25, 28
Best Days for Money: 1, 4, 5, 11, 12, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24
Best Days for Career: 6, 12, 13, 16, 25
Overall health is good, but try to rest and relax more until the 18th. The demands of career are taking all your energy. Delegate tasks where possible. Enhance health by paying more attention to your spine, knees, teeth, bones, gallbladder, skeletal alignment, hips and kidneys all month. Until the 11th pay more attention to your ankles and calves (massage them and give them more support when exercising) and to your feet from the 11th onwards (foot massage will be unusually powerful).
By the 18th, most career goals (at least of a short-term nature) are attained and your focus turns to friendships and group activities. This is an exciting and happy area of life all year, but especially during this period. You are meeting new and significant friends now, friends who are almost ‘like family’ to you.
There is a nice financial windfall on the 27th and 28th as the Sun and Jupiter travel together (this can happen a few days before or after as well). Your spouse, partner or current love also has a windfall. This period is also good if you are negotiating a loan or mortgage or want to attract outside investors to your projects. Seems like you are spending more on the home or family during this period as well. During this period Mercury and Neptune are travelling together, suggesting an excellent financial intuition. A flash of insight and inspiration comes to you.
On the 10th Mercury, your financial planet,