Aquarius

January 20 – February 17

As you begin 2019, Aquarius, you’ll be looking back at 2018 with relief – relieved that what arose that originally seems little but a disruption, what seemed nothing but nuisance, actually turned out to be rather interesting. Yet at the same time, you’ll be hoping that’s the end of it and that you can settle into a somewhat altered but familiar existence. However, that is by no means the case. There’s a single, clear, reason for this, and that is with your own ruling planet, Uranus having moved into and out a new position during 2018, you’ll have experienced an unusual variety of indeed change, and twists and turns that come with this.

Because your ruler Uranus is positioned in a sign for seven years, you have the luxury of organising your life one way, and living without disruptions. 2018 and 2019 will be the exception. With Uranus making a temporary visit to its new position, and to accent the structure of your life, from May to November 2018, you’ll have encountered the new ideas and intriguing options this triggered. While you might have made a few changes, much will have remained as it was.

Yet you will correctly sense that this isn’t all, and with Uranus moving into its new position on March 6, 2019, and with it once again accenting the structure of your life, you’re entering a cycle during which you’ll have many more option than previously, but unsure what appeals to you, yet you may be under pressure to make decisions, some swiftly. Urgent as things seem, with Uranus in this position until 2025, there are bound to be lots more options for you to consider, and your priorities are bound to shift as well. So while you may need to indicate your intentions, by no means should you make any promises – to others or even to yourself. During this period, you’ll be able to do the kind of thing you enjoy most, and the key is to explore options, some familiar, others new and even those that seem unappealing. In fact, it might be said that the planet Uranus being positioned there, and in a practical earth sign will make it easy for you.

This year, doing 2019, however, it would be more complicated. In fact, with several of the planetary heavyweights moving into new positions, these changes won’t be as straightforward as you would like. And it may be that you need to make one change, in order to explore another. Once you understand that, instead of trying to get things organised straight away, you’ll regard these changes as more of an experiment than anything else. If there’s anything you believe is difficult, it’s that being an air sign and someone who is clever and able to analyse situations better than most people, you’re accustomed to being able to summon up a clear picture of what’s happening, Usually, you’re on top of things. Yet you’ll notice that even at your canniest, you won’t be able to figure things out.

That’s simply because with several of the planetary heavyweights accenting new ways of doing things, with Jupiter in its own sign of Sagittarius, and in the part of your chart that has to do with meeting new people and new adventures here, too, you can expect surprises. Yet because you’re inquisitive by nature and enjoy learning from any experience, you’ll be fascinated by what’s unfolding.

If there’s any challenge, it’s discerning between those situations where you’re merely making decisions – versus making lasting decisions. Often circumstances will still be shifting, which means whatever you organise must be regarded as tentative, if not an experiment.

Let go. This won’t be easy for you. But with eclipses taking place in January, in July, and also at the end of December, all accenting the parts of your chart that have to do with situations that are either up to others, or where those in charge have other obligations, and either can’t think of you, or aren’t able to consult you, it’s about going with the flow. This may be annoying, but ironically at the same time, the decisions that are achieved either because of what others opt for, or because of circumstances will enhance your life in ways you couldn’t have imagined possible.

And that is the hint from the planets for you for 2019. It’s to foster the inquisitive side of your nature, to be interested in who you meet and what’s going on just because they are interesting. And if you don’t find something interesting right away, to work hard to achieve that feeling. Take that approach during 2019, and not only will you learn a lot, you’ll enjoy every one of its twists and turns.

If there’s any challenge, it’s discerning between those situations where you’re merely making decisions – versus making lasting decisions.