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The 6 of Swords

The 6 of Swords is all about change coming for you, promising a smoother road ahead. If you have been going through turbulent times, this card indicates that things are about to change for the better. A new dawn awaits – it could be in the form of a relocation, new job, new relationship, or merely leaving the old behind. Sometimes we remain where we are as we fear change, thinking that it’s better the devil you know. If you can renew your mindset and reach out to Spirit and ask for help, envisioning a brighter outcome, you will be amazed at what follows you. The right people cross your path, the opportunity presents itself, and you can move forward, one step at a time, to better things.

While you are praying for a brighter future, remain in the present day, without bringing in your fear of the future where you can’t see any way out. Remain focused instead, with the intent that you are deserving of better, and trust that Spirit has your back. Remember what you affirm for yourself, is always confirmed by Spirit, so it’s important to affirm positively.

2025 will bring many opportunities to close karmic cycles of repetition and suffering, break long-standing patterns, and make significant changes in areas of our lives that have felt stuck and stagnant for too long. What is especially rare is the fact that all planets are entering new signs in a short amount of time: this clearly indicates that humanity is undergoing a major evolutionary transition, the speed of change is increasing at exponential rates, and we are realizing, over and over again, that things cannot go on as they always have, that radically new solutions are necessary at this point.

6 January : Mars retrogrades from Leo to Cancer
Mars retrograde is a time of reflection about the nature of our desires. This transit invites deeper consideration around how we want to invest our life force, how we want to direct our energies, and what direction we aspire to take. As Mars leaves Leo and enters Cancer again, we have an opportunity to deal with unfinished business and unresolved issues from both our recent past and our childhood. Mars retrograde in Cancer is an opportunity to review, reassess, and renew our way of responding or reacting when strong feelings arise. This transit is an invitation to renovate how we relate to our emotions, particularly anger, and gain a deeper understanding of what is moving underneath the surface when we feel triggered, frustrated, or irritated.

8 January : Mercury enters Capricorn
Mercury’s ingress into Capricorn is an opportunity to refine our ability to be mentally disciplined and responsibly choose the kind of thoughts we feed and entertain. This transit invites us to remain grounded and think practically and pragmatically. While Mercury is here, we are reminded that attention is currency and the way we invest our time, energy, and focus ultimately shapes our present and future. This transit is also an opportunity to keep in mind that our words have weight and an invitation to be more aware of the words we choose and their potential consequences.

11 January : North Node enters Pisces, South Node enters Virgo
After traveling through Libra and Aries since July 2023, the Lunar Nodes now enter the Virgo-Pisces axis, where they are going to spend the upcoming year and a half. The South Node in Virgo is an invitation to release the excessive need for control, perfectionism, and rigid planning, while still appreciating the value of order, organization, and practical effort. Meanwhile, the North Node in Pisces highlights the importance of learning to flow, trusting in Divine timing, and surrendering to Life’s unfolding. The Nodes’ journey through Virgo and Pisces ultimately reminds us that the spiritual and the mundane aren’t separate: they are deeply intertwined. This transit offers us a chance to integrate our spiritual practice into our daily lives and invites us to approach our mundane routines and tasks with devotion.

13 January : Full Moon in Cancer
The first Full Moon of the calendar year is in Cancer, the lunar domicile. This event brings our attention to our relationship with our past, our memory, as well as home and family matters. The Cancer Full Moon invites us to reflect on what represents a source of security for us and how we are drawn to create feelings of safety in our lives. The Full Moon in Cancer is going to be conjunct with retrograde Mars and opposite Pluto in the early degrees of Aquarius: this configuration adds a layer of intensity to our emotional experiences and suggests a higher degree of impulsivity and reactivity. Around this time, we will be required to confront unresolved emotions from our past, gain awareness of the root of our triggers, recognize the impact of unmet needs from our childhood, and let go of patterns and habits that don’t support our well-being.

19 January : Sun enters Aquarius
Aquarius season is a time of creative experimentation, self-discovery, and celebration of individual differences. This time of the year reminds us that some rules have to be broken in order to foster progress and innovation. Aquarius is the rebel and the genius of the Zodiac, and this time of the year encourages us all to connect with our genius and to make sure we are being rebels with a cause. The Sun’s journey through Aquarius brings our attention to our relationship with groups and how we tend to show up within groups. While wounds, insecurities, and fears connected to feelings of non-belonging and alienation may emerge, the invitation for us is to focus on offering value to our community and celebrate the power of connection and collaboration. Shortly after entering Aquarius, the Sun crosses Pluto: their conjunction brings the spotlight on our personal transformation journey and encourages us to let go of our attachment to outdated identities and ways of being.

27 January : Mercury enters Aquarius
Mercury’s ingress into Aquarius encourages out-of-the-box, visionary thinking: by inspiring us to explore unusual and unconventional solutions, this transit has the potential to lead to significant progress and innovation. The transit of the Messenger through the sign of the Water Bearer supports our ability to be objective, detached, and see things from a higher perspective, without biases. Mercury’s journey through Aquarius is a powerful time to focus on revolutionizing familiar ways of organizing our lives, thinking, and communicating. Shortly after entering Aquarius, Mercury meets Pluto too: their conjunction can help us access new insights into our psychology, motivate us to ask more profound questions, and help us deepen our understanding of reality and of our and others’ true motivations and intentions.

29 January : New Moon in Aquarius
The Aquarius New Moon begins a lunar cycle centered around envisioning a new future, breaking free from outdated structures, and embracing our uniqueness. This event brings us an invitation to reflect on what role we aspire to have within the changing social paradigms and within our local communities. The Sun and the Moon are going to be conjunct with both Pluto and Mercury, which highlights the need to renew and transform the way we think, perceive reality, and communicate, the way we relate to and express our emotions, as well as the way we relate to our creativity and sense of identity. The activation of Pluto, in particular, brings our attention to personal and collective transformational processes, underlines the importance of releasing our attachment to the past, and motivates us to step into our power and take responsibility to change what needs to change.

30 January : Uranus stations direct in Taurus
As the calendar month comes to a close, Uranus stations direct in Taurus. Uranus’ long-term transit through the sign of the Bull is coming to an end this year and we are witnessing the consolidation of the drastic shifts that have been taking place, since 2018, in financial paradigms, our relationship to natural resources, collective values, and ways of generating income. The modern ruler of Aquarius has been retrograde since September 1, 2024, and his shift of motion increases the momentum, the need for change, and the desire to radically revolutionize our realities. Together with Aquarius season and Mercury’s transit through the sign, Uranus stationing direct encourages us to be proactive in creating a more authentic reality that honors our uniqueness and respects our bodies’ rhythm and timing.

Courtesy of MoonOmens.com


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