2012 Horoscope Taurus

Taurus (Born April 21 to 30) – 0 to 10 degrees Taurus: 

2012: Taurus Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

2012 Overview for all Taurus. 2012 is a year of “out with the old, in with the new”, dear Taurus, as you continue a trend from the latter half of 2011 that keeps you looking forward and chasing new beginnings. You are determined to change your life for the better, and to be a better person as well. However, while exploration was a theme last year, you’ll be working hard at building foundations in 2012. This is a time for beefing up your nest egg, for tending to comfort needs, and for careful attention to relationships that require more “work”. Some of you will be making big commitments this year. Tying up loose ends from the past may not be your favorite activity now, but should be done carefully and responsibly so that you can truly begin your “new life” in the best manner possible. You are setting the stage for the next 12 years of  your life, in effect, so do what you can to set things right. Elements of your past may be exposed this year, but you are ready to face this challenge with confidence. Some backtracking is likely from January 23-April 13, when romantic or creative pursuits and possibly children require extra attention, and again May 15-June 27, when finances become a hot topic. Use these periods for clean-up and reassessment of your goals. The second half of 2012 can bring stronger opportunities for making money, a focus on accumulating possessions, and a strong desire for comfort. A feeling of plenty is wonderful, especially for Taureans, but do curb the tendency to overspend and overindulge. Look for opportunities to make your life more comfortable, and to make extra money – chances are, these abound. Career changes can be sudden in the period extending from June to September. Some conflicts with authority are possible. Romance can be quite up and down most of the year, but certainly very stimulating.

2012 Details.

Until June 11th, Jupiter continues to move through your solar first house. This exciting transit brings improvements to your immediate environment and self-confidence as well as increased generosity to your personality. Your personality is more obviously expansive, exuberant, and enthusiastic. This transit heightens your optimism and generosity, and the entire cycle has the potential for being a relaxed, fortunate, and hopeful time in your life. You are greeting life with a fresh, can-do attitude. What happened in the past is not very important to you now–it’s the future you’re eyeing now. Events occur that help you to overcome problems that previously seemed challenging or even insurmountable–you have an altogether different perspective on life now, and are not inclined much to sweat the small stuff. You create a distinct first impression on others, and your likeability increases. Furthering your personal ambitions and interests comes more easily during this cycle. At times, you may feel like the sky is the limit! You might need to guard against becoming too full of yourself or overly self-interested, however. There is also a risk of overindulgence and other forms of excessive behavior. Jupiter can bring endings into your life in order for you to grow, although these are generally easy ones. A carefree attitude is different than a careless one, and the fine line between the two is definitely something to watch for. You feel considerably freer to be yourself, and others tend to accept you more readily. These positive circumstances won’t necessarily fall into your lap, and are unlikely to come all at once, although they are more likely due to Jupiter’s direct influence on your life. You need to keep your eyes open for opportunities in these areas of life, and always watch for overdoing things or carelessness.

During this cycle, it’s easier than usual to gain support, emotionally and possibly financially as well. It’s also a strong time for intimacy and relationship opportunities.

From June 11th, Jupiter transits your solar second house. During this cycle, you are likely to see and enjoy benefits to your earning power and value system. Jupiter in this part of your chart could very well bring a profitable and productive period. You are likely to feel more confident and enthusiastic about your ability to earn a living, and this can help you to attract more income, as long as you are realistic. You might decide to develop your talents during this Jupiter cycle, which in turn boosts your earning power. Your income might increase, and there may be an opportunity to improve your future financial situation. However, you may also be just as inclined to splurge on yourself, opting to plump up your nest or your store of personal possessions in order to feel more secure. Money problems from the past may clear up during this period if you use it appropriately, developing budgets and working out ways to better manage your resources. You may be adding to your possessions, you might receive a large item or gift, or a major purchase or sale might occur now. A significant gift or bonus may come your way. This is a good time to work with financial institutions, shoot for a raise, or apply for a loan. You may need to curb an inclination to overspend–feeling good could bring you to the stores as you temporarily forget about the future! The positive circumstances listed here won’t necessarily fall into your lap, and are unlikely to come all at once. You need to keep your eyes open for opportunities in these areas of life.

During this cycle, money or possession from a significant other or from other sources than your own income can increase and boost your own sense of security and wealth.

The most favorable periods for these matters occur while Jupiter is in direct motion in your solar second house, from June 11th to October 4th. (This transit lasts until June 2013).

Saturn transits your solar sixth house again this year, but ends its transit in October. This transit affects your job, daily routines, self-care efforts, and health. You may be taking on more responsibilities on the job or in another service-oriented capacity. For some of you, your job could become rather tedious or downright boring, or working conditions may be poor, demanding, or frustrating — at least, this is your perception of things. For others, worries about your job could figure. For many, duty could come before pleasure, and a tendency to work more or harder is likely. As long as this doesn’t reach workaholic levels, you’ll be just fine. In fact, it is easier than usual to be sensible about your diet, health, hygiene, and fitness needs. Be aware of the need to know when enough is enough, however. With Saturn turning a critical eye to work, daily functions, habits, and health, you are likely to feel some pressure to perform. You find yourself more accountable than ever when it comes to your work and output. Some of the questions that this cycle calls up include: How can you make best use of your time? How can you manage your day-to-day life, and your body, better? You become more and more aware of all of the “fluff” that surrounds your daily routines and your work, and spring cleaning becomes necessary. This is an excellent period for starting new regimens to better your health and well-being, such as regular exercise, more structured and productive use of your time, and so forth. By the time this transit ends (in October 2012) you will be considerably more productive, healthy, and focused.

From October forward, Saturn transits your solar seventh house. Saturn motivates us to do “spring cleaning” in the areas of life it touches. In your case, significant one-to-one relationships need to be considered and understood during this transit that is active until 2015. This is a time when you need to define, understand, and crystallize your significant relationships with others. If you already have a partner, this is a time when any issues surrounding compromise, flexibility, and the ability to give your heart to your partner will surface. Initial frustration in the early stages of this transit this year may take the form of feeling criticized and “examined” in this area of life. By the end of the transit, however, you will have learned much about commitment and compromise. Those of you who are single are likely to feel the initial pressures of Saturn transiting the seventh house as well. A feeling of loneliness is possible in either situation (whether you have/had a significant partnership or not), but instead of an issue of re-committing, the single person will seriously think about commitment in general. If involved in a casual love relationship, when Saturn transits the seventh, a pressure emerges concerning the need for evaluating your commitments. Often this transit corresponds with an urge (or pressure) to make a commitment or a re-commitment. Healthy partnerships can be the outcome of this transit, whether they are new ones or strengthened existing partnerships. Saturn always brings with it a fair measure of reality and objectivity, so that whatever relationships you may have now or want to have will be defined and re-defined. Relationships are seen now as serious matters! Partners are no longer simply for amusement or mirrors of your ego. Responsibilities to partners, the need to compromise, and the realities of the needs of others, become clear. You are forced to begin seeing others as individuals, and to improve the manner in which you relate to and with others. Depending on your age and life circumstances, “significant partnerships” can mean partnerships with loved ones, business partnerships, and even deep friendships. By the end of this transit, quantity in the relationship department will have been replaced with quality, and this process involves time, soul-searching, frustration, and eventual fulfillment. 

There can be some feelings of being blocked or stalled, by circumstances or by others, while Saturn opposes your Sun until October 2013. It can be difficult to feel that you’re moving forward under this influence. In fact, you’re not moving backwards, and you are moving forward slowly but surely. Treat delays as chances to perfect what you’re doing, and you’ll be much better off emotionally. It’s a time for drawing upon Taurean patience.

For those born approximately April 26-30th, and those with an Ascendant of 5-1/2 to 9-1/2 degrees Taurus, Pluto trines your Sun this year from your solar ninth house. This empowering transit influences your outlook on life, perhaps stimulated by travel or contact with people of different cultural backgrounds than your own. Your personal belief system is transforming dramatically, and you are learning from a broader set of people and experiences than you ever have. You are more determined to achieve your personal goals, and more strategic in the manner you go about doing so. Pouring your heart and soul into your efforts comes naturally now. Kicking a bad habit is easier as well–you no longer tolerate procrastination or denial. You are more able to get to the very root of a problems instead of only scratching the surface. This is also a very helpful influence for you with regards to partnerships and home life. It is easier to attract or enhance a close partnership in 2012, and more determination is brought to changing domestic conditions for the better.

For all Taureans in your decanate, Pluto is in your solar ninth house this year, which has the effect of gradually transforming your belief system and general outlook on life. Some of the beliefs that have carried you to date may seem outdated or superficial, and events and circumstances in your life prompt you to adopt new beliefs and visions, or to alter those you’ve had in the past.

For those of you born April 23-29, and those with a Taurus Ascendant of 3 to 8-1/2 degrees, Uranus begins or continues its lengthy transit of your solar twelfth house. This movement ends a previous cycle in which friendships have been changing sometimes quite radically. At this time, Uranus helps release you from unconscious habit patterns, perhaps stirring up your private life (your private life becomes more “colorful” now), and interjecting some unusual coincidences into your life. This whole process acts to slowly but surely detach you from the past. For those of you born April 30, Uranus continues to affect your friendships and to enliven your social circle. Over recent years, changes in your social circle have been occurring, and you are meeting new and unusual people. You may join a group that is devoted to metaphysics or some non-mainstream topic, if you haven’t already. You are drawn to people who are free-spirited at this point in your life. Friendships that are stodgy or limiting may very well be left behind. You have a strong ability to see each person for who they are as unique individuals, and this helps endear you to others. However, friendships may come and go during this cycle.

The influence of Neptune is similar to last year for most of you. Neptune continues to transit your solar tenth house, as it has been doing for a number of years, putting a cloud over your goals and mystery surrounding your reputation. Your worldly goals may be watered down during this cycle, as you focus more on personal affairs. Others may not be seeing you for who you are, but rather what they’d like you to be. Try not to encourage this behavior, as tempting as it might be to do so. Some of you might be leaning towards a more spiritual, creative, or artistic career. However, for those born April 21-23, Neptune transits your solar eleventh house, adding some color and imagination to your social life. During this long-term cycle, you may be faced with the need to draw some boundaries with friends and the demands of others. You may experience a subtle yearning to belong with a friend or a group who shares your own ideals. This can lead you to attach yourself to unusual, more spiritual, or downright wacky friends…colorful ones at the very least!

Eclipses in 2012 fall in your solar second and eighth houses and your first and seventh houses. Some drama with regards to a spouse’s income, alimony, or your taxes and investments, may occur this year. It may be time to settle some of your debts, financial or otherwise. What makes you feel comfortable and secure needs to be balanced with attention to other people’s needs and comfort levels. Shuffling around your finances is likely this year. You might find others are supporting you financially, but you need to avoid creating dependencies that will put you back where you started. You are learning about the comfort levels of important others in your life. Essentially, you are learning to share and to surrender yourself (in a balanced manner!) to intimacy. Personal finances come into strong focus. How well have you taken care of your finances? More importantly, have you taken charge of your personal sense of security? Additionally, issues of personal courage, confidence, and independence come to the fore this year. You may, for example, receive a cosmic push towards expressing yourself more creatively and experience an increased drive to take charge of your life. Issues surrounding personal appearance, the body, and your image become especially important and, in some cases, critical. Basically, you will be learning to stand on your own two feet! Partnerships may be tested, but there is nothing to fear if the relationship is strong. The seventh house represents an important one-to-one relationship–a marriage partner, significant other, business partner, or an adversary. It’s time to strike a balance between your own needs and those of another. It’s time to compromise and negotiate.

From June to September, there can be some side-tracking due to a basic yearning for something more than just mundane existence. It’s not a bad thing, but the tense connection suggests that this yearning can get in the way of more mundane concerns. There can be differences in values with people in your life.

Venus, your planetary ruler, will occupy the sign of Gemini for a longer time than usual due to retrograde motion in 2012. This places special emphasis in your horoscope on finances and personal values from April 3 to August 7. From May15 to June 27, Venus is retrograde. This is a time for internalizing and reflection on your personal finances as well as your personality.

From March 5 to April 3, Venus is in your own sign and your charm is emphasized. From October 3 to 28, love and romance are especially favored. For most of 2012, Venus is travelling through the lower hemisphere of your solar chart, pointing to a hatching phase of sorts.

A positive connection between your first and ninth houses in March suggests opportunities to grow and expand your experience. Others are likely to turn to you for advice. Teaching may play a big role in your life. Authors will find a broader audience. Trips could be especially rewarding for you–they can provide a pleasant breather from pressures in your life. You have a strong interest in broadening your mental experiences in general, and finding expression of your personality through them, perhaps through higher education or exploring different philosophies of life. Some travel is quite possible. Fortunate connections to others can be made. Close partnerships might expand or grow, or you might have opportunities to form a new partnership. You might also take better charge of your finances, particularly those shared with others or income derived from other sources than your own personal income. Emotional and financial support may be more forthcoming. Increased intimacy in a partnership can also figure strongly.

Taurus (Born May 1 to 10) – 10 to 20 degrees Taurus:

2012: Taurus Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

2012 Overview for all of Taurus. 2012 is a year of “out with the old, in with the new”, dear Taurus, as you continue a trend from the latter half of 2011 that keeps you looking forward and chasing new beginnings. You are determined to change your life for the better, and to be a better person as well. However, while exploration was a theme last year, you’ll be working hard at building foundations in 2012. This is a time for beefing up your nest egg, for tending to comfort needs, and for careful attention to relationships that require more “work”. Some of you will be making big commitments this year. Tying up loose ends from the past may not be your favorite activity now, but should be done carefully and responsibly so that you can truly begin your “new life” in the best manner possible. You are setting the stage for the next 12 years of  your life, in effect, so do what you can to set things right. Elements of your past may be exposed this year, but you are ready to face this challenge with confidence. Some backtracking is likely from January 23-April 13, when romantic or creative pursuits and possibly children require extra attention, and again May 15-June 27, when finances become a hot topic. Use these periods for clean-up and reassessment of your goals. The second half of 2012 can bring stronger opportunities for making money, a focus on accumulating possessions, and a strong desire for comfort. A feeling of plenty is wonderful, especially for Taureans, but do curb the tendency to overspend and overindulge. Look for opportunities to make your life more comfortable, and to make extra money – chances are, these abound. Career changes can be sudden in the period extending from June to September. Some conflicts with authority are possible. Romance can be quite up and down most of the year, but certainly very stimulating.

2012 Details.

From March to August, Jupiter moves through your solar first house. This exciting transit brings improvements to your immediate environment and self-confidence as well as increased generosity to your personality. Your personality is more obviously expansive, exuberant, and enthusiastic. This transit heightens your optimism and generosity, and the entire cycle has the potential for being a relaxed, fortunate, and hopeful time in your life. You are greeting life with a fresh, can-do attitude. What happened in the past is not very important to you now–it’s the future you’re eyeing now. Events occur that help you to overcome problems that previously seemed challenging or even insurmountable–you have an altogether different perspective on life now, and are not inclined much to sweat the small stuff. You create a distinct first impression on others, and your likeability increases. Furthering your personal ambitions and interests comes more easily during this cycle. At times, you may feel like the sky is the limit! You might need to guard against becoming too full of yourself or overly self-interested, however. There is also a risk of overindulgence and other forms of excessive behavior. Jupiter can bring endings into your life in order for you to grow, although these are generally easy ones. A carefree attitude is different than a careless one, and the fine line between the two is definitely something to watch for. You feel considerably freer to be yourself, and others tend to accept you more readily. These positive circumstances won’t necessarily fall into your lap, and are unlikely to come all at once, although they are more likely due to Jupiter’s direct influence on your life. You need to keep your eyes open for opportunities in these areas of life, and always watch for overdoing things or carelessness.

During this cycle, it’s easier than usual to gain support, emotionally and possibly financially as well. It’s also a strong time for intimacy and relationship opportunities.

Jupiter transits conjunct your Sun in March and April. This is a feel-good transit that offers you opportunities to rise above petty concerns. It’s an excellent time to start new long-term projects. You might find that you feel more vital, confident, and optimistic about the future at this time. It’s a good time to resolve conflicts. You may be released from previously confining situations that have been stunting your growth or progress. Events may give your ego a boost, and you could be feeling quite vital and alive. Take advantage of this by promoting yourself or putting yourself “out there”. Ego gratification is the theme of this transit. This is the start of a “new you” — a more confident and faithful person.

From August forward, Jupiter transits your solar second house. During this cycle, you are likely to see and enjoy benefits to your earning power and value system. Jupiter in this part of your chart could very well bring a profitable and productive period. You are likely to feel more confident and enthusiastic about your ability to earn a living, and this can help you to attract more income, as long as you are realistic. You might decide to develop your talents during this Jupiter cycle, which in turn boosts your earning power. Your income might increase, and there may be an opportunity to improve your future financial situation. However, you may also be just as inclined to splurge on yourself, opting to plump up your nest or your store of personal possessions in order to feel more secure. Money problems from the past may clear up during this period if you use it appropriately, developing budgets and working out ways to better manage your resources. You may be adding to your possessions, you might receive a large item or gift, or a major purchase or sale might occur now. A significant gift or bonus may come your way. This is a good time to work with financial institutions, shoot for a raise, or apply for a loan. You may need to curb an inclination to overspend–feeling good could bring you to the stores as you temporarily forget about the future! The positive circumstances listed here won’t necessarily fall into your lap, and are unlikely to come all at once. You need to keep your eyes open for opportunities in these areas of life.

During this cycle, money or possession from a significant other or from other sources than your own income can increase and boost your own sense of security and wealth.

The most favorable periods for these matters occur while Jupiter is in direct motion in your solar second house, from August to October 4th.

Saturn transits your solar sixth house again this year. This transit affects your job, daily routines, self-care efforts, and health. You may be taking on more responsibilities on the job or in another service-oriented capacity. For some of you, your job could become rather tedious or downright boring, or working conditions may be poor, demanding, or frustrating — at least, this is your perception of things. For others, worries about your job could figure. For many, duty could come before pleasure, and a tendency to work more or harder is likely. As long as this doesn’t reach workaholic levels, you’ll be just fine. In fact, it is easier than usual to be sensible about your diet, health, hygiene, and fitness needs. Be aware of the need to know when enough is enough, however. With Saturn turning a critical eye to work, daily functions, habits, and health, you are likely to feel some pressure to perform. You find yourself more accountable than ever when it comes to your work and output. Some of the questions that this cycle calls up include: How can you make best use of your time? How can you manage your day-to-day life, and your body, better? You become more and more aware of all of the “fluff” that surrounds your daily routines and your work, and spring cleaning becomes necessary. This is an excellent period for starting new regimens to better your health and well-being, such as regular exercise, more structured and productive use of your time, and so forth. By the time this transit ends (in October 2013) you will be considerably more productive, healthy, and focused.

Uranus continues to affect your friendships and to enliven your social circle. Over recent years, changes in your social circle have been occurring, and you are meeting new and unusual people. You may join a group that is devoted to metaphysics or some non-mainstream topic, if you haven’t already. You are drawn to people who are free-spirited at this point in your life. Friendships that are stodgy or limiting may very well be left behind. You have a strong ability to see each person for who they are as unique individuals, and this helps endear you to others. However, friendships may come and go during this cycle.

The influence of Neptune is similar to last year. Neptune continues to transit your solar tenth house, as it has been doing for a number of years, putting a cloud over your goals and mystery surrounding your reputation. Your worldly goals may be watered down during this cycle, as you focus more on personal affairs. Others may not be seeing you for who you are, but rather what they’d like you to be. Try not to encourage this behavior, as tempting as it might be to do so. Some of you might be leaning towards a more spiritual, creative, or artistic career.

Eclipses in 2012 fall in your solar second and eighth houses and your first and seventh houses. Some drama with regards to a spouse’s income, alimony, or your taxes and investments, may occur this year. It may be time to settle some of your debts, financial or otherwise. What makes you feel comfortable and secure needs to be balanced with attention to other people’s needs and comfort levels. Shuffling around your finances is likely this year. You might find others are supporting you financially, but you need to avoid creating dependencies that will put you back where you started. You are learning about the comfort levels of important others in your life. Essentially, you are learning to share and to surrender yourself (in a balanced manner!) to intimacy. Personal finances come into strong focus. How well have you taken care of your finances? More importantly, have you taken charge of your personal sense of security? Additionally, issues of personal courage, confidence, and independence come to the fore this year. You may, for example, receive a cosmic push towards expressing yourself more creatively and experience an increased drive to take charge of your life. Issues surrounding personal appearance, the body, and your image become especially important and, in some cases, critical. Basically, you will be learning to stand on your own two feet! Partnerships may be tested, but there is nothing to fear if the relationship is strong. The seventh house represents an important one-to-one relationship–a marriage partner, significant other, business partner, or an adversary. It’s time to strike a balance between your own needs and those of another. It’s time to compromise and negotiate.

From June to September, a tense connection between your eighth and eleventh houses may suggest some sexual or power-related undercurrents that disrupt a friendship, or your relationship with a partner could intrude upon your enjoyment of friends and groups.

Venus, your planetary ruler, will occupy the sign of Gemini for a longer time than usual due to retrograde motion in 2012. This places special emphasis in your horoscope on finances and personal values from April 3 to August 7. From May 15 to June 27, Venus is retrograde. This is a time for internalizing and reflection on your personal finances as well as your personality.

From March 5 to April 3, Venus is in your own sign and your charm is emphasized. From October 11 to November 5, love and romance are especially favored. For most of 2012, Venus is travelling through the lower hemisphere of your solar chart, pointing to a hatching phase of sorts.

You are likely to discover resources that you never knew you had in March. Help seems to be magically there when you need it, and your own awesome strength and faith is always there to draw upon. Imaginative undertakings could boost your income. You could be working on a project in solitude or behind the scenes, and when you do come out with it, it could be quite profitable. This year, you are learning that too much emphasis on the importance of material possessions can work against you. You are learning to put more value in the intangibles in life. Fortunate connections to others can be made. Close partnerships might expand or grow, or you might have opportunities to form a new partnership. You might also take better charge of your finances, particularly those shared with others or income derived from other sources than your own personal income. Emotional and financial support may be more forthcoming. Increased intimacy in a partnership can also figure strongly.

Taurus (Born May 11 to 21) – 20 to 30 degrees Taurus:

2012: Taurus Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

2012 Overview for all of Taurus. 2012 is a year of “out with the old, in with the new”, dear Taurus, as you continue a trend from the latter half of 2011 that keeps you looking forward and chasing new beginnings. You are determined to change your life for the better, and to be a better person as well. However, while exploration was a theme last year, you’ll be working hard at building foundations in 2012. This is a time for beefing up your nest egg, for tending to comfort needs, and for careful attention to relationships that require more “work”. Some of you will be making big commitments this year. Tying up loose ends from the past may not be your favorite activity now, but should be done carefully and responsibly so that you can truly begin your “new life” in the best manner possible. You are setting the stage for the next 12 years of  your life, in effect, so do what you can to set things right. Elements of your past may be exposed this year, but you are ready to face this challenge with confidence. Some backtracking is likely from January 23-April 13, when romantic or creative pursuits and possibly children require extra attention, and again May 15-June 27, when finances become a hot topic. Use these periods for clean-up and reassessment of your goals. The second half of 2012 can bring stronger opportunities for making money, a focus on accumulating possessions, and a strong desire for comfort. A feeling of plenty is wonderful, especially for Taureans, but do curb the tendency to overspend and overindulge. Look for opportunities to make your life more comfortable, and to make extra money – chances are, these abound. Career changes can be sudden in the period extending from June to September. Some conflicts with authority are possible. Romance can be quite up and down most of the year, but certainly very stimulating.

2012 Details.

From May forward, Jupiter moves through your solar first house. This exciting transit brings improvements to your immediate environment and self-confidence as well as increased generosity to your personality. Your personality is more obviously expansive, exuberant, and enthusiastic. This transit heightens your optimism and generosity, and the entire cycle has the potential for being a relaxed, fortunate, and hopeful time in your life. You are greeting life with a fresh, can-do attitude. What happened in the past is not very important to you now–it’s the future you’re eyeing now. Events occur that help you to overcome problems that previously seemed challenging or even insurmountable–you have an altogether different perspective on life now, and are not inclined much to sweat the small stuff. You create a distinct first impression on others, and your likeability increases. Furthering your personal ambitions and interests comes more easily during this cycle. At times, you may feel like the sky is the limit! You might need to guard against becoming too full of yourself or overly self-interested, however. There is also a risk of overindulgence and other forms of excessive behavior. Jupiter can bring endings into your life in order for you to grow, although these are generally easy ones. A carefree attitude is different than a careless one, and the fine line between the two is definitely something to watch for. You feel considerably freer to be yourself, and others tend to accept you more readily. These positive circumstances won’t necessarily fall into your lap, and are unlikely to come all at once, although they are more likely due to Jupiter’s direct influence on your life. You need to keep your eyes open for opportunities in these areas of life, and always watch for overdoing things or carelessness.

During this cycle, it’s easier than usual to gain support, emotionally and possibly financially as well. It’s also a strong time for intimacy and relationship opportunities.

The most favorable periods for these matters occur while Jupiter is in direct motion in your solar second house, from May to October 4th.

Jupiter transits conjunct your Sun in May. This is a feel-good transit that offers you opportunities to rise above petty concerns. It’s an excellent time to start new long-term projects. You might find that you feel more vital, confident, and optimistic about the future at this time. It’s a good time to resolve conflicts. You may be released from previously confining situations that have been stunting your growth or progress. Events may give your ego a boost, and you could be feeling quite vital and alive. Take advantage of this by promoting yourself or putting yourself “out there”. Ego gratification is the theme of this transit. This is the start of a “new you” — a more confident and faithful person.

Saturn transits your solar sixth house this year. This transit affects your job, daily routines, self-care efforts, and health. You may be taking on more responsibilities on the job or in another service-oriented capacity. For some of you, your job could become rather tedious or downright boring, or working conditions may be poor, demanding, or frustrating — at least, this is your perception of things. For others, worries about your job could figure. For many, duty could come before pleasure, and a tendency to work more or harder is likely. As long as this doesn’t reach workaholic levels, you’ll be just fine. In fact, it is easier than usual to be sensible about your diet, health, hygiene, and fitness needs. Be aware of the need to know when enough is enough, however. With Saturn turning a critical eye to work, daily functions, habits, and health, you are likely to feel some pressure to perform. You find yourself more accountable than ever when it comes to your work and output. Some of the questions that this cycle calls up include: How can you make best use of your time? How can you manage your day-to-day life, and your body, better? You become more and more aware of all of the “fluff” that surrounds your daily routines and your work, and spring cleaning becomes necessary. This is an excellent period for starting new regimens to better your health and well-being, such as regular exercise, more structured and productive use of your time, and so forth. By the time this transit ends, you will be considerably more productive, healthy, and focused.

Uranus continues to affect your friendships and to enliven your social circle. Over recent years, changes in your social circle have been occurring, and you are meeting new and unusual people. You may join a group that is devoted to metaphysics or some non-mainstream topic, if you haven’t already. You are drawn to people who are free-spirited at this point in your life. Friendships that are stodgy or limiting may very well be left behind. You have a strong ability to see each person for who they are as unique individuals, and this helps endear you to others. However, friendships may come and go during this cycle.

The influence of Neptune is similar to last year. Neptune continues to transit your solar tenth house, as it has been doing for a number of years, putting a cloud over your goals and mystery surrounding your reputation. Your worldly goals may be watered down during this cycle, as you focus more on personal affairs. Others may not be seeing you for who you are, but rather what they’d like you to be. Try not to encourage this behavior, as tempting as it might be to do so. Some of you might be leaning towards a more spiritual, creative, or artistic career.

Eclipses in 2012 fall in your solar first and seventh houses. Issues of personal courage, confidence, and independence come to the fore this year. You may, for example, receive a cosmic push towards expressing yourself more creatively and experience an increased drive to take charge of your life. Issues surrounding personal appearance, the body, and your image become especially important and, in some cases, critical. Basically, you will be learning to stand on your own two feet! Partnerships may be tested, but there is nothing to fear if the relationship is strong. The seventh house represents an important one-to-one relationship–a marriage partner, significant other, business partner, or an adversary. It’s time to strike a balance between your own needs and those of another. It’s time to compromise and negotiate.

From June to September, a tense connection between your eighth and eleventh houses may suggest some sexual or power-related undercurrents that disrupt a friendship, or your relationship with a partner could intrude upon your enjoyment of friends and groups.

Venus, your planetary ruler, will occupy the sign of Gemini for a longer time than usual due to retrograde motion in 2012. This places special emphasis in your horoscope on finances and personal values from April 3 to August 7. From May 15 to June 27, Venus is retrograde. This is a time for internalizing and reflection on your personal finances as well as your personality.

From March 5 to April 3, Venus is in your own sign and your charm is emphasized. From October 20 to November 13, love and romance are especially favored. For most of 2012, Venus is travelling through the lower hemisphere of your solar chart, pointing to a hatching phase of sorts.

You are likely to discover resources that you never knew you had in March. Help seems to be magically there when you need it, and your own awesome strength and faith is always there to draw upon. Imaginative undertakings could boost your income. You could be working on a project in solitude or behind the scenes, and when you do come out with it, it could be quite profitable. This year, you are learning that too much emphasis on the importance of material possessions can work against you. You are learning to put more value in the intangibles in life. Fortunate connections to others can be made. Close partnerships might expand or grow, or you might have opportunities to form a new partnership. You might also take better charge of your finances, particularly those shared with others or income derived from other sources than your own personal income. Emotional and financial support may be more forthcoming. Increased intimacy in a partnership can also figure strongly.