Sunday, JANUARY 1

We begin the new year with a Venus-Pluto alignment that has us connecting with our deeper wants and needs. As the day advances, however, energies diffuse.

We’re especially cooperative with the Taurus Moon trine the Capricorn Sun. The Sun is quintile Neptune this morning, and we’re gracious, giving one another the benefit of the doubt. It can feel terrific to put our faith in someone or something now, and we’re inclined to see the spiritual dimensions or imaginative elements of our pursuits.

Further, retrograde Mercury heads toward a sextile to Neptune, stirring our imagination. We tend to reminisce and reimagine past events. We rely more on our intuition when making judgments and drawing conclusions. We are inspired, and we might inspire others with our words. There is psychic openness in our interactions, and our communications are notably gentler or more compassionate.

We’re also heading toward a Sun-North Node trine that encourages us to aspire to our goals, rise to a challenge, and grow and improve.