Gemini Horoscope for January 2019

You are entering into a fascinating month and year ahead, Gemini. There have been a series of notable changes in the works for you over this past twelve months and although your life development over all this time has been major, it is far from complete. You are quite focused now, as January begins, on relating to the outer world of events and personal interaction, and are finding an extraordinary level of transformation in all your dealings. As far as career choices, they are somewhat confused and idealized in this current December to January time frame, but the issues there become clearer as the current month continues to unfold. Partners continue to play a significant role, and only the “path with heart” will be truly attractive to you, especially in the long run. If this implies new ways of seeing the world, and of planning, then so be it. The time has come to articulate and to act upon your most sincere vision for yourself, no matter what.

The following was written by this month's guest columnist Adam Elenbaas of The Nightlight Astrology School

Happy New Year, Gemini!
January’s major astrological focus lands on your eighth house of death and rebirth, as well as other people’s money and resources, starting with a Sun/Saturn conjunction in your eighth house on January 1st, followed by a powerful Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on January 5th, a Sun/Pluto conjunction in Capricorn on January 10th, and finally a square from Mars in Aries to Saturn in Capricorn in your eighth house on January 21st.

The traditional meaning of the eighth house is most intimately related to the causes of death or the eventuality of death and loss, or surrender, which is also traditionally related to fear and anxiety about the future. However, as the second house from the seventh house of partner, it is also a house that reflects something of other people’s money or resources. Hence, all of these topics are becoming increasingly important in your life right now due to the fact that in the next year Saturn is gradually approaching a conjunction to Pluto in your eighth house while eclipses are simultaneously falling over and over again in your eighth house.

Sometimes changes comes whether we are ready or not. As a Gemini, you are most comfortable when your options are open, and you aren’t being forced to make big commitments or weighty decisions due to “necessity” (aka Saturn/Capricorn themes!). The next year is thus going to test you in this regard, and likely due to things not quite working out as planned or because of changes or challenges related to money and finances (or perhaps the finances of a partner), but the good news is that the kinds of changes indicated by the eighth house are ultimately the most natural opportunities for personal growth, if we can learn to recognize that whatever is being taken away from us has truly reached its natural expiration date.

Next to the Capricornian influence this month, there are also two major transits from your ruling planet, Mercury, to Mars and Saturn. On January 8th, Mercury in Capricorn in your eighth house will square Mars in Aries in your eleventh house of friends and allies, bringing the potential for tensions related to money and friends or money and groups or organizations. Then, between January 12th and 13th, Mercury in Capricorn will conjoin Saturn in Capricorn in the eighth house, signaling a moment of finality, seriousness, or possibly deeper commitment. Because both transits feature your ruling planet, Mercury, these are going to be more personal important for you, so keep an eye out for them.

On January 13th, just as the Sun and Moon come into the square alignment of the First Quarter Moon, Jupiter in Sagittarius in your seventh house of relationships will square Neptune in Pisces in your tenth house of career. Venus in Sagittarius is also perfecting a trine to Mars in Aries in your eleventh house of friends, groups, and hopes for the future (January 17th). The good news here is that while the Capricorn/8th house themes are somewhat heavy this month, Jupiter and Neptune are simultaneously introducing wondrous possibilities for you in both love and professional life, or in terms of close allies and business partnerships and exciting possibilities in the workplace. This is an imaginative and inspiring transit that will also be in effect throughout most of 2019, presenting you with many expansive new social contacts and professional possibilities. The only beware here has to do with big plans that lack practical or grounded plans for implementation. Be sure that whatever you’re signing up for can deliver what it promises before signing yourself away.

On the late evening of January 20th, a Lunar Eclipse falls in the sign of Leo in your third house of siblings, neighbors, short journeys, communication, learning, messengers, and the mind. For the past year and a half, you have been receiving eclipses in this house, signaling major changes in your life related to the topics above. Perhaps you’ve been writing a book, learning or teaching a new project or utilizing new forms of technology, or maybe there have been significant changes in the lives of your siblings. Whatever the case might be, this eclipse is like the grand finale. You are finally ready to complete the process, which is most likely related to your mind, your perceptions, and to the way you communicate yourself to the world.

Then, on January 22nd, Venus will conjoin with Jupiter in Sagittarius in your seventh house, bringing an aura of good fortune, romance, grandiosity, growth, and beauty into the house of partnerships. This is an auspicious transit that will likely bring lucrative or beneficial, and possibly even romantic, social connections into your life, and these connections are likely to last for some time due to Jupiter’s long and slow transit of your seventh house, which lasts through almost all of 2019. This is also welcome news considering the otherwise weightier emphasis on the Capricorn/8th house themes featured in your chart throughout 2019!

Gemini Horoscope for January 2019

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