January Horoscope for Sagittarius:

You nature is to be moving at a fast clip, but there's a lot of retrograde energy that slows you down in January. Slowing down, though, doesn't have to be a bad thing. It can alert you to possibilities that are close at hand, rather than just glints on the horizon.

Fireball Mars in Leo is turning in place, in retrograde through March 10th. This could stop some of your grander plans, or at least have you in preparation mode a bit longer. Old passions -- an old love or a pursuit -- return and dangle in your imagination. They may weave themselves into your art and current relationships, as inspirations of what truly lights up your heart.

Getting Tripped Up

Mercury is also retrograde in January, to the 15th, in the practical realist sign of Capricorn. This drops in the heavy theme of money and its currents, with snafus causing delays or frustrations in finances. Some mixed signals have the potential to be very troublesome, since you're dealing with the bigger economic realities.

However, reviewing your relationship to money can help you dig out new income streams. Some ideas may emerge from your particular family heritage, or from a direct relationship to the Earth (green technologies, gardening). This mental vacation sends you spiraling into an intimate dialogue about sustenance. What sustains you? Be patient with all the unknowns, since the answers are not likely to come quickly.

Sources and Re-Sources

There's a meaningful turning point at the New Moon in Capricorn, as Mercury goes direct. You gain much when you surrender your frustrations to spirit in the dark of the Moon. If there are impasses that seem deeply rooted, give them over to the divine. If money issues have you weary and discouraged, take this time to rest in the dark.

If there are quagmires with seemingly no way out, you'll soon see that nothing is set in stone.

Lift Off

When Jupiter goes into Pisces (on the 18th), there's a greater emphases on thinking with the heart. This can renew your faith and draw you toward the mystical through all kinds of journeying. The imagination is infused with dreamy images, and it's easier to see beyond the outer facade of people and situations. It's the energy of dissolving and playing with personas, and can remind you that anything in life can be shapeshifted, including yourself.

There's more relief from heavy duty concerns when Venus (the 19th) and the Sun (the 20th) go into electrifying Aquarius. Some private struggles are relieved when melded with the energies of the collective. It's a great time to create community, and pool your resources. You spark off others, and find kindred spirits that help you revive sagging dreams.

Explosive Energies

A key theme all year is combustible tensions, and that reaches a peak at the end of the month. A Full Moon in Leo on the 30th has your heart bursting with creative and romantic longings. Your passions may surprise you, but take care that impulsive acts don't have you taking dangerous risks. Leo is about love affairs, children and self-expression. You may realize what you'd like to create that's got your personal stamp on it.

The tensions build to a breaking point with the first of two Pluto-Saturn squares in 2010, falling on January 31st. There's no room to take leaps of faith, if you're off balance in some way. You can find deep healing by letting go of all the dead weight in your life. It's all part of discovering a different center of gravity in 2010, one that allows for greater expansion in every direction.