January Horoscope for Virgo:

Your ruler Mercury starts January in retrograde, and in the very adult sign of Capricorn. This has you going over your personal affairs, trying to get your financial house in order. It's a good time to resolve the matter of wealth, how to create it and how to safeguard it. It may not necessarily be paper money, either. This pulls your focus into the concept of abundance and realistic security. It could get you thinking about taking matters into your own hands, like growing your own food, for example.

It's also timely for getting credentialed, or considering how to raise your status in your field. If externals aren't part of it, you might seek mastery of your skills, so that you yourself know you're an authority. A theme for January is integrating what Saturn has brought. And part of that is making sure your public face reflects this hard won depth of character.

Saturn's Straight and Narrow

In January, Saturn goes retrograde on the 13th, and this is another chance to tie up loose ends. This time, it's in the area of relationships. You may have to let go of relationships that don't serve a purpose. That may sound harsh, but Saturn is moving toward its next exact square to Pluto on Jan 31st. This provokes us to let go of what's no longer vital in our lives.

This is a great chance to nullify outdated contracts with others. This may involve obligations that only tie up your energy, and are causing stagnation for everyone. This is a time to look for balanced, win-win situations. You are becoming aware of your deeper needs in relationships. It may lead to extreme changes, which continues into 2010, but that free you up to transform at a quicker rate of speed.

Mid-Month New Moon

The New Moon is in Capricorn (the 15th), a friendly earth sign that brings on a sense of integration. It's a restful, hibernating kind of Moon. But in the dark, there may be first hints of a coalescing happening around your ambitions. Tune into the Earth itself for guidance, and be receptive to the divine guidance coming through.

Go ahead and rest, and be patient since the answers may not come right away. Mercury goes direct that day too, but won't hit the new degrees until early February (the 5th). You may sense a deep shift, but the clarity about it may take its sweet time to come to the surface. What's evoked now can be substantial and long term, and can't be rushed.

Jupiter in Pisces

What's made you restless and edgy, now turns into the highest source of inspiration. Your faith can be renewed, when Jupiter goes into spiritual Pisces (the 18th). You may have more mystical experiences, especially when in natural environments.

This can strengthen your sense of devotion to your life's work. And it brings a sweet dreaminess to relationships. Your art gets tinged with the sublime and the celestial.