The Cosmic Connection
with Ursula Duffy
Horoscopes for Jan. 23-29
♈Aries: Plant seeds with your wishes, hopes, dreams and intentions for the relatively near future. You are about to embark on a new journey into your spirituality. Along the way, untapped qualities will surface for discovery.
♉Taurus: There’s great potential for a new beginning in your work. This chance at a fresh start is infused with supporting energies for the growth of your resources and community. Be open to fresh opportunities that encourage your unique talents and abilities.
♊Gemini: Career direction or occurrences at work may seem a little confusing. Seeing the bigger picture is important, especially where you may have outgrown a position or role. Learning something new that can also provide clarity is encouraged.
♋Cancer: Redefining or becoming more at ease with how others see you is a very personal experience. Feeling defensive as you allow more and more of yourself to be seen is natural. Do not allow that to impede your progress.
♌Leo: As you begin to realize the transformation of your relationships, what they teach you about yourself becomes more apparent. Allowing your blind spots to be revealed and being more open to the unconventional will serve you throughout the process.
♍Virgo: It’s a good time to begin a new daily practice or make a change in your day-to-day life. Alternatively, do something that strengthens your spirit and improves your vitality. As you start to shed old skin and enjoy a smaller social circle, your strongest relationships will support you.
♎Libra: You’ve achieved a more harmonious, balanced version of yourself. Now, maintaining equilibrium is important. Consider consistent actions that stabilize wellness and engage your artistic and creative flow.
♏Scorpio: Your temple may need a renovation, whether it’s your physical home, land, family or vessel. Infuse your creativity into the process, and be sure to involve anyone else who cohabitates it. The most suitable solution may be “outside of the box.”
♐Sagittarius: The search for “home” may begin feeling more pressing, although the process may be disorienting. New ways of thinking and communicating, especially with close friends and partners, can assist you in finding your way.
♑Capricorn: The landscape of your values, resources and confidence is a new frontier. The challenges of your quest may be eased with new spiritual practices, studies, stillness and more focus on your immediate surroundings.
♒Aquarius: Are you embodying the most authentic version of yourself, Aquarius? If not, you have a clean slate for self-improvement. Create and hold the vision of confidently and boldly showing the world the true you.
♓Pisces: The journey of life is cyclical, just like that of a butterfly. A new cycle of self-discovery and metamorphosis that may require some extra time in a “chrysalis” is upon you. Consider the ways you retreat and recharge. Set intentions to feel into these spaces even more.
Weekly Astrology Summary:
As mentioned in recent weekly summaries, this year is going to usher in many incredible, transformative energies and changes. This week is the kickoff! Allow yourselves some extra time for solitude, rest, reflection and dreaming this week as we build up to the big day. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, we’ll experience two significant cosmic events.
The first will be the shift of the nodes of the moon, also known as the personal and collective growth and release points, into the zodiac signs/axis of Pisces and Virgo. The nodes of the moon change signs roughly every 18.5 months. The last shift was in July 2023 (Aries/Libra). Personally and collectively, we may begin to experience repeating themes from mid-2006 to early 2008, 18.5 years before then, and so on. This shift is accompanied by the themes of the new signs, elements, and their ruling planets. These will factor into the landscape of the eclipses we’ll experience. With the north node in Pisces, we may be drawn more to religion and spiritual practices. We may also feel more deeply of our emotions, feel compassion for ourselves and others, and become more sensitive and connected. There can also be more tendencies toward escapism, numbing, grief, disillusionment and unsatisfied longing. The south node in Virgo gifts us a great opportunity to focus more on health, wellness, hygiene, the land, purification of food and medicine. This node also offers a chance to be more focused on detail and organization. Virgo in overdrive can be compulsive, overly focused on perfection, judgmental or critical. Striking a balance in the dynamic between these two opposing signs is where we’ll find the greatest growth and lessons until the nodes shift again in mid-2026.
If you’re a fellow astrophile, this shift may already be on your radar and may have already occurred depending on your go-to sources. Per the mean/average method of calculation, which is the method I use, the nodal shift will occur on Jan. 29 (ET). There can be a discrepancy of about two weeks between the two calculation methods, mean vs. true.
The second will be the first new moon of the year in the zodiac sign Aquarius at 7:35 a.m. There will be four placements in Aquarius at the time of the new moon, which emphasizes the themes of the sign. The new moon will have underlying themes of great potential for expansion of our capacity for transformation, a revolutionary outlook and a reminder that our thoughts and visions have tremendous power from inception to manifestation. Growth and expansion of our spirituality, accompanied by some feelings of being lost or confused about the best path forward, are also present with four placements in Pisces at the time of the new moon. It’s our first big shift of the year, leading to big cosmic energy and a big day. Cast out the net of your wildest dreams!
See the above horoscope for your rising sign for more specific information. If you’re unsure what your rising sign is, you can learn more in my info/tutorial video on my Ursa Alchemy YouTube channel, or cast your own birth chart for free on astro.com.
