A Temporary Pause on your Goals
Before you jump to make your 2023 lists, goals, and vision boards, let me explain why it is best to wait. Initiating your goals in early January will most likely bring disappointments, flops, reversals, or a significant change in events because the timing will be off. In other words, luck and Diving Timing will not be in sync with your dreams at the beginning of the year.
In January 2023, there will be three retrogrades bringing an emphasis on revisiting goals, ideas, and unfortunately keeping many people’s goals and next steps in a holding pattern. For some, they will push to make things happen, but in the end did it really happen in an easy manner for your highest good? If you are living through this frustrating energy of roadblocks and setbacks, I urge you to wait until mid January to make future plans.
1. Mercury Retrograde - 12/29/22 - 1/18/23
The planet of thinking, learning, and communications is retrograde and the emphasis is not on making solid plans, ultimatums, or commitments. Guaranteed you will have to be fluid in your thinking and decision processes. During this phase, your plans will shift or rapidly change when Mercury goes direct. Thus, your big plans, ideas, and goals for the year will shift or you will give up before you get started. Just know any barriers or frustrations will ease up eventually. Until then, hold out a few more weeks.
In love astrology, this is when the ex returns. Typically, there’s a change of heart, or conversations about starting over. These second chances are fleeting. The energy with Mercury retrograde brings misunderstandings in relationships. If an ex returns, be mindful you are both on the same page with your expectations. When Mercury goes direct, someone will change their mind and, disappear, or be ghosted.
2. Mars Retrograde - 10/3/22 - 1/12/23
Mars retrograde doubles down on the collective frustration. With Mars in Gemini, ruled by Mercury it is highlighting communications which have had an undertone of misunderstandings, miscommunications as well as irritable, or argumentative. Since Mars symbolizes your energy to initiate and follow thru, the ability to succeed, close the deal, or seize opportunities is in a standstill or a stagnant state. When it finally goes direct, it brings the energy and courage to accomplish your goals. You will begin to feel motivated, inspired and that opportunities are arriving.
In love astrology, Mars retrograde brings an argumentative atmosphere and not an ideal environment to voice your concerns or needs to your partner. It will be dismissed or sidelined until there’s better energy for clarity. Again, by mid-month when Mars stations direct it will be an adjustment period. Try not to get pulled into any drams or disagreements as everyone is realigning with this vibration.
3. Uranus Retrograde - 8/24/22 - 1/22/23
We’ve been in this energy for 4 months now. Yet, as Uranus gets ready to station direct this month, there’s a deep undertone of change and unexpected or unplanned shifts in your routines, schedules, relationships, family and day to day life. On ????, there planet stations direct but leading up to it and after it will be highlighted by chaos, drama, or erratic. I like to compare it to running zigzags thru your life. Until all the planetary dust settles, life may be somewhat erratic and your quest to accomplish new goals and resolutions can drastically change. On a positive note, this planet derails parts of our lives that have become stagnant and resistant to change.
The best time to create and initiate your goals, plans, vision boards, and resolutions will be the weekend of the New Moon on January 21, 2023, and the Chinese Lunar New Year.
