February 2012

Your horoscope for February 2012

February 2012 Horoscope

Three planets (Mercury, Sun and Neptune) move into Pisces this month, joining Chiron which has been there full-time since last February.  Sun and Mercury make this visit every year but Neptune has not been in Pisces (its own sign) since 1861.

Discovered in 1846, Neptune has now completed its first whole cycle since it has been in our consciousness.

A planet returning to its own sign is a strengthening homecoming and brings a feeling of ‘rightness’.  Someone once said that home is the only place you can turn up and not have to make an effort.  Your presence is accepted and understood.  And so it is with planetary homecomings.

Neptune is the planet of idealism, transcendence, confusion, illusion, delusion, connectivity, mystery and spirituality.  So we can all expect to feel at least one of these qualities (in a different area of life for each sign).

Added to Chiron, planet (or asteroid, depending on your point of view) of wounding and healing: the potential for humble, compassionate progress or unhelpful (to you and others) delusion or deception, is strong.

Neptune is going to be in Pisces until January 2026.  So there will be plenty of time to get used to it.  Nebulousness is not everyone’s cup of tea.  And this learning process is not an up-front one.  You will have to just feel your way.  Things cannot be forced into clarity, so learn to appreciate subtleties and keep in mind that confusion is always a creative state.

Saturn goes retrograde in Libra this month too and will remain there until late June.  This is almost the last stretch of weighty issues we have all been learning to deal with (again in a different area of life for each sign).
So what will this mean for us all?

Aries:   Your unconscious is busy, busy, busy so take some time out to give it your full attention.  Tranquil retreats, meditation and paying attention to your dreams could all fit the bill.  Be conscious of your internet use too.  Institutions (prisons, hospitals or psychiatric units) might call for your compassion, as might those living outside ‘a comfortable life’.  Spiritual solace and development is another possibility but make sure you check the credentials of anyone who presents themselves as a guide.  Venus enters your sign on 8th and will stay there until March 5th.  This means you are irresistible and ‘hot’.  Why are you still sitting there reading this?  Get out there!

Taurus:   Friends, groups and community may all need your empathy and understanding.  And the frail of mind and body might be among them.  Help as much as you can.  Your own dealings and membership of groups can also have a mysterious or healing effect (on them and you).  You might come to realise more than ever that we are all in the pool together and whatever happens to one, on some level happens to us all.  You have until late June to review work or health matters.  And make sure that Jupiter does not bring about unwanted expansion.  Yes, the waistline…

Gemini:   Your beliefs about your father, career and social status become unclear and people won’t quite know what to make of it all either.  For better or for worse, your relationship with your father has had a bearing on your career choices in life and feelings about your own status.  If you feel so inclined, it could be fruitful to explore this with a therapist.  Love affairs, children and creativity require a re-think.  In terms of your worldly aspirations: aim for content not glamour.

Cancer:   The allure of foreign lands, religions and philosophies or even deep studies might call you from your reflections.  Or someone may turn up who represents one of these principles.  With matters still to sort at home, this could provide a welcome escape.  In fact escape could be just what you’re hoping for!  Legal matters look tricky, so avoid them if you can.  Influential people in other spheres will be well-disposed towards you from 8th if you need their help.

Leo:   Birth, sex, death and transformation are your highlighted dreamy areas and will continue to be so for some years.  The spiritual side of sharing will become as important as the physical and will teach you many things: so long as you do not give way to dissipation.  Communications (or relationships with siblings or neighbours) require a second look.  In terms of communicating in general: are you?  Joint funds (taxes, debts and inheritances) may appear or disappear.  Accept whatever comes and share it.

Virgo:   Whatever happens in relationships and partnerships will change everything.  And we are looking here at a 14 year stretch.  No amount of analysing or inspection will make the slightest bit of difference.  You are afloat and this might come as a great relief.  No, it certainly isn’t your usual style and it might even feel like you’re going backwards but the real question is: why ever didn’t you try these dreamy waters before?

Libra:   Saturn goes retrograde in your sign on 7th.  This is almost the last stretch of Saturn’s heavy weight on your shoulders.  (Yes there is an end in sight).  Meanwhile, carry on with your internal review of identity and self-expression.  The brakes come off and you can apply all your conclusions early October.  To make all this ruminating worthwhile, be scrupulously honest with yourself.  Work and service to others should express your creative or compassionate ideals.  Beware of dissipation.  Yes I mean drink and drugs…

Scorpio:   You are vulnerable to the charms of suitors so be careful who you mingle with.  All that glitters is not gold.  And flattery may gloss over no worthwhile content.  Check people out.  Creativity will be at an all-time high though, so enjoy and apply it wherever you can.  Children may need your compassion, including the weak and vulnerable.  Perhaps you could inspire their creativity or compassion too.  Take your ideals and apply them to daily life.

Sagittarius:   Friends may be demanding or thin on the ground and groups could be difficult and need a review.  Unclear feelings about mother, home and nurturing arise again and somehow boundaries are impossible to find.  While compassion is helpful; self-abnegation usually isn’t.  (Therapeutic support could help to differentiate between the two).  The ideals you feel you are offering might have more to do with your needs, rather than your recipient’s; which is fine.  But be aware of that.

Capricorn:   Loving clarity as you do, you are unlikely to find it as Neptune enters your 3rd House.  Mystery, subterfuge, idealism and delusion are much more appealing to Neptune.  So just how are you going to think about everything now?  Your imagination will be working over-time, so how about that unwritten novel or song?  Words of kindness wouldn’t go astray either (especially to neighbours or siblings).  Creativity will be flowing like a river: channel it.

Aquarius:   What on earth has happened to your finances?  And how can you apply your ideals to them?  Wishful thinking might not be the best strategy but it is hard to figure out anything else!  Trying to make an income through compassionate or creative or idealistic pursuits might, if you’re lucky, fit the bill.  Travel and legal matters could drag and your position on religion or philosophy requires yet a further review.  Remember this: your self-esteem and your income are quite separate matters.

Pisces:   Your attempts to be like everyone else, become almost irrelevant.  Neptune your ruling planet has come home (for 14 years!), so what isn’t possible?  Your sense of self may feel less concrete but this could be a huge relief.  Pressure to be like everyone else has been dissolved.  Your longing to merge with something bigger and beyond yourself, feels like it is at last possible and understood.  Show us all how to be a willing molecule in the oceanic collective.

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