The Week of January 16th, 2023: Mercury is direct, Aquarius season begins and there’s a New Moon in Aquarius
Astrology of the Week Ahead with Chani Nicholas
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🗓️ 16 January 2023
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
In this podcast, New York Times bestselling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.
The astrology of the week of January 16th, 2023, feels like the true beginning of 2023. On Wednesday, Mercury (the planet of communication) stations direct in a helpful trine with Uranus (the planet of breakthroughs), broadening our ability to understand the solutions we need right now. Then the Sun conjoins Pluto (the planet of underworld journeys) and shines a light on the hidden truths we hold within ourselves and our society. On Friday, the Sun moves into Aquarius, marking the official start of Aquarius season. On Saturday, the New Moon in Aquarius occurs, offering a deep cleansing and renewal to the area of our chart that contains the water bearer. Finally, on Sunday, Venus conjoins Saturn and clarifies the containers we need to create beauty in our relationships.
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| 0:00.0 | In my humble opinion, 2023 officially begins this week. We have Mercury stationing direct, |
| 0:09.0 | and then we have Aquarius season and right away a really beautiful new moon and Aquarius. |
| 0:15.9 | All of this together spells a moment of major reset, and it signals a kind of green flag from the universe. |
| 0:32.4 | Hello and welcome. This is the Astrology of the Week Ahead podcast, and I'm your host, Channy, Nicholas. |
| 0:46.4 | In this podcast, we look at the astrology of the upcoming week and how it will be landing for all of us |
| 0:53.4 | collectively. |
| 1:00.1 | For a more personalized reading that dives into the ways that this week's astrology will play out for you, |
| 1:02.6 | download the Chani app for iPhone. |
| 1:09.5 | All right. |
| 1:14.9 | So, as promised, Mercury is not going to stay retrograde forever. |
| 1:23.5 | On Wednesday, January 18th, Mercury is stationing direct at eight degrees of Capricorn. |
| 1:31.9 | And look, the cool thing is that not all Mercury stationing directs are made equal. Some of them are still really challenging. This one is actually incredibly helpful. That's because Mercury is |
| 1:39.5 | stationing direct in a trine, so in a helpful, flowing aspect to Uranus. |
| 1:47.7 | Uranus is a planet of updates and innovation and breakdowns and breakthroughs. |
| 1:54.0 | And when it's on our side, like it is in a trine, it's trying to facilitate a new perspective, helping us to see something in a different |
| 2:05.5 | way. It's trying to broaden usually our ability to understand the solutions that we need now. |
| 2:13.7 | It's like, hey, we need an update. We need it a 2.0. We need to understand that we've grown. |
| 2:21.9 | We're in a new place. And this is what we need going forward, at least for the moment. |
| 2:27.8 | And Mercury Stationing Direct, again, if it's in a good situation and a good scenario, |
| 2:32.4 | also gives us that kind of feeling. |
| 2:35.9 | Now, two things are true. |
| 2:37.1 | As Mercury Station is direct, it's moving exceptionally slow. |
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