Energies of the Week: January 20-26, 2025 Sun conjunct Pluto in Aquarius ✨🎇♒
The Universe continues to plant new seeds this week, in a unique, eventful, and transformative January, gestating the future.
The astrological landscape of the week brings reform, innovation, independence, and towards the end, beautiful soulful connections and heartwarming stories with happy endings that will provide relief and emotional upliftment.
Since January 19, the Sun has entered futuristic and idealistic Aquarius, urging us to think ahead, envision new paths, break free from limitations, and discover our precious connection to the collective and the most authentic version of ourselves.
For the next month, this Aquarian wave invites you to reinvent the specific area of your life that the Sun illuminates and, within the house governed by Aquarius, to stage a personal revolution that might even surprise you. This is a time to free yourself from old habits, programming, and narratives you’ve told yourself, aligning instead with your truth, which holds a unique contribution to the world.
✨🎇On Tuesday, January 21, the Moon enters its Last Quarter phase🌗 at 02°03′ Scorpio♏, forming a square with Pluto. This alignment encapsulates the emotional intensity of the week’s onset, bringing pressures and significant inner conflicts.
Through emotional truths that surface, we are compelled to confront the shadowy aspects of ourselves and others. This is a pivotal moment to sever ties and free ourselves from toxic relationships and situations that may keep us trapped. It is an opportunity for deep emotional cleansing, essential for our personal growth and evolution.
On the same day, a pivotal event unfolds, the Conjunction of the Sun and Pluto in Aquarius. This rare and powerful alignment hasn’t occurred in over 200 years, marking a moment of profound renewal and spiritual awakening. This synodic cycle demands total transformation, unlocking deep shifts on both personal and collective levels.
This cosmic alignment reminds us to let go of what no longer serves us, to allow for rebirth, to reclaim our power, and to understand that all change begins within. For those in the early degrees of Fixed signs (Taurus, Scorpio, Leo, Aquarius) or Air and Fire signs, this is an opportunity to embrace a bold new chapter.
This conjunction is a landmark for the cosmic order, coinciding with significant events like a pivotal inauguration. It carries revolutionary energy, signaling the collapse of outdated systems, idols, and authority figures to pave the way for new beginnings. It hints at internal and external power struggles, transformations in global leadership, the dawn of a new technological era, and awakening through crisis.
The degree of this conjunction in the Sabian symbols, “A Sudden Thunderstorm,” emphasizes the inevitable and unexpected nature of events, urging us to keep an open mind, remain strong, and be adaptable. In doing so, we can uncover the possibilities hidden within these fated changes.
This all takes place against the backdrop of the Venus-Saturn conjunction at 16° Pisces on January 19. In the Sabian symbols, this degree corresponds to “An Easter Promenade,” carrying themes of faith, reverence, and the promise of renewal.
This planetary influence urges us to make mature choices, dedicate ourselves to what truly matters, and make significant emotional or financial investments with a sense of responsibility. Despite challenges or constraints, this energy supports long-term success and stability. It also brings karmic contracts, and commitments, and emphasizes timeless beauty over fleeting pleasures.
✨🎇On Thursday, January 23, Mercury in opposition to Mars at 23° Capricorn-Cancer challenges the Cardinal signs of the third decan, potentially triggering tensions in communication or hasty decisions. Mars retrograde may also resurface unresolved memories or situations from the past.
However, the sextile between retrograde Mars and Uranus at 23° Cancer-Taurus that favors Earth and Water signs near these degrees, offers the push to express your truth, the inspiration to implement changes, and the realization that there are alternative ways to achieve the emotional and material security you seek. For some, this influence may even signify unexpected reunions that surprise and rejuvenate.
At the same time, Mercury’s trine to Uranus sparks innovative ideas and sudden insights, providing balance to the tension and bringing solutions and relief, particularly for the third decan of the Cardinal signs that have recently faced challenges, including the intense Cancer Full Moon.
✨On Sunday, January 26, Venus trines Mars at 22° Pisces-Cancer, blessing Water and Earth signs in the third decan with romantic and creative energy. This beautiful harmony strengthens emotional bonds, fosters soulful connections, and allows the seeds of love to blossom. The cosmic lovers, in perfect alignment, create a torrent of passion, devotion, affection, and tenderness, enabling vulnerability to be embraced and healed by others.
On the same day, the sextile between Mercury and Neptune at 27° Capricorn-Pisces inspires peace of mind, leading us to dreamscapes of imagination. Here, we can draw inspiration, connect with angels, receive prophecies, and hear stories that illuminate and soothe our souls. After the intensity of the Cancer Full Moon, this is a much-needed opportunity to rise again, take a step forward, and make an evolutionary leap.
This week shows that your heart still has so much to give, and life offers countless ways to exist, create, love, and connect—if you allow yourself to trust once more.
Wishing everyone a blessed week!✨💫🕊☮
With love💓💓💓
Sofia Semeli