Gemini Monthly Forecast

This is not so much a month of two halves or where there are a lot of mixed messages and instead, a month when having the lunar nodes in the first full month of their 18 month policing of a balance between your own and your relationship needs couldn't be more timely. While Venus left your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery in the New Year, Pluto not only stayed on but returned in November to spend the next 20 years here. Since then, the Sun and Mercury have returned, with the Sun always shining on the adventurous side of life's fence at this time of year. Until Mercury leaves on 15th February his sense of curiosity and mental focus makes this the perfect time to turn your bucket list into a game plan, while the Sun will keep the solar spotlight on the adventurous side of life's fence until 18th February and the dwarf planet Ceres will continue her deep dive into your needs and priorities when it comes to more from life than simply going through the motion, until she too leaves on 24th February. Yet both before and after all three leave and return to your career sector, things are already fired up on the income, work and career fronts from the start. Venus will leave your career sector on 4th February, but not before ending last month with a friendly aspect to Mars in your income sector and to the asteroid Juno in your work sector. With Neptune, who has been here since 2012 leaving next month, this is more than just a push to get this new professional year up to speed. Yet as things continue to escalate professionally, Pluto will not only stay on in your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery, but the planet of change and transformation is here now for the next 20 years. Meanwhile, 4th February is also the day that Jupiter turns direct in Gemini, ending a chance to go back over old ground, ready now to embrace a quest for major new beginnings.

With no planetary activity on the romantic or relationship fronts, as you move into the second month of February, as is the norm for this time of year, it all comes down to the Moon's monthly visits and the water that has already passed under the bridge. There will also be a surprise thrown into the mix on the relationship front. While there is no planetary activity in your romantic sector and there will be none until the second half of the year, it was just last month that the South Node ended its 18 month visit. As well as keeping the focus on the spirit of romance throughout that time, the South Node also defended against old excuses, roadblocks and barriers, whether real or imagined. After 18 months it won't take much to continue what this began, though the Moon's monthly visits will be key to keeping the spirit of romance alive. This makes it important to make the spirit of romance a priority when the Moon moves through from 16th February to 18th February, creating some of the most romantically charged days of the month. Meanwhile, it was also last month that Mercury, the planet of communication left your relationship sector, but not before spending over two months here. Normally Mercury will rush through in 14 to 15 days, giving you barely enough time to work with the planet of communication before he is gone. However, a retrograde turn kept Mercury here long enough that you have everything needed to keep the communication lines open. However, it is here that there are some surprise developments, with the Moon's return from 21st February to 23rd February a chance to get an early feel for this. It is the day before that on 20th February the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment and especially commitment to your relationships will return for her first visit to your relationship sector in four years, with the Moon's return a day later a chance to ensure you are emotionally engaged and aware from the start.