There are two eclipses this month. Eclipses always mark major evolutionary steps beyond which life will never be the same. The collective influence of these eclipses is determined by the signs they fall in. Their personal influence is based on where (in which house) they occur in our individual birth charts. Thus, the eclipses’ effects can be felt for up to nineteen years.

There is a solar eclipse on Saturday, January 5 in Capricorn (15º25’) at 5:28pm. This degree is represented in the Sabian symbols by “school grounds filled with boys and girls in gymnasium suits.” Our bodies are the vehicles of our souls. This solar eclipse urges us to listen to the body’s wisdom. Our physical selves are a good measure of where we are. The body’s pains and sufferings signal places of imbalance in need of rectification. Healing occurs when we see and feel ourselves in whole(holy)ness. This eclipse also helps us follow our bliss so that we can find our perfect jobs and become the masters of our destinies.

There is a lunar eclipse on Sunday, January 20 in Leo (0º52’) at 9:16pm. This degree is represented in the Sabian symbols by “blood rushes to a man’s head as his vital energies are mobilized under the spur of ambition.” Circumstances in our lives may shift, structures may change, and an old order may come to an abrupt end. These dissolving situations force us to redefine our priorities and create new dynamics in our lives. As we do, we can dream new dreams that revitalize us.