the tides are a changing 🌀

This Week in the Stars 1/6/25 - 1/12/25

Welcome to 2025! ✨

I’m looking forward to upping my Substack game this year, so stay tuned for what that looks like. I’m aiming for more thought pieces on astrology and magic. In general, I want to add a few more layers of my wealth of esoteric knowledge and interest to what I’m offering here. If there is something you are hungry to see, please let me know in the comments!

Here's what's shaking this week, besties:

• Monday (1/6): Mars rx moonwalks into Cancer + Mercury square Neptune = crabby walking through the fog

• Wednesday (1/8): Mercury enters Cap (finally some clarity!) + Sun square Chiron (healing vibes)

• Sunday (1/12): Big shift as the Nodes of Destiny move into Pisces/Virgo + Mars trine Neptune brings the flow

Let’s catch up on some astro happenings that occurred in the first few days of the year.

Recent Cosmic Happenings: Mercury finally done been shaaady

As of January 2nd, we've finally made it through Mercury retroshade! If you were still experiencing those classic Merc rx communication glitches and tech issues even after the direct station, that's why. We're clear now, bb!

Venus Enters Her Palace 👑

On January 3rd, Venus the planet of relationships, value, aesthetics and money moved into her place of exaltation - Pisces. Wondering WTF exaltation means? In astrology every planet has a sign that it is treated like royalty when it enters, it’s place of exaltation. For Venus, she is welcomed as an esteemed guest in Jupiter’s home sign of Pisces.

I always feel extra excited about this ingress because it’s a time when I create new Venusian jewelry designs. (In case you didn’t know, I work with astrological magick to make jewelry imbued with archetypal energy to support the wearer on their path. Check it out here.)

Now through February 4th is a great time for:

• Venusian magickal workings (attraction spells, money magick, glamour work)

• Manifesting aligned romantic partnerships

• Prime time for style upgrades and aesthetic shifts
  
  If you are looking to draw in an aligned partner this year, it’s a great time to do work around that. I have a really wonderful multi-step ritual for this (that has brought me success more than once, the most recent being my current partner) and I’m happy to share it with you if this piques your interest. Leave a comment below and I will connect with you about this big magick. 💖
  
  This is also a great transit for redefining your personal style, perhaps giving your closet a bit of a upgrade or trying out new styling ideas you have been seeing on TikTok. 💅
  
  Venus will spend quite a bit of time in Pisces this year as our queen of heaven will soon be making her journey from evening star to morning star and retrograding from Aries back into Pisces. I will be sharing more on the retrograde and the beautiful cycle of Venus in the coming weeks. ꩜

Let’s Get Lunar 🌗

One thing I'm going to start doing this year in this space is honing in more on the Moon and its phase. I've been spending the start of this year mapping out my personal lunar cycle (life changing as a Cancer rising I must say) and I'm thrilled to begin sharing it with you all here.

Soooooo, what is the Moon doing this week? We are in the fruitful time between First Quarter and Full Moon where our evening luminary waxes, growing fuller each night. Early week vibes have us integrating that powerful New Moon in Capricorn from December 30th - keep an eye out for tangible shifts in your mood, energy, or motivation based on what you set in motion then. This is a crossroads moment, besties. You're deciding which opportunities to pursue and where you need to rededicate your energy. The signs are everywhere rn, so stay alert and receptive.