Find out what this month has in store for you.
No one can blame you for feeling discouraged by the way your creative or artistic ambitions have been thwarted recently. Rather than try to apportion blame to others who could perhaps have been more accommodating, you should focus on making further attempts at achieving what you want. This isn’t the time to admit defeat.
You’re about to lose patience with loved ones who feel that the moves you’re making within the home or family are far too dramatic. It’s crucial not to let a Mars-Saturn clash encourage you to push ahead with your plans without taking on board conflicting opinions. You don’t need to prove who’s the boss in this set-up.
Perhaps you’ve done a good job of propping up those struggling to cope with the ways of the world these days. But has anybody noticed that you would welcome some moral support too? True, you may be coping admirably with your lot in life. But when somebody does offer a shoulder to lean on, accept it.
Avoid sounding defensive when a small group of people show an interest in your handling of funds or outgoings. Jupiter’s run-in with Uranus could make you feel, momentarily, that your integrity is being challenged. But that has far more to do with your own insecurities than what these individuals are actually thinking or saying.
Inspired though you may be by someone’s words of wisdom, you mustn’t assume the right to take control of an area that peers have a strong connection with. They need to know that you respect their opinions and that you don’t intend to undermine what they think or say. Diplomacy is your greatest asset.
It’s important to understand those who feel too nervous to embark on a journey or project that, according to them, could be risky. You may not share their fears, but why pour scorn on them? Better to listen and then try to talk them around to your way of thinking without seeming manipulative or controlling.
Suspicious though you may be of some people’s views of an intense situation, hear what they have to say. You may even decide that while you cannot go along with all their ideas, they do have something to offer. Could you perhaps see their quirkiness as intriguing rather than threatening?
Recently, you’ve wanted to play a less-visible role within a set-up involving friends or associates. As the new year gets under way, you’ll realise that you owe it to yourself to explain that you have to do what suits you first and foremost, rather than pander to everybody else’s needs. Is that being selfish? No.
No matter how concerned you are about the well-being of others, resist the temptation to tell them where they’re going wrong. There’s a danger that if you’re too direct, they’ll do the opposite. So find subtle ways to teach by example, and coax and cajole them around to your way of thinking.
Questions raised about a partnership or formal arrangement may have left you feeling uncomfortable. As Uranus resumes its forward direction in mid-January, discussions between yourself and interested parties will be far less likely to cause upset. You might even find the confidence to introduce some rather varied ideas you would normally keep to yourself.
At some point in the near future, you’ll realise that you really must focus on developments in terms of your profession, finances or long-term future. But first, you should concentrate on a situation that threatens to disrupt the smooth running of an extremely close relationship. The sooner you turn your mind to it, the better.
Much as you enjoy having the freedom to broach a tricky topic with relatives or friends, you must know when to stop. With the Sun allying itself to Saturn and Jupiter, there may be occasions in which you become so candid and outspoken that you start to wonder, immediately afterwards, whether you’ve caused offence.