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January 1, 2018 Daily Almanac, With Your Daily Horoscope (see below)
Today is Monday, Jan. 1, 2018
Hebrew date is 14 Tevet 5778
Islamic date is 14 Rabi'-II 1439
Mayan Tzolk'in Day is 8 kab'an
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.1.17
Julian Day is 2458120
Today's Birthdays: Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849), Jane Marcet (1969-1858), Dan Katchongva (1860-1972), Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), Qi Baishi (1864-1957), E. M. Forster (1879-1970), J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), Milt Jackson (1923-1999), Ernest Tidyman (1928-1984), Joe Orton (1933-1967), Matt Robinson (1937-2002), Frank Langella (1938), Don Novello (1943), Olivia Goldsmith (1949-2004), Grandmaster Flash (1958), Verne Troyer (1969), Gia Coppola (1987).
"You asked me how to get out of the finite dimensions when I feel like it. I certainly don't use logic when I do it. Logic's the first thing you have to get rid of."
-- J. D. Salinger
Dancing in the New Year with a Full Moon
Dear Friend and Reader:
As we close out yet another year in which 'the unthinkable' and 'the unexpected' became nearly cliché and monotonous, you might be eager to leave 2017 behind and wipe your hands of it. Of course, the turn of the calendar is never exactly the clean break we often wish it were. This year, however, the New Year does begin with an energy peak -- a Full Moon -- with some surprisingly fitting themes that might help you to transition better.
This is the Cancer Full Moon, with the Moon in Cancer opposite the Sun in Capricorn, at 11+ degrees of their signs (properly known as 12 degrees). This Full Moon is exact at 9:24 pm EST on Jan. 1 (2:24 UTC Jan. 2). At the most basic level, moving toward a Full Moon is likely to amp up the emotional stakes on New Year's Eve.
Many people (maybe you) pile a lot of expectation and meaning onto how and with whom they spend this particular holiday night. Remember empathy for others' sensitivities, and to keep things light for yourself.
This Full Moon could also feel like someone who's all business facing off against someone who's super-emotional and easily swayed by others' moods. You might be inclined to get practical and solve problems, while a partner just wants to mother everybody (including you) whether they need it or not.
Neptune in Pisces making harmonious aspects to the Moon and Sun heightens the emotional and psychic sensitivity, and adds a good dose of creativity, idealism and a willingness to help others. Venus in Capricorn conjunct the Sun is another factor in the chart. This looks like a desire for strong emotional contact (especially in private) just prior to the Full Moon's peak, which then gives way to a more easygoing vibe (especially in public) as the Moon moves on.
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Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase today at 6:24 pm PST / 9:24 pm EST (02:24:00 Jan. 2 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Capricorn on Jan. 16-17 at 6:17 pm PST / 9:17 pm EST (02:17:09 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Leo on Jan. 31 at 5:27 am PST / 8:27 am EST (13:26:39 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Gemini and enters Cancer today at 12:10 am PST / 3:10 am EST (08:10:01 UTC).
Sun Degree: 11-12 Capricorn.
Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Cancer at 12:10 am PST / 3:10 am EST (08:10:01 UTC).
Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
-- Jupiter square Praamzius at 12:56 am PST / 3:56 am EST (08:56:02 UTC).
-- Venus square Elatus at 9:32 am PST / 12:32 pm EST (17:31:58 UTC).
-- Sun conjunct Amycus at 11:04 am PST / 2:04 pm EST (19:03:58 UTC).
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If Your Birthday is Jan. 1
(The Day of the Emotional Organizer) | Capricorn Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
The Sun and Neptune aligning in your anniversary chart indicate that your intuition is spot on. You already know the truth. Yet it will help if you don't invest your precious energy into doubting yourself. Rather, trust your perceptions and see what happens when you act on them. Even small experiments will demonstrate that you know more than you think.
Written in the Planets
Happy New Year! Astrologically, 2018 kicks off with unusual spectacle, helping usher in the Saturn-in-Capricorn era with a potent Cancer Full Moon. One message seems to be standing out: if you want to step up a gear in your life, do so with the aid of all you've learned so far, and with the cumulative wisdom of your elders at your back. There is a temptation all too often to discard wholesale the teachings of the past, with the result that many true pearls are thrown away with the sludge. Be discerning rather than dismissive; you are still building on a foundation.
New Features Added:
Understanding Key Life Transits of Saturn, Chiron and Uranus
Dear Friend and Reader:
The Art of Becoming is your 2018 annual reading. This is my 20th time at the rodeo! And that's a good thing, because to write about the transits of the coming year will take experience. If you're new to the discussion of this project, I've linked a letter in the last paragraph.
I've added three new features to The Art of Becoming, for those who pre-order all 12 signs: videos that cover Chiron in Aries, and Aries Chiron returns; Uranus in Taurus, and Uranus oppositions; and Saturn in Capricorn, including those two Saturn return groups (first and second). These cover many age groups and sub-generations.
These videos are included if you pre-order all 12 signs. Then they will be spun off as separate products. They will not be included with post-publication orders, or single-sign orders. Each will be offered separately for $37.37 each.
I've wanted to do transit readings like this for years! One distinction about my astrological career is that rather than predicting transits, I've been listening to my clients tell me the stories of their transits for more than two decades.
The current pre-order price is $99, which includes written readings for all 12 signs, plus the Saturn, Chiron and Uranus video presentations. Those will be published before the written readings, by the way.
Delivery is expected in January. That's the time estimate, based on 20 years' experience doing this project. If you're curious to read more about The Art of Becoming, here's a detailed letter describing how I do the readings and what they contain.
And if you have not read your 2017 reading, you may do so here at no charge.
Sign up today. The next price increase will be soon!
Thank you for trusting me as your astrologer, and for participating in Planet Waves.
With love,
Daily Horoscope for January 1, 2018 | By Eric Francis Coppolino
If Today is Your Birthday
The Sun and Neptune aligning in your anniversary chart indicate that your intuition is spot on. You already know the truth. Yet it will help if you don’t invest your precious energy into doubting yourself. Rather, trust your perceptions and see what happens when you act on them. Even small experiments will demonstrate that you know more than you think. You share a birthday with J.D. Salinger, Grandmaster Flash, and Verne Troyer.
Aries (March 20-April 19) -- It'll be easier to navigate a family or household situation if you don't get emotionally involved. However, you may already be mixed up in the situation, and the sooner you get some distance, the sooner you'll be able to use a reasoning process and improve matters rather than make them worse.
"The person you thought you were five years ago, one year ago, even yesterday, is not quite the same person you are today, potentially in some profound ways. To the extent that this is shaking up your consciousness and that of the people around you, you simply must develop confidence in yourself."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) -- Take some time today and contemplate your life. Set aside all your immediate concerns and consider your needs, desires and options. Be grateful you're the solid, authentic person that you are. Your persistence and dedication are necessary ingredients for living on our planet.
"If Taureans are competitive, it's primarily with themselves. You never want to do anything worse than you did it last time. Your next effort has to be better. When this is not driving you a little nuts, it can really work for you; and it definitely works for those who benefit from your devoted efforts."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Gemini (May 20-June 21) -- You may think you're at the mercy of others where important financial matters are concerned. However, you are at a distinct advantage thanks to your ability to communicate and persuade people that you're right. The facts and figures carry more weight than your personal needs.
"Like an aviator or a sailor or both at once, you must study the weather, within you and around you, and have many skills and tools for coexisting with it. You harness your energy from change itself. Knowing yourself is not a matter of having a fixed concept, but rather an honest and ongoing relationship with who you are."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today's Full Moon in your sign is calling you to live up to your full potential. No goal or ambition is out of reach. Yet you'll need to work closely with partners, colleagues and loved ones to manifest your dreams. You'll surely make this work, as yours is the original sign of "it takes a village."
"Whatever you are doing, the essential spirit of your chart is that you define yourself. You set your mission; you establish your reputation; you are the master of the experiment. If you want to accomplish anything beyond the routine level of success, that also entails the highest level of self-responsibility and inner authority."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) -- One theme of today's Full Moon is that you may be feeling over-burdened. This probably involves work-related commitments. You will need to act on this sooner or later. Your sense of pressure will ease once the Full Moon passes by; however, you should start making decisions over the next few days.
"You are now in a moment where you get to review, rethink and recreate just about anything you want. This may involve any facet of your life. You have the opportunity to work from the roots of your existence upward, and outward. For now, stay close to the ground and work from your core reality."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) -- While you're making New Year's resolutions, don't forget your social life. You need to be out among people; if not every day, then on some regular basis. You will be so absorbed by the excellent work you're doing that you'll need extra motivation to get out of the house. It'll be worth doing.
"Let everything point you back to you, as the focal point of your existence. This will enhance your capacity for relationships rather than diminish it. The more solidly you are present for yourself, the more solid you can be for others. But that's really beside the point; focusing your intimacy with yourself is its own reward."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) -- If one of your New Year's resolutions is, "I will be more financially successful," then the message of your solar chart is beaming right into your mind. Your idea of financial success is trustworthy. You have solid values, and you do good work. Let yourself be motivated, and passionately so.
"You may have been looking to the people you relate to directly -- that is, partners of various kinds -- for answers about the changes you're going through. The deeper truth is that something inside you is evolving and growing, and changes to your partnerships are a kind of secondary effect. The sum total is that your circumstances are conspiring for you to be highly self-reliant."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) -- You have a lot to say. You always have, but now you can barely contain yourself. Therefore, let it out. Writing is becoming a lost art, reduced to splattering a few words on the internet. You would benefit from the more thoughtful kinds of expression, whether in your journal or in some wider forum.
"The essence of this message is that you must express your true self in every facet of your being, particularly in the work that you do. The tangible contribution you make to your community and the larger society is your single most dependable way to develop yourself, and to cultivate respect for yourself, and these angles of your chart are coming under strong, creative aspects this year."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) -- You want to live more passionately, and more intimately. If your solar chart has one message for you this year, that's the one. Yet the emotional risk is that your relationships will test your self-esteem, especially as you get close to people. You must be brave, and fear no rejection.
"You will thrive if you maintain a spirit of exploration and play in the work that you do. You might explore the idea that no matter what you do, you're doing the same thing: expressing your energy and love. If you discover that you don't feel so energetic or so loving, that's the time to consider why you're doing it. However, remember, many facets of your current astrology call for patience."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Capricorn Audio Birthday Reading is Ready!
Dear Friend and Reader:
Friday, I recorded your Capricorn birthday reading. It's about 70 minutes in length, in two sessions. This is your birthday audio -- an entirely different reading from The Art of Becoming, which will be ready in January.
You are living in extraordinary times, as a Capricorn or Cap rising. There's been nothing quite like this in your sign since the early 1990s, when the Uranus-Neptune connection passed through town. That was a while ago -- and what you're now working with is just as significant.
At the moment, the Sun, Venus, Saturn and Pluto are in your sign, which is building to a series of major events that peak in 2020. That may seem like a long way off, though time marches on. The presence of Saturn, the ruling planet of Capricorn, is a reminder to tend to your growth, shore up your foundations, and take your place in the world.
Saturn in your sign is helping to ground you in your real priorities.
In this reading, I focus on several key points of development, though none is as important as your relationship to your family, and your family history. For all you want to do in life, all the ways you want to succeed, and solidify your process of self-actualization: the family connection is essential.
This relates directly to your most intimate partnerships, because they're based on an emotional foundation that was laid in childhood. I provide specific information about how to work with these elements, and how to engage in productive self-therapy (it's not always so useful, but it can be).
Your reading includes access to last year's recording, plus your 2017 written reading (from The Book of Your Life), and a tarot reading that will arrive in about a month (maybe more, maybe less).
You can get instant access when you order the reading here for just $44. We will increase the price further when the Tarot section is published.
This reading is also included with the Backstage Pass. If you're not a BSP member, you can upgrade and extend your current subscription, and the Capricorn reading will be included.
Thank you for being a Planet Waves customer.
With love,
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) -- Today's Full Moon takes place in your opposite sign Cancer, which represents your relationships. Hidden feelings will come to the surface, both your own and those of a close partner. If you view these differences as puzzles rather than as problems, solving them will be more pleasant.
"One thing to remember is that your integrity is not linked to your being unchanging. In fact, your integrity is about your ability to change in helpful ways, and not to resist what you need the most. As well, you must be honest with yourself and with others about your uncertainty. It's all too tempting, in times of profound change, to attempt to cling to some form of fundamentalism or false security."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- One factor you'll need to keep under control this year is your work life. This will help you balance your other priorities, all of them associated with your health and wellbeing. Put nutrition, rest and play time on an equal par with achievements at work. Don't worry -- you'll still do great things.
"If you find some material you must confront, summon the might of Pluto to help you work through the details. When you discover that you're carrying around material from one or more of your ancestors, notice what it is, and offer it back to them. One thing you have going for you now is a rather hot spiritual fire burning. This is an excellent opportunity to burn off karma."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You're beginning this year in an entirely different place from where you were one year ago today. For one thing, you're on much more solid ground. This is particularly true where work- and income-related matters are concerned. You must allow yourself to breathe easier, and run your life on intelligence rather than stress.
"When you look at these years in retrospect, they will clearly be a 'before and after' time. There are likely to be focal points of that transition; you may have experienced many 'befores' and 'afters', which add up to nothing less than a complete transformation in the form of embodying your own existence. This has taken many shapes, and in truth it's a process that, once ignited, keeps on going."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. Pre-order all 12 signs or choose your individual signs.
Monthly Horoscopes and Publishing Schedule Notes
We published your extended monthly horoscopes for January on Thursday, Dec. 21. Your extended monthly horoscopes for
December were published on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Please note: we normally publish the extended monthly horoscope on the first Friday after the Sun has entered a new sign.
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