Mercury, your financial planet, went into retrograde motion on January 21 is capable of being retrograde until the 11th. This will not stop earnings from happening, but it does slow things down a bit. There are more glitches and delays involved in finance. Payments can arrive late. Deals can be delayed. Customers can alter their minds. The bank or credit card companies can make errors and take some time to resolve things. The important thing now is to ensure your financial dealings and transactions are as perfect as you can get them. Make sure your account number is in your payment slips and is written accurately. Make sure the customer understands the details of his or her purchase. Avoid making major purchases or investments or significant financial decisions during this period. This is a period for fiscal review, a time for attaining mental clarity on your financial position or pending purchases. A time for seeing where improvements can be made here. After the 11th, you can act on these plans.
Mercury retrograde doesn’t mean that you make no purchases. Sure, you shop for groceries and the trivial things of life. It is major purchases the pricey items – that should be avoided. However, (and it has been wrong with me), sometimes there is no choice – a major purchase must be made under a Mercury retrograde. In those cases does your best to protect yourself. Make sure the store has a complete returns policy.
By the 18th most career goals should have been achieved (or satisfactory progress made) and the focus will shift to spirituality and friendship. The Sun enters Pisces, your 11th house, and now begins to travel with Neptune (the Sun will be most closely conjunct of Neptune from the 23rd to the 27th, but you will feel it even before). The family becomes more idealistic. You and family members will have spiritual breakthroughs and an active dream life. You will be all kinds of synchronicity and supernatural experiences. You will look at spiritual-type friends and perhaps be involved in spiritual or charitable organizations. Your challenge will be tantamount to integrate your religious beliefs with your psychic experiences. Religious and academic figures in your life might challenge these things.
Health is much improved after the 18th.
Best Days Overall: 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 23, 24
Most Stressful Days Overall: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24
Best Days for Money: 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26
Best Days for Career: 3, 4, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22