Your horoscope for the week ahead: A full moon in creative Leo will awaken your spirit

Certain dynamic astrological configurations are igniting the fire of conviction in your heart. We are now in the crucible from which a new future will be formed. The Sun in Aquarius squaring its revolutionary ruler Uranus on Tuesday will intensify and magnify events. 

The electrifying power of Uranus will provide you with the feisty edge you need to swat away obstacles. Your vitality will spike with this dynamic burst of energy. Make sure you max out on your sleep. Getting enough rest is essential as your synapses will be sparking over the next few days.

As the Moon waxes into fullness in wilful Leo on Wednesday it will wake up the lion within you. Our Night Luminary will magnify the creative power of the Sun meeting up with Jupiter on the same day. Cupid will be in the neighbourhood, so watch out for his arrows.  

The Universe is urging you to tune into your deepest needs. Be who you've always wanted to be. Do what you've always wanted to do. Don't allow the tedium of daily life to suppress your joy. Cut the ropes and be free. 

The direct motion of Mercury will be slowing all week until it comes to a full stop on Saturday. Like a pendulum reaching its apex, Mercury will pause for a day and then begin its three-week backward journey until February 20. Beware of the usual glitches in communications, transportation and technology. 

Take a careful look at what events, ideas and thoughts come to your attention this week. Some of them will become dominant themes during the retrograde period. 

To increase your personal power, start by controlling what thoughts pass through your mind. Starve your problems of attention by not thinking about them. Focus your attention on what inspires your heart and fortifies your determination. With a little time and a lot of daily practice, that smile will blossom into joy as your problems shrink and your opportunities flourish.

Here is your horoscope for the week of Monday, January 25, 2021.

Aries

A recent communication problem centred on a misunderstanding. If difficulties arise this week, they will stem from a feeling that you understand only too well what a certain someone is trying to say. They are being influenced by something that you dread. It's too easy to focus on the differences rather than all you have in common. Explore the positive, rather than going over the same old destructive differences that lead to arguments. Take a few moments and block out the noise of the world. Cut off the incessant stream of internal dialogue. This will connect you with the Sun-Jupiter link and awaken a mood of tolerance and reconciliation. 

Taurus

It is when we're uncomfortable, anxious or insecure that we become more inclined to blame the condition on a lack of material resources. You can and will do something constructive about your level of worldly wealth. The Sun-Jupiter link will make you recognize a certain attitude is causing a disadvantage and impeding your ability to summon the resources you need in a plan or endeavour. Beware of negative self-fulfilling prophecies. The sky is cheering you on. Your possibilities are limitless. Nothing is stopping you now, other than your own fear or doubt. You can do whatever you set your heart on. 

Gemini

Discretion is the greater part of valour this week. Don't say any more than you have to and watch diligently for the impact that even the few, carefully chosen words you do employ are likely to have. You're dealing with a delicate, sensitive situation. It is, however, easy to forget this due to the intensity of what you feel and the urgency of what is taking place. The Sun-Jupiter link will show you that you are bound too tightly to an arrangement that is limiting your freedom. The rights and wrongs are not clear-cut but one thing is absolutely certain: you have far more power, influence and strength that you realize.

Cancer

What once was good for you has become an encumbrance. A decision needs to be made. Action has to be taken. This entire process is essentially very good for it will reveal an opportunity. The Sun-Jupiter link will help you make an inspiring discovery. Your problem now is that all you are aware of is a negative factor you can no longer ignore. You feel you can't live a moment longer with a certain situation. The time has come to take action. Resolve to do something about it the next chance you get. Such a promise to yourself is all you need. The rest will take care of itself. 

Leo

Under the pressure of day-to-day life, we can easily succumb to the wrong sort of influences. Adjustments must be made. At almost every level of your life, there's now a need to think again. You have to adapt to something, and you cannot successfully do so by adopting an entrenched position. The Sun-Jupiter link will give you the insight into how to make allowances for someone and accept the reality of a situation that you simply cannot alter. There is a need to be firm but there is an equally pressing need to ensure that you are as fair as possible. You can safely take a bold step and carve out a future as you would wish it to be. 

Virgo

You know where you want to go, but there is an uncomfortable degree of ambiguity concerning how to get there. You can spend the rest of your life waiting for a late bus to arrive or you can strike off on your own and head for your destination on your own steam. The Sun-Jupiter link indicates that this game of life is truly going your way. It is having the effect of making you feel bold and courageous. Something good is happening. You can feel it, so keep your big dream alive. Keep working toward it. The stars will deliver it to you all gift-wrapped.   

Libra

Don't be angry about a situation that you cannot alter. Over time, all kinds of changes may prove possible. The way forward involves diligence and determination. You will not make progress by expressing dissatisfaction. Resign yourself to the current reality but keep alive a flame of hope for the future. Work consistently toward the day when circumstances will be different. The Sun-Jupiter connection says that this time is not as far away as you fear. A particularly difficult saga you are in the process of fixing is reaching the final chapter. A surprisingly pleasant outcome will put your heart at ease. 

Scorpio

Something you are dealing with is essentially very simple but, for some strange reason, it's become rather complex. You're okay, though. Don't let your thoughts stray into worry and fear about such nonsense. You see and feel a lot. If there is a problem, it's that you're not recognizing and acknowledging your intuition. The Sun-Jupiter link this week will fix that. Your current difficulty will soon be solved because your inner voice will come through loud and clear. 

Sagittarius

Something you find yourself involved in is not especially exciting or stimulating. The tedium of it all is hard to bear. We all find it easy to enjoy life when things go our way. It's when we face a situation that makes us feel isolated or hopeless that the blues set in. Yet the process you are going through is an immensely constructive one. It is well worth the struggle you are enduring. The Sun-Jupiter link indicates that you have something to learn, something to come to terms with, and something to benefit from. Imagine your joy when you discover that your biggest problem can be rectified by a simple shift in your mental attitude.

Capricorn

Your current drama has something to do with an obligation to a vulnerable person you want to protect or an endangered situation that means a great deal to you. There is a limit to what you can do or say but the drama is an invitation to stretch that limit as far as you dare. Events in your life are converging in a most meaningful and profound manner. There is no such thing as a mere coincidence. These are not just the random workings of a mechanical universe. The Sun-Jupiter link will convince you that you have a distinct purpose and mission. You have the ability to spread joy to other people. 

Aquarius

A challenge you are dealing with has been looming like a giant over you. Even if you hit this behemoth with everything you have, you will do no more that inflict a miniscule flea bite. Help is on the way with the power of the Sun-Jupiter link. Pay close attention to your own inner thoughts in quiet moments. Crucial cosmic influences are urging you to use your ingenuity. When you summon enough determination, you can work miracles. You can put mind over matter and bend a difficult situation, and even people, to your will. You are being guided toward achieving a vast victory. 

Pisces

Be careful what you wish for because you may just get it. In other words, choose judiciously. Sometimes, we wish for what we think we want only to find that it was not what we truly needed. You don't want to squander your wishes on something frivolous. A certain issue is of paramount importance. That should be your main focus now. The Sun-Jupiter link will make this problem much easier to sort out than you expect. The whole process will go down as a major life experience that will facilitate an expansive growth in your ability to attain success. Stay focused and you'll make all the right choices.