January presented us with a difficult task: the retrograde of two natal planets, Venus and Mercury. The call to go within was loud and clear, and the learnings, while challenging, were crucial preparation for the rest of 2022. The astrology of February comes with a completely different energy, as the planets will be harmonizing instead of clashing and moving backward in the sky.

The first of four Mercury Retrograde transits begins on Friday, January 14 starting in Aquarius and ending on February 3 in Capricorn. I have always told my clients and have written posts about my opinion that Mercury Retrograde chaos is blown out of proportion. The energy is in fact a cosmic do-over, giving us the opportunity to re-work, re-vise and re-view past issues and goals we may have put aside.

This month, the planets and stars ask you to consider the gift of structure, mastery, and patience in your life. This year’s rare astrological alignments hold a lot of promise, unlike the chaotic changes brought about in 2020. In 2021 we began the rebuilding and healing process. I know that it may seem like our forward progress has now been hindered by the Omicron variant, but there is evidence it may pass quickly. Not that we shouldn’t maintain our vigilance!

I am really looking forward to this transit, as this is the type of healing energy we all need. Jupiter first moved into Pisces on May 13, 2021, and then retrogrades out into Aquarius on July 29, 2021. He now has re-entered Pisces on December 28, 2021, and will remain in Pisces through the end of 2022 with a brief dip into Aries from May to October.

Lovely Venus takes a journey backwards every eighteen months, mixing things up for all of us. This year, she’ll begin her retrograde journey on December 18, 2021 until January 28, 2022. This is already a stressful time (along with the lingering stress from the pandemic) to begin with so Lady Venus going backwards can certainly be the last straw. But I have a few tricks that will help you cope with the chaos. Read on…