Aquarius embodies the strain popularized by Esther Perel’s work round individuals’s reconciling dueling drives for connection and autonomy. We’ll all be pulled to reconcile that paradox inside ourselves this month.
Because of this it’s all the time struck us as so astrologically incorrect for Valentine’s Day—no less than in its conventional kind—to fall throughout Aquarius season. Is it in some way karmic that people ought to rejoice love throughout a time that we’re meant to give attention to our individuality? Simply 4 brief days later, the Solar strikes into windswept and romantic Pisces. A teensy calendar nudge and this Hallmark vacation could be proper on model.
This month, V-Day will serve up a Sagittarius moon, making us all even extra adventurous and impartial. Decadent Sagittarius will fortunately inhale the chef’s tasting menu, sparing no expense. However that is extra an atmosphere of laughter and enjoyable, not heavy sentiment or tear-jerker trappings. For those who’ve received the time and the dime to journey, a fast romantic getaway might be beautiful below these globetrotting moonbeams.
Concern not: You may nonetheless get sentimental. Venus is cozied up in shut conjunction with fantasy planet Neptune (their actual alignment is February 15), and each are in Pisces. That should compensate for the Sagittarius moon making every part right into a crass, fifth-grade joke proper when somebody makes an earnest, heartfelt confession.
Different probabilities to rejoice love this month? You may strive the February 5 Leo full moon, when our hearts are open and affixed to our sleeves. Nonetheless, this full moon might be in a tough T-square to the Aquarius Solar and destabilizing Uranus in Taurus. Drama has a robust risk of breaking out right now, particularly when you’re not good at sharing energy or compromise.
However hey, there are different issues in life (and February) moreover romance. The Leo full moon is a perfect second to place considered one of your abilities on show or to interact in some much-needed enjoyable.
Does that sound frivolous? Assume once more. Enjoyable really triggers the neurotransmitter oxytocin (AKA the love hormone), which is proven to have main stress-reducing results that all of us sorely want. Given our worldwide pandemic PTSD, this looks as if a no brainer antidote to start out reclaiming the enjoyment and spontaneity that Leo and Aquarius each concentrate on. (Advisable studying/audiobook: The Enjoyable Behavior: How the Pursuit of Pleasure and Marvel Can Change Your Life by Michael Rucker.)
For those who actually wish to give up to the symphony of your soul, you could possibly additionally watch for the February 20 Pisces new moon. That day, Cupid will restock his holster with contemporary arrows, and the world might be in full Pisces receptivity—significantly better situations for togetherness.
