Astrology for Saturday, 4 January 2020:

Today the Moon ingresses into Taurus, the sign of its exaltation. This is a time for slowing down, grounding our energy, reconnecting to the sensual pleasures of the body and the experiences that allow us to feel well. With Venus, the ruler of Taurus, in Aquarius, I am recalling two of adrienne maree brown’s “pleasure principles”: “We become what we practice” and “The deepest pleasure comes from riding the line between commitment and detachment.” Aquarius turns our attention toward the future, toward the kinds of worlds we want to bring into being. If we become what we practice, how do you want to feel in the future, and how might you begin to practice feeling that way today? Aquarius is also a fixed sign, inspiring allegiance to future possibilities rather than the legacies of the past. What kinds of pleasure might become available to you if you were to ride the line between committing to another way of feeling in your body, while detaching from determining in advance how you might come into such future possibilities? As the Moon makes a conjunction to Uranus in Taurus, we may be propelled to shake things up, to try something new, and to break through the patterns that have been limiting our access to feeling good. Feel into where there are desires that feel like risk, and then ask how you might support yourself in risking exploring new pleasures.