Get a Jump Start

Artis Moon
Jan 5
6 min read

What's in the Air for the Week of January 5?

Here's my astro-mentation - what I'm reflecting on this week, along with some journaling suggestions that you might want to reflect on, then draw &/or write a response to.

These are my cliff notes and interjections, based on the astro forecasts for the week from Chani Nicholas and Leah Whitehorse. (Full forecasts linked at the bottom.)

3 things about this week, according to Chani:

Excellent for relationships
Phenomenal for getting things done
Filled with Go-time potential

We’ve arrived at this ‘infamous’ week of Jan. 5 that Chani has been talking about forever.

We have a triple conjunction in Capricorn this week with the Sun, Venus, & Mars.

This is the time to begin things, really get a jump start on the year, because the upcoming astrology of February, March, & April is a bit of a clusterfuck.

This is the time to plant seeds &/or take action on the seeds you planted during the Solstice.

This week’s astrology is rooted in Capricorn which is all about adulting, commitment, understanding the rules.

If there’s something I’m trying to manifest, I have to commit!

This is the week to take action, make a list and see to it that every single thing is checked off!! Get things done! Mars says, Watch me, I can do the impossible! You thought I couldn’t do X? It is hard core, a feeling like, no matter the effort, I will get this done! I can do this! And we just may need that energy going forward to February, March, and April.

Whatever we begin this week may have that “relentless kind of work ethic and strategy and ability to stay the course,” nothing-can-hold-me-back kind of energy. Mars cazimi in Capricorn is a great situation, about as good as it gets in some ways, super supportive for a determined, courageous period of long-term effort, even if we don’t receive rewards or accolades right away. Collectively, this is about being ‘in it to win it’ - and securing a victory that will last (or appear) after our lifetime, a hundred years from now.

Draw / write:

What seeds are you germinating and nurturing, what are you growing in your life over the next three months?
Write down three to five things you can do today / this week to get the ball rolling.
What are you giving your energy to, what are you growing, magnetizing energy towards, and bringing to fruition in 2026?

Day by day -

MONDAY the 5th - Leah says - "Discipline and focus will bring you the best results." This is a time for sustained, quiet support, and some recognition may appear from somewhere behind the scenes.

TUESDAY the 6th - Venus & the Sun are in cazimi, marking the beginning of a new year-and-a-half long Venus cycle.

Let’s really look at the balance of things in order to create beauty & harmony in our lives.

Venus, the planet of art, dance, singing, etc., in Capricorn, wants to know the structure of things, it’s a beautifully innovative architect.

Remember, you are the architect your life, what beauty and connection are you here to co-create?

Draw / write:

How do you imagine beauty, art, pleasure, and sweetness may bless you / us over the next 18 months or so?
How would you like to see this showing up in your life and in the world? Can you imagine the ripple effects of your sweet blossoming moving outward & touching others?
Are there any creative projects that are calling your name right now which may want to take more center stage in your life during this Venus cycle?
Tune in to your heart - where is it wanting to lead you next?
What do you truly value?
When you imagine your life developing over the next year or two, what is a vision that feels beautiful, easeful, and harmonious for you?

On the theme of justice, this is an apt anniversary - January 6 - the date of the Capitol Riot. We have to remember, when there's an acute moment of crisis like that day, or so many others, it didn’t just come out of nowhere. It’s been building, things have already been way out of hand, we know, from years and years of abuse and misconduct, to put it lightly. The shitshow we’re dealing with now didn’t just begin on January 6, or on October 7. These things have been going on for hundreds of years. But individual people giving a shit, aside from those most affected, does make a difference! Let's keep asking ourselves the hard questions and dream a kinder, more compassionate world into existence.

How can I, little ol’ me, claim responsibility for seeding acts of justice, fairness, & equality, in times of acute crisis & beyond?

Draw / write:

How does the value of justice show up in your life?
Is justice a central or peripheral value, and can you more consistently prioritize that - not only justice for yourself, but justice for the Collective?
What are actions you can take in real-time with your dollars, and whatever other ways you choose to advocate, to opt out of the imperialist regime systems that are destroying life on Earth? How can we shift our spending collectively this year in a massive way that can actually effect change?
What is our contribution to and responsibility for creating a space for justice and healing, helping to create a truly democratic society?

WEDNESDAY the 7th - Venus + Mars. Red flag, hazard lights, danger! Mars, while well situated in Capricorn, can wreak some havoc or create suffering. Maybe it’s pushing us to a growth edge. This might show up in our personal relationships, or in the collective. It may be pointing to the violent white patriarchal structures we are being endlessly subjected to.

This might be a rough day for relationships, we may be called to have some courage in initiating something in a relationship, or collectively, it could be about something being initiated having to do with liberation and fairness, a Venus-style justice. You may feel your concentration being challenged by some excitement around ideas, so balance your desire for growth with sensible planning.

THURSDAY the 8th - with Venus conjunct Mars and Mercury sextile the North Node, you may feel a little opening here, a money-motivated desire to go after what you want.

Draw / write:

What is one action you could take today that feels easeful, aligned, and would bolster you financially?

FRIDAY the 9th - Mars cazimi the Sun begins a 2-year cycle. This signals a beginning that is super focused, efficient, and determined to have long-term success.

Now Jupiter is also here, exalted in Cancer, but opposing all this. Mars + Jupiter may mean this growth is good for some things, but a bit edgy for others. Jupiter exaggerates things, makes them bigger. The Mars energy is helping us protect what needs protecting, and fight for what needs fighting for.

SATURDAY the 10th - New beginnings with a lot of hype energy, and - get that hype strategy in place, plan for the long term. Not everything will get done this week, but it’s time for fearless action! What are the seeds you've been sowing since the Solstice? It's time to water & nurture them.

The powers that be are dependent on us staying stuck, numb, feeling separated from one another. Remember that we are stronger together. When we are moving in solidarity, we are massively more powerful than any individual.

It’s time for us to be relentlessly courageous, both individually and collectively.

Draw / write: