January 16 - January 22, 2023
Of the four planets that began the year in retrograde motion, two have already turned direct but it is the final two that are especially significant this week. It is on Monday that Uranus not only moves into his final seven days in retrograde motion in your relationship sector but Mercury, the planet of communication will move into his final days in retrograde motion in your communication sector. Mercury and Uranus have already moved into a friendly aspect twice and have been working as a team since early December to get the communication lines open on the relationship front, with a special focus on giving the past and unsaid words a voice. It is telling that these are the last two planets to turn direct, holding out as long as possible. Mercury will turn direct on Thursday and Uranus four days later, remaining a tight unit for several more weeks though turning the focus away from the past and onto the future.