Magician 1:
Magician's are enterprising self-starters and extraordinary initiators. The 2010 theme however is more about perseverance, hard work, discipline and yes, follow-through. Rome was not built in a day, and your dreams won't manifest without your hard work behind them. Instead of looking at the year ahead as work, you might reframe it as ardent play. What you want is within your reach now. All you have to do is move past the planning stage and into action, preferably step by step instead of your penchant for bold but unsustainable leaps. Fathers or father-figures play a prominent starring role in helping you realize your goals. Domestically, you might buy or build a new home, sell your home and even perhaps purchase a swath of land. Your mantra for 2010: Persistence pays. The month of January is a time of major decisions that impact your professional and personal life. You might find yourself having to choose for instance between two jobs or two romantic options. You might also be required to sign agreements or make legal arrangements that solidify a verbal understanding. Documents signed now benefit you in more ways that you immediately see.
High Priestess 2:
A year of adventure and learning lies ahead for you High Priestess souls in 2010. You might travel far and wide to explore new ideas and to study with teachers that will in some way change your view of the world. You are also likely to preoccupied with practicality as opposed to theory and choose to acquire applied skills or new techniques. You can also find this year one where certainty eludes you, as if you have several balls in the air and you are not sure where they all will land. In a way, 2010 offers you a chance to try a lot of new directions, in work and in love, so that you will know better what is you really want next year, when big decisions will be made. Key phrase for 2010: Go with the flow. January brings a month of celebration and fun, along with a new degree of creativity and imagination. You may find new opportunities emerging in the arts or media fields. Also, nurturing your body and taking care of you health can become priorities.
Empress 3:
For the Empress, love is either a passionate crazy affair or a calm settled ordeal. You desire the wilder side of love, but are routinely drawn by your archetypal nature to seek partners who can play the role of steady and reliable friend. 2010 however, brings you to a proverbial fork in the road around your true desires. Whether it is a stale but stable love relationship, or a tired and worn out career, you will be forced to feel what is in your heart and let your head have a rest. Yes, there is big risk in following your truest nature, but there is also the potential for even bigger reward. Key phrase for 2010: Follow your heart. January brings a time of consolidation in your business affairs and domestic life. You might reorganize your work routine or rearrange your furniture, but whatever you do its all about efficiency and improved productivity.
Emperor 4:
The Emperor's love of domesticity and staying home with a good movie/book/dinner is challenged in the year ahead by a sudden craving for adventure and travel. You will go far and wide in search of horizon-expanding encounters. You might also find yourself determined to play the role of rescuer in the life of someone dear to you. And while your heart is in the right place, being a knight in shining armour will only back fire in the end. Instead, channel your fierce energy into your own goals and achievements now, where you will find the greatest reward. Your key phrase for 2010: To boldly go where you have not gone before. January brings some uncertainty around work or love, as disruptions to plans upset apple carts. Yet this month also heralds a time of great strides in self knowledge--you come through the thirty days with at least one fundamental shift in self understanding.
Hierophant 5:
For you diligent and earnest teacher souls, this year ahead could be called the Year of My Turn At Last. Power, fame, glory and financial fortune are all strong possible options on the 2010 menu, along with side orders of passion, lust and transformation. The shift from hard work to visible reward is one that happens swiftly in the months ahead. And while you are normally quite grounded, this time can feel like a whirlwind of happenings that has you slightly off kilter even as you are giddy with delight. Powerful people are on your side now, and you magnetize like souls in service of your dreams. On the less jubilant side, you might also find that you must be strong and supportive for a family member or very close friend who struggles this year with major emotional or even physical challenges. Your key phrase for 2010: Yes! January is a time of choices--some hard, some less so--but all consequential. A major love relationship may undergo radical shifts or your work might change direction. In either case, you are the chooser of your destiny.
Lovers 6:
This 2010 is a year of great wisdom and introspection for you mystical Lovers souls. It's more than likely that a wise man or woman will enter your world, as a counsellor, teacher or guide. You also might play that role as well for others, especially friends or family members who are significantly younger. Along with the search for deep meaning, you might find this year one of endings, as friendships or even career paths fall away, making room for the new. Key phrase for 2010: Know Thyself. January brings travel, adventure and expansion of your ideas. You might also take on the challenge of proving yourself in the world through work opportunities that are too good to turn down, but that also stretch you.
Chariot 7:
A year of big change, 2010 will challenge you Chariots to go with the flow instead of stubbornly trying to direct the course of events. In fact, this year is one in which your residence, your work, your relationship status are all up for grabs. Yet the thing to remember in the middle of all of this shift is that change now is ultimately purposeful, meant to put you back on course or to accelerate you should the track you are on be the right one. Key word for 2010: Trust. January brings financial news or opportunity that allows you to make clear decisions about what direction you want to go in over the months ahead. It is also a month where you might get into a power struggle with a loved one--remember that compromise does not mean you are losing the battle, but it means you are looking for a win-win.
Strength 8:
The leader visionary in you can often feel so far ahead of the curve that you end up feeling simply not recognized for your far-reaching vision. But this year brings recognition and more--it brings the possibility of financial windfall and the meeting of partners of destiny. These are people who come into your life for the sole purpose of furthering your goals, dreams and growth. Contracts signed this year will have long lasting positive impact on you and those around you. Key phrase for 2010: Success is its own reward. January is a time of endings, along with wisdom. A situation in your life that is overdue for closure, finally crosses a finish line. Remember some endings are actually completions.
Hermit 9:
You have likely been challenged in the past around your hang ups—after all, the quirky Hermit has more than a few idiosyncrasies that go along with the sage-guide territory. 2010 brings you face to face with your own fears and self-limiting habits. In some ways, you already know more about your limitations than most people. But knowing is not the same as healing. Through reversals, upsets and crisis, this year can teach you to let go of those last vestiges of self defeat, so that in the years to come you are free to soar. The upside is your creativity peaks this year. If you are a writer or an artist, harness the power of your imagination to take you to new levels of achievement. Key phrase for 2010: I surrender. January brings a sense of movement, as something that has stagnated begins to gain momentum. You might consider changes in your work, or residence, though you are less likely to act on them until next month.
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