Though romantic partnerships are probably the first place your mind will go, don’t sleep on the potential for work relationships to be rocking your boat right now either, or for work to be rocking your relationships. You may be having a tough time with everything on your plate, and it’s possible you haven’t been getting enough help from the people you were hoping you could count on. One of your projects could have flagged a fatal error, or maybe there’s just been more heat in the kitchen than usual. As Mars stations direct on February 23, there will be more possibilities for moving forward, though this could look like rage-quitting in practice. Can you eliminate the more top-heavy aspects of your workload so you don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater? Maybe a more moderate approach will cut it; maybe it really is time to cut your losses and move on. Just try to be realistic about what you can afford, because there’s also some idealism potentially clouding your judgment around money right now.
February can also be a month for welcoming in more play. Jupiter stations direct on February 4, freeing up more space for you to pursue the hobbies, outings, and creative projects you’ve been trying to prioritize more, or maybe just giving you the green light to move forward with your updated creative direction or dating philosophy. Venus enters Aries on the same day, populating your social calendar with more friend dinners, block parties, and local live music. Even if you’re not in your usual zip code, you might gain more pleasure than usual from flaneuring your way through unfamiliar city blocks.
Pisces Rising
If you’re being real with yourself, you’ve needed to hit “refresh” on the browser window of your existence since yesterday. And in many ways, you’ve been ever so slowly starting to come back online. Some of January’s re-enchantment carries over into February as Venus conjoins Neptune and the North Node in Pisces at the very top of the month. Your ruling planet, Jupiter, stations direct on February 4, and the Sun enters Pisces on February 18, summoning more of your life force back from the ether and giving you more permission to begin initiating again, versus just tolerating and allowing.
As Jupiter stations direct in your fourth house of home and roots, you, too, feel wiser on the other side of all the doubt and questioning. You’ve made some big moves this past year when it comes to upgrading your living situation, gaining wisdom from your ancestors, and deepening your connection to the land. Some of these big moves may have even included some literal big moves. That doesn’t mean it’s all been easy or lacking in complexity. You’ve had to go slower than you preferred, offer plenty of grace to yourself, and navigate the dance of “two steps forward, one step back.” An important part of your adjustment curve is over, though, and you’re probably ready to embrace the rest of what this journey has in store for you. Will you spread your wings and go on that ancestral pilgrimage you’ve been meaning to take forever now?
How chasing her clan’s roots led one writer to a beautiful, overlooked part of Scotland.
Mars also stations direct on February 23, which can contribute to your kids being extra reactive and ungovernable if you’re a parent. However, this at least clears the way for some sort of conflict resolution in the weeks ahead, or clarity around what to do next. For you, Mars Retrograde may have amplified frustrations around your work/life balance, the labor and health demands of child-rearing, or a particularly agonizing case of writer’s block. Your creative abundance will flourish once more, but first, you might need to crumple some sketches and clear away the dross. You will figure out ways to solve for the pain points, but likely not before you decide to do things differently. Most importantly: can you switch your focus to increasing enjoyment, versus decreasing displeasure? There are likely certain things you’ll just need to live with, but they can be made more tolerable if they’re not the largest object in your field of vision.
Enjoyed your February 2025 horoscope? Look back on January to see how things lined up.