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Welcome to the new year and the pressure of being better, brighter and bolder than ever before.
While New Year’s resolutions are something of a gamble at best and a fool’s errand at worst, psychic astrologer Jana Stern told The Post that setting intentions rather than restrictions and specifically choosing words that you want to embody over the course of the year is a better bet when it comes to leveling up.
She explained that astrologically speaking, the new year begins in March with the spring equinox and the initiatory energy of Aries season. But we can still get a jump on planning for personal evolution while we wait for the weather to warm, our bones to thaw and the pestilence of winter to subside.
“While the trees and the bears are dormant, simply try to choose an energy that you want to align with, rather than planting new seeds that might freeze in the cold winter’s earth,” she said. “New Year is a good time for each of the signs to reflect on where we are collectively and individually as we turn the page into 2025.”
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Stern noted that while the lunar nodes are transitioning out of the Aries/Libra axis in early 2025, Chiron, our point of deep pain and potential, will remain in these cardinal fires for the rest of the year.
“This means our Aries friends are in their healing era. Saturn will also enter Aries from May until September, so there will be some extra challenges around the boundaries of their wounds. Intentions for Aries might include words like: Healing, Wholeness, Level up, Restorative, Nourished, and Recovery,” she said.
“Think about what it is that you help others to feel/know/see, and then give that medicine to yourself with so much love, Aries! Embrace your next year through intentional action and restorative practices that honor your need for rest and recovery.”
She urged the people of the ram to dedicate at least 10 minutes of each day to unapologetic self-care.
Stern maintained that as rabble-rousing, chaos-courting Uranus moves through the pastures of Taurus, the people of the bull are primed to experience some serious shakeups.
“As always, trusting the plan as it unfolds is crucial here. Intentions for their coming year could be: Tolerance, Patience, Stability, Balance, Magnetism, and Divine Will,” she said. “Allow your natural stability to ground yourself in the rhythm of patience to create a foundation for 2025.”
Stern urged Taurus folk to honor the earth element of their sign by spending mindful time in nature each day.
During the first half of the year, Jupiter, the zodiac’s drunk, generous uncle, will continue to move through the sign of Gemini.
“This could mean some big expansion for our Gemini friends,” Stern explained. “Their intentions for 2025 might be: Growth Mindset, Evolutionary Thinking, and Development. Your innate ability to connect ideas on an astronomical scale is where to put your energy this coming year.”
To support an open mind and invite big ideas, Stern recommended exploring one new topic each week.
On June 9, luck dealing, blessing bestowing planet Jupiter will enter Cancer, giving the people of the crab a crash course in exponential growth.
“Words Cancers ought to consider for 2025 include: Freedom, Resilience, Unbound, Liberated and Empowered. Nurture your inner world with compassion in order to create emotional freedom and thrive authentically in alignment with your heart’s desires,” Stern said.
To get right with authentic alignment, Stern recommended saying no once a day to anything or anyone that drains, rather than restores your precious life force.
The year begins with the warrior planet Mars retrograding in the sign of Leo.
As Stern explained: “This means our fiery signs will be ready for battle and ought to work hard to play nicely with others and themselves. 2025 embodiment words might be Passionate, Patient, Compassionate, Peaceful, Generous and Benevolent. Your natural generosity shines your light and uplifts others. Stay aligned with your inner peace and purpose.”
To best support yourself and protect your peace in these trying times, maintain a daily gratitude ritual. By recognizing all you have, your focus will naturally shift from hunger to satiety.
In June, valorous, action-oriented Mars will set up shop in Virgo, offering natives the chance to fight for what’s right.
“Their words to consider for 2025 might include: Ordered, Direct, Strategic, Diplomatic and Adept. Cultivate diplomacy and use your keen problem-solving skills to create harmonious outcomes in all areas of life this coming year,” Stern said.
As highlighting numbers and crossing off tasks is an erotic thrill for Virgos, Stern suggested creating a bingo card to highlight throughout the year as you accomplish your objectives.
Stern explained that save for Mars entering their sign in August, Libra folk will have a relatively breezy year.
“This gives them a great opportunity to invite infinite possibilities into their essence. Words to live into could be: Boundless, Eternal, Deep, Profound, and Pervasive. Let your innate desire for beauty and justice inspire meaningful relationships that transform every aspect of your life.”
Sound is medicine to this Venus-ruled sign, and Stern recommended the people of the scales create a weekly or monthly mantra that will support their infinite potential.
Like Libra, Scorpio folk will be blessed with relative cosmic calm this year.
“This allows them to take their knowledge and imbue their understanding of what is hidden with the infinite potential of the cosmos,” Stern said. “Words to consider for them might be: Excellence, Virtuous, Possible, Potent and Wholesome. Channel your potent energy into pursuing excellence for a more virtuous 2025.”
Stern suggested that scorpions journal their limiting or self-sabotaging beliefs, “then rewrite them for the plot twist they’re seeking in their life to come to fruition.”
For the ever-seeking Sagittarius, 2025 offers more chances to broaden the mind and deepen their pursuits.
“These folks who love to travel the world and through dimensions of the mind will also have a year of possibilities beyond their conscious knowledge in the coming year,” Stern said. “Word considerations for them might be: Cognizant, Discerning, Mindful, Enlightened, and Conscious. Combine your adventurous spirit with mindful awareness and foster a conscious approach for the journey of the next 12 months.”
To keep the faith and stay the course, Stern suggested archers create a weekly date for reflection and progress reporting.
At the end of 2025, Mars and Venus will be in the aspirational dirt of Capricorn, highlighting themes of masculine and feminine embodiment and interaction.
“It will be important for Capricorns to create yin-yang balance throughout 2025, as this energy will be building all year,” she said. “Words for them to embody could be: Balance, Even-keel, Powerful, Intuitive, Invigorated, and Equitable. Your disciplined nature creates a steady and even-keel approach to your goals. Take actions rooted in fairness and equity to guide you toward harmonious and impactful success.”
To ground and respond from a place of equity, Stern urged sea goats to set aside 11 minutes each day to call in and align with their better angels and highest selves.
Aquarius folk are in for a big year as death daddy Pluto has recently begun his two-decade journey through their sign.
Stern explained: “Those with Aquarius in their big three are being asked to focus on their role in the collective Karma as it unfolds around us. Words for them to consider might be: Destined, Fortunate, Transformational, Powerful, and Integrity. Trust in your natural ability to innovate and inspire a future that reflects the highest ideals for us all in 2025.”
To support the energy of collective transformation, Stern asked all water bearers to start or join a community or club that matches their freak and makes them feel like anything is possible and progress is inevitable.
Hard knocks planet Saturn will complete his journey through Pisces in May and then return to retrograde through the sign with a ruler in hand come September, Stern said.
“These emotional dreamers will be examining their limitations and restrictions throughout most of 2025. Words to consider for them might be: Boundaries, Boundless, Limitless, Vast, and Potent. Healthy boundaries, with your unending capacity for compassion and connection to the limitless potential of your inner world, are supported now through dreams and actions that honor your depth.”
As a daily strategy for clarity, Stern recommended that the people of the fish spend time each morning visualizing themselves in a protective orb as a barrier against absorbing the energies around them.
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