The Bob Marks January and World Forecasts 2025
Welcome to my monthly forecasts. These forecasts will help you understand the energies around you. The planets are constantly shifting and the universal energies affect our daily lives
Each month I will guide you through the planetary movements and explain them in detail. Some months will have more astrological events than others but there will always be universal movements that will affect you.
HIGHLIGHTS
Friday January 3: Mars OPPOSES Pluto: Watch your temper. Avoid arguments. Don’t over strain yourself. Take a break every now and then.
Saturday January 4: Mercury trine Eris AND Sun SEXTILE Saturn: The first one good for communication. Make important contacts now. The second one is good for getting things done. Get busy now.
Monday January 6: Mercury SQUARE Neptune: This is great for writing fiction. For serious communications, take extra time and double check what you have written before you press “send.”
Sunday January 12: Mars TRINE Neptune: This activates your imagination. Let it loose and see where it leads.
Monday January 13: Sun trine Uranus: Now is the time to break routine and try something new.
Tuesday January 14: Sun SQUARE Eris AND Venus square Jupiter: Sun/Eris gives you more energy, but it can also make you more impulsive. It can also increase the chance of arguments.
Wednesday January 15: Sun opposes Mars: This also can make you more impulsive and increase the chance of arguments. Think before you act.
Friday January 17: Sun SEXTILE Neptune: This is a good aspect for imagination and creativity.
Saturday January 18: Venus CONJUNCT Saturn: With this combination, you can have a good time by spending a quiet evening at home.
Sunday January 19: Mercury sextile Saturn AND Mercury sextile Venus: Mercury/Saturn is good for taking care of those routine tasks that we always want to put off. Today is a good day to get them out of the way. Mercury/Venus, on the other hand, is great for contacting friends that you haven’t talked to in a while.
Monday January 20: Inauguration Day! This is the chart of the administration for the next four years. For the first time EVER for an inauguration chart, the Sun and the planet Pluto are making a conjunction at the top of the chart. Pluto is a planet of MASSIVE CHANGES. And those changes are just beginning. If you think the 2020’s have been crazy so far, well we haven’t seen anything yet. Pluto is setting us up for total transformation. But Uranus is the planet that will pull the trigger when the USA has its URANUS RETURN in 2028.
How do we know this? Look at the evidence. Uranus has a cycle of 84 years. The first Uranus “return” for the USA happened in 1860 (the Civil War). The next on happened 84 years later in 1944. World War II. Both times, the country was fighting for its life. And in just four years, we are getting our third Uranus Return. Plan ahead!
Oh yes. On January 20, Mars will be opposite Eris. Watch out for arguments. And yes, since this aspect also takes place on inauguration day, it will also affect the national administration for the next four years.
Tuesday January 21: Sun conjunct Pluto: This is good for planning major changes in your personal life. This covers everything from redoing your wardrobe and your furniture to changing relationships, jobs or even your career.
Thursday January 23: Mars sextile Uranus AND Mercury opposes Mars AND Mercury trine Uranus: The first one, Mars/Uranus, makes it easier to start new projects. The second one makes it easier to have arguments and to start things without thinking about them first. The third one again makes it easier to find new ways of doing things and it is also good for doing things online. Just think before you act and you should do fine.
Friday January 24: Mercury square Eris: Watch out for arguments today. A major difference between this aspect and Mercury square Mars is Mercury square Eris can hold a grudge longer. And all that does is waste your energy.
Saturday January 25: Venus trine Mars: It’s the weekend! Take a break! Do something enjoyable!
Sunday January 26: Mercury sextile Neptune AND Venus sextile Uranus AND Mercury conjunct Pluto: Mercury/Neptune and Mercury /Pluto are great for communication. Make important contacts NOW. Venus/Uranus is good for recreation, especially if you are doing something new and exciting.
WORLD FORECAST Part I
"Forewarned is Forearmed"
There is nothing like a major worldwide disaster to ruin your day. What good does it do to read in your horoscope that “Today is a wonderful time to get out and meet new people” if everyone is being forced into quarantine by a pandemic? We must pay close attention to the Astrology of World Events for our own protection.
Do you think this decade, the 2020’s, has been crazy and chaotic so far? Trust me, we haven’t seen anything yet. Not to worry. Forewarned is Forearmed.
First, Pluto, the planet of extremes, entered Aquarius, the Sign of sudden and unexpected changes, on January 20. The last time Pluto was there was during the late 1700’s when we had the American, French, and Industrial Revolutions. The time before that was the early 1500’s. That one gave us the Protestant Reformation as well as 150 years of religious wars.
Right now, there are several potential wars brewing in the Middle East and Taiwan. Artificial Intelligence is poised to totally change the way we work and live. And Pluto is just beginning a 20 year stay in Aquarius.
"The Attack of the Outer Planets "
If you think this decade of the 2020’s has been wild and crazy, brace yourself. We haven’t seen anything yet. During the next few years, the World will be hit by a Cascade of Astrological events any one of which can turn things upside down and inside out. The most powerful effects will be caused by three outer planets: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
Pluto a planet of power (death and rebirth) is already hitting us. It has entered Aquarius, the sign that likes to turn everything upside-down. Demonstrators are already occupying University campuses all over the country. And this is only a small beginning. The last time Pluto entered Aquarius, we had the American and French Revolutions. The time before that in the fifteen hundreds, the Protestant Reformation ushered in a century of religious warfare. Pluto isn’t just “out with the old; in with the new.” It’s “Let’s completely destroy the old until nothing is left.”
Uranus, planet of sudden and unexpected change, is going through Taurus, a rock-solid sign of stability. The last time that happened was 1936 to 1942. No, Uranus going through Taurus didn’t cause World War II all by itself. But it did contribute to the world-wide instability then, just like it is doing now.
What has Uranus done to the United States over the years? Plenty! It takes Uranus about 84 years to circle the Sun. When it does this, it “returns” to where it was in the birth chart. The first time Uranus returned in America’s chart was 1860. Abe Lincoln won the election and the Southern Stated started to leave the Union. The result a few months later was the Civil War.
The next Uranus Return was in 1944. That’s right. World War II. Both times the nation was fighting for its life. The next Uranus Return for the United States will be right after the Presidential Election in 2028, just 4 years from now. Will History repeat itself? The planets certainly do.
How about Neptune, planets of Dreams and Ideals? It’s now going through Pisces, the sign that it rules. The last time it did that was 1848 to 1861. That was the set-up period for the U.S. Civil War. People’s ideas changed. Then Neptune went into Aries, the sign that rules War, and they decided to fight for those beliefs.
Any one of these planetary transits could cause major upheavals in the world. Over the next decade, we are going to get all three.
What can we do to protect ourselves? Keep a close watch on our own personal horoscopes. As long as we can see what’s coming for ourselves, we can maneuver and come out ahead.
I was reading for a client once who told me: “If you see something bad coming, don’t tell me; I don’t want to know.” My answer to him was: “If you’re driving at night, don’t turn on the headlights. You may see something nasty in the road.”
And that’s what Astrology is for. Like headlights on a car, it helps us see what’s ahead so we can drive safely through our life.
The big problem here is that all these things are going on at the same time. There is too much happening to put in one post. That is why I am making World Forecast a regular feature of this website.
Stay tuned.
Bob Marks
"May the stars be with you"
