Happy Birthday To Me ... A Year Ahead Astrology Forecast

It’s my birthday. Another trip around the Sun completed and a new opportunity to step out the door of familiarity and experience the zodiac anew. I’m feeling ready for it. 

Side Note: As I write this I’m being visited by a couple sweet little honeybees who are expressing curiosity toward me. Honeybees are symbols of the sacred feminine. They hold the magick of community, organization, cooperation, and nourishment. They also are keepers of the Mysteries of Life, tending to life’s continuity and cyclical expression while dancing their dance of infinity. This feels auspicious. 

This year, as I take a look at my astrological forecast for the year ahead, I am choosing to share it with you here, dear readers. Firstly, I feel like it might be helpful (or at least interesting) to get a glimpse into what a Year Ahead Astrology Reading can offer. Secondly, writing about these things can help me to put them into clearer focus in my mind. Writing is the number one tool available to me for organizing my thoughts in ways that help me to see what’s important and worthy of greater focus and what is mere embellishment. Lastly, for those who spend time with me (socially and/or professionally), sharing the energetics of this coming year can provide some valuable insights into how I might be showing up with and for you. I can be a very private person—especially in the early days of knowing someone—but as I develop a sense of safety with someone, I can be very open and transparent about myself. This is me being open and transparent with you. 

Okay, so I’ll begin with my Annual Profections. This year is a Profected 4th House Year. My Profected Sign is Sagittarius, and Jupiter is this new year’s Time Lord. This all means that 4th House themes will be front and center for me this year. These are themes of family/roots, foundations, security, home, and things past. These are the aspects of life where I am likely to really experience whatever comes to pass this year. (Security is definitely a big theme for me coming out of the year I just clawed my way out of, so this makes sense and feels hopeful.) Sagittarian themes will likely surface (and resurface) throughout the year. These are themes of optimism, beliefs, adventure, truth, higher learning, and expansion. And these are the themes of Jupiter, the Time Lord, as well, since Jupiter is the ruler of Sagittarius. My natal Neptune and North Node reside in Sagittarius in my 4th House. There’s a good bet that this year will be emotional, spiritually evolutionary, with a lot of endings being tied up in order to make space for new beginnings. Surrender may be required. I would do well to recognize the lies and illusions that were imparted to me in my formative years (my conditioning) in order to discover my own truth and my own way forward toward a more whole and evolved expression of self. This year could really offer some opportunities for serious growth and inner development. And it’s likely to have a feeling of destiny associated with it since the North Node is involved. 

My natal Jupiter (Time Lord) resides in Pisces in the 6th House (Placidus). (When using Whole House calculations, He’s in the 7th.) My natal Jupiter squares my Midheaven, and opposes my Ascendant. These are some very powerful angle aspects! Thus the Time Lord, which is already potent in the natal chart, has even more power in this year’s profections, affecting me in very personally relevant ways. This promises to be a year of expansion, learning, and teaching, and (with any luck, any Jupiter is nothing if not lucky) adventure. 

Next, I turn to my Solar Return chart. At a glance this chart shows a strong northern hemisphere and 2nd quadrant dominance indicating this will be a year of internal development with a focus on my environment and my place within it. (These are very relevant topics for me at the moment!)  A stellium beginning in late PIsces and moving through Aries confirms there is a lot of ending and beginning on the docket this year. The Moon is the sole dispositor of the chart, so everything in the chart will bear the influence of intuition, security, nurturing and a sense of home (echoes of the 4th Profected House).

There’s a very strong dominance of Water in this chart. Again, it’s likely to be an emotional year. And a complete absence of the Fixed modality, so I can expect lots of pivots, shifts, and transitions. 

The Chart Ruler of my Solar Return chart is none other than Jupiter! (Hello, again, Time Lord!) Jupiter, in this chart, is in Gemini in the 6th. It’s in a sextile with the Sun (and Chiron, by association). This could indicate some positive change of fortune in my everyday working situation that is supportive of my growth and expansion. It could highlight opportunities for moving my life’s mission forward by bringing me more into the spotlight. (Despite the fact that I am often more comfortable in the shadowy wings of backstage.) 

My Aries Sun is joined by a Cancer Moon and a Sagittarius Ascendant. These themes are familiar, yes? The Sun is opposing the Midheaven reinforcing the need to and opportunities for stepping more into the spotlight in order to foster my mission in life, while somehow still honoring the fact that I am a private person by nature. 

The Moon (in domicile in Cancer in the 7th) is opposing my Ascendent. This brings to the forefront my deep-seated need to nurture and nourish myself in my own ways, while also acknowledging my need for deep and meaningful connection with others. In fact, it is through creating and tending connections with others that I am able to feel the security and nourishment I need to meet my emotional needs. 

The Solar Return nodal axis has my North Node in PIsces and South Node in Virgo. This year is inviting me to move away from the more personal experience of being of service [simply because it feels good to care for others] and trying to consistently reach a more perfected state of being [which tends to leave me immobilized and never feeling ready to actually do anything], and moving into a broader view of what it means to be a living, breathing embodiment of service that shows up when needed, flaws and all. Since Virgo plays such a dominant role in my natal chart (She rules my ascendant and my Moon), I can very much get caught up in the minutiae of daily life; trying to be everything for everyone and often getting lost myself in the process. This feels like an excellent opportunity to shift away from that tangle of details in order to gain a bigger picture perspective. I’m looking forward to an increase in creativity, imagination, spiritual connection and inspiration this year. 

There’s a Minor Triangle to Uranus—supported by Saturn and Mars—again suggesting a year full of changes, pivots, and shifts. With this aspect pattern featured in the chart, I can expect new approaches to bring active pursuits more clearly into the realm of the material world. This is excellent energy for bringing fresh approaches to old roadblocks. This is some energy I am really needing in my life right now!

This is definitely a year in which my intuition is a guiding force and my feelings should be allowed to drive me forward. I can expect to have more opportunities to show up and be seen, to connect with others in meaningful and supportive ways, and to rediscover how to trust in the benevolence and providence of Life. If I can remain open to the gifts of the cosmos and surrender to the wisdom of divine guidance and timing, I can expect to tap into new solutions, ideas, and paths forward that will bring me into sharper alignment with what I’m here to do and be in this life. I like the sound of this. 

As I turn to my Solar Arc Directions chart, I see my Solar Arc Sun is sitting on my natal Midheaven, echoing the suggestion that this is the year to make myself and my gifts/skills/talents more visible to the world. I should see some concrete opportunities to put myself out there more and expand my visibility, reach,  and reputation. In fact, there’s a lot of Sun, Uranus, and Neptune energy rippling through my Solar Arc Directions. My life’s mission is a strong focus this year; and a public one. It’s evolving and shifting and creating spiritual waves for deep transformation and healing. (Sounds great!) The Solar Arc chart tends to indicate events that are likely to take place. When the angles are involved, it can be quite transformative and potent. I’m super curious how this will play out for me this year, but also kinda excited about the idea of being shaken up, especially if it means I can step more fully into my own power and more effectively share my gifts with those who want/need them. 

Next, I glance at my Secondary Progressions chart. My Progressed Moon is conjunct my Progressed Midheaven. This is additional confirmation that my inner drive is poised to move me toward sharing myself and my gifts more publicly. And the Progressed Moon, currently in Cancer, enters Leo early next month, adding more fire and light to that inner drive to build my legacy this year. This should make it ever slightly more comfortable for me to actually allow myself to be seen, to be more publicly present. 

Lastly, a quick look at the transits reveals that transiting Saturn is still teaching me lessons as He moves stoically away from a direct activation of my natal Moon-Mercury opposition and moves ever closer, in His sure and purposeful stride, toward perfecting a square with my natal Saturn. He’s already close enough to be wielding His somber influence. The square will be perfecting around January of next year, so that tension will continue to build as I move throughout 2025. All the energies, influences, and archetypes showing up in this Year Ahead forecast are pointing to opportunities that will help prepare me for this perfection. This is my chance to step up my ability to tap into my ambition and to gain the material prowess to make my business/mission one that feels secure and prosperous, fulfilling and successful. 

This year looks to be a pretty transformative one for me. (Which really just continues the shifts that were begun last year … it feels like a natural progression.) So many angular aspects running through these charts. So much opportunity for growth, expansion, learning and teaching. So much possibility. And I’m here for it. 

Here’s hoping that I am able to recognize the opportunities as they are presented, and to make the most of them in every moment. It might not be a super easy year, but I already feel like it has some pretty shiny promises on offer. I look forward to doing what I can to see those promises fulfilled.