January 12
Mercury conjunct Saturn
A matter that should have been a no-brainer becomes a major headache when fleet-footed Mercury comes under the rays of Saturn. This will bring whatever progress you were experiencing to a dead halt and the fact that this is something urgent and of great importance won’t matter. You will want to rant and rave and maybe even look for a loophole but don’t. What’s being tested right now is your patience and persistence. Downshift gears and you’ll get through this period no worse for wear. A little aggravated perhaps, but nothing dreadful. Walk out on the situation and it will be kind of like giving up your place in the phone bank. You’ll have to call up and start the tedious process all over again. Signs most affected: Aries, Gemini, Cancer, Virgo, and Capricorn