February 2021 Horoscopes
These horoscopes are written based on your Rising Sign, but are applicable to Sun and Moon signs as well. See here for more information on your Rising/Ascendent sign.
Pisces and Pisces Rising
February casts a big bright light on the darkest part of your chart. There is a huge emphasis on what is hidden from view, your dreams, isolation, subconscious, the liminal. Throughout February, with its height around the New Moon on February 11th, six planets will be in that part of your chart associated with isolation. Most people are pretty sick of the idea of isolation at this point, but if you have the luxury, this is the most opportune time of the year to get lost in yourself.
Becoming lost in yourself is not meant to be an act of narcissism, but rather to get you closer to source, something most Pisces Risings understand innately. Being closer to source occurs by getting closest to your true nature, unobscured by the influences of society, addiction, or technology. If you are able to remove distractions, work as little as possible, and sit with yourself, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to reconnect with your true, unconscious self. Everyone has a different way of doing this and many would not know where to begin, but for a Pisces Rising, this is a natural part of their day - swimming in and out of consciousness. Dare yourself to submerge in that dreamy liminal space and see what you find.
Aquarius and Aquarius Rising
This is a big and maybe even viscerally uncomfortable moment for you. By February 9th, there will be the most amount of planets in Aquarius since the early 1960s. The sign Aquarius, with the ongoing debate about it’s rulership, is a controversial sign in a lot of ways, and Aquarians are not typically the most conventional people themselves. But they are consistently regarded as a sign associated with humanitarianism and the collective.
It is an interesting conundrum to be an Aquarius Rising, someone whose house of “self” is immediately connected to the collective experience. There is a tension for an Aquarius Rising, or anyone with strong Aquarius placements in general; in February they are going to feel forced out of the shadows into the spotlight while simultaneously wanting to camouflage with the rest of civilization. A possible lesson of February for those with strong Aquarius placements, is that it is okay to be an individual amongst the herd, you do not need to oscillate between the two positions and there is no shame in having the spotlight on you for a brief moment. But deep down for an Aquarius, they know there is no way they can shine without being of service to a greater good, and so shining as an individual will never be an ethical option.
Capricorn and Capricorn Rising
With the Mercury Retrograde moving through Aquarius, the part of your chart dealing with finances, this is not an ideal time to make big financial moves that involve technology. Cryptocurrency and the stock market are extremely topical right now, but since both of which involve the use of technology, those financial moves were more appropriate before this Retrograde cycle.
This might be a good time to dive deeper into notions of your assets from a more Taurean perspective, from the material realm. While assets are extremely highlighted for you in the month of February, with even the possibility of a bout of good luck around the New Moon on February 11th, this is a good time to think about earthly assets. If these are not topics at all on your radar, then this is a lovely time to strategize potential goals around assets and finances from a more objective lens, rather than jumping into financial trends of the moment.
Sagittarius and Sagittarius Rising
Your feelings about things are often quite strong and the lightness of your disposition sometimes creates a tension between what is in your mind and how it is expressed. Issues of what you deeply feel to be right or wrong are topics that spend time circling through your brain on a regular basis and expressing those ideas in a conventional way is not your area of expertise, nor should it be! The Astrology of February highlights this relationship, as Mercury Retrogrades in Aquarius, the part of your chart dealing with communication.
Other than the classic Mercury Retrograde things to watch out for, like sending an important email to the wrong person or accidentally losing files on your computer, this is also a month to think extra hard about your delivery, especially if you are really trying to get your point across. If this is a concept that you really need to get across that pertains to a work relationship, spend time writing out what you would like to say ahead of time or wait until the end of the month to get it out if you can.
Scorpio and Scorpio Rising
The month of February for a Scorpio Rising presents breakthroughs through strife. You are on a road towards finding inner stability through a process of suspiciously scrutinizing your roots and your past. You are at a crossroads, ditching ideas about your personality that were placed onto you by your upbringing that really have nothing to do with who you have become. With an importance placed on where you came from, there is an opportunity to reconnect and to find common ground. If a common interest to resolve collective issues is not shared, this is an opportunity to take a step back and put up healthy boundaries that protect your sensitive spirit.
You have the ability to detach for long periods, but when the traumas of your past boil to your surface, they sometimes present in unexpected ways. The Astrology of February symbolically gives you a chance to deal with tensions concerning the past in order to truly connect materially to those who have been by your side all along.
Libra and Libra Rising
The Astrology of February wants you to find joy in the creative structures you have set up for yourself. It asks you to take pleasure seriously and with intention, to set aside parts of your day that honor your love of aesthetics, beauty, and pleasure. This month considers face masks and bubble baths to be some of the most productive things you can do if that is a routine that brings you closer to joy and self-love. There might be a trial and error process along the way with feelings of guilt as you discover that by helping others, you must first learn to love and respect yourself.
As an Air sign, it is easy for you to continue to fly forward with your head above the clouds, all the while making beautiful intellectual connections. The Mercury Retrograde in a fellow Air sign, creates tension in the intellectual realm, and this month is an opportunity to bring you back down to earthly delights. By clearing out your work space, seeing art in person, or indulging in necessary R & R, you might experience a mental clutter detox as the month progresses.
Virgo and Virgo Rising
February asks you to get specific about your habits. What is one simple habit you could add to your daily routine that would alleviate unnecessary mental strain? Perhaps by removing one unhelpful habit that leads to excess worry and anxiety, you open up room for accessing something that gets you out of your head and into your body.
Mercury, the ruler of your chart, stations Retrograde at the end of January and throughout most of February in Aquarius, an intellectual sign associated with communication. This Retrograde is extremely cerebral and is occurring in the part of your chart dealing with health and daily routines. Your sometimes tendency to overdo and overcorrect might feel more tense than usual during February. If trying to meditate is something that was on your New Year's Resolution list but you have not gotten around to it, this is the perfect time to give it a whirl.
Leo and Leo Rising
Balancing your need for autonomy and self expression with the needs of those you are closely partnered with is a difficult process that will continue to be a major theme for you in 2021. February, however, really highlights partnership more than anything else, and is an especially important area that requires your due diligence throughout the upcoming month. After some possible feelings of doubt about those you associate yourself with during the early part of the month, the last couple of weeks present a great opportunity to work through errors in communication in order to achieve sparks of luck and joy with those closest to you.
When you are so driven towards your mission of creative self expression, it can be difficult to notice that those closest to you, who do not appear to seek your praise or affection, really do need a nudge of encouragement. Your will is extremely powerful, and it should be utilized to light up those around you, not dim their light in any capacity. It might feel like a strain at times to be a constant source of light and life, but if you have the strength right now, despite the many odds presented by this year and last, this is a lovely time to show others how much you care through bold gestures and gifts.
Cancer and Cancer Rising
While your approach to life is rooted in emotional sensitivity and genuine care for those around you, there is sometimes a difficulty in applying that same level of sensitivity towards the self. While this year asks you to look deeper into your own inner workings, the process can be complicated as you find it difficult to look compassionately and subjectively at your own predicament.
The Astrology of February asks you to become suspicious of the difference in how you treat others versus how you view yourself. The very Aquarian energy of this month allows you to become at least objectively kind to your inner child, asking you to take deep breaths and let go of guilt and to show yourself the same level of compassion as you would those closest to you. While you store your struggles deep in your psyche because you may feel like your troubles aren’t nearly bad enough to share, you lose sight of what your body needs. Find release of mental irritation by taking baths, cooking yummy meals, and starting off your day with light stretches.
Gemini and Gemini Rising
The ruler of your chart, Mercury, will continue to move backwards through Aquarius, a fellow intellectual Air sign, for the first few weeks of February. This presents massive opportunities for communication breakdowns through technology. In a time of great uncertainty and complete lack of clarity around “truth”, this is a great time for you to take a break if you are able to.
Communication errors and technological issues will be a major theme for the first part of the month and with your inclination to plug into the spewage of technology, there is also great opportunity to think about healthy boundaries to place between your material and technological realms. This is just the first Mercury Retrograde happening in an Air sign this year, and with the many potential technological issues on the rise, you need to learn to protect yourself. If you are able to, try to interact with technology for only a set number of hours a day, practice mindfulness and breath work in moments of deep mental agitation. Go for a walk and move your body regularly to expel some of those tangled electrical energies from your sensory organs and nervous system.
Taurus and Taurus Rising
February 2021 creates space for self evaluation around concepts tied to your legacy and career. You may simultaneously experience a bit of luck within your profession while juggling technological and communication errors along the way. This is a good time to create a pros and cons list if you are struggling with the integrity of your profession, and to question whether or not what you put out in the world is truthful to your overall mission. With Aquarius highlighted in this part of your chart more heavily in February than any other month of 2021, you may feel pulled to work towards a goal that is meaningful on a collective level.
While new ideas are stewing, this is a wonderful time to continue to brainstorm, but to not necessarily act on your ideas just yet. Your desire to be bold and to reinvent yourself will continue to be a strong theme throughout the year. Seek balance between these two areas of your life, because if you are able to remain rational and calculated, harmony may begin to materialize between the concepts tied to career and the self.
Aries and Aries Rising
February lasers in on dynamics within your community, both online and in person, and highlights an opportunity to get closer to finding solutions to lingering agitations around these concepts in your life. Friendship and community will continue to be a primary focus for the entirety of 2021, but it is at its height throughout the month of February.
The Astrology of February presents a chance to become intentional about what you hope to accomplish with those around you throughout 2021 and room to pinpoint your closest allies after a period of working out power dynamics and possible communication problems throughout the first part of the month. The Aquarius New Moon on February 11th, combined with the most amount of planets in Aquarius since the early 1960s makes for an ideal time to join together with those closest to you and brainstorm alternative humanitarian solutions that would benefit the collective.
With a possible collective shake up come mid- February, you will benefit from tightening up this area of your life in the first part of the month. Mental agitations and communication problems will alleviate towards the end of the month when Mercury stations direct and when the Sun enters Pisces.