LOCAL Houston | The City Guide JANUARY 2016 | Page 71

FOOD | ARTS | COMMUNITY | STYLE+LEISURE By Maurielle Balczon | Illustration by Rong Rong For a full reading of your persona horoscope, contact astrology Maurielle Balczon at [email protected] or www.signpaths.com SCORPIO | Oct 23 – Nov 21 Scorpio barrels into the New Year as Mars, planet of action, blazes through your sign January 3– March 5. Mars activates the warrior energy within, making you a champion of important causes…or just on a rampage if you’re not thoughtful in getting points across. What objective are you trying to achieve? January is the month of peak activity, but also when communication is most challenged. Scorpio needs to get clever with its messaging. Meet with The PR Boutique for help with your brand, image and communication strategies. SAGITTARIUS | Nov 22 – Dec 21 Sagittarius has been getting serious about love, career and money since Saturn – the herald of maturity – entered your sign last year. In the first quarter of 2015, however, Sagittarius may renegotiate some of its responsibilities. January through late spring, you take a step back in business dealings to hone in on the practical details really required to achieve success and transform your financial position. January 10 and February 22 are the most important days in money and business, respectively. March signals a turning point in the home or family situation and romance or personal commitments change when Saturn begins its retrograde cycle in your sign March 23 through summer. As a fire sign, Sagittarius should consider attending the March 12th Fire & Flood concert presented by Vance Joy and Elle King. CAPRICORN | Dec 22 – Jan 19 Capricorn begins 2016 with a review of the changes it underwent last year as Mercury, the thinking planet, goes retrograde or backwards in your sign January 5–25. What do you need to make peace with so that you can cleanly move forward? Stop by the Jung Center in hip Montrose to explore a bevy of books and pro- grams from the world’s foremost psychologists, educators and spiritual leaders to gain healthy perspective on life. The January 10th New Moon signals renewal and re-grounding. By March, Capricorn’s intuition will reveal ideas for next steps in career which brings confidence to the leadership sign of the zodiac. AQUARIUS | Jan 20 – Feb 18 Leveraging talents and resources for income is Aquarius’ springtime focus. What are you worth? Intimate entanglements with lovers or business partners which were left unresolved from last year (beginning August 2015 to present) may require attention when Jupiter goes retrograde in January. Aquarius’ ambition reaches new heights with the February 22nd New Moon, and ambition is rewarded when Venus and a Solar Eclipse impact the financial house in March. Laugh about the follies of romance February 3rd–6th at Houston Theater Lab’s 52 Pickup, a comedy play about the reality of falling in love, making commitments and even perhaps calling it quits. PISCES | Feb 19 – Mar 20 Balance between living in alignment with your authentic self while still functioning with others is Pisces’ springtime lesson. Expectations between you and your partner are up for discussion in January– February, and if you made a commitment in August 2015 through present, it is possible you may wish to withdraw or adjust that promise. If you are single, this is a time for introspection rather than dating. The March 23rd Solar Eclipse signals a turning point in how you feel about your own life path, and therefore where and how another person might fit. Destiny is a path we create; what will you choose? Visit the metaphysical mecca, Body Mind & Soul, to meet with experts in the spiritual and holistic fields. Their store has eclectic gifts and books from thoughtleaders around the world who represent almost every point of view–find yours there. january 16 | L O C A L 71