0:02 [music] Welcome to Ghost of a Podcast.
0:04 I'm your host, Jessica Linato. I'm an
0:07 astrologer, psychic medium, and animal
0:08 [music] communicator. And I'm going to
0:10 give you your weekly horoscope and no
0:12 mystical advice for [music]
0:16 living your very best life.
0:19 Hello and welcome back to Ghost of a
0:21 Podcast. This week we're looking at the
0:23 astrology of January 4th through the
0:27 10th of 2026.
0:30 And there's a lot of transits, but I
0:32 want to just give you a heads up. You
0:34 may have already heard the bonus episode
0:36 of Ghost of a Podcast that comes out on
0:38 the first of every month where I break
0:40 down the astrology of the month ahead.
0:43 If you have heard that, then you would
0:45 know that the astrology of this month is
0:47 intense. There's a lot of very
0:50 confronting and conflictual energy at
0:53 play. This week has a little bit of
0:56 that, but it actually has a lot of
0:59 supportive transits. So, whatever you
1:02 have going on this week, I want to
1:06 invite you to center self-care, to
1:09 center finding ease and pleasure where
1:12 you can. I want to encourage you to do
1:14 work that you need to do to connect with
1:18 your values or with what you value.
1:20 I'll get into the details of this more
1:22 in a second, but I think it's really
1:26 important to tap into the kind of
1:28 assists that exist when they're
1:30 available to you. And this week has a
1:32 lot of assists.
1:36 Now, if you do want to hear the January
1:38 month ahead forecast, it's available
1:40 wherever you listen to podcasts and over
1:44 on my Patreon. And if you joined me for
1:47 my live webinar, the astrology of 2026
1:50 that I did with Tony Howard, uh, thank
1:52 you. It was so fun and there were so
1:54 many of you there. If you missed it, but
1:56 you still want to get it, just go to the
1:58 shop page on my website over at loeleno.com/shop
2:05 and you can enjoy it whenever you like.
2:09 Okay, so let's look at the astrology of
2:12 this week. So, the first exact transit
2:16 happens on Tuesday, January the 6th,
2:18 where we have the sun at 16 degrees of
2:21 Capricorn in 22 minutes, and Venus is at
2:23 the exact same place. And this is
2:26 happening at 8:36 a.m. Pacific time.
2:27 This means the sun and Venus are
2:31 conjunct. Now, this transit is lovely.
2:32 Honestly, it can make you feel a little
2:34 lazy. It can make you feel a little
2:37 self-indulgent. It's a transit for
2:40 feeling nice. For feeling good. And
2:42 there's a difference between feeling
2:44 nice and feeling good. Feeling nice is
2:46 keeping things kind of surface. And
2:48 feeling good tends to be restorative and
2:51 has deeper reverberations. It improves
2:55 your welfare in deeper ways. But both of
2:57 them are lovely. The sun conjunction to
2:59 Venus can be a time where you just like
3:02 eat your bon bonss on the couch where
3:04 you do as little as you need to do and
3:06 just relax and enjoy the company of
3:11 other people or enjoy music or movies or
3:13 whatever it is that like you vibe with.
3:16 But it can also be a time where you can
3:19 align with your value system, align with
3:22 a sense of purpose. Venus is related to
3:25 your values and therefore a sense of
3:27 purpose. And the sun and Venus in
3:30 Capricorn is very instructive and
3:32 practical. So if you've been trying to
3:34 figure out what you truly care about,
3:37 what your value system is, uh what
3:39 priorities you want to organize your
3:41 time and energies around, this is
3:44 actually a really good transit for that.
3:45 It's just not going to give you
3:49 gumption. Unfortunately, it's lacking in
3:52 uh giddy up. But if you bring the giddy
3:54 up to the transit, there's there's a lot
3:58 to be gained. Now, luckily, the queen of
4:01 giddy up, Mars, is in the group chat.
4:06 So, on Wednesday, the 7th of January, at
4:08 exactly 6:43 p.m. Pacific time, Venus
4:11 will be at 18 degrees of Capricorn in 9
4:14 minutes, and so will Mars. So, we have
4:17 Mars, the planet of Gideup, and Venus,
4:20 the planet of values.
4:22 meeting up together in very practical
4:25 Capricorn. This transit can bring about
4:27 a lot of different things. Uh it can
4:29 activate your social life and just kind
4:31 of put you in a frame of mind where
4:32 you're like having fun connecting with
4:35 people. This can be a flirty transit.
4:38 Venus is making out and Mars is
4:41 fornicating. Venus is uh kind of getting
4:45 along and Mars is chemistry. So, it can
4:48 be like fun for flirting and dating and
4:49 spending time with friends and all that
4:52 kind of good stuff. Somebody's got to
4:54 make happen socially. And when
4:57 Venus and Mars meet up, that somebody
5:00 tends to be motivated. So, whether it's
5:02 you or a friend, let yourself be dragged
5:05 out. Like, connect with people. This is
5:09 a wonderful transit. No downside.
5:11 Now on a different level, Venus
5:13 conjunction to Mars can be a time where
5:15 you can really consider your finances
5:18 and your values in relationship to them.
5:20 Uh you might make some changes in how
5:22 you spend your money or where you spend
5:25 your money. This transit can coincide
5:28 with you really being motivated to do
5:32 values-based work. So whether it's super
5:35 deep or the transit functions on more of
5:37 a superficial level, the mashup of a
5:41 sun, Mars, and Venus conjunction in
5:44 Capricorn is a time where you can get
5:47 things done, when you can organize based
5:50 on meaning and capacity. The meaning
5:52 we're going to get from Venus and your
5:54 capacity is Mars. Remember, Mars isn't
5:57 just motivation and what you do. It's
5:59 also embodiment. So, there's a lot of
6:03 things that you can do that would kind
6:04 of require you to leave your body in
6:06 order to do them or to abandon the needs
6:09 of your physical health. All of this
6:11 Capricorn energy is helping you to have
6:14 a more realistic assessment of what you
6:16 can and can't do and what's in
6:19 alignment. So, do your best to tap into
6:23 this energy because it's really useful.
6:25 And that brings us to the 9th. On Friday
6:28 the 9th, it starts to busy up. We've got
6:31 the sun and Mars both at 19 degrees of
6:33 Capricorn in 13 minutes. So that's a Sun
6:37 Mars conjunction exact at 3:41 a.m.
6:39 Pacific time. And then later that
6:42 morning at 9:35 a.m. Pacific time, Venus
6:45 will be at 20° of cap and 12 minutes
6:48 sitting perfectly opposite to Jupiter at
6:52 the same degrees of Cancer. So the
6:56 combination is noteworthy. The sun Mars
7:00 conjunction can make you annoying. I
7:03 mean, not you personally, but also yeah,
7:05 you personally. It makes me annoying and
7:07 you annoying. Everybody's annoying and
7:10 everybody's annoyed. It is an agitated
7:14 agitating transit. It is a transit where
7:16 you might just feel defensive,
7:19 frustrated, easily blocked. You might be
7:22 feeling impatient and restless. You
7:24 might feel that things are blocking you
7:27 or conversely, you might feel really
7:31 motivated and revved up to make
7:33 happen. It really depends on how this
7:36 hits your birth chart. Either way, the
7:38 sun conjunction to Mars is a time where
7:40 you want to be mindful about, you know,
7:41 picking your battles wisely. Just
7:43 because you're annoyed doesn't mean you
7:46 get to act out against other people or
7:48 yourself. This is a time where you want
7:52 to pace yourself both in physical
7:54 activity so that you don't get into an
7:55 accident because you're just kind of
7:58 like acting without consideration, but
8:01 also pace yourself in your dealings with
8:02 other people.
8:04 Everybody's going through this transit
8:06 and so everybody is likely to be a
8:10 little reactive or easily activated
8:12 especially in their ego because Mars
8:16 governs the ego. So, watch your defenses
8:18 and be mindful about triggering other
8:20 people's defenses without even realizing
8:23 it. This transit can coincide with ego
8:26 conflicts. As you could imagine, but
8:28 luckily, Venus opposite Jupiter puts us
8:31 all in a much more forgiving state of
8:34 mind. This transit, Venus opposite
8:36 Jupiter, is great for socializing
8:39 because it makes you feel gregarious and
8:41 open to connecting with people and
8:43 having new experiences. It can make you
8:45 feel really friendly, really open,
8:48 really flirty. And the combination can
8:49 be great if you're going out and
8:51 socializing or dating and hooking up
8:53 with people. This can be a really good
8:56 time if you're out trying to mingle with
8:57 the people. You know what I mean?
8:58 Whether you're single or not, however
9:02 you do you, you do you. But it can also
9:05 be that your ego is activated because of
9:08 that sun Mars conjunction, but you kind
9:11 of are disingenuous and dishonest in
9:12 efforts to keep the peace because of
9:15 that Venus Pluto opposition.
9:18 Now, that might not be you, but you
9:19 might be dealing with somebody else who
9:21 behaves this way. Their actions are
9:24 loud, but they're trying to cover it up
9:26 with nicities.
9:28 Be mindful about doing that. And if you
9:30 catch somebody else doing that, don't
9:32 take it personally. That's a reflection
9:34 of them. Whenever we go through
9:37 transits, whether they're easy or
9:40 challenging, whether they bring lights
9:42 into our lives or they force us to deal
9:44 with a struggle that we don't really
9:46 know how to engage with, whatever it is,
9:51 it ultimately reveals you to yourself.
9:53 It creates space for other people to
9:56 reveal themselves to you.
9:59 This information is useful. Strive to
10:01 make use of it. Not by jumping to
10:03 conclusions or condemning yourself or
10:06 others to whatever judgments you have,
10:08 but by being interested in what's going
10:10 on in your relationships. What's going
10:14 on inside of you and consider whether or
10:16 not it lines up with your value system.
10:18 Because if you're acting in ways that
10:20 don't reflect your values, it's time for
10:24 a change. If your relationships do not
10:27 feel safe, if they're not authentic,
10:29 maybe it's time for a change. And it's a
10:32 new year, so why not be open to change?
10:42 And that, my friends, brings us to
10:47 Saturday, January the 10th, at 12:42
10:49 a.m. Pacific time. The sun is exactly
10:52 opposite to Jupiter. And then later that
10:55 morning at 6:25 a.m. Pacific time, Mars
10:58 is exactly opposite to Jupiter as well.
11:01 So the sun and Mars are still right on
11:03 top of each other. Uh they are one
11:06 minute apart. So we've got the sun Mars
11:09 energy, right? And sun Mars energy is
11:12 activating your ego, your motivation,
11:14 your passions. That's what the transit
11:17 does. And depending on what's happening
11:19 in your life and where you're at, that
11:21 might be really frustrating and it might
11:24 be really exciting. And along comes
11:28 Jupiter. So Jupiter sitting opposite to
11:33 the sun and to Mars is expanding the
11:35 energy and experience of the sun Mars
11:38 conjunction. So, whatever it is you're
11:41 feeling, the eth, the 9th is going to
11:44 just kind of get bigger come the 10th
11:45 and 11th.
11:48 This transit is not bad and it's not
11:52 good. The oppositions between the sun
11:55 and Mars and Jupiter, what they do is
11:59 they can make you feel more optimistic,
12:02 more resilient, more brave. They can
12:04 expand your sense of courage, your sense
12:06 of excitement, and your willingness to
12:08 have experiences. So, not to just like
12:11 theorize about things, but to actually
12:14 like get in there and get messy with it,
12:16 like in a fun way. In a fun way. Jupiter
12:19 tends to be more on the fun side. The
12:22 downside is Jupiter is a jump in the
12:24 pool before checking if there's any
12:27 water in it kind of guy. And so these
12:30 transits can really expand the
12:33 impulsiveness and the restlessness of
12:35 the sun Mars conjunction. You may find
12:38 yourself acting out in ways that you
12:40 were not expecting. Your energy may be
12:42 all over the damn place. You may do
12:44 something and then realize that you've
12:46 put your sweet little foot all the way
12:48 in your sweet little mouth because
12:50 Jupiter does that. Or it might not be
12:52 that the transits are landing that way
12:55 for you, but other people might be just
12:57 like driving too fast on the road,
13:00 acting in ways that are competitive, or
13:03 just like taking up a lot of space in
13:06 ways that trigger you or activate you.
13:09 The problem with these transits is that
13:13 they're a lot all at once. In the world,
13:15 we may see uh, you know, religiously
13:18 inspired acts of violence. We may see
13:22 people acting out impulsively like
13:25 crimes of passion style. This is not
13:28 necessarily bad or good, right? We are
13:30 looking at actions,
13:33 actions that come out of strong
13:36 impulses. And sometimes that's what we
13:38 need to move the needle forward in
13:40 something in our lives, in our internal
13:44 development or in regards to something
13:46 happening in the world, right? And then
13:49 sometimes those kinds of actions are
13:51 destructive. They might not be intended
13:52 as destructive, but they land as destructive.
13:54 destructive.
13:58 What we want to remember during these
14:01 two transits is that intent is not equal
14:03 to impact.
14:06 And if you don't like take a beat, check
14:09 in with your motivations, do a
14:11 temperature check of what's happening
14:14 around you, then you may act in ways
14:17 that don't land the way you expect them
14:19 to. And then you have to deal with that.
14:21 And you know what? Okay, you deal with
14:22 it. You deal with it. Life is full of
14:25 things you deal with. But know that
14:29 following the flow of energy when we're
14:31 going through all of these transits, the
14:34 sun Mars conjunction and both of those
14:36 planet opposite Jupiter, what we know is
14:39 that the flow of energy is kind of like
14:43 a raging rapid. And so it's not super
14:45 reliable. It's something you're going to
14:48 have to wrestle with. And good things
14:50 can come of it for sure. But being
14:53 intentional and staying connected to
14:56 your environment is really going to
14:58 help. Like really going to help. And
15:01 that, my friends, is your forecast for
15:03 the week of January 4th through 10th of
15:06 2025. Now, I'm going to tell you
15:09 something. Uh, it's my damn birthday. I
15:12 am a January 11th baby. And so this week
15:14 and next week's horoscopes are going to
15:16 be a little shorter than normal because
15:18 I'm giving myself a little birthday
15:20 break, but I can't leave you. Like I
15:22 can't stop sharing the forecast of the
15:25 week ahead. But I can tell you that
15:27 these episodes are going to be just a
15:29 little bit shorter. Now that said, let
15:31 me just run through the transits because
15:32 that was a lot of transits and I went
15:34 through them pretty quickly. Let me run
15:36 through the transits one more time for
15:40 you. On the 6th, the sun and Venus are
15:42 conjoined in Capricorn. On the 7th,
15:44 Venus and Mars are conjoined in
15:47 Capricorn. On the 9th, the Sun and Mars
15:50 are conjoined in Capricorn. And Venus in
15:52 Capricorn is opposite to Jupiter. And
15:56 then on the 10th, the Sun and Mars both
15:59 sit opposite to Jupiter in Cancer. Now,
16:01 as always, if you want to learn more
16:03 with me, join me over on my Patreon,
16:05 where I post all the damn time, even
16:08 during my birthday week. And if you want
16:09 to learn more about the astrology of
16:12 this month and of the year ahead, I have
16:15 got you covered with lots of resources.
16:17 So, you can check out my website for all
16:19 of that. And, you know, I'm going to say
16:21 one more thing about my birthday, which
16:24 is I'm turning 51 years old. Let's
16:27 normalize women talking about their age.
16:30 I am proud to be 51. I have a lifetime
16:32 of experience behind me and you know you
16:36 only get that through aging and so uh I
16:38 would like to welcome you to my crone
16:41 era here on Ghost of a Podcast. I'm
16:43 ready to embrace it and I hope you
16:45 embrace whatever it is that you are
16:50 growing into this year and beyond. All
16:52 right, that's it for Ghost of a Podcast
16:55 this week. I will talk to you soon. Take
16:57 good care of yourself and others. Bye-bye.
17:00 Bye-bye. [music]
