Calling all sirens, mermaids and water babies! Today’s new moon in enchanting, ethereal Pisces—the watery sign of the fish—brings a flood of compassionate and healing energy to planet earth. At this new moon, a rare pileup of SIX planets meet in Pisces: the Sun, the moon, communicator Mercury, romantic Venus, energizer Mars and soulful Neptune. The effect will either be incredibly therapeutic… or disorienting!

Pisces is ruled by Neptune, planet of the subconscious and illusions. Life is but a dream under its trippy yet magical spell. But hey, it can be fun when things go differently than planned—once we stop fighting the flow. Today’s super-charged Pisces new moon presents the perfect opportunity to question, well, just about every assumption we’ve ever made.

Today marks the annual new moon in Aquarius and the beginning of the Chinese New Year. (Fun fact: the Chinese New Year begins each year during the new moon in Aquarius, so these two events sync up annually.) Aquarius is the sign of groups and teamwork. This new moon calls forth the community spirit and encourages us to sow the seeds of togetherness. On the Eastern end of the spectrum, we are entering the Year of the Water Snake. One of the grand themes of the Snake year is manifesting and wisely utilizing our resources (Snake is associated with pragmatic, sensual Taurus in the Western zodiac). So how to combine the serpentine vibes with Aquarius’ lunar refresher? Here are a few ideas:

Ready, set, goals! This Friday, January 11 the new moon in Capricorn fixes our eyes to the proverbial prize. It’s time to think big… and bigger still. Capricorn is the sign of outsized ambition, the zodiac’s motivator who also gets the job done right. New moons are dates for planting seeds which we harvest under the light of the corresponding full moon six months later: in this case June 23^rd.  Haven’t made your epic resolutions yet? Friday’s your date!

Hope, faith and optimism, anyone? Thursday’s new moon in Sagittarius douses us in holiday cheer and reminds us to look on the bright side of life. With all the uncertainty in the world, a few of the Archer’s sunny, golden-tipped arrows might not be the worst thing to strike. It’s time to call forth our inner Pollyannas, choosing to put our faith in love and focus on what’s working instead of letting our egos illuminate what we can’t stand about people, circumstances, the world…oy! Perhaps it’s the law of gravity that constantly pulls us down. This new moon knows that staying up, positive, and in our higher selves will take some effort. Time to get crackin’!