With both sides of the financial fence powering up and especially in the early months of the year there might be a need to buckle up, but this isn't anything you haven't already had a taste for. When Mars, the planet of passion and the warrior planet of the cosmos returned to your financial sector in September 2024 Pluto, the planet of change, transformation and rebellion had just left your income sector a few days earlier, so their paths didn't cross. While Pluto did return in November and is in your income sector now until 2044, any planet in your financial sector is only going to clash in the very early degrees and at the time, Mars was clear of that. However, Mars is in retrograde motion and it is it is just before retrograding back out on 6th January that they will clash.

This will be the first time that the planets of war and revolution have ever been in your two money houses at the same time let alone move into opposition. This could see some financial tension in the early days of the year but this will quickly drop away when Mars leaves. With Venus, the planet of money, desire and attraction starting the year in your income sector but leaving on 3rd January, this will be coupled with a lot of motivation on both sides of the financial fence. Because Mars will be leaving your retrograding back out it means that once back in direct motion again, he will return and this will be for a complete do over from 18th April to 17th June. However, it is while Mars is gone that there will be a chance to put all your attention on the income side of the financial fence and onto getting Pluto's first full year here off to an empowered start.

Venus will leave on 3rd January but the dwarf planet Ceres, who returned with her in December 2024 will continue her first deep dive into your income needs and priorities in four years until leaving on 24th February. This will leave Pluto on his own and apart from the Moon's monthly visits, it will stay that way for the rest of the year. Pluto is playing a long game, giving you 20 years to work with the planet of change and transformation. Meanwhile, when Mars returns to fire things up on the financial front, he will once again clash with Pluto when he returns to your financial sector on 18th April. However, this time he will be in direct motion and at top speed, so any financial tension will be brief and is going to fire up your financial passions and fighting spirit. Mars is here until 17th June while between them the Sun, Mercury and finally Venus will keep things running on the financial front from 27th June to 19th September.