Joseph Polansky - Your Personal Horoscope 2009 - Month-by-month Forecasts for Every Sign

In general, Aries people like society to judge them on their own merits, on their real and actual achievements. A reputation acquired by ‘hype’ feels false to them.

In marriage and partnerships Aries like those who are more passive, gentle, tactful and diplomatic—people who have the social grace and skills they sometimes lack. Our partners always represent a hidden part of ourselves—a self that we cannot express personally.

An Aries tends to go after what he or she likes aggressively. The tendency is to jump into relationships and marriages. This is especially true if Venus is in Aries as well as the Sun. If an Aries likes you, he or she will have a hard time taking no for an answer; many attempts will be made to sweep you off your feet.

Though Aries can be exasperating in relationships—especially if they are not understood by their partners—they are never consciously or wilfully cruel or malicious. It is just that they are so independent and sure of themselves that they find it almost impossible to see somebody else’s viewpoint or position. This is why an Aries needs as a partner someone with lots of social grace.

On the plus side, an Aries is honest, someone you can lean on, someone with whom you will always know where you stand. What he or she lacks in diplomacy is made up for in integrity.

An Aries is of course the ruler at home—the Boss. The male will tend to delegate domestic matters to the female. The female Aries will want to rule the roost. Both tend to be handy round the house. Both like large families and both believe in the sanctity and importance of the family. An Aries is a good family person, although he or she does not especially like being at home a lot, preferring instead to be roaming about.

Considering that they are by nature so combative and wilful, Aries people can be surprisingly soft, gentle and even vulnerable with their children and partners. The Sign of Cancer, ruled by the Moon, is on the cusp of their Solar 4th House (Home and Family). When the Moon is well aspected—under favourable influences—in the birth chart an Aries will be tender towards the family and want a family life that is nurturing and supportive. Aries likes to come home after a hard day on the battlefield of life to the understanding arms of their partner and the unconditional love and support of their family. An Aries feels that there is enough ‘war’ out in the world—and he or she enjoys participating in that. But when Aries comes home, comfort and nurturing are what’s needed.

Last year was a banner career year for most of you. In many cases, you attained lifetime highs—peak career experiences. Whatever your age or stage in life, you advanced career-wise. There were promotions, raises, honours and recognition. Your career horizons were widened. In many cases (especially among those who are retired), there were no promotions, but just more honour and recognition for who you are and for past achievements. In the cases of younger Aries, important and fortunate career paths opened up—if only in your mind—for the future. This year, the trend will shift. Career goals have been attained and your focus will be more on friendships, group activities and networking. Many of you will manifest your fondest hopes and wishes this year.

Health and health issues were very important last year and the trend continues in the year ahead (especially until October 29). In fact we could say that good health has been (and will continue to be) your mission in life until October 29. (More on your health later.)

Saturn’s move into your 7th House of Love and Marriage from October 29 onwards marks a whole new trend in love. In general we can say that relationships—especially relationships of the heart—will get tested. Many will go down in flames. The good relationships (and this includes marriage and business partnerships) will thrive and survive through this testing, but the inherently flawed ones will most probably dissolve. You are in a year (from October 29 onwards) for reducing your social activities. A cosmic re-organization is taking place. The whole area of love is being put into right order; a cosmic order. You will need to focus on quality relationships rather than quantity. While your heart relationships will get tested, your casual relationships—your circle of friends—is being greatly expanded. This is generally a very happy area this year.

This year, 2009, is unique in that we will have six eclipses (two Solar Eclipses and four Lunar ones). Generally we get only four eclipses in a given year. But what is noteworthy for you is that four Lunar eclipses show much change and turmoil in the family situation. There will be dramatic events in the lives of family members and there will be a need to learn calmness amidst the changes and disruptions.

Your most important areas of life this year will be spirituality, friendships and group activities, career, health (until October 29) and love (after October 29).

Your paths of greatest fulfilment in the year ahead are friendships, group activities (all year) and career (after July 27).

(Please note that this is an astrological perspective on health and not a medical one. In days of yore there was no difference, both of these perspectives were identical. But in these times there could be quite a difference. For the medical perspective, please consult your doctor or health professional.)

Health for those born under Aries has been basically reasonable for the past few years, but the dynamics in the cosmos are changing. Last year Pluto began to make a stressful aspect to you, but he was not consistent. Sometimes he was in stressful aspect and sometimes not (he was moving in and out of Capricorn last year). This year he moves into a stressful aspect to you for many years to come.

Saturn was leaving you alone last year. This year, on October 29 he too starts to make a stressful aspect to you (and this will last for two and a half years).

These are not things to panic about, only to understand. Your normal super-abundant vitality will not be up to its usual standards. Sure, you will have plenty of energy to do what you need to do but not for the frivolous things. So you need to be like a businessman with your energy, investing it only in worthwhile things.

My experience has been that when energy levels are normal, people get away with many sins. But when energy gets lowered, they tend to get hit in their vulnerable organs—the organs that were vulnerable by birth. (Those things can only be known by casting a personal Horoscope for your exact time and date of birth and then doing a specialized analysis from a health perspective.) In general, though, the lungs, small intestine, heart, arms and shoulders tend to be most important for Aries and this is a year to pay special attention to those parts (see our chart below).

Simple things will help you get through the next few years. Your arms and shoulders should be regularly massaged. There are hosts of natural, drugless therapies that can strengthen the lungs, heart and the small intestine—foot and hand reflexology, acupuncture, acupressure, shiatsu, chi gong, yoga, kinesiology and massage just to name a few. Giving extra attention to these organs this year will prevent many a problem from developing. And, even if a problem develops it will be much milder than if nothing were done. What could have been a devastating knock out blow will be just a minor love tap.