We have made it to February, a darling month, made all the sweeter because most of us have come through some tough tests in January, which held two eclipses (January 5 and 20) triggering one or two sudden changes. If you felt January was intense, you are not alone. I would like you to share your stories about the eclipses and other aspects on social media—each night I read every post. Please include your month and day of birth (no year necessary) so that I can see your sign and rising sign.

You are on the threshold of one of the sweetest months of the year, perfect for making important initiations. Things are going your way, dear Scorpio, and by month’s end you’ll know for sure that you’ve entered a fortunate patch where life seems brighter than ever and that your possibilities are endless.

The new moon of February 4 will be spectacular, for it will appear in Aquarius at 16 degrees and light your house of home. You only get one new moon in each of your 12 sectors of your horoscope throughout the year, and this one will help you build a cozy nest. You might move, start renovations, paint, make repairs, de-clutter, or shop for new furniture during this lovely new moon period, which will last ten days after it appears. The reason I love it so much is that Jupiter, the good fortune planet, now in Sagittarius, will be in the perfect sign and degree to help you make your home all you dream it to be.

Even if you have had no plans to do anything new to home and hearth, consider how you can make good use of this new moon, for it will be as sweet as sugar. If you need any new items for your home, go shopping now. (Next month, from March 5 to 28, Mercury will be retrograde, and you are not likely to enjoy your purchases.) With Jupiter so friendly, you are likely to find things of value and may even find handsome things on sale that you love and want to add to your décor. The fourth house rules your physical space and also your family, and you seem to have much more interaction than usual with your mother, father, sister, or brother (or the whole clan) and enjoy the closeness.

A few days after the new moon, on February 7, the Sun and Jupiter will interact in the most exciting way, offering you opportunities to make good money. You may buy or sell property, rent, or receive a cash gift or loan from your family. On this same day, you have sparkling aspects for a meeting with a VIP, or news from one, for your career will clearly be on fire, with all the news being good news. In fact, you may get the news that you are about to receive an influx of money or a raise.

Let’s go back to your home life and shopping for a minute. When it comes to acquiring items for the home, the end of the first week, February 9, would be an ideal time to shop, for Mercury (shopping) will be receiving electric rays from Uranus, the planet of surprise. You are apt to find things that are perfect and at a price you can accept.

I also love weekend that falls mid-month for browsing stores and Internet shops, February 16-17, for at this time you will be more motivated to add romantic, soft touches to your space—a piece of art, a set of candles, soft throw pillows, soft, gauze diaphanous curtains—all, perfect items to shop for when Venus and Neptune are in alignment. On Saturday, February 16, the transiting moon will be in Cancer, ruling home, and the following day, the moon will move to Leo, a placement I find ideal for shopping for anything at all, from home goods to clothing or jewelry. You may spend a more than you anticipated, but the quality will be divine.

You have a number of planets in your third house of contractual agreements, so you may be asked to put your signature on a document. If your lawyer gives you the nod, this would be a good time to sign. The energy in your third house may coax you to travel at some point in the month, possibly for work, for with Saturn in that house, you seem to have a goal to complete.

    The new moon of February 4 will be spectacular, for it will appear in Aquarius at 16 degrees and light your house of home. You only get one new moon in each of your 12 sectors of your horoscope throughout the year, and this one will help you build a cozy nest.

If you have to negotiate a deal with a prospective client, you may find the course of conversation difficult, with the other side demanding more than you want to give. Yet who in the zodiac is better than you to set a good deal? As a Scorpio, you do careful research ahead of time, hone in on the narrowest, most important part of the deal that is key to the client, and you do not water down the talk by discussing points that the client feels don’t matter much. You are also excellent at judging motivation. I am not one bit worried about how you will do—you have the smarts to set a fair deal.

Mars, your secondary ruler, will tour your workaday sector, a holdover from January. Mars will continue to make you stay on your toes at work. The hectic atmosphere will start to calm down once you get to mid-month, when Mars finally leaves Aries. Until then, the pace will be brisk, and you will have opportunities to do innovative work and challenge one or two traditional approaches to how your boss thinks you should do your job. You may come up with a better idea.

After Mars enters Taurus, on February 14, you will work more collaboratively. This is not your usual preferred way of working, but for a time, from February 14 to March 30, you will succeed best through one-on-one partnerships. You won’t have full control, for with Mars so far from your Sun, you won’t have much choice but to team up with another to bolster your position. You might see your competitors become more aggressive about stealing a piece of your pie in the marketplace. Again, competitors may have picked on the wrong person. As a Scorpio, you are street smart and rarely allow others get the better of you.

If you have been thinking of moving house, sign with a broker just after the new moon on February 4. This will be the most beneficial new moon of the year to help you find suitable living arrangements or a new roommate or to change your décor in any way you please. Most new moons aren’t as delicious as this one, so you should immediately look into your options now. At the same time, good-fortune Jupiter is moving through your wealth sector. The Sun and new moon will be in your home and family sector, receiving glittering rays from Jupiter, which indicates that the first part of February would be your very best time to buy, lease, or in other ways improve your property.

If you do move, with helpful Jupiter you are likely to find a large, sunny space that probably would offer a view. You may pay a little more than you had hoped, but the value you will receive in return will more than make up for the extra outlay of cash. If you do move, your space would be well suited for electronics—a moon in Aquarius suggests you have many items to plug in—and that you will decorate in a modern, possibly futuristic way.

If you just recently moved, after the new moon February 4 in Aquarius, you will become even more enthusiastic about making your new space an accurate reflection of your style and taste. Start a vision board by cutting out photos from decorating magazines or printing out inspirations from the Internet. Browse, get used to your new space and enjoy the process.

With Venus, Saturn, and Pluto moving in your third house of agreements and all well angled to Neptune, the planet of inspiration, creativity, and design, you have an ideal setup for moving forward on a deal you’ve been working on. It looks like you will be asked to sign papers, and this month would be your most productive time to do so.

Sign on February 3, when Mercury will receive spectacular rays from Jupiter, or on February 7, when the Sun will enlarge all the goodness that Jupiter brings. Next month Mercury will be retrograde from March 5 to March 28, so act now.

At the same time, during the first half with Jupiter in ideal position facing toward the Sun, your career will go exceptionally well. Two days, February 7 and 27, will be your best days to see amazing results from your career efforts. Mars and Uranus will be orbiting quite close together in your sixth house of workaday projects, and both will stir up a lot of surprising activity. Mars will be beautifully aligned to Venus, and surprise-planet Uranus will direct its rays to Jupiter, so not only are hefty profits due, but the events will play out in a surprising way and be thrilling to see.

You will have time to let go and relax at the full moon, February 19, plus or minus four days, when a social event comes up and brings such happiness for you. This full moon in Virgo might bring a party invitation over the preceding weekend, February 16-17. If you get an invitation, accept immediately, because Venus will be signaling Neptune, one of the most glamorous aspects possible, and both planets will be in compatible signs, Capricorn and Pisces, respectively.

This will be a loving full moon for it will coax you to connect and enjoy the warmth of friends and to be out more than usual. Scorpio tends to prefer to stay alone much of the time, but near February 19 you must go out. You may be amazed how very positive this full moon will be for you. Your ruler Mars will send a perfect beam to that full moon, energizing you from your seventh house of partners. You may have a spouse, steady established partner, or a business partner/collaborator/agent who will do something special for you at the time that makes you feel very grateful to have that person in your life.

On or within four days of that full moon, February 19, you may have a wedding, a birthday party, baby shower, or anniversary party to attend. Being that the Sun, Neptune, and Mercury are all in your fun and love sector, this full moon will have romantic elements, and certainly those planets are getting ready to bring on a very loving phase at the new moon next month, March 6.