New Year with a sparkling and adventurous alignment

Dear Astro Fan,

2013 is upon us with a bang, and come January 1, you'll ring in the New Year with a sparkling and adventurous alignment between exuberant Mars and exotic Uranus! You'll wake up with the courage and fortitude -- and maybe even a hint of insanity -- that you'll need to venture out into the unknown. This is not the time to sit around and let life pass you by! Be inventive, innovative, and experimental!

Mercury and Neptune also convene on January 1, acting as a perfect complement to Mars and Uranus. You'll have an uncanny sense of knowing the answers without even having to ask the questions -- an ideal skill to possess once you step out into the great wide open!

Uranus then moves on to meet Mercury on January 3, bringing about sudden solutions to problems that have plagued you for quite some time. There may be a tendency to blurt out the truth too easily ... but at least this will serve to clear the air. As long as you're prepared for the unexpected, you won't be disappointed.

The good mood continues to build on January 4 when Mars gets together with the planet of luck, Jupiter. And guess what? You'll reap plenty of happy fortune! If you kick new projects into gear at this time, you'll practically be guaranteed success. Add to that a sharp boost of confidence and you'll suddenly have all the motivation you need to get yourself going!