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In this powerful stage of Mars and Jupiter, progress is certain, so make sure you're in a situation you want to progress. It's like the cosmic drive has a lead foot on the gas pedal. So, the straight and narrow road is the best one to be on. If you can see what's ahead for miles and miles, this stretch will bring a wide-open, freedom feeling. ...Read more

Our drives don't always seem particularly helpful to us. Cravings can overshoot, expectations can disappoint, and fear can paralyze. And yet, these are the very same primal drives that kept humans alive through the ages. Try not to punish yourself or think less of yourself for being vulnerable to the instincts that keep you moving and ...Read more

In the opening line of "Anna Karenina," Leo Tolstoy observed: "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Good relationships follow the same principle now, each built on solid communication, mutual respect and reasonable expectations. As for the messy relationships, leave them for another day -- avoidance, in...Read more

Nothing throws up a barrier to learning quite as completely as the phrase, "I know." For those who "know," education requires a demolition before it even begins. Openness and humility are necessities to learning. It's the people who assume they have much to learn who will make tomorrow while those who think they already know will live in ...Read more

Before GPS, getting lost was common. Now we're so guided by technology that we rarely feel disoriented. You almost have to choose to get lost, and it's highly recommended under this water sign trine of Mercury and Jupiter, activating intuition over conventional directions. Wander without a map, explore, go off-course. This is the ...Read more

Consider that action doesn't always manifest in ways we can see. Movement is action of the body; prayer is action of the soul. On the first full day of Scorpio Season, the Scorpio moon and sun offer a different level of participation to those so inclined. Regardless of your beliefs, today invites soulful participation -- a leaning inward that ...Read more

It is said that overhead, there's a cosmic soup in which the imagination of the world swirls. We need only spoon the universe -- taste and embrace, curl and collapse into it -- to know the flavor of what is possible. This Scorpio season begins with a Neptune shift toward the land of dreams, offering the psychic fluidity and intuition needed to...Read more

The new moon in Libra ponders the idea of "justice for all." It's an ideal no human society has been able to live up to. We live in economies, laws, histories, supply chains, and most people cannot fully opt out of those even if they believe the system is unjust. The paradox: To survive, participate. To be moral, question that participation. ...Read more

Information is only as helpful as the action taken because of it. Even misinformation is valuable to those who take action. The Mercury conjunction to Mars on the eve of a new moon suggests we prove words through action. Scary? Just call it an experiment. All experimentation is successful because even "failures" can lead to the next discovery....Read more

Satisfaction gives us contentment. But if you can't quite get there, don't worry -- it doesn't make you an ungrateful malcontent. Dissatisfaction is necessary, too. It's the fuel for change, the tension that creates movement -- as seen in today's sky, with the moon meeting Venus in ease and Mercury joining Mars in drive. Think of them as the ...Read more

The Tears for Fears song suggests, "Everybody wants to rule the world," though the mess is bigger than one person could clean up. How does your corner look? Since this existence is built out of small, human-scale moments, micro decency just might count toward macro justice. What if world peace strongly correlates to how you treat the person ...Read more

Too many doors can paralyze, but only if you waste time thinking about what might be behind each one. With the Libra sun angling Jupiter in this tense way, it's best not to agonize; just pick. The options are like hotel room doors. Chances are most of these rooms are practically the same. It's the inhabitants who bring these rooms to life.

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As the moon takes root in Virgo, we're reminded that just because we haven't broken certain habits yet doesn't mean we can't or won't. Habits cling like ivy, and these are also vines we can redirect. Pull gently toward the light. Substitute one small move, repeat it daily and soon the pattern flowers differently. Be patient; nature never ...Read more

A story needs three things: character, conflict and change. The dramatic Leo moon at odds with Mercury and Mars promises all three, including the conflict. Without the conflict, many theorists (from Aristotle through modern screenwriting gurus like Robert McKee) would argue it's not a story at all -- it's an anecdote, a vignette. Maybe a slice...Read more

Venus takes the stage, first dedicating a number to Uranus in Gemini and then belting an extended play to Pluto in the back row. And though this banger might sound new, it's actually a twist on the same song we've been wailing along to for thousands of years. Oh, the piercing pain of Cupid's arrow, the love-slain cry of its endless chorus.

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Just ask the wind in the trees -- the mighty oak grows to sway. This is why it still stands through hundreds of years of fair days and storms that would snap the unbendable things. And today, as a dwarf planet a few billion miles away appears to change direction, flexibility and adaptation will be the survival skills to hone, outlasting ...Read more

Sometimes the task isn't yours by choice, but you were the one with the strong sense of personal responsibility and the moral character to step up. The domestic Cancer moon highlights the work we do to make others happy, to support, nurture and make the whole scene run smoother. Often these duties aren't exactly fun but are nonetheless ...Read more

To release the grip, whether in emotions, creativity, intimacy or other, signals a belief that there's something to cradle the fall or, ultimately, there's something better to surrender to. Trustfalls only end well with trustworthy people and circumstances. The Venus and Jupiter opposition warns against lazy investments of faith and calls for ...Read more

People have expectations we cannot control, some of which are unreasonable, undiscussed and perhaps even secret, though we do sense something about them under these socially astute air-sign vibes. You're not obligated to do anything beyond what you said you would, and even that can be renegotiated.

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This stubborn Taurus moon reminds us that even though we can be whoever we want to be, we get pretty used to a certain default version of ourselves. In other words, you usually do what "YOU" would do. Sure, it's not the only choice. But seeing more options is a real challenge, unless you use the mirror of other people. The magic question: What...Read more