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Just as a plant thrives in certain conditions and withers in others, you grow best in environments that support your core needs. On this day of lunar oppositions, think of each person as their own environment. Pay attention to your responses. Noticing what side of you people tend to bring out will help you find your ideal place and people.

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In the afterparty Hunter's Moon, the wild lunar light from Aries reminds us that nothing stays the same. Accept change; reject change; change doesn't notice or care either way. Change does what it always has done and always will do -- change happens. You don't have to acknowledge or integrate it, but you'll be more powerful if you do.

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In the Middle Ages, the Great Chain of Being placed humans between angels and beasts -- both animal and above animal -- a position echoed by theologians, philosophers and natural scientists throughout Western thought. There is much wildness to claim this Hunter's Moon. As you track your desire, moving swiftly where the heart points, are you ...Read more

It's said that magic tricks work best on children over the age of 5. The younger ones haven't yet learned what the world wants them to look at. Toddlers ignore the patter, watch the hands and spoil the illusion. Seeing the trick today requires you to observe what others don't. Hint: It's in the flutter of action as seen through a naive lens.

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Mirrors are a relatively new invention. For tens of thousands of years of human history, the only reflection humans knew of themselves was in water. As for animals, great apes, dolphins, elephants and magpies can recognize themselves while most animals think the one in the mirror is another creature entirely. And what about you? Who do you see...Read more

A cosmic reminder: One of the simplest, most reliable ways to shrink fear is to start work right away. Fear thrives in uncertainty and inactivity. When a problem just sits there in your mind, it can grow into something bigger and scarier than it really is. The moment you start working on it in any way, however small, messy or imperfect, the ...Read more

The tug of tension between Mercury and Jupiter lingers, recalling the paradox in responsibility. It seems like the opposite of freedom, but the more we take responsibility for, the more we can control. And that sense of control gives us freedom from helplessness. This is the gift of this Libran solar journey -- a perspective to help us balance...Read more

To tactfully point out what's wrong? That's educating. And without tact, the same information will be taken as criticism, antagonism, bossiness or even insult. Considering the adversarial vibes between Mercury and Jupiter, diplomacy is the skill that serves all. It starts with thinking about the feelings of another person. It's a careful ...Read more

The drive to protect and control territory is primal. Humans aren't alone in it, though we may be the only ones aware of its far-reaching effects. The Capricorn moon reminds you: Want/get/own is only one path. Ownership brings responsibility. Factor this wisdom into today's decisions, as sooner or later what you own ends up owning you.

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For those who are strong of mind, deep of feeling and vivid of experience, the saying "forgive and forget" may not apply, as it doesn't describe what typically happens in relationships. We may offer grace and still keep our vivid memory of how things went down, and that's OK, too. Just keep moving forward, and try to avoid repeating the same ...Read more

"Follow your heart" is the cliche that beats at the center of so many inspirational messages -- movies, love songs, sacred texts and beyond -- yet it never seems to get old. Why so impervious to overuse? We long to be reminded that beneath the systems of control we abide by lies a subtle, animating field of love and mystery. May our choices ...Read more

Arrows don't fly perfectly straight; gravity pulls them down as they travel. To hit the target, an archer has to aim above it so the arc brings the arrow down at just the right spot. The Sagittarius moon points out that neither our choices nor our thoughts move in neat, linear ways. You often have to aim higher than where you expect to land.

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Perhaps trying to control the uncontrollable is foolish. But sometimes you don't know what is inside your control until you attempt to steer it. Like the child's steering wheel on the toy car of a grocery cart, illusions of power exist to fool, entertain or calm us. Lunar antics in Sagittarius suggest: Once the ruse is discovered, conserve ...Read more

We might think the perfect partner would be someone who's polished, elegant, graceful and never makes a wrong move. But no one like that really exists. What actually builds closeness and usefulness in relationships is shared humanity. The lunar water sign trine to Jupiter says that emotional vulnerability is lucky. Make mistakes, forgive, ...Read more

Suppression often makes things more noticeable, like the "elephant in the room" effect: The more it goes unmentioned, the stranger and more noticeable it becomes. At this early juncture of Libra season, we are choosing how deeply to look into things -- whether to accept interactions at face value, or to read into the hidden emotions and ...Read more

The sun opposes Neptune, planet of dreams, then forms trines to Uranus and Pluto. This solar move serves as a challenge to illusions and delusions, but it's not about seeing through the ruse. It's about admitting that we often don't really know what's possible, so why limit ourselves? One person's delusion is another person's eventual triumph,...Read more

The fall equinox is a sacred hinge of the year, when day and night share equal measure and the veil shimmers with balance. Ancients feasted, kindled fires and whispered thanks for the harvest. Druids stood among stone circles, Celts gathered for Mabon, and in Far East temples, the equinox marked the passage of souls. Pause to honor what has ...Read more

Notice where you're adding unnecessary layers to life. It's in the rules we make up and the expectations we hold on to, even when reality argues with their reason and relevance. The new moon on the last day of Virgo season leaves us with a moral: When we stop needing extra complexity, we start finding joy, strength and abundance in keeping ...Read more

We manage closeness and space in relationships through dynamics of attention. The solar opposition to Saturn reminds us how sometimes closeness creates distance, and distance creates closeness, and you can use that rhythm to your advantage. For instance, giving extra attention might make someone pull back, or even run, while pulling your ...Read more

The first thing we learn in the cosmic class called "Feelings 101" is that a feeling can't be wrong or right. It's just information. Processing feelings starts with accepting whatever comes up. Venus moving into Virgo suggests that any feeling is something you can work with. Also, it's not always necessary to know the origin to begin the work....Read more