DECEMBER 10, 2018
This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Moon that will be sitting in the late degrees of Capricorn until it moves into Aquarius at around 6:39 PM (EST) on Monday. The next 10 days will bring us to the Winter Solstice. This period of time is climactic, in the sense that it lines the pathway that will lead us out of the darkness, into the light. If the events on the world stage make us wonder if that concept even makes sense, it may have something to do with the fact that the darkest hour is always right before the dawn.
There is the expectation that the Holiday Season automatically sweeps all of our cares away; this isn’t the way it goes for many of us. This part of the yearly cycle is analogous to what happens right before a baby leaves the womb to enter a reality that it has absolutely no familiarity with. All of us are in the space of not knowing what lies on the other side of being born again – and right now, there is so much foment jostling the outer reality, our sense of what might happen next is being addled by the feeling that everything we hold dear is on the line.
It might help to talk a little bit about what happens at the Solstice Point. Anyone who studies astrology knows that the charts for the big cross-quarters are essentially “World Charts” that map out possibilities, not just for individuals, but for all of us. As you may know, I am partial to Martha Lang-Wescott’s research. About a week ago, her monthly newsletter arrived with a raft of information about the horoscope for the upcoming Winter Solstice. Instead of paraphrasing her words, I am choosing to quote them directly from her report - because they seem right on the money for me, and for what’s going on in my world, and I am pretty sure they will hit home for all of you. It’s interesting to note that there are a lot of health related aspects in her analysis. As you read along you will also notice that there are a few numbers at the head of each delineation, and a fair share of astrological references. They will have meaning if you are an astrologer. If you’re not an astrologer, ignore them. Here we go:
“If you're a subscriber to the monthly print newsletter, Tools of the Trade, you already have the December issue with six pages of midpoints from the Capricorn Ingress. We use that chart as a kind of World Chart and one technique is to find the midpoints from that chart that apply to your personal points. You then recognize them as applying to events and experiences from Fall 2018 onward for a while. It's a type of predictive chart. We don't have a lot of room in this newsletter, but I thought it would be "fun" to have more midpoints and you can then see if they fall in the axis of, for instance, your Sun, MC or Ascendant (--and feel free to also use solar arc and/or progressed points, including your Moon and Aries Point.) To be able to cram more in, I'll only offer a small delineation for each and if it's vibrant in your chart, you'll want to enlarge the interpretation. The listing will be by dial degree first to make it easier to envision its axis on a 90* dial:
CARDINAL SIGNS
03:08 03 Libra: Hades, Rx/Psyche: Days of depression are likely; there can be times when, without full awareness, the feelings are overwhelmed by, or dwelling in the past or more current difficulties. The mind and feelings are registering an undercurrent of problems.
03:22 03 Capricorn: Neptune/Requiem: Right now (and for the last few months maybe,) you just don't know what to accept, what to get used to and when to stop struggling with yourself, life or others. Neptune is presenting things that aren't certain or that cause fragility. That doesn't
mean you have to accept standing in that line! Yes, you're Tender and that deserves an Embrace, but, easy does it!
04:27 04 Cancer: Aesculapia/Kalypso: Diagnoses are strained at this time due to the fact that something isn't obvious and is somewhat hidden.
09:20 09 Capricorn: Pluto/Psyche: For some, the (Psyche) mental-emotional state will be bubbling up from a deep part in the history; at times, it may feel as though control of the emotions has been lost. That there may be a psychological catharsis happening is little comfort.
09:54 09 Capricorn: Pluto/Cupido: The sense of family, connection or community is undergoing powerful change; family or relationship roles can be shifting and it's a time to reach deep inside yourself to see the psychological truth of your upbringing and relationship dynamics.
19:27 19 Cancer: Hades, Rx/Vulcanus: As well as observing the odd charisma and power of the more vulgar folks in the world these days, this is a time to see that there are times when you HAVE TO deal with messes, problems, dirt or details. It's a time to reckon with the power of disease or problems as they affect your life.
22:26 22 Capricorn: Psyche/Sphinx: Psyche represents the emotions and the psychological "wounds" and scars one carries. Here, Sphinx has questions; it might not understand what's going on emotionally. It can be asking: "Why do you feel so hurt? When did that happen or who spurred that reaction?"
26:02 06 Libra: Neptune/Nemesis, Rx: When Nemesis is retrograde, it makes it extra hard to determine the cause of problems and who or what's AT FAULT. Now imagine adding hazy-cloudy-misty Neptune to that!!! Seeing through the dense fog to really know what's wrong...? Maybe not right now!
FIXED SIGNS
31:45 01 Taurus: Aesculapia/Valentine, Rx: Ordinarily, this would point to medical concerns about the heart or reproductive system, but with Valentine being retrograde, something's not just as it seems. There's a possible complication or misreading of the problem.
33:28 03 Leo: Hades, Rx/Pythia: As you look towards the future...it sucks, right? Try to know that this viewpoint can be wrong--despite some of the difficult signs right now.
41:02 11 Taurus: Aesculapia/Nemesis, Rx: For a time, determining exactly what's going on with health carries a smidgen of uncertainty. The source of cause of a medical problem just does have the possibility of error now. What's "to blame" for symptoms may not be easily seen.
47:05 17 Aquarius: Neptune/Pluto: Things are changing--and, thanks to Pluto, probably in some deep and important ways. It's just that Neptune is masking some of it (or Pluto is working on vulnerabilities and you won't be completely clear on that for a while.) You want to think of Neptune too as an indication of your immune system and Pluto as your metabolism and guts.
Do favors for both!
47:27 17 Leo Aesculapia/Malpighi: The combination of these energies can indicate the experience of blood tests, but it can also accent the condition of the lungs and respiration. While Malpighi can also signal the need for attention to connective tissue (and diseases of same,) the more common concern has to do with the lungs, congestion and breath pattern.
55:53 25 Taurus: Aesculapia/Hades, Rx: As well as some deterioration in the health, the medical situation can be a cause for dismay--if not, in fact, actual depression. The health can be subject to viral, fungal or bacterial problems, but the guts may not be in great shape either.
57:41 27 Taurus: Aesculapia/Kronos, Rx: The suggestion here is contact with a medical specialist (and not just your GP.) There can be awareness that a diagnosis is "an opinion"--and only that.
MUTABLE SIGNS
60:31 00 Virgo: Hades, Rx/Requiem: It's dandy to use Requiem to be "at peace with" aspecting points but...should you be okay about "Hades" when it might be something that's a mistake or that's dragging you down? To use Requiem to "accept" a problem or disease...yeah, there can be a time for that. But is it Now?
62:04 02 Virgo: Aesculapia/Pluto: The health can be demanding a return to personal authenticity--truly Being who and what you are--and what you want to be! For some, the medical condition may be such that the patient has to feel some control over what is happening in their medical care.
66:28 06 Sag: Neptune/Pythia: Pythia can't be sure of results anyway, but you add Neptune and, oh boy! There's something nebulous, fragile, uncertain or downright hidden and deceptive that makes any kind of certainty about the future...uh, uncertain! It's time to live One Day at a Time!
74:45 14 Virgo: Aesculapia/Ophelia: While you can well hear of autoimmune diseases now, also expect to see people have "inappropriate" reactions to a medical issue. This means they may go overboard about it, but they could also diminish a diagnosis--and treat it as though it weren't important.
75:22 15 Virgo: Harvery/Hades, Rx: As well as hormonal imbalances or shifts (that are causing problems,) there can be difficulties for the heart or blood circulation. As well as things like venous insufficiency, disease that affect the blood can also occur.
84:02 24 Virgo: Neptune/Minerva: In some cases, the way to get approval is to be seen as suffering, compassionate, delicate or susceptible. On other days, you realize that someone's desire to please (or to be seen as such) invited pretense.
88:12 28 Virgo: Atlantis/Hades, Rx: Atlantis can have its own sense of "impending doom." Add Hades (disease, deterioration, depression or the specter of The Past) and-- oh man! You can also see--with this midpoint = Poseidon-- that the media does, in fact, use the Atlantis to invade someone's privacy and reveal (Hades) stuff about their past...that they
aren't proud of and is an attempt to shame or embarrass them!
88:53 28 Virgo: Aesculapia/Neptune: There can be weakness and a desire to stay in bed (and pull the covers over your head) due to illness. There may be congestion, moments of confusion or dependence and changed sleep patterns. Because the statement here is also Aesculapia/Neptune = Psyche, there can be times when you question the emotional impact of being sympathetic to one who is ill but you also recognize that illness can have a
powerful emotional impact. It can really slam a person!
Of course there are a gazillion more possible midpoints and maybe this will jab you into looking at them!
Thanks to those of you who check in after these newsletters!
Lots of folks are having troubles these days, so I hope you're doing alright.”
From Martha Lang-Wescott’s, December 4, 2018 Newsletter
What do you make of all of this? Does it hit the nail on the head? It does for me, and it seems to fit all of the people I have been talking to lately. I hope that some of what’s written here is useful to you, and that you take what you can from it, and from this week’s ‘scopes
Horoscopes
ARIES: March 21 – April 20
In many ways recent changes, as intense as they may be, have gotten you off the hook with ‘stuff’ that has been more trouble than it’s worth. You are secretly delighted that the need to handle whatever’s currently on top of the stack, gives you a free pass to avoid a raft of people and things that you have no desire to engage with. This situation is also making it possible for you to create a whole new life. At the very least, it’s opening the space for you to release the shackles of the past and look at your relationship to the world with a new sense of hope and optimism.
TAURUS: April 21 – May 20
You’ve been at your best, these days, shining in the face of adversity. As the pressures of your routine mount up, somehow or other you keep coming up with a way to rise above the BS. Others don’t know what to make of it. The ones who aren’t amazed appear to be envious. Those who refuse to meet you halfway have an axe to grind. Whatever this is about, it’s their problem. As the next few weeks unfold you will find yourself in a slipstream of positive energy. What goes around comes around, and at the moment, you are basking in the glow of some really good Karma.
GEMINI: May 21 – June 20
As you try to figure out what the next step will be, it might help to look at where you’ve already been. Knowing what got you here will involve getting to the bottom of why things went the way they did. It would be easy to say, “It is what it is” but this process can’t be intellectualized with a platitude or two. When we are 100% there for things, seeing what we don’t want to see goes with the territory. The minute you are willing to deepen your perceptions, what happens next will begin to manifest in a way that strengthens your purpose and gives life to your wildest dreams.
CANCER: June 21 – July 20
It’s totally OK to keep doing what you’re doing, because right now, it seems to be working for you. All of your efforts have been aimed at getting to this place. Like a toad in a well, your needs are being met and nothing is missing. What is less apparent is that your comfort zone keeps you circumscribed in a range of experience that has limits. At a certain point it becomes important to see that there is an infinite realm of possibilities outside the boundaries that keep you in place. As soon as anything reaches perfection it starts to rot. It might be time to stretch your limits.
LEO: July 21 – August 20
If you thought you had it all figured out, people have shown up to rattle your cage and get you thinking about what it might take to do something constructive with your difficulties. Don’t assume that you know it all. Emotions are bound to be running high in situations that have been on tenterhooks for quite some time. You are clear what you want out of this, but don’t think it’s your job to settle things for others. To meddle, or be too controlling is a big ‘No-no’ right now. The best you can do is stay on top of your own stuff and pray that others will stay on top of theirs.
VIRGO: August 21 – September 20
You’re at one of those points where everything feels pregnant with possibilities. In the same breath, you are unclear about how those possibilities will pan out. As much as you sense that something’s ready to pop, it has yet to make itself known. At times like this it comes down to keeping your ducks in a row, showing up on time, and going to the ’Well’ everyday with your heart in your hand. In many ways, this waiting, and the anticipation that goes with it, teaches us everything we need to know about letting go, and reminds us that life unfolds in its own good time.
LIBRA: September 21 – October 20
As you look at what’s lined up in front of you, the desire to rise above the issues that occupy the foreground inspires you to make the best of things. Determined to keep your head above water, the tendency to overdo, or push yourself beyond reasonable limits, needs to be framed against what it means to be humane. While it’s fine to be totally on the ball, life is a Yin and Yang affair. All your exertions have to be balanced with equal parts of rest, reflection, and repose – because it is in those still points that we restore the soul and recoup the strength that empowers us to keep on trucking.
SCORPIO: October 21 – November 20
The need to go along with the program in order to keep, or win, the approval of others appears to be a strong theme. As you wrestle with the need to break free, you wonder if in choosing to do so these connections will go down the tubes. You’ve already had your share of rejection. So many close ties have eroded, the thought that one more person might walk off the set freaks you out. If you can’t be yourself in a situation you don’t need to be in it. People come and go. The ones who choose not to stick around will soon be replaced by others who love and accept you as you are.
SAGITTARIUS: November 21 – December 20
The crystal ball suggests that it’s time for you to be branching out. For many, this will involve buffing up your skill set with courses, seminars and maybe even contact with people who are experts in their field. If travel is part of this, that would make sense too; we often expand our minds when we change our surroundings. It’s time to step out of the phone booth and free yourself to be, and do, and have whatever you want. It looks to me like whatever you’ve established up until now is about to put a whole new spin on things that are due for a makeover.
CAPRICORN: December 21 - January 20
All kinds of stuff is coming to a head. It’s as if whoever you thought you were up to this moment has morphed into a new version of yourself. So many things have changed, what happens next marks the beginning of your next rise to fulfillment. This could be attended with a move. It could also include numerous changes in your family sphere. How it pans out over the next 2 years depends on the extent to which you can reconcile the fact that the past is over. That was then, this is now – who do you really want to be when you grow up? Whatever that is you are birthing it now.
AQUARIUS: January 21 – February 20
It is no one’s business how you decide to handle this. Whoever thinks they know more about it that you do has no idea what you’re up against. Torn by the idea that you need to solicit their approval, knowing that living up to their demands will make things go from bad to worse, the best you can do is stay true to yourself and let others make of it what they will. Underneath it all, the crisis that you find yourself in is an opportunity to see who’s there for you and who isn’t. With that in mind, doing what needs to be done to be there for yourself is the only thing that matters.
PISCES: February 21 – March 20
This would be so much easier if you could figure out how to bi-locate. The need to be in two places at once is a theme for many of you. What this involves could take a million different forms. For some, it comes down to having divided loyalties, or situations that involve third-party interference. For others there is the sense of being split between people, places and things. With your attention divided, it will take twice as much energy to handle your life. The tendency to space out needs to be carefully watched. For now you’d do well to focus and keep your priorities in order.
Copyright - Cal Garrison: 2018: ©
There is the expectation that the Holiday Season automatically sweeps all of our cares away; this isn’t the way it goes for many of us. This part of the yearly cycle is analogous to what happens right before a baby leaves the womb to enter a reality that it has absolutely no familiarity with. All of us are in the space of not knowing what lies on the other side of being born again – and right now, there is so much foment jostling the outer reality, our sense of what might happen next is being addled by the feeling that everything we hold dear is on the line.
It might help to talk a little bit about what happens at the Solstice Point. Anyone who studies astrology knows that the charts for the big cross-quarters are essentially “World Charts” that map out possibilities, not just for individuals, but for all of us. As you may know, I am partial to Martha Lang-Wescott’s research. About a week ago, her monthly newsletter arrived with a raft of information about the horoscope for the upcoming Winter Solstice. Instead of paraphrasing her words, I am choosing to quote them directly from her report - because they seem right on the money for me, and for what’s going on in my world, and I am pretty sure they will hit home for all of you. It’s interesting to note that there are a lot of health related aspects in her analysis. As you read along you will also notice that there are a few numbers at the head of each delineation, and a fair share of astrological references. They will have meaning if you are an astrologer. If you’re not an astrologer, ignore them. Here we go:
“If you're a subscriber to the monthly print newsletter, Tools of the Trade, you already have the December issue with six pages of midpoints from the Capricorn Ingress. We use that chart as a kind of World Chart and one technique is to find the midpoints from that chart that apply to your personal points. You then recognize them as applying to events and experiences from Fall 2018 onward for a while. It's a type of predictive chart. We don't have a lot of room in this newsletter, but I thought it would be "fun" to have more midpoints and you can then see if they fall in the axis of, for instance, your Sun, MC or Ascendant (--and feel free to also use solar arc and/or progressed points, including your Moon and Aries Point.) To be able to cram more in, I'll only offer a small delineation for each and if it's vibrant in your chart, you'll want to enlarge the interpretation. The listing will be by dial degree first to make it easier to envision its axis on a 90* dial:
CARDINAL SIGNS
03:08 03 Libra: Hades, Rx/Psyche: Days of depression are likely; there can be times when, without full awareness, the feelings are overwhelmed by, or dwelling in the past or more current difficulties. The mind and feelings are registering an undercurrent of problems.
03:22 03 Capricorn: Neptune/Requiem: Right now (and for the last few months maybe,) you just don't know what to accept, what to get used to and when to stop struggling with yourself, life or others. Neptune is presenting things that aren't certain or that cause fragility. That doesn't
mean you have to accept standing in that line! Yes, you're Tender and that deserves an Embrace, but, easy does it!
04:27 04 Cancer: Aesculapia/Kalypso: Diagnoses are strained at this time due to the fact that something isn't obvious and is somewhat hidden.
09:20 09 Capricorn: Pluto/Psyche: For some, the (Psyche) mental-emotional state will be bubbling up from a deep part in the history; at times, it may feel as though control of the emotions has been lost. That there may be a psychological catharsis happening is little comfort.
09:54 09 Capricorn: Pluto/Cupido: The sense of family, connection or community is undergoing powerful change; family or relationship roles can be shifting and it's a time to reach deep inside yourself to see the psychological truth of your upbringing and relationship dynamics.
19:27 19 Cancer: Hades, Rx/Vulcanus: As well as observing the odd charisma and power of the more vulgar folks in the world these days, this is a time to see that there are times when you HAVE TO deal with messes, problems, dirt or details. It's a time to reckon with the power of disease or problems as they affect your life.
22:26 22 Capricorn: Psyche/Sphinx: Psyche represents the emotions and the psychological "wounds" and scars one carries. Here, Sphinx has questions; it might not understand what's going on emotionally. It can be asking: "Why do you feel so hurt? When did that happen or who spurred that reaction?"
26:02 06 Libra: Neptune/Nemesis, Rx: When Nemesis is retrograde, it makes it extra hard to determine the cause of problems and who or what's AT FAULT. Now imagine adding hazy-cloudy-misty Neptune to that!!! Seeing through the dense fog to really know what's wrong...? Maybe not right now!
FIXED SIGNS
31:45 01 Taurus: Aesculapia/Valentine, Rx: Ordinarily, this would point to medical concerns about the heart or reproductive system, but with Valentine being retrograde, something's not just as it seems. There's a possible complication or misreading of the problem.
33:28 03 Leo: Hades, Rx/Pythia: As you look towards the future...it sucks, right? Try to know that this viewpoint can be wrong--despite some of the difficult signs right now.
41:02 11 Taurus: Aesculapia/Nemesis, Rx: For a time, determining exactly what's going on with health carries a smidgen of uncertainty. The source of cause of a medical problem just does have the possibility of error now. What's "to blame" for symptoms may not be easily seen.
47:05 17 Aquarius: Neptune/Pluto: Things are changing--and, thanks to Pluto, probably in some deep and important ways. It's just that Neptune is masking some of it (or Pluto is working on vulnerabilities and you won't be completely clear on that for a while.) You want to think of Neptune too as an indication of your immune system and Pluto as your metabolism and guts.
Do favors for both!
47:27 17 Leo Aesculapia/Malpighi: The combination of these energies can indicate the experience of blood tests, but it can also accent the condition of the lungs and respiration. While Malpighi can also signal the need for attention to connective tissue (and diseases of same,) the more common concern has to do with the lungs, congestion and breath pattern.
55:53 25 Taurus: Aesculapia/Hades, Rx: As well as some deterioration in the health, the medical situation can be a cause for dismay--if not, in fact, actual depression. The health can be subject to viral, fungal or bacterial problems, but the guts may not be in great shape either.
57:41 27 Taurus: Aesculapia/Kronos, Rx: The suggestion here is contact with a medical specialist (and not just your GP.) There can be awareness that a diagnosis is "an opinion"--and only that.
MUTABLE SIGNS
60:31 00 Virgo: Hades, Rx/Requiem: It's dandy to use Requiem to be "at peace with" aspecting points but...should you be okay about "Hades" when it might be something that's a mistake or that's dragging you down? To use Requiem to "accept" a problem or disease...yeah, there can be a time for that. But is it Now?
62:04 02 Virgo: Aesculapia/Pluto: The health can be demanding a return to personal authenticity--truly Being who and what you are--and what you want to be! For some, the medical condition may be such that the patient has to feel some control over what is happening in their medical care.
66:28 06 Sag: Neptune/Pythia: Pythia can't be sure of results anyway, but you add Neptune and, oh boy! There's something nebulous, fragile, uncertain or downright hidden and deceptive that makes any kind of certainty about the future...uh, uncertain! It's time to live One Day at a Time!
74:45 14 Virgo: Aesculapia/Ophelia: While you can well hear of autoimmune diseases now, also expect to see people have "inappropriate" reactions to a medical issue. This means they may go overboard about it, but they could also diminish a diagnosis--and treat it as though it weren't important.
75:22 15 Virgo: Harvery/Hades, Rx: As well as hormonal imbalances or shifts (that are causing problems,) there can be difficulties for the heart or blood circulation. As well as things like venous insufficiency, disease that affect the blood can also occur.
84:02 24 Virgo: Neptune/Minerva: In some cases, the way to get approval is to be seen as suffering, compassionate, delicate or susceptible. On other days, you realize that someone's desire to please (or to be seen as such) invited pretense.
88:12 28 Virgo: Atlantis/Hades, Rx: Atlantis can have its own sense of "impending doom." Add Hades (disease, deterioration, depression or the specter of The Past) and-- oh man! You can also see--with this midpoint = Poseidon-- that the media does, in fact, use the Atlantis to invade someone's privacy and reveal (Hades) stuff about their past...that they
aren't proud of and is an attempt to shame or embarrass them!
88:53 28 Virgo: Aesculapia/Neptune: There can be weakness and a desire to stay in bed (and pull the covers over your head) due to illness. There may be congestion, moments of confusion or dependence and changed sleep patterns. Because the statement here is also Aesculapia/Neptune = Psyche, there can be times when you question the emotional impact of being sympathetic to one who is ill but you also recognize that illness can have a
powerful emotional impact. It can really slam a person!
Of course there are a gazillion more possible midpoints and maybe this will jab you into looking at them!
Thanks to those of you who check in after these newsletters!
Lots of folks are having troubles these days, so I hope you're doing alright.”
From Martha Lang-Wescott’s, December 4, 2018 Newsletter
What do you make of all of this? Does it hit the nail on the head? It does for me, and it seems to fit all of the people I have been talking to lately. I hope that some of what’s written here is useful to you, and that you take what you can from it, and from this week’s ‘scopes
Horoscopes
ARIES: March 21 – April 20
In many ways recent changes, as intense as they may be, have gotten you off the hook with ‘stuff’ that has been more trouble than it’s worth. You are secretly delighted that the need to handle whatever’s currently on top of the stack, gives you a free pass to avoid a raft of people and things that you have no desire to engage with. This situation is also making it possible for you to create a whole new life. At the very least, it’s opening the space for you to release the shackles of the past and look at your relationship to the world with a new sense of hope and optimism.
TAURUS: April 21 – May 20
You’ve been at your best, these days, shining in the face of adversity. As the pressures of your routine mount up, somehow or other you keep coming up with a way to rise above the BS. Others don’t know what to make of it. The ones who aren’t amazed appear to be envious. Those who refuse to meet you halfway have an axe to grind. Whatever this is about, it’s their problem. As the next few weeks unfold you will find yourself in a slipstream of positive energy. What goes around comes around, and at the moment, you are basking in the glow of some really good Karma.
GEMINI: May 21 – June 20
As you try to figure out what the next step will be, it might help to look at where you’ve already been. Knowing what got you here will involve getting to the bottom of why things went the way they did. It would be easy to say, “It is what it is” but this process can’t be intellectualized with a platitude or two. When we are 100% there for things, seeing what we don’t want to see goes with the territory. The minute you are willing to deepen your perceptions, what happens next will begin to manifest in a way that strengthens your purpose and gives life to your wildest dreams.
CANCER: June 21 – July 20
It’s totally OK to keep doing what you’re doing, because right now, it seems to be working for you. All of your efforts have been aimed at getting to this place. Like a toad in a well, your needs are being met and nothing is missing. What is less apparent is that your comfort zone keeps you circumscribed in a range of experience that has limits. At a certain point it becomes important to see that there is an infinite realm of possibilities outside the boundaries that keep you in place. As soon as anything reaches perfection it starts to rot. It might be time to stretch your limits.
LEO: July 21 – August 20
If you thought you had it all figured out, people have shown up to rattle your cage and get you thinking about what it might take to do something constructive with your difficulties. Don’t assume that you know it all. Emotions are bound to be running high in situations that have been on tenterhooks for quite some time. You are clear what you want out of this, but don’t think it’s your job to settle things for others. To meddle, or be too controlling is a big ‘No-no’ right now. The best you can do is stay on top of your own stuff and pray that others will stay on top of theirs.
VIRGO: August 21 – September 20
You’re at one of those points where everything feels pregnant with possibilities. In the same breath, you are unclear about how those possibilities will pan out. As much as you sense that something’s ready to pop, it has yet to make itself known. At times like this it comes down to keeping your ducks in a row, showing up on time, and going to the ’Well’ everyday with your heart in your hand. In many ways, this waiting, and the anticipation that goes with it, teaches us everything we need to know about letting go, and reminds us that life unfolds in its own good time.
LIBRA: September 21 – October 20
As you look at what’s lined up in front of you, the desire to rise above the issues that occupy the foreground inspires you to make the best of things. Determined to keep your head above water, the tendency to overdo, or push yourself beyond reasonable limits, needs to be framed against what it means to be humane. While it’s fine to be totally on the ball, life is a Yin and Yang affair. All your exertions have to be balanced with equal parts of rest, reflection, and repose – because it is in those still points that we restore the soul and recoup the strength that empowers us to keep on trucking.
SCORPIO: October 21 – November 20
The need to go along with the program in order to keep, or win, the approval of others appears to be a strong theme. As you wrestle with the need to break free, you wonder if in choosing to do so these connections will go down the tubes. You’ve already had your share of rejection. So many close ties have eroded, the thought that one more person might walk off the set freaks you out. If you can’t be yourself in a situation you don’t need to be in it. People come and go. The ones who choose not to stick around will soon be replaced by others who love and accept you as you are.
SAGITTARIUS: November 21 – December 20
The crystal ball suggests that it’s time for you to be branching out. For many, this will involve buffing up your skill set with courses, seminars and maybe even contact with people who are experts in their field. If travel is part of this, that would make sense too; we often expand our minds when we change our surroundings. It’s time to step out of the phone booth and free yourself to be, and do, and have whatever you want. It looks to me like whatever you’ve established up until now is about to put a whole new spin on things that are due for a makeover.
CAPRICORN: December 21 - January 20
All kinds of stuff is coming to a head. It’s as if whoever you thought you were up to this moment has morphed into a new version of yourself. So many things have changed, what happens next marks the beginning of your next rise to fulfillment. This could be attended with a move. It could also include numerous changes in your family sphere. How it pans out over the next 2 years depends on the extent to which you can reconcile the fact that the past is over. That was then, this is now – who do you really want to be when you grow up? Whatever that is you are birthing it now.
AQUARIUS: January 21 – February 20
It is no one’s business how you decide to handle this. Whoever thinks they know more about it that you do has no idea what you’re up against. Torn by the idea that you need to solicit their approval, knowing that living up to their demands will make things go from bad to worse, the best you can do is stay true to yourself and let others make of it what they will. Underneath it all, the crisis that you find yourself in is an opportunity to see who’s there for you and who isn’t. With that in mind, doing what needs to be done to be there for yourself is the only thing that matters.
PISCES: February 21 – March 20
This would be so much easier if you could figure out how to bi-locate. The need to be in two places at once is a theme for many of you. What this involves could take a million different forms. For some, it comes down to having divided loyalties, or situations that involve third-party interference. For others there is the sense of being split between people, places and things. With your attention divided, it will take twice as much energy to handle your life. The tendency to space out needs to be carefully watched. For now you’d do well to focus and keep your priorities in order.
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