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The conventional wisdom is to leave well enough alone and place full energy behind serving a dire need. No obvious need? Weaker minds will focus on petty concerns in the safety of a bubble of selfhood. Those of strong character will venture out with the full support of Mercury, Jupiter and a helpful Virgo moon to serve where the need is real. ...Read more

Mercury and Jupiter are moving into an opposition that will cast an intense spotlight on certain individuals. Some stumble into the light, others claw their way in, and for some the fame is hard-won and long overdue. Regardless of how it comes, it will go fast. Whether a person enjoys this kind of attention or not, it's only temporary.

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Maybe money can't buy happiness, but financial lack and debt are sure to create unhappiness. On these first days of the Gemini sun, which focuses on communication and the transactions of domestic life, whatever is done to alleviate material concerns, though it may not feel like joy exactly, will certainly count toward it.

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Venus' being newly in Cancer suggests that though loving someone may be easy, there's a lot that goes along with it that's anything but. Love comes with responsibilities, challenges -- even traps. If you're struggling with love, give yourself a break. It only means you're doing it right. The sun moves into the communication realm of Gemini, ...Read more

This has been one of the most active cosmic atmospheres in a very long time, and Venus follows suit with her move into the realm of domesticity. Though love happens in the mind, heart and body, it also happens in the daily rhythms of life. In the weeks to come it will become increasingly clear how the rhythms of life play out in a relationship...Read more

Anyone can get lucky once, but when happiness is the result of very specific circumstances and very personal hard work, the spoils are evermore satisfying. Today's good fortune will be augmented by communicative Mercury and Saturn, the planet of hard lessons, forming a lucky trine while the day is just starting to come together.

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In the same way that it's hard to sort out all of the different elements involved in a spice blend, cosmic changes that happen rapidly and en masse can be tricky. Mars recently slipped into Aquarius, but there was so much else going on in the sky that the change was barely detectable. However, a new humanitarian spirit is now gaining ground.

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The cosmic changes are happening quickly and boldly. Yesterday was the Taurus new moon and Uranus broke into the Taurus realm, too. Considering Uranus moves signs every seven years or so, this passage represents an important change, though one we'll have a while to get used to. Mars made a sign change as well, into Aquarius.

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The Taurus new moon is an ideal start time for anything that has to do with satisfying an appetite. This lucky energy can be directed toward matters of nutrition and so many other creature cravings. We need to feel powerful, and we need a sense of belonging. We need security, and we need adventure. What are your strongest appetites these days?...Read more

The day before the new moon in Taurus is an exceptionally lucky time to do financial planning. If this type of work isn't your thing, it's an excellent time to make it your thing, learn what you need to know and dive in to financial management in spite of your trepidation. Most of the hurdles are psychological, after all, and easily overcome. ...Read more

Mercury is an eager child, contributing to Mother's Day for better or worse. It starts with an alignment with Uranus, moves on to a sign change and finishes with a lunar conjunction. Just as a loving mother accepts any well-intended attention from kin as a beautiful gift, mothers everywhere will appreciate the memorable nature of this day.

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Mercury and Mars are doing the cosmic equivalent of pumping gas while smoking. Possibly all will end well, but there's a reason for the rule. Then, to ratchet up the risk factor, the moon in hot-tempered Aries goes poking around Saturn and Pluto to see if they're up for a fight. With this much cosmic heat at stake, it's a good time to lie low....Read more

Indoor plumbing, hot dinners in five minutes, clean clothes at the touch of a button... yesterday's amazements are now commonplace. Today's amazements like self-driving cars and and conversational robots will soon be just as ordinary. The sun/Pluto trine focuses on amazements that never go out of style: genuine connection and feeling.

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People's values are apparent in everything they present to the world. So people can't help but share their values unwittingly, whether or not they are asked to. Not all can articulate the values they are observing, but most people get a sense of them on an unconscious level. Awareness is certainly turned up this Pisces moon.

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Under this sensitive and impressionable Pisces moon, two things keep us from seeing the true nature of things: sensation and delusion. It's easy to become so dazzled by sensory stimuli that we cannot comprehend what is really there. Also, we must look beyond what things are in relation to us to try to understand what they are without us.

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Growth of any kind is fascinating, but exponential growth is a truly amazing thing to witness. Impressive numbers occur early and developments soon become overwhelming. Alas, exponentials can't go on forever because they will take over all that is. The sun's opposition to Jupiter promises there will be an impediment, thank goodness.

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Mathematician Joseph Fourier claimed that math, the universal, clear and errorless language, is a "supplement the shortness of life and the imperfection of the senses." Music, which is math's fun cousin, will provide a similar service under today's Aquarius moon. Music will be a balm and distraction from the conflict of cosmic squares.

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Sports (or any competition, really) are said to feed a primal instinct of human nature. The thirst for a fight or a hunt is embedded in our DNA. Some have a stronger instinct than others. As we get into some serious cosmic squares, remember that competition and conflict are ancient drives that hopefully can be tempered by reason and an evolved...Read more

Cinco de Mayo celebrates a victory of the Mexican army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The Mexican army was severely outnumbered, and yet they prevailed. In the United States the fifth of May is a prime opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage. The festivities will be guided by a Capricorn moon, which can't help but remind us of ...Read more

The routine gets old, and common things become so familiar they no longer ignite the senses. However, that doesn't render mundane things meaningless. In fact, they may be necessary and very good for you. So don't be too quick to prize novelty over what's known. The Capricorn moon favors follow-through and responsible action.

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