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Happy New Year! No, that's not an April Fools' joke. Many ancient cultures celebrated the start of the new year on or around April 1, which closely follows the vernal equinox. The Cancer moon forms a harmonious trine with Mercury and then Neptune, which puts imagination on tap for pranksters everywhere.

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Mars and Saturn align in Aquarius like two serious students cramming for a test in the study hall of life. They review notes, quiz each other, read, write and speculate about the material, which has to do with the basic building blocks of well-being. Get curious about this subject and you'll thrive under the influence of this planetary team. A...Read more

Mars marches into Aquarius with the agenda of doing some good in the world. The favored means will be technological. Innovators of all kinds will be struck with radical ideas to try, and the grit and resources to follow through until the world is a little changed by what they've produced.

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It's the last day of Mars in Capricorn and an excellent time to review issues of power, leadership and control. How have you influenced others? What tools have been working for you? How well have you been able to steer your own actions and keep on track with your goals? Mars favors adjustments to plan and approach.

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The cosmic picture today is one of symmetry and harmony, with no fewer than six significant trines to boost the vibration in a direction of harmony and all related states. Tolerance, compassion, patience, felicity, these and more wonders will be on tap at this cosmic happy hour.

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Whatever it is, Venus and Jupiter want it for you. A cosmic backing like this doesn't come along on the daily, so this is a moment to double-down. If you're going for an outcome, do it harder, faster and stronger. If you need to break something off, the cosmic currents of Venus and Jupiter suggest you do it swiftly and without drama.

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If you find yourself caught in a loop of thought with questionable productive potential, you certainly won't be alone. Blame the snarky journey of this stubborn Taurus moon and know that what's needed right now isn't to investigate or get to the bottom of anything. What's needed is to interrupt the pattern so you can exit the spiral.

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There are people you would like to think like and be like, perhaps because you imagine there's a better life available in knowing what they know. On the first day after the Aries new moon, you can be sure that all you want is accessible from your current knowledge state. Waste no time in wishing you were anyone else. Use what's yours.

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Bring your big ideas, your fresh notions of who you might be, your declarations of intention, your battle cries, your audacious plans, your spring seeds eager for hope's rain. The moon is new, and so are you. The sun and moon alignment promises a boost of beginner's luck to all you launch.

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The warrior energy is strong with the Aries new moon around the bend. It's an ideal time to explore the link between anger, fear and control. First comes fear in an imperceptible flash, or an underlying and unconscious tapestry. Anger comes second, making us feel we're doing something about it. Is that something really helpful?

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Some people don't ask for what they need because they believe it puts them in a vulnerable position. It does! Vulnerability is the whole point. We cannot connect without it. The annual meeting of Mars and Pluto will point to our deeper problems, and also to the people who can help us with them -- if we are bold enough to be vulnerable and ask....Read more

As Saturn slips into Aquarius, you may have a greater social awareness. Notice there are people who can't understand you no matter what you do. Notice there are people who understand all without you having to do a thing. Test the theory. Speak a silent poem or paint an invisible picture. Sit back and watch the feedback this elicits.

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Rituals are powerful; however, they're not usually inherently so. What gives them power is our commitment to them, which just might deepen with every repetition. Take advantage of the beginner's luck in the cosmic tap on this first full day of the sun in Aries, during a fortuitous alignment of Mars and Jupiter. Establish a new habit.

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"Equinox" references the sun coming over the equator and the equality of hours in the day and night. These cosmic conditions are perfect for growing things like projects, relationships, hope, faith, optimism, character and more. Take your lead from the phrase that encompasses Aries energy, "I am." The new season offers a chance at redefinition...Read more

The Capricorn moon influence recalls the cosmic clock and prods our personal feelings about the passage of hours or decades, as it were. None of us has to try to grow older. It happens naturally, and usually, all of the things that come with an age are included in the package, no matter what we do to invite or combat those realities.

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The luck of this St. Patrick's Day is governed by an Earth-sign lunar trine of the moon and Venus. There's a commercial implication. It's an excellent day for business, closing deals, shopping and sensing excellent investment opportunity. Take stock of resources, and give thanks for the fortunes with which the fates have already favored you.

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The aliens peeking into earthly goings-on will believe that dogs and children rule the cities, as so many people seem to be led out of their homes to meet the needs and schedules of these small beings. The opportunity that comes with Mercury's move into Pisces will be a greater awareness of what or whom influences and motivates us.

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A brief lunar conflict puts a kink in the hose, a boulder in the path, a tollgate on the freeway of life. This is a test of your resolve. How fast can you straighten the line, roll the stone, find enough change in the car to satisfy the coin slot and lift the gate? It all goes much faster for those who get busy instead of getting dramatic.

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To look at the normal, smiling people and wonder, "Why can't I be like them?" is only human. Superhuman insights are also available today. For instance, here's a thought: Maybe you already are "like them." To put on a good face, to hide pain and problems and highlight only the best -- these are the same tricks that everyone knows.

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In Scotland, you won't find gate 13 in an airport. And around the world, there are many tall buildings that have skipped the 13th floor by naming it the 14th floor, or more conspicuously "12B." This Friday the 13th will turn that bad luck rep inside out, as the moon angles the Neptune most auspiciously and follows up with a lucky flirt to the ...Read more