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It's not too hard to think about how you might get happy in the distant future, but that usually involves a lot of fantasy circumstances and events that you have zero control over. Choose to be happy right now. There's a way! Indeed, there are many ways under the Leo sun. When the sun is in this part of the sky, playtime begins. Go find your ...Read more

When shopping for support, religion, ideology, friendship, love, learning or help in any matter at all, the early stages of investigation are key. The slightest red flag is a signal to move on. Sure, mistakes happen, but the lunar square to Mercury warns that early mistakes are signs to be given extra credence and heeded without hesitation.

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Maybe we're born to connect, but we're not like barnacles that naturally and easily clump together for the good of the group. More often than not, people have to work at getting along. The moon's clash with Mars will put an even finer point on that fact. Humility will be the main requirement. The saving grace: It will be well worth the effort....Read more

We all tend to love along certain grooves, styles we learned early in life. Some weren't the best -- unhealthy, codependent or generally unsupportive. But since they are comfortable and familiar, we continue to roll our love along them until there's an awakening. Today's moon change just might be the alarm bell.

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Intimacy isn't only for people in the same room at the same time. Intimacy can stretch across the globe or the centuries. When we resonate with art, be it ancient or modern, we experience intimacy in like-mindedness that conquers the boundaries of space and time. The moon in artistic Libra will offer us such intimate moments.

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Aristotle said that it is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. It also is the social quality that will help you get along with a wide variety of characters as the moon changes from hardworking Virgo to the breezy air sign agenda of Libra. Diplomacy rules.

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Designers of robots strive to automate the uninteresting and tedious parts of life so humans can focus on more fulfilling and creative aspects. But finding fulfillment in tedium is among the chief human talents. Some say tedium is the birthplace of creativity! So if you don't have a robot, consider yourself lucky under this industrious Virgo ...Read more

Benjamin Franklin and a group of a dozen or so friends met every week for 40 years to discuss mutual improvement. Of course, that was long before Google and cable television. As the industrious, ever-improving Virgo moon gets into cosmic conversation with Uranus and then Saturn and then Venus, which like minds will you converse with?

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The term "stonewalling" refers to the relationship dynamic in which one person shuts out the other in the manner of mentally dropping a stone wall between them. The effect is hard to come back from, but if there were ever an opportunity it's today, while a lucky trine of Venus and Saturn reverses the spell of bad relationship juju.

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A trine of good fortune involving loving Venus in Virgo and Saturn in powerful Capricorn will fly in the face of myth and legend this Friday the 13th. Love will conquer all. Optimism will prevail. Superstition will turn into super action as many take agency over their luck. Instead of waiting to see what happens for you, make things happen for...Read more

Most people can see what's wrong with another person, but it takes an emotionally mature person to see what's wrong with oneself. Perhaps "wrong" or "right" isn't the most helpful way to look at it. We're all doing our best to adapt in a complex world. The solar eclipse and new moon promise a fresh start for those willing to self-reflect.

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Venus trine Uranus reminds us that people are not particularly trustworthy, but if you never extend the benefit of the doubt, you run the risk of staying small and poor. Calculated risk is the way to wealth of spirit and coin. If you think they are likely to do the right thing, trust them. In the end, you'll be richer for your social and ...Read more

As Jupiter goes direct and Venus shines in Virgo, we want to make things right in the world. Unfortunately, evil is real, powerful and pervasive. Evil's spell can be broken though, and what breaks it is truth. If we accept truth, speak the truth and make agreements based in truth, the truth will free us from negativity, ugliness and confusion....Read more

If you tell people to keep information close to the vest, they will instead note that it's high-value social information and inevitably, possibly strategically, share it. That's just human nature. Most humans are as loyal as their opportunities. If it's really a secret, keep it to yourself. Mercury and Jupiter are pulling into a square that ...Read more

Denial is procrastination on an existential level. Things don't always go away just because we're ignoring them, but sometimes they do, so it can't be completely ruled out as an effective tactic, especially now, with Jupiter's retrograde. A solar/Neptune trine whispers a counter-idea: Actively handling life is still the most direct route to ...Read more

The moon moves into Taurus and begins mischief-making, forming auspicious and inauspicious angles with various planets, changing the social, financial and emotional dynamic every few hours. This will be a day of many tones and much breaking news. The plot rolls on in a manner that's positively cinematic.

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The leaders don't always show up. To some extent, we will all be charged with being our own coaches. This means we have to train ourselves, which is best done by first creating an environment in which we can improve. The Aries moon aspects indicate many challenges. But if you focus on the practice, the match will take care of itself.

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Coming on too strong is a danger under this opposition of Mercury and Mars. Going in like gangbusters may get attention, but it will also cause people's defenses to go up. Snap judgments will be made. Start humbly while defenses are down, and you'll already be somewhat on the inside. From there you can build a connection.

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For Americans, Independence Day is fireworks, family, barbecue and the birth of a nation. The spiritual Pisces moon offers thoughtful moments to consider what freedom means and what it costs in these times. No man or nation can stand totally alone. It is wise to honor not only our independence but also our interconnectedness.

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If you feel your eyes well up at the experience of a particularly effective commercial, or if a seemingly ordinary personal connection somehow has you turning on the waterworks, you can blame an emotional trine of the Pisces moon and the Cancer sun. The benefit is that tears have healing power. Side note: so does sweat.

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