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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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The Pisces moon brings deep thoughts. Here's one by Jack Handey: "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes." Whether your deep thoughts produce answers, introduce options or just amuse you, you'll be better for having them.

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This happens more than not. People talk, but the words aren't what they are really saying. Those who listen to just the words are missing the connection. Perhaps this analogy will sum it up under the moon of the Water Bearer: The surface of the ocean is not the ocean. What happens on the surface is answering to the depths.

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Your best strategy for the fight under this Mercury and Uranus square will be one used by master martial artists through the ages. Give your opponent nothing to resist. Yield to overcome. This has nothing to do passivity; rather, it's an activity. An actionless activity. The Taoists call it wu wei, but you might just call it the virtue ...Read more

When the playwright doesn't know how to wrap things up, one way is to introduce an act of God that solves everyone's problem, the "deus ex machina." It's unsatisfying to a modern audience. We prefer to see characters learn, change, grow and solve their own problems. It makes us feel that we can, too. Mercury in Leo will urge us to try!

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To those who pride themselves on great taste and a wicked sense of humor, the concept of "nonjudgmental" anything may seem like a joke. The full Capricorn moon speaks to that with a question: How important is peace? Would you rather cling to your personal criterion for taste and decorum, or would you rather have peace?

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The swollen moon moves into the realm of power and authority. There's always someone higher up to report to. The boss has a boss. Pleasing the highest-up person could mean displeasing the one two steps down. But if you concentrate only on the next level up, you could miss the bigger picture. There will be a judgment call to make.

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