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The Gemini sun floats in on a cloud of ideas, some brightly optimistic, others jittery and trepidatious. Then Mercury doubles the number of thoughts a few hours later, also joining the realm of the twins. The secret to happiness today will be a selective focus. Decide how you want to feel, and then lean into that, ignoring anything to the ...Read more

Where there's pressure to conform, most are not equipped to do anything other than fold to peer pressure. The reasons are included the human genetic code. Factor this into your behavioral predictions today, and don't be surprised when what people theorize they'd do is very different from what actually happens under this Sagittarius moon.

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The secret to gratitude is to take pleasure in what's there. If you can't seem to, maybe what's there isn't right for you. The gladness of your heart can be discovered, but it can't be forced. Don't try to manufacture joy; the only kind that matters is the organic kind. This Sagittarius moon, let joy's absence be a sign that points you ...Read more

The full Scorpio moon is ripe with mystery, charged with excitement and practically spilling over with secret knowledge that, after tonight, will be known as only "knowledge." This lunar event is accompanied by a trine of Mercury and Pluto, which acts as a super-sensitive microphone that pics up not just words, but all that they hide as well....Read more

The ancient Chinese divination text suggests that wisdom comes through interaction and communication among friends of a harmonious nature. If you can't seem to strike a harmonious chord, don't worry. Either the Mercury and Pluto trine will strike one for you, or you'll become even wiser through discord. Good luck is inescapable.

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The classic heroic model is to swoop in at the moment of peril and save the day. What is the day being saved? The ordinary day, mostly -- the one filled with work, casual interactions, errands and the like. The trine of Mercury and Saturn points out that small things done with great consistency, kindness and attention are their own kind of ...Read more

First Venus enters Taurus. This comes as a relief. No offense to Venus in Aries, but it did have an edge to it -- a nervy energy that, while exhilarating, takes a lot of energy to maintain. Venus is completely and powerfully at home in Taurus. So when Mars slips uncomfortably into Cancer a little later, we're in a good position to roll with it...Read more

The industrious Virgo moon goes gadfly as it certainly seems to come up with plenty of exciting and antagonizing angles early in the day involving Jupiter, Pluto, the sun, Mars and more. It's a complete relief when the lunar change to Libra takes hold in the later day, settling and soothing the agitation. By bedtime, all will be forgotten.

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We don't intend it, but getting a new app sometimes means that robots posing as us will send messages to all of our contacts. Thanks overhelping robots! Moon and Mercury offer the bright side: Being on the receiving end of programmed opportunism (posing as service) makes us mindful not to perpetrate the same kind of annoyance.

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One thing that all humans have in common (as do so many of the earth's creatures) is that every last one of them has a mother. Under the Leo moon, hearts will swell to accommodate the calling of the day, and early festivities will be tinged with a delightful theatricality. Then the moon shifts to Virgo, highlighting a nurturing energy.

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The auspicious position of the sun to Saturn reminds us that our growth can be unpredictable. You may not feel like your trials are making you smarter. A lot of what's coming together happens on an unconscious level. Then, suddenly, everything clicks in and you've still no idea why. But you'll have earned it. So take it in and celebrate.

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With the confrontational lunar square to Uranus and then Mercury, socializing can be scary. It is natural to avoid rejection, but in doing so the best things in life get avoided simultaneously. Life's magic happens not despite the risk of rejection but because of it. Risk is so essential to the story that without facing some kind of stakes, ...Read more

Convenience is a mighty appealing selling point, but of course, it almost always costs more. Find out how much more. Is it a little or a lot? And will you be stronger and richer for taking the inconvenient route? All things to investigate under this auspicious trine of Mars and Jupiter. Fortune favors those who do the math.

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Goals are a solid thing to have, but they are not the end-all-be-all of a successful person, venture or experience. The conjunction of Mercury and Uranus increases the odds of achieving a state of flow. Such a state transcends the realm of goals (even though, paradoxically, that state is often entered along the journey to a goal).

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Most instances of "winging it" are born out of a lack of preparation. There's another more masterful sort of improvisation -- the sort you might see in jazz or comedy crowd work -- that brings consistently excellent and yet unpredictable results. It usually takes years of practice to achieve, though it could just happen during this Gemini moon...Read more

"Never say never" is a saying that speaks to the fickleness of human nature. We often find that the influence of time and environment is stronger than our resolve. Mercury moves into Taurus, the sign of appetite, today, greasing slippery slopes. "Never again" declarations could turn into "just one more time." Anticipate temptation. Plan ...Read more

Happy Cinco De Mayo! This year, the holiday gets love from the Taurus moon favorably angling Saturn, and then just a few hours later Pluto. The move sprinkles lunar luck for satisfying our best appetites, whatever they may be. With senses alive, and beauty and delights available, there's much to be grateful for and satisfaction is well within ...Read more

Do you have less willpower than you were counting on? Does your inner child throw tantrums for candy? Is getting yourself to do the next right thing like trying to steer a five-ton elephant away from a bag of peanuts? Then here comes a lunar rescue. The new moon in Taurus is an opportunity to reset our appetites in a life-enhancing direction. ...Read more

There's a lot of stimulus in something as complex and nuanced as a face-to-face encounter and many have at least some degree of anxiety that makes such a social interaction challenging. With this in mind, give everyone, including yourself, a pass for any awkwardness that might ensue as the young Aries moon aligns with Mercury.

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Mercury and Jupiter form a fire sign trine to favor communication and action. Excellent communication and the right action will yield much better results than anticipated. For communication and action to be superior, they must match the situation. There is no one-size-fits-all move. Good observing can do what strength and cunning cannot.

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