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The Zen way isn't to think more positively or negatively about yourself; it's not to think of yourself at all -- or to do so as little as possible. The opposition of Mercury and Pluto will support a desire for less self-talk in general. Choose a point of focus. When you feel your thoughts wandering unhelpfully to you, you, you... kindly direct...Read more

Under this moon, do the real you. As the Skin Horse told the Velveteen Rabbit: "By the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get ... very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." -- Margery Williams

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This is the sun's big moment, with parties all around the globe to celebrate the life-giving center of our cosmic system on the longest day of the year. There will be notable festivals in Iceland, Spain, Canada and Croatia, to name a few... not to mention the most famous spots, such as Stonehenge and the ancient Cahokia Mounds of Illinois, USA...Read more

We're highly developed animals, but we're still animals with the same motivational systems as whales and dogs. We can train ourselves with tiny goals and treats. Before we know it we are jumping through our own hoops. It's the last day of the Gemini sun and the end of a season -- a good day to set up a reward system to carry us to summer goals...Read more

Albert Camus said it's necessary to fall in love, "if only to provide an alibi for all the random despair you are going to feel anyway." Camus is not known for his stellar attitude and optimism -- but he does makes an interesting point, similar to the point of this Mercury trine to Jupiter. Which comes first: the circumstance or the feeling?

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"Panem et circenses" is the cynical formula of Roman emperors for keeping the masses content. Translation: "bread and circuses." But filling treats and easy entertainment will cease to be enough with Neptune screeching to a halt to begin a long retrograde. There will be a growing need for real soul nutrition in the weeks to come.

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The father of one's youth may not be the father of one's adolescence or adult life, as relationships change through the year. This Father's Day, the moon is in Leo, the sign of children. A return to early family dynamics is to be expected. Leo also rules the heart. Gestures of love (and what's written in cards) will count for far more than ...Read more

Today's discussions about what we wish we could do, what there is to do and what's possible to do at this point in the Gemini solar cycle will help sort out a new direction. Much of what we talk about will never happen, but it's important to discuss it anyway. It helps us be confident in the plan of action we eventually settle on.

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Before glasses, the reading stone was invented -- a piece of polished quartz, flat on one side, that monks held over texts to make them easier to read by visually enlarging them. Mercury's opposition to Saturn urges us to take the technology that's helping us to a more personal level today. Bring the glass from the page to your face, so to speak...Read more

Mismatched relationships are terrific in buddy films, which usually come in the comedic variety. And they're also terrific for adding a little entertainment to life in general. So don't shy away from friendships with people who are very, very different from you, especially while Venus, newly exploring Leo, is stirring up this trouble with ...Read more

The Gemini new moon and a new position for Venus favor the dance of social discourse, through breezy conversation or through actual dancing, which has been a part of human expression since the tribal beginnings of human evolution. In fact, movement might allow you to work something out that can't be worked out in other ways.

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A funny kind of mood will hit, probably inspired by something common and beautiful that hits us in a particular kind of way. This is Mercury's entrance into Cancer, a sign known for feeling the way. With new eyes, it's easier to appreciate it all and revel in moments as though they were expensive gifts, carefully crafted just for us.

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Like a bull in a china shop, this Taurus moon is precariously placed. The problem shows up in matters of ego. Feelings of superiority will be challenged. Dominance wins, but dominance is also complex -- never more so than in humans. The winner in one area may be the loser in many other areas. Take the holistic view.

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You may be afraid to do something just because you're not sure you're going to know what to say or how to behave when you get there. And chances are there's no study guide to learn the language of life. You get it through experience, and especially through the experience of making mistakes. Let the Taurus moon embolden you.

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Complaining is dangerous, because instead of making things better, the complainer often bonds with others in disgruntlement that fixes nothing. Don't waste the stellar communication vibes of the Gemini sun and Mercury. Instead of complaining to friends, talk to the people who can actually do something about the problem!

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From elongating their necks with gold rings to ruining their feet with impossible shoes, throughout the world and throughout time, people have peculiar ways of altering their bodies to declare their superior status. If you consider and reject one such popular status symbol today, you'll be in line with Aries lunar call for individuality.

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You can relax. There's actually nothing worthwhile to gain from being universally liked (if that's even possible), so don't bother with trying. Under the lunar trine to Venus, it's better if you realize that you're not here to rack up the approval ratings or bask in the good opinions of others. You're here to express what's uniquely you.

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The ego does a lot to keep us going in this lifetime. It's a necessary part of our current style of survival. But it has its limitations. For instance, the ego is not, and will never be, wise. A person who looks for wisdom in his or her own ego will only get deceived, lost, or, as the square of Mercury and Neptune reminds us, probably both.

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The human maturation cycle includes a phase of unreasonable, irrational and self-centered behavior that all pass through and most circle back to periodically. Some get stuck there. Since it's an intrinsic and inevitable part of our nature, hopefully we can be tolerant of one another when we see it during this Venus-Pluto opposition.

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People sometimes take full credit for actions they didn't intend and/or execute. Often it's not deceptiveness but the overwhelming human tendency to rationalize that is to blame. Those who know this and plan for it, taking measures to protect what's truly theirs, will be the ones to keep order during this lunar square to Jupiter.

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