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These first days of the Mercury retrograde remind us how life rarely unfolds in linear, idealized paths. Most people end up living their best stories in chapters they didn't expect. Remember there are many valid, fulfilling routes to getting to any particular destination, not just the one that culture, ego or our early fantasies locked onto.

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Curiosity mutates into rebellion, and language itself cracks open to let the future in. This transit stirs innovation in communication, media, AI and transportation -- anything that moves thought or bodies. Expect glitches, brilliance, double meanings and strange bedfellows. The revolution won't be televised; it'll be translated, reworded, ...Read more

The cosmic clouds gather around a concept that's both emotionally liberating and strategically wise: nonattachment to form. Take your dreams, for instance. They're often not about what you're chasing, rather about why you're chasing them -- the feeling and experience you're actually seeking, such as love, freedom, autonomy, respect, ...Read more

We evaluate the subject in two ways: content and form. Someone might mean well but express themselves awkwardly, poorly or without skill, so their message gets lost or misunderstood. Reconsider them. It's better than someone who says all the right things in a smooth, beautiful, strategic way, but without heart, which is a red flag of selfish ...Read more

This ethereal Pisces moon asks: What if there's more to you -- more range, more shadow, more magic, more volatility, more desire? The self is ongoing and expansive. This version of you is only one chapter. No one is fully defined by who they used to be, no matter how loved or accepted that version was. The full story is still unfolding.

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Our brains treat unresolved tasks like open browser tabs -- each consuming a little RAM that when multiplied becomes background stress, even if you're "doing nothing." The Saturn retrograde suggests a restart to help you clear the "tabs," get organized, dump the trash and maybe even close the screen for a minute for the breath you need before ...Read more

This Saturn Retrograde celebrates the relationship between discipline and problems. Problems give discipline something to shape itself around. Discipline is how we court the problem long enough to learn from it. A problem isn't a failure of discipline; it's the forge in which discipline is made. Don't wish your problems away. The problem is...Read more

It's perhaps the most brutal myth in the canon: Saturn, trying to outmaneuver a prophecy of his downfall, devours his own children -- an act that ensures exactly what he hoped to avoid. The story echoes with the consequences of trying to control the uncontrollable. "Control freak" is a bad look for gods and mortals alike -- and a habit worth ...Read more

As the moon lifts its antlered head through the trees, velvet light brushing what hasn't quite hardened yet, remember that you are still growing -- bone under softness, instinct under stillness, a shape not fully spoken. This is not the harvest. This is the dream of what might stand tall by the end of the season. Listen. Something is forming. ...Read more

We're in the beginning of a Uranus transit, the middle of a solar journey and on the cusp of the full moon. Like the deer growing new antlers -- velvety, tender and quickly branching -- life has a potent, rising energy. Something is taking shape, even if it's still soft and unfinished. What's your Buck Moon premonition? Maybe it's not a full ...Read more

Uranus takes about 84 years to journey through a sign. This is the first full day of Uranus in Gemini, kicking off a new era of communication -- stretching from the whisper between friends to the pulse of planetary networks. The last time Uranus was here, the world cracked open through war, codebreaking, suburban sprawl and the birth of ...Read more

A hundred years ago, making a sandwich required superior knife skills and the will to continue with but one more of the mountain of repetitive tasks in the invisible load of typical domestic housework. Then, on July 7, 1928, the first presliced loaf of bread was sold. Even children could make their own sandwiches. It was neater, quicker, and ....Read more

A lunar opposition to Venus crashes International Kissing Day, recalling the versatility of a kiss. It can reanimate the girl asleep for a century, turn the frog to a prince, betray the holy. A kiss can cross into risky territory, seal fate, put the power in a spell, be the heart in a ritual, or the reason for a head cold. The point is, what ...Read more

"Who looks outside dreams; who looks inside awakes," said the poetic pioneer of subconscious studies Carl Jung. As you move in the group hypnosis of society, other people's opinions, status, rewards... you may not feel fully conscious. But look inside and you'll find something else: fears, motives, desires and shadows that stir your courage ...Read more

The fireworks are physical and metaphoric on an American Independence Day that lands on one of the most cosmically dynamic days of the year. Rapid-fire lunar aspects set the mood, while Venus conjuncts Uranus and changes signs just as Neptune turns retrograde. The celestial upheaval mirrors the shifting screen of American identity itself -- a ...Read more

On the day before a Venus change, there's no shame about being on the fence. For one thing, the fence gives you a vantage point to see each side. Once you jump off the fence, you'll mostly see things from one side or the other. Now you can view both. Of course, it's very hard to make progress atop a fence. When it's time to move, you'll need ...Read more

The lunar squares emphasize the need to lead with integrity. That means doing it the same alone as you would when people are watching. Also, even when it feels like no one's noticing, they are. In fact, someone's watching you to figure out how to behave, so whatever you do, they will also do. Does that change your agenda?

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To protect your soul's thriving is your main job, so it follows that you'd try to take care of yourself first, but that's not always possible or wise. "Me first" is often bad manners, a bad look, and bad for your personhood, too. Today's tricky omens offer opportunity for prioritizing self-care and yet somehow still letting others go first.

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How does one read the astral omens on a day that brings no new news? No planets changing signs or directions, no luminaries forming angles -- it's like rolling blank dice. They show the dots you want them to show. What dots would help you win? What experience do you want to have? The sky is a blank page; the day is unwritten.

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Mercury and Pluto in opposition emphasizes the necessity to express what's meaningful to you. Don't let other people tell your story. It will benefit you to put the truth of your experience in your own words. "This is what happened. This is how I felt. This is what I noticed." You'll need this later. Also, it doesn't need to be logical. It ...Read more