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Mars heads into Virgo for some practical nurturing. Use what experience has taught you about caring for others. Usually interaction is better than none and closeness is better than space, even if it's more difficult or irritating. The bottom line is that often people think they want to be cared for in one way, and then another way just works ...Read more

In most animals, the process of transformation is sticky, icky, sleepy, weird, inside-out, all-encompassing and so worth it. Why should it be any different for humans? Luckily, the shift that happens as Mercury squares Uranus during the after-party of the Pisces full moon represents more spiritual awkwardness than anything physically sticky or...Read more

The Aquarius full moon energy is a mysterious fog creeping beyond the borders of usual society into outlying territories of the mind where it swirls its protection around the outsiders, misfits and iconoclasts who reside there. Without the intellect of people who think differently, where would we be? And there's at least a little strangeness ...Read more

There is no such thing as just another day. When the days start to blur together, that's an "error message" from life, telling you that it's time to either slow down or stop completely and reset. The sun and Venus act together like ushers offering a seat in the theater. Step inside, relax and catch your breath. The show's about to start.

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As it is in the animal kingdom, rituals and instinctive behaviors kick in wherever there's an assemblage of strangers. The social order gets worked out. You may not think you know the rules of this type of interaction, but they are embedded in your very nature. The solar conjunction to Venus in Leo favors a feral justice. Don't overthink it.

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A person who can't see past his or her own needs and wants is limited indeed. This kind of tunnel-vision will be crippling today, as everything worth having is gotten by means of exchange. Without knowledge of what others need and want, it's hard to come up with the correct currency. This message comes via a capitalistic Capricorn moon.

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The heavenly harmonies get interrupted with an exciting texture -- a satisfying scratch, an arresting rhythm. On the very same day that Jupiter goes direct, Uranus goes retrograde, creating a kind of back and forth cosmic scrub akin to disc jockey tricks with turntables. This is a novel and invigorating call to the dance floor of life.

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No one would have to set the record straight if the record were experienced in a linear fashion by all. Alas, life is not a book you can read in order or a long strip of film. Under this wild Leo sun it's more like a theme park with several entrances and exits. One never knows what people are going to choose to experience and in which order.

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There's a flip side to every coin. You don't have to see that side to know what it is. Were you to cover one side with a piece of duct tape, it would not create much wonder. In these last days before Uranus goes retrograde, people may not talk about the flip side of a situation, but everyone knows there is one and can make an accurate guess ...Read more

"The weight of the mountain presses down upon a weak foundation of earth," says the iChing oracle. Luckily, this trine of Mars and Jupiter wants to absorb those pressures and will go so far as to argue that the mountain is the earth and the earth is the mountain. These aren't pressures, just challenges that come with the ...Read more

This very auspicious arrangement of the sun and Jupiter will shine a light on our values. Do you know yours? As social creatures, we give lip service to the usual hits, while our emotional energy and behavior reveal what's truer. Happiness is embracing the values we have instead of trying to adopt the ones we think we're supposed to have.

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Intelligence comes in many forms, so varied that our crude categories only name but a few that are at the tip of the intelligence iceberg (which those with math and science intelligence know is only the 10% visible above the water's surface.) As for our deficits, the moon/Uranus opposition suggests we work around them.

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Got shortcomings? Get more experience. While experience won't erase them, it will give you more options. While the inexperienced may know a few ways to solve a problem, the experienced will have many. Bonus: The experienced know which problem is the best one to solve, which makes all of the difference in this stage of the Libra moon.

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Neuroscientists suggest that the more primal part of the brain called the amygdala gets its work done at a higher speed than the consciousness held in the prefrontal cortex. If you seem to be thinking slowly, then it's likely that you're working on some higher-level function, a favorable thing to do under this intellectual Libra moon.

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New studies on the topic of decision-making suggest we are more influenced by emotion than we believe. What feels like a rational decision can be an emotional or reactive decision justified by rationale slightly and undetectably after the fact. It is not enough to try to be fair. Virgo is the moon of self-checking and trying even harder.

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Some people have a personality, and some people are a personality, possessing a character so unmistakably their own that they've managed to eliminate any confusion as to their role. Venus in Leo squares off to Uranus in Taurus. If this day were a person, it would be such a person, unmistakably unique and highly entertaining.

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Everything has its nature. Birds fly; fish swim. And pigs also swim. You might not have known that about pigs, but they do just fine in water, even in the ocean. Some feral pigs have their own beaches in the Bahamas. Given Mercury's reset and the fresh lunar cycle, don't be so quick to judge what others can do, as they'll surely surprise you. ...Read more

Mercury ends a tantrum of disruptive domestic detail today, and the new moon encourages us to seize this chance to re-establish order. If you're not as organized as you'd like, take a breath and start your own KonMari experiment: Redo your filing system, or change to paperless financial systems. Fortune will favor the attempt at fresh habits. ...Read more

Some thoughts and emotions are more persistent than others. Even so, this last day of the Mercury retrograde is a fine time to reiterate: You are not your thoughts. You are not your feelings. Maybe you're not even their originator. Thoughts come from everywhere. You can catch feelings like you can catch a cold. You are the witness.

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The sun square Uranus situation warns against trying to solve the wrong problem. Knowing what's really wrong is half the battle. One trick is to ask, "Why is this important?" Note the answer and then drill down further with another "Why is this important?" directed to that answer. Go three to five times deeper. Soon you'll be at the problem's ...Read more