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Today features two lunar trines, first to visionary Neptune and then to structured Saturn. A lunar opposition to Uranus throws in a wild card. So go on and get lost in the fantasy of how things could be. You'll know when to switch to making lists and filling out your calendar. In the end, it's that plot twist that turns events into memories.

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Typically, the Scorpio new moon would be one of the most mysterious days of the year, when privacy is sacred and secrets are kept under lock and key. But this year, lunar squares to Mars and Jupiter suggest that the truth wants to be heard, so it's not a question of "if" but "when" and "by whom." Here are 12 new moon rules for keeping a secret...Read more

Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote, "We wear the mask that grins and lies, / It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes." Written about concealing suffering under racism, the poem resonates more broadly as the moon goes dark in this retrograde moment. What would we risk by being more ourselves? Who sees through the mask? Around whom can we drop it?

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Before the North American horizon was crossed by telephone poles and railroad tracks, it was crossed by bison -- tens of millions of bison. But by the late 1800s, fewer than 1,000 remained. Today there are roughly half a million, which is proof of what people can accomplish when they care to. On the eve of the new moon, set an intention: What ...Read more

In the interval between the moon's last engagement in one sign and its entrance into the next, the moon is "void of course," traditionally associated with fizzled plans, thwarted developments and ventures that go nowhere. So, nothing will come of this? Excellent. Then we can do whatever we want. Wander, tinker, kill time and play.

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As anyone who's tried to move a large mattress knows, sometimes the trouble isn't so much the weight of it, but that it's simply impossible to get a grip on the thing. Two lunar oppositions bring us up against resistance today, while two lunar trines offer ways to work with what we find. This is useful trouble. The problem comes with handles. ...Read more

In the midst of Mercury retrograde, the sun and Mercury hold a closed-door meeting in Scorpio. Bring your issues. Your top five annoyances. The one thing you'd change right now if you could. Hand them over to the mystery. Then find the question underneath the complaint. Make it true. Make it vulnerable. Ask something that, once answered, would...Read more

Election Day in the U.S. happens under a lunar square to Uranus, suggesting upsets, reversals and turnout that defies expectations. We're also deep into Scorpio Season, when what happens behind the scenes can matter as much as what happens in plain sight. Today, leave room in your predictions for the wild card.

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Dia de los Muertos blends Indigenous traditions with Catholic observances to do something common to people across cultures and centuries: honor those who are gone, not forgotten. We keep them here in stories, gestures, recipes, objects and ways of seeing the world. The Leo moon infuses this Day of the Dead with creativity and celebration.

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Though All Saints' Day is a Catholic observance, it spotlights a dilemma common to all: Many people who deserve to be honored for the good they do go unsung. Some of the most useful work happens without fanfare and receives little credit. Who in your own realm deserves more recognition than they're getting?

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Halloween asks the question: What's your trick? The moon moves from Cancer to Leo, turning our attention from knowing people to delighting them. We all have a little something up our sleeve, an uncanny knack that works its magic in human company. And what makes it a treat? Today we celebrate the thing you do so well and the pleasure people get...Read more

Still looking for a Halloween costume? Mercury's square to Mars in playful Leo adds a dare to the game: Tomorrow night, try on a quality that gets little airtime in your daily life. Go glamorous, gory, cuddly, ridiculous or mysterious. The costume can come off at midnight, but first you get to plan an evening as someone you rarely get to be.

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Through the ages, black cats have been called lucky, unlucky, magical, mysterious and misunderstood. On National Cat Day (or Black Cat Day in the U.K.), we're reminded that though a cat's reputation may change, the cat remains gloriously unchanged, stretching in the sun, chasing a moth, asking for dinner. What part of your life could use a ...Read more

The Gemini moon meets impulsive Uranus. Luckily, maturity gives us more moves than the knee-jerk reaction. To behave as a grown-up is to put a little distance between what happens and what we do next -- just enough room to choose who we want to be in the situation. The correct move may feel less automatic, but it will fit the person you've ...Read more

In some stretches of life, many days can pass without anything particularly memorable standing out to help you mark the time. It's an argument for whimsy or breaking the pattern on impulse. The lunar opposition to Mercury is an invitation to flip the script. Dinner for breakfast, a dance break, a ridiculous fashion choice -- give them, and ...Read more

"I yearn. Often, I sit and yearn. Have you yearned?" asked George Costanza. Tonight, the answer may be yes. The Hunter's Moon inspires longing to linger, pining to persist and wanting to worsen. Venus retrograde tugs the heartstrings back like a bowstring drawn taut. And where will you send your arrow?

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Venus backs into her own sign, offering up a few aesthetic rules: A beautiful room still has to function. A beautiful relationship still has to survive the logistics of hanging out. A beautiful dream still needs groceries. The Taurus full moon puts every lovely idea through a real-world test. What dream is ready for a practical next step?

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Yesterday, the solar season changed to Scorpio; today, Mercury goes retrograde; and next comes the hunter's moon. So in a sense, we are in the meat of this sandwich of cosmic change, and today will bring the full flavor of it. Chew on this: Your counterintuitive move could be the lucky one on this backward day. Eat dessert first.

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In stories of old, the first thing on a journey is an omen: the first bird, the first stranger, the first words spoken. The sun enters Scorpio and conjuncts Venus, making love, beauty and pleasure the first focus. What would you ask of her? Transform my love life. Transform my relationship with money. Venus, if you will...

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The last day of Libra recalls a line from "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "Though much is taken, much abides." Every transformation requires a tribute, something we cannot take forward. The Pisces moon favors a lighter vessel for the crossing. What can we leave on Libra's silver shore? An old grievance, a borrowed belief, a role we've ...Read more