GEMINI (May 21-June
20)
A lot of people never got the mothering they needed in order
to grow up into the confident, secure lovers of life they have the
potential to become. But even greater numbers suffer from a lack of
smart fathering. And that happens to be the deprivation that’s most
important for you Geminis to address right now. If there was anything
missing in the guidance and mentoring you got from your actual daddy, I
urge you to brainstorm about how you could make up for it in the coming
months. For starters, here’s one idea: Is there any father figure out
there who could inspire you to become more of your own father figure?
CANCER
(June 21-July 22)
In 1965, two Russian cosmonauts orbited the
Earth in the Voskhod 2 spacecraft. Due to equipment problems, they had
to land the vehicle manually. Instead of hitting the target area, they
mistakenly set down in rugged mountainous country covered with deep
snow. While they waited overnight inside their capsule, wolves gathered
outside, howling and pacing. But the next day their recovery team
reached them and scared off the hungry predators. Soon they were safely
on their way back home. Let this little tale be an inspiration to you,
Cancerian, as you come in for your landing. Even though you may not end
up quite where you intended, there’ll be a happy ending as long as you
wait for your allies to be ready for you and you don’t try to rush your
re-integration.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
The ancient Greek
philosopher Plato advocated the use of dogs in courtrooms. He thought
that canines were expert lie detectors; that they always knew when
deceit was in the air. I suspect you’ll display a similar talent in the
coming days, Leo. You will have a sixth sense about when the truth is
being sacrificed for expediency, or when delusions are masquerading as
reasonable explanations, or when the ego’s obsessions are distorting the
hell out of the soul’s authentic understandings. Harness that raw
stuff, please. Use it discreetly, surgically, and with compassion.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
If you’ve been aligned with cosmic rhythms
these past few weeks, Virgo, you’ve been rising higher and feeling
bolder. You’ve taken a stand on issues about which you had previously
been a bit weak and cowardly. You have been able to articulate elusive
or difficult truths in graceful ways that haven’t caused too terrible a
ruckus. Your next challenge is to rally the troops. The group that means
the most to you is in need of your motivational fervor. I suggest that
you think deeply about how to cultivate more dynamic relationships among
all the parts, thereby energizing the whole.
LIBRA (Sept.
23-Oct. 22)
“Human beings are in a state of creativity 24 hours a
day,” wrote Raoul Vaneigem in his book The Revolution of Everyday
Life. “People usually associate creativity with works of art, but
what are works of art alongside the creative energy displayed by
everyone a thousand times a day?” I say “amen” to that. All of us are
constantly generating fresh ideas, novel feelings, unexpected
perceptions, and pressing intentions. We are founts of restless
originality. But whether we use our enormous power constructively is
another question. Typically, a lot of the stuff we spawn is less than
brilliant and useful. Having said that, I’m pleased to announce that
you’re entering a phase when you have the potential to create far more
interesting and useful things than usual - longer lasting, too.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
If you have been engaged in any S&M
scenario, even metaphorically, now would be a good time to quit it.
Whether you’re the person who’s whipping or being whipped, the
connection is no longer serving any worthy purpose. The good news is
that freeing yourself from compromising entanglements will make you
fully available to explore new frontiers in collaboration. You will also
be blessed with an influx of intuition about how to reconfigure bonds
that have become blah and boring. And what if you’re not currently
involved in any S&M scenario? Congrats! Your assignment is to
transform one of your pretty good relationships into a supercharged
union that’s capable of generating life-changing magic.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
I wouldn’t say that things are about to get
darker for you. But they’re definitely going to get deeper and damper
and more complicated. I don’t expect there to be any confrontations with
evil or encounters with nasty messes, but you may slip down a rabbit
hole into a twilight region where all the creatures speak in riddles and
nothing is as it seems. And yet that’s the best possible place for you
to gain new insight about the big questions that so desperately need
more clarity. If you can manage to hold your own in the midst of the
dream-like adventures, you’ll be blessed with a key to relieving one of
your long-running frustrations.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
The
eulachon is a fish that lives off the Pacific Coast of North America.
Its fat content is so high that the Chinook Indians used to dry it,
thread it with a wick, and employ it as a candle. The stink was bad, but
the light was good. Remind you of anything in your life right now,
Capricorn? Something that provides a steady flow of illumination, even
if it is a bit annoying or inconvenient? I say, treasure it for what it
is and accept it for what it isn’t.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
When
I was growing up in Michigan, playing in the snow was a great joy. As
much as I loved the arrival of each new spring, I endured a mourning
period as the ground’s last patch of dirty sleet melted. Once in late
March, though, I talked my mom into letting me store five snowballs in
the freezer. It wasn’t until my birthday in late June that I retrieved
the precious artifacts. I was slightly disappointed to find they had
become more like iceballs than snowballs. On the other hand, their
symbolism was deeply gratifying. I’d managed to invoke the tangible
presence of winter fun in the summertime. I urge you to attempt a
comparable alchemy, Aquarius. Figure out how to take a happiness you
have felt in another context and transpose it into where you are right
now.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
“Even Norah Jones got
bored with Norah Jones,” wrote critic Aidin Vaziri in his review of her
recent concert in San Francisco. For years she has tranquilized us with
her safe, soothing music, he said, but not any more. It was like she was
fresh from a “makeover reality show.” Her new stuff, which included an
“indie-rock jolt” and quasi-psychedelic riffs, exuded grit and defiance
and weirdness. Norah Jones is your role model for the next couple of
weeks, Pisces. If there have been any ways in which you’ve been boring
yourself, it’s prime time to scramble the code.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Istanbul is the world’s only mega-city that spans two continents. Many Turkish commuters take the 15-minute ferry ride across the Bosphorus Strait, traveling from their suburban homes in Asia to the urban sprawl in Europe. I’m seeing a comparable journey for you, Aries: a transition that happens casually and quickly, but that moves you from one world to another. Prepare yourself, please. Just because it unfolds relatively easily and benevolently doesn’t mean you should be nonchalant about the adjustments it will require you to make.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
When you want to get rid of a weed that’s impinging on the autonomy of your growing tomato plant, you don’t just tear away its stalk and leaves; you yank it out by the roots. That’s the approach I urge you to take with the saboteur that has inserted itself into your otherwise thriving patch of heaven. There’s no need to express hatred or rage. In fact, it’s better to be lucid and neutral as you thoroughly remove the invasive influence and assert your right to care for what you love.
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