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By this latter moment of Libra Season, we've been negotiating for some time. So what are the actual terms? Whatever the main dispute has been, both sides have now been heard, but the jury is still out. Deliberations continue behind closed doors. There's still time to change a mind before the verdict comes in. That mind may even be your own.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind and still function. The sky gives us practice. Pluto has changed direction; Venus hasn't. You can move forward while still having mixed feelings. You don't have to sort out every emotion before taking the next practical step.

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Pluto becomes the first planet in this retrograde crowd to face forward. In the same way a traffic jam changes the instant the first car moves, even if it doesn't look like much is improving yet, the slightest start to the flow signals a freer and smoother journey ahead. So look for signs of hope, keep your intention alive, and trust that your...Read more

In the pause before Pluto goes direct, it seems an overwhelming number of changes must happen to set things right. But you might be surprised at how much transformation can happen with a few key moves. A marriage changes while remaining a marriage. A person changes what a role means from inside the role. Start the process and you'll soon see. ...Read more

We need our defenses like we need our skin. It keeps the vitals in and disease and weather out. Skin isn't armor. It's porous and nervy, protecting while permitting exchange. As the moon sails to Sagittarius, a retrograde-heavy sky raises the defenses that have historically kept us safe in unfamiliar territory. Can we be protected and open at ...Read more

It is said that respect is one of the few gifts that cost nothing to give. But if that were true, more people would give it easily. Sometimes respect costs pride, and pride can be expensive indeed, maybe even invaluable. Under the Scorpio Moon's square to Mars, we find out who people are by the quality of respect they give even when it costs ...Read more

What is the difference between attraction and attachment? Attraction pulls you closer. Attachment makes distance seem like loss. Attraction can overpower judgment; attachment can outlast desire. The lunar conjunction to Venus in Scorpio puts the two close enough to confuse: Do we want someone, or do we want relief from the thought of losing ...Read more

They say mothers forget the pain of childbirth, which explains how siblings happen. And so it goes with many experiences: the sting fades while the pleasure keeps its color -- but not today. A square of Venus and Mars serves up a taste of the strife. If you still want a fresh start while remembering exactly what happened last time, this new ...Read more

Objects seen in water waver and ripple. Objects viewed in a spoon are upside down, and in the mirror they are not only reversed, but possibly closer than they appear. The lunar angles to Neptune, planet of illusions, remind us that to know what we are seeing, we must first understand the reflective nature of what we are looking into.

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Long ago, you bought fool's gold and getting it so cheap was a thrill -- an experience best had but once. Now that you know what things are worth, you'll look past what glitters and get your hands dirty searching for what's real. On a day seemingly devoid of meaningful aspects, the industrious Virgo moon stands out with a no-nonsense message ...Read more

In the cosmic theater, desire is the spotlight operator, illuminating a perfect circle around the wanted object wherever it may go. It is so easy to track our object in the passion of the current cosmic lineup, as everything that is not in the circle recedes into the darkness. Caution: What's good for intense focus may be bad for sound ...Read more

There's such a thing as wanting something too much. From a state of intensely focused want, you could put so much pressure on the person or situation that you hurt your chances. You may also misinterpret ordinary events as signs that you're getting what you want. The double conjunctions of the day suggest that we ease up, step back and ...Read more

The Leo moon is like a cat with the twilight zoomies, tearing through the house, seemingly with no agenda beyond getting the energy out. Gymnastics ensue. For us, mischievous antics and plucky charm abound as relationships become a form of personal theater -- though it's hard to tell who's the audience and who's the actor.

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In traditional astrology, a planet "in its fall" is like an actor cast against type, struggling to express their nature in a role that's an awkward fit. The sun and Saturn begin the week in opposition, each in its fall, which could complicate logistics and make cooperation trickier. When your usual approach fails you, what move helps you ...Read more

Venus retrograde in Scorpio gives us six weeks to examine love in a new light. How do we pursue it and test it? What do we understand then? Try a small romantic experiment: Change one familiar element and watch what happens. The "Have you ever?" horoscopes below invite each sign to approach love from another angle and learn something new.

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On the day before Venus retrogrades, featuring nine astrological aspects, many of them complex and commonly interpreted as stressors, one arrangement stands out as the clear star: a fiery trine of Mars and Neptune. Use it to put muscle behind a dream. One inspired action can direct the day's restless energy toward something beautiful.

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The traditional early Roman calendar had 10 months. The year began in March, making October -- from the Latin "octo," meaning "eight" -- the eighth month. This year, October begins with a Gemini moon auspiciously angled to the Libra sun, as if to bless the passage into darker days with bright conversation and good company.

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Two oppositions put another side of the story across the table just as Mercury leaves diplomatic Libra for the depths of Scorpio. Hear other people's arguments through. Fairness requires more than splitting the difference; it requires an accurate account of what each person wants, what hurts and where the disagreement lives.

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Around 2,500 years ago, amid unrest in China's late Zhou dynasty, one teacher offered a philosophy: Good societies are made from good relationships. Confucius believed people could improve society by cultivating character, practicing manners, honoring responsibilities and using power with integrity. Which Confucian principle can your sign ...Read more

Two people agree to date exclusively. One sees it as a step toward marriage; the other sees it as a pleasant arrangement for now. They have both said yes, though they have agreed to different things in their minds. As the sun and Uranus form a trine of harmonic agreement, keep in mind that two people can agree to the same thing while imagining...Read more