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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018 Intimacy, Art and the Libra Moon Intimacy isn’t only for people in the same room at the same time. Intimacy can stretch across the globe or the centuries. When we resonate with art, be it ancient or modern, we experience intimacy in like-mindedness that conquers the boundaries of space and time. The moon in artistic Libra will offer us such intimate moments. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Whatever world you’d like to join, you can do so in some small way from wherever you are. The internet and the library will be your ticket to connections that only a few decades ago would have been nearly impossible to reach. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Loneliness is often worse for those who have people around whom they cannot or do not relate to. It’s caused by a lack of communication and understanding. Loneliness is alleviated through listening, not talking. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Life builds and breaks everyone in different ways. Assume nothing about the process. It could be that building makes us weak and breaking makes us strong or the other way around. Roll with it, and do your best with what comes. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Unmet expectations are inevitable in a complex existence. Sensitive, intelligent creatures are bound to be disappointed by life from time to time. It’s your resilience that will define you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A lot of what people need recognized by one another is information that’s hard to share, perhaps because it goes against the rules of society or is just not commonly talked about. Regardless, those who open up will be comforted. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your complexity of mind comes with benefits and drawbacks. On the one hand, you’re creative and can solve problems that others can’t. But you’re often met with incomprehension. Don’t let that bother you. You’re doing great. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Don’t you miss you? You’re overdue for an uninterrupted, distraction-free stint -- long enough for you to get into a meaningful conversation with your own psyche. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). To ponder why things are the way they are is to go down a rabbit hole. There will be treasures to pick up along the way, but ultimately this is not progress. More helpful questions include “What’s the best next move?” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Hold on to a sincere and ambitious view of what life could be. You’re in a good club. You’re in great company. You’re part of a long and grand tradition. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When you think odd or contrary thoughts, you might be the only one around thinking them at that moment, but you’re not the only one on earth ever to go down that road. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Send out messages from your heart, and then don’t expect anyone to understand right away. Someone will, eventually. But for now it’s important to honor your feelings sincerely without bending them toward validation. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 18). Attitude is everything this year, and yours will be predominantly optimistic and tenacious. August shows you taming wilder instincts and buckling down to get a big project finished. The later part of 2018 shows you handling things for your family. Past debts will be settled in January; you’ll be paid in many forms, including money. Capricorn and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 11, 4, 30 and 15.
ASTROLOGICAL QUESTION: “Are online spell-casters frauds, or are any of them legit? I’ve read your column for years and value your opinion.”
Thanks! I still think the best person to cast a spell is you. Or if you don’t feel like you want to do it on your own, you should at least be in the room. The power of the spell is in the ritual, the attention and the intention you invest in it. I do believe there is magic in that. It’s so personal, though. If you can get into a head space where you create the ritual and enact it, especially with some sort of sacred implements, you will be more powerful for the spell.
What makes a thing sacred? The sacred quality of attention you give to it. Maybe when many people invest this energy into something, it becomes sacred to many people. But do not discount your own contribution -- your own ability to make things sacred. You count.
Anyway, how much are people charging for that? I certainly would never invest anything more than “mad money” into it... amounts of money that could be chalked up to “entertainment” in other words. Then whatever result you get, it’s a cherry on top of the experience.
CELEBRITY PROFILES: Country music star Luke Bryan started his award-winning career by writing songs for friends Travis Tritt and Billy Currington before taking the stage by storm. The Cancer crooner channels his water-sign energy into songs such as “Rain Is a Good Thing,” “Shore Thing” and “Shake the Sand.” Bryan was born when the sun and Mercury were in the soulful sign of the crab. He has Venus and Saturn in entertaining Leo.
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