HOROSCOPE
(June 19 Tuesday)
Mercury Poses Existential Question Albert Camus said it’s necessary to fall in love, “if only to provide an alibi for all the random despair you are going to feel anyway.” Camus is not known for his stellar attitude and optimism – but he does makes an interesting point, similar to the point of this Mercury trine to Jupiter. Which comes first: the circumstance or the feeling?
ARIES (March 21-April 19). In order to celebrate what is, you’ll have to let go of what you thought it would be. This shouldn’t be too hard, since there’s much about the way things are right now that suits you better than you’d ever dreamed.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Sometimes inspiration strikes. Other times, including now, it’s more of an itch, a slow tug or a nudge that gets you on the path. Once there, life starts to feel like a custom design made just for you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Yes, there were deals that didn’t quite pan out, arrangements that never found their groove and actions that didn’t land as you might have preferred. But if it made you smile, there’s nothing to regret about it.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Unfamiliar people will be especially hard to read, and it may be best not to try. Assume nothing. Ask questions instead. It would be easy to overdramatize the significance of social interactions today, but try not to.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The most important thing in life is this. Literally this. Because “this” is what you’re doing now – or, more precisely, 12 words ago. The present moment is your domain. Seize it over and over.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The first hint was when they said, “Repeat after me: I am free.” Well then, why don’t you feel like it? All of this “acting normal” might have something to do with it. What was that idea you had that came from you and only you?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Anyone who’s loved a television character or been devastated by the plotline of a book knows that something doesn’t actually need to happen to feel real. You can use this principle to your advantage.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The young who set out to learn who they are tend to miss the point. Those who have become who they are tend to be so completely unselfconscious, they no longer think about such things, if they ever did.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today’s road isn’t exactly smooth, but this only makes you more appreciative of the paved paths of your past and future. Keep a sure footing and move ever forward. You can’t stumble over something if it’s behind you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your attention is a precious commodity that’s all yours to distribute how you see fit. Sometimes you give unconditionally, but today you let people earn your attention. You’re both better for the effort.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The beauty is all around you today, mostly because you have the eye to pick it out. You’re also excellent at bringing together the elements that will feature beauty in its best frame and light.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ve been in the equivalent of a chorus line – where blending in, kicking the same height as the others and generally working as one were the necessary qualities for success. Today it’s time to step out with your solo work.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 19). There will be three months of closing karmic circles. Past kindnesses will catch up to you, and you’ll also enjoy the delayed benefits of work you did long ago. You’ll be generally embraced and applauded in 2019 to the extent that you might often choose a low profile just to take a break from the spotlight. Leo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 20, 13, 35 and 28.
ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: “Will it work out between me and a Scorpio? I think I’m really in love with him – though, admittedly, we’ve never met except in email and on the phone. Still, I feel strongly that we were meant to be. He wants to move to be with me! Right now he lives about 500 miles away. I’m a Pisces. What do you think?”
You are extremely intuitive and may very well be experiencing the strong pull of soulful compatibility. And yet, if that’s so, what’s the harm in testing the waters first? Go visit your Scorpio friend in his town and see what he’s really like. Plan to stay at a hotel for a week while you date the old-fashioned way – using your own car and meeting in a public place. Even better, bring a friend. It’s only sensible.
I’m not trying to dampen your romantic spirits or ruin your heavenly plans, but people need to exercise caution when it comes to internet dating. No matter how many lovely emails you’ve exchanged, the old rules still apply. If you truly are compatible (and Pisces and Scorpio often are!) then you have a long road together ahead. You’ll never regret taking things slowly now.