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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 Liberation Leo Moon
Rejection is a pretty substantial fear in the human psyche, right up there with the biggest baddies. And yet, now that 5,000 years from our prehistoric lifestyle, rejection seldom ends fatally. We have to teach ourselves that it’s really OK not to have everyone’s acceptance all the time. In that teaching: liberation, Leo moon style.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). There is warm affection around you, and you won’t mind if small surprises are part of the fun, although it doesn’t take much to get to a level of excitement you’d deem disconcertingly spontaneous.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). All of life is a rhythm. Finding yours can be quite natural, though you shouldn’t let nature dictate every move. Don’t underestimate your power to change one that’s not working for you either.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Entrances and exits have power you can use. Decide how you want to show up. Visualize what it will look like, who will pay attention and what feeling you want to create by stepping into the room -- and by leaving it.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Are the earth, sun, moon and stars in selfless service to you? Probably not, but would it really hurt to move forward as though that were the truth? Certainly, the heavens have no agenda to oppose you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). To like and accept yourself is only the first level of being at peace in the world. True effectiveness comes with moving up the scale. What if you were crazy about yourself? Work on it. The success that rolls in with this is spectacular.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). To check your ethics will be prudent, conscientious and more than most people will do. Most assume they’re right without giving a thought to the bigger picture and far-reaching consequences.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Maybe you don’t need to feel guilty, especially if someone is trying to make you feel this way in order to forward their own agenda. Relatedly, don’t be tricked into taking responsibility for someone else’s problems.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Games of chance will favor you. That doesn’t mean you should run to the casino and throw the dice, but if you have a little to risk on the whimsy of the fates you might enjoy the outcome.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Ever feel like you’re doing a bad impression of yourself? That’s social tension for you. To get comfortable, find the cause of discomfort. Probably, it’s a story you’re telling yourself. Or it’s your shoes.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s good to be royal! Your approval makes plans roll into motion. This isn’t the case in many areas of your life. Even blood-born monarchs aren’t the kings and queens of everything. So celebrate what you rule when you do.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll do instead of worrying about what to do. This is where mistakes get made -- excellent. Mistakes are the proof of life. Mistakes are the foliage around the roses of success.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). They say that the truth hurts. Though, to be fair, maybe it’s the artless way truth is often delivered that really causes the pain. You’ll have a message. Think about it, practice it, try and make it land as softly as possible.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 8). There’s a first time for everything -- or at least there ought to be. Fill your year with firsts, as bursts of newness will be the secret to invigorating your experience. Caring for others will, in an unexpected way, provide you with the opportunity to advance private interests. Your family will grow. Sagittarius and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 4, 44, 42 and 18.
ASTROLOGICAL QUESTION: “I am a Cancer, born July 12, 1963. I seem to have remarkable luck as far as my professional life goes, but I have not been able to settle down and get married. I meet many men and have had several serious boyfriends, but my fear of commitment is really holding me back. At the moment, there are two guys I am interested in, a Pisces (2/21/63) and a Leo (8/17/63). I think the Leo is more of a player even though he has tried to say otherwise. I have decided to hedge my bets on the Pisces, but I don’t want to make a mistake. Can you give me any advice?”
You’re right, the Pisces man will make a stellar lifelong mate. You want a man who will take care of business at home, and Mr. Leo wants to let the good times roll. The trick is getting your Pisces to feel safe enough to let his love flow; he has more intense feelings for you than he lets on. Be not afraid: Once you attach yourself to this man, your relationship will satisfy you on so many levels that you’ll forget why you stayed single for so long.
CELEBRITY PROFILES: Few celebrities achieve undying relevance at the level of Aquarius actor James Dean from the iconic “Rebel Without a Cause.” Mercury, Venus and Saturn in cool Capricorn indicate great wells of self-control and emotional restraint as well as lofty ambitions and the talent to get there. Mars, the passion planet, in Leo, the sign of entertainment indicates a strong need for attention. Dean’s Scorpio moon brought the brooding intensity to this natal chart.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 Modeling Moon
The witty conceptual artist John Baldessari had a popular piece called “Teaching a Plant the Alphabet,” in which he held up flashcards to unimpressed foliage. The master suggested: “When I think I’m teaching, I’m probably not. When I don’t think I’m teaching, I probably am.” Under the instructive Virgo moon, model the behavior you want to impart.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You are a rescuer. By needling and kidding your love ones, and by laughing at yourself, you will save the world from the deadly disease of self-seriousness.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Settle yourself down and suddenly you’re headed toward a sort of wise passivity -- a state of mind in which you will be able to observe what’s going on with very little interference from your own preferences or fears.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Ambiguity doesn’t have to cause stress. Yes, there are a few different ways to read the day, but they are complimentary interpretations, the trajectories will be similar, whichever you believe.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Giving feels right to you. Most of the day will be spent caring, helping and doing. However, when presented with the opportunity to relax, don’t miss out on some well-deserved enjoyment.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are not a tram on the road of life -- an engine that moves in predestined grooves. You are free to make the turns, merge to the onramp, leave the town or country and know new lands.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When things get a little tense, it might help to think of this as an adventure, or the movie you’re starring in. If you take a moment to sense it, you’ll get the feeling there’s an invisible audience out there rooting for you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Many gifts are impossible to repay, though there’s some nobility in trying. And so you’ll go about it today in a way you know is not enough, though you can rest assured, most people don’t even attempt this at all.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The joys of reuniting are not possible if you never part ways. So while you can’t be with your loved ones at all times, you’ll hold in your heart the wonderful anticipation of being together again soon.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It takes many years to know yourself well enough to pace yourself. Of course, this is different depending on the particular endeavor and your time of life. When you overdo it, just know that it’s part of learning.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Plato suggested the measure of a man is what he does with power. Sometimes you don’t feel like you have enough of it to tell really, though you have more than you exercise.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The dance of your daily life involves a fair amount of diplomacy. Want to know how people really are? Play a game. In a game, dynamics will surface and be worked out under the premise of playing around.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). How many times have you seen a winged bug crawl around? So many. Just because wings are an option doesn’t mean that flying is always the best way. Often what’s needed is found by covering ground step by step.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 9). Your dreams swirl into a desire to be of service, producing some of your best ideas yet. The practical help and mentorship you seek in the next 10 weeks land at the intersection of usefulness, creativity and commerce. A thriving relationship will spread joy all over your life. See new places in May and August. Aries and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 40, 7, 33 and 28.
FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: Once upon a Valentine’s Day, the entire village threw a party in the name of love, and the party featured a lottery, and singles were paired up by chance, their names being drawn together, which made about as much sense as any method concocted since. Well, maybe the day wasn’t exactly named Valentine’s Day, it was called Lupercalia. But it happened midfebruary, and romance, such as it was, remained a theme, just as it is a theme this week, hundreds of years later. Love is a hard theme to beat.
The days leading up to this Valentine’s Day include a companionate and artistic Libra moon. Libra is the sign associated with partnerships of all kinds and is represented by The Lovers card in the tarot, so there isn’t a more positive moon to lead into the festivities that will be officiated in turn by the Scorpio moon which is as sizzling, tantalizing and soulful a lunar influence as could be wished for.
Things change after this week. Mars changes. Mercury goes retrograde. And whatever spells were cast, for better or worse, during the week of Valentine’s, it won’t be long before they dissipate or break. Such is the intoxication of romance!
CELEBRITY PROFILES: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carole King is one of the great treasures of American pop music. This prolific singer/songwriter has had seven top 10 albums, including the iconic “Tapestry,” which spent nearly six years on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Her sun, Mercury and Venus in musical Aquarius is accented nicely with three major Taurus influences in her natal chart. Taurus rules the voice.
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