HOROSCOPE
(September 23 Wednesday)
Autumnal Equinox When the night and day divide in equal parts, it’s that magical time of the year celebrated by cultures ancient and modern: the autumnal equinox. The pagan name for the fall equinox celebration is Mabon. The Druids celebrate with Alban Elfed, and other harvest festivals abound across the globe in the weeks to come. Happy equinox!
ARIES (March 21-April 19). If you call everyone you’re supposed to call and show up where they want you to, you won’t have any time left for yourself. Of all the people you know, the most important one to keep in touch with is you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When you talk about the thing you’re passionate about, they won’t all get it, but the ones who do will be enthusiastic. It’s like you’re sending out a radio signal that only certain receivers can hear.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The “new” thing seems suspiciously like the old thing in different packaging, and you’re right – and it will work about the same, too. Getting to the real novelty will require you to travel out from the hub.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Making a connection isn’t about exchanging information; it’s about the exchange of feeling. You take responsibility for the level of connection you have to the people around you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re developing a stronger feeling of belonging to a family, group of friends or organization. This unity springs from a deeper sense of belonging to yourself – accepting yourself for who you are.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’d be surprised how people learn about you and what you’re up to lately. Your wordof-mouth is so excellent that you’re being favorably talked about in the most unlikely of conversations.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your warmth draws people. They’ll turn to you like flowers turn toward the sun. Over the next three days, friends will blow through your part of the world wanting to catch up.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Do what you feel strong enough to do and what you feel good about doing. As for those duties that feel overly burdensome, they are better put off until tomorrow than approached with a crummy attitude.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The start of your project was hopeful and bright. Now for the real work: holding on to the hope. Keep reminding yourself of
your original vision in all its glory.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A task no longer brings you joy, and you’d just as soon not do it, except your high level of responsibility won’t allow you to bail, and so you’re stuck. Change your attitude and push through. There’s joy to be wrung out of this.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The people around you will irritate you from time to time. That’s normal. Take it as a sign of health and maturity. You’ve developed relationships close enough to create an emotional rub.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Giving to others, giving to yourself – what’s the difference? You’ve been withholding from yourself lately, but honestly, your generosity with others makes you feel so good that you don’t need much else right now.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 23). You’re more splendidly extraordinary than ever. Old friends have changed, inspiring a change in you, too. You’ll love where new technology takes you in November. Relationships grow closer because of how you’re able to work and play together. In 2016, a long-term project will take an unexpected turn. Scorpio and Gemini people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 27, 1, 30 and 16.
MERCURY RETROGRADE TIP NO.
5: Fight right.
People have a tendency to fight about silly things when Mercury is retrograde, but mature individuals know that a fight about driving or dishwashing is seldom really about driving or dishwashing. Mercury in Scorpio lends an opportunity akin to an X-ray photograph. If you care to look, you can see the inside workings of an argument and find out what it’s really about.
Asking a direct question like “Why are you so mad?” isn’t the best way to find the answer – it’s too confrontational, and the other person may not even really know where the anger is coming from, especially not in the heat of the moment. A more effective way is to drop the argument and get some distance on the matter. Once everyone has calmed down, take some private time to sort out what’s happened. Try to take yourself, your own needs and ego out of the picture and view the scene from an objective place. Imagine you’re high on a mountain looking down on things from a perch in the clouds. What might the other person be feeling? What needs are being met and not met in the situation? Solutions are born from an objective, cool-headed place.