ARIES: March 21 – April 20
Weighing your options has got you wondering why it’s necessary to make a choice. Having your cake and eating it too may be impossible in this situation. What you would like to remain in play has changed a lot in the last year or two. As much as it must have meant something to you, at this point you have to reassess everything about it and look at who you get to be if you decide to either keep it running or give it up altogether. Time and the actions of other people are a big factor here. The business of “wait and see” will see you biding your time for the next month or two.
TAURUS: April 21 – May 20
The way things have been going, you really don’t know whether or not you want, or need, to be here for this. Part of you is so ready to beat feet. It’s totally understandable. For the last year at least you’ve been held up in a situation that depends too much on time and the actions of other people. At this point what you need more than anything is enough freedom to breathe and reconnect with the part of your being that has more to do than worry about how long it will take before you get to be yourself. Hold on and keep the faith. It look like things are about to shift.
GEMINI: May 21 – June 20
In the crosshairs of what is not an ordinary state of affairs, you are in the middle of changes, about which it is impossible to generalize. Those of you who have always been good at juggling your issues and keeping your ego in check will be better off than those who are too prideful to step out of the way and take the high road. The next few months will open Pandora’s box and require more of you than ever before. As you attempt to make sense of what is not yet known, keep in mind that everything is an inside job, and don’t let life and its intensities throw you for a loop.
CANCER: June 21 – July 20
You keep breaking the mold for all kinds of reasons. Many of you just don’t fit, some of you need more space, and the rest of you are on a totally different timeline than the rest of humanity. Don’t judge yourself for being out of synch; little did you know that it’s totally OK not to be like everyone else. In the ways that this applies to your relationships, maybe now you can see why you need to be in one that allows you to be who you are. Instead of looking at yourself through other people’s eyes, know that there is perfection in your uniqueness and stop trying to fit the mold.
LEO: July 21 – August 20
Shifting gears is always attended with its share of inertia. You’re at a change point that, within the next month or so, will make all of this seem like a dream. Take advantage of the time that remains and steady your body, mind, and spirit in a place of strength. The less you give yourself to do, the better. Natural things are what you need at the moment. And it would be good if you knew enough to avoid getting involved with other people’s dramas any more than you have to. Too much is about to kick in for you to waste your energy being concerned with anything but you.
VIRGO: August 21 – Sept. 20
When you are knee-deep in a metamorphosis, it’s a waste of time to wonder why you feel so up in the air. The imagined need to “return to center” takes you away from both yourself and the truth. Life always comes down to remaining centered in whatever the story is looking like now. This will be different for each of you. Between the depths of despair and the highest possible expression of whoever you think you are, the fine line can only be held by letting it be and loving it, either way. Don’t over-exalt or denigrate what is all part of a deeper, much more mysterious process.
LIBRA: Sept. 21 – Oct. 20
Before you make any decisions about what to do next, settle down and get simple enough to see what’s going on. There have been so many things coming at you all at once, you wish you had another pair of arms and two more legs to juggle what appears to be a lot of stress and too many expectations. Haul back and get in touch with what’s basic to your sense of wholeness. Find your center and settle in to the strength that comes from knowing that home is where the heart is. Make that your base of operations and it will be easier for you to see how to handle the rest of it.
SCORPIO: Oct. 21 – Nov. 20
It would be so much easier for you if you could figure out that there is more than one way to skin a cat. You get so wound up trying to remain in control and get everything right, it keeps your life under the gun, with absolutely no wiggle room for anything less than whatever your perfection trips allow. Believe it or not, stepping out of line is what keeps the world spinning. Your way is just fine, but if that’s all you’re willing to see, you shut off not just your creativity but the thought that another idea, or a spark of insight from another quarter, might be even more enlightening.
SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 21 – Dec. 20
The “should I stay or should I go?” routine is going on for a lot of you. Depending on how long you’ve suppressed the desire to rearrange everything, this feeling will be more or less intense. Instead of getting wound up about making a permanent decision, choose one or the other and see how it feels. It’s safe to play with the idea because it’ll take about two months for things to become clear. More watching and waiting will help you understand more about what you need. Truth is the daughter of time. That being the case, sit tight and hold steady until all the facts are in.
CAPRICORN: Dec. 21–Jan. 20
Everything comes full circle. Think back to where you were about six years ago and see if what you’re going through right now bares any resemblance to it. Some of you are buckling under the yoke of responsibility. Work may be a huge factor in the way things are affecting both you and your relationships. Imagining the worst and convincing yourself that it’s all true is another possible pitfall. If you could stop long enough to get a grip and can free your mind up to detach from all of this, the sense of pressure will be replaced with a sense of clarity that isn’t there now.
AQUARIUS: Jan. 21 – Feb. 20
Things are getting rearranged. You don’t need to obsess over how it’s all going to work out. Things shifted about a year ago and the whole ball of wax is looking a whole lot different than it did then. Your connection to all of this is confused by your fixed ideas about how things are supposed to go. Not that you’re intractable — but you get up in arms where your principles are concerned and this is one of those times when standing on them has become an issue. Loosening up goes with the territory when life is in a state of flux. Get over any need to stay on top of it.
PISCES: Feb. 21 – March 20
Timing difficulties have turned your life into a bit of a circus. It seems as if you can’t start something until other things are finished up and those things are reliant on the actions of other people. Other people happen to be elsewhere, or in no mood to focus on you and your needs. Instead of trying to micromanage things that aren’t beholden to your schedule, give yourself a break and wait for this to fall into place by itself. Soon enough there will be news that will alter things enough for you to see that life always has a better plan than the one we had in mind.
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This article appears in Oct 17-23, 2018.