Planetarium

MICHAEL LUTIN

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

Thanks to Venus, on the surface you may appear quite sane. Underneath— forget it. If you took your rage and confusion to the limit, the police would probably have to be called in. But unless you're a Tibetan monk, leaping into the void could be dangerous now. The moon's south node in Taurus, which will last for another year, is partially responsible for your wackiness. On top of that, the new moon and Mars in your 12th house in mid-April could send you into orbit for weeks—good news only if you are an astronaut. So rediscover God or stay in therapy—or both.

GEMINI

May 21-June 21

It would be more fun to stick your head in a bucket of Krazy Glue than be smothered under rules made over martinis and cappuccinos by a bunch of stuck-up executives. When you look at it astrologically, with Saturn in your 10th house, some big decisions governing your fate are probably going to be fueled as much by alcohol and caffeine as by good judgment. The minute you have a chance to get out from under the heavy thumb of management, go for it. Don't burn your bridges quite yet, though. You may need a favor from one of those control freaks at the top.

CANCER

June 22-July 22

You may indeed be ruled by soft moonlight, but how long would you be happy out on that peaceful lake you dream about, with no sounds but the plip, plip of the water against the side of the boat and the call of a lonely loon? It's been hectic with Uranus and Neptune opposing you, causing some nutcase or other to be constantly changing the rules on you. Get political. Keep your shoes on your feet and your head on your shoulders. Remember that winners fight when they have to. With Mars overhead, you can't just click your loafers together and land in Cabo San Lucas.

LEO

July 23-August 22

You need time alone once in a while to sort out feelings and figure what to do next, and you can't do it simply by sprawling on the couch and watching Court TV. While 1994 will be the year to mend fences in your own backyard and deal with domestic challenges with vim, if not with total vigor, for the moment there's action abroad. Sooner or later you'll have to take the heat for whatever goes down at home, but for now, what the hell, just jump into the mouth of the nearest cannon, have somebody point it toward the East, and whammo! GO!

VIRGO

August 23~September 22

Saturn is teaching you how to be loyal to those who definitely don't deserve it, how to have compassion for those who cannot hear your sweet, helpful little words of wisdom, how not to be dragged into the riptide by drowning swimmers, and, above all, how to control yourself, not others. Face it: you have needs. Passion is not merely something nuns confess to dreaming about. Right now you have to figure out a way to act on your higher motives of service while still satisfying a demanding sexual appetite, which, yes, even Virgos have.

LIBRASeptember 23-October 23

Be honest, now. When certain individuals get aggressive and start attacking other people, does that turn you off? Or does it turn you on? Whichever, with Mars transiting your 7th house for six weeks beginning in mid-April, you need a little jab now and then. It's good for the soul, and it can actually put a bit of hot zip into an old relationship. Oh, you can't stand strife? It reminds you too much of screaming matches in your childhood? Some people firmly claim that you are drawn to the fray, need the sparks flying, and even create rage in other people.

SCORPIO

October 24~November 21

Nobody had to tell a great artist like Michelangelo to put a little red here, a little blue there, round off the arm or square off the chin. But even Michelangelo, after his death, came under censorship, when the authorities barged into the Sistine Chapel and ordered that draperies be frescoed over the private parts. Geniuses like you have an instinct for purifying their creative urges. But take a hint from Michelangelo and clean up your act. Make a ferocious attempt to work hard, and remember that proving you are a genius doesn't mean you have to use your teeth.

SAGITTARIUS

November 22-December 21

If you were going to get a grip on yourself right now and be good, with Saturn in your 4th house, you'd spend all your time feeding the hungry, peeling potatoes for the worn-out single mom upstairs, or running to the grocery or liquor store for the ailing senior citizen downstairs, and never, ever make a peep about your needs. Feelings? You shouldn't have any, because feelings always screw up the works. Well, with Mars entering your 5th house on April 14, your feelings are apt to be more overt than a centerfold in a naughty magazine.

CAPRICORN

December 22-January 19

There's bound to be a hot time in the 4th house this month. "Daddy" is getting tired of "Baby'"s lack of discipline. "Baby" thinks "Daddy" is a selfish, narcissistic, thoughtless, inconsiderate, controlling, hurtful, and charming-when-it-pleases-him manipulator. "Daddy," on the other hand, thinks "Baby" is inconsistent, undependable, erratic, sneaky, rebellious, outrageous, and absurd. In the end, love may conquer all, but in the meantime you had better get straight in your mind just who is playing "Daddy" and who is playing "Baby."

AQUARIUS

January 20-February 18

The benevolent universe that New Agers talk about hasn't exactly been following your directions to the letter, has it? Mice and men have had better luck laying their plans than you've had dealing with Uranus and Neptune in your 12th house. Don't sweat any of it. Let people plot everything from voting you out of the company to surgically altering your behavior. When Mars enters Aries on April 14, show them all that nobody bosses you around. Whatever you do, don't start thinking that Big Brother controls everything right down to who sits next to you on the plane.

PISCES

February 19~March 20

Haven't you had it with the cynics who won't accept that you've turned over a new leaf, who believe that you are still existing on cigarettes or worse? That's so unfair. Your life is much more than one long recovery program punctuated by periods of backbreaking work. With Saturn in Pisces and Mars in your 2nd house, you're trying to stay motivated, freshly showered, and poofed up with enough powder and spray to make it appear that you give a damn. And it will work as long as you don't start thinking, In a hundred years, who's gonna care about any of this?

ARIES

March 21-April 19

You were born to pass on the right, shove your way into parties you weren't invited to, and loudly bitch and moan about everything. Oh, there are some Aries wusses in the world, but your true path is the one you hack out of the jungle with a machete. No curtsying before the queen or hanging around hospitals for you. And a preoccupation with failure is certainly not your style. You could consider turning things over to a supreme being, but with Mars in Aries from April 14 on, you're more likely to give the supreme being an elbow in its divine ribs.