Planetarium

Michael Lutin advises Virgos to take their heart to work

VIRGO

AUG. 23-SEPT. 2 2

It can be frustrating emotionally when your 5th-house ruler goes retro in your 8th, but if you're lucky or smart enough to integrate it into your work and make money, sexual conflict not only ceases to be a problem but can also pay off. As Pluto moves forward in your 4th house, try not to be ashamed of embarrassing relatives. They can't help who they are. What's more, don't forget that if they're the tree you're the apple. As for your sex life, remember that once you've been rejected by a really ugly person you become a Zen master.

LIBRA

SEPT. 23-OCT. 23

The pain may be unbearable, but if you want to feel better, look at Saturn's station in your 7th house. If you're a man, it's probably Mom. If you're female, it's Dad. Sexual freedom being what it is today, though, it could be either parent for whom you still have intense, unresolved feelings of anger or love which are standing in the way of a major relationship you are not able to enjoy. Success hangs on your ability to work through all the hostility and control issues that come out of it. One thing can't be stressed enough: tell the truth!

SCORPIO

OCT. 24-NOV. 21

It's hard to tell you not to be paranoid about your health and to listen to your inner voice, because whenever you do that, it seems, all the voice says is "Get the hell out there and go to work!" A robot on an assembly line has more fun than you have been having lately. Either you're out of work and feeling like a loser or slaving away in the heat while everybody else is playing volleyball on the beach. But with Pluto going direct in your 2nd house, before you start fretting, just think of how rich healthy people truly are.

SAGITTARIUS

NOV. 22-DEC. 21

All the Beatles needed was love, love, love, and that may have been enough in the 60s, but with Saturn retrograde in your 5th house, haven't you had quite enough of the consequences of lovemaking for now? If you've got kids, they're a headache, and they seem to take everything you have to give them in the way of energy. Even if you're childless, though, with Pluto direct in your sign, your survival is at stake. Be tough. Nice guys get to play the back end of the horse, and haven't you had just about enough of that too?

CAPRICORN

DEC. 22-JAN I 9

Your career house has been buzzing like crazy, and no wonder. With Chiron there, you've been getting some very mixed reviews. Who cares? Your head hasn't been all that into it anyway. With Saturn at the bottom of your chart, you're more concerned about family issues and about what will happen to you if you can't feed yourself when you're 80. As Pluto moves forward, throw yourself into your spiritual life. Knock on heaven's door with a humble heart, turn away from the crass world, be sincere in your prayers, and the money will follow.

AQUARIUS

JAN 2 0 - F E B I 8

Might there still be a few unevolved Aquarians out there who do not communicate with their sisters and brothers? It's understandable, perhaps, because with your 12th-house ruler in your 3rd, things get complex and boring. Besides, with Pluto going forward in Sagittarius, you're really turning away from all the petty squabbles and political cockfights. And there are plenty of those these days. Isn't it odd? You try so hard to hang on to associations and friends you've had for years. But when Pluto says, "Move on, baby," you move on.

PISCES

FEB. 19-MARCH 20

These days, even billionaire Pisceans could be having money problems. First of all, many members of your sign actually are super-rich. They don't all throw success away five minutes after they get it. And you could really feel burdened by your wealth right now, whether it is flowing freely or whether you have stashed thirty zillion dollars away in Switzerland. Over the next few years Pluto will show you just how unimportant such feelings are. In fact, you'll be thrilled to pieces just to be able to look in the mirror and see that you're still here.

ARIES

MARCH 2 I - APRIL 19

This is about as far as you go. Intellectually and spiritually, of course, there is no limit, because your 9th-house Pluto expands your consciousness and exposes you to all sorts of new truths. As you gain greater wisdom and perspective, you'll be much richer. Don't doubt that for a second. It's just that with Saturn now going retrograde in your sign, you'd really be wise to stop whatever it is you've been doing. No more blindly pushing ahead and thinking of yourself. Your ego is getting whacked with a hammer, and the only hope is higher consciousness.

TAURUS

APRIL 20-MAY 20

You're definitely a creature of appetite. That's your birthright, and it's no sin. In fact, half the Tauruses on the planet look as if they'd been rolled out with a batch of cinnamon buns. With Saturn and Pluto in your 12th and 8th houses, respectively, you've got to go easy, though. It's getting a little embarrassing to see that many Tauruses are becoming obsessed with their sexuality. That's the wrong path. The right path would be to adopt a higher purpose, acknowledge the brevity of life, and renounce the illusions of all earthly desire. Oh, sure!

GEMINI

MAY 21-JUNE 21

You've been getting rather compulsive in your quest to remain free, lest you not be available when the "real thing" comes along. Forget it. As the ruler of your 8th house goes retrograde in your 11th, wake up and smell the cappuccino. Your life is on the line, and you're being watched. Not by space aliens or the C.I.A., but by the people you depend on. They are waiting to see if you're going to grow in your ability to relate truthfully or continue believing you can just trot off on a whim without consulting anyone. Think you can escape your captor?

CANCER

JUNE 22-JULY 22

You may be the darling of millions, but your astrologer implores you to resist thinking that the next step could be sainthood. When the natural ruler of your midheaven stops in your 10th house, what you don't want to do is get uppity, think you're above the law, and forget that everybody has someone he or she has to answer to. If you doubt any of this, it may interest you to know that Richard Nixon had this same planetary configuration during Watergate. As for your health, how many times do you have to be told about the evils of fat?

LEO

JULY 23-AUG. 22

Leos who had all but decided to pack up their hair-care and collagen products and move to Scandinavia, where they could live out their fantasies in peace, have decided not to relocate after all. With Saturn retrograde in your 9th house, trips will be delayed or canceled. Could be a blessing in disguise. One other thing: don't shrink from the thrill or pain of love, or from performing a number you haven't dared perform. Get out of your head and into your heart. Your heart, by the way, is the organ you should be focusing on, if you catch the drift.

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