Planetarium

Michael Lutin tells Capricorns to consider a breather from the old routine

CAPRICORN

DEC. 22-JAN. 19

Many Capricorns who were at one time models of decorum and efficiency are now for some mysterious reason coming to grips with the fact that they can't go on merely functioning and feigning sanity one minute longer. And the mysterious reason? A 12th-house Pluto coinciding with a 4th-house Saturn. Besides abandonment issues, which have risen to pretty ridiculous levels, there seems to be a need, almost an obsession, to flee the pollution of society and seek salvation in intimacy or even isolation. And maybe that's not so crazy.

AQUARIUS

JAN. 20-FEB. 18

Whoever your new best friends might be—and now that you're branching out in all sorts of strange directions the oddballs will be coming out of the woodwork—it's unlikely that they have any idea of the inner turmoil you've been steeped in. As a result they probably see you as that happy-go-lucky kook next door. How could they suspect that the ruler of your 12th house is in your 3rd, or that there are a few key people left over from the old days to whom you have not been saying any of the things you know you should be saying? Naughty.

PISCES

FEB. 19-MARCH 20

What a bother this world can be. Just when you think you've found your private spot deep in the heart of the forest, far from everyone and everything, and are set up in just the right position to contemplate the true meaning of nonexistence, a plane flies overhead and drops leaflets reminding you whom to vote for in order to avoid an increase in taxes. This is a metaphor to describe your life now as planets transit your 2nd, 10th, and 12th houses. Pay attention. You do want to be able to afford that trip into the forest, don't you?

ARIES

MARCH 21 - APRIL 19

Exploring the magic of Tibetan wisdom could certainly be a marvelous path to your liberation and enlightenment now, when Pluto is in your 9th house. If you're not up for quite that lofty an experience, just getting into an airplane and going to a new place could do wonders. If, however, there is a speck of sand in your sandal which might hinder your journey, it's because, while all this mental-elevation stuff is going on, Saturn remains in Aries. The result: in the Hamptons or the Himalayas, there is no getting away from yourself. Sorry.

TAURUS

APRIL 20-MAY 20

Tauruses could go either way now. On the one hand, you've got the obsessive glutton types—who honestly believe they will be able to squeeze their velvet couch, hot tub, and entire wine cellar through the eye of that needle mentioned in the Bible. Thank Heaven for the evolved Tauruses, who because of their growing awareness understand that, with planets in their 8th and 12th houses, this trip must be taken completely from within and that a voyage toward greater freedom has very little to do with first-class seats or frequent-flier miles.

GEMINI

MAY 21-JUNE 21

Can you continue forever juggling people without getting caught? Why don't you admit that your precious freedom doesn't mean nearly as much to you as it once did? With Pluto in your 7th house, all you need to feel secure is someone who, instead of beating you up, will look after you—even hose you down every once in a while when you start to go off your rocker. The presence of Saturn in your 11th house, though, indicates that you are still going through the last stages of resisting intimacy. So grow up already.

CANCER

JUNE 22-JULY 22

Don't you love it when your friends tell you not to give a darn about what anybody thinks, but to do what you have to do because it's the right thing and it's the way you feel? Usually, those well-meaning advisers are the same people who will vote you out of office the minute you actually go ahead and do what you know you have to do because it is the right thing. If only the ruler of your 7th house weren't going direct in your 10th now, you could march straight ahead with the light of truth reflected in your eyes and your integrity and position intact.

LEO

JULY 23-AUG. 22

Forgetting for a moment the deep family wound that will simply have to heal in its own time, you are now stepping into a new role in which you will be much more visible and talked-about than you have been. The difference is that, with Pluto solidly entrenched in your 5th house and the ruler of your 6th going forward in your 9th, there must be wisdom and consciousness behind everything you do and say. Never again should you allow yourself to be portrayed as a cartoon or an exhausted caricature of yourself. Bravo.

VIRGO

AUG. 23-SEPT. 22

Recent holiday dynamics will probably have you stewing for the rest of the winter over what Auntie Jo said that Cousin Lily told Grandma Faye about Tom's being in jail. With Mercury retrograde, the ruler of your 5th house in your 8th, and Pluto in your 4th, it's hard to know whether you should allow yourself to be drawn into the fray again and do family therapy for the millionth time, or go your own way and deal with other pressing issues, such as joint finances and your sex life. Remember that old thing?

LIBRA

SEPT. 23-OCT. 23

As lifestyles diverge, ideologies develop, philosophies grow, and prejudices deepen, the gulf between you and your siblings and associates could widen past the point where bridges can be built. This may well be the result of Pluto's passage through your 3rd house. As Saturn goes direct in your 7th now, the new year is your chance to heal any splits that have occurred. All your major relationships are in jeopardy, and it will be only through your sensitive efforts that they can be saved. That thought probably makes you more furious than ever.

SCORPIO

OCT. 24-NOV. 21

No matter how crazy you get over money—screaming about the poorhouse—you insist on continuing to spend it as if you could just run down to the basement and print out more. In the end, material gain is not what you are about anyway. Never have been. Never will be. Even if you sell used cars for a living, whatever work you do must be done artfully. As Saturn goes forward in your 6th house now, make like a Virgo: Be healthy. Be thorough. Be simple. Be dedicated. Be humble. And don't grind your teeth over it.

SAGITTARIUS

NOV. 22-DEC. 21

Considering the fact that the transit of Pluto in your sign is providing you with a positively psychedelic opportunity to discover yourself at last and investigate just exactly where you fit into this great big universe of ours—not to mention the new heights of self-absorption which you seem to be seeking to attain—it's a wonder that you can take a moment out from all the mind-expanding life changes to participate as fully as you are doing in a test of your capacity to love deeply. It proves that there's always time for a little fun and lots of aggravation.

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