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SCORPIO OCT. 24-NO V. 21

Although you try to be the embodiment of compassion in your relations with your family, to say that you're bitterly disappointed with the lack of support you've been receiving from them would be putting it mildly. What else can you expect, though, when outer planets sweep your 4th house? Blame it on TV or the Internet if you must, but the fact is that the traditional family unit is breaking down, and, barring some divine intervention, holidays will never be the same. You can always hope for a miracle, but then, that's really not your style.

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21

You may have trouble remembering how fortunate you really are, these days, as you find yourself feeling scattered, restless, and worked up about the fleeting nature of human existence. It's a wonder how you always manage to pull it all together at the last minute and get away with murder. Maybe it's because your sign is governed by Jupiter, the planet that gets the state trooper to let you off without a ticket. In addition, with Venus now overhead and women generally applauding your every move, let's face it: you're just plain lucky.

CAPRICORN DEC. 22-JAN. 19

You can expect good news from far away as Venus re-enters your 9th house, bringing you a cheery message of hope and support. You may not need cheering now, but with Uranus and Neptune direct in your 2nd house, you will soon approach new levels of hysteria regarding fiscal matters. Although Capricorn is not really a go-with-the-flow sign, you have to learn to appreciate the thrill of high-risk-to-reward games that could land you on easy street or just out on the street, period. But honestly, when have you ever even missed a meal?

AQUARIUS JAN. 20-FEB. 18

If you're feeling energized and enervated at the same time this month, there's a very good astrological reason for it. Your ruling planet is going forward as Neptune transits the moon's south node. If chaos is truly a main ingredient of genius, then you could be right up there with Leonardo da Vmci, Thomas Edison, and Stephen Hawking. On the other hand, your current discombobulation may merely be a sign that you're losing it. In that case, you have to face the possibility that you're just another Aquarian nut gifted with the power of rationalization.

PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20

With your 12th house kicking up again, you've got one mean case of the cosmic heebie-jeebies. You're sick of the whole stupid world, you can't face reality, and your old addictions are screaming to be satisfied. God hasn't forgotten you, though. Whether it's the long-suffering partner you've always considered boring who is there to mop your fevered brow or—if you're really on the skids—some good-hearted nun who drags you into the mission for a hot meal, the presence of Venus in your 7th house will provide you with all the nourishment you need now.

ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19

Your new best friends are probably turning out to be anything but, right? Sudden reversals are unavoidable when Uranus transits the same house as Neptune and the moon's south node. Some members of your sign not only are getting bumped off the A-list but also are rubbing elbows with truly lower forms of life. And we're not talking about the ones that live in the jungle. u may be strapped for cash, but you will always have little helpers running around doing errands for you. As one female Aries said recently, "Even if I have to scrub floors, I'm going to keep my cleaning lady."

TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20

As your ruling planet transits your 5th house, you need romance. You have to have a love object you can lavish affection on and satisfy your appetites with. Unfortunately, that probably disqualifies your spouse. No matter, because all of that is a distraction from the huge pressures placed on you now by the changing motions of Uranus and Neptune. The real business at hand is how to remain relevant and true to your beliefs in a totally insane world. If you are by any chance already pledged to the religious life, disregard this message.

GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 21

Try not to be upset if you're having doubts about recent choices you've made. If you let your mind wander too far, that stuff will really get to you and you'll start feeling trapped and paranoid. In spite of all the confusion, the ruler of your 9th house will be providing you with strength and dignity, so you should bear in mind that (a) your life is unfolding exactly the way the universe has arranged for it, and (b) as long as you've got a nice place to live and the phone number of a decent lawyer, there's very little to worry about.

CANCER JUNE 22-JULY 22

Congratulations on your newfound boldness. Not that you've had much choice in the matter. Whenever two outer planets go direct in your solar 8th house, as Uranus and Neptune are now, they are bound to take you to the extreme outer edge of the bell curve. You can play the innocent and claim that your recent interest in ideas and practices not condoned by the Vatican is purely intellectual, but sooner or later you'll have to come to grips with the fact that if your thoughts keep leading you down a certain path, you've got more than idle curiosity to deal with.

LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22

You have always been attracted to irreverent and anomalous personalities, even if you do spend all your time trying to stamp out their idiosyncrasies. In fact, there was a time when you could treat a mate like a lump of clay, molding and shaping him or her into a finely polished and respectable image of your narcissistic self. That, however, was before the ruler of your 7th house gained its rightful dignity. Now you have to not only encourage freedom in someone you care for but also—horror of horrors—learn to listen when the other person is speaking.

VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22

Wouldn't you just know it? The minute Venus enters your sign after being retrograde since July, causing certain people to look at you in that special way you've always fantasized they would, Uranus and Neptune go direct, work goes crazy, and you get so swamped that you can't seem to spare a single minute for some sweet fooling around. Even if you are too busy to act on all the attention, be grateful that you are no longer playing the fat girl with glasses at the sixth-grade dance, sitting against the wall and praying that someone will even glance at her.

LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 23

When it comes to having the ability to live in total denial, no othei sign in the zodiac can begin to approach yours. Now, however, even you will find it hard to pretend that you don't have any feelings. You can scour the sink till you're blue in the face, rush off to feed the homeless, and end the day at your chosen house of worship praying for the souls of the dead, but when you've got squares going between the 5th and 8th houses, you are desperate to express yourself— creatively, emotionally, sexually. End of story. And God help anybody who gets in the way.

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