Planetarium

Michael Lutin tells Leos, Laugh and the world laughs with you

LEO

JULY 23-AUG. 22

You're feeling preoccupied with your professional life now, and that's because Saturn is culminating in your solar chart. That may not be a bad thing, for work has been just what you've needed to keep your mind off a personal wound that is taking longer to heal than you'd care to admit. Since the only way to cure it is to address it, however, you need to take time out from your worldly pursuits to deal with the personal issues which have taken a toll on you and your family for several months. And if you cry now and then, do you think anyone cares?

VIRGO

AUG. 23-SEPT. 22

With your solar 4th and 6th houses so active, you've got your hands full just staying healthy enough to be productive on the job. As if that weren't enough, you can't seem to get away from neighbors and relatives who can be terribly irritating, if not downright destructive. Getting out of the city and collapsing into the comforting embrace of friends who can ply you with good food and drink is certainly a great way to spend the summer. Even a day-trip can do wonders for your pressured psyche. In any arena, quickies can be fun.

LIBRA

SEPT. 23-OCT. 23

A Texas billionaire, when asked what his favorite beer was, reportedly replied, "That's easy. A free one." While that may be one sure way to retain your billions, it's not a point of view that suits everybody. As Mars transits your 2nd house for most of the summer, you'll have to adopt a different philosophy. The way things stand, if you want to make money you're going to have to start by spending a pile. But don't disregard the financial nervousness you've been experiencing. You know how dangerous it can be to be rushed into counting those stupid chickens.

SCORPIO

OCT. 24-NOV. 21

At last! Having weathered a perfectly wretched retrograde transit of Mars through your solar 12th house, you are coming out of your cave, scarred perhaps but renewed and ready to resume your seduction of everybody who has more money than you do. In fact, by the time Chiron leaves your sign in late September, your wounds, emotional and physical alike, should be healing nicely. The Mars-Satum opposition is not over yet, however, so although it may be really hard to control yourself, please keep this advice in mind: No matter how hungry you are, don't grab.

SAGITTARIUS

N o v. 22-DEC. 21

Given the 12th-house transits you are currently experiencing, it is likely you are hiding a few secrets you wouldn't care to see on the evening news or in tabloid headlines. That makes you somewhat vulnerable, especially since there are a couple of snakes in the grass who would love to bite you on the ankle and ruin your little picnic. If you put your faith in a higher power, though, you will not have to waste your precious time worrying about enemy plots or looking over your shoulder every five seconds to make sure you're not being followed.

CAPRICORN

DEC. 22-JAN. 19

If you've resisted the temptation to invest in can't-miss deals that promise fantastic money, then you're in tune with cosmic forces. Putting your eggs in a stranger's basket is scary, no matter how much you would like to believe in that person's integrity. Now, however, with Mars in your 11th house, you will have to take risks if you are to achieve security. That's a tough one for you, since you've always been told that the lottery is for suckers and a few lucky dogs, and that you should avoid falling into the former category and give up any hope of stumbling into the latter.

AQUARIUS

JAN. 20-FEB. 18

Will you ever get out from under those infernal political games? Much as you would like to, you probably won't be able to in the near future, as long as your 3rd-house ruler is crossing your solar midheaven. It's hard to believe, but some jerks are foolish enough to think they can boss and bully other people around, control and intimidate them, attempt to make them conform to a rigid set of rules, and—get this—at the same time make them feel that it's all for their own good! Foiling the plans of such tyrants is one reason Aquarians were put on the earth.

PISCES

FEB. 19-MARCH 20

You may not be totally over your latest funk, but at least you're not just sitting on the couch in front of the tube watching the ice melt at the bottom of your glass. And you certainly don't have to stew in your own juice now that your solar 9th house is getting a jolt of juice from Mars. You should be out there traveling, socializing, performing, partying, and stimulating your brain with wholesome, cultural thoughts and high-minded exercises. And, if you must, you can also add a measure of your usual secret monkey business on the side.

ARIES

MARCH 21-APRIL 19

As your ruling planet enters your solar 8th house and Chiron prepares to leave it, you really ought to apply your considerable talents to the process of rebirth in the area of your sexuality. That shouldn't be too difficult. Even those who find you pushy, obnoxious, and almost impossible to deal with will have to concede that you've been able to accomplish wonders over the last six months. Whether you were caught up in the reconstruction of a nearly shattered ego or busy starting a new job, you managed to be fabulous, if you have to say so yourself. And you may have to.

TAURUS

APRIL 20-MAY 20

Now that you are getting your strength back and no longer consider yourself the winner of the World's Biggest Loser contest, you should get a bang out of turning down any flaky offers that come your way. Try to remember that you are not desperate anymore. That said, the transits of Mars and Chiron in your 7th house indicate that there is still a powerful guy around whose advice you would do well to follow. The problem is that whenever you honestly try to listen to what someone else has to say, you tune out after two seconds. And that is a problem.

GEMINI

MAY 21-JUNE 21

No sane human being could fail to notice how exhausted you are, or honestly deny your need to retreat into yourself and escape from the incessant pounding you have been taking from a very demanding world. It would be great if you could just go off and sit on a sunny deck somewhere, sketching hummingbirds and dictating your memoirs. Your 6th house is buzzing, however, and that means you've got to get yourself into a work mode. This is the time to clean up the joint, get your health together, and stop thinking frightening thoughts. Retirement now? You? Get real.

CANCER

JUNE 22-JULY 22

The transit of Chiron through your 5th house hasn't been easy. Single, childless Cancers have had their hearts stomped on. Maybe it was important for them to open up emotionally, but only those who have never been in therapy could actually enjoy being batted around like that. Meanwhile, the happily married and fruitful members of your sign have received enough aggravation from their kids to last a lifetime. Fortunately, it's just about over. Let's hope that you've learned the painful lesson of nonattachment and are now ready to have some serious fun.

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