PLANETARIUM

Michael Lutin tells Pisceans to expect the impossible

PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20

You should head straight for the hills the minute anyone starts spewing helpful hints about how to deal with the transit of Uranus through your 12th house. In the long run, it could turn out to be a great opportunity for spiritual growth, but in the short term, blessings in disguise often show up in the form of painfully sudden reversals. It could be that just as you are about to get the role of a lifetime the producer drops dead and the show is canceled. Through it all, bear in mind that—as the Tibetans say—you never know when you are having good luck.

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 19

As Mars, the angry, confrontational planet, enters Aries, you are' likely to forget the lessons of humility you learned last month, while your ruling planet was in your 12th house, and totally infuriate everyone with your bossiness. Add to that a new moon in your 11th house and it's easy to see why you refuse to tolerate any monkey business at all, from anybody. Should those you are dominating accuse you of being insensitive and rude, just tell them where they can get off. A word of caution, though: the friend you blow off today may be the very person you need tomorrow.

TAURUS APRIL 20 - MAY 20

There's no reason to start looking over your shoulder and get paranoid just because Mars is passing through your 12th house. First of all, if somebody actually is out to get you, there is not much you can do about it, apart from making sure that all your dealings are completely aboveboard and spiritually kosher. That way even secret enemies won't have any evidence to use against you. Furthermore, the culmination of Uranus in your midheaven demands that you surrender control to a higher authority, even if doing so gives you severe acid indigestion.

GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 21

With Saturn in your 12th house, you're just not as sociable as you once were. These days you seem to cope much better in intimate situations than with big crowds, and what you probably need more than anything right now is privacy. The conjunction this month of the sun, the moon, and Uranus in your active solar 9th house, however, may ultimately draw you out of your cave. For some Geminis, the pure joy that comes from making the effort to raise their level of awareness will do the trick. Others will have to wait for their medication to kick in.

CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 22

There's nothing wrong with taking a few extra pains to make yourself glamorous. After all, everybody likes to feel desirable. As Mars culminates in your solar midheaven, your career is still hot—despite the fact that it bores you no end—and you're obliged to continue dressing up for those power days. And during private moments, when clothes are off and lights are on, you certainly don't want the other person to take one look at you and scream. What is weird, though, is the lengths to which some Cancers will go to prove their potency, prowess, and magnetism. In fact, it can get downright scary.

LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22

You don't have to ski down Everest to get a rush this month, but you v' might need to do something nearly as dangerous now that Mars is transiting your 9th house. A good adventure would allow you to feel the unmatchable exhilaration that comes from competing with yourself and breaking your own record. It might also help take your mind off the painful knowledge that someone you love and trust could simply take off with hardly a thought for the effect that would have on you. The good news is that a replacement could pop up just as unexpectedly.

VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22

The new moon in your solar 6th house is going to give you one of the biggest jolts of creative juice you've had in years. Whether you like to admit it or not, your work is your life, and when you feel free to make your contribution in an original way, you have nothing to moan about. Even if Mars is in your 8th house and your hormones are at the boiling point, you don't really need a spicy lifestyle to make you feel healthy, happy, and fulfilled. As a matter of fact, you're much better off when you stay away from hot pickles and after-hours clubs.

LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 23

It doesn't matter whether you are 19 or 90. Age is never a factor' when someone's solar 5th house is as active as yours is now. Hormonesoaked teenagers are aflame with the unbridled passion of youth, while grayhaired grannies are making their first CD, kicking off their shoes, and dancing to the music. The love thing cannot be ignored, either, and since there's no way to hide your feelings, you may as well let them all hang out. If you possess even one tiny grain of talent or creativity, seize the moment and exploit it. On the subject of children, well, hold on to your hat.

SCORPIO OCT. 24-NOV. 21

Working like a demon could be marvelously therapeutic now, mainly because it would keep your mind off the total insanity that still reigns in your home. The conjunction of the new moon with the ruler of your solar 4th house should prove to you once and for all that The Waltons was just a nice television show, one that left out the screaming, the hysteria, and the emotional catastrophes that can be a daily part of family life in the real world. If you give up trying to control family members and to predict which way domestic politics will go, you could experience the miracle of a lifetime.

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21

Even if you've sworn to drink decaf for the rest of your life, those around you probably suspect that you've been mainlining espresso lately. The combination of Pluto, Uranus, and Mars is giving you a serious buzz, preventing you from sleeping, and prompting you to run around at close to the speed of thought. All you need now is a chip implant in your head to allow you to talk on the phone every second of every day. Does this energy indicate a burst of real creativity? Or are you just fending off a sense of colossal depression, exhaustion, and defeat? Only time will tell.

CAPRICORN DEC . 22 - JAN . 19

Now that the ruler of your solar 4th house is entering its own sign,

you are either gutting the kitchen or staying up till three in the morning moving furniture. Your home probably seems more like a war zone than the place of refuge it is supposed to be. Try to understand that turmoil of this sort is necessary if you want to move forward. The fun part of it all is the wild ride you're currently taking financially. The minute you think you're done for, a thousand-dollar bill could blow in the window. And, since you're a Capricorn, it could blow right out again just as fast.

AQUARIUS JAN. 20-FEB. 18

Certainly you never set out to shock your loved ones with your erratic behavior or to worry them with thoughts of what you might do next. At least you didn't do it consciously. Highly evolved Aquarians are using the current transit of Uranus to capitalize on their innate originality and inventiveness. The low-minded, on the other hand, find some sort of perverse delight in making sure that everyone around them knows exactly who is the boss. Anybody who gets the joke, however, realizes what a scared little baby you really are deep down.

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