SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 2 1

You know the honeymoon is over when, after commitments have been made, one partner welshes at the last minute. Although the financial impact could be enormous, there’s no need to freak. The person you have been dealing with may indeed be a selfish lout, but there’s a chance he or she is battling problems you cannot fix. Meanwhile, you would be wise to examine your own struggles with dominance and submission. The secret to long-term success lies in your ability to cooperate—no bitterness allowed. You want to make it now? It’s simple. Just learn to play the game.

CAPRICORN DEC. 22-JAN. 19

O.K., you’re not totally into your job now. How could you be? With your ruler going backward in your 6th house, your resistance to routine is tremendous. Ironically, though, you’d be much ” more anxious if you didn’t have a job to do. The only way to overcome the fear of turning into a nine-to-five zombie is to find a deep-seated dedication to serve others, even if what you’re doing is neither exciting nor glamorous. On another note: do you really believe that ice cream, cake, and other sweets are antidotes to your feelings of isolation? If so, then go for it.

AQUARIUS JAN.20-FEB.I8

This message is all about the 5th house, the seat of love. When love ⅛ flows, it’s easy to feel it. When it stops, it’s hard to feel anything. Whether you call it a creative block or an intimacy issue, it comes down to the fear of being hurt. You may enter an affair with your heart in the right place, but once the deal goes sour, it’s never the same again. Something gets in the way, like a giant boulder it would take a crane to move. After you’ve been hurt by someone, you can’t go back and take another beating. In the end, though, what have we got but love?

PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20

If there is sadness in the home now, take heart. When your 11thhouse ruler bottoms out in your chart, you are susceptible to emotions that could make even a thick-skinned business shark whine and wheeze. Whether you are 4 or 40, you can feel as deserted as a kid in a department store who has lost his mommy. Bear in mind that this low point marks the end of a 15-year cycle and the beginning of a climb toward a new period of achievement. If you are totally confused, you might try denying your feelings. Sometimes that works.

ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19

It’s not like you to clam up and stop talking. Under normal conditions, you could never just pull the plug and refuse to communicate However, when malefic planets transit your 3rd house, you sometimes have to endure a few uncomfortable moments of silence, even if it affects your relationships with siblings and neighbors. For the sake of peace, though, isn’t it better to stay on speaking terms by keeping things light and pleasantly meaningless, and avoiding all dangerous topics? It might be prudent to bite your tongue, but that’s definitely not your style.

TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20

The members of your sign have been performing so many charitable acts lately (and not just for tax purposes) that the nasty old 'stereotype of Taurean greed is rapidly vanishing. Now that you’ve come to see what an illusion the whole money thing is, you’re finding it easier to give of your time and energy. With your 9th-house ruler continuing to move backward in your 2nd house, you realize at last that there are times when you have to be big enough to view the glass as half full, forget about what may happen to the economy, and dole out a few freebies.

GEMINI MAY 21JUNE 21

You may think the whole world is against you, and with Saturn still ~ retrograde in your sign it’s easy to imagine why you would. Geminis are not supposed to be grabbed by the seat of the pants and stopped in their tracks. They’re supposed to go speeding through the universe without encountering any obstacles or delays as they carry out their plans for instant gratification. You may not feel like partying at the moment, but, if you follow the path of light rather than darkness, this is the perfect time to turn wishes to reality. Feeling alone? Well, you have to be alone to face yourself.

CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 22

Many people cringe at the thought of Saturn transiting their 12th house. That’s ridiculous, though, because when you look back on this experience years from now, you will see how spiritually enriching it was, even if it tested your faith a dozen times. Corny as it may sound, once you surrender to a higher power, you will be carried safely through troubled waters. And no matter what regrets you may have, you’d probably be exactly where you are now even if you had made other decisions five years ago. Again, faith: If you’ve got it, you’re in business. If not, you’re nowhere.

LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22

At this point who could fault any Leo for not knowing which way to go? Whoever is driving your bus must have been smoking some-1 thing illegal, because he or she has knocked over all the road signs and left the arrows pointing every which way. Thanks to a retrograde planet in your 11th house, you are thinking of all the books you could write, all the countries you’d like to visit. With so many choices, what if you make a decision and get stuck in a commitment and then miss your chance when the real thing comes along? Tough call.

VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22

With the retrograde of your 5th-house ruler, you will need pretty tough skin to withstand public scrutiny right now. Why some people get a bang out of watching others slip on a banana peel is a mystery. If you have overcome the conflict between your public position and your private sympathies and have avoided improper conduct, your continued success is assured. If, however, you have stepped on too many heads and have respected no authority but your own, beware. Your enemies below are waiting for you to fall. Just don’t look down.

LIBRA SEPT. 23OCT. 23

It’s probably getting harder for you to think positively these days. In fact, it may be getting harder to think, period. Your brain has been v on 24-hour duty lately, so many Libras are dog-tired. You have been dealing with challenges that have required your intelligence to operate on a higher level, but at some point you may have to recognize that there’s been too much intellectualizing and rationalizing. It may not be fair to say that you’ve been in a state of emotional denial, but try letting your heart take over for a change. If you dare.

SCORPIO OCT.24-NOV. 21

For the rest of the time that Saturn is in your 8th house, make sure you don’t get too caught up with how indispensable or gorgeous you are. In the big picture, nobody is indispensable or all that gorgeous. If you have fears for your survival—and you obviously do—chalk it up to a test of your belief that there actually will be a tomorrow. Meanwhile, it is not a sin to admit that you have carnal needs, even if that is just a way to compensate for your financial heebie-jeebies, but there’s no point in gobbling oysters and other aphrodisiacs to prove you’re still desirable.

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