PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20

There isn’t a more heartwarming scene imaginable than that of a happy little family gathered around the dinner table sharing stories of the day’s events. But oh, how dreary it can get when Saturn goes dragging through your 4th house and the conversation becomes shallow and empty. During those moments your fear of being abandoned makes you cling to a normal routine that is hardly fulfilling, and at that point you have to have faith that the universe will create opportunities for change which you may not have the courage to initiate yourself.

ARIES M A R C H 2 I - A P R I L I 9

You may not be feeling like the greatest communicator in the world these days. How could you, when your clogged 3rd house is making it difficult for you to express clearly and completely what is on your mind? While you still need the strength and stability only a steady job and a decent home life can provide, the new moon’s conjunction with Uranus in your 11th house indicates that you no longer fit any of the molds into which your parents, society, or the church would like to squeeze you. From here on in, all you can do is revel in your weirdness.

TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20

Unfortunately, there is no financial wizard or soothsayer who can tell you where to hide your nest egg or predict with 100 percent accuracy which direction the economy is going to take. Fate works in odd ways, however, and once you realize how ridiculous it is to worry yourself silly about the future and come to see that you can be perfectly happy living on very little, suddenly career opportunities will arise out of nowhere and you will be back on top of the world. It’s irritating, though, to be told you have to give everything up before you can have anything, isn’t it?

GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 21

The old expression about one door closing and another opening may be true, but it’s difficult to keep that in mind when you hear those creaking hinges and realize you’ve got to be brave and turn your back on a whole way of life that is gone forever. The good news is that a world of adventure awaits you, once you leave the rings of Saturn behind and shift your attention to Uranus in your 9th house. Bittersweet? You bet, because it takes courage to wave that hankie and smile through your tears as the ship pulls out of the harbor and heads for the open sea.

CANCER JUNE 22-JULY 22

If you have even one cosmically conscious cell in your brain, use it now. A 12th-house Saturn demands that you keep faith when you doubt there’s any justification for it, and confront seemingly impossible choices that exhaust your spiritual reserves. If you feel that your desires are vying with your need for security and legitimacy, why turn yourself inside out over it? The transit of Uranus in your 8th house is providing you with the guts to be more real than you’ve ever been in your life, and that is money in the bank.

LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22

Although liberty is an inalienable right for every human being, freedom can become a burden when you don’t know where you are headed or what the hell you are going to do with the rest of your life. That is precisely when your miraculous 7th house steps in and presents you with opportunities you never would have thought of on your own. However, fate being wickedly playful as it is, how are you supposed to know if your “real thing” has actually come along or if you’re making a huge mistake to go for it? The answer is, you can’t.

VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22

Quit whining about your personal life for now and throw yourself into your work. Period. Harsh as it sounds, there’s no better advice you could follow. Can’t you see that a culminating Saturn together with a new moon on Uranus in your 6th house is a golden opportunity to gain permanent status in your field, status that can carry you forward for the foreseeable future? In order to achieve this feat, all you have to do is convince cold, cruel, heartless, materialistic authority figures of your humble sincerity and creative genius. Good luck.

LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 23

Just when, thanks to a 9th-house Saturn, you decide that you’ve got it together and that nothing is going to alter your course, a planetary tornado dressed as a human being rips right through your 5th house and all your rationalizing goes out the window, together with all the rest of whatever you think you’ve learned. But remember: when love comes in and socks you on the chin, it may indeed be magnifique, but it would be a shame to waste the thousands you’ve spent on psychotherapy just because somebody you think is cute thinks you’re cute.

SCORPIO OCT.24-NOV. 21

Although planets transiting your 8th house may help you fulfill your Scorpionic need to brood over all the horrific calamities that could conceivably befall you, you’d be a lot happier if you could get over your obsession with the dark side and spend your time contemplating the miracle of life, not just its brevity. The emphasis now has to be on re-creating a rewarding personal life and making a safe space to live in, even if you insist on building your dream house over a fault line. Whatever keeps you up through the night.

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21

The approaching conjunction of Pluto with the south node makes it impossible to hide your feelings of anger any longer. In fact, you can’t conceal anything about yourself right now. You want to live more truthfully, and if you have to blow a few people away in the process, so be it. The only catch is, when Saturn goes direct in your 7th house, you’d better be a little more cautious about whom you try to kick around. Independent as you think you are, you could screw up royally if you alienate the only people who can save you from yourself.

CAPRICORN D E C . 2 2 - J A N . I 9

NO matter how far you go in your quest for meaning and spiritual enlightenment, remember one simple fact: you are a Capricorn. Especially with your planetary ruler changing direction in your 6th house, as it is now, you need to work steadily and persistently at some job, not only to master a craft and stay healthy but also to keep from going nuts. Once you have wholly given yourself over to service, even if you consider it beneath your dignity and creative capabilities, you’ll be amazed by how rapidly the financial wind will shift. In your favor, for a change.

JAN. 20-FEB. 18

Saturn’s changes in direction this month will be followed immediately by a highly Uranian lunation, so by all means put your energy into remaining cooler than the proverbial cucumber. If those close to you are hurt by what they perceive as your coldness, they should understand your reason for making a big joke out of lovey-dovey mushiness. As an Aquarian, you believe that people should be able to care for and protect one another without a lot of gooey rhetoric. Besides, it spooks you even to consider that your heart is paying no attention to your mind.