Michael Lutin tells Geminis to take a good look in the mirror

PLANETARIUM

GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 21

If you weren't always quite so eager to hand over your power to fasttalking charlatans and fools, you wouldn't wind up quite so often in loser situations you have to spend time rectifying. That would require you, however, to be willing to give up your desire to be saved, and at the same time overcome the temptation to surrender so readily to Pluto in your 7th house. The only person who can really save you in the end is you, so once you start taking some responsibility for all the crap that has been coming down lately, you'll be well on the road to recovery.

CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 22

Despite all your moaning that the universe has been blowing you around more ferociously than Odysseus ever was by the gods, thanks to an exalted Jupiter you've been blessed recently and you know it. As the Saturn-Pluto opposition culminates this month, however, don't push your luck by getting sloppy or uppity. Remember, the thoughts passing through that brain of yours fuel the events, situations, and circumstances surrounding your life. The rest of your brain serves as the engine that drives your body to fulfillment or distraction.

LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22

You've got to force yourself to rise above your current situation— which, granted, may be a major melodrama—follow the dragon's head in your solar 11th house, and go bravely forward, with your chest out and your shoulders straight, into an unknown future. As gratifying as it would be to revel in ongoing turbulent affairs and lament lost loves, a 5thhouse transit of the dragon's tail is eventually going to lead you right back into the 1930s soap opera you've been living. Besides being boring to everyone but yourself, all that is so—face it—last-century.

VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22

As Jupiter continues to pass through your 11th house, well-meaning friends are always there to turn down your bed and place a piece of chocolate on the pillow. But that doesn't alleviate the anxiety, frustration, and anger you feel over your family's failure to provide some support. As the ruler of your 5th house meets the north node in your midheaven, you'll get the saving grace you need not at home but in your office. If you care to know the secret antidote to all the ills confronting you, here it is in black and white: Drag yourself out of bed and face the world.

LIBRA SEPT. 23OCT. 23

As Saturn approaches the north node in your solar 9th house, some insight into your behavior could prove to be exhilarating and liberating. You will gain a terrific perspective on your life as old childhood hurts rise to the surface, and you will doubtless understand your parents better, even if you can't totally forgive them. And here's the amusing part: with Pluto and the south node opposing that 9th-house conjunction, no matter how enlightened you become, you will still find yourself acting out in the same old ways and hung up on the same old people.

SCORPIO OCT.24-NOV. 21

Loyalty is a virtue we all seek to develop, but when your 2nd house opposes your 8th this month, you'll find yourself torn between the need to hang on to the security that faithfulness engenders and an overwhelming desire to step away from the campfire and see what awaits you in the dark part of the forest. With so much financial garbage hanging over your head, are you really in a position where you can chuck the status quo and go off and be an artist? On the other hand, can you survive much longer without finding an outlet for your languishing soul?

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21

If you are serious about getting yourself together, returning to the land of the living, and functioning once again as a complete person, crawling into your little foxhole and rolling yourself up into a ball of self-absorption is not the way to accomplish it. On the contrary. While transits to your 1st house demand a certain amount of downtime for introspection and self-pity, a more lasting and genuine solution to your problems can be found in the 7th house—even though it may mean dealing with people you'd hoped to escape from.

CAPRICORN DEC. 22 -JAN. 19

Squirreling yourself away in a country cottage with a cache of fine wine and whipped cream could give you just the self-indulgent relief from society you need. But make sure you don't totally disappear from view, tempting as that might be when nodes and planets pile up in your solar 12th house. Although it may not be as much fun, a more mature path will lead you straight to your solar 6th house, where you will find the courage to stay sober, cut down on fat, and complete whatever needs to get done. You're doubtless thinking, Another boring Capricorn message.

AQUARIUS JAN. 20-FEB. 18

It's comforting to remember that everybody always has options. As long as your solar 11th house is operating, you are usually able to crawl out of any tough spot, provided you have been smart enough to keep at least one window open just a crack. During major planetary oppositions such as the one now occurring between Saturn and Pluto, however, you are likely to get caught in a breathless squeeze of your own making, no matter how clever you have been to take care that no one in the whole world is in charge of your heart.

PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20

Because you can usually find some way to escape the grind, and also because your tolerance for pain is so high, it takes you longer than most people to get your fill of painful sexual politics and then throw in the towel. Once you have been drained of nearly all your energy, however, and your llth-house ruler opposes your midheaven, you will see how fruitless it is to beat your head against a wall. Your true calling right now lies at home with your family. In other words, you need the very people you have been trying to avoid.

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 19

Unencumbered as they are by the hypocrisies of religion, society, and morality, wild animals have it made, don't they? Other than keeping an eye out for predators and playing nature's game of survival, they are free to roam the plains and jungles and take whatever they need without fear of reprisal. As a member of the human race, however, you are subject to quite a different set of rules, especially now, during the height of the SaturnPluto opposition. Not only can you not use your fangs, but with Saturn in your 3rd house you'd also better watch your tongue.

TAURUS APRIL 20 - MAY 20

Tauruses the world over continue to struggle with the age-old dilemma m of art versus business. With your 2nd and 8th solar houses duking it out for supremacy, how could it be otherwise at the present time? One side of you is a starving artist, hungry for creative fulfillment and emotional release, not to mention sexual gratification. But while the melodrama may be satisfying, there are still all those unpaid bills—for mortgages, clothes, school tuition, and everything else that costs a fortune these days. Growing up doesn't have to mean selling out.

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