PLANETARIUM MICHAEL LUTIN

SCORPIO OCT. 24-NOV. 21

If you have been avoiding contact with certain people—and you know you have—prepare for direct communication. The phone has probably already rung, and you've probably run smack into the last person you wanted to meet in the last place you ever expected. Once that ice is broken you can turn your attention to the 6th—12th axis of your solar chart. New work will challenge and stimulate you and at the same time provide you with fresh reasons for wanting to escape angelic sobriety for a moment of devilish ecstasy.

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 2

One of Hollywood's most successful directors recently said that his best creations came when he had to adhere to a strict budget. Instead of worrying about economic constraints caused by Chiron in your 2nd house, try focusing on productivity. With Jupiter and the south node in your solar 11 th house, you will definitely be demanding more freedom from now on. Even while attending to business, bear in mind that the path ahead isn't only a career one. It's about living life.

CAPRICORN DEC. 22-JAN. 19

These days many Capricorns are espousing the ultra-cynical belief that positive thinking is strictly for weak-minded fools who won't help themselves. But when Jupiter culminates at the top of your solar chart and presents you with yet another career opportunity (your millionth), put aside your reservations and go for it. Even if the 1 st-house wounds to your ego over the past couple of years have made you supercautious about being jerked around, is that any reason to look at every offer as bait on a hook? Maybe.

AQUARIUS JAN. 20-FEB. 18

Opportunities for spiritual and intellectual enlightenment don't come around very often. Besides, when you hear that sort of thing, it's usually a euphemism for tough times. However, * when your 9th and 12th houses are operating simultaneously, as they are now, you have a rare chance to view life through the prism of higher consciousness. You can dismiss the whole thing as a bunch of hooey, but as your mind expands over the next few months, you may see that prayer, meditation, and wisdom are healing tools, not empty placebos.

PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20

If you're with a group you've known forever and suddenly feel alienated or hurt where you once felt loved, it may not be because they are stuck-up or judging you unfairly. Just chalk it up to Chiron's motion in your 11th house. When circumstances change, friendships have to change with them. During those times you have to either accept people with all their faults or say good-bye. Fortunately you have more resources now to handle yourself in such situations than you ever did in high school. A whole lot more.

ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19

With an asteroid in your solar midheaven, there's no way to avoid a blow or two struck by those who think they are in a position to control your fate. To minimize the pain, pay no attention to their edicts, forecasts, or diagnoses. You will get the support you need from others, even if it tends to be spotty, filling you with hope and then deflating you. None of these infinitesimal blips across your screen matter at all, however. The north node is in your sign now. You've got more energy, strength, and vitality than you think. Just tap into it.

TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20

From the looks of your 6th house, the job of the century

may come along soon. Grab it, especial, if ifs in educalio, Chiron's completion of its long passage through your solar 9th house can be threatening to Tauruses, who prefer to go on believing what they have been told to believe. For those with inquiring minds who can give in to an irresistible force, however, this period will bring great blessings. Remember that wisdom is knowledge fused with the pain of experience, and you'll be not only smart but happy too.

GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 21

Would you please cut out the "We're all gonna die!" routine long enough to enjoy Jupiter's one-year transit through your solar 5th house? Although 8thhouse transits are usually no sunny day at the beach, Jupiter will help you remember that life is good and full of fun. romance, and adventure, even if you do still have to work through a few remaining financial problems or continue your searching for eternal, undying love. But the dark stuff—finito!

CANCER JUNE 22-JULY 22

The 4thand 7th-house issues of family and marriage never really go away, and for Cancers they can be particularly poignant. Why, though, must you continue to stew over the people who are critical of you or who don't respond to you at all? Especially if you've had some decent therapy, you have to look for comfort and support where it is offered, right there at home. However strange the situation or unconventional the setup, try to get everyone in the same room and at least enjoy a meal together once in a while.

LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22

Though you can sometimes be a little too much to take in great doses, you never cease to amaze every single person who has ever gotten close enough to you to experience your awesome energy. With transits going on in your 6th and 12th houses, you may think you don't have one drop left, but you absolutely do. Whether the tide at work is flowing with or against you. and in spite of any health issues that may arise, your heart keeps pumping away. It almost seems as if you function best when the pressure is greatest. How can that be?

VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22

We like to imagine all Virgos as an army of little wooden soldiers, eternally ready to serve their noble cause. It's hard to think of you as an emotional basket case or an angst-ridden artiste. Fifth-house transits, however, will awaken feelings of joy, even tinged with pain, in the sleeping Virgo heart. It's true that money plays a big role in your decisions about what you love to do or whom you choose to love, but even that adds a human touch to your normally rational exterior, which you can certainly kiss good-bye for now.

LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 23

Talk about needing to seek balance. Now that so many profound and permanent changes have taken place in your family constellation, the inner dialogue begins: "You can't be alone." "Yes, I can!" "No, you can't." "Yes, I can!'' Thank the passage of Jupiter and the south node through your sign for this conundrum. Part of you wants companionship, but when you try to be a good listener, your narcissistic side (you've got a whopper, by the way) starts screaming for attention. Don't laugh at love, though. You can still fall.