PLANETARIUM

MICHAEL LUTIN

LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22

It they don't want a load of buckshot between the eyes, I loved ones had better not tell you to relax. With Mars and Saturn in Leo. you're ready to shoot up the whole town if anybody looks at you eross-eyed. A massage might help, except that you'd probably suspect your masseuse of trying to soften you up. It would be great if you could chill out. After all. an exalted planet in your 4th house prov ides you with support at home—or could, if you would stop obsessing for two seconds and be grateful for the family you've got.

VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22

God knows you could use some luck now as you try to locate the skunk that you're convinced is out to create a stink in your life. Even though your hyperactive 12th house makes you happier working the lights from backstage, you don't have the luxury of hiding out. With Venus culminating and Jupiter direct in your 3rd house, you have to stay on the move, out in front, and in constant communication with the people who can help you.

LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 23

If you take a more philosophical view of the world situation, you won't get so bugged about how messed up humanity is these days. Likew ise, as Mars and Saturn transit your Uth house, taking the long view will help reduce your frustration when people you consider friends, especially those of the opposite sex. act selfishly and start blasting their music in your ear with no regard for your aesthetic. Console yourself with this: thanks to Jupiter's change of direction in your 2nd house, you're a hell of a lot richer than you were last year.

SCORPIO OCT. 24-NOV. 2 I

Battling the current regime can make you want to take to the hills, but you've reached the point where you can't avoid dealing with those who have the power to enhance or ruin your reputation. With Jupiter going direct in your solar 1st house, it may be hard to imagine why you have to prove yourself worthy of respect and esteem, but there are some authority figures who would rather cremate than canonize you. It all rolls off your back now, because you know you're great—and that's all that counts, isn't it?

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21

\Vith so many conflicting lilessages going through your head. , W you should be feeling some compassion for all the people 'T you once considered hypocrites because they preached morality in public while carrying on behind closed doors in ways that could have earned them hard time in the state pen. What is a person like you supposed to do. though, when Saturn in your 9th house has you quoting Scripture and promising to behave like an angel even as Jupiter in your 12th has your hormones egging you on to do what comes naturally?

CAPRICORN DEC. 22-JAN. 19

If you weren't so dang civilized, maybe you could shake your booty and do the free-love thing. But with your ruling planet passing through your solar 8th house, these are not the days for wild sexual abandon, so don't get bogged down comparing yourself with those who can let it all hang out more easily than you can, and without the guilt. That said, you do have creative passions that need to be expressed right now, so go ahead and allow yourself to be encouraged by some of those free spirits you seem to envy so much.

AQUARIUS JAN. 20-FEB. 18

Some top people are looking after you, now that Jupiter I is culminating in your solar midheaven, and a whole shower of opportunities could rain down upon you whether you are in shape to take advantage of them or not. One or two individuals, however, are getting tired of babying you. In fact, they're likely to start giving you a hard time. Even if there are days when you'd rather roll over and go back to sleep until it's all over, forget it for now. You're still onstage.

PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20

All Pisceans are working their tails off now. From retired veterans to silver-spoon brats, no member of your sign can escape the call to selfless (often thankless) service. That's always the case when 6th-house planets interfere with your urge to party past midnight. Here's a piece of good news, though: Jupiter's direct motion in your solar 9th house is the most fortunate transit of all. It lifts you out of any hairy situation and gives you hope to carry on.

ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19

~ This has to be the most passionate moment of the year for you. If you have any creative aspirations, do not waste another moment, because your 5th and 8th houses are at the boiling point. Launch into that novel, splatter the walls with paint—do whatever it takes to express yourself. If, however, you're one of those Arians who prefer to hang out in bed, there's never been a better period for you to express yourself there. You are burning with desire now, so for God's sake stop talking and start doing.

TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20

Deep down in the pit of your stomach, you suffer from an ache that just won't go away. It's a feeling of abandonment that can drag at you and make you lonely and sad. A planetary conjunction in your 4th house is the universe's way of teaching you that attachments often bring sorrow, especially to a forever-type person like yourself. Fortunately, there is someone standing beside you who can cheer you up and remind you how ridiculous it is to pine away over anyone or anything. So ignore that ache and laugh it up.

GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 21

Because the transit of Venus through your sign helps you look good and feel good, it's easy to project an image of sweetness and light. Watch your mouth, though: with two malefic planets passing through your 3rd house, you could blow that image with a few four-letter words usually heard only in barrooms and in rap songs. It's especially important to resist scuffling with relatives or neighbors. You'll be saved from a shouting match by throwing yourself into work and playing the generous adult who is happy to serve those in need.

CANCER JUNE 22-JULY 22

As a card-carrying, nature-loving Cancer, you have to believe that your garden will continue to be fruitful and that there will always be enough food to go around, malefic planets in your 2nd house notwithstanding. The planet of generosity is in your solar 5th house now. so it's time to party. Odd as it may seem, making unselfish gestures that come from the heart can help ease your worries over money. Even if you're secretly overcome with anxiety every time you pick up the checkand you are. damn it! you're no piker.