PLANETARIUM MICHAEL LUTIN

PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20

Menial tasks can be such a drag. For one thing, all that work eats into your downtime, and you seem to need plenty of that. With so much craziness in your 12th house, you're not sure whether to sing from the rooftop or jump off in despair. Although life can feel like sheer drudgery at times, the three demons that pursue you to the ends of the earth—discipline, consistency, and regularity—are there now to save you from three other characters you tend to consort with: grief, confusion, and guilt.

ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19

When your ruling planet culmintaes at the top of your chart, you get the old urge to prove your powess and assert your dominance. The planets transiting your 11th and 12th houses, however, remind you that your position doesn't mean as much to you as it once did, since you've devoted yourself to pursuing a more fulfilling personal life. You're not supposed to give a damn who's on top anymore. Well, this month you do.

TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20

It's one thing to get clobbered during the day. Given

the disparity between personal morality and professional politics (which is always there but seems worse whenever lunations occur on midheaven planets), what else can you expect? It sure would be nice, though, to be able to walk through the door at sunset without having to face even heavier responsibilities. No matter how exhausted you are, you have to perform. The good news: Someone in the distance will be there to support you through thick and thin.

GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 21

Considering your idisoyncratic of late, you can't really blame people for thinking you've gone a little cuckoo. Something unussual has been happening upstairs, but it's probably more productive to think of Chiron's slow approach to Neptune in your 9th house as a call to higher consciousness. answering that call can take you far away from your daily routine and at times even knock down your lines of communication. But does that mean you're off your rocker? Only your shrink knows for sure

CANCER JUNE 22-JULY 22

Mars in your 7th house challenges you to adopt a fearless but diplomatic approach to confrontations. It may take a little while to fully understand the idea, but with outer planets in your 7th and 8th houses, you have a lot to gain from cooperating with others who are at least as powerful as you are. We're not just talking about financial benefits, either. Without intruding upon your private affairs, let's just say that any wounds to your self-esteem and confidence can and will be healed. It takes two, though.

LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22

Enough! You have to say the hell with everybody else now and take care of yourself, physically, emotionally. and psychologically. You don't have the time or energy to look after all the wounded animals that curl up on your doorstep and refuse to go away. Here's the kicker, though: Because your solar 7th house is so active at the moment, you'll only be lonely if they do go. No matter how crazy they drive you, you'll chase after them, whining, "Please come back. I'll be good. I promise." Sure you will.

VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22

It's natural to feel that you have to sing, dance, or make love even when you privately feel lousy. With Mars transiting your solar 5th house, all your aches, pains, and afflictions of the day won't be enough to keep you off the stage. Most physical problems will improve with proper diet, exercise, and goodbhygiene, but a positive mental attitude can alleviate even serious maladies. What you always need is work that grabs and inspires you so throughly that it gets vnu off your own medical case.

LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 23

The ancient Greeks had at least three words for love, and

considering your odd emotional state, it would be wise to look them up and see which one best describes the way you've been feeling. Not that it would do much good to analyze what's in your heart. Fifth-house transits of outer planets and asteroids make it impossible to be rational. Fortunately there are people around to distract you from your goofy reverie.

SCORPIO OCT. 24-NOV. 21

As you go cruising around the world, popping in and out of others lives on your solemn quest for recognition or, in some cases, domination, your heart will be at home with those creatures whom you need as much as they need you. Inside that prosthetic steel vest you're sporting--the one that protects your heart and lets everyone know they can't get to you-there is a beating mass of pure strawberry jelly, and despite your tough act, at night in bed you're a pushover. But let that be our secret.

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21

You're blessed. Period. End of story. For some reason, a mattress always appears at the last minute to break a Sadge's fall. Just think of all the crapola you've survived over the last few years and you'll know how fortunate you are to be ruled by Jupiter. Even the communication problems you're experiencing with siblings and neighbors can't stop your unbridled progress. Jupiter still protects you and encourages you to embrace your usual pattern of complete and total optimism. Or is it sheer, unadulterated denial?

CARPICORN DEC. 22-JAN. 19

The transit of Mars through your sign puts you back in control of your destiny, at least partially. Yes, Saturn is still dragging through your 8th house and putting the squeeze on you, whether its financially. emotionally, or both. But even if you have Then, when Saturn goes forward in April, you can shed the cocoon at last. Isn't that better than conjuring up fantasies of starvation and death?

AQUARIUS JAN. 20-FEB

You should receive the Medal of Honor for your guts alone, not to mention an Academy Award for the acting job you've been doing. You have shown an absolutely amazing ability to hold it together long after other people would have unraveled. Chiron and Neptune may be doing their best to erode your strength and resolve, and you may even be right that some people are just waiting for you to cave, but the world should know that you are still very much here and benefiting from divine inspiration, if not outright intervention.