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A Gemini Sun Means Scintillating Socializing
But with Mercury in retrograde, it won’t all be on easy street
Happily heralding the impending season, the Sun’s transit through Gemini stimulates the social senses. Short trips and casual encounters — staples of Gemini’s spontaneous nature — ease us into post-pandemic […]
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L’Optimisme Is in the Air
But a planetary ménage à quatre may rock the boat
Baudelaire once famously counseled his readers on the need to enjoy life despite its pressures: “Whether it be with wine, poetry, or virtue — whatever suits you best, just get […]
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Get Lost, Get Lucky, and Stay Hopeful
A full Moon eclipse in Sagittarius brings newfound purpose and freedom
Just when we were ready to resolve ourselves to an uncertain summer, the CDC’s announcement that fully vaccinated folks can look forward to a maskless future seems to have been […]
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With the Sun in Taurus, a Piña Colada
A week for ‘makin’ love at midnight in the dunes on the Cape’
With the Sun and Uranus both in Taurus, you may be feeling the need to escape from the same old routine. No need to take out a personal ad, however. […]
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Sun in Patient Taurus
Out of the frying pan, into the bull ring
Taurus season is, on its own, a time for the slow and steady approach to life’s curious quandaries. Instead of rushing headlong like Aries, Taurus takes a step back and […]
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Mars Is Moody in Cancer the Crab
You can cry if you want to, or tune in, listen up, and keep evolving
Hold your horses, star gazers. Last week we had Venus aligning with both Uranus and Mercury while all three were making a hard angle to stern Saturn. To top it […]
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With the Sun in Earthy Taurus, a Time to Stop and Smell the Flowers
While a full Moon in Scorpio portends transformation
In contrast to the nonstop rush of Aries, Taurus prioritizes taking pleasure while also working mindfully toward goals. Taurus, symbolized by the bull, is a sensual sign, both grounded and […]
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Enter Venus, to Make the World More Beautiful
With the planet in Taurus, romance and money are in the air, too
When Venus enters a new sign, especially one that she rules such as Taurus or Libra, the moment usually has the feel of Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus. Venus, arriving on […]
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New Moon Eclipse in Aries
Spring cleaning isn’t just for houses
The new Moon in the first sign of the zodiac sets the tone for the year ahead. It is an invitation to begin again by refreshing your routine and cultivating […]
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With the Sun in Aries, It’s a Time for Sacrifices
Give up the goods to get what’s good
The history of Aries, which begins the zodiacal year, as a symbol of creation and sacrifice extends thousands of years into the past. The constellation of Aries (not to be […]
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Full Moon in Libra Shines on Kindness
The scales tip toward being your true self
I heard someone say once that people on the West Coast are nice but not kind, while people on the East Coast are kind but not nice. Having lived on […]
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An Aries Sun Heralds Rebirth
At the equinox, be ready to blossom into the light
Happy astrological new year! The Sun enters Aries this week on the day of the Spring Equinox. Light will overcome shadow, at last, and summer herself is no longer just […]
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Pisces Hosts a Celestial Four-Body Party
If you’re looking for illumination, close your eyes and look within
Flip the switch on your self-expression, star gazers. A planetary mashup of Sun, Moon, Venus, and Neptune in imaginative Pisces illuminates your sectors of creativity and compassion. Such an orgiastic […]
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The Sun Crosses Paths With Mystic Neptune
Beware the difference between dreams and self-delusion
Have you been having vivid dreams? Some so intense you could call them visions? The Sun’s approach toward Neptune climaxes this week with their conjunction — meaning they cross paths […]
