Weekly Horoscope
Sunday, August 10, 2003
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All Signs
The Full Moon on Monday, Aug. 11th takes place in Aquarius at 9:48 p.m. PDT. Generally speaking, whatever you begin shortly before the Full Moon has a good chance of coming quickly to fruition. Apparently Hitler (who had five astrologers) tried to plan his battles to begin shortly before the Full Moon. (Then Churchill got an astrologer to find out what Hitler's astrologers were telling him.) This particular Full Moon coincides with Plutonian aspects that offer an opportunity to improve things powerfully and swiftly. Naturally, if there's no room for improvement in your life -- ignore this. And although you should never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow - this Full Moon is upon us! Yowsers!
Aries (March 21-April 19)
For some time now, I have urged you to tap into your creative potential. That's because all these Leo planets (especially Jupiter) activate your creative talents, your ability to deal with children, and everything to do with show business and the entertainment world. Professional sports and financial investments are also favoured. The Full Moon and the Pluto thang now offer you the perfect opportunity to transform or reform these areas. It's important to value your creative efforts. Forget whether they make money or not. Art is more about process than product. Live your life artfully. (The difference between amateurs and professionals is that professionals throw away their best stuff.)
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Everything to do with your personal world, your family, your domestic situation and your home is undergoing an amazing transformation for the better! You feel happier and more content now. You also feel a warmer connection with family members. Even your real estate scene looks promising. (Gawd - pass the fudge.) Even though you're on a roll, right now you can make strong improvements in these areas. Get rid of whatever you don't need. Streamline your possessions. Be ruthless. All Tauruses are collectors. But there's a difference between collections and just stuff. (Oh yeah.)
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
You have the opportunity now to improve relations with siblings, neighbors and daily colleagues. This could mean that you assert yourself -- directly and forcefully -- about something that is important to you. The thrust of your concern will be to clarify communications in order to improve them in the future. According to the experts, even in the best of communications only about 40 percent is getting back and forth. (The other 60 percent is recorded by the secret police somewhere.) Once your mind forms an idea, by the time the words leave your mouth -- it already have lost some of your original intent. Then the other person has to figure out what you're saying and then reply! (It helps if you're both speaking the same language.)
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
It's time to get serious about how you want to earn your money. Do you want a different job? Do you want to do your job in a different way? You have a chance now to improve not only how you earn your money but also how you spend it. You can establish greater control over your life through how you use your possessions and your cash. Spending habits are revealing about your true values. Do you think enough about yourself to treat yourself to the things you want? After all, you only go around once. And who knows what happens afterwards? And will there be a decent laundry setup?
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
This Full Moon opposes your sign and trines Pluto. You might consider this a wake-up call -- a reality check. After all, you can't sit around and let life just happen to you. Too passive. (Plus you never get seconds on dessert.) Decide to make a conscious effort to take more control about directing what you want to happen in your life. It's your movie. And time is the stuff life is made of. So how you use your time is pretty much what your life consists of. (Reruns?) Think about how you can improve the quality of your moments, your hours and your days. But you start with the moments first. Have you got a second?
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
This particular Full Moon might trigger subconscious urges or unconscious habits that you have. It could give you the opportunity to actually see them. Ah ha! Many habits are good; but others have long outlived their usefulness. They might have been appropriate at one time, but they no longer apply now -- yet, they still dictate to you. It's not easy changing a habit. Worry is a habit. Gossip can be a habit. Decide what habit no longer serves you now. It's just in the way. Actually, it can be exciting dropping old, useless habits. (Just don't leave them around where other people can pick them up.)
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
This is an excellent time to decide how you want to relate to friends or to a group in particular. What impression do you want to create? What do you want to achieve? Friendship is a give-and-take thing. You offer and you receive. Who you hang out with is terribly important. Your friends can create "your world" and hence, steer your choices, which in turn, determine your future. If you start hanging out with people who glue seashells all over their car, you'll probably end up with a few on your dashboard at least. (The Seashell Syndrome is easy to spot. Other influences can be much more subtle.)
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You can feel that your career is really going to take off. And you're right -- it will. This is the perfect time to decide what direction you want to go and grow in. If you really take a backward look at your life, month by month then year by year -- you would be shocked to see how your decisions created your future. (Which is now your past.) The bottom line is: you are at the helm. You are steering your course. The trick is to steer for something worthwhile that is fulfilling and joyful. You might want to ask yourself what it takes to make you feel fulfilled and full of joy.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You're really prepared to flex your muscles about some issues now. They probably involve foreign countries, distant places, higher education, publishing - and possibly the law. You're trying to achieve something. This is an excellent time to take up any kind of investigation or study. What do you need to know to enhance your life further? Advanced training for your career, or personal, metaphysical studies, or the knowledge of the other belief systems are some areas you'll want to explore. It's also very handy to know "Where is the bathroom?" in eleven languages. (It never hurts.)
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
It's hard trying to establish your own values in life. But trying to understand the values of others, and meet a happy compromise, is even tougher. That's what you have to do now. You have to learn how to work with the values of others and this probably means giving up something. (Not that.) It might be big; it might be little. Of course, this kind of giving up is really "giving" in the true sense of the word. (Always remember: true generosity is giving what is needed.) Don't be afraid to let go. You probably didn't really own what you thought you owned anyhow. (Don't you hate it when that happens? Then you wonder - what else don't I own?) Probably plenty. Yikes!
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
This is the only Full Moon in your sign all year. That means you have to do the dishes. Actually, this is a tremendous opportunity for you to learn more about your closest relationships. Just how close should closest be? You can't get close to others if you can't be close with yourself. (Standing in a closet doesn't count.) This friendship thing is so tricky. Basically, you get what you give. In spades. The Dalai Lama said it best: "If you want to have friends -- be friendly." Instead of thinking about how others fill your needs, consider how you fill theirs? Would you want you for a friend? Would you lend you your car? (And if you borrow it from you -- you'd better top it up.)
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Your sign can benefit very much from the astrological happenings right now. Basically, you can improve your health. You can do that in two ways: you can decide what level of excellence of performance you want to be -- and then strive to work for this. Or, you can decide to make friends with yourself that you are. This involves shaking hands with your love handles. A combination of both is desirable. In other words, you have to accept yourself as you are and at the same time strive to be the best you can be. That's why I jog in front of the fridge every Tuesday night at 10 PM. (A full brutal 30 seconds. Sometimes you just have to go for it.) Whatever you do now will bring you a swift, dramatic improvement. (Or your money back.)
