Weekly Horoscope
Sunday, August 20, 2006
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All Signs
On Sunday the 20th, pessimism and criticisms easily flourish. (Groan.) It's a one day bummer; no biggie, really. In the larger picture, the Sun changes signs this week bringing a different energy to different parts of our lives for the next month or so. This is a good thing. A change is as good as a rest. And as the slowwitted observe: "The less things change the more they are the same." I prefer to side with GK Chesterton: "Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up." (Oh yeah.)
Aries (March 21-April 19)
During the next 4-6 weeks, you're ready to crack the whip. (This isn't kinky. I'm talking about your motivation and desire to work hard.) Suddenly, you want to alphabetize your CDs. You want to de-clutter your place. You want efficiency, effectiveness, and results! Fortunately, you're willing to work hard. Since this drive and energy come easily to you -- by all means, roll up your sleeves and get down to it. The wind's at your back. You're rowing with the tide. You're like a horse who speeds up because he's going back to the barn. (Yum yum.) This is why astrology is practical and handy. It encourages you to do things when they're easiest to do.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Expect mucho fun and games in the next six weeks. Romance, love affairs and social situations appeal to you now. Some will fall in love. Existing relationships will be more playful and lighthearted. The bottom line is: you want to have fun! You want to play! Your involvement with the entertainment world, the hospitality industry, professional sports, and/or working with children will become a major focus. In fact, the next six weeks offer you the best opportunities to enjoy yourself that you might have all year. (Oy!) Buy champagne. Get something sexy to wear. Live it up! (Remember: love may be blind but marriage is an eye-opener.)
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
It's been busy! Fortunately, you like busy. (You don't do boring.) Now your attention turns to home, family, and real estate. Time to check the woodpile for winter. Discussions and activities with parents could be particularly significant now. Increased activities or some kind of chaos where you live are taking place. (This could be due to redecorating, renovations, residential changes or visiting relatives and guests.) It's not exactly business as usual where you live. Use some of this domestic focus to clean up and reorganize your home. Stack magazines and books in little piles. Oh yeah -- much neater!
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
This week the Sun moves into Virgo, a sign that works very well with Cancer. (The Earth and Water thang.) Your energy will be zapped in a positive way. You'll also be very busy. Short trips, conversations with siblings, increased buying and selling, reading, writing and studying are just some of the reasons you're busting your buns. You've got lots to do during the next six weeks. In addition, you have a strong desire to enlighten others or to express your views about something. That's fine. This is the time to do it. Get out your soapbox. (It's somewhere around here -- you never throw anything away.)
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Once every 29 years, Saturn goes through your sign for 2 1/2 years. When this happens, many things around you tend to tighten up or become rigid, even a bit lackluster. (Saturn is not known for bountiful plenty.) This is why you feel broke. However, Saturn is the great teacher. It cultivates discipline, practicality plus patience and acceptance. (All the grown-up things.) Saturn will continue to be in your sign for another year. (By the end of next summer.) Frank Crane said, "Responsibility is the only thing ...that gives us manhood or womanhood fiber." Obviously, champagne and caviar are a low fiber diet! Fortunately, you can have a good time with beer and nachos. (A fool and his money are soon partying.)
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
This week the Sun enters your sign where it stays for the next four weeks. This is a fortunate time for you! People and opportunities will come your way. Since the Sun is the giver of energy, it's your turn to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year. Despite the date on the calendar, it's a new year for you. You're beginning your personal year. So what are your plans? Write them down. (You love making lists.) An outline will definitely help you stay on course and accomplish more. It's like knowing what to buy for dinner. (It helps if you know what you want to eat.) Put yourself first now. It's all about you, babes.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Because your personal year is drawing to an end (your birthday is right around the corner) this is the perfect time to look back over your shoulder at the past year. How well are you doing at the art of living? This is the best time all year for a serious reality check. You have an opportunity to earn more money this year. Are you coming up with any ideas? (Most of you will have to get out of bed.) What do you want for yourself in the future? How do you want your new year to be different from last year? (Other than pots of cash; great sex and a fabulous new line-up on TV.) Work alone as much as possible in the next few weeks. Now is the time to contemplate your navel.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Get out your dancing shoes! You're entering a 6-8 week period (depending on your birthday) where your popularity will hugely increase. Everyone wants to see your face! Plan on making extra time to socialize with friends, clubs, groups and organizations. Whether a casual acquaintance or a good buddy, other people really appeal to you in the next month. This is also a time when you're very aware of your goals and future objectives. By all means, share your hopes and dreams for the future with others. Get their feedback. The planetary lineup indicates that feedback from others can help you solidify future goals. (When in Rome, buy leather gloves.)
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
This is the only time all year when the Sun will be at high noon in your chart. ("Look Ma! No hands!") People definitely notice you more than usual. In fact, the people who will particularly notice you are parents, VIPs, bosses and authority figures in your life (yes, this includes the police.) The good news is they think you're swell! Without doing anything extra special, you easily gain the respect of others during this time. Furthermore, people are willing to listen to you. Therefore, this is the time of year to run your ideas up the flagpole to see if anyone salutes. Use this energy to gain as much as you can. Demand the advantage. After all, moneybags Jupiter -- the luckiest planet -- is your ruler.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Lately, you have plowed through red tape details concerning taxes, debt, inheritances, insurance matters, and dealing with the responsibility of others and their possessions. You can handle this. But it's a bit of a drag. In the next few weeks, an itchy feeling and a restless urge will arise within you to do something different. You want to blow this pop stand! You need a change of scenery. Not only are you hungry to travel somewhere, you're also very eager to learn something. You want to expand your horizons. Explore new philosophies, different cultures and consciousness-raising ideas. There is so much out there that is untapped. The world is your oyster! (I always like my oysters fried 'cause then I know for sure they died.)
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
You've been dealing with spouses, partners, close friends and significant clients or customers. It's been a necessary focus. Now you're singing "Taking care of business every day. Taking care of business every way..." It's time to get down to the nitty-gritty reality of things. It's fascinating. Your new nitty-gritty involves two very different aspects of life. One area includes the wealth of others, your partner's earnings, the responsibilities you have for others, and a lot of mundane details about taxes, insurance and inheritances. The other area is good old-fashioned, hot sex! You'll feel passionately intense about a lot of things because your gonads are in overdrive for the next six weeks. (Ah yes -- familiarity breeds attempt.)
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Many of you are exhausted. Partnerships and close friendships have been testy. (That's because fiery, aggressive Mars is traveling through your House of Marriage and Partnership.) Nevertheless, your focus on others will actually deepen during the next 6-8 weeks because the Sun now opposes your sign. Be careful! It's easy to provoke opposition. Give little thought to any sense of failure you might have. In part, this is because your energy is low. Some of what you have set in motion is now reaching a climax. You see the consequence of structures you've created. This might be exciting. (Hey - success is just as obvious as failure.) Things are coming to a culmination. You want to settle something.
