VIRGO
August 23 – September 22
Wednesday’s emotional lunar eclipse sends a whammy through your love life. If you’ve messed up (highly likely with current mad energies), you’ll have a few days to make amends. But if it’s really over, here’s your chance for a clean break. Remember though, the home you think you’re running from is also the home you’ll give your soul to get back — when the madness has passed. Petty arrogance is not the same as personal power. Use the power. It works better.
LIBRA
September 23 – October 22
You know how unreliable you can be — without meaning to be, of course. Well, this week, people get to let you down. Don’t take it personally. Think of this as a lesson in good behaviour. That aside, your instincts are flourishing — picking up useful tidbits and warning you off the weirdos. Work is fabulous, especially after Wednesday’s creative eclipse. How about a trip with someone delicious? You deserve some excitement tidbits, especially after you’ve done all your homework.
SCORPIO
October 23 – November 21
Remember fun? The planets want you to have some — and soon. Since you’ve convinced yourself nothing worthwhile comes easily, you’ll have to force yourself to welcome in the unexpected goodies. This week is about interesting new friends and assorted entertainments. Make a note of your dreams while you’re at it. They’re sending messages. Wednesday’s eclipse brings the kind of transformation you’ve been waiting for.
SAGITTARIUS
November 22 – 21 December
Your house is a railway station, while the office bustles with assorted colleagues demanding attention. Wednesday’s eclipse hones in on communication skills — and that deep-seated, occasionally hidden, desire to learn and grow. Use the energy to reinforce your position at work. Talk to the decision-makers. And none of those pathetic jokes, either. This is serious. Get serious. Just for a while. Make a list of desires for the rest of the year. The universe needs to hear them.
CAPRICORN
December 22 – January 19
If people are blocking your progress, let them. Now look for other routes around the problem. This week’s energies are on your side, sending help in unexpected ways. Wednesday’s eclipse wants some changes – especially in the love life. Most important though: be sure of your needs and desires. If you sit around waiting to see what happens, nothing will happen. The universe needs a few direction pointers.
AQUARIUS
January 20 – February 18
It’s a happy week — sparked off by a magical full moon eclipse, which puts you in a mischievous mood. For once, friends and lovers might even laugh at the frogs in their beds. However, when you’ve stopped behaving like a five-year-old, you might use this fabulously creative energy to make something useful happen. Money’s about. Grab some for yourself. You won’t even have to work that hard. You just have to believe you’re worth more.
PISCES
February 19 – March 20
Isn’t this nice? Not only do you know what you want, you know exactly how to get it. Which doesn’t mean that cockiness is allowed. Certainly, encourage the universe to distribute her gifts your way. But always offer thanks — with real appreciation and humility — if you want to generate even greater abundance. One thing. The love life needs help. Use Wednesday’s Pisces eclipse to send some love. And don’t make any firm decisions until you’re much less emotional
ARIES
March 21 – April 19
Those contracts that didn’t deliver can be renegotiated. And now would be an excellent time. But you’ll need a few investigations of your own before stomping about with those big feet. So, make sure you have all the facts before signing anything. Oh yes, and that suspicious glower has got to go. Extra efforts are needed to maintain smiles all round. Be the leader you were born to be. Wednesday’s lunar eclipse will guide you.
TAURUS
20 APRIL – 20 MAY
Make the most of travel or love plans happening around Wednesday’s eclipse. The planets are shoving from behind, as you charge about in unexpected directions. Taureans generally balk at change, so don’t let this opportunity slip past. And no, none of it will be easy to control. That’s the whole point. But with the luck planet expanding all your resources, you’ll get to choose a new source of magic every day. Ask yourself how much excitement you can handle.
GEMINI
21 MAY – 20 JUNE
There’s some understandable hesitation here — more an issue of trust than romance. Still, you’d be advised to make use of this week’s fabulously courageous eclipse energies to discuss your fears. There’s real magic in the air now — enough to grab for yourself. And after that? Take that trip. Some interesting news is coming your way from foreign climes. Take your time with the bigger decisions, though. You know how impulsive you can be.
CANCER
21 JUNE – 22 JULY
Wednesday’s eclipse sets a completely new tone to the rest of your year. Money takes a different route as that brilliant mind combines with creative instinct to make some bucks. Mind you, it’s just as well there’s a distraction. Your love life is scary enough to frighten a nun – mainly because you’re waiting for everyone else to make your choices for you. For now, focus on fixing your career. Not even you can manage 15 things at once.
LEO
July 23 – August 22
No matter how inspired or fabulous your ideas, you still feel as though nothing is happening. Not so at all. The planets are shifting into exactly the right spot for everything to start falling into place. And to add to the delights, your energy has become much more flexible, allowing you to bend the rules, finding different ways to be happy. Wednesday’s fabulous lunar eclipse will help you make better choices. Pay attention to the signs.
Your Chart
Jabari Mpholo (4/7/82, Springs, 11pm)
Sun sign: Cancer
Moon sign: Sagittarius
Rising Sign: Pisces
Wednesday’s full moon eclipse is especially important for you, launching you into a new cycle that offers the courage to change your life. Now’s your chance to rewrite your script and create new adventures. As luck would have it, the next phase is about wealth and success. The main problem, though, is that you lack practical skills, often allowing yourself to be talked into mad schemes that leave you powerless and abused.
A sensible helper is required – someone you’ve known for longer than five minutes. You have marvellous intuition and loads of courage. Also, the planets are urging you to dive into something completely different. This is your wealth moment. Use it well.
Relationships, on the other hand, take a little longer. You’re still determined to rescue the deadbeats, and deny your own needs. Until you’ve done some work on that particular brand of madness, keep your love life simple. And don’t commit to anything – or anyone - until you’ve asked at least 10 people for their opinions. And even then…
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