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With Mercury in the sign of the cat and a lunar conjunction to Venus, exaggeration will be employed to make the praise more exciting, the story more interesting and the accomplishment more remarkable. Is it lying, or is it just good manners to make things more entertaining for your audience? Only you know where to draw the line for you.

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When things aren't quite working with one person, it's an opportunity to find a better fit for the task at hand. Much of it boils down to timing and the fact that not everyone is emotionally mature. Some will form and break connections with all the grace of a toddler on a sugar rush. The Mars move to Cancer will favor those who don't waste too...Read more

Since the unpredictability of relationships is a given, why waste time trying to figure out who is right, wrong, truthful, delusional or anything else? The move is to simply trust that each encounter serves a purpose, even if that purpose is not immediately clear. In the aftermath of a tense square of Mars and Neptune, hidden patterns and ...Read more

For many, Labor Day is typically a day to remove oneself from labor to ponder its role in our lives, and this year's new moon in Virgo supports the agenda. With the sun and moon in the sign of industriousness, we consider our feelings about the sort of work we do in the world and the returns of that energetic investment, especially in terms of...Read more

The Uranus retrograde has a message about enthusiasm. Some people need quite a lot of hype to get excited, but unless it's your job to get them interested in the offering at hand, it's better to let them go on nonplussed than exhaust yourself with crazy efforts to impress. For the right audience, the essence of the truth holds plenty of charm....Read more

It's nice to have a healthy, gradual transformational process, but change often happens through some kind of discomfort. It's nothing to fear. To fear the pain that never comes is to worry needlessly. Besides, if pain really is in the cards, it's a gift. Without such a consequence, nothing would evolve. What feels bad is the catalyst for ...Read more

Activated by the moon, Neptune stirs the imagination in soulful, insightful, emotional directions. All the ideas hold something in them. Some ideas provide a dim contrast to brighter ideas, and some are links and levers to brilliance. As long as you're having many ideas, you're in the flow of possibility, which is an exciting place to be.

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In the jostle of a Venus change, there's no need to wonder or ponder to pick the perfect moment to act. It's now -- always now. The question is which action. Maybe the action is doing planning or research. Maybe the action is listening for clues and cues. Maybe it's "go time" for the main event, but it's always going on now, which is the only ...Read more

The end of the Mercury retrograde delivers a moral to the story. Impatience and frustration boil down to one thing: a belief that one's own timing is superior to the timing of the world. Of course, this belief is not only absurd but it's impossible to prove, since the world only ever goes by its own timing. That's why patience is not just for ...Read more

Dailiness builds the strongest bonds. The sun comes up every morning and the blossoms open to drink it in, as they have since the beginning of flowers. Daily visits, however brief, are a theme to carry us through Virgo season. Whether we check in with friends, ourselves or another interest, habits are established in a few minutes each day.

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As the sun and moon square off to form the only major aspect of the day, the problem will be obvious. On the bright side, the answer to one problem will also be the fix for ten others. The right attitude can make way for excellent solutions. In some cases, the right attitude is the solution. Apply it to excellent effect across the ...Read more

The Mercury retrograde's last days shine on our beautifully flawed attempts at life. Even when we give it our best shot, we still manage to trip over our own feet sometimes. That's exactly how it should be. Imagine the sheer dullness of a perfectly choreographed life. It's those little mishaps and blunders that teach us the dance steps to get ...Read more

It's a fine time to review what you've enjoyed, learned and accomplished in the past few weeks. What worked and what didn't? Any regrets? If you brought 10% more discipline and tenacity to the scene, what would that look like? Answer these questions to get a strong start to one of the most productive seasons of the year.

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What did you mean to do under the Leo Sun that you didn't quite get around to? The new season suggests a change of tactics. Practical methods may just be the quicker way to the goal. These first days of Virgo Season are ideal for planning. Pinpoint the one small move that, if repeated 100 times, would actually make a difference.

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The sun moves into the part of the zodiac with a reputation that's hard to live up to. Regardless, it's time to start trying. Here's to Virgo season, the part of the year when we all pretend we've got our act together! Cheers to organizing our chaos, perfecting our imperfections and making plans we might actually stick to -- at least until ...Read more

At times, the world can feel so small, as though we've met all the people, seen the places and know what there is to know about it. Of course, this is ridiculous, as feelings can be. One new interest can change everything. Stay open. The visionary Pisces moon pulls from Venus, portending a new expansion. Exploration makes us curious; curiosity...Read more

The fish has symbolic significance in most cultures around the world, ancient and modern alike. Mythology features fish who talk, fish who grant wishes, and fish who host weary travelers like a floating Airbnb and then spit them out on a distant shore. The Pisces post-sturgeon moon continues the magic themes, our hopes reflected in its gleam ...Read more

It's so normal to want to seek things such as perfection, validation and happiness, though these are precisely the kinds of slippery pursuits that can never be fully caught. As soon as you touch them, they move a little further out of reach. The sturgeon moon suggests we trade the energy of "seeking" altogether today for the energy of "living ...Read more

The pre-show to the full moon echoes the importance of framing. The way we talk about our lives is an act of framing. A choice of frame can either harmonize with the overall picture, enhancing its beauty, or clash with it, detracting from its appeal. The alignment of the sun and Mercury in presentational Leo points out how a fitting and well-...Read more