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January to December 2006 Horoscope: Predictions for Libra

We’ve divided our 2006 yearly horoscopes into 3 groups (or decanates) per sign for more accuracy. Remember that if you know your Ascendant, read forecasts for both your Sun sign and your Ascendant sign. If you know your birth time, but don’t know your Ascendant, be sure to see How to Obtain Your Astrology Chart here.

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

December 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

December

Overview. Until the 22nd, the Sun transits your solar third house. This is the time of year when you are especially busy with all sorts of “little things”, more communicative, and more apt to be living in the mind. You could have a finger in many pies, so to speak, as your curiosity is piqued by a larger variety of things than usual. Used well, this could be a period in which you come up with solutions to a number of problems. You are more inclined to take pride in your intellectual accomplishments and/or your ability to socialize and make connections. Activities related to communications such as journalism, literature, speaking, etc., may figure more prominently in your life now than at other points in the year. Increased involvement with siblings, students, classmates, or neighbors may also figure. You invest much importance in your immediate environment now. This could also be a time of mental restlessness. The pace of your life may be a bit hectic now, and if you’re not used to it, it could make you a tad nervous. You are more inclined to seek a broad understanding of people and of your immediate environment. Concentrating on listening, connecting, communicating, and learning is your best bet now.

From the 22nd, the Sun transits your solar fourth house. With the Sun spotlighting your house of family and home, these areas are your instinctive focus during this period. Your family, home, property concerns, roots, and heritage come into focus and become a source of pride. You are likely quite preoccupied with feelings of security and your inner experiences. This is a time when you send down roots and seek a feeling of belonging. You could be thrust into a position of leadership on the home front. Ego confrontations with family members are possible now, but the best way to handle this energy is to do your best to strengthen your relationship to your family and your home base. This is a time to do what you can to build trust in your family life and a strong foundation within yourself, so that regardless of what you meet in the outside world over the next months, you have a secure place to return to. Besides spending more time tending to domestic affairs, the focus can be on cultivating and nourishing your inner foundations that support you and your growth. This is a time to collect yourself–to fill your well, so to speak.

December is an especially busy month for you. Life speeds up, others seem to demand more of your attention than usual, and the pace of your life is frantic at times. On the 4th, a disappointment surrounding an application, interview, or educational matter could occur. Around the 10th, important, positive information or news comes your way. This is an excellent month for a new mental pursuit or project, if only you have a chance to focus on it! Watch for a strong money-making proposition, likely revolving around real estate and family matters, around the 24th.

In the first half of the month, enthusiastic energy as well as a brand new, exciting perspective is brought to your mental pursuits. Your mind is especially stimulated and you feel enthusiastic and excited about communicating your thoughts or plans. A new perspective to an old problem is likely to come now. You could be talking up a storm now, and eager to connect with others and share your ideas. This is an excellent time to breathe new life into your mental pursuits. Some good news may come your way. Inspiration, a renewed sense of purposefulness derived from a feeling of growth and connectedness with others, and newfound vigor is with you now.

This month, three inner planets (the Sun, Mercury, and Venus) align with Pluto and also form a harmonious trine to Saturn. With Saturn in your solar eleventh and Pluto in your solar third, casual friendships are likely to bring some joy. Chances are excellent that you will find a lovely confidante–someone to share your daily activities and thoughts with–even if this is an online friend or other casual connection. A sibling may introduce you to a new group or friend. Whatever the case may be, grab the chance to share your thoughts with someone who is not too close to you. This will help to relieve stress that might come from having a finger in too many pies or from tension on the job. In fact, this can be one of the keys to your success this month and into 2007! This link is a long-term trend that occurs again next August and is in effect until then. This is an excellent time to derive a strong feeling of security through friends or group associations. Determination, perseverance, and a deep sense of purposefulness comes through activities that involve communications and networking. This can also indicate a deeper commitment to communicating more with those in your immediate environment. On other levels, you may be solidifying long term plans regarding learning, fulfilling a cherished wish, communicating with a romantic partner or with your children in an especially rewarding way, or increasing your income through communications fields. These continue to be themes into 2007. The dates in December when you could see initial benefits, or at least hints of things to come, occur on the 6-8, 16-18, and 24-25.

Your ruler, Venus, forms some strong positive aspects this month, and on the days that it does, you are likely to feel supported, appreciated, inspired, and gently challenged. These periods are the 1st, 6-8, and 20th. The 6-8 period is the most significant, representing a strong opportunity period for you that likely has to do with financial matters and/or communications. The 1st carries with it a more spiritual, subtle energy–pay attention to life’s synchronicities now. The 20th involves a pleasant change. Others may especially appreciate your more unique qualities now as well. Red flag periods–times when you are not received as well as you would like, or are prone to impulsive, hasty, or ill-timed behavior–occur on the 12-13 (a disappointment or self-deception could be part of the picture), 18th (feeling unappreciated or overwhelmed by responsibilities), and 28-31. Avoid scheduling important events on these days, if you can.

The most opportune periods of the month for finances include the 1st, 7-8, 17-18, and 25th. A particularly auspicious time is the 7-8. Speculation and new financial initiatives are best avoided on the 4th. Minor financial challenges or concerns are possible at that time.

As far as romantic and creative matters go, opportunities to enhance or attract romance abound on the 1st, 19th, and 20th. These periods represent power days for personal magnetism, charisma, and creativity. Challenges surrounding these matters are more likely on the 2-3, 15th, 20-22, and 31st. These would be less than ideal days to schedule a first date. Regarding more serious partnerships, better days include the 9-12, 14-16, and 30th. Challenges are more likely on the 20-22.

Better times to schedule job interviews or health appointments, and for success and happiness on the job, occur on the 1st, 19th, and 30th. On the 2-3, 15th, and 20-22, avoid scheduling job interviews or health appointments if possible.

Venus transits your third house until the 11th. During this cycle you are especially charming in your communications with others. Your words are soothing, and you tend to use words to smooth over problems that you see around you. You are mostly cheerful in your approach to others, and perhaps somewhat intellectual. Essentially, you are quite companionable during this cycle. You enjoy talking about what interests you, and you see value in the exchange of ideas. Sometimes this transit brings benefit through siblings, communications, or short trips.

Venus warms your solar fourth house from the 11th. During this cycle, you are especially fond of your home and family life. What you are most attracted to now are the depths of the soul, your roots, the home, and a feeling of security. You are more nurturing in your love relationships, and you take whatever steps that are necessary to create a peaceful and pleasant environment in your home and with family members. You could experience strong emotional romanticism at this time, and what touches you is what lies below the surface. You feel most loved when you are taken care of and when you feel included–that you belong. As well, if you are able to express your deepest feelings with a partner, you are at your most satisfied. You are seeking inner peace during this cycle, but you could be feeling rather needy or dependent now. You are more receptive and gentle on a romantic level, and tend to be more sentimental or nostalgic now. You may particularly value the aesthetics in and around your home during this period. If things are out of whack on the home front, you will do whatever you can to create a peaceful and stable atmosphere. Loyalty and sensitivity in your relationships are more important to you than typically. You might focus on ways to earn money in or from your home. This is a calming influence–a time when simple pleasures most appeal.

From the 8-27, Mercury transits your solar third house, where it feels right at home. Your mind is especially inquisitive during this cycle, when learning, short trips, and other forms of communication and making connections, appeal strongly. Some are fidgety or nervous during this cycle, perhaps due to increased errand-running, phone calls, or information overload. Others enjoy the challenge of tackling a variety of subjects. As well, talking, writing, and studying can be good ways to handle stress. It’s a great time to pick up information from your environment and the people in it. Your mind is often distracted, particularly when required to stick to routine, so this is not the best transit for focusing on one task or project. You might spend a lot of time in your car making short frequent trips, running errands, communicating with siblings and neighbors, and visiting friends and relatives.

Mercury transits your solar fourth house from the 27th. Your mind often wanders to issues surrounding your home, family, and past during this cycle. Your domestic life may be particularly busy, active, and perhaps hectic. For example, you may take more work to do at home, or there can be many visitors and other comings and goings now. This is an excellent time to open up conversations with loved ones, as you are more rational when it comes to personal matters now. You’re brimming with ideas to solve family problems or domestic issues that need attention. More trips, either with family or for household supplies, are likely.

Mars brings dynamic energy to your solar third house from the 6th. Your communication style tends to be more direct and to the point during this cycle. You are also inclined to pour a lot of energy into mental pursuits. You are likely to have many ideas and plans going during this transit, and you might be inclined to scatter your energies as a result. Channeled well, this is a good time to sell your ideas to others, or to present your case. You may be especially busy running errands and communicating with others. More articulate than usual, you may also have a more assertive, self-centered, or provocative communication style at this time. As such, discussions may become heated, or they may escalate into arguments, more easily. If this is the case, it’s likely because you are taking things very personally right now, or because you are over-identifying with your beliefs and ideas. A tendency to be impatient or impulsive while driving or while performing manual tasks, generally with the hands, may lead to accidents, so it’s wise to be careful on the road or while operating machinery or even using scissors! This is an excellent time to work on intellectual tasks with more vigor and passion.

Overall, the best periods of the month for you occur from the 6-20, when you feel energetically supported by circumstances, your environment, and the people in your life; and the 8-14, when your ideas and plans are received well.

Highlights:

November 30-December 1 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

December 2-3 Hard aspects operative now include Sun-Uranus, Venus-Chiron, and Mercury-Saturn. Negative thinking and expectations, as well as a generally rebellious mood, are not conducive to easy relating. Avoid pushing matters just now. Problems with friends are possible. Avoid new financial initiatives for the time being, if you can.

December 4 Full Moon in Gemini in your solar ninth house. Some sort of fulfillment, culmination, or revelation regarding your desires or new initiatives at the last New Moon on November 20th occurs now. Your attention to the logical world of reason has been a focus in the last two weeks. Now you feel a crisis of lack. Your personal beliefs may be tested now. Your impulses and faith matter, and all of the attention you’ve been giving to mundane affairs has you wondering when you’re going to have some fun. You want to take a leap of faith now. Your adventurous side pushes up and out, demanding attention.

December 6-7 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

December 6-8 Venus joins with Pluto and trines Saturn. Passions are strong and intense, but controlled. A new sense of responsibility in our social relationships is with us, and it’s of a pleasant variety–we feel renewed, committed, and dedicated. Solid proof of commitment gives us a deep feeling of purposefulness and meaning. An opportunity to stabilize and strengthen a social or romantic bond arises now. In your case, this configuration occurs in your communications and friendship sectors, making this a strong opportunity period for connecting to others on a casual level. Relationships are imbued with a deep sense of trust, maturity, and respect now, particularly relationships with friends, relatives, and classmates. Sincerity and depth are most important to you in terms of your close relationships. New responsibilities concerning your commitments to mental pursuits and learning could arrive now, but they give you a strong sense of meaning and purposefulness. Connecting to someone in a most rewarding way could figure. This is also a strong opportunity period for personal finances. Circumstances are such that you are able to stabilize or improve your earning power. You might receive financial support, backing, a loan, or you could pay off debt now. Your ruler is involved, suggesting that you project a more trustworthy, commanding, and sincere persona. Communications may arrive that give you peace of mind.

December 9-12 Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter align, and the Sun sextiles Neptune. Tremendous enthusiasm, newfound vigor, and optimism characterize this period. We are inspired, hungry for new experiences, and eager to share our ideas with others. Your mind is especially stimulated and you feel enthusiastic and excited about communicating your thoughts or plans. A new perspective to an old problem is likely to come now. You could be talking up a storm now, and eager to connect with others and share your ideas. This is an excellent time to breathe new life into your mental pursuits. Some good news may come your way.

December 13-14 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

December 15-18 The Sun joins with Pluto and trines Saturn; Mercury squares Uranus; Venus sesquiquadrates Saturn. The best way to use this energy to your advantage would be to focus on your commitment to your long-term goals. Hold off on major decision-making, saving it for a more auspicious time. Working on projects already in progress with an eye to your future is best now; research is especially rewarding. Ideally, you should be focusing on mental pursuits and learning now. Wait until after the New Moon on the 20th, however, to begin new initiatives, particularly those that involve long-term projects. Focus on research for the time being. Avoid financial initiatives if possible. You could be feeling left out or insecure just now. You could also be taken off guard by changes on the work front.

December 16-17 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

December 19-20 Venus sextiles Uranus and Mercury sextiles Neptune. Pay special attention to your intuition now. We happily embrace all that is new, unusual, and out-of-the-ordinary during this period. For you, others are enjoying your spontaneity. Surprise a special someone, break the routine, or do something out of the ordinary. You could enjoy a pleasant surprise with regards to personal finances. There could also be good news coming from your child or romantic partner.

December 20 New Moon in late Sagittarius in your solar third house affects you until the next New Moon. This New Moon carries with it the potential for tremendous growth and transformation. This cycle represents an opportunity to find ways to transcend the mundane details of day-to-day life and nurture our faith, commitment, hope, and vision. The third house rules our communication skills, learning, methods, daily interactions and contact, and general “busy-ness”. This is a favorable time for learning something new, feeling at ease in social situations, taking care of the details of daily life, and developing a mental rapport with others. It is a time when you will be more aware of your environment, and when you experience increased alertness. It’s a good time to take tests, fill out forms, start a new course, write letters, make phone calls, and take care of daily tasks with energy.

December 21-22 Mars squares Uranus. It’s challenging to focus on any one particular task. Rebelliousness and impatience with rules and restrictions could get the best of us. There could be some tension and stress on the job, such as gossip or rebellious behavior. A challenge could arise in close partnership–a partner could be unpredictable or unreliable now. Avoid stirring up more trouble than necessary now–most people aren’t in the most cooperative of moods.

December 23-24 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

December 24-25 Mercury joins with Pluto and trines Saturn. This is a time when we may share ideas, feelings, or thoughts that we normally keep hidden. Research brings rewards, new insights into old problems invites progress, and the uncovering of previously hidden information is inspiring. Thoughts, ideas, and communications are more intense and focused. We are more able, and motivated, to find hidden meanings and to cut to the chase. Efficiency and relevancy become important. This is an especially strong period for you in terms of gaining insight into problems that have bothered you in the past. An eye-opening conversation or discovery may figure now.

December 27-28 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

December 28-29 Hard aspects operative now include Venus-Jupiter and Mercury-Neptune. Jupiter sextiles Chiron. This is a dreamy period when pie-in-the-sky thinking tends to dominate. Excess is a strong inclination, with little thought about the consequences! While you may enjoy some scintillating conversations and pleasant entertainment, overindulgence tends to come naturally, perhaps too naturally. Enjoy yourself, but avoid going over the top.

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Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

November 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

November

Overview. Until the 22nd, the Sun puts a spotlight on your solar second house, illuminating matters surrounding your personal possessions, finances, and value system. Your focus is on material affairs and comfort issues. Security is a driving force for you right now, and you might find that you are especially interested in accumulating possessions. What you have and what you don’t have come into focus–what makes you feel comfortable, your sense of security, and what you value. This is the time of year when personal finances and possessions receive maximum attention. Pour your energy into your work and your finances, and you might just be able to take your ideas to the bank. Extravagance with your pocketbook is something you may want to look out for, however. If you find yourself itching to make unnecessary purchases, know that at the root of this urge is the desire to pamper and comfort yourself. Nothing wrong with it, but there are inexpensive (and even free) ways to make yourself feel good. This is not the most eventful time of year for you. You are more inclined to dig your heels in and hang on to what makes you feel most secure than to take big risks.

From the 22nd, the Sun illuminates your communications sector. You are exploring and searching now, making connections, and paying attention to your immediate environment. Social interaction is emphasized during this period, and is for the most part light-hearted. Give other people a little extra time and attention, notice their efforts on your behalf, and strengthen your connections. You are more curious and alert than usual, and you could be quite busy with errands, paperwork, phone calls, and light socializing. Much energy is expended in understanding and adapting to your immediate environment. Siblings, neighbors, close relatives, friends, and co-workers may play a more important role than usual in your life during this cycle. You are more interested in exploring your own neighborhood than you are a different country. This is not a time of big adventure-seeking. Rather, it’s a time of little adventures close to home. Neither is this a time when you are especially focused. In fact, you could have a finger in many pies right now. You are especially resourceful now, and you could find yourself enjoying (or seeking) attention for your intellectual know-how. The ability to express and communicate your ideas is extremely important to you at this time. You are eager to investigate new things, whether scientific or technical.

Finances are in focus this month. Revisiting past debts, rearranging your budget, and sorting out bills are on the agenda. A tiny crisis surrounding money is in store around the 5-7, and is likely to involve shared finances or support. Life becomes much less stressful around the 16th, when whatever it is you were pulling for comes through. The second half of November is an especially favorable time for any business transactions and legal matters. Past generosity could be repaid now, and gifts or bonuses come from unexpected sources.

There is a rare preponderance of planets (the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter) in the sign of Scorpio in the first approximately three weeks of November, placing strong emphasis on your personal finances sector. This allows you to focus on one area of your life, but it can also incline you to obsess on the same! In your case, what you own and what you don’t own, your cash flow, and what you value capture much of your attention. Some of these planets (the Sun, Venus, and Jupiter) enter Sagittarius in the last week of the month, and a shift occurs towards emphasis on close personal and business relationships. From the 19-23, some key astrological events give us a shot of adrenaline–Uranus turns direct, the New Moon occurs late in the sign of Scorpio, the Sun and Jupiter align, also late in the sign of Scorpio, and Jupiter enters Sagittarius.

Uranus direct on the 19th gives us all a blast of electric energy. Moving forward in your sixth house, and as the ruler of your fifth, this suggests new energy is brought to your work, daily routines, health, relationships with children and lovers, creativity, and hobbies. Stagnation in these areas begins to lift. A new insight about your job or health is possible. Or, an unforeseen encounter with a co-worker or lover, a job development, or an unexpected love affair could be part of the picture in the weeks surrounding the 19th. Uranus always acts to disrupt the status quo, often bringing surprising or erratic events.

Jupiter entering Sagittarius is beneficial for you, as Jupiter is now in a creative sextile (or moving towards a sextile) to your Sun and entering your third house. Jupiter changes sign approximately once a year, so this ingress is significant and represents a new shift of energy that will stay with you until December 2007. From now until December 2007, educational and communication opportunities present themselves. During this long-term trend, neighbors or relatives could be beneficial. You convey your ideas with more enthusiasm, and they are received well. You are able to understand complex subjects and explain them in such a way that others can readily understand. Opportunities for travel or advanced study may present themselves. This might be a good time to learn a foreign language or to take a course to brush up your skills. You may decide to buy a new car. Benefits come through visits, short trips, messages, emails, or they could come through contacts with siblings, classmates, kin, and neighbors. Some sort of positive news or announcement is likely to be part of the picture. If you’re an author, you will find many opportunities and creative flow. If you’re a student, school is especially favored. If you’re in commerce, you are likely to discover that sales are especially strong; if you work in science, you are likely to gather important information that advances your research. These positive circumstances won’t necessarily fall into your lap, and are unlikely to come all at once. You need to keep your eyes open for opportunities in these areas of life.

Mercury remains retrograde in Scorpio until November 17th. Mercury retrograde cycles are periods when communications and transportation matters don’t go as smoothly as usual. All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications involving legal affairs, travel, and education, as well as communications about the past, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Occurring in your solar second house this cycle, there may be the need to revisit old, nagging issues regarding personal finances. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to financial transactions, or, better yet take this time to re-budget instead of making purchases prematurely. In the weeks following the 17th, these matters begin to move forward. Mercury leaves its storm on the 22nd, when “all things Mercury” tend to resume near-normal pace, and leaves its shadow on December 4th. From the 22nd to December 4th, we have a chance to revisit matters that may have stumped or annoyed us while Mercury was retrograde.

Your ruler, Venus, is in intense Scorpio until the 17th, giving you an investigative, probing, and strategic demeanor. After the 17th, Venus in Sagittarius tends to lighten up your overall attitude, and you might enjoy a shift to more outgoing and adventurous self-expression. On the 1-2, a challenge (possibly about finances) ultimately leads to an opportunity to move forward with increased insight. Letting go of something figures now, and it feels good to do so! The 14-16 is excellent for you for virtually anything, but especially personal finances, and you might receive very good news. On the 21st, you feel especially understood, accepted, and supported. It’s a strong period for career, finances, and romance. Another stand-out period for you occurs at the end of the month, on November 30-December 1st, when quiet personal magnetism wins you favors, and acceptance comes easily. Red flag periods for the month include the 6-7, when disappointments or even deceptions could be part of the picture, and when you should watch for sloppy thinking or speech (avoid signing any dotted line now); the 12-13, when you could feel unsupported, thwarted, or left out and conflicts with a friend over values could emerge; and the 25-26 when impulsive or erratic behavior could be costly.

The most opportune periods of the month for finances include the 16th and 30-December 1. Red flag days for finances include the 1-2, 6-8, 13-15, 20-22, and 25-26, when minor financial problems/drains are more likely and when you should try to avoid major new financial initiatives. Going over past issues surrounding money is likely, particularly around the 6-8, and your thinking on financial matters is unclear.

Romantic matters are very strong in terms of building and developing romance this month! Opportunities to enhance or attract romance occur on the 1-3, 7-9, 12-14, and 21-23. These periods represent power days for personal magnetism, charisma, and creativity. Small issues that could be annoying or disconcerting concerning romantic matters are more likely to occur on the 16-18 and 25-26. Of course, these would be less than ideal days to go on a first date, for example. Close partnership matters go better on the 1st and 11th; and could be challenging on the 16-18 and 27-29.

Better times to schedule job interviews or health appointments, and for success and happiness on the job, occur on the 2-3, 12-14, 21-23, and 30-December 1st. Red flag periods for these matters occurs on the 6-7, 16-18, and 25-26, when you should avoid scheduling health appointments or job interviews if feasible.

Venus warms your solar second house until the 17th. As the natural ruler of this sector of the chart, Venus feels right “at home” here. This is a rather content position for Venus, although there can be some restlessness when it comes to money and spending it–you are more inclined to want more things around you! Financial security and enjoyment of the good things in life are important to you, although you also value simple pleasures. The ability to relate well with others might enhance your own personal finances during this period. You may find yourself in a position in which there is a blending of financial matters with social or public affairs. This is a stable position for love matters and close relationships. You value those who make you feel comfortable, and the familiar is more important to you than someone new during this cycle.

Venus transits your communications sector from the 17th. During this cycle you are especially charming in your communications with others. Your words are soothing, and you tend to use words to smooth over problems that you see around you. This is helpful especially with Mercury retrograde at the same time. You are mostly cheerful in your approach to others, and perhaps somewhat intellectual. Essentially, you are quite companionable during this cycle. You enjoy talking about what interests you, and you see value in the exchange of ideas. Sometimes this transit brings benefit through siblings, communications, or short trips.

Mercury, the planet of communication, continues to activate your solar second house all month. This is a strong period for analyzing your cash flow, income, and earning power. You are more practical and rational in your approach to finances now. With your conscious mind focused on money and possessions, as well as personal values, this can be a strong period for gathering new money-making ideas. Alternatively, it could be a time when you tend to fret over your finances. Conversations tend to be practical rather than frivolous now. Financial gain may come through communications. The only caution here is that Mercury is retrograde and then its storm until the 22nd, when communications can be challenging or awkward and decision-making foggy.

Mars brings dynamic energy to your second house all month. You have more energy at your disposal to make money, but also to defend your values. This can be a very resourceful time, when you make the most of what you have. You have much energy for new money-making projects, or for stepping up existing ones. You may be over-identifying with what you have and own, and you could be trying to prove yourself (your worth) to others using money and possessions as the means to do so. If conflicts occur during this transit, they are likely to be over issues of ownership. This is a time when impulse buying is at a peak. You probably should avoid using credit right now, simply because your spending habits may be excessive and impulsive.

The powerful emphasis on your solar second house, with support from Uranus in your solar sixth house, suggests that it’s an opportunity period for most practical matters, including personal finances, the acquisition and maintenance of personal possessions, work, budgeting, and making yourself feel secure in the “real world”. A more open relationship with co-workers is possible now. It’s an excellent month to work on getting a raise, mobilizing or securing your resources, and tying up loose financial ends. This will free yourself up for the strong emphasis on mental pursuits that begins in the last week of November and continues into December. The best period of the month for you, overall, is the last week, when charm is on your side and energy flows seamlessly.

Highlights:

November 1-3 Venus and the Sun trine Uranus, and Mercury retrograde squares Saturn. Although we are likely to revisit tense discussions and topics that occurred on October 22-23, this is a strong period for new ways of approaching old problems. With your ruler involved, this is a time when you free yourself from some limiting habit, condition, or state of mind. If it means letting go of something, it is likely very worth it. A burden is eased now. Do your best, however, to avoid harping on insignificant matters.

November 2-3 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

November 5 Full Moon in Taurus in your solar eighth house. This Full Moon is emotionally passionate and potentially creative, but disillusionments may be part of the picture. Some sort of fulfillment, culmination, or revelation regarding your heart’s desire at the last New Moon on October 22nd occurs now. This Full Moon is all about give and take. What makes you feel comfortable and secure needs to be balanced with attention to other people’s needs and comfort levels. It’s a good time to settle some of your debts, financial or otherwise. You may be in a position wherein you are forced to make a financial settlement or large outlay of cash; or, you may find that you are leaned upon for support, financial or otherwise.

November 6-9 With the Sun, Mercury, and Venus square Neptune during this period, we need to be wary of anything that looks too good to be true. Disappointments, disillusionments, foggy thinking, and wishful thinking are all strong possibilities now, and can affect our relationships, finances, communications, and more. This is a red flag period for all. With your ruler involved, you could find that you are easily misunderstood or you are particularly vulnerable to the kind of wishful thinking that clouds your judgment. Be particularly cautious with finances, as results from investments may disappoint. A small romantic disappointment is also possible now. Give others the benefit of the doubt, and examine whether you are expecting too much from a friendship.

November 9-10 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

November 15-16 Venus conjuncts Jupiter, and we have a taste for “the finer things” in life. Generosity, tolerance, and sociability come naturally, and so does over-indulgence in life’s pleasures. Occurring in your finances sector, this is a time when you could attract a gift or reward. Venus is your chart ruler and also rules your joint finances sector, making this a fabulous period for winning approval or favors in general. Support, if you need it, is likely to arrive.

November 16-17 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

November 17-18 The Sun squares Saturn and Mars squares Neptune. Mercury is stationary direct. Caution is in order – this is a red flag period for all. We are not seeing things clearly, and new initiatives should be avoided until after the New Moon on the 20th. Financial challenges may be part of the picture now, and you should also watch for letdowns coming from a partner.

November 18-19 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

November 20 New Moon in late Scorpio in your solar second house affects you until the next New Moon. This New Moon aligns with good luck Jupiter, but also squares Saturn. This cycle represents an opportunity to rid ourselves of the “junk” in our lives–material and spiritual. Heightened sensitivity to the world of the five senses, to your physical environment, and to the security you gain from the solid ground you have built for yourself is in order for this period of time. Attunement to, and appreciation of, the physical world of the senses is the focus, and this is a time to start fresh in terms of how you arrange your life in order to feel a sense of value and worthiness. Financial issues come into focus. Setting realistic financial goals, as well as formulating such things as budgets and other sensible financial planning projects, will be favored during this time. Discovering ways to increase your income is featured. It is also a wonderful time for taking moments to pleasure yourself through earthy, tactile, and comforting endeavors.

November 20-23 The Sun conjuncts Jupiter, Venus sextiles Chiron, Mercury trines Uranus, and Uranus turns direct. Power days for all. Electric energy, faithfulness, bright ideas, optimism, the desire to break out and experience more from life. This is a time to break free from limiting circumstances and to start something new. Your ruler harmonizing with healing Chiron indicates that you are especially well-received right now. This is a strong period for finances. Happy news from a friend may be part of the picture.

November 25-26 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

November 26-28 Venus squares Uranus, Mars squares Saturn. Watch for impulsive attractions. We may have to face the consequences of past behavior now. Forcing matters only brings resistance and frustrations. Don’t let a minor financial setback frustrate you too much. Others might find you’re acting out of character, or they misinterpret your intentions.

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

October 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

October

Overview. Until the 23rd, the Sun illuminates your first house. This cycle that began in the last week of September places you in the spotlight. Increased energy and a renewed feeling of confidence is with you now, so take advantage. It’s a great month to do something entirely new and pioneeringto go solo in some area of your life. In fact, you are in the position to make a big impression on others. You have more presence than usual and you project confidence.

From the 23rd, the Sun transits your solar second house. This is the most “financial” period of the year for you. You might have a more materialistic view of life for the time being, or you have an increased interest in your own possessions, during this cycle. You are more attracted to objects and possessions that give you a sense of comfort, status, or luxury now. You probably should be on the lookout for a tendency to create your own financial stress due to extravagant spending habits. At this point in the year, you are unlikely to take many risks, and you can be quite resistant to change. This is a time when “comfort zones” are more important to you than usual–you value the familiar. Security is a driving force for you right now, and you might find that you are especially interested in accumulating possessions. What you have and what you don’t have come into focus–what makes you feel comfortable, your sense of security, and what you value. This is the time of year when personal finances and possessions receive maximum attention. Pour your energy into your work and your finances, and you might just be able to take your ideas to the bank.

Demonstrating the perfect balance of self-assertion and cooperation, this is one of your most charming–and even seductive–months in a long time. Theres nothing you cant attract if you want it enough. Romantic opportunities abound. A partner has something surprising to tell you around the 7th, or a relationship matter comes to fruition. This may very well be a dream come true. You can assert your needs with such grace that others have no idea that they are even being pushed. Others appreciate your initiative and your pioneering spirit.

Your ruler, Venus, forms some strong and inspired aspects this month, which is excellent for moving matters forward in your life. With your first and second houses activated, matters pertaining to personal appearance, mannerisms, personal initiative, and finances are in focus and stimulated in creative ways. Most notably, your ruler conjuncts the Sun and Mars from the 23-30. During this time, a highly creative (and in some cases procreative) energy is with you. Magnetic charm and the ability to take charge is with you in spades now. For those Libra Ascendants who are “single and looking”, especially those looking for a new male in their lives, there is much potential for meeting a significant partner. This is because your ruler and the ruler of your partnership sector are aligned this month. You have an extra measure of energy, drive, and confidence during this period, and you will be noticed more than usual. This is also a good time to begin something new–to initiate a relationship or project you may have been considering. You’re feeling pumped and enthused. You can have tremendous spiritual influence for good and for advancing your karma.

Other strong periods for your ruler, Venus, include the 3-4, 13-14, and 18-20. From the 3-4, you are radiating a special kind of charisma. From the 13-14, a softer, magnetic, and compassionate “you” is expressed quite naturally. You are more able to express your sensitive side, and this enhances your impact on others. This can be a spiritual interlude in your month. This may be especially true on a creative or romantic level. From the 18-20, you are projecting yourself with more authenticity. This is a good time to enhance intimacy in your life. You are more perceptive than usual–more able to see others’ true colors, and you may discover a secret or the hidden aspect of some situation. Something lost, hidden, or forgotten may come to light and benefit you. It’s also a strong period for communications, finances, and family matters. This is a time when dedication and commitment to your goals runs high. You are more productive in a reliable and consistent way, you derive satisfaction from a job well done, and you are more able to concentrate. This is an excellent time to cultivate patience as well as to weed out the unnecessary in order to focus on what really matters. Red flag periods of the month include the 1-2, when a disappointment could discourage you; the 5-6, when responsibilities seem to weigh heavily on your shoulders; the 9th and 21st, when you could easily sweat the small stuff; and the 28th, when others may doubt your sincerity.

Jupiter in your second house squares Saturn in your eleventh house from the 18-31. We’re forced to do things by the book during this phase, but may not want to. This is not the time to take shortcuts–they won’t work. When we think in big terms, or if we have the urge to expand, we confront obstacles or face reality. Some re-structuring of our lives and of our business goals is now in order. We may be looking for new challenges, sometimes because we are forced to do so (because things are not going exactly as we had planned). We have a desire to grow and expand, but our attitude is tempered with some caution and feelings of restriction. There is no “easy fix” just now. It is best to breathe new life into old plans rather than to strike out with a new plan altogether. Take steps to grow, but don’t overextend yourself at this time or you are bound to face frustrations. You are best off eliminating something in order to improve the overall quality of your life. This aspect can play out in a number of different ways in your life, affecting issues surrounding responsibilities to friends, group associations, your social agenda, and other people’s children (where demands or restrictions are present or required) on one hand, and finances and possessions (where the urge to expand and enjoy is great) on the other. For example, responsibilities to others could seem to limit or prevent financial growth. Or, you may not get the right backing from an organization.

Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio on the 28th. This Mercury retrograde cycle lasts until November 17th. Mercury retrograde cycles are periods when communications and transportation matters don’t go as smoothly as usual. All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications involving legal affairs, travel, and education, as well as communications about the past, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Occurring in your solar second house this cycle, there may be the need to revisit old, nagging issues regarding personal finances. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to financial transactions, or, better yet take this time to re-budget instead of making purchases prematurely.

Financial matters become most important at the end of the month. Before that time, the focus is mostly on you and your new initiatives. Some excellent opportunities can come your way from the 14-20. Another strong period for finances occurs on the 31st. The periods of the month when more caution is needed surrounding finances include the 8-9 and 22-26.

Opportunities to enhance or attract romance occur on the 3-5, 9-11, and 13-14. These periods represent power days for personal magnetism, charisma, and creativity. Small issues that could be annoying or disconcerting concerning romantic matters are more likely to occur on the 16-21.

This is a big month for close partnerships. Strong possibilities and opportunities occur when your partnership ruler, Mars, conjuncts your own ruler, Venus, and the Sun from the 20-26. For existing partnerships, you could significantly enhance your relationship. Those looking for a serious relationship may very well attract one, or bring a casual relationship to a new level. Other strong days for partnership matters include the 3-5, and 11-16. Around the time of the Full Moon on the 7th, a relationship issue is likely to come to a head. Close partnership matters require some attention on the 17-18.

Better times to schedule job interviews or health appointments, and for success and happiness on the job, occur on the 3-5, 9-11, and 13-14. Less favorable days for these matters include the 1-2 and 15-16.

Venus transits your first house until the 24th. This is excellent news for you! From the 1-8, she is directly on your Sun, spotlighting your charm and sweetness. With Venus in the first house, the areas of life where you are most likely to express your social, romantic, and artistic qualities are through your own self, by presenting an elegant, graceful, magnetic, happy, socially outgoing, attractive personality, with much joy for living. You are more bold in your love nature, yet not aggressive either. You make friends easily during this cycle, and you are especially fond of love and admiration. Artistic self-expression is important, possibly through music, clothing or writing. During this trend, a strong desire for companionship and sociability dominates. You want to maintain peace and harmony at all costs. You try to be just and fair when making decisions, as you do your best to see both sides of an issue. Women are likely to enter your life, helping or hindering personal or business affairs. You prefer the company of others, rather than going it alone. Others notice and perhaps admire you for your pleasant and cheerful personality. This is good for your ego, endowing greater self-esteem and an excellent opinion of yourself. This renewed popularity increases success, for you have the tact and diplomacy to deal with people well. Attention is placed on personal appearance, with an interest in jewelry, hairstyling, and other ways of enhancing your image.

Venus journeys through your second house from the 24th. As the natural ruler of this sector of the chart, Venus feels right “at home” here. This is a rather content position for Venus, although there can be some restlessness when it comes to money and spending it–you are more inclined to want more things around you! Financial security and enjoyment of the good things in life are important to you, although you also value simple pleasures. The ability to relate well with others might enhance your own personal finances during this period. You may find yourself in a position in which there is a blending of financial matters with social or public affairs. This is a stable position for love matters and close relationships. You value those who make you feel comfortable, and the familiar is more important to you than someone new during this cycle.

Mercury enlivens your solar second house from the 2nd. You might play with various ways to increase personal funds, resulting in more than one avenue for monetary gain. Avoid letting undue pressure from others push you into signing important papers that may create a serious financial commitment. Shopping when experiencing nervous tension should also be avoided. Your mind is always active with new ideas for an increase of income during this cycle. Brothers or sisters, or communications, may be a source of financial or material gain or loss now. Challenges regarding these matters are likely to occur, however, when Mercury retrogrades in the last few days of the month.

Mars continues to transit your first house of self-expression and initiative until the 23rd. You’re on a roll, with loads of energy to spare. You’re feeling brave, independent, and eager to begin new projects. Just pace yourself a bit, so you don’t antagonize others with abrupt and impulsive actions. There is much initiative now, with personal involvement in new ventures or undertakings. You are striving for independence and freedom of movement in everyday affairs. New ideas that offer exciting challenges appeal to you now. This placement reacts strongly on a personal level, and circumstances could require you to take the lead in certain situations or activities. You may experience a noticeable lack of cooperation from others. Exercise patience in driving, daily activities, and contact with others, as this planet can arouse the tendency toward carelessness, argumentativeness, and disputes. It is also associated with cuts, bruises, burns, migraine headaches, and accidents in rare instances.

Mars journeys through your second house from the 23rd. During this cycle, you are inclined to exert energy and initiative into making money and business dealings. You can be more resourceful than usual at this time, but you could also be inclined to rash decisions or risk-taking with money. Circumstances in life are likely to create a situation where you may have to take the lead in handling personal finances. You may be placed in a position where you have to make important monetary decisions yourself. If you have a business, it will be difficult to avoid spending lavishly on equipment and office supplies. A young man or an assertive type of individual may come up with challenging offers and new suggestions. You are more motivated to make money now. At the root of this is likely to be a quest for a sense of personal freedom.

This is a power month for you, particularly in the first week of the month. Others see you in an especially good light, and you are feeling extra attractive, charming, and on the ball.

Highlights:

October 2-3 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

October 3-5 Mars trines Neptune and Venus trines Chiron. This combination is spiritual, heartwarming, and compassionate. It’s an excellent period for enhancing and healing relationships, as well as for expressing compassion and understanding. We act on our intuition now and our creative impulses are potent. We are less tense and driven, and more relaxed. “What will be, will be” is the attitude. Inspiration can be found. The arts and anything that requires relying on intuition and imagination are favored. With your ruler involved, this is a fabulous period for you. Others look upon you in an especially favorable light on a romantic level; and money matters go especially well now. Basically, you are able to attract what you want now.

October 6-7 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

October 6-7 Full Moon in Aries in your solar seventh house. This Full Moon is emotionally passionate, self-centered, aggressive, and potentially creative. Some sort of fulfillment, culmination, or revelation regarding your heart’s desire at the last New Moon on September 22nd occurs on or in the days surrounding this Full Moon. The New Moon was all about you. Now it’s time to strike a balance with an “other”. The seventh house represents an important one-to-one relationship–a marriage partner, significant other, business partner, or an adversary. It’s time to strike a balance between your own needs and those of another. It’s time to compromise and negotiate. Partnership “tests” are possible now, but so is a chance to truly connect to a special someone in your life.

October 9-11 The Sun trines Neptune, Mercury trines Uranus, and Mars sextiles Saturn. This combination of influences can produce epiphanies and dreamy ideals that may actually bear weight in the real world. We’re at the right place at the right time, probably because our hunches are more likely to be correct and we are “tuned in”. This is a most opportune time for self-improvement programs or efforts. This is an opportune time to attend meetings and other organized group activities, to communicate online, and to take part in activities involving computers, scientific projects, and metaphysics. Unexpected gains may be realized through such mediums. The intuition is strong, and insights seem to come from “out of the blue”. Original, creative ideas are easy to come by. Work takes on definite shape, and we can see results from our efforts. This gives us a sense of responsibility and a feeling of directedness and purposefulness. For you, this is a strong period for feeling stabilized through a partnership or regarding partnership matters. You are able to negotiate especially effectively now. This is also an excellent period for all casual relationships, including friendships and romantic affairs.

October 12-13 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

October 13-16 Venus trines Neptune, Mars sextiles Pluto, the Sun sextiles Saturn, and Mercury squares Neptune. This creative combination inspires imagination that can effectively be put into action. Although it’s not the best time to sign on the dotted line, we can make significant headway on in-progress projects. This can be a dreamy time on a romantic level as well. With your ruler harmoniously connecting to dreamy Neptune, this is a wonderful time to let down your guard a little and enjoy the arts, personal relationships, and anything that relaxes you. Others see your soft corners, and truly appreciate it. It can be an especially strong period for romantic matters as well as creativity and relationships with children. You seem to be in the right place at the right time. Follow your intuition.

October 17-20 Venus sextiles Saturn and Pluto, and the Sun sextiles Pluto. Yet another creative combination occurs now, and opportunities abound. This is a time when love matters and social relationships can be solidified; and when solid progress with finances can occur. It’s also a time when research brings rewards. We benefit now from strategy and keeping things to ourselves for the time being. Opportunities to find or renew something we had lost, and to gain some power are available now. It’s about watching and waiting–observing and collecting information before we make our move. With your ruler in your sign and in harmonious aspect to Saturn and Pluto, this is an outstanding period for furthering your personal interests and for attracting recognition. Others respect you more than usual, and you come across as especially competent, knowledgeable, and reliable. A casual connection is strengthened, and communication matters go well. It’s an excellent period for presenting an idea, having an important talk, and for networking.

October 20-21 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

October 22 New Moon in late Libra in your solar first house affects you until the next New Moon. This New Moon is very creative and relationship-oriented. In your house of personal appearance and personal interests, a new beginning with regards to how you present yourself to the world or concerning a project that you begin from your own initiative, is in store now and in the month ahead. This New Moon placement is a powerful oneit’s a time to reinvent yourself in some personal way, such as with a new look or manner of expressing and presenting yourself. This is a personally busy time of year, when you feel energetic and enthusiastic. Think about how you present yourself to others, focus on changing personal habits in such a way as to improve your confidence in yourself, and concentrate on putting your best foot forward, as this is a time when you will get noticed and make a personal impression on others. However, factor in the importance of authenticity in your presentation of yourself. You do not have to, of course, reveal all of yourself to others, but the sign of Aries associated with the first house reminds us of the importance of acting on our impulses and believing in ourselves. This is a time when you can be brave and enjoy new experiences.

October 22-23 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

October 22-26 The Sun conjuncts Venus and Mars; Mercury conjuncts Jupiter and squares Saturn. This is a vital, dynamic time when we thrive on progress and activity, as well as lively, creative, and sexual energy. Our creativity and desire to make something beautiful is stimulated now. Social relations are impassioned, and perhaps demanding or extreme. We may also feel compelled to do something creative or artistic. In some cases this impulsive energy generates “love at first sight” scenarios or erotic interludes. Team work is more successful now. Some level of competition is present in our interactions, but it’s likely of a pleasurable and gently challenging kind. In terms of mental pursuits, we may have to make a choice in which both alternatives are desirable, but we must choose one at the expense of the other. With your ruler aligning with the Sun and Mars, this is a dynamic, energetic time when you have tremendous get up and go. It’s an active period for close partnerships as well as friendships. There may be some challenges encountered in this period, however, with regards to communications, particularly with finances. The Jupiter-Saturn square, discussed above in the Overview, is highlighted now.

October 27-29 Mercury is stationary retrograde now, and will remain retrograde until November 17th–a cycle when rethinking matters is the name of the game. When Mercury is stationary, as it is now, it’s especially important to prepare for possible breakdowns in communication. Back up your computer, double-check your paperwork, and remember that you may not have all the necessary information to make big decisions for the time being. Avoid signing contracts or deals, as they may not work out as you expected, or they might need revision later. As well, both the Sun and Venus square Chiron, making it a less than ideal time to ask for favors and to make important purchases. Others may doubt you, and communications regarding personal finances may involve misinformation. This is a red flag period for all–it’s best to avoid major changes now.

October 29-30 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

September 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

September

Overview. Until the 23rd, the Sun spotlights your solar twelfth house. This marks a time of retreat and regeneration. Think about the attachments you have–to things, people, and routines–and consider which ones are dragging you down. This is a time when competitive energies and the ego are on a bit of a break. It’s not the time to push ahead with brand new projects. Rather, it’s a time of reflection, dreaming, and recharging your batteries. Situations that have naturally outgrown their usefulness in your life can now be put behind you. Endings of natural cycles may be part of the picture at this time of year. Your energy is largely applied to personal and private affairs now. Your disposition is introspective. Rest and reflect, and prepare for a more outgoing cycle when the Sun moves into your first house on the 23rd.

From the 23rd, the Sun illuminates your solar first house. “Rebirth of the self” is the key phrase now. This cycle brings issues surrounding your personal identity, appearance, outward behavior, and self-expression to the forefront. This marks the height of your physical solar cycle, and you are in the position to make an impression on others, and to assert your personal influence beyond its normal boundaries. Spontaneity of expression is what this transit is about. You are ready to put your past behind you and to start a new personal cycle. You have presence and you project confidence. Increased energy and a renewed feeling of confidence is with you now, so take advantage. It’s a great time to do something entirely new and pioneeringto go solo in some area of your life. This particular season of the year smiles on your personal endeavors. This is a time when you more easily get in touch with a true sense of your identity and purpose. The most enterprising side of your nature pushes up and out, and it’s time to seize opportunities. Problems in your life may be overcome by bravery, self-assertion, and directness. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of self-centeredness during this cycle, but avoid taking it too far. It’s not the best time for team work and other cooperative endeavors. The spotlight is on you and your ability to lead, so make it a good one! Take steps to improve how you come across to others. It’s time to carve your own path in life.

This month, the two themes outlined above are the main focus, since the inner planets are all congregating in the signs of Virgo and Libra in September, highlighting these two sectors of your chart.

September begins rather quietly for you, but by the third week, you are in demand, on show, and strutting your stuff! You are especially busy on the job this month, and work pressures could get to you by the 7th. A disagreement with a romantic partner could be unsettling mid-month, but all is settled amicably by the 19th. From the 23rd, you rid yourself of worries and guilt that have been holding you back, and you experience renewed confidence. Finances go especially well this month, making a surprising turnaround.

Pluto turns direct this month after an approximately 6-month long retrograde period. Slowly but surely, issues surrounding personal finances and communications improve after a period of lull.

Two eclipses occur this month. One is a Lunar Eclipse on the 7th in the middle degree of Pisces. Its conjunction to Uranus brings a surprising turn of events. The other is a Solar Eclipse on the 22nd in the last degree of Virgo. The effects of eclipses stay with us for as long as six months, and they reveal main areas of focus for this half-year period. A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. Therefore, major decision-making is best avoided in the first week of September as well as from the 15th to 22nd.

The Lunar Eclipse on the 7th stimulates your solar sixth house. Surprises surrounding work, working relationships, daily routines, or health issues are in store. Something that has been “in hiding” or brewing under the surface of things comes to light, or there is a significant fruition or culmination. This could manifest as, for example, a work project coming to an end or bearing fruit, a surprising announcement on the job, a circumstance that calls for you to support a co-worker, a flurry of activity prompted by the demands of work or for your services, a surprising health matter, and other such possibilities. You can use this surge of emotional energy to make positive changes to your routines. Do something to improve your work conditions if they are annoying you–even if it’s a small act of kindness with a co-worker or bringing in something to brighten up your desk or office. Get going on your exercise or nutrition program that you’ve been toying with in your mind.

The Solar Eclipse on the 22nd marks a new beginning for you. Flaws in an important system in your life are revealed and it’s time to start fresh. This eclipse occurs in your solar twelfth house. This indicates a new approach to the ways you handle your inner world, the ways you compassionately serve others, and the manner in which you handle guilt. This is a period of review, letting go, and recharging your spiritual and, in effect, physical “batteries”. Focus, now, is on fulfillment through service, empathy, and awareness of other’s needs; but it can also be a time of withdrawal and some sort of retreat in a social sense, depending on your personal and natural predisposition. Some kind of soul-searching is in order, and the urge to find some level of emotional peace of mind will be apparent. These themes will be with you for the next few months.

Your ruler, Venus, enters the discriminating and practical sign of Virgo on the 6th, the sign just behind yours. A more introspective nature is displayed during this period. Analyzing the past and organizing your inner world are strong themes in September. Strong opportunity periods for you occur on the 1st and the 18-19. On the 1st, you are more magnetic and come across with great authenticity. You could find something you had lost, or something (or someone!) from your past could re-surface and boost your present circumstances. You could attract or enhance money now. On the 18-19, your happy and positive outlook is sure to attract favorable circumstances into your life. Good news may come your way. Watch for the 15-16, when you could be involved in a face-off with a co-worker or lover. The 21-22 is a period when you could find others are not accepting you at face value. Around the 25th, you could be doubted or thwarted. It’s not the best time to ask for favors, as others tend to question your motives. However, the 26-30 is a period when a lover from your past could re-appear, or a meeting with someone has a fated quality to it. You could experience a strong sense of deja vu with someone in your present, endowing you with a feeling of greater purpose and meaningfulness.

Jupiter squares Neptune from the 20-29, affecting your second and fifth houses. We may be misled easily under this influence–by others, or by our own unrealistic expectations. An inability to focus on important and realistic details, some disorganization, and extravagance or exaggeration, is likely now. You may be challenged to defend your ideals. Giving too much of your time and/or resources to others may be an issue now, and could leave you feeling discouraged if others are not appreciating your efforts. This may play out with a sibling or neighbor, or a lover or child, and could involve personal finances. You may feel that your efforts are great in these areas of life, but that you are not appreciated as much as you would like. Be careful that you are not deceived, particularly regarding finances. Recent promises or hopes could turn out to be only pipe dreams in these areas of life. Avoid financial speculation during this period. A let-down in these key life areas could occur regardless.

The most magnetic day of the month for attracting or enhancing romance is the 23rd. However, romantic matters and relationships with children can be volatile this month, and many adjustments are necessary in order to restore order. Watch for some tensions with romantic partners (and/or your children) around the 3-5, 15-16, 19-20, 25-27, and 29th. Feeling undervalued or under pressure during these periods is possible, and the issue is likely your need for solitude or a lack of appreciation for the care and acceptance you offer. The 15-16 is the most challenging time for love affairs.

Committed partnerships could face challenging times around the 13-16 and 25-27. Use the 18-19 to resolve differences and to forgive and forget.

The best day of the month for work and health matters occurs on the 23rd, when it is a better time to schedule health appointments or job interviews. Less favorable days for work and health matters include the 3-5, 9-16, 19-20, 25-27, and 29th. This is a month when you need to make a lot of adjustments in your work and health routines. Use it to re-organize your daily routines rather than fret over changes that need to be made. Recognition for your talents from higher-ups is likely around the 7th.

Venus moves through your privacy sector from the 6th–a time when you are more reserved about expressing your romantic and social nature. Excessive noise, arguments, or upheaval in your environment is very upsetting to your sense of balance and well-being. You might seek seclusion in order to find a sense of peace. It may be difficult for you to outwardly express your affections, for you can be quite secretive concerning your emotions during this cycle. Do not permit others to work on your sympathy and talk you into lending them money or material goods. Matters of the heart touch you deeply. You may willingly play a supportive role to a partner, offering him or her more compassion and selfless love. If a romance were to begin during this period, it would likely be a private or even secret one. What you don’t know might just be helping you right now, because what’s happening behind your back is moving in your favor and all will come out happily when your dreams become a reality soon enough. Venus comes out of “hiding” on the 22nd, when your emotions will be on your sleeve. Until then, laying low is best in the love department.

Mercury works its way through your privacy sector until the 12th. Your mental and communicative energies are turned inward during this period. On a positive level, you may search for spiritual truth and mental enlightenment. Creative endeavors could flourish now, particularly those that draw upon the emotions or that require creative visualization skills, such as poetry, art, acting, and other such activities. You are likely to require a certain amount of solitude, or even periods of seclusion, in order to get your thoughts together or to be productive. You are less likely to chat indiscriminately during this transit, and tend to be a little secretive or tight-lipped for the time being. This may be important, in fact, because this position is sometimes associated with the uncovering of secrets, so discretion may be in order. Its a good time to do research. Running a fine-toothed comb over events from the past could help you to better understand the present.

Mercury enlivens your solar first house from the 12th. You make yourself perfectly clear at this time, coming across in a very direct, articulate manner. Your honesty and willingness to communicate openly impresses others. This is a good time to give a speech, present your ideas publicly, or simply express your viewpoint to the people who matter the most in your life. If you are in a profession dealing with words, ideas, or communications, this is a very positive and fruitful time for you. An active and restless spirit prevails, which induces many changes in personal affairs. Your mind is constantly assimilating facts and figures. There are times when you could find it difficult to turn the thinking process off, especially at bedtime when a good night’s sleep is most important. Study, mental activity paper work, letter writing, skilled manual dexterity, or frequent short trips may dominate much of your free time. Always maintain a positive state of mind. Negative thoughts can easily affect the health of your body.

Mars energizes your solar first house from the 8th. You’re on a roll, with loads of energy to spare. You’re feeling brave, independent, and eager to begin new projects. Just pace yourself a bit, so you don’t antagonize others with abrupt and impulsive actions. There is much initiative now, with personal involvement in new ventures or undertakings. You are striving for independence and freedom of movement in everyday affairs. New ideas that offer exciting challenges appeal to you now. This placement reacts strongly on a personal level, and circumstances could require you to take the lead in certain situations or activities. You may experience a noticeable lack of cooperation from others. Exercise patience in driving, daily activities, and contact with others, as this planet can arouse the tendency toward carelessness, argumentativeness, and disputes. It is also associated with cuts, bruises, burns, migraine headaches, and accidents in rare instances.

The best periods of the month for you, overall, are the 8-23, when you feel energetically supported by your environment and can assert yourself with ease; the 12-18, when you are able to communicate with style and effectiveness; and the 23-30, when you experience your Solar Return, and feel a sense of re-invigoration. From mid-month, September is all about you, so take advantage! Start fresh, re-invent yourself, or go solo on a project that you have been wanting to begin for a long time.

Highlights:

August 31-September 1 Venus trines Pluto and the Sun conjuncts Mercury. You are coming across very well, and you are in a good position to get support or to influence others. A conversation or communication today could open the doors to a new friendship. It’s a great day to present an idea or creative project. You have just the right words to say at the right times. You are coming across with great authenticity and confidence–take advantage! A financial opportunity is likely to present itself.

September 3-7 The Sun and Mercury activate the Jupiter-Uranus trine. Both oppose Uranus and sextile Jupiter. Opportunities are present, but not without a struggle. Face-offs can occur now, as well as brazen assertions of independence. Sudden events and surprising news are in store. This can be a time of great insight or revelations–a time when you see the light and are jolted out of your usual (or automatic) mode of thinking and living. New perceptions come intuitively now.

September 4-5 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

September 7 Full Moon in Pisces in your solar sixth house. This is a potent Full Moon–a Lunar Eclipse–that can affect us for months after it occurs. You look in the mirror and say, “That’s it! I’m starting that exercise program”. You crush out a cigarette with disgust and decide to quit smoking. You throw up your arms and say that you can’t take how your boss has been treating you. These are just some examples of a Full Moon transiting your sixth house. If it activates other personal planets, or if it’s an eclipse, the more intense or dramatic your proclamations will be. Of course, you don’t necessarily need to burst forth with emotional declarations, especially if you plan in advance. Avoid blaming others for your own state of discontent. You can use this surge of emotional energy to make positive changes to your routines. Do something to improve your work conditions if they are annoying you–even if it’s a small act of kindness with a co-worker or bringing in something to brighten up your desk or office. Get going on your exercise or nutrition program that you’ve been toying with in your mind. This may also be a time when a work project comes to fruition or completion.

September 9-10 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

September 9-12 Mercury squares Pluto, and the Sun and Mars form tense aspects with Neptune. Watch for sarcastic speech and suspiciousness, especially when expressing your opinions; as well as confusion or self-deception. Vagueness from a close partner could bother you now. Something from your past may come up now, and it could involve friends. It’s challenging to see clearly at this time.

September 15-16 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

September 15-17 Mercury-Mars conjunction is semi-square Saturn, the Sun squares Pluto, and Venus opposes Uranus. This is very potent, and potentially disruptive, energy! Although energy is brought to our communications, especially regarding personal relationships, we must be conscious of the tendency to be overly critical, sarcastic, or forceful with what we say and how we say it. We are likely to come to a very clear, definite decision at this time and to let others know exactly what we want, and we have no qualms about stirring up controversy in defense of our ideas or plans! Our comments may be particularly loaded, and discussions could easily escalate into arguments. Sudden or impulsive attractions to people and to material items that later prove to be unappealing occur now. This is not a good time to start a new relationship nor for any significant financial undertaking. We may not see eye to eye with our loved ones, and we might be taken off guard by unexpected events. It’s wise to hold off on decision-making with regards to finances and relationships. However, if we can separate rebellion from a sincere need for change, we might open ourselves up to new ways of dealing with others. We might find ourselves particularly impatient with rules. You may experience a powerful and possibly frustrating conversation or communication and the topic is you and your behavior–watch for harsh words. You are likely to feel rather impatient and assertive. Power plays may be part of the picture, and could involve past behavior and friends. Challenging or surprising events at work are possible during this period.

September 18-19 Venus sextiles Jupiter. We are big-hearted and our feelings are expansive under this influence. This is a sociable, perhaps lazy and self-indulgent, time. We easily find meaning in our social connections. We are more open and trusting of friends and lovers. Integrity and loyalty are favored. This is a favorable influence for winning people’s trust, healthy speculation, advertising, publishing, finances, and travel. For you, this is a strong period for coming across with style and good humor–others receive you warmly. It’s a good period for clearing up private matters and for a boost of support from others. This is also a good time for communications and conversations.

September 22 New Moon (Solar Eclipse) in late Virgo in your solar twelfth house affects you until the next New Moon. This New Moon is especially potent because it is a Solar Eclipse. Its energy is with you for the next six months. This is a period of review, letting go, and recharging one’s spiritual and, in effect, physical “batteries”. Focus, now, is on fulfillment through service, empathy, and awareness of other’s needs; but it can also be a time of withdrawal and some sort of retreat in a social sense, depending on your personal and natural predisposition. Some kind of soul-searching is in order, and the urge to find some level of emotional peace of mind will be apparent. This is a more sensitive position of the New Moon, and it is best to find some sort of peace for the soul in preparation for the New Moon in the first housea period that is more active and busy than this one.

September 22-23 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

September 23 Mercury trine Neptune. Imagination and intuition run high, and are involved in decisions made today. We are in the right place at the right time. We are inspired and able to inspire others with our words. This influence favors photography, the arts, poetry, fiction, spirituality, advertising, and promotion. For you, this is a strong period for your powers of attraction. Open up the lines of communication with a lover or a child. Sensitive or private topics may be handled with more ease.

September 24-26 Venus squares Pluto, Jupiter squares Neptune (discussed in the Overview, above) and Mercury sextiles Saturn. Intense emotions and clashes over personal values are in store now. However, it’s a good time to get organized and to do some solid work that will have benefits down the road. While you may have to deal with old resentments, money worries, and perhaps a feeling of being criticized, a good and realistic conversation can smooth over problems.

September 25-26 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

September 27-29 Mercury sextiles Pluto and sesquiquadrates Uranus; the Sun semi-squares Saturn and trines Chiron. Conflicts and blockages encountered now can lead to improved circumstances, healing, and a renewed sense of purpose. A truth may come to light now, or something from the past retrieved or found. Conversations are deeper and more sincere. Constructive strategies formulated now have long-term benefits. However, listen to your intuition in addition to your sense of reason.

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

August 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

August

Overview. The Sun illuminates your solar eleventh house until the 23rd–a more sociable time of the year for you. This is a rather happy, goal-oriented cycle. A lively agenda is promised, you’re attracting quite a bit of interest, and your energy for making contact with others is strong. A stronger sense of community is with you during this cycle. Making friendly contact with others, in general, is probable. Relationships take on a fun, if impersonal, tone now. Activities with children increase. You are more stimulated by all that is unconventional during this cycle, and your ideas are original and progressive now. Towards the 23rd, you begin to require a bit of down time, and that’s natural after a busy month.

The Sun “lays low” in your privacy sector from the 23rd. With the Sun in the twelfth house, your energy will mainly be applied to personal and private affairs. This may give you a more reserved and introspective disposition for the time being. There is a tendency to seek a secluded, peaceful, and quiet life-style during this cycle–the most private time of the year for you. The real drive is one of coming to terms with the subconscious mind and achieving mental and emotional well-being. This may be a time of endings–when projects or even relationships that have run their course come to a natural end. Think about the attachments you have–to things, people, and routines–and consider which ones are dragging you down. Situations that have naturally outgrown their usefulness in your life can now be put behind you. This is a time when competitive energies and the ego are on a bit of a break, in preparation for the more outgoing cycle that begins mid-September.

Mercury picks up speed after a period of retrogradation in July.

Problems with career matters, travel and education, and deceptions from others are resolved for the most part early this month, particularly after the 4th. You can become more confident about decision-making with regards to career, travel plans, and your intuition about other people in your life.

Your ruler, Venus, is in Cancer until the 12th, and you are rather self-protective, warm, and security-conscious during this time. After the 12th, however, Venus enters dramatic Leo, and you become more playful, exuberant, and even dramatic. Your ruler receives many challenging aspects in August, signaling that you may have to make a lot of adjustments in your life this month. The 7-11 is a period when challenges in close partnerships and with finances could drag you down. Watch for haughty behavior on the 22, and try not to let a disappointment on the 27th get to you. Instead, think up a new, more realistic plan for taking charge of your life. An opportunity period occurs on the last day of the month, when you could be in the position to strengthen your financial picture. You are coming across with great authenticity and confidence–take advantage!

Excitement runs high most of the month, although you could encounter some mixed signals from a lover or friend. You are especially busy working towards realizing your long-term goals, and the need to let down your hair becomes obvious around the 9th. Unpredictability on the job or the unusual behavior of a co-worker could throw you off-center mid-month. Trying to separate fact from fiction in your love life could put you on an emotional rollercoaster, but by the last week of August, moderation in your life comes as a relief.

Less favorable days for financial initiatives include the 1-8 (particularly the 7-8), 19-20, and 28-30. Good days for money and possessions, as well as financial decision-making, are on the 16-17, when a bonus from a friend, group, or association may be part of the pictures, and on the 24th. An outstanding period for finances occurs on August 31-September 1st.

Big adjustments regarding love affairs are in order from the 1-6. Disagreements and feelings of loneliness are likely on the 9-10. A face-off with a lover or spouse is highly possible on the 11-14, and disagreements on basic issues may be part of the picture on the 19th. However, the last week of the month is an excellent period for enhancing love bonds and for attracting new love.

Marriages and other committed partnerships may see some real sparks and bumps on the 12-14, and the problems could revolve around leisure, pleasure, or children. Not surprisingly, it’s a time when you should expect the unexpected and avoid scheduling romantic getaways or any exchanging of vows! Another challenging period for close partnerships occurs on the 28-30, when money could be the source of friction. Good feelings with partners can be enjoyed on the 7-9, which is also an excellent period for attracting serious relationships.

Work or health matters can be quite problematic for you this month, particularly around the Full Moon on the 9th. The most challenging day for both work and health matters occurs on the 27th. Disillusions, confusion, and even outright deception on the work front may be part of the picture on the 9-10. The 21st may pull up disagreements based on your personal philosophy on the job. Avoid scheduling health appointments or job interviews on any of these dates.

This month, Saturn opposes Neptune across your fifth and eleventh house axis. This tricky opposition is activated by the Full Moon on the 9th, by Mercury on the 20-21, and by Venus on the 26-27. You experience a clash between reality and your ideals and dreams, particularly with regards to love affairs, friendships, creativity, leisure time, and children. You may become very demanding and critical of others, particularly lovers, co-workers, family, friends, and children–or they are demanding of you. Painful memories may surface that need to be dealt with, and fears and insecurities may not be based on realistic expectations. Since you set your goals for success far out of reach these days, you are likely to “fail” (at least in your eyes) during this time. It is difficult for you to separate fact from fiction, and you may feel that you are going through a “reality shift.” Fears and anxieties may be overwhelming at times, but remember that things are certainly not as bad as they seem. There can be a feeling of being drained by the demands (or even the lack of demands) of others. You could be frustrated because you want something concrete and secure, and the other person may not be clear in terms of what he or she wants. There may be a feeling of being alone in the world, compounded by the idea that love affairs seem elusive or confusing. This feeling of being drained is experienced by all, but for you, your love affairs, children, friendships, and creative pastimes are the likely arenas where this influence will play out. This can also be an important month for your work, health, and family affairs, also coming under the rule of Saturn and Neptune. Others may be draining your time and energy or you could be experiencing problems getting a commitment or strong sense of security from your long-term goals and/or your love life. Stresses with love, or lack of definition, may tax you for the time being. Burdens, responsibilities, separations, or the need to mature are things you are dealing with now. The best way to handle this is to develop a workable plan for tending to your needs for happiness, connectedness with groups and friends, and clear long-term goals that you can strive for. Decisions about love and commitment, as well as long-term plans for future happiness, are likely necessary now. Maturation is in order, and if you can think in terms of “building” slowly but surely, you will feel more grounded and realistic.

Jupiter trines Uranus in the last week of August. This transit is known for being lucky, and always brings something unexpected. You feel like doing something out-of-the-ordinary at this time and want to explore new perspectives on life. A love affair could take you by surprise. You could have new opportunities presented to you, seemingly from out of nowhere, such as a real estate deal coming through, a business or job opportunity, a sudden windfall, money from the blue, a job promotion, or a chance meeting with someone who opens your mind or contributes to your success. Whatever it is, it will require immediate action on your part and it will probably be a wild departure from your norm. You may come up with innovative ideas that can be put into practice at a later time, particularly regarding your home and family life.

Venus journeys through your career and public sector until the 12th. Venus is charming, friendly, and affectionate, and her presence in your career and reputation sector brings social opportunities and charm to your career. You are coming across well at work now, and romantic opportunities, or simply more chances to socialize and network, are likely. (The 9-10, however, are challenging days on the job). The areas of life where you are most likely to express your social, romantic, and artistic qualities are through social and professional life. You are socially ambitious right now, and success may come though your good managerial qualities or some form of artistic talent, or, indirectly through your marriage partner. People who turn your head during this cycle are those who have social status, or who come across as especially competent.

Venus warms your friendship sector from the 12th. The areas of life where you are most likely to express your social, romantic, and artistic qualities are through forming harmonious, warm social friendships – probably related to group activities within a club. You may meet someone through such group activities; consequently, your interests will be shared. Whether or not you do, the bottom line is that sharing interests with someone is what makes you happy during this cycle. Venus here enlivens your friendships and group associations with charm and grace. You are more peace-loving than usual and slightly detached on a personal level. If a romance were to occur during this time frame, it would be characterized by a strong feeling of camaraderie, but it could also be rather impersonal and perhaps lacking in depth and intimacy.

Until the 10th, Mercury is in your solar tenth house, suggesting that your mental and communicative abilities will largely be applied to professional worldly ambitions where knowledge and education are pursued in order to enhance career prospects or social standing. Your mental qualities are well suited to managerial posts and any work requiring communication skill and executive ability during this cycle.
Financial security, professional prestige, and social status are the dominant mental issues for the time being. Career planning strategies or thinking of concrete ways to turn your dreams into realities as well as sharing your thoughts on these matters with a few significant others should be very fruitful now. It is a good time to communicate with someone in a position to help you achieve your aspirations.

Mercury in your solar eleventh house from the 11-27 suggests that your mental and communicative abilities will largely be applied to the pursuit of truth, mainly through the mental companionship of friends. Intuitive insights and original reasoning ability produce the occasional touch of genius – you often comprehend issues that others find quite incomprehensible during this cycle! Your objective and original thinking can be used for the scientific investigation of advanced metaphysical
concepts and humanitarian ideals – or other profound issues that could lead humanity towards a better future. You could also do a lot of thinking and musing about your own happiness and long-term goals.

Take note that Mars is in your privacy sector all month, indicating that your energy levels can fluctuate day-to-day, and much depends on your emotional state of mind. Frequent periods of quiet and solitude are necessary in order to recharge your energies. On occasion, you may be indecisive, irresolute, changeable, evasive, and possibly even devious or inclined towards self-deception during this cycle.

The most rewarding periods of the month overall are likely to be from the 11-21, when Mercury and Venus support your Sun, and it is easy to get your ideas across in a pleasing way.

Highlights:

July 25 New Moon in Leo in your solar eleventh house affects you until the next New Moon. The eleventh house is a house associated with networking, making contact, group activities, and income earned from business. With the New Moon here, focus is on making contacts and reaching out to others in both a social and professional sense. It’s a time to turn inner restlessness into fruitful contact with others. Heightened awareness of your position in life within the context of the group, rather than through self-centered focus, is probable with this position of the New Moon, as well as a need for social security. Goals that involve networking, making connections with others, joining or strengthening ties in a group project/activity, and nurturing good will are the focus this month.

July 26-27 Venus trines Jupiter. Under this influence, good humor, good will, strong morals, and a healthy sense of responsibility all contribute to a happy time. We are able to achieve growth through good feelings now. This is an excellent period for you–a time when others see you in a most positive light, when you are feeling confident and even jovial. Your optimism will serve you especially well right now. Financial matters are favorable.

July 27-29 Mercury is stationary direct. When Mercury is stationary, as it is now, it’s especially important to prepare for possible breakdowns in communication. Back up your computer, double-check your paperwork, and remember that you may not have all the necessary information to make big decisions for the time being. Avoid signing contracts or deals, as they may not work out as you expected, or might need revision later. As Mercury regains speed in the next week, improvements will be seen, but you may want to hold off on new deals until after August 4th.

July 30-31 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

July 30-31 Venus trines Uranus. Romantic surprises! Under this influence, we lose our fear of taking risks and we happily embrace all that is new, unusual, and out-of-the-ordinary with regards to romantic involvements as well as financial undertakings. We are ready to experiment, but not necessarily ready to commit. Creative inspiration can be had now. We have an offbeat, pleasant attitude and we are more willing to socialize. This is a good time for financial undertakings involving electronics, technology, the internet, metaphysics, and the arts, as well as for group activities. Others appreciate all of those qualities that make you unique. They find you particularly interesting and magnetic. It’s an excellent time for you to attract or augment a love affair, and creativity is at a high.

August 1-2 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

August 1-2 Our egos may be a bit out of control with the Sun in tense aspect to Jupiter and Pluto. Expansion is possible if we can keep our egos in check! Ego conflicts with friends and siblings, possibly over financial matters, are likely for you now. Resist the temptation to overstate your feelings. You may be coming across as haughty or even pompous.

August 3-5 Awkward aspects involving Venus-Neptune, Mercury-Pluto, and Sun-Uranus suggest some adjustments are necessary. This is a time when we tend to second-guess, re-think, and temporarily lose our faith in people. This could be a challenging period for your work, friendships, or love affairs. You may find yourself at odds with a co-worker over a difference of opinion or values. You could also temporarily question whether your job is the right one for you. Avoid making important financial decisions, and hold off on signing on the dotted line. As well, don’t let guilt over past issues undermine where you are in the present.

August 6-9 The Sun aligns with Saturn in Leo, and Mars forms a harmonious aspect with Jupiter. We become aware of increased responsibilities in our careers, love affairs, or family life. Perhaps we recognize the dangers of stress and overwork. We have a chance to become more mature, goal-oriented, and responsible. This can be a good time to begin a cycle in which we build a business, especially a creative one, or re-commit to a long-term project. Decisive action comes naturally now. We possess willpower, verve, and energy that we can direct toward achieving our goals. We want to branch out and take on more challenges. Positive yet realistic attitudes create winning situations now. A spirit of friendly competition prevails, as well as the desire to take beneficial action. For you, circumstances are such that you become acutely aware of a maturation process with regards to how you deal with your long-term goals, your drive towards making yourself and others happy, your friendships, and your group associations. You are required to come up with something solid now, and are accountable for how you handle matters! You may need to draw upon your more responsible nature with regards to a situation with a friend. Issues surrounding your family may be an active part of the picture. Some advances can be made in your partnerships. A conversation with a significant other could open up doors to a more passionate and intimate experience.

August 8-9 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

August 9 Full Moon in Aquarius in your solar fifth house. This Full Moon highlights a Saturn-Neptune opposition, bringing into our awareness a clash between our ideals and reality. Challenges in your romances, creative output, hobbies, life with children, and your friendships and group associations may come to light, and you may be feeling drained by the demands of romantic partners or children your needs for time spent with friends. Striking a balance is in order, but getting to that medium ground may be a bit of a struggle. You want to have fun, and the demands of your larger goals in life may have been eclipsing your pleasure-seeking activities. It can be hard to find time for everything you want to do, but without creative self-expression (be it romantic or playful), you simply won’t feel complete. It’s time to do something self-expressive, fun, and creative.

August 9-13 Uranus is in hard aspect to Mercury, Venus, and Mars, while the Sun opposes Neptune. Infatuations are more likely now–with people, things, and ideas. The desire for something new and exotic–something that breaks the routine–is strong during this period. Unusual attractions (to people and things) can have us acting on a whim. We may deal with freedom versus closeness issues in our relationships. We have a tendency to take risks, to feel restless, and to act on sudden impulses without considering consequences. We assert our wills and individuality powerfully, and we are willing to fight for freedom. There may be changes in work schedules, or life’s circumstances could challenge us in such a way that we need to change our goals or actions. Some disappointments or disillusionments are also possible now. With your ruler in hard aspect to rebel Uranus, you may be hell-bent on protecting your freedom, but be sure you don’t go over the top and alienate important people in your life. Partners may also be rebellious or displaying erratic behavior. Clashes between the demands of friends or group associations and the demands of your children, hobbies, or romantic partners could surface. Avoid confrontations with co-workers.

August 12-13 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

August 16-17 The Sun trines Pluto, and we are able to get to the bottom of things. We are more decisive than usual, and our abilities to concentrate and focus help us achieve what we set out to do. This is a very positive aspect for starting a money-making endeavor or a new project. Research brings rewards. We benefit now from strategy and keeping things to ourselves for the time being. Opportunities to find or renew something we had lost, and to gain some power are available now. This energy urges you to express the “real you” with confidence, but also with discretion. You don’t need to put all of your cards on the table just now. This is a strong period for you in terms of friendships, group associations, and communications of all kinds. You could uncover a previously untapped resource that boosts your personal finances.

August 19-20 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

August 19-21 Mercury conjuncts Saturn, quincunxes Uranus, and opposes Neptune; Venus forms a tense aspect with Pluto. This is a time when you are inclined to sort out your thoughts and re-think your strategies. Do just that, and avoid speaking out prematurely. You are required to show your responsible side, even if you are feeling a bit disappointed, or even disillusioned, with your life just now. This is a time when you need to re-formulate life strategies. It’s probably wise not to believe everything you hear now, as some important information may be omitted. Others could doubt you or demand more from you than you can deliver.

August 22-23 Venus squares Jupiter. Use caution with your finances and your heart. If something seems too good to be true, it may very well be at this time! Feelings of elation in love or with regards to the pleasures of life can lead us to overdo, overindulge, overspend, and overstate our feelings. We might take great strides to get noticed. Avoid hasty (or haughty!) decisions, and steer clear of impulsive buying. You may feel slighted or overlooked right now. Support coming from a partner or another person may not materialize in the long run.

August 23 New Moon in Virgo in your solar twelfth house affects you until the next New Moon. This is a period of review, letting go, and recharging one’s spiritual and, in effect, physical “batteries”. Focus, now, is on fulfillment through service, empathy, and awareness of other’s needs; but it can also be a time of withdrawal and some sort of retreat in a social sense, depending on your personal and natural predisposition. Some kind of soul-searching is in order, and the urge to find some level of emotional peace of mind will be apparent. This is a more sensitive position of the New Moon, and it is best to find some sort of peace for the soul in preparation for the New Moon in the first housea period that is more active and busy than this one.

August 24 Mercury trines Pluto, and we stand to gain enormous insight into problems, projects, and people! Conversations today could help you solve nagging problems in your life and allow you to move forward. This is a strong day for presenting your ideas.

August 26-27 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

August 26-27 Venus conjuncts Saturn and opposes Neptune. Relationships are tricky and perhaps disappointing for the time being. We might want a commitment while a significant other remains evasive and hard to pin down–or vice versa. Friendships and romantic affairs are involved for you. You’re called upon to get serious with regards to a relationship or financial matter. It’s best to show your responsible side. Ambiguities with regards to your romantic affairs, children, or creative projects may have you feeling anxious, but there’s no better time than now to formulate realistic plans for improving your commitments.

August 28-29 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

August 28-30 Mars squares Pluto and Jupiter trines Uranus. You may be the recipient of good news. You may have new opportunities presented to you, seemingly from out of nowhere, such as a job opportunity, financial boost, or a chance meeting with someone who contributes to your success. Whatever it is, it will require immediate action on your part and it will probably be a wild departure from your norm. You are bound to come up with innovative ideas that can be put into practice at a later time. However, a power struggle over a difference of opinion or a matter from the past could have you squirming. There is no need to push matters. Do your best to let things flow naturally.

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

July 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

July

Overview. Until the 22nd, the Sun illuminates your career and reputation sector. More than any other time of the year, your focus is drawn to your “place” in the outer world, your reputation, and your standing in the world. This is the time when you are more interested in, and focused on, accomplishing something important. Your competency is something that you are especially sensitive to during this cycle, which began on June 21st. You want to shine. Recognition is likely to come your way whether you ask for it or not, and the responsibility that comes with it. Do what you feel is right, keeping in mind that you are at your most visible during this period in the year.

From the 22nd, the Sun highlights your eleventh house of friendships, groups, dreams, and aspirations. It’s a friendly transit, when connections can be made and networking pays off. Being part of a community or circle of friends and building your social network is important to you at this time. You are more stimulated by all that is unconventional during this cycle, and your ideas are original and progressive now. The 22-31 is a “feel good” time of month.

The Mercury retrograde cycle from the 4-28 affects your friendships sector, and mostly your career sector. Put off making career decisions as much as possible for the time being. You may be re-thinking things regarding your life path, but it’s best to think rather than act for the time being, as your judgment may be compromised. With Virgo ruling your twelfth house sector, somebody might be deceiving you or working against you, or nagging issues from the past may crop up and demand attention. Put off making solid travel plans if possible.

Jupiter goes direct on the 6th. For you, this suggests that matters pertaining to personal finances, communication, paperwork, and education are beginning to show signs of moving forward after a period of stagnation. The first signs of resolution for these issues will be with you this month. You are likely to project more confidence through a more secure and stable outlook on life, as well as through a more poised and self-assured communication style.

Venus, your ruler, receives mostly pleasant aspects this month, suggesting the cosmos are giving you a nice little boost in July. From the 8th, Venus is in Cancer, and you are more focused on your family and home life. You may be a little defensive, insular, and self-protective during this cycle. The 1-2 is an excellent period for you, when you are coming across as naturally believable, charming, and responsible. The 9-10 is also excellent–a time when some interesting twist of fate may come into play. Another strong period is the 13-16, when relationship issues may be rocky but ultimately rewarding. You may be misunderstood or you could feel a bit disillusioned on the 21-22, however. The 26-30 is excellent–a stroke of good luck or a surprising turn of events could leave you feeling very confident and happy.

Finances are slowly but surely moving forward this month, particularly from the 6th. However, you could be feeling limited and restricted in terms of personal resources from the 1-6. Perhaps what you’d like to buy is out of your reach, or you are feeling a pinch. Influences on the 13-15 point to financial activity, but they are a mixed bag. You may see increases, but you could also feel blocked. Avoid undertaking new financial initiatives on the 16-17 and 18-20, when you are unlikely to get a raise, loan, or support. Adjustments in your spending habits are in order.

Love affairs and partnerships, such as marriage, could see some real conflicts from the 4-6. Misunderstandings are likely now. However, there are two excellent periods, and one good period, for attracting love, renewing love ties, and expressing yourself creatively this month. The 9-10 and the 30-31 are outstanding periods for magnetizing what you want into your life. Don’t hide yourself away during these periods! The 7th is a good day for love and creativity, particularly with friends and through group associations. Take time off for leisure during these periods when your powers of attraction peak. Avoid scheduling a first date, for example, on the 21-22, when your affections may not be returned.

Avoid scheduling either medical appointments or job interviews on the 4-6 and 21-22. If you can, save them for the 7th, 9-10, and 30-31. A bonus or some sort of recognition for work well done could come your way on the 30-31.

Venus journeys through your adventure sector until the 18th. During this period, you are more self-expressive and adventurous with regards to expressing your affections. A love interest who attracts you during this cycle may be somebody who you previously wouldn’t consider attractive, or someone whose cultural background is very different than yours. Your perceptions of beauty, in general, are broadened and widened now, and this can extend to things that attract you, including objects and ideas. You have a taste for the exotic and the spirit to match. Venus moves through your solar tenth house from the 18th. Venus is charming, friendly, and affectionate, and her presence in your career and reputation sector brings social opportunities and charm to your career. You are coming across well at work now, and romantic opportunities, or simply more chances to socialize and network, are likely. Cooperation and a focus on harmony and understanding benefits you professionally or enhances your reputation and public standing. Attending an important social occasion or festivity may put you in the public eye as well. A romance or beneficial friendship that begins as a business alliance could be part of the picture. You may also feel you are married to your career right now because quite a bit of your energy is invested there, or you love what you’re doing at the moment.

Mars, the planet of action, heats up your friendship sector until the 22nd. You direct more energy into accomplishing long-term goals during this cycle. Group activities and cooperative efforts are the best way to achieve your goals right now. In fact, you have all sorts of ideas about what you want to do. Avoid allowing the ego to attempt to dominate others. You prefer to lead a group rather than follow during this period, and there are certainly ways to do so without stepping on others’ toes. As well, the best way to achieve your goals during this period is to work as a team, or to at least to do some networking. You may have more energy than usual to want to organize projects. Your humanitarian impulse may be stimulated. The role you play for other people in your life becomes the focus. You may feel that your schedule gets overloaded at this time with things to do (usually for others).

Mars enters your privacy sector on the 22nd, suggesting that on some level, you are winding down. Your desires may be frustrated somewhat during this period, as you may not feel particularly directed. This is the time to research and reflect upon your goals. It can be a time when past actions catch up with you–and this is not necessarily a bad thing! It could also be a time when much of your energy is channeled into private matters, or when you prefer that others not observe what you are doing. This is natural–you may just as well do your best work alone for now. Unconscious behavior patterns could influence the way you assert yourself. Some may experience insomnia during this phase, especially if they are not allowing themselves the chance to recoup and if they are not letting their intuition serve them. Others may enjoy a more active dreaming life (this includes day-dreaming), and, if allowed to run free, the imagination can serve them very well, especially with regards to goals and new concepts.

The most rewarding periods of the month are likely to be from the 22-31, when the Sun in Leo harmonizes well with your own Sun and things seem to flow effortlessly and smoothly overall.

Highlights:

June 25 New Moon in Cancer in your solar tenth house affects you until the next New Moon. Heightened sensitivity to your standing in society and your goals for constructive progress are highlighted this month. It’s a good time to develop new business plans and goals, assuming the New Moon is not very afflicted, and a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to your career goals is a potential. It is a time to focus on the elements of your personality that you are projecting to society and as a professional. Goals for self-mastery and self-discipline should be made at this time. This is a phase when you will be busy with career and/or public responsibilities.

June 30-July 2 Venus trines Chiron and sextiles Saturn, and the Sun trines Jupiter. Romantic energy is strong, and good will reigns. This is a strong period for both relationships and finances. Healing energies are with us, and we tend to attract good things with our positive attitudes. Venus is your ruler, and in favorable aspect to both Chiron and Saturn, suggesting strong possibilities for solid growth and feelings of renewal. Seeing things for what they are feels good right now, and you are received especially well. People trust you.

July 3-4 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

July 3-5 Mercury is stationary retrograde now, and will remain retrograde until the 28th–a cycle when rethinking things is the name of the game. When Mercury is stationary,

as it is now, it’s especially important to prepare for possible breakdowns in communication. Back up your computer, double-check your paperwork, and remember that you may not have all the necessary information to make big decisions for the time being. Avoid signing contracts or deals, as they may not work out as you expected, or might need revision later.

July 4-5 With Mars opposite Neptune, the planet of illusion, we could find ourselves spinning our wheels. We want more from our actions than simple, everyday results–we’re seeking inspiration, bliss, release, anything that makes us feel like we’re not locked into the mundane world. Watch for passive-aggressive and manipulative behavior, simply because it can be a challenge to move forward and grab what we want if we take a direct, simple route. If something looks too good to be true now, it may very well be. Disagreements with a lover or partner, particularly about little issues, could leave you feeling drained.

July 5-6 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

July 6-7 Freedom of movement and of thought are especially important to us right now. Venus squares Uranus and semi-squares Mercury, and the Sun trines Uranus. It’s a time when we can safely “expect the unexpected”, particularly when it comes to personal relationships. Watch for impulsive spending or fickle behavior in love. Flexibility is the key to success now. You may be expressing your individuality, or you could be downright rebellious. This could throw others for a loop, and could have you feeling quite misunderstood. However, this is a good time for creative expression.

July 9-10 Venus harmonizes with Neptune, and Mercury and Uranus form a tense aspect. Romantic relationships have a touch of magic right now. We see the very best in people now, and this eases our interactions and takes the pressure off in personal relationships. This is a period of reading between the lines and thinking outside the box. Intimate matters run swimmingly right now. You are more charming, perhaps in a mysterious way, than usual, and others take notice. This is an excellent time to present your case in some manner. Be sure to place yourself around friends or important people in your life now.

July 11 Full Moon in Capricorn in your solar fourth house. This Full Moon trines Uranus, adding insight, the ability to free ourselves from parts of our past that have been limiting us, and a feeling of truly moving ahead to issues illuminated by the Full Moon. The last two weeks have found you working hard towards your career goals and other public matters. The demands of your personal life are now paramount. Striking a balance between energy spent on work and energy spent on domestic matters is essential now. Balanced attention to your public and personal lives is what you need to focus on. It’s time to prioritize. Otherwise, you run the risk of over-extending yourself. A domestic project or deal may be completed now, and you could be feeling very proud and pleased.

July 12-13 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

July 13-16 Intense energy is with us now with Venus opposite Pluto and sextile Mars, Mars trine Pluto, and Jupiter and Saturn involved. Romantic, creative, and sexual intensity is what these influences are all about. There can be a confrontation or drama in personal relationships that leads to greater closeness and understanding–even ecstasy. Interactions are complex and dynamic now, and our relationships have more verve than usual. We are more inclined to go after what we want. Some feelings of being blocked are also possible, which could propel us to try harder. You and a close partner have a chance to push your relationship forward by leaps and bounds.

July 16-17 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

July 21-22 Hard aspects between Venus and Neptune and the Sun and Uranus make for an awkward, erratic, and perhaps disappointing couple of days. We could feel that our relationships are missing important elements, or we may face reality after engaging in self-deception. Surprises or changes in plans can throw us off center. You could experience some brief disappointment, particularly with regards to creative projects, children, friends, or love affairs, that discourages you for the time being. Try to relax. You should feel re-energized by the 23rd, when both the Sun and Mars enter new signs.

July 22-23 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

July 27-29 Mercury is stationary direct. When Mercury is stationary,

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

June 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

June

Overview. The Sun lights up your solar ninth house this month–the sector of your chart that rules self-expression through expanding your mind and your personal horizons. You are more in tune with the bigger picture rather than the nitty-gritty details of daily existence in June. You could be focusing on communicating, writing, and speaking, and the urge to do something different–something that completely breaks the routine–is insistent. In order to avoid feelings of restlessness, be sure to do something that will scratch your itch for adventure–whether it’s big or small. This is an excellent time to promote a publication, to attend a conference or seminar, and to travel. From the 21st, the demands of career and public matters grab your attention. Achievement and reputation are more important to you during this period.

Your ruler, Venus, is in Taurus and your solar eighth most of the month (until the 24th). Venus is also your eighth house ruler and thus impacts joint finances and deep intimate issues as well as personal matters. Venus’ shift from assertive Aries to easygoing Taurus on May 29th represents a shift in your overall manner to a more sensual, content, and practical state of mind. You are intrigued by intimate matters, and perhaps joint finances, investments, and taxes are capturing your attention. This is a rather sensual month for you, and you may be called upon to solve a mystery. Mars is the ruler of your partnership sector, and the planet of action’s entrance in the dramatic sign of Leo on June 3rd places this fiery planet in your solar eleventh house. This could mean that a close partner is expressing romantic, playful, and friendly energy, although you might find him or her quite confusing, as there is a simultaneous drive for independence and freedom. With your ruler in a highly intimate and personal sector, and your partner’s ruler in a more detached and impersonal sector, you could be a little frustrated, wanting a deeper union. If you’re single and hoping for a meaningful partnership, your best bet this month (and into July) is joining a group or club.

A year-long trend for your finances involves chances to increase your income through some form of communication, a teaching situation, transportation, or even through your siblings or near relatives in some way, perhaps by working with them. You are often busy conjuring up money-making ideas. With your second and third house rulers involved in a lengthy aspect this month, this is emphasized, and much activity in these areas is stimulated. You could be thinking about partnering up for business purposes. Challenging days for finances occur on the 7th, when joint finances or debts demand attention or cause some worry, the 16-17, and the 20-24, when you can’t seem to get away with anything. The 9th, when you could get a raise or bonus, and June 30 to July 1 are excellent periods for increasing your income.

Work is creative this month, but Uranus’ retrograde can suggest you are re-evaluating whether or not you are being faithful to yourself with the work that you do. Tensions on the job could arise on the 4-6 and 25-26. but the 10-11 are exceptional days for advancing your work and getting the recognition you deserve. A romantic partner may be revisiting issues that you would prefer to move past, or could be expressing some emotional distance. Give him or her some space. An outstanding period for attracting love occurs on the 10-12, when a number of configurations involving your solar fifth house ruler and tenant suggest powerful romantic and creative energy. The 14-15 and 25-28 could bring tensions in your romantic relations. Around the Full Moon on the 11th, watch for some wacky or confusing emotions revolving around your daily activities, the way you communicate, and with siblings or neighbors.

Mars is in your solar eleventh house from the 3rd onward. Group activities and cooperative efforts are the best way to achieve your goals right now. In fact, you have all sorts of ideas about what you want to do. Avoid allowing the ego to attempt to dominate others. You prefer to lead a group rather than follow during this period, and there are certainly ways to do so without stepping on others’ toes. As well, the best way to achieve your goals during this period is to work as a team, or to at least to do some networking. You may have more energy than usual to want to organize projects. Your humanitarian impulse may be stimulated. The role you play for other people in your life becomes the focus. You may feel that your schedule gets overloaded at this time with things to do (usually for others). The most energetic and confident period of the month occurs from the 3rd to the 20th.

Most of the month (from the 3-28), the planet of communication is traveling through your career and reputation sector. You may be formulating career planning strategies or you could be thinking of concrete ways to make your dreams come true. Security and achievement issues occupy your mind, as you recognize the limitations of time and energy.
Highlights:

May 27 New Moon in Gemini in your solar ninth house affects you for approximately 4 weeks (until the next New Moon). The ninth house rules our spirit to grow, explore, and expand beyond the “regular” experiences in our lives. The New Moon here may bring some restlessness and dissatisfaction with regular routines. Make an effort to initiate new projects or activities that expand your mind, feed your spirit for adventure, and stretch your imagination. You may feel renewed by a new perspective on your life, something philosophical or spiritual that you read or learn, or an adventure that takes you away from the mundane routines in your life.

June 4-7 Some exciting yet unstable energy is with us during this period. Venus, your ruler, forms tense aspects with Saturn, Jupiter, Chiron, and Pluto, and we can experience a confusing mix of feelings on social and romantic levels. Overdoing it, under-doing it, and general see-sawing when it comes to relationships and finances are the theme. Further, the Sun forms tense aspects with Mars and Uranus, inviting us to take risks, but we may not be considering the consequences! It’s a less than ideal time to start a relationship or to make a significant purchase. This can be a confusing time for you, and it’s best to avoid major new initiatives on personal and financial levels.

June 5-6 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

June 8-9 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

June 9-12 Mercury trines Jupiter and then Uranus, offering us breakthrough insights and downright brilliant ideas if we choose to listen to our intuition. The Sun also trines dreamy Neptune and Venus (your ruler) sextiles Uranus–the picture is very pretty indeed! Let loose, have some fun, and enjoy this smooth energy. Your ability to think outside of the box takes you places. Others notice your unique qualities and find you charming. This is an excellent period for attracting love and romance.

June 11 Full Moon in Sagittarius in your solar third house. This Full Moon involves Pluto and is supported by Neptune, intensifying issues illuminated by the Full Moon, but with the potential for acceptance and clearer understanding–even spiritual enlightenment. The last two weeks have found you somewhat restless and in need of more from life than the mundane. Now the mundane is catching up with you. Errands need to be run, people are talking your ear off, you need to do some paperwork and answer calls. You are pushed to find a balance now. Do what needs to be done so that you can free yourself up for more adventurous and fulfilling activities.

June 14-15 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

June 14-15 Your ruler, Venus, squares Neptune, and you could too easily be a victim of your own rose-colored glasses. Avoid self-deception, so that you’re less likely to feel deceived by others! This is true on personal levels as well as with regards to finances. You may feel temporarily drained of energy, more prone to catch colds and the like, and work matters may be frustrating. Because this occurs at the time of your romance and pleasure monthly peak, romantic mirages are possible.

June 18-19 Mars conjoins Saturn and squares Jupiter. We’re forced to do things by the book, but may not want to. This is not the time to take shortcuts–they won’t work. When we think in big terms, or if we have the urge to expand, we confront obstacles or face reality. Some re-structuring of our lives and of our business goals is now in order. We may be looking for new challenges, sometimes because we are forced to do so (because things are not going exactly as we had planned). We have a desire to grow and expand, but our attitude is tempered with some caution and feelings of restriction. It is best to breathe new life into old plans rather than to strike out with a new plan altogether. Take steps to grow, but don’t overextend yourself at this time or you are bound to face frustrations. The delays we may face now are actually fortunate ones! Patience and endurance leads to accomplishment and slow but steady progress in business and practical matters. Because Mars rules your partnership sector, this could be a time when you solidify a partnership or things become quite serious.

June 19-20 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

June 21-25 Your ruler, Venus, is parallel both Mars and Saturn. Dedication and hard work pays off now. You’re serious and focused, and the potential for constructive use of energy is high.

June 25-26 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

June 30-July 1 Venus trines Chiron and the Sun trines Jupiter. Romantic energy is strong, and good will reigns. This is a strong period for both relationships and finances. Healing energies are with us, and we tend to attract good things with our positive attitudes.

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

May 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

May

Overview. This month, the Sun transits your solar eighth house, and you have a desire to intensify the level of intimacy and honesty in your personal relationships. This is also a time when you tend to rid yourself of extras so that you feel less weighed down. This could be as simple as doing a spring clean-up or it could involve ridding yourself of destructive habits. Intensifying your emotional connection to an intimate partner is the focus now. Also on the agenda are issues of shared values, shared properties or money, and the ways you blend with or withhold from one another on all levels. Practical matters that might grab your attention are insurance, debts, and investments.

Your ruler, Venus, enters Aries on the 3rd, placing the goddess of love and money in your house of partnerships. You instinctively want to harmonize relationships with others. You are at your most cooperative and loving. At certain points during this period, you may sacrifice your own agenda or desires to accommodate someone else, and you do so willingly. Your money and resources may be with your partner right now. You place an especially high value on your committed relationships during this period. If you’re single, this is an opportune time to meet someone new–a true partner, not just a friend or casual lover. Venus in the sign of Aries adds an extra dash of spunk to your personality. You’re active this month, even if the focus is mostly on other people and your relationships.

Mercury enters your eighth house on the 5th, and you’re doing some serious “digging”, analyzing, and researching. You are looking for honest, intimate answers to emotionally-charged questions. It’s a good time to discuss power dynamics in your partnerships, as well as shared resources and finances, simply because you are more able to be objective about these matters. When Mercury enters your solar ninth on the 19th, your mental focus shifts to broadening your intellectual experiences, perhaps through higher education, exploring different philosophies of life, or even through developing your own ideas about what makes the universe tick. Travel may be in order, likely business-related if it comes to pass. You have vision under this influence–you’re able to see the big picture and are less concerned with the details of mundane existence.

At the time of the grand trine May 4-9, you could very well meet a special person, or significantly enhance an existing romance. The grand trine falls in your material sectors, and advances can also be made on the job and with personal finances.

A year-long trend for your finances involves chances to increase your income through some form of communication, a teaching situation, transportation, or even through your siblings or near relatives in some way, perhaps by working with them. You are often busy conjuring up money-making ideas. With your second and third house rulers involved in a lengthy aspect this month and next, this is emphasized, and much activity in these areas is stimulated. You could be thinking about partnering up for business purposes. Challenging days for finances occur on the 9-10, 16-17, and 23-24, when caution should be exercised. The 25-26 is an outstanding period for increasing your income, but avoid signing on the dotted line just yet.

Work is especially creative this month. Tensions on the job could arise on the 9-10. but the 20-21 are exceptional days for advancing your work and getting the recognition you deserve. Your partner is especially goal-oriented this month. Excellent days for attracting love occur on the 5-6, 11-12, and 20-22. Tensions in romantic relations can occur on the 25-26. Around the Full Moon on the 13th, watch for some fairly wacky emotions revolving around your personal possessions and financial situation.

Mars moves through your solar tenth house all month, stimulating your ambition or your desire to be recognized for your accomplishments. Whether it’s professional or personal, you are likely to have an increased desire for others to notice you. This can be a good time to become self-employed or start a business. Conflicts with those in authority are possible now. You may pour more energy into self-promotion or business/career activities. You are more willing to take risks in order to move toward what you want. The support of a special person in your life helps, but you have a strong urge to take the lead.

Overall, you are at your most credible and natural while Mercury and the Sun form a trine to your Sun from the 19-30. Some truly frisky, lively energy is with you around the 18-19, when you are especially spontaneous and willing to take a risk. The last week of the month finds you especially focused and committed to your goals.
Highlights:

April 27 New Moon in Taurus in your solar eighth house affects you until the next New Moon. This is a time of empowerment. It is a good time to focus on issues of intimacy as well as developing self-mastery skills. You may experience increased awareness of otherswhat makes them tickas well as your own internal motivations during this period. It is a time when intimacy and deep levels of sharing are heightened. It is also a favorable time to start a financial plan, savings plan, take out a loan or consolidate, and do work in accounting.

May 1-2 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

May 2-3 Venus (your ruler) forms a hard aspect to Jupiter. This can be a pleasurable time when self-discipline may be lacking. Avoid excesses. Instead, enjoy a fresh perspective on matters that may have been troubling you.

May 4-9 Some exciting cosmic energy is with us now, with a grand trine involving action-oriented Mars, lucky Jupiter, and inventive Uranus. This is a time of “lucky breaks”, although we need to capitalize on opportunities in order to benefit from them. Our intuition is good, we have a feel for new things and ideas, and we can benefit from timely action. Begin a creative activity (or enjoy the fruits of a successful one), and listen to your intuition. As long as we aren’t foolhardy, this is a good time for speculation, self-promotion, and recognition. This grand trine affects your material houses, and work and finances could benefit from renewed focus, commitment, and vitality. It’s an excellent time for revitalizing ties with family, in-laws, and close partners. Support from others, whether moral or financial, can come from friends or organizations.

May 9-10 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

May 11-12 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

May 11-12 Venus (your ruler) sextiles Chiron; Mercury sextiles Uranus and opposes Jupiter. This is an excellent period for romantic and intimate relationships. Good news or illuminating conversations offer hope and ease your mind. Healing energy is with you now–you have the chance to make amends or to offer support. Work matters go well.

May 13 Full Moon in Scorpio in your solar second house. This Full Moon is supported by Mars and challenged by Neptune, cautioning us that we may be reading too much (or too little) into issues illuminated by the Full Moon. However, this can be a spiritually enlightening time. Intimacy, issues of power and control, or joint finances may have been a focus for the last two weeks. Now it’s time to recognize what makes you comfortable. This Full Moon is about balancing the give and take of intimacy–the giving and receiving of pleasure. Sharing issues come into focus, as do issues of power–what’s yours and what’s mine. Your comfort zones matter, and now is the time to take care of your own needs without eclipsing the needs of others.

May 16-17 Awkward energy is with us now, and it’s best to lay low. Confusion about where we are headed, and awkward communications can put a damper on our spirits. Relax, reflect, and avoid confrontations.

May 18-19 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

May 20-21 Venus sextiles dreamy Neptune and contra-parallels exciting Uranus. Romantic energy is strong, but avoid getting into an unrealistic state of mind, as this will only serve to aggravate the tense period coming on May 22-24. This is a time when enlightenment can come in a flash. Because Venus is your ruler and it’s in your house of partnerships, this could be a very magnetic and cooperative influence. You may be able to take a casual relationship to a new level, for example.

May 22-23 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

May 22-24 Venus squares Mars with Mercury intensifying the square. Venus square Mars is a time of romantic misadventures and war between the sexes. With Mercury involved as well, a tendency to say the wrong thing only aggravates the tension. Try not to fly off the handle, and avoid making impulsive decisions with love and money. Intimate matters could come to light.

May 25-26 Venus trines Pluto and Mercury squares Uranus. Our feelings are intense and impassioned, but not in an offensive or destructive way. Hopefulness for the future is featured. A good time for financial endeavors, especially if they involve computers, technology, and new (futuristic) ideas. Because your ruler is receiving powerful energy from transformative Pluto, this is an especially potent time when all that is shared brings rewards.

May 29-30 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

April 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

April

Overview. April is mostly about your relationship with other people and about mental activities for you. A solar eclipse at the end of March fell in your solar seventh house, and its effects reverberate throughout April (and beyond). The sequence of eclipses in Aries and Libra in the past while have alerted you to the need to interact with others–either the public, or through a close partnership. Carving out a personal identity that includes a significant other who furthers your own personal growth has been the focus. The March eclipse should give you the final push towards a stronger identity. In the months ahead, partnership issues become paramount. Still, with Mercury and Venus journeying through your sector of work and health most of the month, your thoughts often turn to work and daily activities. Although Mars moving through your solar ninth house urges you to seek some adventure outside of the norm, mundane affairs occupy your thoughts. The details of daily existence capture your attention, and you are busy analyzing and sorting. Mercury entering your partnership sector on the 16th promises negotiations and “me versus you” conversations. The focus now is on balancing and harmonizing your personal life. Mercury’s retrograde last month likely lead to misunderstandings and mess-ups on the job. The important details in your paperwork that you missed last month can now be ironed out. Mercury moving forward means that problems you may have had with such matters are lifting. You can move forward with travel plans now. Your judgment was compromised in March, but this becomes a thing of the past in April. In fact, it’s an excellent time to talk about what’s in your heart, particularly after the 16th when you are especially smooth.

Venus leaves your pleasure sector and enters your solar sixth house when it enters dreamy Pisces on the 5th. There could be social events, and even romantic opportunities, connected with your job. It’s a good time for beauty treatments. A bit of slacking off on the job now, if not taken to extremes, may be just fine. Warm feelings about people who have a similar position as you are possible now, and any new relationship started now could involve rendering a service or could be unequal in some way (for example, teacher/student, boss/employee, or it could involve a marked age gap).

Mars moves through your solar ninth house this month. During this period, you are especially enthusiastic and more bold than usual. Some restlessness and hunger for adventure is experienced now. Essentially, you are looking to expand your activities, and you may find that you have a lot of energy for higher studies, travel, or simply new subjects. Negative potentials are being excessively opinionated, getting easily fired up over differences in points of view, or legal fights. Be cautious around the 6th-9th, when Mars opposes Pluto. You could encounter some opposition, most likely from siblings and family members. When Mars enters Cancer on the 13th, do your best to channel your excess energy constructively. It’s a good time to pour energy into work. This transit stimulates your ambition and/or your desire to be recognized for your accomplishments. Whether it’s professional or personal, you are likely to have an increased desire for others to notice you. This can be a good time to become self-employed or start a business if other factors (and Mars itself) are favorable. Conflicts with those in authority are possible now. You may pour more energy into self-promotion or business/career activities.

Saturn in Leo turning direct this month is great news for you. While Saturn was retrograde for the last 4-1/2 months, you may have felt a whole lot of stagnation and blockage when it came to defining long-term goals. Friendships, group associations, and family relations were affected as well (Saturn rules your home and family sector). These matters are not going to be moving fast, but you will begin to feel more on top of things now. It’s a good time to move forward with plans to structure your domestic life, as well as home improvement and organization efforts.

Highlights:

March 29 New Moon in Aries (Total Solar Eclipse) in your solar seventh house. This energy is with you until the next New Moon, and beyond (its effects can extend up to 6 months). Negotiations and diplomacy are highlighted during this period, as it is a favorable time to begin new relationships or to re-define existing ones. Issues of sharing and partnership come to the fore. Increased awareness of the need for someone significant to lean on or to rely on is often associated with this position. Working on, or resolving to work on, relationships that are mutually supportive is a good idea at this time. If you find yourself sensitive to the feeling of lacking support from partners, this may be a good time to ask yourself how companionable you are, and work on developing yourself in this area of life. You might just find that this is a period when you are at your most gracious. It is also a good time to make contacts and to make something public.

April 2-4 Some exciting cosmic energy is with us now. Venus is parallel Chiron and sextile Pluto, and Mercury re-visits its trine to Jupiter. This is an excellent period for financial undertakings, love, and overall good humor. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to make a purchase, here it is. You could receive a bonus now. Because Venus is your ruler, this is a particularly good period for financial affairs. In fact, this is an especially magnetic period when your powers of attraction (of both things and people!) are high.

April 4-5 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

April 6-9 Mars opposes Pluto, and Mercury forms a tense aspect with Saturn. Conflicts are very possible now, and they likely involve differences of opinion. Neighbors or siblings could be the topic or opposition could be coming from them. Avoid taking extreme measures to make things happen your way, and avoid people who might be doing same. Take a break if you can, and pass up on face-offs or battles of willit’s hard to win just now. Still, stand your ground if you need to.

April 12-13 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

April 13 Full Moon in Libra in your solar first house. This Full Moon is supported by both Neptune and Pluto, offering us creative revelations and solutions to issues illuminated by the Full Moon. “Hey, what about me?” is the feeling of a Full Moon in the first house. You’re looking for a bit of attention right now as you feel that life has been too “other-oriented” recently. Try to avoid infantile outbursts. Instead, work on your self-assertiveness. You do count, and there are ways to assert your own needs without stepping on others’ toes. Finding a balance between autonomy and dependence is what this Full Moon is about for you. Your emotions are on your sleeve right now. It is a good time to put your needs first, but doing so with respect for others will take you further. Whether you can succeed as a leader is “tested” right now.

April 14-15 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are all possible.

April 16-18 Venus (your ruler) conjuncts Uranus in Pisces, the Sun trines Pluto, and Mercury squares Mars. This is a high-energy, potentially productive period if we can avoid being too impulsive. There can be great excitement in love nowa feeling of re-birth, in fact. We could have the gumption to take a chance and speculate on a love that is intense and unpredictable, and we are more decisive than usual. For you, new beginnings in the romance department could feature. A fresh new friendship is possible, and it could be formed on the job or while tending to your health and daily activities. At the very least, you feel stimulated and excited and your attitude is more progressive than ever. Surprises are in store!

April 19-20 Your ruler, Venus, trines Jupiter. Benefits may come to you, and you could receive news that eases your mind. You’re feeling especially jovial and generous. This is a popular and friendly period that is also good for attracting money.

April 21-22 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

April 23-25 The Sun and Venus (your ruler) form tense aspects with Saturn just now, and it’s best to avoid new financial undertakings, as they may prove to be “money pits” as time passes. There can be difficulties relating to others, and it’s hard to satisfy the ego. We feel blocked by circumstances or by others. It’s too easy to feel discouraged, but discouragement is a time waster. Gratitude isn’t forthcoming right now, so it’s best to wait it out rather than waste energy letting it get to you. Any feeling of alienation and depression is temporary now. Hold onto your pocketbook.

April 25-26 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

April 29-May 1 Your ruler, Venus, squares Pluto and the Sun squares Chiron. Avoid starting something new now, and don’t waste your money either.

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

March 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

March

Overview. Venus, your ruler, is shining its light on you, moving through your sector of pleasure and romance and forming some truly magical aspects to Chiron, Neptune, and Mars this month. This is a great month to work on healing relationship problems and to work on making you even more “companionable” than you usually are! Note that Mercury is retrograde from the 2nd to the 25th, and you may have to deal with some mess-ups on the job. You might be inclined to miss important details in your paperwork, or might experience frustrating delays that result from co-workers’ errors. Do your best not to let people get to you. You may have to deal with a person deceiving you or working against you. Put off making travel plans as well for the time being. Otherwise, you can enjoy mostly pleasant interactions with others, and you can expect some excellent opportunities to express yourself.

Highlights:

February 27 New Moon in Pisces in your solar sixth house affects you until the next New Moon. The New Moon in the sixth house heralds a time when new diet regimes, healthy routines, and satisfying work schedules can be successfully initiated. It is a time of taking care of business, handling details, and increasing your efficiency by re-organizing or simply by working enthusiastically at tasks that help you get caught up in your work. It is also a good time for analysis of any sort, as critical thinking is now at its peak. This period is marked by a desire to sort things out, but also to be useful.

March 1-2 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and playing a supporting role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive just now.

March 8-9 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

March 10-11 Your ruler, Venus, opposes Saturn. Conflicts between duty and pleasure, or between sober practicality and a yearning for love and emotional satisfaction, are likely now. This can be a very frustrating time, and you are likely to feel quite alone, emotionally aloof or withdrawn. A relationship may temporarily break up, some feelings of rejection are possible, or in serious cases a relationship may end. Serious relationships, however, could strengthen. Ask for favors at another time. Social gatherings could prove disappointing, and you may be feeling uninspired. Avoid starting a new romance or making serious decisions about an existing one just now. When it comes to finances, don’t sign on the dotted line. Remember this is a brief influence!

March 13-14 Venus and Chiron align right now, signaling a magical time for making a resolution to repair, heal, and improve relationships. With Mercury retrograde, it’s probably best to keep your plans to yourself for now, but make a new resolution and feel the magical healing powers of Venus-Chiron unfold in your life. As this occurs as a trine to your Sun and in your sector of romance and pleasure, it’s an especially potent influence for you.

March 14 Full Moon in Virgo (Lunar Eclipse) in your solar twelfth house. Although this Full Moon may at times seem to place you between dream and hallucination, it emphasizes the ability to perceive and commune with your inner self in ways you might have been cut off from it. The intensity in the air breaks internal barriers and allows you to heal wounds, now that they have come to light. In more mundane affairs, things being cooked up behind the scenes come to fruition, although you may have to take extra precautions that they don’t come into the light, unless you are fully ready to go public with them. Avoid confrontations right now, which will put you at a disadvantage, use subtler means to gain your ends when emotions run high.

March 15-16 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best face forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

March 18-19 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up now–the discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

March 18-19 Your ruler, Venus, forms an action-oriented aspect with Pluto, and Mercury squares Mars now as well. You are not especially open to other points of view, and your stubborn streak may be especially strong right now. Manipulation and underhanded dealings can color the relationship sector. Avoid power plays with friends and lovers. Hidden passions, fears, jealousies, longings, desire, or needs surface in you now and can stir up trouble in your closest relationships. Passions are intense, but there’s a hidden agenda.

March 25-26 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

March 25-26 Venus conjuncts Neptune and trines Mars. This is a time to enjoy sensual and dreamy arts. Romance is on the agenda! It’s a magical time for everyone to make a romantic and/or creative wish that they want to work on realizing in the future.

March 29-30 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and playing a supporting role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive just now.

March 29 New Moon in Aries (Total Solar Eclipse) in your solar seventh house affects you until the next New Moon (and beyond, because it’s an eclipsea more potent New Moon). Negotiations and diplomacy are highlighted during this period, as it is a favorable time to begin new relationships or to re-define existing ones. Issues of sharing and partnership come to the fore. Increased awareness of the need for someone significant to lean on or to rely on is often associated with this position. Working on, or resolving to work on, relationships that are mutually supportive is a good idea at this time. If you find yourself sensitive to the feeling of lacking support from partners, this may be a good time to ask yourself how companionable you are, and work on developing yourself in this area of life. You might just find that this is a period when you are at your most gracious. It is also a good time to make contacts and to make something public.

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

February 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

February

Overview: Venus, your ruler, turns direct early this month, and you should be feeling much better as the sluggishness and sense of not moving forward lifts. You will find that relationships with family (which may have reached a crisis level recently) begin to improve, perhaps dramatically. You can put the past behind you now, and it feels good to do so! Much of your attention this month will be on love, pleasure, hobbies, and entertainment. You’re going over well right now, and you feel especially self-expressive. Mars forms a harmonious trine to your Sun in the second half of the month. You can really communicate and convey yourself to others right now. You have a lot of energy and come across as assertive and dominant. You seem to care less about outside approval and this frees you to act on your own behalf or to do something you have not had the courage to attempt before. Your health and vitality are quite good, and you need physical outlets for your energies now. You enjoy vigorous physical activities, competitive work or sports, and meeting challenges. You are inclined to strike out on your own and to assert your own will, but not in a way that creates resistance in others. Your ruler is parallel Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto all month, suggesting that you dislike pettiness and you want to do things in grand style. You have a knack for drawing success to yourself, and others may think of you as being lucky just now.

Highlights:

January 29 New Moon in Aquarius is in your solar fifth house. Creative self-expression comes under the realm of the fifth house, and a New Moon occurring here sparks the creative juices. Romantic inclinations are also highlighted, as are any kind of celebratory, playful, and just-for-fun endeavors. You will be especially aware of your need for approval and feedback from others, deriving pleasure from the ways your own creativity impact the world around you. This can be a passionate time for you, and a time when you might feel more bold than usual. If you are feeling good about yourself, and especially if you have taken advantage of the time for re-building of confidence that the New Moon in the fourth house brought, you will fairly radiate during this expressive period.

February 2-32Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and you may need to compromise. This is the time during the lunar month that is closest to the “pits.” Most likely time to catch cold, get overlooked, find yourself ignored. Energy may be low and efforts are more ineffectual than usualeither push twice as hard or take the day off and wait for improvement. The spotlight is on others close to you, so be willing to play a supporting role and pass the ball on to someone elseit will come back soon enough. Concentrate on communication with a special partner.

February 8-9 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

February 9-10 After a lengthy Venus retrograde cycle, this is our first good chance at meeting someone new or improving existing relationships. The Moon is in Cancer in your solar tenth house, and it’s an opportune time to socialize and shine on the job.

February 12 Full Moon in Leo in your solar eleventh house. Relaxation, comfort with your surroundings, and the warmth and glow of friendship can be the watchwords of this Full Moon, if you’re willing to disconnect from the daily grind and tap into your personal happy side for a while. Fine food, pleasant company, tales of shared lives and mutual adventures bring a fullness that makes you realize that the good life is about feelings, not money, friendship, not possessions. Satisfaction comes from just letting things happen for a moment and inviting in the blessings that surround you, despite the rigors of existence. If you want a peak experience, it’s in the wings right now, roll it out. Take the time to put the seal on relationships that elevate and support you.

February 12-15 Your ruler, Venus, is direct and sextile expansive Jupiter. You’re feeling good, and there are distinct romantic opportunities right now. Others love you right now–you’re at a magnetic and attractive peak.

February 14 An extremely creative day when ideas seem to come out of the blue, and we are strategic enough to apply them. Inspiration comes from a co-worker, associate, or with regards to health and exercise. Listen to your intuition! You may be the recipient of surprising news.

February 16-17 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best face forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

February 17 From approximately 1:30 PM EST and through the night, a love opportunity. The Moon is in relationship-oriented Libra, and we are at our charming best. Do whatever you can to be around a special someone. Single? Get yourself out there and flirt! This is an especially powerful day for you. If you’ve been wanting to start something new, it’s a great day to do so.

February 18-19 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up now–the discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

February 25-26 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

February 26-28 Your ruler, Venus, is semi-square erratic and spontaneous Uranus right now. You have peculiar attractions to both people and things. These are unlikely to last, so use caution before you jump into a purchase (or a relationship) impulsively.

February 27 New Moon in Pisces is in your solar sixth house, heralding a time when new diet regimes, healthy routines, and satisfying work schedules can be successfully initiated. It is a time of taking care of business, handling details, and increasing your efficiency by re-organizing or simply by working enthusiastically at tasks that help you get caught up in your work. It is also a good time for analysis of any sort, as critical thinking is now at its peak. This period is marked by a desire to sort things out, but also to be useful.

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Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

January 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

January

Overview. Plenty of activity in your solar fourth house occurs this month, highlighting your home and family life. Venus, your ruling planet, is retrograde all month, and you could very well be feeling somewhat sluggish. Avoid changes to your physical appearance right now–beauty treatments, new hairdos, image changes, new wardrobe, and so forth. They won’t turn out to your satisfaction just now. Wait until after February 3rd. Getting your bearings, focusing on rest and relaxation as much as possible, and working on improving your domestic routines and relationships should be your goal this month. Old hurts and family issues might re-surface right now. Work on healing them and yourself in January so that you will feel on top of your game in February–a month when love and self-expression peaks. Just now, your home and property, parents and older people, business matters, superiors, and closing of matters occupy your thoughts. If you’re cocooning yourself this month, it’s natural. Others might complain, but remind them that you’re taking some much needed “down time”. You may have a strong urge to buy things for your home, but do put off major purchases until February when Venus is direct. Small repairs and re-decorating should be fine. It’s probable that some matter or matters will be brought to fruition, especially around the 23rd of the month, and you can safely utter the words “At last!”. By the end of the month, you begin to come out of your shell, and social activities come into focus.

Highlights:

December 31-January 1 New Moon in Capricorn. Make a resolution concerning commitment to your career goals on December 31st to January 1st. Think of ways to add more structure and organization to your life. This New Moon occurs in your fourth house. Home and family may be a focus during this phase. On a personal, developmental level, this is a time to not only listen to what is in your gut, but to pay homage to those feelings! What makes you feel safe and secure? This is the time to explore and develop a sense of inner security. This is a time of re-organization and heightened awareness of your roots, issues of intimacy and vulnerability, and it’s an excellent time to come in touch with your feelings and needs. Focusing on your support system and the manner in which you support others is also probable. This is a good time to make long-range plans for the future, to do any type of re-organizing or even re-modeling of the home or home environment, and for family-related activities.

January 1-2 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you. Like-minded (and hearted) people gravitate toward you. Make use of this smooth energy by taking the time to enjoy yourself, preferably around people.

January 5-6 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and playing a supporting role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive just now.

January 8 From 4:35 PM EST to midnight, it’s a good time for business affairs or making small purchases. Do remember, however, that Venus is retrograde the entire month of January, so hold off, if you can, on major purchases, financial initiatives, or starting new love affairs.

January 12-13 Monthly career and reputation peak. You are more accountable for what you do and how you do it right now. You are noticed for your accomplishments (or for what you haven’t done). You may receive unexpected word about your performance. You are at your most practical when it comes to dealing and working with others. You are called on to make use of your natural abilities and common sense.

January 14 Full Moon in Cancer in your solar tenth house. This may be the perfect time to button down career matters that have been under development for a while. Although the pace may be accelerated and last-minute additions come crowding in, you can have a fuller, rosier picture of just where you stand in your profession and what people think of you. Choose this spot for releasing a shotgun blast of self-promotion, whatever it is you do, as public relations has extra carrying power from this Full Moon. The buzz about you comes in a rising crescendo that peaks now, so start figuring out ways to take it to the bank. Although you may be tempted to squirrel yourself away at home, take time out during these few days to wave your own flag.

January 19 From 6 AM to 2PM EST, a great time to get organized on the job, or to start a diet, physical activity, or health regime. Finish up odds and ends, attend to details, and then breathe a sigh of uncluttered relief.

January 19-20 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best face forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

January 22-23 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up now–the discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

January 23 Venus trine Mars today affects your fourth and eighth solar houses. An opportunity to enhance intimacy and to find creative solutions to personal problems.

January 29 New Moon in Aquarius in your fifth house, sparking the creative juices for the course of the month. Romantic inclinations are also highlighted, as are any kind of celebratory, playful, and just-for-fun endeavors. You will be especially aware of your need for approval and feedback from others, deriving pleasure from the ways your own creativity impact the world around you. This can be a passionate time for you, and a time when you might feel more bold than usual. If you are feeling good about yourself, and especially if you have taken advantage of the time for re-building of confidence that the New Moon in the fourth house brought last month, you will fairly radiate during this expressive period. Remember that Venus is retrograde in your fifth house, however, and for all your romantic feelings, misunderstandings between lovers are very likely up until February 3rd. After that date, things pick up.

January 29-30 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

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Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

December 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

December

Overview. All month, the Sun transits your solar third house. This is the time of year when you are especially busy with all sorts of “little things”, more communicative, and more apt to be living in the mind. You could have a finger in many pies, so to speak, as your curiosity is piqued by a larger variety of things than usual. Used well, this could be a period in which you come up with solutions to a number of problems. You are more inclined to take pride in your intellectual accomplishments and/or your ability to socialize and make connections. Activities related to communications such as journalism, literature, speaking, etc., may figure more prominently in your life now than at other points in the year. Increased involvement with siblings, students, classmates, or neighbors may also figure. You invest much importance in your immediate environment now. This could also be a time of mental restlessness. The pace of your life may be a bit hectic now, and if you’re not used to it, it could make you a tad nervous. You are more inclined to seek a broad understanding of people and of your immediate environment. Concentrating on listening, connecting, communicating, and learning is your best bet now.

In the first half of the month, enthusiastic energy as well as a brand new, exciting perspective is brought to your personal finances. You might, for example, begin a new moneymaking venture, or solve a financial problem that previously left you overwhelmed. Ideas for making money abound. Its up to you to put them into action. This is an excellent time to breathe new life into your financial planning. Some good news may come your way. Inspiration, a renewed sense of purposefulness derived from a feeling of security, and newfound vigor is with you now.

Venus transits your third house until the 19th. During this cycle you are especially charming in your communications with others. Your words are soothing, and you tend to use words to smooth over problems that you see around you. You are mostly cheerful in your approach to others, and perhaps somewhat intellectual. Essentially, you are quite companionable during this cycle. You enjoy talking about what interests you, and you see value in the exchange of ideas. Sometimes this transit brings benefit through siblings, communications, or short trips.

Venus warms your solar fourth house from the 19th. During this cycle, you are especially fond of your home and family life. What you are most attracted to now are the depths of the soul, your roots, the home, and a feeling of security. You are more nurturing in your love relationships, and you take whatever steps that are necessary to create a peaceful and pleasant environment in your home and with family members. You could experience strong emotional romanticism at this time, and what touches you is what lies below the surface. You feel most loved when you are taken care of and when you feel included–that you belong. As well, if you are able to express your deepest feelings with a partner, you are at your most satisfied. You are seeking inner peace during this cycle, but you could be feeling rather needy or dependent now. You are more receptive and gentle on a romantic level, and tend to be more sentimental or nostalgic now. You may particularly value the aesthetics in and around your home during this period. If things are out of whack on the home front, you will do whatever you can to create a peaceful and stable atmosphere. Loyalty and sensitivity in your relationships are more important to you than typically. You might focus on ways to earn money in or from your home. This is a calming influence–a time when simple pleasures most appeal.

Mercury moves through your solar second house until the 14th. You might play with various ways to increase personal funds, resulting in more than one avenue for monetary gain. Avoid letting undue pressure from others push you into signing important papers that may create a serious financial commitment. Shopping when experiencing nervous tension should also be avoided. Your mind is always active with new ideas for an increase of income during this cycle. Brothers or sisters, or communications, may be a source of financial or material gain or loss now.

From the 14th, Mercury transits your solar third house, where it feels right at home. Your mind is especially inquisitive during this cycle, when learning, short trips, and other forms of communication and making connections, appeal strongly. Some are fidgety or nervous during this cycle, perhaps due to increased errand-running, phone calls, or information overload. Others enjoy the challenge of tackling a variety of subjects. As well, talking, writing, and studying can be good ways to handle stress. It’s a great time to pick up information from your environment and the people in it. Your mind is often distracted, particularly when required to stick to routine, so this is not the best transit for focusing on one task or project. You might spend a lot of time in your car making short frequent trips, running errands, communicating with siblings and neighbors, and visiting friends and relatives.

Mars activates your solar second house until the 20th. During this cycle, you are inclined to exert energy and initiative into making money and business dealings. You can be more resourceful than usual at this time, but you could also be inclined to rash decisions or risk-taking with money. Circumstances in life are likely to create a situation where you may have to take the lead in handling personal finances. You may be placed in a position where you have to make important monetary decisions yourself. If you have a business, it will be difficult to avoid spending lavishly on equipment and office supplies. A young man or an assertive type of individual may come up with challenging offers and new suggestions. You are more motivated to make money now. At the root of this is likely to be a quest for a sense of personal freedom.

Mars brings dynamic energy to your solar third house from the 20th. Your communication style tends to be more direct and to the point during this cycle. You are also inclined to pour a lot of energy into mental pursuits. You are likely to have many ideas and plans going during this transit, and you might be inclined to scatter your energies as a result. Channeled well, this is a good time to sell your ideas to others, or to present your case. You may be especially busy running errands and communicating with others. More articulate than usual, you may also have a more assertive, self-centered, or provocative communication style at this time. As such, discussions may become heated, or they may escalate into arguments, more easily. If this is the case, it’s likely because you are taking things very personally right now, or because you are over-identifying with your beliefs and ideas. A tendency to be impatient or impulsive while driving or while performing manual tasks, generally with the hands, may lead to accidents, so it’s wise to be careful on the road or while operating machinery or even using scissors! This is an excellent time to work on intellectual tasks with more vigor and passion.

Overall, the best periods of the month for you occur from the 2-12, when life tends to flow smoothly; the 20-31, when you feel energetically supported by circumstances, your environment, and the people in your life; and the 14-21, when your ideas and plans are received well.

Highlights:

December 7-8 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

December 9-12 Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter align, and the Sun sextiles Neptune. Tremendous enthusiasm, newfound vigor, and optimism characterize this period. We are inspired, hungry for new experiences, and eager to share our ideas with others. New energy and enthusiasm is brought to your personal finances. You might, for example, begin a new moneymaking venture, or solve a financial problem that previously left you overwhelmed. Ideas for making money abound. Its up to you to put them into action. This is an excellent time to breathe new life into your financial planning. Some good news may come your way.

December 14-15 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

December 17-18 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

December 28-29 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

November 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

November

Overview. All month, the Sun puts a spotlight on your solar second house, illuminating matters surrounding your personal possessions, finances, and value system. Your focus is on material affairs and comfort issues. Security is a driving force for you right now, and you might find that you are especially interested in accumulating possessions. What you have and what you don’t have come into focus–what makes you feel comfortable, your sense of security, and what you value. This is the time of year when personal finances and possessions receive maximum attention. Pour your energy into your work and your finances, and you might just be able to take your ideas to the bank. Extravagance with your pocketbook is something you may want to look out for, however. If you find yourself itching to make unnecessary purchases, know that at the root of this urge is the desire to pamper and comfort yourself. Nothing wrong with it, but there are inexpensive (and even free) ways to make yourself feel good. This is not the most eventful time of year for you. You are more inclined to dig your heels in and hang on to what makes you feel most secure than to take big risks.

Jupiter entering Fire sign Sagittarius this month doesn’t yet place Jupiter in your solar third house, but this shift is imminent. Jupiter changes sign approximately once a year, so this ingress is significant and represents a new shift of energy that will stay with us until December 2007. From January 2007 until February 2008, Jupiter will officially be transiting your solar third house, and educational and communication opportunities are bound to present themselves. During this long-term trend, neighbors or relatives could be beneficial. You convey your ideas with more enthusiasm, and they are received well. You are able to understand complex subjects and explain them in such a way that others can readily understand. Opportunities for travel or advanced study may present themselves. This might be a good time to learn a foreign language or to take a course to brush up your skills. You may decide to buy a new car. Benefits come through visits, short trips, messages, emails, or they could come through contacts with siblings, classmates, kin, and neighbors. Some sort of positive news or announcement is likely to be part of the picture. If you’re an author, you will find many opportunities and creative flow. If you’re a student, school is especially favored. If you’re in commerce, you are likely to discover that sales are especially strong; if you work in science, you are likely to gather important information that advances your research. These positive circumstances won’t necessarily fall into your lap, and are unlikely to come all at once. You need to keep your eyes open for opportunities in these areas of life.

Venus warms your solar second house from the 1-25. As the natural ruler of this sector of the chart, Venus feels right “at home” here. This is a rather content position for Venus, although there can be some restlessness when it comes to money and spending it–you are more inclined to want more things around you! Financial security and enjoyment of the good things in life are important to you, although you also value simple pleasures. The ability to relate well with others might enhance your own personal finances during this period. You may find yourself in a position in which there is a blending of financial matters with social or public affairs. This is a stable position for love matters and close relationships. You value those who make you feel comfortable, and the familiar is more important to you than someone new during this cycle.

Venus transits your communications sector from the 25th. During this cycle you are especially charming in your communications with others. Your words are soothing, and you tend to use words to smooth over problems that you see around you. This is helpful especially with Mercury retrograde at the same time. You are mostly cheerful in your approach to others, and perhaps somewhat intellectual. Essentially, you are quite companionable during this cycle. You enjoy talking about what interests you, and you see value in the exchange of ideas. Sometimes this transit brings benefit through siblings, communications, or short trips.

Mars brings dynamic energy to your second house from the 9th. You have more energy at your disposal to make money, but also to defend your values. This can be a very resourceful time, when you make the most of what you have. You have much energy for new money-making projects, or for stepping up existing ones. You may be over-identifying with what you have and own, and you could be trying to prove yourself (your worth) to others using money and possessions as the means to do so. If conflicts occur during this transit, they are likely to be over issues of ownership. This is a time when impulse buying is at a peak. You probably should avoid using credit right now, simply because your spending habits may be excessive and impulsive.

Highlights:

November 3-4 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

November 17-18 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

November 19-20 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

November 26-27 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

October 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

October

Overview. All month, the Sun illuminates your first house. “Rebirth of the self” is the key phrase now. This cycle brings issues surrounding your personal identity, appearance, outward behavior, and self-expression to the forefront. This marks the height of your physical solar cycle, and you are in the position to make an impression on others, and to assert your personal influence beyond its normal boundaries. Spontaneity of expression is what this transit is about. You are ready to put your past behind you and to start a new personal cycle. You have presence and you project confidence. Increased energy and a renewed feeling of confidence is with you now, so take advantage. It’s a great time to do something entirely new and pioneeringto go solo in some area of your life. This particular season of the year smiles on your personal endeavors. This is a time when you more easily get in touch with a true sense of your identity and purpose. The most enterprising side of your nature pushes up and out, and it’s time to seize opportunities. Problems in your life may be overcome by bravery, self-assertion, and directness. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of self-centeredness during this cycle, but avoid taking it too far. It’s not the best time for team work and other cooperative endeavors. The spotlight is on you and your ability to lead, so make it a good one! Take steps to improve how you come across to others. It’s time to carve your own path in life.

Your ruler, Venus, forms some strong and inspired aspects this month, which is excellent for moving matters forward in your life. With your first house activated, matters pertaining to personal appearance, mannerisms, and personal initiative are in focus and stimulated in creative ways. Most notably, your ruler conjuncts the Sun and Mars from the 23-30. During this time, a highly creative (and in some cases procreative) energy is with you. Magnetic charm and the ability to take charge is with you in spades now. For those Libra Ascendants who are “single and looking”, especially those looking for a new male in their lives, there is much potential for meeting a significant partner. This is because your ruler and the ruler of your partnership sector are aligned this month. You have an extra measure of energy, drive, and confidence during this period, and you will be noticed more than usual. This is also a good time to begin something new–to initiate a relationship or project you may have been considering. You’re feeling pumped and enthused. You can have tremendous spiritual influence for good and for advancing your karma.

Financial matters are not pressing this month (November, they will be!), but some excellent opportunities can come your way from the 14-20. Another strong period for finances occurs on the 31st. The periods of the month when more caution is needed surrounding finances include the 8-9 and 22-26.

Venus transits your first house from the 8th. This is excellent news for you! From the 8-16, she is directly on your Sun, spotlighting your charm and sweetness. With Venus in the first house, the areas of life where you are most likely to express your social, romantic, and artistic qualities are through your own self, by presenting an elegant, graceful, magnetic, happy, socially outgoing, attractive personality, with much joy for living. You are more bold in your love nature, yet not aggressive either. You make friends easily during this cycle, and you are especially fond of love and admiration. Artistic self-expression is important, possibly through music, clothing or writing. During this trend, a strong desire for companionship and sociability dominates. You want to maintain peace and harmony at all costs. You try to be just and fair when making decisions, as you do your best to see both sides of an issue. Women are likely to enter your life, helping or hindering personal or business affairs. You prefer the company of others, rather than going it alone. Others notice and perhaps admire you for your pleasant and cheerful personality. This is good for your ego, endowing greater self-esteem and an excellent opinion of yourself. This renewed popularity increases success, for you have the tact and diplomacy to deal with people well. Attention is placed on personal appearance, with an interest in jewelry, hairstyling, and other ways of enhancing your image.

Mercury enlivens your solar second house from the 9th. You might play with various ways to increase personal funds, resulting in more than one avenue for monetary gain. Avoid letting undue pressure from others push you into signing important papers that may create a serious financial commitment. Shopping when experiencing nervous tension should also be avoided. Your mind is always active with new ideas for an increase of income during this cycle. Brothers or sisters, or communications, may be a source of financial or material gain or loss now. Challenges regarding these matters are likely to occur, however, when Mercury retrogrades in the last few days of the month.

Mars transits your first house of self-expression and initiative all month. You’re on a roll, with loads of energy to spare. You’re feeling brave, independent, and eager to begin new projects. Just pace yourself a bit, so you don’t antagonize others with abrupt and impulsive actions. There is much initiative now, with personal involvement in new ventures or undertakings. You are striving for independence and freedom of movement in everyday affairs. New ideas that offer exciting challenges appeal to you now. This placement reacts strongly on a personal level, and circumstances could require you to take the lead in certain situations or activities. You may experience a noticeable lack of cooperation from others. Exercise patience in driving, daily activities, and contact with others, as this planet can arouse the tendency toward carelessness, argumentativeness, and disputes. It is also associated with cuts, bruises, burns, migraine headaches, and accidents in rare instances.

This is a power month for you, particularly from the 3-16. Others see you in an especially good light, and you are feeling particularly attractive, charming, and on the ball. You are bound to receive quite a bit of attention now.

Highlights:

October 3-4 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

October 7-8 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

October 13-14 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

October 23-24 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

October 30-31 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

Highlights for the remainder of the month coming soon.

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

September 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

September

Overview. All month, the Sun spotlights your solar twelfth house. This marks a time of retreat and regeneration. Think about the attachments you have–to things, people, and routines–and consider which ones are dragging you down. This is a time when competitive energies and the ego are on a bit of a break. It’s not the time to push ahead with brand new projects. Rather, it’s a time of reflection, dreaming, and recharging your batteries. Situations that have naturally outgrown their usefulness in your life can now be put behind you. Endings of natural cycles may be part of the picture at this time of year. Your energy is largely applied to personal and private affairs now. Your disposition is introspective. Rest and reflect, and prepare for a more outgoing cycle when the Sun moves into your first house early October.

September begins rather quietly for you, but by the third week, you are in demand, on show, and strutting your stuff! You are especially busy on the job this month, and work pressures could get to you by the 7th. A disagreement with a romantic partner could be unsettling mid-month, but all is settled amicably by the 19th. In the last days of the month, you begin to rid yourself of worries and guilt that have been holding you back, and you experience renewed confidence. Finances go especially well this month, making a surprising turnaround.

Pluto turns direct this month after an approximately 6-month long retrograde period. Slowly but surely, issues surrounding personal finances and communications improve after a period of lull.

Committed partnerships could face challenging times around the 13-16 and 25-27. Use the 18-19 to resolve differences and to forgive and forget.

Venus warms your solar eleventh house until the 14th. The areas of life where you are most likely to express your social, romantic, and artistic qualities are through forming harmonious, warm social friendships – probably related to group activities within a club. You may meet someone through such group activities; consequently, your interests will be shared. Whether or not you do, the bottom line is that sharing interests with someone is what makes you happy during this cycle. Venus here enlivens your friendships and group associations with charm and grace. You are more peace-loving than usual and slightly detached on a personal level. If a romance were to occur during this time frame, it would be characterized by a strong feeling of camaraderie, but it could also be rather impersonal and perhaps lacking in depth and intimacy.

Venus moves through your privacy sector from the 14th–a time when you are more reserved about expressing your romantic and social nature. Excessive noise, arguments, or upheaval in your environment is very upsetting to your sense of balance and well-being. You might seek seclusion in order to find a sense of peace. It may be difficult for you to outwardly express your affections, for you can be quite secretive concerning your emotions during this cycle. Do not permit others to work on your sympathy and talk you into lending them money or material goods. Matters of the heart touch you deeply. You may willingly play a supportive role to a partner, offering him or her more compassion and selfless love. If a romance were to begin during this period, it would likely be a private or even secret one. What you don’t know might just be helping you right now, because what’s happening behind your back is moving in your favor and all will come out happily when your dreams become a reality soon enough. Venus comes out of “hiding” in the second week of October, when your emotions will be on your sleeve. Until then, laying low is best in the love department.

Mercury works its way through your privacy sector from the 1-18. Your mental and communicative energies are turned inward during this period. On a positive level, you may search for spiritual truth and mental enlightenment. Creative endeavors could flourish now, particularly those that draw upon the emotions or that require creative visualization skills, such as poetry, art, acting, and other such activities. You are likely to require a certain amount of solitude, or even periods of seclusion, in order to get your thoughts together or to be productive. You are less likely to chat indiscriminately during this transit, and tend to be a little secretive or tight-lipped for the time being. This may be important, in fact, because this position is sometimes associated with the uncovering of secrets, so discretion may be in order. Its a good time to do research. Running a fine-toothed comb over events from the past could help you to better understand the present.

Mercury enlivens your solar first house from the 18th. You make yourself perfectly clear at this time, coming across in a very direct, articulate manner. Your honesty and willingness to communicate openly impresses others. This is a good time to give a speech, present your ideas publicly, or simply express your viewpoint to the people who matter the most in your life. If you are in a profession dealing with words, ideas, or communications, this is a very positive and fruitful time for you. An active and restless spirit prevails, which induces many changes in personal affairs. Your mind is constantly assimilating facts and figures. There are times when you could find it difficult to turn the thinking process off, especially at bedtime when a good night’s sleep is most important. Study, mental activity paper work, letter writing, skilled manual dexterity, or frequent short trips may dominate much of your free time. Always maintain a positive state of mind. Negative thoughts can easily affect the health of your body.

Mars heats up your solar twelfth house until the 23rd, emphasizing a trend towards privacy and rest. Your energy levels can fluctuate day-to-day, and much depends on your emotional state of mind. Frequent periods of quiet and solitude are necessary in order to recharge your energies. On occasion, you may be indecisive, changeable, evasive, and possibly even devious or inclined towards self-deception during this cycle. This is the time to research and reflect upon your goals. It can be a time when past actions catch up with you–and this is not necessarily a bad thing! It could also be a time when much of your energy is channeled into private matters, or when you prefer that others not observe what you are doing. This is natural–you may just as well do your best work alone for now. Unconscious behavior patterns could influence the way you assert yourself. Some may experience insomnia during this phase, especially if they are not allowing themselves the chance to recoup and if they are not letting their intuition serve them. Others may enjoy a more active dreaming life (this includes day-dreaming), and, if allowed to run free, the imagination can serve them very well, especially with regards to goals and new concepts.

Mars energizes your solar first house from the 23rd. You’re on a roll, with loads of energy to spare. You’re feeling brave, independent, and eager to begin new projects. Just pace yourself a bit, so you don’t antagonize others with abrupt and impulsive actions. There is much initiative now, with personal involvement in new ventures or undertakings. You are striving for independence and freedom of movement in everyday affairs. New ideas that offer exciting challenges appeal to you now. This placement reacts strongly on a personal level, and circumstances could require you to take the lead in certain situations or activities. You may experience a noticeable lack of cooperation from others. Exercise patience in driving, daily activities, and contact with others, as this planet can arouse the tendency toward carelessness, argumentativeness, and disputes. It is also associated with cuts, bruises, burns, migraine headaches, and accidents in rare instances.

The best periods of the month for you, overall, are the 18-25, when you are able to communicate with style and effectiveness; and the 23-30, when you feel energetically supported by your environment and can assert yourself with ease.

Highlights:

August 29-30 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

September 5-6 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

September 16-17 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

September 23-24 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

September 26-27 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

August 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

August

Overview. The Sun illuminates your solar eleventh house all month–a more sociable time of the year for you. This is a rather happy, goal-oriented cycle. A lively agenda is promised, you’re attracting quite a bit of interest, and your energy for making contact with others is strong. A stronger sense of community is with you during this cycle. Making friendly contact with others, in general, is probable. Relationships take on a fun, if impersonal, tone now. Activities with children increase. You are more stimulated by all that is unconventional during this cycle, and your ideas are original and progressive now. Towards the end of the month, you begin to require a bit of down time, and that’s natural after a busy month.

Mercury picks up speed after a period of retrogradation in July. Problems with career matters, travel and education, and deceptions from others are resolved for the most part early this month, particularly after the 4th. You can become more confident about decision-making with regards to career, travel plans, and your intuition about other people in your life.

Venus journeys through your career and public sector until the 21st. Venus is charming, friendly, and affectionate, and her presence in your career and reputation sector brings social opportunities and charm to your career. You are coming across well at work now, and romantic opportunities, or simply more chances to socialize and network, are likely. (The 9-10, however, are challenging days on the job). The areas of life where you are most likely to express your social, romantic, and artistic qualities are through social and professional life. You are socially ambitious right now, and success may come though your good managerial qualities or some form of artistic talent, or, indirectly through your marriage partner. People who turn your head during this cycle are those who have social status, or who come across as especially competent.

Venus warms your friendship sector from the 21st. The areas of life where you are most likely to express your social, romantic, and artistic qualities are through forming harmonious, warm social friendships – probably related to group activities within a club. You may meet someone through such group activities; consequently, your interests will be shared. Whether or not you do, the bottom line is that sharing interests with someone is what makes you happy during this cycle. Venus here enlivens your friendships and group associations with charm and grace. You are more peace-loving than usual and slightly detached on a personal level. If a romance were to occur during this time frame, it would be characterized by a strong feeling of camaraderie, but it could also be rather impersonal and perhaps lacking in depth and intimacy.

Until the 17th, Mercury is in your solar tenth house, suggesting that your mental and communicative abilities will largely be applied to professional worldly ambitions where knowledge and education are pursued in order to enhance career prospects or social standing. Your mental qualities are well suited to managerial posts and any work requiring communication skill and executive ability during this cycle.
Financial security, professional prestige, and social status are the dominant mental issues for the time being. Career planning strategies or thinking of concrete ways to turn your dreams into realities as well as sharing your thoughts on these matters with a few significant others should be very fruitful now. It is a good time to communicate with someone in a position to help you achieve your aspirations.

Mercury in your solar eleventh house from the 17th forward suggests that your mental and communicative abilities will largely be applied to the pursuit of truth, mainly through the mental companionship of friends. Intuitive insights and original reasoning ability produce the occasional touch of genius – you often comprehend issues that others find quite incomprehensible during this cycle! Your objective and original thinking can be used for the scientific investigation of advanced metaphysical concepts and humanitarian ideals – or other profound issues that could lead humanity towards a better future. You could also do a lot of thinking and musing about your own happiness and long-term goals.

Take note that Mars enters your privacy sector on the 7th, indicating that your energy levels can fluctuate day-to-day, and much depends on your emotional state of mind. Frequent periods of quiet and solitude are necessary in order to recharge your energies. On occasion, you may be indecisive, irresolute, changeable, evasive, and possibly even devious or inclined towards self-deception during this cycle. This is the time to research and reflect upon your goals. It can be a time when past actions catch up with you–and this is not necessarily a bad thing! It could also be a time when much of your energy is channeled into private matters, or when you prefer that others not observe what you are doing. This is natural–you may just as well do your best work alone for now. Unconscious behavior patterns could influence the way you assert yourself during this cycle.

The most rewarding periods of the month overall are likely to be from the 2-12, when energy is easy to find; and from the 17-29, when Mercury and then Venus support your Sun, and it is easy to get your ideas across in a pleasing manner.

Highlights:

July 27-29 Mercury is stationary direct. When Mercury is stationary,

August 1-2 Our egos may be a bit out of control with the Sun in tense aspect to Jupiter and Pluto.

Expansion is possible if we can keep our egos in check! Ego conflicts with friends and siblings, possibly over financial matters, are likely for you now. Resist the temptation to overstate your feelings. You may be coming across as haughty or even pompous.

August 9-10 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

August 13-14 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

August 23 New Moon in Virgo in your solar eleventh house affects you until the next New Moon. The eleventh house is a sector associated with networking, making contact, group activities, and income earned from business. With the New Moon here, focus is on making contacts and reaching out to others in both a social and professional sense. It’s a time to turn inner restlessness into fruitful contact with others. Heightened awareness of your position in life within the context of the group, rather than through self-centered focus, is probable with this position of the New Moon, as well as a need for social security. Goals that involve networking, making connections with others, joining or strengthening ties in a group project/activity, and nurturing good will are the focus this month.

August 27-28 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

July 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

July

Overview. All month, the Sun illuminates your career and reputation sector. More than any other time of the year, your focus is drawn to your “place” in the outer world, your reputation, and your standing in the world. This is the time when you are more interested in, and focused on, accomplishing something important. Your competency is something that you are especially sensitive to during this cycle, which began on June 21st. You want to shine. Recognition is likely to come your way whether you ask for it or not, and the responsibility that comes with it. Do what you feel is right, keeping in mind that you are at your most visible during this period in the year.

The Mercury retrograde cycle from the 4-28 affects your career sector. Put off making career decisions as much as possible for the time being. You may be re-thinking things regarding your life path, but it’s best to think rather than act for the time being, as your judgment may be compromised. With Virgo ruling your twelfth house sector, somebody might be deceiving you or working against you, or nagging issues from the past may crop up and demand attention. Put off making solid travel plans if possible.

Venus journeys through your adventure sector from the 2-27. During this period, you are more self-expressive and adventurous with regards to expressing your affections. A love interest who attracts you during this cycle may be somebody who you previously wouldn’t consider attractive, or someone whose cultural background is very different than yours. Your perceptions of beauty, in general, are broadened and widened now, and this can extend to things that attract you, including objects and ideas. You have a taste for the exotic and the spirit to match. Venus enters your solar tenth house on the 27th. Venus is charming, friendly, and affectionate, and her presence in your career and reputation sector brings social opportunities and charm to your career. You are coming across well at work now, and romantic opportunities, or simply more chances to socialize and network, are likely.

Mars, the planet of action, heats up your friendship sector all month. You direct more energy into accomplishing long-term goals during this cycle. Group activities and cooperative efforts are the best way to achieve your goals right now. In fact, you have all sorts of ideas about what you want to do. Avoid allowing the ego to attempt to dominate others. You prefer to lead a group rather than follow during this period, and there are certainly ways to do so without stepping on others’ toes. As well, the best way to achieve your goals during this period is to work as a team, or to at least to do some networking. You may have more energy than usual to want to organize projects. Your humanitarian impulse may be stimulated. The role you play for other people in your life becomes the focus. You may feel that your schedule gets overloaded at this time with things to do (usually for others).

The most rewarding periods of the month are likely to be from the 2-10, when Venus is in harmony with your Sun. Super opportunities for expressing yourself appear now, and your charm is working overtime. Because Mars is also harmonizing well with your Sun from the 1-6, this is a power period for you in terms of getting back what you give.

Highlights:

June 25 New Moon in Cancer just behind your solar tenth house affects you until the next New Moon. Heightened sensitivity to your standing in society and your goals for constructive progress are highlighted this month. It’s a good time to develop new business plans and goals, assuming the New Moon is not very afflicted, and a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to your career goals is a potential. It is a time to focus on the elements of your personality that you are projecting to society and as a professional. Goals for self-mastery and self-discipline should be made at this time. This is a phase when you will be busy with career and/or public responsibilities.

June 26-27 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

July 3-5 Mercury is stationary retrograde now, and will remain retrograde until the 28th–a cycle when rethinking things is the name of the game. When Mercury is stationary,

July 6-7 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

July 23-24 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

July 25 New Moon in Leo in your solar tenth house affects you until the next New Moon. Heightened sensitivity to your standing in society and your goals for constructive progress are highlighted this month. It’s a good time to develop new business plans and goals, assuming the New Moon is not very afflicted, and a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to your career goals is a potential. It is a time to focus on the elements of your personality that you are projecting to society and as a professional. Goals for self-mastery and self-discipline should be made at this time. This is a phase when you will be busy with career and/or public responsibilities.

July 27-29 Mercury is stationary direct. When Mercury is stationary,

July 31-August 1 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

June 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

June

Overview. The Sun lights up your solar ninth house all month–the sector of your chart that rules self-expression through expanding your mind and your personal horizons. You are more in tune with the bigger picture rather than the nitty-gritty details of daily existence in June. You could be focusing on communicating, writing, and speaking, and the urge to do something different–something that completely breaks the routine–is insistent. In order to avoid feelings of restlessness, be sure to do something that will scratch your itch for adventure–whether it’s big or small. This is an excellent time to promote a publication, to attend a conference or seminar, and to travel–particularly from the 1-11.

Your ruler, Venus, is in Taurus most of the month and travels through your solar eighth house from the 7th. Venus is also your eighth house ruler and thus impacts joint finances and deep intimate issues as well as personal matters. Venus’ shift from assertive Aries to easygoing Taurus on May 29th represents a shift in your overall manner to a more sensual, content, and practical state of mind. You are intrigued by intimate matters, and perhaps joint finances, investments, and taxes are capturing your attention. This is a rather sensual month for you, and you may be called upon to solve a mystery. Mars is the ruler of your partnership sector, and the planet of action’s entrance in the dramatic sign of Leo on June 3rd suggests a more romantic and playful energy in your close personal relationships. When this fiery planet journeys through your solar eleventh house from the 20th, this could mean that a close partner is expressing confusing and conflicting needs, as there is a simultaneous drive for independence and romance. With your ruler in a highly intimate and personal sector, and your partner’s ruler in a more detached and impersonal sector, you could be a little frustrated, wanting a deeper union. If you’re single and hoping for a meaningful partnership, your best bet from the 20th forward is joining a group or club, or even an online community.

Mars is in your solar tenth house until the 20th. This transit stimulates your ambition and/or your desire to be recognized for your accomplishments. Whether it’s professional or personal, you are likely to have an increased desire for others to notice you. This can be a good time to become self-employed or to start a business. Conflicts with those in authority are possible now. You may pour more energy into self-promotion or business/career activities. Mars moves into your eleventh house on the 20th. Group activities and cooperative efforts are the best way to achieve your goals right now. In fact, you have all sorts of ideas about what you want to do. Avoid allowing the ego to attempt to dominate others. You prefer to lead a group rather than follow during this period, and there are certainly ways to do so without stepping on others’ toes. As well, the best way to achieve your goals during this period is to work as a team, or to at least to do some networking. You may have more energy than usual to want to organize projects. Your humanitarian impulse may be stimulated. The role you play for other people in your life becomes the focus. You may feel that your schedule gets overloaded at this time with things to do (usually for others).

Most of the month (from the 9th), the planet of communication is traveling through your career and reputation sector. You may be formulating career planning strategies or you could be thinking of concrete ways to make your dreams become realities. Security and achievement issues occupy your mind, as you recognize the limitations of time and energy. The strongest periods of the month for energy and ease of expression (when you feel energetically supported) are the 1-11 and 20-30.

Highlights:

May 27 New Moon in Gemini just behind your solar ninth house affects you for approximately 4 weeks (until the next New Moon). The ninth house rules our spirit to grow, explore, and expand beyond the “regular” experiences in our lives. The New Moon here may bring some restlessness and dissatisfaction with regular routines. Make an effort to initiate new projects or activities that expand your mind, feed your spirit for adventure, and stretch your imagination. You may feel renewed by a new perspective on your life, something philosophical or spiritual that you read or learn, or an adventure that takes you away from the mundane routines in your life.

June 6-7 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

June 15-16 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

June 21-25 Your ruler, Venus, is parallel both Mars and Saturn. Dedication and hard work pays off now. You’re serious and focused, and the potential for constructive use of energy is high.

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

May 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

May

Your ruler, Venus, enters Aries on the 3rd and your house of partnerships on the 12th. You’re moving away from a service-oriented focus to concern for the give-and-take of personal relationships. You instinctively want to harmonize relationships with others. You are at your most cooperative and loving. At certain points during this period, you may sacrifice your own agenda or desires to accommodate someone else, and you do so willingly. Your money and resources may be with your partner right now. You place an especially high value on your committed relationships during this period. If you’re single, this is an opportune time to meet someone new–a true partner, not just a friend or casual lover. Venus in the sign of Aries adds an extra dash of spunk to your personality. You’re active this month, even if the focus is mostly on other people and your relationships with them. With Mercury in the same house until the 10th, you’re busy thinking about how you can better relate to others, and negotiations are featured. You have the opportunity to bring some objectivity to partnership matters.

Mercury enters your eighth house on the 10th, and you begin to do some serious “digging”, analyzing, and researching. You are looking for honest, intimate answers to emotionally-charged questions. It’s a good time to discuss power dynamics in your partnerships, as well as shared resources and finances, simply because you are more able to be objective about these matters. When Mercury enters your solar ninth on the 24th, your mental focus shifts to broadening your intellectual experiences, perhaps through higher education, exploring different philosophies of life, or even through developing your own ideas about what makes the universe tick. Travel may be in order, likely business-related if it comes to pass. You have vision under this influence–you’re able to see the big picture and are less concerned with the details of mundane existence.

A year-long trend for your finances involves chances to increase your income through some form of communication, a teaching situation, transportation, or even through your siblings or near relatives in some way, perhaps by working with them. You are often busy conjuring up money-making ideas. With your second and third house rulers involved in a lengthy aspect this month and next, this is emphasized, and much activity in these areas is stimulated. You could be thinking about partnering up for business purposes. Challenging days for finances occur on the 9-10, 16-17, and 23-24, when caution should be exercised. The 25-26 is an outstanding period for increasing your income, but avoid signing on the dotted line just yet.

The first two weeks of the month are active, but bordering on hectic. You seem to be in high demand, and competitive energies are strong in your public life. Overall, you are at your most credible while Mercury forms a trine to your Sun from the 24th onward. Some truly frisky, lively energy is with you around the same time, when you are especially spontaneous and willing to take a risk. The New Moon near the end of the month puts you in a more outgoing, adventurous mood.
Highlights:

May 2-3 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

May 10-11 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

May 12-13 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

May 19-20 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

May 23-24 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

May 30-31 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

April 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

April

Overview. For you, April is an expressive, somewhat restless month. Mars moving through your sector of adventure stimulates the desire to move beyond the mundane, but Mercury and Venus keep you tending to the details of daily existence. Besides that, “significant others” in your life need attention! A solar eclipse at the end of March fell in your solar seventh house, and its effects reverberate throughout April (and beyond). The sequence of eclipses in Aries and Libra in the past while have alerted you to the need to interact with others–either the public, or through a close partnership. Carving out a personal identity that includes a significant other who furthers your own personal growth has been the focus. The March eclipse should give you the final push towards a stronger identity. In the months ahead, partnership issues become paramount. Still, your thoughts often turn to work and daily activities. Although Mars moving through your solar ninth house urges you to seek some adventure outside of the norm, mundane affairs occupy your thoughts. Mercury entering your partnership sector on the 24th promises negotiations and “me versus you” conversations. The focus now is on balancing and harmonizing your personal life. Until then, the details of daily existence capture your attention, and you are busy analyzing and sorting. Mercury’s retrograde last month likely lead to misunderstandings and mess-ups on the job. The important details in your paperwork that you missed last month can now be ironed out. Mercury moving forward means that problems you may have had with such matters are lifting. You can move forward with travel plans now. Your judgment was compromised in March, but this becomes a thing of the past in April. In fact, it’s an excellent time to talk about what’s in your heart, particularly after the 24th when you are especially smooth.

Venus leaves your pleasure sector and enters your solar sixth house on the 15th. The first two weeks of April are romantic and pleasure-seeking. By mid-month, there could be social events, and even romantic opportunities, connected with your job. It’s a good time for beauty treatments. A bit of slacking off on the job now, if not taken to extremes, may be just fine. Warm feelings about people who have a similar position as you are possible now, and any new relationship started now could involve rendering a service or could be unequal in some way (for example, teacher/student, boss/employee, or it could involve a marked age gap).

Saturn in Leo turning direct this month is good news for you. While Saturn was retrograde for the last 4-1/2 months, you may have felt a whole lot of stagnation and blockage when it came to defining long-term goals. Friendships, group associations, and family relations were affected as well (Saturn rules your home and family sector). These matters are not going to be moving fast just yet, but you will begin to feel more on top of things now. It’s a good time to move forward with plans to structure your domestic life, as well as home improvement and organization efforts.

Highlights:

April 5-6 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

April 15-16 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are all possible.

April 26-27 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

April 29-May 1 Your ruler, Venus, squares Pluto and the Sun squares Chiron. Avoid starting something new now, and don’t waste your money either.

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

March 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

March

Overview. Venus, your ruler, is shining its light on you from mid-month, moving through your sector of pleasure and romance and forming some truly magical aspects to Chiron, Neptune, and Mars in March. This is a great month to work on healing relationship problems and to work on making you even more “companionable” than you usually are! Note that Mercury is retrograde from the 2nd to the 25th, and you may have to deal with some mess-ups on the job. You might be inclined to miss important details in your paperwork, or might experience frustrating delays that result from co-workers’ errors. Do your best not to let people get to you. You may have to deal with a person deceiving you or working against you. Put off making travel plans as well for the time being. Otherwise, you can enjoy mostly pleasant interactions with others, and you can expect some excellent opportunities to express yourself, particularly in the last week of the month when Venus and Mars form a grand trine with your Sun (or Ascendant). Express yourself! Take a creative chance.

Highlights:

March 2-3 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and playing a supporting role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive just now.

March 10-11 Your ruler, Venus, opposes Saturn. Conflicts between duty and pleasure, or between sober practicality and a yearning for love and emotional satisfaction, are likely now. This can be a very frustrating time, and you are likely to feel quite alone, emotionally aloof or withdrawn. A relationship may temporarily break up, some feelings of rejection are possible, or in extreme cases a relationship may end. Serious relationships, however, could strengthen. Ask for favors at another time. Social gatherings could prove disappointing, and you may be feeling uninspired. Avoid starting a new romance or making serious decisions about an existing one just now. When it comes to finances, don’t sign on the dotted line. Remember this is a brief influence!

March 16-17 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best face forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

February 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

February

Highlights:

February 2-32Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and playing a supporting role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive just now.

February 9-10 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

February 14 An extremely creative day when ideas seem to come out of the blue, and we are strategic enough to apply them. Inspiration comes from a romantic partner, hobbies, children, or pleasurable activities. Listen to your intuition!

February 17-18 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best face forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

February 19-20 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up now–the discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

February 26-27 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

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Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

January 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

January

Your third and fourth sectors are activated this month, placing emphasis on communications, siblings, neighbors, and home life. Your little world and community come into focus. Constantly on the go in the first three weeks of the month, errands and “little things” occupy your attention. You may receive new information about or from a family member that occupies your thoughts this month. Annoyances and problems with regards to cars, transportation, computers, and other means of communication are quite possible right now. Back up your computer and take your car in. With your planetary ruler, Venus, retrograde all month, avoid major changes to your appearance or image–they are unlikely to turn out the way you want them to this month. Family members and acquaintances are likely emotionally distant or hard to reach and understand. Give them space and don’t take it personally. The truth is, you are just as hard to read as they are this month, and keeping status quo right now is best. A balancing act between energies channeled into home and career is perhaps hard to do right now. Increased sexual activity or interest is likely near the end of the month and into February as Mars moves into your solar eighth house. Jupiter is stimulating your personal finances much of the year, and this month is no exception. Finances look good right now, but hold onto your pocketbook for the time being. What you buy now, you’ll regret later.

Highlights:

December 31-January 1 New Moon in Capricorn. Make a resolution concerning commitment to your career goals on December 31st to January 1st. Think of ways to add more structure and organization to your life. This New Moon occurs in your third house, just behind your fourth house. Home and family may be a focus during this phase. On a personal, developmental level, this is a time to not only listen to what is in your gut, but to pay homage to those feelings! What makes you feel safe and secure? This is the time to explore and develop a sense of inner security. This is a time of re-organization and heightened awareness of your roots, issues of intimacy and vulnerability, and it’s an excellent time to come in touch with your feelings and needs. Focusing on your support system and the manner in which you support others is also probable. This is a good time to make long-range plans for the future, to do any type of re-organizing or even re-modeling of the home or home environment, and for family-related activities. This is a favorable time for learning something new and for taking care of the details of daily life. It is a time when you will be more aware of your environment, and when you experience increased alertness.

January 2-3 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you. Like-minded (and hearted) people gravitate toward you. Make use of this smooth energy by taking the time to enjoy yourself, preferably around people.

January 6-7 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and playing a supporting role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive just now.

January 8 From 4:35 PM EST to midnight, it’s a good time for business affairs, or making small purchases. Do remember, however, that Venus is retrograde the entire month of January, so hold off, if you can, on major purchases, financial initiatives, or starting new love affairs.

January 13 This is a power day for you. You may receive a bonus or interesting news about your personal finances.

January 13-14 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

January 20-21 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. All eyes turn towards you, so be sure to show your best face. This is the time of the lunar month when you get an extra boost of physical energy, when things play in your style, so you don’t have to strain. This is a really good time of the month to get noticed, so get out there and take charge. The spotlight turns up, and you’re on stageperform! Your timing should be perfect, and those around you should find you most spontaneous and alive.

January 23 Venus trine Mars today affects your fourth and eighth solar houses. An opportunity to enhance intimacy and to find creative solutions to personal problems. You are able to close a matter that has been bothering you, and it feels good to be able to move forward.

January 23-24 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up now–the discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

January 30-31 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you. Like-minded (and hearted) people gravitate toward you. Make use of this smooth energy by taking the time to enjoy yourself, preferably around people.

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Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

December 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

December

Overview. Until the 12th, the Sun illuminates your solar second house, and your focus is on material affairs and comfort issues. Security is a driving force for you right now, and you might find that you are especially interested in accumulating possessions. What you have and what you don’t have come into focus–what makes you feel comfortable, your sense of security, and what you value. This is the time of year when personal finances and possessions receive maximum attention. Pour your energy into your work and your finances, and you might just be able to take your ideas to the bank. Extravagance with your pocketbook is something you may want to look out for, however. If you find yourself itching to make unnecessary purchases, know that at the root of this urge is the desire to pamper and comfort yourself. Nothing wrong with it, but there are inexpensive (and even free) ways to make yourself feel good. This is not the most eventful time of year for you. You are more inclined to dig your heels in and hang on to what makes you feel most secure than to take big risks.

From the 12th, the Sun transits your solar third house. This is the time of year when you are especially busy with all sorts of “little things”, more communicative, and more apt to be living in the mind. You could have a finger in many pies, so to speak, as your curiosity is piqued by a larger variety of things than usual. Used well, this could be a period in which you come up with solutions to a number of problems. You are more inclined to take pride in your intellectual accomplishments and/or your ability to socialize and make connections. Activities related to communications such as journalism, literature, speaking, etc., may figure more prominently in your life now than at other points in the year. Increased involvement with siblings, students, classmates, or neighbors may also figure. You invest much importance in your immediate environment now. This could also be a time of mental restlessness. The pace of your life may be a bit hectic now, and if you’re not used to it, it could make you a tad nervous. You are more inclined to seek a broad understanding of people and of your immediate environment. Concentrating on listening, connecting, communicating, and learning is your best bet now.

December is an especially busy month for you. Life speeds up, others seem to demand more of your attention than usual, and the pace of your life is frantic at times towards the end of the month. Around the 10th, important, positive information or news comes your way. This is an excellent month for a new mental pursuit or project, if only you have a chance to focus on it! Watch for a strong money-making proposition, likely revolving around real estate and family matters, around the 24th.

Venus transits your third house from the 3-27. During this cycle you are especially charming in your communications with others. Your words are soothing, and you tend to use words to smooth over problems that you see around you. You are mostly cheerful in your approach to others, and perhaps somewhat intellectual. Essentially, you are quite companionable during this cycle. You enjoy talking about what interests you, and you see value in the exchange of ideas. Sometimes this transit brings benefit through siblings, communications, or short trips.

Mercury moves through your solar second house until the 21st. You might play with various ways to increase personal funds, resulting in more than one avenue for monetary gain. Avoid letting undue pressure from others push you into signing important papers that may create a serious financial commitment. Shopping when experiencing nervous tension should also be avoided. Your mind is always active with new ideas for an increase of income during this cycle. Brothers or sisters, or communications, may be a source of financial or material gain or loss now.

From the 21st, Mercury transits your solar third house, where it feels right at home. Your mind is especially inquisitive during this cycle, when learning, short trips, and other forms of communication and making connections, appeal strongly. Some are fidgety or nervous during this cycle, perhaps due to increased errand-running, phone calls, or information overload. Others enjoy the challenge of tackling a variety of subjects. As well, talking, writing, and studying can be good ways to handle stress. It’s a great time to pick up information from your environment and the people in it. Your mind is often distracted, particularly when required to stick to routine, so this is not the best transit for focusing on one task or project. You might spend a lot of time in your car making short frequent trips, running errands, communicating with siblings and neighbors, and visiting friends and relatives.

Mars activates your solar second house all month. During this cycle, you are inclined to exert energy and initiative into making money and business dealings. You can be more resourceful than usual at this time, but you could also be inclined to rash decisions or risk-taking with money. Circumstances in life are likely to create a situation where you may have to take the lead in handling personal finances. You may be placed in a position where you have to make important monetary decisions yourself. If you have a business, it will be difficult to avoid spending lavishly on equipment and office supplies. A young man or an assertive type of individual may come up with challenging offers and new suggestions. You are more motivated to make money now. At the root of this is likely to be a quest for a sense of personal freedom.

Overall, the best periods of the month for you occur from the 12-22, when life tends to flow smoothly; the 3-11, when your natural charm attracts positive influences into your life; and the 21-27, when your ideas and plans are received especially well. These periods cover most of December!

Highlights:

December 1-2 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

December 4 Full Moon in Gemini in your solar eighth house. Some sort of fulfillment, culmination, or revelation regarding your desires or new initiatives at the last New Moon on November 20th occurs now. This Full Moon is all about give and take. What makes you feel comfortable and secure needs to be balanced with attention to other people’s needs and comfort levels. It’s a good time to settle some of your debts, financial or otherwise. You may be in a position wherein you are forced to make a financial settlement or large outlay of cash; or, you may find that you are leaned upon for support, financial or otherwise.

December 9-12 Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter align, and the Sun sextiles Neptune. Tremendous enthusiasm, newfound vigor, and optimism characterize this period. We are inspired, hungry for new experiences, and eager to share our ideas with others. New energy and enthusiasm is brought to your personal finances. You might, for example, begin a new moneymaking venture, or solve a financial problem that previously left you overwhelmed. Ideas for making money abound. Its up to you to put them into action. This is an excellent time to breathe new life into your financial planning. Some good news may come your way.

December 15-16 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

December 24-25 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

November 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

November

Overview. Until the 12th, the Sun continues to illuminate your solar first house, bringing issues surrounding your personal identity, appearance, outward behavior, and self-expression to the forefront. This marks the height of your physical solar cycle, and you are in the position to make an impression on others, and to assert your personal influence beyond its normal boundaries. Spontaneity of expression is what this transit is about. You are ready to put your past behind you and to start a new personal cycle. You have presence and you project confidence. Increased energy and a renewed feeling of confidence is with you now, so take advantage. It’s a great month to do something entirely new and pioneeringto go solo in some area of your life. This particular season of the year smiles on your personal endeavors. This is a time when you more easily get in touch with a true sense of your identity and purpose. The most enterprising side of your nature pushes up and out, and it’s time to seize opportunities. Problems in your life may be overcome by bravery, self-assertion, and directness. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of self-centeredness during this cycle, but avoid taking it too far. It’s not the best time for team work and other cooperative endeavors. The spotlight is on you and your ability to lead, so make it a good one! Take steps to improve how you come across to others. It’s time to carve your own path in life.

From the 12th, the Sun puts a spotlight on your solar second house, illuminating matters surrounding your personal possessions, finances, and value system. Your focus is on material affairs and comfort issues. Security is a driving force for you right now, and you might find that you are especially interested in accumulating possessions. What you have and what you don’t have come into focus–what makes you feel comfortable, your sense of security, and what you value. This is the time of year when personal finances and possessions receive maximum attention. Pour your energy into your work and your finances, and you might just be able to take your ideas to the bank. Extravagance with your pocketbook is something you may want to look out for, however. If you find yourself itching to make unnecessary purchases, know that at the root of this urge is the desire to pamper and comfort yourself. Nothing wrong with it, but there are inexpensive (and even free) ways to make yourself feel good. This is not the most eventful time of year for you. You are more inclined to dig your heels in and hang on to what makes you feel most secure than to take big risks.

Uranus direct on the 19th gives us all a blast of electric energy. Moving forward in your fifth house, and as the ruler of your fifth, this suggests new energy is brought to your relationships with children and lovers, creativity, and hobbies. Stagnation in these areas begins to lift. A new insight about your children or a love affair could figure. Or, an unforeseen encounter with a lover or an unexpected love affair could be part of the picture in the weeks surrounding the 19th. Uranus always acts to disrupt the status quo, often bringing surprising or erratic events.

Jupiter entering Fire sign Sagittarius this month doesn’t yet place Jupiter in your communications sector, and thus its influence is very subtle for you for the time being. Jupiter changes sign approximately once a year, so this ingress is significant and represents a new shift of energy that will stay with us until December 2007. Jupiter does not officially move into your solar third house until November 2007. Until November 2007, Jupiter continues to transit your second house, and promises a profitable and productive year. You feel confident and enthusiastic about your ability to earn a living, and you may wish to further develop your talents and abilities in order to boost your earning power. Your income is likely to increase, and there may be an opportunity to improve your future financial situation. Monetary problems from the past may clear up at this time. You can add to your possessions, and a major purchase or sale is possible. A significant gift or bonus may come your way. This is a good time to seek a raise, apply for a loan, or deal with financial institutions. Avoid the pitfalls of overspending and conspicuous consumption. Career or investment interests may pay off handsomely, but overspending is a pitfall. These positive circumstances won’t necessarily fall into your lap, and are unlikely to come all at once. You need to keep your eyes open for opportunities in these areas of life.

Venus warms your solar second house from the 9th. As the natural ruler of this sector of the chart, Venus feels right “at home” here. This is a rather content position for Venus, although there can be some restlessness when it comes to money and spending it–you are more inclined to want more things around you! Financial security and enjoyment of the good things in life are important to you, although you also value simple pleasures. The ability to relate well with others might enhance your own personal finances during this period. You may find yourself in a position in which there is a blending of financial matters with social or public affairs. This is a stable position for love matters and close relationships. You value those who make you feel comfortable, and the familiar is more important to you than someone new during this cycle.

Mercury, the planet of communication, continues to activate your solar second house until the 6th, after which it dips back into your solar first house. This is a period in which you are most inclined to speak up about matters that you have been previously mulling over. Your disposition is more intellectual than usual now, and self-expression comes easy. You are sharper than usual–more observant, and more inclined to “live in the head”. Relationships with siblings, neighbors, classmates, and casual friends may become more prominent in your life now. It is likely that you will initiate discussions during this period, evaluate your appearance and the impact you have on those around you, and make contact with others rather than stay chained to any one place or activity. This is the time to be direct and to communicate your needs and interests. You are more inclined to talk about yourself and your personal past now. This may also be a restless time when it is difficult to turn the thinking process off when it would be better to relax! It is an especially fruitful time for any endeavor that requires dealing with words, ideas, and facts and figures. Your demeanor is more youthful, perhaps mischievous, lighthearted, and non-threatening so that others may be more inclined to turn to you for advice or pleasant conversation. Using the power of words to attract what you want or to further your interests works now. The only caution here is that Mercury is retrograde and then its storm until the 22nd, when communications can be challenging or awkward and decision-making foggy.

Mars activates your first house until the 21st. You are able to stand your ground and assert yourself more than usual during this transit. You have energy at your disposal to move your plans forward, and you are more enterprising. You want to leave your mark on the world in some way–however big or small–and you are more able to make an impression than usual. If circumstances are such, you are able to easily fight back. In fact, you may be somewhat combative under this influence, and you may have a short temper. Avoid being pushy. Take charge of your life, but don’t bulldoze over others in the process! This is an excellent transit for assertiveness and physical vitality. Love affairs may also be stepped up during this period. On the rare occasion when an accident occurs, it is more likely to involve the head or face.

Mars brings dynamic energy to your second house from the 21st. You have more energy at your disposal to make money, but also to defend your values. This can be a very resourceful time, when you make the most of what you have. You have much energy for new money-making projects, or for stepping up existing ones. You may be over-identifying with what you have and own, and you could be trying to prove yourself (your worth) to others using money and possessions as the means to do so. If conflicts occur during this transit, they are likely to be over issues of ownership. This is a time when impulse buying is at a peak. You probably should avoid using credit right now, simply because your spending habits may be excessive and impulsive.

The powerful emphasis on your solar second house, with support from Uranus in your solar fifth house, suggests that it’s an opportunity period for personal finances, the acquisition and maintenance of personal possessions, budgeting, and making yourself feel secure in the “real world”. A more open relationship with children or lovers is possible now. It’s an excellent month to work on getting a raise, mobilizing or securing your resources, and tying up loose financial ends. This will free yourself up for the strong emphasis on mental pursuits that begins in December.

Highlights:

October 31-November 1 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

November 4-5 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

November 5 Full Moon in Taurus in your solar seventh house. This Full Moon is emotionally passionate and potentially creative, but disillusionments may be part of the picture. Some sort of fulfillment, culmination, or revelation regarding your heart’s desire at the last New Moon on October 22nd occurs now. The New Moon was all about you. Now it’s time to strike a balance with an “other”. The seventh house represents an important one-to-one relationship–a marriage partner, significant other, business partner, or an adversary. It’s time to strike a balance between your own needs and those of another. It’s time to compromise and negotiate. Partnership “tests” are possible now, but so is a chance to truly connect to a special someone in your life.

November 10-11 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

November 18-19 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

November 20-21 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

October 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

October

Overview. Until the 13th, the Sun “hibernates” in your solar twelfth house. This is a time when you recharge your batteries, rest up, reflect, and perhaps close matters that have run their natural course. During this cycle, a sense of personal fulfillment is reinforced by resolving subconscious influences or matters from the past. You will instinctively withdraw from the hustle and bustle of daily life in an attempt to get to know yourself, your goals, and your needs better. This is an imaginative, perhaps dreamy, time of the year. Some may indulge in self-pity at this time, but as long as they pull strength from it, it might simply be a healthy process. You need time alone now in order to sort things out and to avoid overload!

From the 13th, the Sun illuminates your first house. “Rebirth of the self” is the key phrase now. This cycle brings issues surrounding your personal identity, appearance, outward behavior, and self-expression to the forefront. This marks the height of your physical solar cycle, and you are in the position to make an impression on others, and to assert your personal influence beyond its normal boundaries. Spontaneity of expression is what this transit is about. You are ready to put your past behind you and to start a new personal cycle. You have presence and you project confidence. Increased energy and a renewed feeling of confidence is with you now, so take advantage. It’s a great time to do something entirely new and pioneeringto go solo in some area of your life. This particular season of the year smiles on your personal endeavors. This is a time when you more easily get in touch with a true sense of your identity and purpose. The most enterprising side of your nature pushes up and out, and it’s time to seize opportunities. Problems in your life may be overcome by bravery, self-assertion, and directness. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of self-centeredness during this cycle, but avoid taking it too far. It’s not the best time for team work and other cooperative endeavors. The spotlight is on you and your ability to lead, so make it a good one! Take steps to improve how you come across to others. It’s time to carve your own path in life.

Demonstrating the perfect balance of self-assertion and cooperation, this is one of your most charming–and even seductive–months in a long time, particularly from mid-month forward. Theres nothing you cant attract if you want it enough. Romantic opportunities abound. A work matter comes to a head around the 7th. You can assert your needs with such grace that others have no idea that they are even being pushed. Others appreciate your initiative and your pioneering spirit.

Your ruler, Venus, forms some strong and inspired aspects this month, which is excellent for moving matters forward in your life. With your twelfth and first houses activated, matters pertaining to the past, privacy, personal appearance, mannerisms, and personal initiative are in focus and stimulated in creative ways. Most notably, your ruler conjuncts the Sun and Mars from the 23-30. During this time, a highly creative (and in some cases procreative) energy is with you. Magnetic charm and the ability to take charge is with you in spades now. For those Libra Ascendants who are “single and looking”, especially those looking for a new male in their lives, there is much potential for meeting a significant partner. This is because your ruler and the ruler of your partnership sector are aligned this month. You have an extra measure of energy, drive, and confidence during this period, and you will be noticed more than usual. This is also a good time to begin something new–to initiate a relationship or project you may have been considering. You’re feeling pumped and enthused. You can have tremendous spiritual influence for good and for advancing your karma.

Financial matters are not pressing this month, but some excellent opportunities can come your way from the 14-20. Another strong period for finances occurs on the 31st. The periods of the month when more caution is needed surrounding finances include the 8-9 and 22-26.

Venus continues to move through your privacy sector — the solar twelfth house — until the 16th. During this cycle, expressions of affection and your love life tend to be quiet or private for you. A lover or close friend may lean on you a little now, requesting a little more compassion and understanding. Alternatively, you could experience a temporary lull in your love life, perhaps even closing a relationship that has run its course. Your unselfishness towards lovers and close friends is powered by your sensitivity to other people’s circumstances and a mystical inclination toward life during this cycle. If a new relationship were to begin during this period, it would be characterized by some level of privacy and perhaps a feeling of being fated. This is not a time of great confidence on a romantic level, and you may choose to bury your true feelings for the time being in order to avoid the risk of rejection or disappointment. Others take this time to regenerate and come into touch with their most deeply-rooted needs for affection and romance.

Venus transits your first house from the 16th. This is excellent news for you! From the 16-24, she is directly on your Sun, spotlighting your charm and sweetness. With Venus in the first house, the areas of life where you are most likely to express your social, romantic, and artistic qualities are through your own self, by presenting an elegant, graceful, magnetic, happy, socially outgoing, attractive personality, with much joy for living. You are more bold in your love nature, yet not aggressive either. You make friends easily during this cycle, and you are especially fond of love and admiration. Artistic self-expression is important, possibly through music, clothing or writing. During this trend, a strong desire for companionship and sociability dominates. You want to maintain peace and harmony at all costs. You try to be just and fair when making decisions, as you do your best to see both sides of an issue. Women are likely to enter your life, helping or hindering personal or business affairs. You prefer the company of others, rather than going it alone. Others notice and perhaps admire you for your pleasant and cheerful personality. This is good for your ego, endowing greater self-esteem and an excellent opinion of yourself. This renewed popularity increases success, for you have the tact and diplomacy to deal with people well. Attention is placed on personal appearance, with an interest in jewelry, hairstyling, and other ways of enhancing your image.

Mercury works its way through your first house until the 18th. This is a cycle in which you tend to talk more readily, particularly about your own personal likes and dislikes or your personal past. Your demeanor is light-hearted and curious, and others might turn to you for advice, as you appear to be more rational than usual. This is the time of year when you can most easily use the power of words to attract what you want for yourself.

Mercury enlivens your solar second house from the 18th. You might play with various ways to increase personal funds, resulting in more than one avenue for monetary gain. Avoid letting undue pressure from others push you into signing important papers that may create a serious financial commitment. Shopping when experiencing nervous tension should also be avoided. Your mind is always active with new ideas for an increase of income during this cycle. Brothers or sisters, or communications, may be a source of financial or material gain or loss now. Challenges regarding these matters are likely to occur, however, when Mercury retrogrades in the last few days of the month.

Mars transits your first house of self-expression and initiative from the 8th. You’re on a roll, with loads of energy to spare. You’re feeling brave, independent, and eager to begin new projects. Just pace yourself a bit, so you don’t antagonize others with abrupt and impulsive actions. There is much initiative now, with personal involvement in new ventures or undertakings. You are striving for independence and freedom of movement in everyday affairs. New ideas that offer exciting challenges appeal to you now. This placement reacts strongly on a personal level, and circumstances could require you to take the lead in certain situations or activities. You may experience a noticeable lack of cooperation from others. Exercise patience in driving, daily activities, and contact with others, as this planet can arouse the tendency toward carelessness, argumentativeness, and disputes. It is also associated with cuts, bruises, burns, migraine headaches, and accidents in rare instances.

This is a power month for you, particularly from the 10-24. Others see you in an especially good light, and you are feeling particularly attractive, charming, and on the ball. You are bound to receive quite a bit of attention now. Take the initiative, roll out projects that you previously didn’t have the energy or confidence to initiate, and enjoy yourself.

Highlights:

October 6-7 Full Moon in Aries in your solar sixth house. This Full Moon is emotionally passionate, self-centered, aggressive, and potentially creative. Some sort of fulfillment, culmination, or revelation regarding your heart’s desire at the last New Moon on September 22nd occurs on or in the days surrounding this Full Moon. You look in the mirror and say, “That’s it! I’m starting that exercise program”. You crush out a cigarette with disgust and decide to quit smoking. You throw up your arms and say that you can’t take how your boss has been treating you. These are just some examples of a Full Moon transiting your sixth house. If it activates other personal planets, or if it’s an eclipse, the more intense or dramatic your proclamations will be. Of course, you don’t necessarily need to burst forth with emotional declarations, especially if you plan in advance. Avoid blaming others for your own state of discontent. You can use this surge of emotional energy to make positive changes to your routines. Do something to improve your work conditions if they are annoying you–even if it’s a small act of kindness with a co-worker or bringing in something to brighten up your desk or office. Get going on your exercise or nutrition program that you’ve been toying with in your mind. This may also be a time when a work project comes to fruition or completion.

October 14-15 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

October 21-22 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

October 24-25 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

September 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

September

Overview. Until the 12th, the Sun illuminates your solar eleventh house, indicating a more sociable time of the year for you. This is a rather happy, goal-oriented cycle. A lively agenda is promised, you’re attracting quite a bit of interest, and your energy for making contact with others is considerable. A stronger sense of community is with you during this cycle. Making friendly contact with others, in general, is probable. Relationships take on a fun, if impersonal, tone now. Activities with children increase. You are more stimulated by all that is unconventional during this cycle, and your ideas are original and progressive now.

From the 12th, the Sun spotlights your solar twelfth house. This marks a time of retreat and regeneration. Think about the attachments you have–to things, people, and routines–and consider which ones are dragging you down. This is a time when competitive energies and the ego are on a bit of a break. It’s not the time to push ahead with brand new projects. Rather, it’s a time of reflection, dreaming, and recharging your batteries. Situations that have naturally outgrown their usefulness in your life can now be put behind you. Endings of natural cycles may be part of the picture at this time of year. Your energy is largely applied to personal and private affairs now. Your disposition is introspective. Rest and reflect, and prepare for a more outgoing cycle when the Sun moves into your first house early October.

September is a mostly quiet month for you by the second week. A disagreement with a romantic partner could be unsettling mid-month, but all is settled amicably by the 19th. Finances go especially well this month, making a surprising turnaround.

Pluto turns direct this month after an approximately 6-month long retrograde period. Slowly but surely, issues surrounding personal finances and communications improve after a period of lull.

The Lunar Eclipse on the 7th stimulates your solar fifth house. Surprises coming from a romantic partner or child may be part of the picture. Something that has been brewing or “in hiding” comes to light, or there is a significant fruition or culmination. Your house of creativity, romance, pleasure, and children is involved. This could manifest, for example, as a romantic proclamation from a lover, a creative project bearing fruit, a child revealing something significant to you, and other such possibilities.

Jupiter squares Neptune from the 20-29, affecting your first and fourth houses. We may be misled easily under this influence–by others, or by our own unrealistic expectations. An inability to focus on important and realistic details, some disorganization, and extravagance or exaggeration, is likely now. You may be challenged to defend your ideals. Giving too much of your time and/or resources to others may be an issue now, and could leave you feeling discouraged if others are not appreciating your efforts. This may play out with family members, especially siblings, and could involve personal finances. You may feel that your efforts are great in these areas of life, but that you are not appreciated as much as you would like. Be careful that you are not deceived, particularly regarding finances. Recent promises or hopes could turn out to be only pipe dreams in these areas of life. Avoid financial speculation during this period. A let-down in these key life areas could occur regardless.

Committed partnerships could face challenging times around the 13-16 and 25-27. Use the 18-19 to resolve differences and to forgive and forget.

Venus warms your solar eleventh house until the 22nd. The areas of life where you are most likely to express your social, romantic, and artistic qualities are through forming harmonious, warm social friendships – probably related to group activities within a club. You may meet someone through such group activities; consequently, your interests will be shared. Whether or not you do, the bottom line is that sharing interests with someone is what makes you happy during this cycle. Venus here enlivens your friendships and group associations with charm and grace. You are more peace-loving than usual and slightly detached on a personal level. If a romance were to occur during this time frame, it would be characterized by a strong feeling of camaraderie, but it could also be rather impersonal and perhaps lacking in depth and intimacy.

Venus moves through your privacy sector from the 22nd–a time when you are more reserved about expressing your romantic and social nature. Excessive noise, arguments, or upheaval in your environment is very upsetting to your sense of balance and well-being. You might seek seclusion in order to find a sense of peace. It may be difficult for you to outwardly express your affections, for you can be quite secretive concerning your emotions during this cycle. Do not permit others to work on your sympathy and talk you into lending them money or material goods. Matters of the heart touch you deeply. You may willingly play a supportive role to a partner, offering him or her more compassion and selfless love. If a romance were to begin during this period, it would likely be a private or even secret one. What you don’t know might just be helping you right now, because what’s happening behind your back is moving in your favor and all will come out happily when your dreams become a reality soon enough. Venus comes out of “hiding” in October, when your emotions will be on your sleeve. Until then, laying low is best in the love department.

Mercury works its way through your privacy sector from the 7-25. Your mental and communicative energies are turned inward during this period. On a positive level, you may search for spiritual truth and mental enlightenment. Creative endeavors could flourish now, particularly those that draw upon the emotions or that require creative visualization skills, such as poetry, art, acting, and other such activities. You are likely to require a certain amount of solitude, or even periods of seclusion, in order to get your thoughts together or to be productive. You are less likely to chat indiscriminately during this transit, and tend to be a little secretive or tight-lipped for the time being. This may be important, in fact, because this position is sometimes associated with the uncovering of secrets, so discretion may be in order. Its a good time to do research. Running a fine-toothed comb over events from the past could help you to better understand the present.

Mercury enlivens your solar first house from the 25th. You make yourself perfectly clear at this time, coming across in a very direct, articulate manner. Your honesty and willingness to communicate openly impresses others. This is a good time to give a speech, present your ideas publicly, or simply express your viewpoint to the people who matter the most in your life. If you are in a profession dealing with words, ideas, or communications, this is a very positive and fruitful time for you. An active and restless spirit prevails, which induces many changes in personal affairs. Your mind is constantly assimilating facts and figures. There are times when you could find it difficult to turn the thinking process off, especially at bedtime when a good night’s sleep is most important. Study, mental activity paper work, letter writing, skilled manual dexterity, or frequent short trips may dominate much of your free time. Always maintain a positive state of mind. Negative thoughts can easily affect the health of your body.

Mars heats up your solar twelfth house all month, emphasizing a trend towards privacy and rest. Your energy levels can fluctuate day-to-day, and much depends on your emotional state of mind. Frequent periods of quiet and solitude are necessary in order to recharge your energies. On occasion, you may be indecisive, changeable, evasive, and possibly even devious or inclined towards self-deception during this cycle. This is the time to research and reflect upon your goals. It can be a time when past actions catch up with you–and this is not necessarily a bad thing! It could also be a time when much of your energy is channeled into private matters, or when you prefer that others not observe what you are doing. This is natural–you may just as well do your best work alone for now. Unconscious behavior patterns could influence the way you assert yourself. Some may experience insomnia during this phase, especially if they are not allowing themselves the chance to recoup and if they are not letting their intuition serve them. Others may enjoy a more active dreaming life (this includes day-dreaming), and, if allowed to run free, the imagination can serve them very well, especially with regards to goals and new concepts.

The best period of the month for you, overall, is the 25-30, when you are able to communicate with style and effectiveness.

Highlights:

September 6-7 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

September 7 Full Moon in Pisces in your solar fifth house. This is a potent Full Moon–a Lunar Eclipse–that can affect us for months after it occurs. You want to have fun, and the demands of your larger goals in life may have been eclipsing your pleasure-seeking activities. It can be hard to find time for everything you want to do, but without creative self-expression (be it romantic or playful), you simply won’t feel complete. It’s time to do something self-expressive, fun, and creative. You may be required to complete a creative project at this time. You could feel an overwhelming need to pour your heart out to a lover, or a romantic affair reaches some sort of epiphany. There could be a whirlwind of activity surrounding your child or children.

September 10-11 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

September 15-17 Mercury-Mars conjunction is semi-square Saturn, the Sun squares Pluto, and Venus opposes Uranus. This is very potent, and potentially disruptive, energy! Although energy is brought to our communications, especially regarding personal relationships, we must be conscious of the tendency to be overly critical, sarcastic, or forceful with what we say and how we say it. We are likely to come to a very clear, definite decision at this time and to let others know exactly what we want, and we have no qualms about stirring up controversy in defense of our ideas or plans! Our comments may be particularly loaded, and discussions could easily escalate into arguments. Sudden or impulsive attractions to people and to material items that later prove to be unappealing occur now. This is not a good time to start a new relationship nor for any significant financial undertaking. We may not see eye to eye with our loved ones, and we might be taken off guard by unexpected events. It’s wise to hold off on decision-making with regards to finances and relationships. However, if we can separate rebellion from a sincere need for change, we might open ourselves up to new ways of dealing with others. We might find ourselves particularly impatient with rules. You may experience a powerful and possibly frustrating conversation or communication about the past–watch for harsh words. Power plays may be part of the picture, and could involve past behavior and friends. Challenging or surprising events regarding love affairs are possible during this period. You may be displaying erratic or rebellious behavior.

September 17-18 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

September 18-19 Venus sextiles Jupiter. We are big-hearted and our feelings are expansive under this influence. This is a sociable, perhaps lazy and self-indulgent, time. We easily find meaning in our social connections. We are more open and trusting of friends and lovers. Integrity and loyalty are favored. This is a favorable influence for winning people’s trust, healthy speculation, advertising, publishing, finances, and travel. For you, this is a strong period for coming across with style and good humor–others receive you warmly. It’s a good period for friendships and group associations, and for a boost of support from others. This is also a strong time for communications and conversations.

September 24-25 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

August 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

August

Overview. Until the 12th, the Sun continues to spotlight your career and public sector. Focus is on what you do, how you do it, and what you accomplish. Do whatever you can to adopt a serious approach to business because you are in the spotlight. A time when practical vision may be at a high, during which you can see what needs to be done and just how to go about doing it. Career and vocational issues may benefit from the increased clarity you possess. Much of your energy will be applied to vocational achievement, professional success, and leadership during this cycle. The desire for some form of recognition and financial success is stronger than any other time of the year.

The Sun illuminates your solar eleventh house from the 12th–a more sociable time of the year for you. This is a rather happy, goal-oriented cycle. A lively agenda is promised, you’re attracting quite a bit of interest, and your energy for making contact with others is strong. A stronger sense of community is with you during this cycle. Making friendly contact with others, in general, is probable. Relationships take on a fun, if impersonal, tone now. Activities with children increase. You are more stimulated by all that is unconventional during this cycle, and your ideas are original and progressive now.

Mercury picks up speed after a period of retrogradation in July.

This month, Saturn opposes Neptune across your fourth and tenth house axis. This tricky opposition is activated by the Full Moon on the 9th, by Mercury on the 20-21, and by Venus on the 26-27. You experience a clash between reality and your ideals and dreams, particularly with regards to career and work, your reputation, as well as family and home matters. You may become very demanding and critical of others, particularly co-workers, and family members–or they are demanding of you. Painful memories may surface that need to be dealt with, and fears and insecurities may not be based on realistic expectations. Since you set your goals for success far out of reach these days, you are likely to “fail” (at least in your eyes) during this time. It is difficult for you to separate fact from fiction, and you may feel that you are going through a “reality shift.” Fears and anxieties may be overwhelming at times, but remember that things are certainly not as bad as they seem. There can be a feeling of being drained by the demands (or even the lack of demands) of others, or frustrated because your work demands more responsibilities, but family matters and issues of basic security on the home front are confusing or vague for the time being. This feeling of being drained is experienced by all, but for you, family and career are the likely arenas where this influence will play out. There may be a feeling of being alone in the world, compounded by the idea that family matters or members seem elusive or confusing. This can also be an important month for your health, also coming under the rule of Saturn and Neptune. Burdens, responsibilities, separations, or the need to mature quickly are things you are dealing with now in your professional life. The best way to handle this is to develop a workable plan for tending to your needs for commitment to your career. Decisions about time spent with family are likely necessary now. Maturation is in order, and if you can think in terms of “building” slowly but surely, you will feel more grounded and realistic.

Venus journeys through your career and public sector from the 4-29. Venus is charming, friendly, and affectionate, and her presence in your career and reputation sector brings social opportunities and charm to your career. You are coming across well at work now, and romantic opportunities, or simply more chances to socialize and network, are likely. (The 9-10, however, are challenging days on the job). The areas of life where you are most likely to express your social, romantic, and artistic qualities are through social and professional life. You are socially ambitious right now, and success may come though your good managerial qualities or some form of artistic talent, or, indirectly through your marriage partner. People who turn your head during this cycle are those who have social status, or who come across as especially competent.

Until the 22nd, Mercury is in your solar tenth house, suggesting that your mental and communicative abilities will largely be applied to professional worldly ambitions where knowledge and education are pursued in order to enhance career prospects or social standing. Your mental qualities are well suited to managerial posts and any work requiring communication skill and executive ability during this cycle.
Financial security, professional prestige, and social status are the dominant mental issues for the time being. Career planning strategies or thinking of concrete ways to turn your dreams into realities as well as sharing your thoughts on these matters with a few significant others should be very fruitful now. It is a good time to communicate with someone in a position to help you achieve your aspirations.

Mercury in your solar eleventh house from the 22nd forward suggests that your mental and communicative abilities will largely be applied to the pursuit of truth, mainly through the mental companionship of friends. Intuitive insights and original reasoning ability produce the occasional touch of genius – you often comprehend issues that others find quite incomprehensible during this cycle! Your objective and original thinking can be used for the scientific investigation of advanced metaphysical concepts and humanitarian ideals – or other profound issues that could lead humanity towards a better future. You could also do a lot of thinking and musing about your own happiness and long-term goals.

Mars continues his journey through your solar eleventh until the 23rd, and you are likely to exert your energy and initiative into friendships, social life, and group activities. Friendship is of above-average importance during this cycle, but this is a sphere of life where you may experience some rocky periods since the aggressive, argumentative side of Mars, if left untamed, could cause upsets between yourself and your friends. This will be especially so when others challenge your reasons or motives for certain actions. Leadership qualities are present now. You prefer to lead a group rather than follow during this period, and there are certainly ways to do so without stepping on others’ toes. As well, the best way to achieve your goals during this period is to work as a team, or to at least to do some networking. You may have more energy than usual to want to organize projects. Your humanitarian impulse may be stimulated. The role you play for other people in your life becomes the focus. You may feel that your schedule gets overloaded at this time with things to do (usually for others).

Mars enters your privacy sector on the 23rd, and your energy levels can fluctuate day-to-day. Much depends on your emotional state of mind. Frequent periods of quiet and solitude are necessary in order to recharge your energies. On occasion, you may be indecisive, irresolute, changeable, evasive, and possibly even devious or inclined towards self-deception during this cycle. This is the time to research and reflect upon your goals. It can be a time when past actions catch up with you–and this is not necessarily a bad thing! It could also be a time when much of your energy is channeled into private matters, or when you prefer that others not observe what you are doing. This is natural–you may just as well do your best work alone for now. Unconscious behavior patterns could influence the way you assert yourself during this cycle.

The most rewarding periods of the month overall are likely to be from the 12-23, when energy is easy to find; and from the 22-31, when Mercury and then Venus support your Sun, and it is easy to get your ideas across in a pleasing manner. Essentially, you find yourself at your best and in the most supportive environments during the second half of the month.

Highlights:

August 3-4 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

August 6-9 The Sun aligns with Saturn in Leo, and Mars forms a harmonious aspect with Jupiter. We become aware of increased responsibilities in our careers, love affairs, or family life. Perhaps we recognize the dangers of stress and overwork. We have a chance to become more mature, goal-oriented, and responsible. This can be a good time to begin a cycle in which we build a business, especially a creative one, or re-commit to a long-term project. Decisive action comes naturally now. We possess willpower, verve, and energy that we can direct toward achieving our goals. We want to branch out and take on more challenges. Positive yet realistic attitudes create winning situations now. A spirit of friendly competition prevails, as well as the desire to take beneficial action. For you, circumstances are such that you become acutely aware of a maturation process with regards to how you deal with your long-term goals, your career path, your drive towards making yourself and others happy, your friendships, and your group associations. You are required to come up with something solid now, and are accountable for how you handle matters! You may need to draw upon your more responsible nature with regards to a situation with a friend or a career or reputation matter. Issues surrounding your family may be an active part of the picture. Some advances can be made in your partnerships. A conversation with a significant other could open up doors to a more passionate and intimate experience.

August 9 Full Moon in Aquarius in your solar fourth house. This Full Moon highlights a Saturn-Neptune opposition, bringing into our awareness a clash between our ideals and reality. Challenges in your domestic life and your career and public life may come to light, and you may be feeling drained by the demands of both areas of life. Striking a balance is in order, but getting to that medium ground may be a bit of a struggle. The last two weeks have found you working hard towards your career goals and other public matters. The demands of your personal life are now paramount. Striking a balance between energy spent on work and energy spent on domestic matters is essential now. Balanced attention to your public and personal lives is what you need to focus on. It’s time to prioritize. Otherwise, you run the risk of over-extending yourself.

August 20-21 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

August 26-27 Venus conjuncts Saturn and opposes Neptune. Relationships are tricky and perhaps disappointing for the time being. We might want a commitment while a significant other remains evasive and hard to pin down–or vice versa. Friendships and romantic affairs are involved for you. You’re called upon to get serious with regards to a relationship or financial matter, and it’s best to show your responsible side. Ambiguities with regards to your romantic affairs, children, or creative projects may have you feeling anxious, but there’s no better time than now to formulate realistic plans for improving your commitments.

August 28-29 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

August 30-31 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

July 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

July

Overview. Until the 12th, the Sun puts its spotlight on your solar ninth house. Your focus turns outward, away from the more personal concerns that have occupied your thoughts in the last months. More than any other time during the year, you are feeling most adventurous and willing to take a leap of faith. This is a cycle in which you seek a higher meaning to your life, and/or seek out new experiences that take you beyond the here and now, and beyond the mundane details of day-to-day life. Anything that that broaden your experiences attracts now.

From the 12th, the Sun illuminates your career and reputation sector. More than any other time of the year, your focus is drawn to your “place” in the outer world, your reputation, and your standing in the world. This is the time when you are more interested in, and focused on, accomplishing something important. Your competency is something that you are especially sensitive to during this cycle, which began on June 21st. You want to shine. Recognition is likely to come your way whether you ask for it or not, and the responsibility that comes with it. Do what you feel is right, keeping in mind that you are at your most visible during this period in the year.

Jupiter goes direct on the 6th. For you, this suggests that matters pertaining to personal confidence, communication, paperwork, and education are beginning to show signs of moving forward after a period of stagnation. The first signs of resolution for these issues will be with you this month. You are likely to project more confidence through a more poised and self-assured communication style, and to feel more spontaneous.

Finances are slowly but surely moving forward this month, particularly from the 10th. However, you could be feeling limited and restricted in terms of personal resources from the 1-6. Perhaps what you’d like to buy is out of your reach, or you are feeling a pinch. Influences on the 13-15 point to financial activity, but they are a mixed bag. You may see increases, but you could also feel blocked. Avoid undertaking new financial initiatives on the 16-17 and 18-20, when you are unlikely to get a raise, loan, or support. Adjustments in your spending habits are in order.

For the first 9 or 10 days of the month, Venus completes her transit of the deep, dark, and intimate solar eighth house. You continue to be rather introspective when it comes to your affections and the love you share. A more outgoing phase for Venus begins on the 10th, when the goddess of love begins her journey through your adventure sector. During this period, you are more self-expressive and adventurous with regards to expressing your affections. A love interest who attracts you during this cycle may be somebody who you previously wouldn’t consider attractive, or someone whose cultural background is very different than yours. Your perceptions of beauty, in general, are broadened and widened now, and this can extend to things that attract you, including objects and ideas. You have a taste for the exotic and the spirit to match.

Mars, the planet of action, enlivens your career and reputation sector until the 6th, after which he heats up your friendship sector. You direct more energy into accomplishing long-term goals during this cycle. Group activities and cooperative efforts are the best way to achieve your goals right now. In fact, you have all sorts of ideas about what you want to do. Avoid allowing the ego to attempt to dominate others. You prefer to lead a group rather than follow during this period, and there are certainly ways to do so without stepping on others’ toes. As well, the best way to achieve your goals during this period is to work as a team, or to at least to do some networking. You may have more energy than usual to want to organize projects. Your humanitarian impulse may be stimulated. The role you play for other people in your life becomes the focus. You may feel that your schedule gets overloaded at this time with things to do (usually for others).

The most rewarding periods of the month are likely to be from the 10-18, when Venus is in harmony with your Sun. Super opportunities for expressing yourself spontaneously arise now, and your charm is working overtime. Because Mars is also harmonizing well with your Sun from the 6-22, this is a power period for you in terms of getting back what you give.

Highlights:

June 25 New Moon in Cancer in your solar ninth house affects you until the next New Moon. The ninth house rules our spirit to grow, explore, and expand beyond the “regular” experiences in our lives. The New Moon here may bring some restlessness and dissatisfaction with regular routines. Make an effort to initiate new projects or activities that expand your mind, feed your spirit for adventure, and stretch your imagination. You may feel renewed by a new perspective on your life, something philosophical or spiritual that you read or learn, or an adventure that takes you away from the mundane routines in your life.

June 27-28 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

July 3-5 Mercury is stationary retrograde now, and will remain retrograde until the 28th–a cycle when rethinking things is the name of the game. When Mercury is stationary,

July 4-5 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

July 13-14 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

July 17-18 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

July 24-25 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

July 27-29 Mercury is stationary direct. When Mercury is stationary,

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

June 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

June

Overview. The Sun continues to highlight your solar eighth house until the 11th of the month, placing emphasis on intimate and personal matters. Y ou may have a desire to intensify the level of intimacy and honesty in your personal relationships. This is also a time when you tend to rid yourself of extras so that you feel less weighed down. This could be as simple as doing a spring clean-up or it could involve ridding yourself of destructive habits. Intensifying your emotional connection to an intimate partner is the focus now. Also on the agenda are issues of shared values, shared properties or money, and the ways you blend with or withhold from one another on all levels. Practical matters that might grab your attention are insurance, debts, and investments. The Sun lights up your solar ninth house from the 11th–the sector of your chart that rules self-expression through expanding your mind and your personal horizons. You are more in tune with the bigger picture rather than the nitty-gritty details of daily existence in June. You could be focusing on communicating, writing, and speaking, and the urge to do something different–something that completely breaks the routine–is insistent. In order to avoid feelings of restlessness, be sure to do something that will scratch your itch for adventure–whether it’s big or small. This is an excellent time to promote a publication, to attend a conference or seminar, and to travel–particularly from the 11-21.

Your ruler, Venus, is in Taurus most of the month and travels through your solar eighth house from the 15th. Venus is also your eighth house ruler and thus impacts joint finances and deep intimate issues as well as personal matters. Venus’ shift from assertive Aries to easygoing Taurus on May 29th represents a shift in your overall manner to a more sensual, content, and practical state of mind. You are intrigued by intimate matters, and perhaps joint finances, investments, and taxes are capturing your attention. This is a rather sensual month for you, and you may be called upon to solve a mystery. Mars is the ruler of your partnership sector, and the planet of action’s entrance in the dramatic sign of Leo on June 3rd suggests a more romantic and playful energy in your close personal relationships. With this fiery planet journeying through your solar tenth house all month, your partner may be very much focused on worldly affairs or career matters. If you’re single and hoping for a meaningful partnership, your best bet will be through business connections and other public affairs.

Mars is in your solar tenth house all month. This transit stimulates your ambition and/or your desire to be recognized for your accomplishments. Whether it’s professional or personal, you are likely to have an increased desire for others to notice you. This can be a good time to become self-employed or to start a business. Conflicts with those in authority are possible now. You may pour more energy into self-promotion or business/career activities.

Mercury is in your solar ninth until the 16th, and you may be communicating with someone far away, exchanging interesting and enlightening information with others, or thinking about traveling. Essentially, your thoughts are lifted above the usual daily concerns and immediate business into thoughts and visions about future, larger goals, and the purpose and meaning of your activities. You are putting everything into a larger context–looking at the “big picture”. From the 16th, the planet of communication is traveling through your career and reputation sector. You may be formulating career planning strategies or you could be thinking of concrete ways to make your dreams become realities. Security and achievement issues occupy your mind, as you recognize the limitations of time and energy. The strongest periods of the month for energy and ease of expression (when you feel energetically supported) are the 11-21.

Highlights:

May 27 New Moon in Gemini in your solar eighth house affects you for approximately 4 weeks (until the next New Moon). This is a time of empowerment. It is a good time to focus on issues of intimacy as well as developing self-mastery skills. You may experience increased awareness of otherswhat makes them tickas well as your own internal motivations during this period. It is a time when intimacy and deep levels of sharing are heightened. It is also a favorable time to start a financial plan, savings plan, take out a loan or consolidate, and do work in accounting.

June 7-8 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

June 9-10 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

June 16-17 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

June 20-21 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

June 21-25 Your ruler, Venus, is parallel both Mars and Saturn. Dedication and hard work pays off now. You’re serious and focused, and the potential for constructive use of energy is high.

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

May 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

May

Overview. This month, the Sun transits your partnership house until the 10th, illuminating one-to-one relationships, the need to compromise and share, and your desire to balance your life. During this period, going solo is not instinctive. You seem to need the energies and companionship of other people, and they tend to draw upon you as well. The best way to deal with this period is to acknowledge these needs rather than to push ahead on your own.

From the 10th, your focus shifts, and you have a desire to intensify the level of intimacy and honesty in your personal relationships. This is also a time when you tend to rid yourself of extras so that you feel less weighed down. This could be as simple as doing a spring clean-up or it could involve ridding yourself of destructive habits. Intensifying your emotional connection to an intimate partner is the focus now. Also on the agenda are issues of shared values, shared properties or money, and the ways you blend with or withhold from one another on all levels. Practical matters that might grab your attention are insurance, debts, and investments.

Your ruler, Venus, enters Aries on the 3rd, continuing to move through your sixth house until the 20th. This cycle is a rather service-oriented one in which you focus on the details of daily existence, your routine, and your work. And, with Aries energy, you have the initiative to get going on all of these things. Cooperation and harmony on the job is important to you. The social aspect of work grabs your attention. An
office romance or flirtation may be part of the picture. You’re most successful doing tasks that involve cooperation and team harmony, and/or the personal, human side of things. From the 20th, you’re moving away from a service-oriented focus to concern for the give-and-take of personal relationships. You instinctively want to harmonize relationships with others. You are at your most cooperative and loving. At certain points during this period, you may sacrifice your own agenda or desires to accommodate someone else, and you do so willingly. Your money and resources may be with your partner right now. You place an especially high value on your committed relationships during this period. If you’re single, this is an opportune time to meet someone new–a true partner, not just a friend or casual lover. Venus in the sign of Aries adds an extra dash of spunk to your personality. You’re active this month, even if the focus is mostly on other people and your relationships with them. With Mercury in the same house until the 15th, you’re busy thinking about how you can better relate to others, and negotiations are featured. You have the opportunity to bring some objectivity to partnership matters.

Mercury enters your eighth house on the 15th, and you begin to do some serious “digging”, analyzing, and researching. You are looking for honest, intimate answers to emotionally-charged questions. It’s a good time to discuss power dynamics in your partnerships, as well as shared resources and finances, simply because you are more able to be objective about these matters.

At the time of the grand trine May 4-9, you could very well meet a special person, or significantly enhance an existing romance. The grand trine falls in your self-expressive sectors, and advances can also be made with lovers, in-laws, and any matter that requires drawing upon your stores of personal courage and creativity.

A year-long trend for your finances involves chances to increase your income through some form of communication, a teaching situation, transportation, or even through your siblings or near relatives in some way, perhaps by working with them. You are often busy conjuring up money-making ideas. With your second and third house rulers involved in a lengthy aspect this month and next, this is emphasized, and much activity in these areas is stimulated. You could be thinking about partnering up for business purposes. Challenging days for finances occur on the 9-10, 16-17, and 23-24, when caution should be exercised. The 25-26 is an outstanding period for increasing your income, but avoid signing on the dotted line just yet.

The planet of action, Mars, is in your adventure sector until the 19th, and you are especially enthusiastic and more bold than usual. Some restlessness and hunger for adventure is experienced now. Essentially, you are looking to expand your activities, and you may find that you have a lot of energy for higher studies, travel, or simply new subjects. Negative potentials include being excessively opinionated or getting easily fired up over differences in points of view, or legal fights. Because Mars rules your partnership sector, your partner could express some of these traits during this period.

Mars moves through your solar tenth house from the 19th, stimulating your ambition or your desire to be recognized for your accomplishments. Whether it’s professional or personal, you are likely to have an increased desire for others to notice you. This can be a good time to become self-employed or start a business. Conflicts with those in authority are possible now. You may pour more energy into self-promotion or business/career activities. You are more willing to take risks in order to move toward what you want. The support of a special person in your life helps, but you have a strong urge to take the lead.

The week of the month is busy, but bordering on hectic. You seem to be in high demand. Mid-month could bring some relationship issues to the fore. Emotional game-playing in partnerships could be at a peak, and you could be feeling insecure. You could become aware of exaggerated differences between you and your partner. Relationship activity is also stimulated around the time of the Venus-Mars square on the 22-24, when Venus is also opposite your Sun.
Highlights:

April 27 New Moon in Taurus in your solar seventh house affects you until the next New Moon. Negotiations and diplomacy are highlighted during this period, as it is a favorable time to begin new relationships or to re-define existing ones. Issues of sharing and partnership come to the fore. Increased awareness of the need for someone significant to lean on or to rely on is often associated with this position. Working on, or resolving to work on, relationships that are mutually supportive is a good idea at this time. If you find yourself sensitive to the feeling of lacking support from partners, this may be a good time to ask yourself how companionable you are, and work on developing yourself in this area of life. You might just find that this is a period when you are at your most gracious. It is also a good time to make contacts and to make something public.

May 3-4 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

May 4-9 Some exciting cosmic energy is with us now, with a grand trine involving action-oriented Mars, lucky Jupiter, and inventive Uranus. This is a time of “lucky breaks”, although we need to capitalize on opportunities in order to benefit from them. Our intuition is good, we have a feel for new things and ideas, and we can benefit from timely action. Begin a creative activity (or enjoy the fruits of a successful one), and listen to your intuition. As long as we aren’t foolhardy, this is a good time for speculation, self-promotion, and recognition. This grand trine affects your self-expressive houses, and your life could benefit from your renewed focus, sense of adventure, commitment, and vitality. It’s an excellent time for revitalizing ties with family, in-laws, and close partners. Support from others, whether moral or financial, can come from friends or organizations.

May 13-14 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

With Venus opposite your Sun, you have a strong desire to smooth things over, but your partner could be a tough cookie right now. Remember this is temporary.

May 24-25 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and on playing a supportive role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive.

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

April 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

April

Overview. April is a strong month for you–it’s passionate and expressive. Mars moving through your sector of adventure stimulates the desire to move beyond the mundane, although Mercury and the Sun turn your attention to the details of daily existence. A solar eclipse at the end of March fell in your solar sixth house, and its effects reverberate throughout April (and beyond). The sequence of eclipses in Aries and Libra in the past while have alerted you to the need to deal with the details and practicalities of everyday life, to become more organized, and to take charge of your life’s routines. It’s time to formulate some clear goals and plans. Circumstances are such that you need to develop some healthy habits, routines, and schedules. Believing in a grand plan is fine, but practical concerns need to be dealt with as well. Recognizing your personal limitations in terms of just how much you can give to others and just how much compassion and understanding you can show is essential now. It’s time to structure your life. The March eclipse should give you the final push towards a stronger identity. In the months ahead, work issues become paramount. Although Mars moving through your solar ninth house urges you to seek some adventure outside of the norm, mundane affairs occupy your thoughts. Mercury’s retrograde last month likely lead to misunderstandings and mess-ups on the job. The important details in your paperwork that you missed last month can now be ironed out. Mercury moving forward means that problems you may have had with such matters are lifting. You can move forward with travel plans now. Your judgment was compromised in March, but this becomes a thing of the past in April.

Venus, your ruler, moves through your pleasure sector this month, bringing you romantic opportunities. You are especially susceptible to flattery right now, but you could also be dishing it out! Some self-indulgence is likely. This month, you can find special enjoyment in hobbies, children, adventure, speculation, and romance. Your luck is improved now, and it’s a fabulous time to mingle. You are at your charming best, and a new romance (or the revival of an old one) could feature. Any new relationship started now is bound to have an especially playful and sensual tone. A new spirit of fun is brought into existing romances. The Full Moon on the 13th falls directly on your sign, and you could end up making some emotional declarations. Listen to your heart–it’s telling you something important.

Saturn in Leo turning direct this month is good news for you. While Saturn was retrograde for the last 4-1/2 months, you may have felt a whole lot of stagnation and blockage when it came to your career and public affairs. Family relations were affected as well (Saturn rules your home and family sector). These matters are not going to be moving forward quickly just yet, but you will begin to feel more on top of things now. It’s a good time to move forward with plans to structure your domestic life, with home improvement and organization efforts, and business matters.

Highlights:

March 29 New Moon in Aries (Total Solar Eclipse) in your solar sixth house. This energy is with you until the next New Moon, and beyond (its effects can extend up to 6 months). The New Moon in the sixth house heralds a time when new diet regimes, healthy routines, and satisfying work schedules can be successfully initiated. It is a time of taking care of business, handling details, and increasing your efficiency by re-organizing or simply by working enthusiastically at tasks that help you get caught up in your work. It is also a good time for analysis of any sort, as critical thinking is now at its peak. This period is marked by a desire to sort things out, but also to be useful.

April 6-7 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

April 13-14 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best foot forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

April 16-17 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up nowthe discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are all possible.

April 16-18 Venus (your ruler) conjuncts Uranus in Pisces, the Sun trines Pluto, and Mercury squares Mars. This is a high-energy, potentially productive period if we can avoid being too impulsive. There can be great excitement in love nowa feeling of re-birth, in fact. We could have the gumption to take a chance and speculate on a love that is intense and unpredictable, and we are more decisive than usual. For you, new beginnings in the romance department could feature. A fresh new friendship is possible, and it could be formed while you are out and about–at a party or while taking part in other pleasurable activities or hobbies. At the very least, you feel stimulated and excited and your attitude is more progressive than ever. Surprises are in store!

April 22-23 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

April 29-May 1 Your ruler, Venus, squares Pluto and the Sun squares Chiron. Avoid starting something new now, and don’t waste your money either.

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

March 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

March

Overview. Venus, your ruler, forms some truly magical aspects to Chiron, Neptune, and Mars in March. This is a good month to work on healing relationship problems and to work on making you even more “companionable” than you usually are! Because Venus is transiting your solar fourth house, this is a phase when love and affection can be found close to home. Entertaining and beautifying the domestic environment are favored. Note that Mercury is retrograde from the 2nd to the 25th, and you may have to deal with some mess-ups on the job. You might be inclined to miss important details in your paperwork, or might experience frustrating delays that result from co-workers’ errors. Do your best not to let people get to you. You may have to deal with a person deceiving you or working against you. Put off making travel plans as well, for the time being. Sexuality and intimacy are stimulated this month. Negative expression of Mars working its way through your intimacy sector is the tendency towards ego conflicts concerning jointly held property or money. Conflicts with partners over values or possessions are possible. More likely, you are more strategic in your actions during this period, as you become aware of the subtleties of human interaction. This is a time when your best course of action is to recognize that you need others for support during this period–going it alone doesn’t seem to work for you just now.

Highlights:

February 27 New Moon in Pisces in your solar fifth house affects you until the next New Moon. Creative self-expression comes under the realm of the fifth house, and a New Moon occurring here sparks the creative juices. Romantic inclinations are also highlighted, as are any kind of celebratory, playful, and just-for-fun endeavors. You will be especially aware of your need for approval and feedback from others, deriving pleasure from the ways your own creativity impact the world around you. This can be a passionate time for you, and a time when you might feel more bold than usual. If you are feeling good about yourself, and especially if you have taken advantage of the time for re-building of confidence that the last New Moon (in the fourth house) brought, you will fairly radiate during this expressive period.

March 9-10 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

March 10-11 Your ruler, Venus, opposes Saturn. Conflicts between duty and pleasure, or between sober practicality and a yearning for love and emotional satisfaction, are likely now. This can be a very frustrating time, and you are likely to feel quite alone, emotionally aloof or withdrawn. A relationship may temporarily break up, some feelings of rejection are possible, or in extreme cases a relationship may end. Serious relationships, however, could strengthen. Ask for favors at another time. Social gatherings could prove disappointing, and you may be feeling uninspired. Avoid starting a new romance or making serious decisions about an existing one just now. When it comes to finances, don’t sign on the dotted line. Remember this is a brief influence!

March 13-14 Venus and Chiron align right now, signaling a magical time for making a resolution to repair, heal, and improve relationships. With Mercury retrograde, it’s probably best to keep your plans to yourself for now, but make a new resolution and feel the magical healing powers of Venus-Chiron unfold in your life. Resolutions for you might revolve around family and domestic relationships.

March 17-18 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best face forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

March 19-20 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up now–the discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

March 26-27 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

March 29 New Moon in Aries (Total Solar Eclipse) in your solar sixth house affects you until the next New Moon (and beyond, because it’s an eclipsea more potent New Moon). The New Moon in the sixth house heralds a time when new diet regimes, healthy routines, and satisfying work schedules can be successfully initiated. It is a time of taking care of business, handling details, and increasing your efficiency by re-organizing or simply by working enthusiastically at tasks that help you get caught up in your work. It is also a good time for analysis of any sort, as critical thinking is now at its peak. This period is marked by a desire to sort things out, but also to be useful.

March 30-31 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and you may need to compromise. This is the time during the lunar month that is closest to the “pits.” Most likely time to catch cold, get overlooked, find yourself ignored. Energy may be low and efforts are more ineffectual than usualeither push twice as hard or take the day off and wait for improvement. The spotlight is on others close to you, so be willing to play a supporting role and pass the ball on to someone elseit will come back soon enough.

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

February 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

February

Highlights:

January 29 New Moon in Aquarius is in your solar fourth house. Home and family may be a focus during this phase. On a personal, developmental level, this is a time to not only listen to what is in your gut, but to pay homage to those feelings! What makes you feel safe and secure? This is the time to explore and develop a sense of inner security. Although the fourth house is associated with the home, it is an angular, cardinal house that stirs up activity. This is a time of re-organization and heightened awareness of your roots, issues of intimacy and vulnerability, and it’s an excellent time to come in touch with your feelings and needs. Focusing on your support system and the manner in which you support others is also probable. This is a good time to make long-range plans for the future, to do any type of re-organizing or even re-modeling of the home or home environment, and for family-related activities.

February 3-42Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and playing a supporting role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive just now.

February 10-11 Monthly career and reputation peak. Your credibility is important at this time of the lunar month, and efforts at self-promotion might be made now. This is the time when you’re noticed for what you’ve done or haven’t done. Do your best to be in top form, make career adjustments if needed, and don’t be afraid to show others exactly what you’re made of. You’re at your best when you are showing the world your practical, competent, and responsible side.

February 18-19 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best face forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

February 20-21 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up now–the discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

February 27 New Moon in Pisces is in your solar fifth house. Creative self-expression comes under the realm of the fifth house, and a New Moon occurring here sparks the creative juices. Romantic inclinations are also highlighted, as are any kind of celebratory, playful, and just-for-fun endeavors. You will be especially aware of your need for approval and feedback from others, deriving pleasure from the ways your own creativity impact the world around you. This can be a passionate time for you, and a time when you might feel more bold than usual. If you are feeling good about yourself, and especially if you have taken advantage of the time for re-building of confidence that the New Moon in the fourth house brought, you will fairly radiate during this expressive period.

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Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

January 2006: Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

January

A feeling of general “busy-ness” for the first few weeks of January can either feel great or overwhelming. Plenty of errands, attention to details, contact with acquaintances, and phone calls are likely. The Full Moon this month, on the 14th, is especially significant for you. Feeling at odds with co-workers and loved ones is likely. An argument is a possible expression of the tension. By the end of the month, things quiet down significantly, and you may find yourself cocooning yourself somewhat. You need some down time–it’s hard-earned and it will help you get your bearings after a hectic few weeks. Because your ruling planet, Venus, is retrograde all month, you need to be especially wary of potential tensions in your relationships, especially amongst family members. Although your personal finances stand to improve significantly this year, hold onto your pocketbook until Venus turns direct on February 3rd. Waiting until March to make big purchases would be even wiser. Old hurts, especially regarding family, are bound to come up near the end of the month. Nurse them, but remember that things will look much better in February. You can be easily misunderstood right now, so it’s better to keep things to yourself until you can express yourself constructively. In other words, it’s a good time to reflect upon your feelings, but you may not be able to communicate them effectively just now.

Highlights:

December 31-January 1 New Moon in Capricorn. Make a resolution concerning commitment to your career goals on December 31st to January 1st. Think of ways to add more structure and organization to your life. This New Moon occurs in your third house. The third house rules our communication skills, learning, methods, daily interactions and contact, and general “busy-ness”. This is a favorable time for learning something new, feeling at ease in social situations, taking care of the details of daily life, and developing a mental rapport with others. It is a time when you will be more aware of your environment, and when you experience increased alertness. It’s a good time to take tests, fill out forms, start a new course, write letters, make phone calls, and take care of daily tasks with energy. A flurry of activity for several days can have the phone ringing off the hook as new ideas and propositions that require either your opinion or your decision come your way. Your challenge will be sorting the wheat from the chaff on the fly, and sorting out the confusion that always abounds at New Moon, especially this one. This is a great time for currying new acquaintances as the air of intensity makes for strong personal connections and breaks through the barriers of unfamiliarity.

January 3-4 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you. Like-minded (and hearted) people gravitate toward you. Make use of this smooth energy by taking the time to enjoy yourself, preferably around people.

January 7-8 Your partnerships are highlighted right now, and it’s time to compromise. Insecurities in your partnerships are brought to light now, and the best way to handle this is to understand that you need others instead of competing for the floor. Some people find this time of the lunar month an energy sapper, as they feel ignored or unnoticed. Trying to go it alone won’t work just now. The spotlight is on other people for the time being, and it’s best to let them shine. Concentrate on truly listening to those close to you, and playing a supporting role. Perhaps not a time to be make a presentation or to come on strong to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than expressive just now.

January 14-15 Monthly career and reputation peak. You are more accountable for what you do and how you do it right now. You are noticed for your accomplishments (or for what you haven’t done). You may receive unexpected word about your performance. You are at your most practical when it comes to dealing and working with others. You are called on to make use of your natural abilities and common sense.

January 21-22 Your Personal New Moon. A new personal cycle begins for you, and you feel fresh and re-energized. It’s all about you now, so it’s time to put your best face forward. A blast of personal energy comes your way, and showing your leadership skills works for you now. You are at your most convincing, as others are accepting you at face value. Some people find that the Moon in their sign brings with it a restless, discontented, and emotional state, and that there is more on their plate than they expected or wanted. If this is the case for you, remember that these feelings are there because you need to make a change, however big or small. Use it to stimulate activity and positive change.

January 23 Venus trine Mars today affects your third and seventh solar houses. An opportunity to enhance your relationships, a new love interest, or a creative solution to relationship problems may appear.

January 24-25 Monthly money and income peak. You’re looking at the world in terms of value and worth now, and what you have (or don’t have) is on your mind. Money issues pop up now–the discovery of a way to increase your income, an unexpected gift or reward, or a brief and tiny financial crisis that motivates you to find new ways to make money are possible.

January 29 New Moon in Aquarius in your fourth house. Home and family are likely to be a focus during this phase. On a personal, developmental level, this is a time to not only listen to what is in your gut, but to pay homage to those feelings! What makes you feel safe and secure? This is the time to explore and develop a sense of inner security. Although the fourth house is associated with the home, it is an angular, cardinal house that stirs up activity. This is a time of re-organization and heightened awareness of your roots, issues of intimacy and vulnerability, and it’s an excellent time to come in touch with your feelings and needs. Focusing on your support system and the manner in which you support others is also probable. This is a good time to make long-range plans for the future, to do any type of re-organizing or even re-modeling of the home or home environment, and for family-related activities. Remember that Venus is retrograde in your fourth house, however, and some misunderstandings between family members as well as past hurts and wounds re-surfacing are very likely up until February 3rd. After that date, things pick up.

January 30-31 Romance and pleasure are highlights right now with the Moon in your solar fifth. The Moon is in your element, and so are you! The flowing, expressive, and spontaneous energy surrounding you attracts like-minded (and hearted) people. Be sure to take time to enjoy yourself, preferably around others! Keywords: romance, creativity, spontaneity, pleasure, self-expression.

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