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With the Moon squaring Mars and cozying up to Jupiter, the day has a slapstick quality -- high emotion, big reactions and the occasional metaphorical pie to the face. If you feel like the fool, take heart: Clowning is sacred work. History's brightest minds and boldest lovers have worn the red nose. It takes courage to play, to feel, to be seen...Read more

The moon is bringing the tense and tumultuous angles today, first to Saturn, then to Neptune, which has the effect of doubt. Are you being delusional, or can you really have what you want? If so, should you ask for it outright or in a roundabout way? And more importantly, how do you know you want the right thing? The positive side of doubt is ...Read more

It's a cosmically calm day in the final run of Leo season, setting the tone for a week that will close plot loops, tie loose ends and generally wrap up the party. If you could wave a magic wand over your life, what would you most want to button up, put a bow on and send? That's where to focus yourself as we head toward the Virgo new moon.

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Social intuition is the thing to test today. You can focus fate's fortune by asking for more than you think you will get as the moon moves into daring Gemini. There's a lunar conjunction to Uranus, too, promising a surprise that helps you become more attuned to the reality of dynamics. If you don't like the first answer, adjust and try again. ...Read more

The lunar square to the Leo sun illuminates matters of external validation and internal meaning. Fast rewards are fun because they leave little room for second-guessing. But when the success doesn't come so quickly, doubts can drop in, which is uncomfortable and yet it's exactly what draws us deeper, toward the personal resonance of our own ...Read more

When starting out -- in life, love, work, anything -- a lot of what happens is out of our control. We're born into certain circumstances, we meet people by chance, we stumble into opportunities... it's luck-heavy. Over time, what we say yes to, what we build or walk away from, the roles we claim or reject will matter more. Whatever we've done ...Read more

The Aries moon says much can happen on the strength of a solo effort -- impressive, impactful, important. But not immense. Not like communal power. Mars in Libra suggests going it alone will be harder, slower and more draining. Support from those who care, who get it, who share the vision will amplify and accelerate the mission.

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Venus and Jupiter in conjunction recall how achieving glamour is like pulling off a magic trick. Fun in its falsity. Deliciously deceptive. And what's on the flip side of the glamour coin? Awkwardness. Looking bad. Humiliation -- not fun at all, but a side effect of honesty. Both are a byproduct of courage. Of trying something new. Of reaching...Read more

Mercury has been in retrograde so long now, we've gone deaf to the beep of his backup alert system. Still, there's a peace that comes with today's gear shift -- a moment of silence that lends itself to a glorious exhale. Feel that sense of relief that rushes in to fill the being? Ahhh, clarity. Then here comes the opportunity to close...Read more

Humans are soft, emotional, easily overwhelmed animals. But instead of claws or fangs, we defend ourselves with behavioral tools -- spreadsheets and to-do lists that give us a sense of control when we feel uncertain. Sarcasm to deflect vulnerability. A haircut or cool jacket to manage insecurity. The margins before a Mercury flip invite a ...Read more

Before the flowers or the velociraptor, when there was one continent and a single ocean, the sturgeon swam it. Focus on an ancient fish and you're a time traveler. May the full Aquarius moon bring you in touch with that unchanging, eternal core of you. The sturgeon was. The sturgeon is. White belly slicing the cold river -- mouth wide to ...Read more

Mars, invigorated by its new Libran environs, trines Uranus and opposes Saturn, evoking the elegant rebellion of a French enfant terrible -- insouciant, provocative, eager to raise the perfectly manicured brows of the bourgeoisie. There's l'esprit frondeur in the air, a seduction of charm and confrontation, like a Rive Gauche radical with a ...Read more

Between the Mars change and the moon change, air-sign energy becomes a cooling crosswind, calming the blaze of the Leo sun. Mars doesn't want to compromise. Libra doesn't want anyone to lose. And the Aquarian Moon acts as a philanthropic judge. Together, they create strategic, elegant pressure. Not brute force -- leveraged force. Mediation ...Read more

There are timeless questions at the root of Mars in Libra -- a pairing built on contradiction. Mars fights. Libra reconciles. The tension is real. Is war a failure of imagination, or is it inevitable, cyclical, human? This Mars transit asks if peace requires force behind it to hold. Mars in Libra represents that force.

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How apt -- just as the moon goes into industrious Capricorn, these dog days of summer bring Work Like a Dog Day, a chance to honor our canine friends through imitation. How does a dog work? With their whole body -- from keen noses to expressive tails. They work for the pack, for the play, for the treat, for the joy of the job itself, with a ...Read more

The moon and sun are ablaze. What happens when fire meets fire? The heat increases exponentially, not linearly, with an entrainment that can spark a firestorm -- a self-sustaining vortex of wind, heat and momentum. It's a day to remember not all union is calm, but sometimes, it's just what's needed to make something unstoppable.

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Like a jar so full of coins you can't lift it. Like a suitcase that won't close because you've shopped too well. Like an overripe garden -- beautiful, but now you have to pickle. The Sagittarius moon is a lucky irritant, poking planets all through the day with an opposition and four trines representing inconvenient good fortune.

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How deeply can you love someone you don't entirely trust? If you're adored for a heightened, curated version of yourself, who is truly being loved? These questions surface under the bright Leo sun and the shadowy pull of the Scorpio Moon. Bold expression meets emotional depth, and the heart keeps a hidden chamber guarded by intuition and ...Read more

There are many forms of intelligence, but on a day like today -- when four cosmic squares stir tension and challenge -- emotional intelligence rises to the top. Squares bring friction, and friction brings growth, each challenge a teacher. Emotional skill improves relationships; lifts health; and touches on finances, energy and outlook.

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This isn't a test. There's nothing to pass, no finish line to stumble across in triumph. The act is the answer. The puzzle solves itself through your willingness to play -- to be present, curious, creative, unafraid of looking foolish or brilliant or both. The sun and Mercury conjunction in Leo doesn't ask for outcomes. It invites you ...Read more