Weekly Horoscope
Sunday, July 1, 2007
All Signs
Here we are: the Canada Day weekend with the US Independence Day (July 4th) on its heels. We should be enjoying midsummer abandon! Instead we're flooded with sober responsibilities, weather challenges and emotional upheavals with long forgotten events. Retrograde Mercury (in Cancer) challenges these Cancer holidays. Saturn (obligations and responsibilities) is lined up with Venus - the symbol of love, beauty, wonderful times plus money and goodies. Saturn likes Venus, but it demands discipline and even denial. (And as the Queen of Denial, my big question is: how does one dress for an identity crisis?)
Aries (March 21-April 19)
This week your focus continues to be on home, family and your domestic scene. This is because all kinds of relatives and people from your past are probably camped on your doorstep. (Yikes.)You're certainly dealing with some kind of old issue with a parent or relative. If relations with children and lovers are strained right now, give this little thought. I know it makes you feel cut off and lonely (which is definitely a bummer) but it's a temporary thing. Remember -it's always darkest before it gets pitch black. This week is more about recuperation and restoration. It's time to put all the little pieces back together.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
This is a busy time; but it's also crazy due to transportation delays, communication breakups, lost or misplaced items, and increased time hashing over old business with siblings. It's not all bad; it's just a lot of frustrating, little hang nail annoyances. You're trying to wrap up old business but cooperation is not forthcoming. Shee! Unfortunately, this stress ripples into your home and family causing you to feel shut off from others. The affection that was always there is still there, but somehow it can't be expressed or acknowledged. You feel lonely. Fortunately, this is a fleeting experience. And when it's over, you'll laugh at yourself. (Especially if you look funny anyway.)
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Probably no sign more than you suffers this much during Mercury retrograde. It's as if everything that could go wrong goes wrong! However, these are all manageable items. They're just frustrating as hell. And of course, they cause painful delays to your plans and how your day unfolds. This weekend, as Saturn lines up with Venus, you might feel cut off from others. Relations are a bit formal or polite. It's hard to spontaneously express affection. Instead of thinking of what you have to be grateful about, you easily fall into worry mode. (Oops.) I've mentioned this before, but as a kid, I had a sign on the back of my bedroom door: "Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but gets you nowhere."
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Normally, Gemini and Virgo suffer the most during the Mercury retrograde. However, any sign (Cancer, Sagittarius, Aquarius) could be Gemini Rising and still feel the hassles of errors, misunderstandings, miscommunications, delays and transportation problems. This particular 'murky' retrograde really hits you because it's taking place in your sign. Be patient. You're not losing your mind or getting stupid. Be patient talking to ex-partners and old friends from the past. Use this time to finish old stuff or delve into the past. Mercury retrograde actually helps you to wrap up old business. (In other words, it isn't all bad.) Take a ruthless, practical approach to your possessions. Streamline. Recycle. Get rid of what you don't need. (You know who you are.)
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Many of you will be surprised at how memories from the past and things you thought were long buried are suddenly coming to the surface of your mind. This could be an opportunity for closure or some kind of self-examination. (Which isn't as bad as trying on bathing suits under florescent lights in department store changing rooms. Aaggh!) Venus lines up with Saturn in your sign this weekend. This makes you feel unusually reserved. Mars at the top of your chart makes you ambitious. You've got your own private, tiny agenda that you're working on. You want to feel more in control of your life, especially in practical terms. (Hey - if you want a place in the Sun, you've got to expect a few blisters.)
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Like Gemini, Mercury is your ruler. Therefore, when Mercury goes retrograde, you feel it more than other signs. This particular Mercury retrograde brings old friends and acquaintances from your past back into the picture. No doubt, it will also prompt you to revise or change some of your long-term goals. You might embrace an idea that has occurred to you many times before but you ignored it or cast it aside. Now however, it seems to be the obvious thing to do! (Go figure.) Sometimes it's the most obvious thing that is the most difficult to see. This isn't surprising. Without mirrors, we couldn't even see our own faces! "Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the hottest Virgo of them all?"
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Don't be hard on yourself if you feel adrift. Murky retrograde is at high noon in your chart. You're pondering things you considered before or wished you had done. You might go back to incorporate a forgotten goal into your life -- whatever. Past issues with parents and bosses can arise. Just remember: if you act with discipline, you'll have no regrets. Therefore, if you do something, and you don't regret it - you acted with discipline. Or if you do something, and you regret it - then you didn't act with discipline. And if you don't do something and you don't regret it - you acted discipline. And if you don't do something and you regret it - then you didn't act with discipline. (Handy rule.)
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You're suffering from glitches, delays, errors and disappointments with publishing, the media, anything to do with higher education, travel, and dealing with foreign countries. But ironically, these are the same areas where you might develop old contacts and past opportunities. This is because this is where stuff is being stirred up! This weekend, relations with parents and bosses could be strained or bottled up. Don't make a big deal about this, because it's a fleeting thing. Some of you might say goodbye to someone. Mars is opposite your sign for the next few weeks igniting friction with partners. Patience is your only recourse!
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Although delays and errors related to shared property, debt, taxes and anything else you own in conjunction with someone are a drag now; actually, this is the best time for you to clear up loose details in these areas. That's because murky retrograde is actually an easy time to finish old business. Therefore, make the most of this so-called difficult time. It does have its advantages. Disappointments with travel, publishing, the media and higher education are temporary. Don't get your belly in a rash over this. Next month these areas can really take off! (One hopes.) In the meantime, Mars is giving you lots of energy to work hard.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Ex-partners and old friends are in your life, perhaps briefly. Conflicts about the care and maintenance of children are highly possible. But the same planetary energy that creates these conflicts can also boost your interest in sports, romance and entertaining diversions. So it's not all bad. You might be disappointed with a gift from someone, or receiving less than you hoped-for from somewhere. Just bear with this. The restrictions that hold things back will soon be removed. This is not an ideal time to parlay for what you really want to get from others. Wait a few days or even a few weeks if you can. This is a good time for vacations, fun and romance. Enjoy the good things in life - (and maybe even a few of the bad.)
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
It's been quite dreadful in work-related areas for you lately - and it's not over. A myriad of details regarding deliveries, papers and notes, messages, communications with others, dealing with coworkers, and trying to meet deadlines, to say nothing of transportation delays and late cheques in the mail - make you pull your hair out! (Some of you are bald by choice or not, which makes this even tougher!) Meanwhile, back on the homepage, chaos and increased activity due to renovations, redecorating or visiting guests increases tension at home or within your family. Now you know why George Burns defines happiness as having a warm, loving, caring, family in another city.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Parents might feel behind the eight ball regarding caring for and keeping up with activities with children lately. It's all two steps forward, one step backward. Raising kids is perhaps the most important job there is - and certainly the toughest. (Curious how little training we get for it, isn't it?) Fortunately, your communications with others are energetic, perhaps even to the point of conflict with siblings and daily contacts. Don't worry about restrained or uptight feelings with coworkers. This will disappear very soon. Just pretend everything is fine. Be like Hamlet: "Assume a virtue, if you have it not .... And that shall lend a kind of easiness... the next more easy. For use almost can change the stamp of nature." Ah, yes!
