Astrology

Libra: September 22 – October 22

Consider what might be the appropriate response before you act on October 4th. Passion is at high tide. You have every opportunity to better your position by doing the right thing. Don’t be afraid to consult the experts. By the 9th, confusing ideas that have weighed you down for weeks begin to sort themselves out. From the 14th, your intention is to look your best at all costs. If you hold back spending until after the 18th you will make better choices and have no regrets. From the 20th to 28th it’s playtime. From the 29th begins a two-year period of hard work, unexpected gains and losses, and profound change. You will need to have your wits about you.

Scorpio: October 23 – November 21

Use your greatest wisdom on the job from October 1st through 8th. Creativity aligns with practicality to guarantee success. Resolve difficult issues with a sibling by the 10th. It’s not your job to make their life work. Confusion around whether to move or renovate is resolved more easily after the 13th. You’re only confused because you can’t see the future. Time reveals all. The issue of how to be the most you can be arises around the 16th and will require your attention for many months. No rush – especially on the 29th when chaos starts to break loose around you. Keep your head by opening your heart to all manners of circumstance.

Sagittarius: November 22 – December 20

Your social and/or political life is all aglow on October 4th. Everyone wants to be on your team. Think carefully about who you align with. By November it will matter more than it seems like it could now. Good news arrives sometime between the 10th and 16th. Bask in it until the 18th. From the 10th through 20th use your good fortune to improve the world in which you live. On the 24th, it appears that dreams can actually come true. Of course, they can if you invest serious time, effort, resources and love into them from the 29th, and for a long time to come. Sagittarians are pilgrims in this life. Now would be a good time to consider the nature of your pilgrimage.

Capricorn: December 21 – January 19

You have been accused more than once of blind ambition. That was in the old days. Times have changed. Now your ambition is tempered with the mandate that it be ‘for the good of all.’ Consider yourself the true manager of your world and make a command decision around October 4th that benefits more than just yourself. On the 10th, 15th and 29th stand up for your principles but don’t be arrogant. You can always learn something, especially after the 16th. You are getting a lesson in what drives people to do what they do. Often it’s ignorance and personal suffering. Don’t forget to include yourself when considering people in general. From the 29th, and for the next five months, you are asked to step up to the plate – a task for which you were born.

Aquarius: January 20 – February 17

Put your good ideas in order on October 4th. They have value and can inspire a strong sense of right living in yourself a well as others. From the 9th to 28th, move forward with plans you have been working on since last spring. Give thanks on the 12th for the many helpers both worldly and otherwise who have made this possible. On the 15th, let undermining thoughts and/or people go. It’s not your problem if you don’t engage with it. From the 18th, breathe new energy into your primary relationships. Get active. The more projects you share, the less you will aggravate each other over the next six months. Give in to the urge to study after the 29th. There is always more to learn.

Pisces: February 18 – March 19

Anything goes on October 4th, when the sky’s the limit and adventure calls. Ride the wave, but don’t ignore your significant other if s/he tugs on your kite string and reminds you to stay grounded here on Earth from the 8th through 10th. Manic hope that the world is stable and nothing is changing doesn’t impress you from the 10th to 16th. You were born with the gift to see through the veil. If this seems untrue it’s because you refuse to feel the full range of your feelings. Remind yourself that feelings don’t have to become actions – that the Universal mind contains all. Then see what you can see about the world to come. Keep it to yourself until after the 29th.                               

Aries: March 20 – April 19

Jump into the debate from October 1st through 5th. Your job isn’t to have answers, but to stir the pot. Such is Aries’ lot. Someone who has been bugging you for more than a month activates the last straw on the 10th. Count to 10 and take the higher moral ground. Things will go your way more easily after the 16th. Pay attention to signals coming from your significant other (or if you’re single, from a possible contender for your affections). If you are interested, be a good listener – if you can’t focus on what they are saying, maybe this isn’t your person. The time to walk your talk in relationships begins after the 29th. Half the battle is choosing the right person. This applies to business as well as personal relationships.

Taurus: April 20 – May 20

You have a lot to say about many things. Some of it is truly wise and arises from experience on October 4th, 9th and 13th, for example. But some of what you have to say is purely subjective, opinionated, and only really applies to you. Try not to irritate the wrong people with this on the 10th, 15th and 29th. The foggy confusion of what to do next in a professional sense begins to clear after the 13th. Even better, after the 18th it becomes clear that making certain adjustments to your lifestyle or business practices will help you to progress. Reorganization of the little things makes a big difference from the 20th to 28th. Let someone help you. Say, thank you.

Gemini: May 21 – June 20

September’s stress continues to clear itself out all through October. Act responsibly on October 8th. Don’t trust that things are exactly as they seem on the 10th, 15th and 29th. Otherwise it’s a great month for you. Learning, teaching and travelling are all promising, especially after the 13th, and again after the 18th. If your feet have wings like the messenger god who rules your sign, take flight and see where they take you. Creative communication is your signature. If you have under-developed talent that has never been properly developed, consider how you could discipline yourself to master the art of your choice over the next couple of years starting on the 29th. Writing, painting, music and dance all require that you actually do them if you want to become accomplished. Thinking about them just doesn’t cut it.

Cancer: June 21 – July 21

There are different standards when it comes to living up to your potential. For some people it’s an inner thing, and for others it’s really about who you are in the outer world. Best is when you mix the two, which you should do on October 4th. On the one hand, you are all you can be if you are fully present to the moment. On the other, you have achieved a lot over the last six weeks. No need to hide it from view. Use your intellect to excel on the 9th through 13th. If you don’t know the answer, look it up! From the 18th onward, your family needs your attention. If all you have for them is kindness, that is plenty, right on through to the 28th. After that more may be required.

Leo: July 22 – August 22

Enter fully into the debate on October 4th. You have much to say and it’s a good day for a challenge. After that, rest up until the 16th. You are in for a very energetic seven months. Prepare yourself physically as well as intellectually. Physical is obvious: exercise. Intellectually means you have to listen to people and respond to what they are actually saying. Practise this skill in a friendly atmosphere on the 10th and 16th, and from the 20th to 28th. Your charm is exceeded only by your wit. After that you will be expected to deliver more than charm and wit. Information is extremely valuable in the Age of Aquarius, which the world is entering. Make sure yours is anchored on solid ground.

Virgo: August 23 – September 22

Relationships have been unsteady for a while. But you are not. You are serious and solid as a rock. Open your heart and mind to people from October 1st through 9th. You may find a few surprises when you do. There is room for all. The heart has no limits and the mind is always up for a good conversation. Contentious people who want too much from you are annoying but not much more on the 10th. By the 15th this escalates a bit, but as long as you don’t rise to the bait you will be fine – easier said than done for a Virgo with a mind sharp as a knife and ready for use at any time. Think of your reactions as money. Why waste them? Great strength is created if you sit back and observe rather than engage with every little thing.

Jollean Schaffer is a practising astrologer in Toronto. She would like you to understand that Sun Sign astrology has its strengths and its weaknesses. Take it lightly; use it as you will. Consultations (416) 424-3079. Visit her website at www.lighttravels.com/JulieSimmons