Nothing exceeds like excess as we travel through extreme Scorpio. Let your hair down and flaunt those obsessions, phobias, compulsions and immoderations. Eye Spy/I Spy Scorpio also advocates surreptitious activities. Notorious Scorpio secrets and skeletons are apt to develop some exhibitionist compulsions this time of the year; what topples out of sleeves is intriguing; sometimes, the best place to hide something is in plain sight. Scorpio works subtly and steadily (and sneakily) -- dry humor and sting operations abound. Life/death/and rebirth -- the content of transformation -- is a lively theme. Keep ashtrays on hand as we are scheduled to crash and rise like Phoenixes. Embrace the agony and ecstasy of catharsis.
Warrior Mars enters his antithetical sign, Libra, on the 3rd. Audacious Mars feels weirdly constrained and indecisive while marching through diplomatic and velveteen Libra; he'll blow a few gaskets when he becomes twisted and lost in the influences of others.
Mercury briefly dips his toes into vacillating Libra before pivoting into forward motion on the 7th. The 7th is the much advertised General Election Pageant in the USA. Mercury's dizzying change of direction during vote-casting may create some freakish election results. The Sun simultaneously challenges rebellious Uranus, offering-up resistance to status quo and authority in general. Retrograde Mercury suggests the winner to be Al Gore. The Sun/Uranus wrestle-mania suggests change (George W. Bush -- but, the numbers for Greenie Ralph Nader or even Others could begin waking-up the stupor of American politics). Yes, I'm hedging -- I feel weirdly constrained and indecisive.
Mercury challenges foggy Neptune on the 1st while in retrograde motion, emphasizing necessary clarification regarding "the past;" Mercury, while in forward motion, challenges foggy Neptune again on the 14th, emphasizing necessary clarification in "the present." Logic is laughable where Neptune is lurking. During the first two weeks of November see how the present resembles the past; is there a situation repeating itself, same theme but maybe different players? Are you willing to shed it if it is causing you grief? Scorpio is an elimination expert; now is the time to purge. We often have to let go of what we clutch the most; let go and proceed to flow.
Miss Luna feels frisky while full in sensuous Taurus on the 11th. The appetite is a splendiferous thing -- Miss Luna invites you to take a healthy chomp out of life. Your full moon mantra: "Gimme, gimme, gimme!"
Madame Venus enters serious-fun Capricorn on the 12th, adding all sorts of ambitious edges to attaining and obtaining desires. Beautify your work environment. The power of love is boisterous in the work place.
The Sun and retrograde Saturn are involved in a lynch 'fest over the weekend of the 18th. The Sun is feeling exceptionally self-willed while in play-to-win Scorpio; Saturn's authoritative objections to anything are sure to be met with resistance if not indignant aggression -- and Saturn can become pretty damn indignantly aggressive himself. Tension prevails, particularly while the Moon is feeling fussy and fretful in Virgo. Structures tend to crack while under the duress of a form-shifting oppositional contact between the Sun and Saturn; we also experience eye-openers that are released like snakes out of cans. Oppositional aspects tend to release tension that gorgeously builds.
We dash into arterial Sagittarius on the 21st. Unleash your inner attorney and stroke your inner guru as Sagittarius celebrates policy-making, law-making and other dogmatic delights. Everyone is an authority; all are experts. Real adventurers will oppose their most dearly held beliefs for the sake of putting their selves in someone else's shoes. Get physical to blow-off steam. Miss Luna is new and dark in the Archer on the 25th; flirt with the sounds of silence in order to balance the voluminous chattiness of your inner dialogue. What a divine time to drop-kick a self-injurious or ultra-limiting belief.
Aries . . . Taurus . . .Gemini . . . Cancer . . . Leo . . .Virgo . . . Libra . . . Scorpio
. . . Sagittarius . . . Capricorn . . . Aquarius . . . Pisces
 Aries A truly wise person does not need to advertise all the knowledge they have accumulated. A truly powerful person does not need to constantly prove how powerful they are. Insecurities sometimes breed rampant overcompensation-this is how we wind up with boorish pontificators at dinner parties and lame rabid despots mowing down every disagreeable person or idea in their way. Your personal power is especially accentuated during the season of Scorpio. Is your power merely a posture masking fear; or, are you really tapping into that mother lode of Aries potency? Often we can gain personal power by relinquishing control. Billie Holliday, an Aries Sun sign native, asserted that she never sang a song the same way twice. Scorpio is an ultra-fixated sign; the more elasticity that you can invoke, the better you can slingshot your self out of uncontrollable situations, obsessive states of mind and constraining expectations that drain your precious power, energy and inspiration. Occasionally goad your streak of outrageousness. Mercury pivots out of retrograde motion on the 7th, bestowing you with fresh approaches to cleaning-up whatever situations became messy while he was in retrograde motion since mid-October. Through the 14th of this month, you'll have an opportunity to shed a fear that has a tendency to keep you too safe and thus immobilized. Your planetary ruler, brutish Mars, swings through velveteen Libra this month, perking-up the battlefield of your relationship dynamics; Libra is the quintessential diplomat, testing your patience, decision-making and cooperation with Others. Dependency is a two way street. |
 Taurus Scorpio is the opposite sign of Taurus on the zodiac wheel; so, you Bulls can expect to duke-it-out with your shadows while also experiencing a generalized contrariness in the Ambiance. Taurus rules over the voice and Scorpio rules the silence of secrets; whether you are exposing skeletons in the closets of others or whether you are letting a few of your own bones out into the light, you are scheduled to deal with some previously hidden aspects of life. Relationships transform you. Write "relationship dynamic catharsis" into your monthly agenda. People come, people go, people provoke, people cause your heart and loins to pulsate passionately. Mercury's forward motion maneuver on the 7th can release some tension, particularly after the Sun and Uranus resolve their stress-ridden differences on the 8th. Decisions regarding relationships and wheeling & dealing may seem more forward-moving around the 7th, however your mind will be under the seductive influence of Neptune through the 14th. The Full Moon in the Bull on the 11th can give you a final affirmation regarding your role (and your value) in a couple of situations. Your ruler, the fabulous Madame Venus, moves into serious Capricorn on the 12th. You'll either work so hard you develop calluses or you'll play so hard you develop vice overload syndrome. If need be, begin a month-long cycle of detoxification and purification on the New Moon of the 25th (before proceeding, freshly freshly, into a new cycle of debauchery). Big Daddy Saturn, ruler of structures, slips back into Taurus while in retrograde motion; your cycle of Initiation is long-haulish this year; from now through January you are bestowed with opportunities to re-coup your worth and your health; sketch new self-portraits (use pencil from now through January). |
 Gemini What are your limitations? You'll find out this month. You'll also find that the nature of your limitations and your priorities are dramatically changing; the extremity-loving nature of Scorpio is apt to provoke drastic measures in feisty situations that are increasingly begging for drastic re-actions. Scorpio -- a portrait of transformation -- tends to corner us into changing our lives if we resist riding the cathartic waves that come our way. Whether you are confronted with change that requires a response or whether you must, absolutely must, wield the sword of change, you're scheduled for transition. Health issues, psychic and somatic, are like a map pointing-out blockades and smooth routes. Blockades generally indicate wincing before the Unknown. Smooth routes generally indicate well-beaten, familiar paths. The underworldish nature of Scorpio entices the wicked tendencies of your twin; she wrings her hands with glee while plotting world domination; embrace naughtiness (wink) but have mercy. Your planetary ruler, plotting Mercury, moves out of retrograde motion on the 7th, endowing you with knowledge that assists you in Proceeding. Whatever fretting has been putting knots in your get-along is scheduled for some revelatory unraveling. Big Daddy Saturn, ruler of structures, slides backward from Gemini into Taurus, indicating a Gemini Redemption. Whatever part of yourself you've been shelving is itching for Arrival like an impatient debutante. Vulnerability can arouse squeamishness, but it also reduces limitation. |
 Cancer Sex sex and more sex. Maybe you're pining and writhing, your fire melting an exterior ice. Maybe you're procreating (humanoids! Art! business!). Maybe your cat is howling and panting at the door every night. Or maybe you're on a purification binge, taking a vow of chastity. Adult Situations are coiled snakes poised to strike at every moment. This energy is potent mojo and you can utilize this force to break-out into any damn destiny that blows up your skirt. The luxury and agony of choice rears its head as Mars marches through vacillating, weighing Libra. The weight of consequence is particularly dense right now. Mars in Libra says that any new action, any new trail that beckons to be blazed will inevitably disappoint someone in your life. In order to go somewhere, you must leave somewhere else behind. Overcome compulsions to play it all entirely too safe. Thinking Mercury swings out of retrograde motion on the 7th; what has been hanging by a thread either falls or shoots upward like a successful cork shooting out of an exquisite bottle of champagne. Your luminous ruler, the moody Moon, is Full on the 11th while in Taurus, a sign of desire; your appetite is Olympic. Madame Venus, the goddess of desire, sashays into Capricorn on the 12th, opening a cycle of productive relationship dynamics, particularly in the professional sphere. Big Daddy Saturn slips back into Taurus while in retrograde motion; you've got some loose ends to tie-up before leaving one cycle of purpose and entering another. |
 Leo A totally Leo friend, Layne Change Sterling, tells me that the season of Scorpio is akin to a "shock corridor" for Life of Lion. Scorpio rules over life and death along with all that lurks in the dungeons of your life and essence. You're shaken and stirred, often reacting to the extremities that confront you during the season of extreme Scorpio. Life becomes theatrically epic whether you are downstage or behind the scenes. Fortunately, Lions are equipped for theatrically epic. Leo is ruled by the resplendent Sun and our jaunt through dark, underworldish Scorpio will challenge you to ultimately shed light in obstinate dark. Don't get sucked into the void trying to know the unknowable; don't become too seduced by fear; rather, utilize warrior Mars in balance-happy Libra to tread a tight-wire between approach and retreat, control and let go. You don't surrender easily, but oh the freedom you'll ultimately attain when you wave a tattered white flag in situations that spin your wheels ad infinitum. Endings beget beginnings and your state of limbo may feel as if you are sometimes negotiating a minefield. Mercury's forward motion maneuver on the 7th will lend you a hand in delineating a course whether you proceed from where you left off in mid-October or whether you pounce into an entirely new direction (thus entirely away from a cul de sac). Don a contender belt and rise from your own ashes as we Samba into fiery Sagittarius on the 21st. Second winds begin winding up nicely on the 25th. |
 Virgo Taken-for-granted efficiencies of life are in an absurd mood until your planetary ruler, Mercury, pivots into forward motion on the 7th. You are the epitome of logic and reasoning; un-answerable ambiguities and abstractions are likely to eat at your brain through the first two weeks of this month while Mercury is wrestling with foggy and illogical Neptune. The world will not be appearing to function efficiently and wisely; however, sometimes people need to make a mess in order to experientially learn (regardless of your sagely counsel). You may even find your self saying "it's wonderful to be wrong," as an unsavory preconceived notion is jilted -- such is the antic'ish mood of astrological influences this month. Warrior Mars moves through your terrain of self-worth and value; his transit through weighing and balancing Libra indicates haggling on behalf of the self; put desperation in a hard-to-reach place. Madame Venus Mambos into earthy Capricorn on the 12th; the goddess of desire wiggles her eyebrows while endowing Virgo with a hearty appetite; opt for luxury, frivolity and good dirty fun rather than biting into strictly practical, utilitarian fare. Big Daddy Saturn slips back into Taurus while in retrograde motion; Big Daddy, ruler of structure, moves back into your terrain of belief systems, challenging your most limiting notions about the state of the world. |
 Libra You're a refined kind; your ilk is like silk, smooth and persuasive. Libras tend to cultivate diplomatic personalities that appeal to vast numbers of people; however, unruly Mars' trip through the Scales this month occasionally elicits the hidden belligerence residing within your refined exterior. Mars is the Roman god of war; his stylish swagger through Libra indicates that you are well-armed and losing your patience. Your wild side is eager to express itself and blurting this feral aspect of your self raises of few eyebrows and provokes a few gasps. Luxuriate in causing a commotion rather than negotiating commotion. Meanwhile, the season of Scorpio prods your self-worth issues out into the forefront of life. You'll probably have to fight for your self. Your self-reliance is more emphasized than dependency on others; yet, others are eager to overly depend on you. This can all work out well if those depending on you know that they owe you a favor; but, don't depend on their etiquette nor their inclination to keep karma in slap-happy harmony. Your planetary ruler, desirous Madame Venus, marches into Capricorn on the 12th, triggering a lot of action on the home front. Business is the business of Capricorn, so whip-out those home office catalogues and throw a few bashes in your abode, mixing Martinis, business and pleasure. Our entry into Sagittarius on the 21st is a bit testy while Venus and Mars are bickering. |
 Scorpio New verves of life motions are set a' rolling whether you are advancing toward a new horizon or retreating from what turned out to be a lost cause (or why not both at the same time). You are in the position of filling empty space, of adding robust brush strokes to needy canvases. You are an expert eliminator, initiating your self into a new cycle while shedding the skin of outworn facets of your life up to this point. Plotting Mercury has been in retrograde motion since mid-October; his backward motion through the Scorpion has toyed with your ego, with how you identify your self. Mercury's forward motion through the Scorpion in November enables you to re-create and also redeem your self. Past ambitions that were shelved, blinded or stalled are positioned for re-launching festivities. Madame Venus swings her assets into workaholic Capricorn on the 12th, opening up a three-and-a-half-week cycle of moving & shaking and wheeling & dealing with Others. Big Daddy Saturn slips back into Taurus while in retrograde motion; significant relationships ? including business partners, spouses, paramours and psychoanalysts -- are constructed and also deconstructed through January; your brand of passion finds expression in new commitments -- or old commitments that need a touch of transformation. |
 Sagittarius And so the resplendent rays of the Sun trail-blaze through the underworld of Scorpio. Dante is given a tiki torch for his hellish odyssey. Edgar Allan Poe is pinched by the Sun; he rubs coconut oil on his pale chest. Hearts of darkness are drawn toward bright fashion. At the same time, sunny personalities dip their toes into the shadowy side of life. The season of Scorpio is like a final frontier for Sagittarius (fade in warbling Star Trek theme); you work a wide threshold between endings and initiations. The wild side of your psyche is accentuated; the stuff that rustles the bushes at the edges of your psyche want your attention (fade in menacing animal sounds). Whatever you have been trying to avoid, or perhaps whatever has been eluding your grasp and definition, is now poised for confrontation and assimilation. Endings are die-hard in nature until Mercury pivots into forward motion on the 7th and then exits Scorpio on 03 December. Also, the first two weeks of this month feature disillusionment that will ultimately set you free (and oh how Archers thrive in the luxury of freedom). You may want to periodically retreat in order to achieve a new semblance of balance, particularly while warrior Mars is disheveling stale yet familiar forms of balance while in Libra (Libra is symbolized by Scales). This is a sublime time for purification, no matter what person, situation or vice you wash outta your hair. Madame Venus, ruler of your self-worth, marches into Capricorn on the 12th, upping the ante of your value. Flaunt thy self amidst this profound period of shiftiness. |
 Capricorn Last month's verve of assigned purpose streamlines into a more personalized niche of passionate expertise. Kindred souls crawl out of the woodwork; your cups of coincidence, synchronicity and cosmic collisions runneth over. If your passion isn't roiling in any situation, then you'll need to check out other options (that wink come-hitherly from the periphery like fireworks). Warrior Mars marches through Libra this month, enhancing the renegade, pugilist aspects of your aura. The kindred soul love fest mentioned is complemented by those who have an averse reaction to you because they feel threatened. You're also in the position of de-magnifying distortion and deflating exaggeration while Mars is marching through balance-obsessed Libra; indulge in the role of devil's advocate if the other side of any coin seems to be entirely missing. Work gets a lot of your energy; so, be choosy when you declare that you're working. Plotting Mercury moves out of retrograde motion on the 7th; he'll straighten out whatever wrinkles have formed in negotiations and go-aheads -- at least you won't be left hanging. Madame Venus, ruler of desire, struts into Capricorn on the 12th, upping your worthiness in the eyes of others; Venus in your sign beseeches you to love your self and thus to woo your self. Your planetary ruler, authoritative Big Daddy Saturn, slides back into earthy Taurus while in retrograde motion; from now through January you have opportunities to finish what you started, reap what ye have sown and to infuse pleasure into work and vice versa. |
 Aquarius Even though Mercury's retrograde motion has been causing you some (extra) hassles since mid-October, you'll manage to reach an apex in your purposeful/professional sphere of life. Ala "retrograde," you may have had to go backward in order to go more fully forward after Mercury pivots into forward motion on the 7th. A brief stint of disillusionment ultimately assists you in removing a wrench or two that were interfering with forward-motion-momentum. Your influence is packing quite a punch and so you'll mesmerize some while others feel compelled to get in your way. Resistance and interference are apt to be more problematic than outright aggression (however, don't entirely count-out outright aggression -- Scorpio is a warrior sign, however Scorpio tends to work more subtly than our other warrior archetype: main arena/bomb's away! Aries). Madame Venus catwalks, with really erect posture, into Capricorn on the 12th; the Madame suggests that you keep a few cards up your sleeve; also, indulge in great escapes with those who are tasty -- or, escape from those who are giving you indigestion. Big Daddy Saturn slips back into constructive Taurus while in retrograde motion; your public persona gains a second wind of authority over the next couple of months; your home life beckons for reformation whether you are tearing-down or erecting (or both). Your planetary ruler, unruly Uranus, is moving forward, prodding latent potentials into frisky exhibitionism. |
 Pisces What do you believe about life? Do you believe that your life is limitless or do you feel as if you're pacing in a cage? Do you believe in fate or free will (or why not both)? The season of transformative Scorpio tends to have a scorching affect on a belief that has been limiting you. When you think about your beliefs, which one is the hardest to let go of? That is the one Scorpio wants to throw on a pyre. Pisces is adept at plunging into the Unknown; Pisces is not squeamish while facing the wild blue yonder; bombs away, babes. Elevate your mind by relinquishing an anchor. You are on an upswing toward Ascension -- don't resist; sometimes we find ourselves on unanticipated paths that fulfill the soul. On the material plane, you'll find power plays in the realms of policy, law and contracts to be both vexing and stimulating. Warrior Mars moves into relationship-oriented Libra this month, emphasizing self-sufficiency versus dependency on both the emotional and monetary planes. Plotting Mercury moves out of retrograde motion on the 7th, prodding along negotiations that either fell apart or regressed. You'll be hard to seduce with slick yet unworthy offers now that your planetary ruler, Neptune, is moving in forward motion (and challenging plotting Mercury through the 14th). Madame Venus moves into laboring Capricorn on the 12th; work your ass off with friends. Travel beckons you; take a trip or maybe just trip. How was your: October? September? August? July? June? May? April? March? February |
