By Jack Fertig
Mercury in Virgo opposing Jupiter and Pisces helps to Bring In Terrific Critically Helpful Insights Needing Grounding. Check that acronym and monitor "your own" attitude. Mars is aggravating the situation, and Neptune offers little help. Double-check your motives and think ahead before speaking!
ARIES (March 20 – April 19): Using sex or credit cards as a release valve for anxiety and stress does nothing about the causes, only staving off and building up the problem. Confide in a good friend or a counselor to get to the root of your problems.
TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Efforts to amuse your partner are likely to backfire. Focus your wit on analyzing problems, not necessarily solving them. Also, reconsider your ambitions. You won't like your friends' suggestions, but use them as a springboard to entirely new ideas.
GEMINI (May 21- June 20): Little satisfaction at home means lots of room for improvement. Do what you can as a step toward further amelioration later. New opportunities at work are there but well hidden. Trust your intuition to help find them.
CANCER (June 21- July 22): Your mouth may be getting ahead of you, and well-intentioned jest can come off pretty hard and mean. Be careful! There's a time and place for talking nasty and rough. Find it and you can be very popular!
LEO (July 23 – August 22): Face problems in domestic finances, but don't push for solutions now. A loan is not the answer. Pooling resources with your partner or a close friend may be, but approach that very slowly and carefully.
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Virgos are supposed to be shy and sensible. Well, maybe next week. Remember to think before speaking. Be careful not to reveal confidences or otherwise humiliate yourself and your friends. Look for quiet ways to be helpful. Just being quiet may be enough.
LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Mental stress can make you physically ill, but if that happens take it as a warning, a blessing in disguise. Rather than worry over money, focus on what's important. A playful, creative approach will point to new solutions.
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Watch out for the line between confidence and arrogance. If you don't see it, your friends will be quick to tell you. Thank them for it! Look at how dreams and ideals from your childhood still influence your view of the future.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Whatever you hate about your career or your boss will get out, so spill it to a friend you can trust. Finding inspiration and freedom at home can strengthen your ambitions. Poetry and music can help.
CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Although your critical acuity is razor sharp, people will accept your insights more if they are phrased gently. What good is being right if it only alienates people? There's more than one way to be right. Pay attention to others' opinions.
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): Financial changes can be rough, but don't get swept up in the drama! Mediation can hone your instincts, bringing out your best. Move quickly if you must, but take at least enough time to look ahead.
PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Grand issues of politics, religion or philosophy can antagonize your partnership. How much of that really matters? Make a quiet escape together and focus on more personal issues, or help out together at a charity event.
