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What recipe do you know that includes equal amounts of every ingredient? Very few, and even fewer that make delicious food. It's not about everything being quantifiably equal but about finding the balance. What needs attention? Tune in to the areas that feel off-kilter and make small adjustments. Balance isn't a destination but an ongoing ...Read more

Given that hundreds of thousands of years of humanity have only featured a few hundred years of logical thinking, intellectual rigor is still a long way from becoming the default. For the best chance of being heard in these days of Mercury retrograde, try sending your message on the wings of action, emotion, aesthetics or poetics.

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Scientists have found evidence of creatures who once had brains and evolved to favor a networked nervous system throughout the organism. Then again, most life on Earth has been lived by brainless organisms. To consider your own mental processes with detached wonder will provide much insight on the topsy-turvy turn of Mercury.

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It's a unique ache to possess a talent that others appreciate while feeling that the essence of who you are remains unseen. You're not alone in your wish that someone would recognize and desire the real you. Of course, who you are is a constantly evolving concept. Seeking a deeper understanding of others will help us draw closer to accepting ...Read more

The beauty of truth is that it's unchanging. The truth about beauty is that it's about to change at any moment. The time limit at beauty's core provides the contrast necessary to see it at all. A trine to Venus highlights the temporary nature of beauty, which can be spotted in blossoms and babies, in clouds and encounters. Cherish it while it ...Read more

It's difficult for a child to see the societal backdrop within which their lives are playing out, but the older we get, the more we understand how we are intertwined in the culture and responsible for it, too. The start of Sagittarius season kicks off a mission of exploration we can aim toward making a positive difference. What change do you ...Read more

The sun continues the journey on a chariot of centaurs as we gallop into Sagittarius season in a glow of optimism for the adventure ahead. And so the period of exploration begins -- whether through travel, learning or new perspectives. It's time to stretch boldly for liberation and then recover in the warmth of connection, sharing treasures ...Read more

On the first full day in altruistic, socially conscious Aquarius, Pluto would like to remind us that freedom is never free. Freedom must be protected, and that protection comes at a cost. The price tag of freedom is paid in the currency of responsibility. Today, freedom and responsibility will move together like wings in flight. The more you ...Read more

Pluto enters Aquarius, highlighting the profound quirkiness of human connection. Bonding demands presence. The trouble is that people move at seemingly mismatched paces. Those with the maturity and compassion to make the timing work will meet with a gift of syncopation. The more present you are, the more connected you will be to others.

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The way we think about stress changes it from a condition to avoid to a condition to play with. Beauty is born in tension. It's the conflict in a story, the colors that pop side by side, the mechanisms that make music possible. Today's double oppositions are guitar strings suspended across the neck of the universe, inviting us to strum.

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Assumptions make it possible for us to move through the world. If our brains didn't assume the ground was solid or the air was safe, we'd be immobile. Since we'll make assumptions whether we want to or not, you may as well assume that which empowers you. Assume you'll do an amazing job. Assume the support of others. With the lunar conjunction ...Read more

The reversal of Saturn and an opposition of the sun to Uranus in the sign of appetite throws a spotlight on hunger. Cravings may focus on something other than that which can satisfy them. The true need here is immaterial. "Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body." ...Read more

Beaver dams create wetlands that provide habitats for various species, promote water purification, and increase biodiversity resulting in an ecological impact so profound, their presence has often changed the course of human history. The Beaver Moon is a symbol of the curious effects of individual industry. You might be astonished by what can ...Read more

On the last day of Saturn's retrograde, the lessons planet will remind us of the nature of learning itself. When we burden the educational process with a lot of expectations, like a tight deadline, a financial bottom-line or other time-bound mark of development, we won't learn as well. To learn without these pressures makes the process a lot ...Read more

When you desire one behavior and exhibit another, it's not for lack of willpower, rather it's because you house a committee within you and sometimes, they have conflicting interests. The lunar trine to Pluto suggests that those who are willing to acknowledge and listen to all parts of the psyche will learn something valuable.

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Does it feel like you're holding back? It's what's appropriate in this day of precarious squared aspects. As professional dancers in a kick line know, it's not about who can kick the highest but about creating an effect with your team by matching the energy and movement of those on either side of you. Save the showing off for the solo acts ...Read more

The modern concept of angel numbers is an offshoot of the numerology of Greeks like Pythagoras, whose devotion to the numeric concepts was no joke. The math cult leader once threw a man off a boat for asserting the existence of random numbers. Our lore is gentle by comparison, involving the making of wishes, and today the remembrance of the ...Read more

Feelings are just one of the many ways the mind processes information. This day before the Venus change recalls how each person inhabits a unique experience of the world. We all feel things differently. There is no feeling more correct than another. Likewise, it is impossible for a feeling to be wrong. Your feelings, whatever they may be, are ...Read more

"Every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every superstar, every supreme leader, every saint and sinner in the history of our species, lived there on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam. .... Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and triumph they could become the momentary masters...Read more

If the prevailing squares have something to teach, it's that arrogance is just fear wearing a clever disguise. While it's typical to feel offended or disrespected by a high-handed approach, to see through the bluff provides more opportunity. This behavior is an opening to shake things up and see what comes tumbling down.

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