Shuistrology

Your Stars:
You are certainly going to be busy, busy, busy this month with a very full social calendar, a demanding workload and detailed demands on the domestic front all promising to keep you occupied and on your toes. Organization will be instrumental in November while creating and keeping to a strict schedule will be music to your ears. Maintaining authenticity and an incredibly strong sense of self while remembering how important you are to everyone around you will make you a magnet for health and happiness and prosperity. And isn’t this the most appropriate month to remind you of the tremendous and attractive power of an attitude of gratitude? On the flip side, surrendering to shaky emotions and intermittent stresses both at home and at the office will work the opposite magic making hopes and dreams harder to achieve and then even harder to hold on to. Choose success over surrender. Especially when trust and loyalty between friends and co-workers could be called into question as early as the first week when the Full Moon on the second falls into your 11th House of Friends and Groups. This lunar event shines a light on the resentment that the strain of keeping everybody else happy is having on you. Always the bridesmaid while never having the time to be the bride, you feel as if it’s the plank instead of the aisle that you’re walking during the early days. You’re over your head and you haven’t even been forced into the water yet. Fortunately for you a beautiful Venus/Neptune trine comes on the heels of all this dancing as fast as you can bringing with it an energy of love that’s hardy enough to heal the wounds of any bruises inflicted the first few days. Even or should I say especially, the self-inflicted ones. Be kind to others. And then be kinder to you! Take some time early in the month to make you the center of your attention and do something absolutely decadent and indulgent. You won’t be spending time alone for long though with loving and lovely Venus blowing kisses to Scorpio on the 7th and then Mercury and Pluto squaring off on the 8th. Both of these energies on both of these days suggest intense and intimate conversations with a significant other that might predicate some power struggles. These struggles could then be capped off by ongoing issues with controlling but ultimately unproductive behaviors. Just try to count to ten and at all times remember why you came together in the first place. Try to mine more from what or who is sitting right in front of you before going out to find an affable and affordable replacement. No matter how nice the brand spanking and shiny new might look to you right now. The New Moon sitting in your 7th House of Partners and Loved Ones on the 16th (and the three or four days that follow) throws some sparks into this highly charged atmosphere allowing you to see your love and life in whole new light. Express your desires and ask for demonstrations of affection for that’s the fuel that keeps you keeping on! You have the ability these days to totally take someone’s heart hostage for good and forever. As long as you put that heartnapping plan into place with a very light touch. Coming on strong in these efforts will make you appear weak. Go figure. Step gingerly and lightly while looking to lock in this love for that force is with you! The end of November brings more delicious things than just a table full of culinary delights. In fact, a Venus-Jupiter square on the 23rd increases your appetite for fun and frolic and finds you spending the following few days engaging in both. Don’t spend one more second at the end of this month worrying about reason or self-control. Not when you are actually invited experience the unfamiliar with whimsy, wonder and joy! Go for your BIG dreams as this month comes to a close, they are ever nearer than you can even imagine!

Your Shui:
Your astro energies in November bring you much to be thankful for and it’s exactly that ongoing attitude of gratitude that will keep you healthy, happy and whole. And, oh yeah, prosperous too! Remembering then that attitude is everything, hold as positive a one as possible in your consciousness while watching as your relationship resentments, domestic agendas and work-related issues practically melt away. In fact, reflection on relationships is a key factor or overriding energy of this month making it the best time to hang a mirror, mirror on your wall. Feng Shui says that the energy of a mirror can attract and expand healthy relationship energies especially if it’s a round reflector. See, circles or other round shapes symbolize harmony and unity. So, then, hanging a mirror in the ‘Relationship’ space of your bedroom can either add more oomph to an existing relationship or could even call in a nice new one. When you look in this mirror see yourself as happy and peaceful and strengthened by your love life. Then, well, you will be. A nice addition to already being the fairest of them all!

Your Stars:
You’re usually pretty good at keeping the candle lit at both ends without spontaneously combusting Cancer. However, with energies really heating up on both the domestic and the work front this month it’ll be imperative for you to keep a calm and cool head to go with your natural even and cooler, calmer demeanor. Believe me, October promises enough activity on the home front to keep those fires and possibly even some tempers burning too, but, these sorts of circumstances actually hardly ever ruffle your family-oriented feathers. Luckily, there are enough planetary alignments in store to keep everyone under your roof on the same wavelength with only occasional static on that line. It’s the career that clamors for more attention that rankles but the possible praise that’s in store will more than make up for the hours away from the nest. An irritating Full Moon on the 4th teeters and then totters between harsh reality and fluffy fantasy and your own energies follow suit. One minute you’re sharp as a tack, the next you’re off in never-never land daydreaming away. Don’t stop dreaming though as some of those fantasies are filled with intuitive insights that others will recognize straightaway as stunning flashes of brilliance. When you finally do decide to settle down to focus, point that laser beam on the circumstances and situations that you have some control over as opposed to spending time worrying about what you just can’t fix. You are well advised to keep your temper in check when Mercury and Saturn conjunct from the 8th to the 10th, a tense and tremulous time to say least. Your previous flashes of brilliance might turn into lightning bolts of bad temper, particularly where hot button issues from the past are concerned. Even though the phoenix can rise from the ashes better you take a few steps back and think about the best possible philosophical and diplomatic perspective and way to approach this agenda before spreading your big wings and crashing into the Sun. You can find opportunities wrapped inside some of the more obstinate obstacles but you actually have to be looking and, well, willing to take some heat. Better yet, why not just take off the rose colored glasses and get a better view of your current reality? And then remember that this too shall pass. In fact by the time the Libra New Moon rises on the 18th and illuminates your 4th House of Home and Family you will be oh so ready and really happy to be basking in hearth and harmony. Super supportive trines from the tremendously tornadic trio of Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron will bring you boatloads of inner peace, intuition, inspiration and plain old everyday magic. The best of all worlds and the best of all month, these days offer an opportunity to make the environment all around you and the one going on inside you as pretty and perfect as they can be. Reflect your inner own beauty on your outer surroundings by doing a little sprucing and you’ll never feel more at home with yourself! The Sun’s entrance into secretive and sexy Scorpio on the 23 lights up your 5th House of True Love and shines on your sense of confidence, worth and esteem. You’re hot and you know it. So does everybody else. Just sayin’. With Saturn entering your 4th House of Home on the 29th, you may have some lessons to learn from family, but there are plenty of treats to be gleaned from some tricky situations. By the time this month ends you’ll find yourself enjoying a lot of attention and life will seem frightfully fun. Now, see, October wasn’t so scary after all!

Your Shui:
Old Will Shakespeare might have been looking at your October astro energies when he wrote “Double, double toil and trouble,” since the Full Moon early on spotlights your position at work while time away for that same agenda potentially causes some conflict at home. But those witches standing around stirring up that eye of newt can’t hold a broomstick to the fortune and luck that Feng Shui bats can find by simply hanging around your place. Red bats signify happiness and prosperity according to this philosophy and when five of them take up residence in your home, exceptionally good fortune and success follow suit. Simply hang an image of five red bats somewhere inside your ‘Fame’ area and watch as your world turns upside down. In a good way, of course!

Your Stars:
You might find yourself thinking a lot about the elements this month as your specific September astro energies unfold. In fact, it appears as if you will be interacting a lot with earth and wind and even a little bit of fire too as summer starts to say farewell. This outlook does lend itself to think about another grouping of Earth, Wind and Fire, the fabulous 70’s singers I mean. You see, they asked a musical question a long time ago that’s tremendously applicable to the energies you will be experiencing this month. In one of their star making and most memorable songs they asked us all if we remembered the 21st night of September? Never mind where you were when they initially and originally asked that same thing. What I can tell you is that you’ll remember that night and a few following it this year and you’ll remember these days for a long time to come. But first, let’s look at some of the earlier in the month energies before plunging head first into giving you a head start on the rest of your life. What I can say is that you just don’t have to try so hard as September starts to take shape. They like you enough already. They really do. Whoever “they” are. You might find yourself trying way too hard to please the rest of the world when Jupiter and Mars square off on September 2 making you feel like your worth is determined by anyone or even everyone else outside of you. A Mercury-Mars debate on the 3rd doesn’t do much to alleviate these feelings that you have something to prove in order to feel worthy. Speaking of assertive and aggressive, Mars makes another mess when he stomps into your sign on the 9th potentially prompting you to make some misguided or even misdirected decisions especially where excessive spending is concerned. Keep your credit cards and your checkbook hidden for most of the middle of the month and don’t even think about your purchasing power for that same timeframe. You know, for someone who likes to stay home as much as you do, it’s almost insane how often we can find you out shopping. NOT this month. Keep a cap on your spending. Period. Or you could just find yourself exceeding credit limits and getting in a bit of a pickle. Speaking of reaching limits, you might just feel as if you’ve reached yours when restrictive Saturn opposed unpredictable Uranus on the 17th. This planetary punch is often related to conflicts or concerns with higher ups or even sometimes with the authorities. With Mercury retrograde during this same time you’ll need to be very watchful and careful not to provoke or even add any energy to any intense situations or an explosion could very well result. Look, there are times when tend to confuse confrontation with emotional exercises in destroying bridges that you may have spent a good deal of time building. With a dark New Moon rising on the 18th adding its two cents to all of this brewhaha, just try to remember that bridges that have been built can also be repaired when a crack in the fabric appears. Don’t bail. Don’t burn. It’s time you learned how to step back and build. You’ll be happy you did. Okay, so now to the good stuff. As Venus enters Virgo and forms a healing trine with Pluto on the 20th, you will be much better able to address distressing and difficult issues with empowerment and aplomb. If you practice some patience as well as some self-control you could also see your desired outcome manifest right in front of your incredulous eyes. A Venus-Mars semisquare on the aforementioned 21st as well as a Mercury-Saturn conjunction on the 22nd offers strong indications that if you handle these energies appropriately and maturely as well as diplomatically, you could be laying the groundwork for some stellar and sparkling opportunities to present themselves that will have a positive influence and impact on and for you for years and years to come! No additional attitude adjustments or awkward explanations needed now that the 21st has arrived. These end of the month energies actually feel liberating and bring you a sense of self and confidence that you haven’t felt in quite some time. If ever. And, well, it just doesn’t get any better than that. So, now, do you remember the 21st night of September? You will, I promise.

Your Shui:
You need to aptly address situations and circumstances that could have you questioning and even undermining your own sense of self-esteem and your confidence this month. If you feel that you can’t come to any confrontation just armed with you own internal guidance and intuition, which would, by the way, be quite enough, then let’s pull a few punches with some empowering Feng Shui! Add a peace lily plant to your living room. That will take care of supporting and engaging earth energies. Watch what you say, especially mid-month. Write your own name on a piece of paper and put it in a jar and cover the paper with honey. Tightly seal the lid and then add a small white candle on top and anytime this month that you feel you can use a little invisible assist, light that same candle. This will address and engage the wind and fire energies as well. All of these adjustments will bring you right into the 21st night of the month when the energies definitively and decidedly change for the better while showing you a whole new way to handle hotheads, especially and including yours. As you embrace your new found empowerment you will also realize that these new habits and attitudes will take you far into your fabulous future and allow for you to ask for and get almost anything you want. As long as you remember to ask nicely. And now you will.

Your Stars:
Whoever said that these were the lazy and the hazy days of summer certainly doesn’t know what the stars have in store for you this month. OMG, I don’t even know where to begin. Should I tell you first about Venus primping and preening in your sign through August 25 boosting and besting your powers of attraction until your charm and your charisma are off the charts? Or what about the almost once in a lifetime opportunity that surrounds this month’s Full Moon with energies that promise to help you to engage your once and future soul mate? Success-full and beneficial networking, possibilities saturating your partnerships and a very real potential boost to your bottom line promises to keep you right in the swim regardless your distance from any sort of watering hole. But it’s not all dog days and snausages especially when someone you thought you trusted turns out to be, in fact, full of fiction. Thereby causing a fair share of friction. Try not to feel pushed or prodded or manipulated by this person. And certainly don’t allow them to put you in a corner, because, well, nobody puts baby in the corner. Rather, grow up quickly and assert some Kelly Clarskson style independence. The stars and I both give you full permission to call this phoney on all of their baloney. Early in the month you just might want to take some time to reassess what your very real and reasonable goals are and how exactly you think you could bring them to life. Remember to think hard about having to do that while flying solo and not just by the proverbial seat of your big girl pants. The visionary lunar eclipse that surrounds the August 5 Full Moon could conceivably not only bring a mate into your cockpit but could also show you a whole new world of possibility where the resources to resurrect your individual achievements and accomplishments are concerned. You can do it, whatever ‘it’ means to you. And you can do it by yourself too. You really can. I swear, the energies swirling around this August 5 Full Moon are so tremendous that they could actually alter your current way of life as well as some of your approaches and even one or two of your alliances. Now, before you go getting all starry-eyed by these stellar influences you should know that there’s some trouble brewing around the 19th and 20th when giant and generous Jupiter sees something special in and consequently pairs up with his polar opposite, restrictive Saturn. And does this in your sign. Talk about a roller coaster of love. Up, down, down, up, push me, pull me, you’re just going to be all over the place. Like alternating currents of energy just try to go with this flow especially as the New Moon rises on the second of those aforementioned two days. The Full Moon illuminated your 8th House of Other People’s Money while this New one shines on your 2nd House of Earned Income certainly portending a probable boost in the bank account. But you can bet cash money that won’t happen if you keep waiting for someone else to provide that coin. As the month closes you should open your up your interests and take some serious initiative to move your own ideas and efforts forward. Push yourself to higher peaks without waiting to see who’s bringing up the rear, that way you won’t suffer a big pain in the you know what. This month will offer you more control over your immediate environment as well as opportunities to expand that same space. Grow with it and keep your objective perspective. While you keep the faith.

Your Shui:
Think positive and even though you will have opportunities abounding to connect with tons of others this month, always remember to choose you. Do you! Pleasing and trusting in you will do far more to surround you with success than just blindly believing in someone else’s fantasies could ever accomplish. Now, all that individual cheerleading aside, let’s make some magic in your Helpful People area. Adjusting or curing this area on your home or office or even in your bedroom will bring benefactors and people who in general just really want to help you into your life. Strengthen important connections and make your network broader and better by hanging a six rod metal windchime anywhere in any of these specific spaces. If you feel you need to boost this intention then be sure to ring this chime nine times on any day when you feel like you can use the invaluable and invisible assist. People who can help will seemingly show as if out of nowhere. So cool it’s hot.

Your Stars:
Town displays of bottle rockets might be red and glaring during this year’s 4th of July celebrations, but, other than a somewhat tense and terse first week, you should be positively exploding with enthusiasm for the majority of this month. You might also find yourself hugely excited to start charting an entirely new course for your life. But, first, before you can move forward you’ll be well advised to take a few steps back in order to release all the old stuff that’s just no longer wanted, needed or necessary. It looks to me like where you’re heading there won’t be any heavy lifting required. Unless you make it so. Don’t. Let it go. The past that is. With that messenger, Mercury, entering your sign on July 3 and then opposing Pluto on the 4th, there are bound to be some conversations early in this month that might make you a bit uncomfortable. Now is the perfect time though to share your feelings or even actually make that long awaited break. This planetary pairing leading up to the Full Moon on the 7th eclipsing your 7th House of Relationships can actually make for an energetic environment that will allow you to underscore open communications, strengthen existing ties as well as unfastening that noose that’s been hanging around your neck for way too long now. Release emotional energy that’s holding you hostage and the freedom you will feel will rival what those earlier in the month celebrations harken. But listen Gemini, with the Sun in your sign and a simply stunning and stellar New Moon eclipse happening on the 21st, you will feel like the sky’s the limit by the end of this month while making plans on exactly how to get there during the next twelve. There really is such a lot of world to see, and, although you are strongly cautioned not to travel during the first week of July, the rest of this year is going to be so trippy you just won’t believe! Review your life to date and get rid of what doesn’t and/or isn’t working. The recommit to everything that is. Once you have all that in place, pack the passport to the possible because, soon enough, not only will your spirits and your soul both be truly lifted but so will all the limitations that have been holding you back. Get ready to be able to now see far beyond your present circumstances to a world full of enchanting opportunities. Celebrating freedom has never meant more.

Your Shui:
Place a globe of the world in the ‘Fame’ area of your main floor, your bedroom and/or your office and be sure to light it somehow. Some globes come already lit from within (as do some Cancers) while others need a little more help….speaking strictly about the globe, of course. You can go and grab a small spotlight from any home-improvement place and shine it out from behind the globe. This simple but hugely empowering action step will now create and then illuminate opportunities from every corner of the…well…..globe, while also allowing you energies to achieve and enhance dreams and desires that promise to put you on a whole new part of your life’s journey. Wear comfortable shoes.