Shuistrology

Your Stars:
All work and no play makes Leo one smart cookie or so says your astro energies of this month! Honestly, although I totally get it that advice instructing you to work harder is probably the last thing you’d like to hear at this point in time, I simply cannot impress hard enough the HUGE, GIGANTIC boons and blessings that harder work will result in for you. Health. Wealth. Success. The pathway to these possibilities is in your sights this month. Or not. It’s entirely up to you. But I just have to say this; if you choose to put nose to the grindstone and stay sharp and motivated then the victory that you will achieve by month’s end can conceivably make a distinct and significant difference in the direction of your whole life. Sound dramatic? It is. November brings you the possibility of beginning a longer-term process of establishing healthier choices and patterns in almost every area of your everyday life. These possibilities promise to support and sustain you for years and years to come. I swear, positive and personal success is promised by the planets as long as limitations are not respected nor restrictive. Push through. Push hard. Be brutal in eliminating anyone and anything that takes your focus off your goals; your eyes off the proverbial prize. That list includes naysayers, saboteurs and even shots of Jaggermeister drunk late at night because it seemed like a good idea at the time. Get rid of destructive people AND same sorts of behaviors and you won’t believe what’s waiting to take their place. Be especially wary of the club life when the Full Moon rises on the 2nd in your 10th House of Fame, Reputation and Reward. Use your brilliance, charisma and magnetism to charm the pants off everyone around. This invention will give you the total leg up. Your perceptions are sharp in the early going while your ability to communicate seems almost otherworldly. Good thing E.F.Hutton is history because we don’t want any competition as everyone appears to be listening to you. This energy is most acute on November 5 so be sure to make an appointment to make your point to someone significant. All will go exceedingly well on this day. Life grows a bit more confusing on the 6th when a series of touchy aspects happens high in the sky spilling some stress and some tension all over your existence. Everything seems a bit more convoluted and complicated than it needs to be making it a bit more difficult for you to hold that beautiful head high. Look, forewarned is forearmed (and isn’t that the whole purpose behind these posts?) so, if you know that there is bound to be some serious stress, especially on the home front mid-month, then it’s time to shift your perceptions and your perspectives and keep a cool, cool head. Or risk getting frozen out by somebody who keeps trying to push some painful buttons. Move along and don’t feed these energies in any way. You actually only have to hold on until the 11th when a Mercury-Uranus trine brings sweet relief and a surprisingly solution or two to the mix. Whew. Go ahead and breathe because the Saturn-Pluto square and the Sun-Neptune one that happens on the 15th and 16th actually inversely affects you. Many of the other signs are suffering under these aggressive and almost angry aspects. Not you though! The paradox that takes place now allows you to feel as if the world is your oyster. There are plenty of pearls to be found during these dreamy days so please be sure to take total advantage. In fact, the adventurous New Moon that illuminates the energies surrounding the 16th also opens the way for your new life to start to take shape. And, now, ‘it’ begins. The Sun shines on your 5th House of True Love on the 21st brightening your entire existence and lifting your mood and your spirits high, high, high! I’d say that the sky’s the limit except, for you in November and beyond, there are NO limits! Be spontaneous and bold and look for the inspiration all around you. It will catapult you down that new path I keep talking about. Have a nice trip!

Your Shui:
Possibilities and potential pepper your path this month while choices to be the change you want are all around and everywhere! Choose to let go of anything that doesn’t speak to who you want to be. Notice that I said who you want to be and not the person who you are now, because, well, that person is changing every single second of November. But, it’s going to take some hard work to get to promised success. Choose the hard work with the big pay-off. And, then, lift both your spirits and your prospects by putting a very powerful Feng Shui cure to work for you! Put fresh flowers in the entryway of your space and then put a bouquet in your living room and one in your bedroom as well. While you are positioning these pansies into place, actually see yourself blooming and growing beyond current boundaries and limitations too. Plant yourself firmly on a path to the positive by using this time tested and excellent advice. And don’t forget to occasionally stop and smell the roses along the way, because all work and no play...ooops, never mind!

Your Stars:
For the past few years you haven’t been able to offer the full size Hersheys on Halloween because of taskmaster Saturn sitting on a two year trend that cut right through your 2nd House of Self Worth and, even worse, MONEY! That’s right. Since September 2007 money has been more than a sore point for you, it’s been downright painful. The job of this planet was to try and teach you to become more realistic regards your finances as opposed to believing in some of those pie in the sky schemes you are prone to positioning in your portfolio. Well, now, you are heading down the home stretch of this life lesson and you should feel like you are much more adept at handling hot button money issues than ever before in your life. The stars say that you have suffered through some really tough and sometimes totally unexpected financial finagling over the last 24 months and that you should now know what planning for a rainy day really means. With or without an umbrella-ella-ella. All that said, all that is about to become all wet as Saturn will leave this sector on October 29, a day that will lighten your load, ease your burdens and bring a smile back to your financially strained face. In fact, as Saturn enters Libra and your 3rd House of Communications on that same day not only should you see some immediate respite and relief reflected in your bottom line but you’ll also start to see some of your efforts, agendas and activities begin to bear fruit. And this is about as significant a turning point in your energies as you are likely to experience in a long, long while. But let’s begin at the beginning. First up comes the hyperactive Full Moon of the 4th that falls into your 9th House of Travel and Learning and Learning By Traveling. Since you’ll more than likely be more focused on faraway places than doing anything about all the stuff sitting right in front of you, this moon might make it hard to keep your head on straight, or, out of the airport. I think you can kill two birds without going wings up simply by enrolling in some sort course of higher education, or barring that, watching The Learning Channel for one whole entire night. Unless, of course, you have the wherewithal to just pack up and go on an exotic adventure. If that’s the suitcase, then, by all means, get going! Either way, you are enthused and optimistic about the times that lie ahead and, well, you have every right to be. That energy might be dampened a bit when Mercury’s conjunction to Saturn on the 8th throws a wet blanket on some of your proposed plans. Your confidence might still be soaring but you just could find that it’s a bit tougher turning obstacles into opportunities as the next few days unfold. Hold the course as it all gets much, MUCH better by the middle of the month. The days that follow the 12th, especially the 15th and 16th promise immediate and instant gratification especially where a well thought out proposal, plan or production is concerned. These are your personal super stellar days of this month and you are well advised to take complete advantage. And, well, why not just ignore the topsy turvy energies of the 28th while waiting to exhale on the 29th? Look, I’m not saying that you can just all of sudden be oblivious to financial situations and circumstances since you will have to be responsible for all your outstanding and current obligations. What I am saying is that this is the month that will allow you to start thinking about going back to Neimans for some fabulous haunt couture while also finding that kid within again. You know the one I’m talking about right? The one within who still believes in mystery, magic and the Great Pumpkin? Go out and find your personal proverbial patch and make it an all-nighter because you’re about to find sweet relief growing alongside that big orange squash. October 29 is the mane event for you Leo, feel free to roar with relief.

Your Shui:
If ever there was a time to put a flowing fountain of fresh water into your ‘Wealth’ area, the end of this month is IT! Great Pumpkins might be elusive but a brand new boost to your bank account is assured as Saturn steps away from your 2nd House of earned income. Saturn squatting in that same house for the last two years has caused consternation, creativity and constant frustration where your finances are concerned, but, that’s all about to change. Put a fountain in the ‘Wealth’ area of your home and/or office. Then, go outside, find a brilliant and beautiful green leaf that calls to you and let it float inside that fountain. Many of your hopes and wishes and dreams, the ones that have been previously put on hold, are about to branch out and bear fruit. Now’s the time to nurture AND water them!

Your Stars:
For decades now people have pondered the seasonal and now cultural question, ‘Will I see you in September or lose you to a summer love?” And, although you didn’t quite capture that feeling this summer of the butterflies and goosebumps that go along with that ‘can’t live without ‘em’ love, good news Leo as the stars say that you’ll have ample opportunities in September to find THE ONE. Even if that one already exists somewhere inside your current love life. This month makes that relationship even better still. Your energies in September heavy up on the heavy petting so prepare to embrace and engage and, yes, finally feel the love! Now, that’s not to say that there won’t be some tensions at the top of the month especially with Mercury and Mars both blindly flailing around in your 7th House of Partners and Relationships on the first and second days of Sept. You can’t always be the only one worried about how to balance the check book as well as your own wants and needs with the whims of somebody else. You especially can’t do that if you never ever ever address it either. Hint. Wink. Heads. This stinky Mercury-Mars square off even spills over into the energies of the 3rd adding a touch more impatience and a whole bucket load of aggravation on that day too. The Full Moon that rises on the 4th brings all this angst to a boil although I wouldn’t expect anything earth shattering simply a bit of stupid drama and you’re done. Just trust your gut and go with whatever feels right. Remember, it doesn’t always need to be your final answer. Sometimes you can phone a friend and get a lifeline there as well. Make you feel just like a million bucks! The good stuff gets going on the 11th when big ole generous Jupiter smacks headlong into a very flirty Venus activating your relationship houses in a hedonistic way. Watch out Janet Jackson ‘cause you ain’t seen the real pleasure principle until you see Leo get all derailed with desire during a couple of really cozy days mid-month. Hearts on fire and hunka hunka burnin’ love baby! What a nice way to spend an evening or five before that grumpy old Saturn/Uranus opposition that has been influencing and impacting you for months and months now comes a calling again. This time it rides in on the 15th causing some chaos in both your 2nd and 8th Houses of All Things Money. You need to take a detailed inventory at this time of what you have, what you want and just how the twain of these two might meet. Seriously sweetheart, there’s opportunity here to turn the tables on your stuck in a rut financial picture but you have to make that decision and then step away from the drama. It’s time for you to be the catalyst for your own change and look at the end of this road as an exciting opportunity to begin another whole leg of your life trip. Be sure to count your blessings and by that I mean that you need now to begin to pay very special attention to all the things that mean the most to you in the world. Concentrate on what you want. NOT on the things you that you don’t. As the New Moon reaches into your psyche on the 15 it will be imperative for you to realize that if you only just improve your senses of self and esteem that a reflective increase in your income will be the beneficial result. Don’t wait to improve yourself in some tangible way. I cannot begin to tell you how worth it you are. And it will be! The Sun shines on your 3rd House of Communication as Autumn Equinoxes on the 22nd beginning a hot new phase in your life that will bring bouts of growth and spurts of satisfaction over the days and weeks to come. Might have started out a little shaky but September gets more than love-ly in the middle and ends up showing you that no matter where you turn, there you are. Just make a decision. Any decision. But make it from a proactive place. You’ll be oh so glad that you did.

Your Shui:
Even though there’s lots of love in the early Autumn air for you this month Leo, you might just find that your financial picture is actually framing your experiences in the present as well as impacting your expectations for the future. Remember to love the money side of you too while all that ohhhing and ahhhing is going on! And, knowing as I do that money issues can have a serious influence on your sense of self worth, confidence and esteem, it’s important that you not cave to stinkin’ thinking where your wallet is concerned. Rather, make a choice to stay upbeat about your bottom line. The best way to do that is to change your thoughts and then watch how those efforts can swiftly change your life. This is not nuts but the cure for making you think and say the sweetest things might sound like it is. Take a handful of fresh almonds and add them to a small pot of organic milk. Add a pinch of saffron to this mix and bring to a boil. Once this all cools off drink it down. Ayurveda says that drinking some of this mix will bring sweet thoughts and even sweeter dreams into your life. Immediately. See? I told you it wasn’t nuts. Just plain sweet.

Your Stars:
Regardless the season or time of year you always seem to inherently know exactly how to make a big, giant splash in practically everything you do. But that sort of behavior might not serve you so well this month when you may want to consider taking things one small step at a time. I know, I know, this is so not your usual modus operandi but there are such sweeping changes afoot in the planetary environs that I’d like to see you stay centered in the one you actually walk around in. That said, there is a Full Moon this month that positively promises to hoist your head high into the clouds! While also filling some critical mass in your heart of hearts. So, no matter how much I whine about your need for taking baby steps while still keeping both feet on the ground you can rest assured that you’ll be fabulous and floating for a sweet little portion of this sultry summer month anyway. Let me start by saying that the sun stays perfectly poised in your home sign until the 22nd shining a bright spotlight on relationships, both their ups and the downs. Try to focus on broadening the base of what you’ve already been building in order for that architecture to eventually house many of your romantic hopes, wishes and dreams. In the mean, if you are single and looking there is a Full Moon on August 5 that can potentially introduce you to the figure of all your fantasies. Only this time it’s for real, for real. Your passions and your curiosity are both fully aroused as this Moon winks at your 7th House of Partners on this date. And as hot as this moon causes the energies all around you to get early in August, it’s got nothing on the sizzle that Mars squaring Saturn causes on the 10th. However, this astro energy tends to feel claustrophobic and constricted, not the ‘c’s that you ever feel comfortable sailing on or that offer any sort of refreshment. Word from the wise, don’t try to escape by indulging in any sort of excess. This behavior won’t bring you any independence or the freedom you are searching for during the middle of this erratic month. Rather, it will just get you deeper in debt with a mojito hangover. Look, if I tell you that you are sitting dead center in a planetary tug-o-war from the 10th to the 17th and that it will all be over by the time the twenties come calling will you even care? Yeah. I didn’t think so. Just ride it out and try not to choose sides. The New Moon on the 20th comes to save the proverbial day as it not only lights up the sky but absolutely pledges to do the same thing to your life as well. You are magnetic and it’s not just metal that is drawn to you with all your oozing charm and charisma. Take your normal spotlight loving self and push that past another twenty stages and that’s how you’ll feel as confidence and courage return to wrest the chains away from distraction and melodrama. The end of this month also finds your ambitions alight as well. And you are ready to rock and roll. Stay flexible and open at end month and stay far away from confrontation. If you do get sucked in just keep telling yourself that compromise is key. And even though you’ll be floating along in August bobbing between enthusiasm and cynicism, you’re set to start September with a renewed sense of balance, a reinvigorated back to business attitude and, possibly, a new and wonderful partner to share it all with. Not too shabby after all!

Your Shui:
In Feng Shui land bamboo is believed to bring balance, flexibility, durability as well as strength and grace to all of your relationships. Oh, and did I mention flexibility? With all the ups and downs, the backwards and forwards places that you will be both pushed and pulled this month, bringing a plant into your immediate environment that offers such an array of attractive qualities is a very good idea. And, well, two stalks of bamboo when placed in a glass or clear crystal holder (with a pink ribbon tied around it, even better) and positioned in the ‘Relationship and Romance’ area of your bedroom will not only bring a better understanding and closeness between you and your current flame but could also potentially heat up a relationship with a brand new one. Good thing this plant can bend over backwards and still not break. A lesson you might just need to fully embrace all the blessings and the lessons headed your way this month. You know, right before you come full circle and back to standing tall. Unbreakable. Invincible. You!

Your Stars:
You’ll be reaching for the stars and definitely earning your stripes this July Leo, with a whole host of supportive energies lighting up your personal skyline in between. Be on the lookout for opportunities to shine especially during a super and sterling first week when your sense of self esteem and your career will both be positively exploding. However, just because generous Jupiter is joining a noticeably nice Neptune and loading your world with some completely lucky circumstances and situations, you’d still be well advised not to take everyone (and their almost too good to be true promises) at their literal word. It might even be a bit vexing to find out that some of the overly generous promises that are being made to you now have no real way of manifesting in the future. But, that shouldn’t stop you from embracing all of the other terrific fortune that’s slated to head your way. And, in some ways, you will feel like this is déjà luck all over again. Because, well, it is. You had almost this exact same planetary picture painted for you back in the end of May when Jupiter joined Neptune and Chiron to bring you new teachers and gurus, mentors and moon energies that totally and positively impacted your life then. Well, they’re baaaaaaaack for a second try at getting you excited, energized and enthused about your prospects in the days and weeks ahead. Just a word to the wise though, it does look like the luck you first found in late May and, then, again, the fortune that’s coming quickly now, might actually take until December before giving you the gifts that these planets are pledging to you at present. The Full Moon on the 7th does continue the electricity in the current and vows to bring you some serious rewards for all of your hard work. Wouldn’t that be nice for a change? And then the middle of the month gets really dreamy. Truly. Pay attention to your gut instincts and your totally right on intuitions. And, of course, your dreams. There are messages hanging in your ethers just ripe for the picking. And some of these missives might even provide the potential for a project that will catapult you to success. Soon. Honest. Just don’t go getting all sensitive and self righteous during the days from July 10 through the 18th since that’s a prediction that’s not hard to make when I look at the energies surrounding that time. If you do transgress, apologize and move on. Because, when lovely and loving Venus joins Jupiter, Chiron and Neptune for a memorable and remarkable foursome on the 26th, romantic liasons soak the sizzling air and will titillate even the most shy of this sign. Although a shy Leo is sort of an oxymoron anyway. But, you get it. And boy oh boy do you ever got it! The best part is that everyone else appears to really it want it too. Lucky you. Literally.

Your Shui:
This month there is going to be one “chance” encounter that could, quite literally, turn your whole world upside down, but in a really, really, really good way. Tremendous and terrific topsy turvy kind of stuff. Therefore, this would be the absolutely perfect time to locate the Helpful People area of your home and/or bedroom and use that space to invoke a big assist from even bigger invisible forces. On a piece of parchment paper write the names of the seven hierarchal archangels, one under the other, beginning with Michael at the top and following this specific sequence until you end with Suliel on the bottom: Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Souriel, Zaziel, Badakiel and Suliel. Post this parchment in that Helpful location or carry it with you all during this month. Now we can guarantee that no matter what lights up the sky in July, your personal fireworks are set to be simply heavenly.