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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) I delivered newspapers to the neighborhood cat lady when I was a kid. When I stopped by her house to pick up the delivery fees, I´d almost gag at the unholy stench of all those semi-feral cats. By the time she fetched her purse and fished out some money, though, I´d barely notice the stink anymore. Like her, you´ve been living with unpleasantness for so long that you barely notice it. It´s still there, though—you might still see it on people´s faces when they first encounter it. Everything’s a trade-off, of course. I’m sure the cat lady got something out of providing sanctuary for all those unwanted strays. However, this is a good week to ask if the trade-off you’re making is still worth it.
Aries (March 21-April 19) Clear-cutting forestland is relatively fast, efficient, and easy. Sustainable logging is much more labor-intensive and less lucrative—in the short-term. The long-term is what we need to look at, though. The clear-cutters won´t see another lumber-yielding tree on that land for decades.Those who pursued a more responsible approach, however, can return every year for more, and find what they left last year taller, healthier (and therefore more profitable), because it benefited from the absence of the neighbors they chopped down last year. Don’t be tempted to just make a quick careless buck (or have a quick careless screw), not when what’s before you could easily keep you flush (or flushed) for years. Make it last.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) When dealing with spoiled children (often of the technically adult variety), I´ve sometimes found it worthwhile to stand up to their capricious whims. Someone ought to! Your general opinion is that much of the time it´s more trouble than it´s worth. Still, I could use some help keeping them from getting their way all the time—which we both know will only make matters worse.This week you’re in a great position to lend a hand. Be the grown-up: patient and kind—but also firmly unyielding, no matter what kind of temper tantrum you have to consequently endure. Please don’t shirk your duties—that’d definitely come back to haunt you.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) If I asked you to take apart a car engine and then put it back together, you´d probably be clueless, initially.Yet given enough time and the proper tools, I have faith that eventually you´d figure it out. It might be quicker and easier to just call in a professional, but consider the longer, more challenging path this week. Because of the way it will not only enrich and enlighten you, but also lead you somewhere you never thought you’d go, it’s by far the better route. If you can see it clearly enough to choose it, please do.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) Water, given enough time, can carve deep canyons. Sure, given enough of the stuff you could wreak a lot of havoc in a short time, but you’d be missing out on the good stuff. Really shaping something, putting your mark on it—for good or ill—takes patience. Though you’ve gotten better, I would still not list this as one of your strong suits. If I were you, I’d take every opportunity to practice it.This week’s situation could inspire a flash flood, but I’d resist that temptation if I were you. A slow trickle might serve you better, in the long run.Take your time.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) An invisible fence is a way to train your dog to stay on your property. Beacons are buried on its borders and when he tries to cross them, his collar gives him an electric shock. Eventually for some dogs the collar becomes unnecessary.They´ll stop testing its limits. As it turns out, humans aren´t much smarter than dogs. Someone trained you to stay boxed in ages ago, and you forgot to keep checking if you were still stuck. The collar’s been off forever! Why don´t you figure out just how far you can go now that you´re free of it? The only thing stopping you is yourself; that´s pretty much all it´s ever been.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) I honestly think that you could approach any subject, no matter how ostensibly boring, and make a fascinating documentary about it, if you did so with enough naked honesty, love, and attention to detail.You’ve seen the big picture. It’s not so hot.Your fascination with and adoration of the details of everyday existence and the people you encounter in it is a source of a lot of richness and joy in your life. It’s like a language only you can read. This week, see how much of it you can translate so that others can understand and appreciate it too, would you?
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) A careless cook leaves a fishbone in your filet.What do you do? Simply pick it out, put it on the side of your plate and carry on with the meal and accompanying conversation? Make a big stink and send the plate back? Sue the restaurant? I´m worried that you´re more inclined than usual to make mountains out of molehills, an attitude that won´t benefit you in the slightest, but will instead cause a lot of misery.You’re not suffering. In the grand scheme these are inconveniences and hassles, nothing more. Don´t be a brat. Let them go.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In the presence of each moment, there´s plenty of time for most of us to have a plethora of rich and valuable experiences. But because of the way our perspective fish-eyes and distorts looking ahead or behind us, life can often seem brutally short.That is why many forms of spirituality discourage us from spending too much time peering through those lenses, and to instead simply enjoy the expansiveness of each moment as it occurs. Of course that’s easier said than done, especially for you Scorpios, who have an almost obsessive tendency to rehash the past and fret about the future. However, staying consciously, serenely present should be easier for you this week than it usually is.Try to resist your old habits; just enjoy each instant as it unfolds.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Beware illusions that imply that you´ll have tremendous influence over the people around you. If parents can´t take malleable children and steer them where they want to go, what makes you think you ought to be able to with full adults? I don’t know who started the notion that we should try to steer people in directions they’re not inclined to go, but I’d like to slap him. Be there for people, or not, as you wish, this week—but don’t try to make them go where or be who you want them to. It’ll just piss them off.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Having minimum standards is all well and good but what do you do if no one qualifies? Most people eventually lower those unreasonable criteria.
It´s either that or give up that aspect of your life for which there´s currently no one worthy. Part of me admires your commitment to excellence, but at some point it crosses over into delusional nothingness.These things are important to you—thus the standards. But when upholding them means you don’t even get the tiniest part of what you want, for a really long time, it may be time to reconsider and revise them.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Forget the concept of "normal." There’s quite simply no such thing. Sure, a manic holy roller or bearded lady might not be as able to hide their freakhood as others, but rest assured that every last one of us is just that freaky, even if some have gotten very good at hiding it. Get close enough to anyone and it becomes incredibly obvious. This is a good thing! What a relief! We’re all crazy weirdoes! If you honestly haven’t realized that yet, I hope this week you get the chance to really figure it out once and for all. Then you can finally drop this ridiculous business of trying to be “normal,” and start the much more important business of getting to know other people for real—and really get to know yourself.
