Planet Waves by Eric Francis Sept. 16, 2005 -- Weekly Horoscope #576 Note to Virgos: Full-length Birthday reports will continue Mondays. The one included here is for print editions. Happy Birthday, Virgo! Sunday's spectacular Full Moon in your opposite sign Pisces suggests that certain individuals you've come to love and trust are about to play an even more vital role in your life. With certain difficult personal transitions behind you, you're emerging in a whole new dimension of yourself and can finally take up a new role in your own life and in the world around you. For a Virgo, confidence is mostly an issue of feeling that you really do exist, and you are likely to have more than enough confirmation of that from the responses of the people you care about the most. Aries (March 20-April 19) You may be wondering where all this unusually brilliant inspiration is coming from, and one glimpse at the Pisces Full Moon this weekend should provide a clue. This lunation does something rather beautiful, which is merge perfectly all the different qualities of mystical inspiration and practical work and service. If you are an artist of any kind, this is a rich moment to plunge into your deepest state of creativity. If you're more the worker type, your efforts can take on a cosmic quality that can manifest as the ability to penetrate any problem, create new systems of organization, or gaze through the most complex situations. Taurus (April 19-May 20) You seem to be working your way from a space of feeling emotionally obstinate or stuck, to a place where you're suddenly opening up to possibilities you never dreamed possible. Try not to let your own originality scare you; it's not so great of a risk to consider something (or someone) new, and not that big of a step from there to actually explore the experience. There really is no struggle between the past and the present. In actual fact, it's impossible to live in the past, which is why it's so frustrating. But it's more than possible to be alive now, and from the look of your solar charts at the moment, a rare adventure awaits your choice only to take the first step. Gemini (May 20-June 21) You may feel like you're driving a possessed automobile where the steering wheel makes turns of its own volition, the brakes are applied, and you find yourself somewhere you were not expecting. You are not dreaming, and the place and time you now find yourself is exactly where you need to be; if your experiences today don't demonstrate this to you, observe your life over the next few days and you will see clearly the results of some mysterious intelligence at work. The main thing is that you enjoy both the experience and the scenery, and the rather unusual feelings you're getting from others right now. Unusual, yes; real, for sure. Cancer (June 21-July 22) You finally seem to have a clear picture of where you are and where you want to be. Your perspective on both the present and your probable futures are equally accurate. Part of why this is so is because you're now temporarily able to suspend the anxiety and security concerns that often fill your thoughts, and you seem to have enhanced trust in your own ability to maneuver the complexities of existence. It really is more accurate to consider your life in terms of the positive potentials rather than the negative ones, and in so doing, you raise the potential for the ones you really want to develop. Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) You're poised to make one or two brilliant decisions regarding money, as if you can suddenly see through the whole game. And it is a game, but it's one that's based on a relationship to the universe more than your bank. Look first at the value of the resources you have available, particularly their ability to generate more resources; second, recognize the power of intelligence in all matters of this nature; last, look at what's available outside you, that is, from others. Remember that all financial relationships imply an exchange, and without this exchange, nothing at all happens. So it's in everyone's interest to keep the circuits open. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) Your life reminds me of a scene from J.R.R. Tolkien where, under the right Moon, with the right spell, in a time of sincere need, a solid stone wall turns into a vast, wide-open door. What you need to do is feel the opening and walk through without hesitation. It really is that simple. Of course, you can always make it more complicated. You can always delay. But what exactly would be the point of that? You have considered over and over again the extent to which you are ready for change and progress in your life. Now, you're looking it right in the eyes. What exactly do you have to lose? Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) You may be experiencing this as a moment of great potential, but which is somehow inaccessible to you. This will not last long; the equinox, one of the most potent times of year and clearly the most influential in your own life, is about to arrive. Until then, you may feel as if you're in some kind of highly charged state of suspended animation. Your may feel like life is a fantasy or mental picture of some kind. This is a time to carefully observe both within and without. In truth, there is nothing stuck about this moment, it's just that you're waiting on the perfect timing to make your next rather significant move. While that's happening, have faith that the world has not stopped moving around you. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) You seem to lack the persuasive ability you need to convince others of an extraordinarily intelligent idea that they really don't understand. But before long, you'll find a way to get the point across. Until then, I suggest you let things take their course. Your own solution will coincide with much better timing to express yourself, part of which involves certain others in the situation seeing that their common interests are more important than self-interest. Remember, you're not part of their deadlock. When they work it out or see their predicament -- which is inevitable -- you will have the opportunity to step in and finish the job; as usual. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) You've been playing your cards well, but this would be a good time to completely rethink your strategy. Please don't put this out over PRWire; let others think you're proceeding on the same path, while you quietly reassess everything about the situation. You need to reconsider the motives of certain people involved, and work with those factors rather than against them. In truth, you share exactly the same goals, though they may not be alert to the point, or may be suffering from some form of a petty competitive outburst. Keep your own goals clear, and use the influence you have where you have it -- which is considerable. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) Certain factors are compelling you to widen your vision and take a more creative approach to developments that seem to be proceeding so fast nobody is even noticing them go by. The first thing you can do is pay attention, keep careful notes, and stay in close contact with long-distance partners. The situation will work out in ways that nobody is expecting, but if you apply simple awareness, including continually surveying everyone who is involved, you will seem prescient when you present the one solution that works out miraculously. Many other leaders have discovered that it really is an act of genius to keep a pulse on the news, and to ask people what they think. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) What comes to light with this weekend's Full Moon will offer you some faith in the intelligence of humanity that's been missing from your life for a while. It is true that while most of what you possess is in the form of ideas that many feel are impractical or don't see the wisdom of, you are in a position to see the intelligence of others. And now you can tap into that wealth of information, experience and knowledge. Remember that the central issue of life is never that problems don't have solutions; it is almost, without failure, the lack of a connection between problems and solutions. Start slowly and make this your domain. Look for others with the same skill. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You need to remain steady in your beliefs and perceptions despite the strong influences of another person with whom you are directly involved right now. Either that, or you need to listen to what this person is saying despite your intuitive hits not to. Try on both for size, but just recognize that there is going to be some push and pull along the way to what is likely to be a significant encounter or development in your personal or professional life -- most likely both. This is a true opening and an opportunity for partnership, and for you personally, the path is clear to resolving some deep-seated past issues that have recently shown themselves to be more than annoying. -- Planet Waves Weekly (SM) is devoted to keeping you up to date on developing world conditions, both from the cosmic perspective and the mundane. We offer a detailed, clear-headed astrology service, distributed by email and online. Noncommercial forwarding of our publications is encouraged -- just please do so neatly, by copy and past rather than pushing the FWD button. Planet Waves provides the most generous free astrology web page we know of, and the most comprehensive pay service we've yet to find. 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