March 2, 2008

Like your personal life coach, the Aquarius sun specializes in turning visions into reality. Visions, indeed. Today’s meeting of the sun and Neptune sparks consciousness to light as innovative spirits engender experimental attitudes, inspiring us to reach for the stars. So open your spiritual antennae, people, and receive the message of the future!

ARIES (March 21-April 19). One-armed robots confirm that your ruling planet was once wet enough to possibly harbor life. And you’ll discover today that your temper isn’t as hot and uncontrollable as you thought. You’re in total control!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Use your talent. Not once or twice but over and over. You can quickly jump from very good at something to being a master. Tonight, share your plans. Loved ones find unique ways to support you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Throw open the windows of your heart. Bust through a previously limited understanding of a relationship. Shower the people you love with love. Your joy exponentially increases theirs.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). If you have no plans, no agenda, and no idea what the day will bring, you are in good place. This is a recipe for adventure. Scorpio and Libra are your ideal company.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You know what you’re doing, and you’ve set a nice standard of forward movement. Aggressive or eager moves only mess with your momentum. Steady wins the race. Continue in your patient, gracious manner.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 2). You adopt the attitude and poise needed to go into this year with real star power. The next six weeks represent a shift in your priorities. April sees you in high spirits with more time to do what you really want. Loved ones surprise you in June. Your family starts working as an effective group. Gemini and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 20, 14, 18 and 41.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re unafraid. The downside of your bold attitude is that it leaves you perhaps a bit exposed. Act as a person living in a glass house should. Watch the stones, and make sure to be dressed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You have a vision of yourself in an alternative reality of sorts, with a different job or in different circumstances. The land of could-have-beens is fun to visit but no place to live.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Recent events have enlightened you without causing you to be jaded. It’s brilliant how you’re able to hold onto your innocent wonder even when you know that this illusion is all done with smoke and mirrors.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You can now set a relationship on a better course. Act on your romantic ideas. Otherwise, they never become a part of your life. Shared activities strengthen the bonds of love.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Give a pat on the back, an arm around the shoulder and praise for what was done right. These are the things loved need from you the most. Meanwhile, let someone else cook dinner.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There’s much you can usually tell from a first impression. But you’re catching someone with real potential at his or her very worst right now. So be open minded. This could be a future best friend. Never say never.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You need inspiration as much as you need food and air. Go into the world in the form of a sponge, ready to soak up any entertainment, intellectual stimulation and artistry you encounter.

FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: Got vision? Get your Aquarian vision quest on this week, sandwiched between eclipses (last week’s Aquarius new moon solar eclipse and next week’s Virgo full-moon two eclipses). During Aquarius times, everyone wants to know what’s happening next. Vision quests not only draw on the spiritual intuition of Aquarius, but they also have tribal appeal – to find our meaningful purposes in the world, we need the knowledge support of our tribes, our friends and communities. The shamanic rites of passage, common in many cultures, are often undertaken with the guidance of a wise elder intended to help one find his or her spiritual life direction. While traditional, one would enter into the wilderness and stay for several days awaiting a vision, spirit animal or messenger to appear in a dream or meditation, nowadays we could unplug and go on a long walk, examine our nighttime dreams or ask a future-seer for answers to our hearts’ questions. During Neptune’s longer passage through Aquarius, radical ideas move like ripples across the ocean, connecting us to one another’s future dreams. Are we the dream or the dreamer? This week, whether dreaming in a tribe of visionaries or on your own, it all starts with an idea.