Highlights for Jan. 21-27, 2019

This week in the Big Sky: The mutual admiration society of Venus and Jupiter, some fizzy Mercury/Uranus Zaaaappppp!, and Mars goes down swinging … until Jupiter picks him up.

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Highlights for Jan. 6-13, 2019

I have this theory that everything and everyone has someone who is designed to love them.There are folks who love cars, quilts, cats, guitars, Fiesta ware, old vinyl albums, flamingos, mushrooms, and circus posters. I watched a great documentary about a typewriter shop in Berkeley, and marveled at the loving artisans who so love typewriters that when a parts manufacturer went out of business, they began fashioning replacements by hand…

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Highlights for Dec. 31, 2018-Jan. 6, 2019

The tension between high-energy Mars and restrained Saturn will color the next three weeks with frustration. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; after all, an out-of-control toddler who is hyped up on sugar is frustrated when her mother calls a time-out, but the rest of the world breathes a sigh of relief. Saturn represents the civilizing force that funnels wild energy into productive channels.

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Highlights for Dec. 24-30, 2018

Given that it’s the last week of the calendar year, I think it’s a good time to do what many of us do at year’s end, which is take stock of the year that’s past and a preview of the new one ahead.

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Highlights for Dec. 17-23, 2018

It’s fashionable to blame Mercury retrograde for everything from lost car keys to traveling mishaps. But its real message is about the value of occasionally stepping out of frantic, schedule-driven time and surrendering to the full experience of the present.

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Highlights Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2018

Scorpio really shines when we need to look out for ourselves against falsehoods, manipulation, or sabotage. I’ll bet you’re better at detecting those than you were a month ago. Thank Scorpio for it.

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Highlights Nov. 19-25, 2018

As the Sun approaches Jupiter, newly in its own sign of Sagittarius, a tiny candle has at last been lit, emitting faint but growing warmth. It’s the day of Thanksgiving; prepare a meal and eat together, and remember the old times. Set a place for the departed, and be thankful for what you have left.

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