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All Signs

Miscommunication is on the menu, especially between family members and spouses. So when you’re feeling like you just can’t take it any more, like your partner, son, daughter, father, mother, or best friend is not listening to you or their behaviour is damaging to you or to themselves, or they are just being annoying: stay clear and focused. Don’t hide behind a mask of complacency or bravado. Don’t lash out. Don’t play games and hide what you really feel to save the feelings of the other or because you “just can’t deal with it.” Instead, state your truth while also recognizing and having compassion for where your beloved is at. Remember why you love them, the core of the love you feel way down inside, and act from there.

Even with the people that we love most dearly, there are times when we must navigate around, in, and through the politics of relationship. It’s important to stay clear and open with our loved ones right now, but it’s also important to keep our egos in check.

The love that is so deep we can’t bear to think what we would do without it is often the most volatile. The deep, all consuming love we feel for others can easily turn into hate if we are hurt or let down. It’s in these moments that we must remember that we are all human, that we are all struggling with our demons, and that we all make mistakes. That’s not to say that we should stay in relationships that are damaging, but it is to say that we need to have compassion for each other. How we react to another’s behaviour is as important to our own personal growth as it is to cultivating and maintaining healthy, strong relationships.

Aries – Mar. 21 to Apr. 19

It feels as though life has slowed down to a crawl these days, doesn’t it? You don’t feel motivated to move in any direction and yet this lack of motivation is causing you stress because you feel like you should be doing something. Don’t worry, this dullness will pass, but it is teaching you a valuable lesson. In the meantime you must trust in yourself and in the universe. The dullness will shift over to a feeling of preservation; you will begin to know, with passion and energy, what it is that you want to protect and care for. This could be in terms of things like relationships, but it is mostly about your career choice. You feel lack of motivation because you are at an impasse. You don’t know which direction to go in at this time because you are not allowing yourself to recognize, or own, what you really want. You are getting confused by what others want, especially from you, or what you think society is telling you you should do. Go back to your core. Spend time cultivating what makes you happy and what relieves the stress in your belly. Stop thinking “I should,” and start thinking “I could.”

Taurus – Apr. 20 to May 20

All of the fear you are experiencing is due to the fact that you are going through a process of rebirth. You are learning to connect to your source with more clarity and less cultural interference than ever before. This means that you are also learning to express yourself and live your life with fewer filters that are meant to make you more socially acceptable. And though your brain may be telling you that this should be an easy process, it never is. First you must strip through layers of belief and patterns that you have developed over your lifetime, and doing so can be scary! To help move the fear, or transform it and allow this process of rebirth to take place, try focussing on individual issues that come up within you. Take things one at a time. Don’t stress out over the big picture and don’t think that you should have it all figured out at once. You will become comfortable with your new self faster than you anticipate. Pretty soon you’ll feel normal in your own skin and you will have a hard time remembering why you were so afraid.

Gemini – May 21 to Jun. 20

Draw strength from your loved ones. Let the love you share with them fill you to the brim and inspire you to do great things. Those great things could simply be hanging out with your kids on the beach and building an epic fort, or writing a new song, or having a deep and mind-blowing conversation with your spouse. You want strength, you need strength, you feel drained from recent drama and you are unsure about where to place your feet because they feel tender and tired. Relax into the arms of your beloved. Allow yourself to be enveloped by a cocoon of nurturing and rejuvenating energy. You deserve the love, and by accepting it you are also acknowledging what others give you and thus you are showing them the respect they deserve.

Cancer – Jun. 21 to Jul. 22

No matter how hard things seem right now, how challenging or maybe even impossible, try to focus on the beautiful and the empowering. You are filled with brilliance, you can accomplish anything you want, and you are highly visible and attractive to others. Celebrate where you are at in your life and the creative energies that are coursing through your veins. Allow that energy to fill you and drive you forward. You might surprise yourself with how much you are able to get done in a day. However, if you are one of those Cancerians who gets melancholy or easily drawn into a downward spiral emotionally,  try taking a few minutes each day to celebrate what you have been able to accomplish, even if that accomplishment seems trivial compared to the large list of tasks you see before you.

Leo – Jul. 23 to Aug. 22

If you’re feeling a little introverted or self-reflective these days, don’t fight it. You are on a path toward harmony and balance in your life, but in order to reach your destination you are going to have to let go of all the things that control you. In order to help you discover what those sources of control are, your soul is filling you with the urge to go within. In this way you will be forced to self-examine and to consciously recognize who and what have control and what you need to do about it. Whether you are a smoker who knows you must quit, or an employee whose career takes over your life in a negative way, it doesn’t matter. These kinds of things are blocking your ability to flower into who you  are meant to become through the patterns and thought processes they create within you. When you discover the source of the control, envision the part of you that participates in its presence and see how you hold desperately onto the chain that keeps you connected to it. Let go of the chain.

Virgo – Aug. 23 to Sept. 22

It’s time to reap what you have sewn, to harvest the return that grew out of all the time and energy that you have expended. Allow your playful self some room to roam. Get some physical exercise, dance, and practice expelling the stress out of your body. Go out and laugh with your friends, play with your kids, and let your feet guide you. Be open to possibilities that take you out of your comfort zone, for soon you will find that life delivers you a drastic change of focus. The path you thought you were on, the goals you have set for yourself, are going to transform into something most unexpected. Bringing in and engaging with your playful self will help this transition feel more like an adventure than a traumatic event. Be like water: go with the flow. Watch and learn from how you are reflected in other people’s eyes.

Libra – Sept. 23 to Oct. 22

One of the things that you hold most dear is your integrity. Am I right? You want the world to see you as a good person, someone who is willing to help others, give of your time and your resources, and someone who takes the high-road in all of your interactions. Lately you have felt this perception of yourself singe at the edges. In order to gain back your inner sense of strength you need to take some time to compare yourself to others around you. Be analytical, be critical, and be compassionate and receptive. Be prepared to see the good and the bad in yourself and others; see what you are lacking and see what you have to give that others do not. Think of this as a kind of challenge that will see you not only gain your confidence back, but also bring you the gift of learning along the way.

Scorpio – Oct. 23 to Nov. 21

Be patient. The fear you are experiencing will pass. You are about to begin a phase that will see you being a lot more social than you have been and the thought of this social interaction is causing you a bit of stress. You are over analyzing yourself and being too critical. Your self esteem is low and though you won’t admit it, you feel like you are not worthy. Again, be patient with yourself. Try to harmonize your body and mind, bring them inline with your intent which is focussed on building the foundations of the next few years of your life. Be open to others’ opinions and input when you are in social settings. Allow your creative and intellectual self to be stimulated by the sharing of ideas and remember that everything happens for a reason. Be aware of the messages and lessons your soul is delivering to you every moment of every day.

Sagittarius – Nov. 22 to Dec. 21

If you have felt like you are falling down the rabbit hole lately, take heart. You were merely being prepared for the breakthrough you are about to experience in the near future. Your soul, or sourceSelf is pulsing through you with tremendous strength and energy, giving you inspiration, magic, and resources that you never thought possible. Be ready for an epiphany, for your mind to be blown by your own genius about how to approach the next steps you should take and the next phase of your life. Take heart in the fact that you have support energetically. Tremendous healing is also available to you right now. All those lost little fragments of pain and sorrow that hide in the back corners of your energy field and body are being given the chance to release into the universe. Give some attention to this process as well so that you can be more conscious and thus appreciative of the release. Oh, and go sit with your spine against your favourite tree. Trees are great at enabling the release of negative energies.

Capricorn – Dec. 22 to Jan. 19

You are going to have to compromise when it comes to your loved ones, dear Capricorn. Remember why you love them even when they are driving you crazy. Give of yourself even though you may feel taxed and drained. Giving for the sake of giving will lead you to possibilities that these loved ones somehow hold the key to. You don’t need to know the why of it all right now, and in fact you will probably not have the energy to even dwell on this larger question. To help with your low energy and taxed inner resources try to be consciously aware of what you know about the birthing process. See the logic in it like you would see the logical phases of an actual birth and thus see the logic in your own becoming.

Aquarius – Jan. 20 to Feb. 18

Something very dear to you is slipping away and you don’t even know it. Well you do, but you have kept that knowledge squarely tucked away in the recesses of your denial. I understand that you have been too afraid to look at what’s going on, but if you don’t pay attention right now you are going to lose whoever or whatever it is, forever. You must actively participate in the preservation of this person, place, or thing in your life. Allow what you really feel to bubble to the surface, allow what this thing or person really means to you to be expressed through your mouth. Stop running away and causing convenient distractions. If you are able to do this, you will experience an outpouring of passion, love, and renewed enthusiasm in your direction. You simply need to remove the impartial mask and have the guts to bare your soul. Easy, right?

Pisces – Feb. 19 to Mar. 20

Your innermost dream is percolating nicely in your solar plexus. Your soul has been working overtime to deliver opportunities, magic, and creative inspiration your way. However, you are once again having an attack of the “lack of self-worth blues.” Instead of plunging ahead with what you know to do, you are standing with one foot out the door and one ready to run back to safety. What to do about this predicament? Well, you’ve got to let go of the guilt you carry around about simply existing on this planet and you need to recognize the love that surrounds you from every direction. You have support, others believe in you, and you have worked hard to get to where you are now. Take advantage of the situation and keep moving forward. You have dreamed of this time for many years, don’t self-sabotage.