Why doesn't everyone love to take out the garbage?

Through the first decade of this new millennium we schlepped tons of rotting cultural and moral  leftovers, and they’re really beginning to stink!  

At last we’ve put our abuses on trial.  Pluto, the lord of the underworld, has unearthed our darkest secrets--sexual abuse, greed for power, numbing of consciousness through drugs and alcohol.  Like wet worms writhing in our streets, they futilely try for another hiding place.  

Enter Uranus, the god of lightning, blazing new trails of courage, daring and initiative for all who would be free.  Outspoken demands for change are explosive, even impulsive, but intent on fresh air.

As we stand at today’s crossroads, where Uranus’ fire announces a drastic upheaval and Pluto’s power to transform insists on pulling up the roots, delay hurts us.

Yet to publicly demonize a few, when our culture at large set this destructive stage, is like putting a bandaid on a severed aorta.  A lot of bleeding without remedy.  

One road, less traveled, is the road of the revolutionary.  Another is the road through hell & back, the way of introspection.  And can you see a third way, a bridge across the great divide?

Feel the earth quake.  Choose.  Throw your junk into the fire!

The Force of clean air is with you.
The week of June 24, 2012.

Aries ♈ (March 20-April 19)
Nothing earth shattering for you at Sunday’s crossroads, because blazing a new trial is already your forte.  You’ve been in a slow change in self-identity and self-confidence since March of 2011.  Now you’re striving to make the greatest possible mark upon the world, and today’s the first of seven platforms to do that on.  Write, create, give birth to new ways to express your ideas when Mental Mercury begins a nine week stay in fiery Leo at 7:24 PM, PDT, Monday.  Brains-on-fire, and focused attention for tackling problems make this a very productive time.

Taurus ♉ (April 20-May 20)
You’ve become an expert at finding out where the skeletons are hidden, both in your own unconscious fears and in society at large.  Its been a time of clearing the decks for a new understanding and a new philosophy of life.  You are at the crossroads of possibility, expansion and adventure.  You find the courage to let go of the old and outworn.  You benefit from the Moon’s move into earthy Virgo at 4:42 AM, PDT on Sunday.  Help for putting the pieces together after the volcanic eruptions in people’s live puts you in a position to be of service to others. Friday your search for knowledge triggers the need for an important decision.

Gemini ♊ (May 21-June 20)
You’ve had a revolution in your hopes and expectations of life since March, 2011.  Your horizons have raised and you no longer “settle” for less.   You're at the crossroads of new experiences and fear has no place here.  Serious Saturn’s about face on Sunday helps you organize those plans you’ve been working on since February, and put them into effective action.  A booster shot of creativity begins Monday evening when Messenger Mercury enters self-confident Leo for nine weeks of strengthened willpower.  Friday an issue regarding your resources requires a decision that hopefully frees you.

Cancer ♋ (June 21-July 21)
You’ve been through a profound transformation of your relationships, especially close encounters with someone close to you.  Now you’re redefining the relationship to free yourself from the tensions that probably lived below the surface.  If you have freed yourself from power struggles, you find you are a different person--ready to experience a new life.  Friday is an auspicious day for you when the Sun in Cancer triggers a decision to celebrate your distinctness and breathe in a new self-confidence.  

Leo ♌ (July 22-August 22)
Zip up the plans you’ve worked on since February and turn your attention to launching those ideas in the outer world.  You move into action with the forward march of Saturn on Tuesday.  Look for business partnerships to grow in the disciplined fields you’ve cultivated since July, 2010.  A big boost to your executive skills comes with the mental focus you get when Messenger Mercury moves into self-confident Leo at 7:24 PM, PDT, Monday. Creative ideas come like fireworks for the next nine weeks!  Friday your hopes and dreams get triggered into a new paradigm.  

Virgo ♍ (August 23-September 22)
Unexpected “fated” events have brought changes in your life since March, 2011, particularly involving your children or a creative project.  Now power struggles due to pressure to change are coming to a head, and you face the choice to let go--or shift your attention to a new obsession (not recommended).  Help in sorting out your feelings comes your way Sunday evening when the Moon shifts into Virgo.  Friday a friend helps you see the powerful influence you are having on another.  

Libra ♎ (September 23-October 22)
Sunday’s crossroads find you grounded in the taproot of what is “home” to you.  You’re stepping into your private power in relationships.  Saturn slowly turns around Monday and marches forward toward Scorpio, his new sign on October 5th.  Since July 22, 2010, you’ve shouldered heavy obligations, and become keenly aware that accomplishments of any lasting value grow out of cooperation with others and mutual commitment born of discipline and mature responsibility.  Monday brings a big shift in communications when the winged messenger moves into passionately creative Leo.  Friday a career event triggers the need to make an important decision.  

Scorpio ♏  (October 23-November 21)
You’re in for a new attitude!  Either you will revolt against some oppressive obligations or you will find work that gives you more freedom.  More than any other sign, Scorpio rises at Sunday’s crossroads like a Phoenix--ready to take drastic action to reform your life. Sexual needs are forefront, and demand to be met.  When Mental Mercury shifts signs into Leo on Monday, your creative ideas are filled with more confidence but you’ll have to look elsewhere for the patience to implement them.  Friday you can expect an adventure or “aha” experience to act as a trigger for an important decision.

Sagittarius ♐ (November 22-December 20)
The transformation in the way you use your birth potential has been getting booster shots of unexpected changes since March 2011.  Will you use your resources to develop your creativity?  This is one question at Sunday’s crossroads.  Clarity and creativity in your thinking will come beginning Monday, when Messenger Mercury moves into self-confident Leo.  Expect an issue related to inheritance or corporate finance to trigger the need for a decision on Friday.  

Capricorn ♑ (December 21-January 19)
Pluto, the lord of the underworld, has been haunting your Capricorn Sun since December, 2008, bringing upheavals in your self-confidence and the way you express yourself in the world.  Uranus, the god of lightning, added revolution in your home in March, 2011.  Now you’ve been reinventing your self-image and readying yourself to take a new stand.  Your assertiveness takes a fiery change beginning Monday when Mental Mercury moves into roaring, regal Leo.  Friday brings a need for decisions regarding your intimate partnerships.

Aquarius ♒ (January 20-February 17)
Your secret hopes and dreams have undergone a revolutionary change and with Sunday’s crossroads you are urged to look at your life in a different way.  The tempo of communications picks up, especially after Monday when Mental Mercury moves into self-confident Leo at 7:24 PM, PDT.  It’s best to think and plan with another person as your sounding board.  You need more intellectual stimulation.  Friday an event at work triggers the need for you to take a new direction.

Pisces ♓  (February 18-March 19)
Sunday’s crossroads give you choices to make about creating community/participating in groups and freeing up your resources.  As a Pisces, your compassionate intuition about the needs of humanity are in-sync with Pluto’s insistence on reforms in the way your deepest needs are met.   Unconscious obsessions and fears are unearthed.  When Mercury moves into self-confident Leo at 7:24 PM, PDT, Monday your work takes a creative turn and you’re more outspoken.   Events on Friday provide an important trigger for activating your decisions to break free.