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anything like it, but things may be a little
out of kilter and you will have to spend
time straightening them out when you
would rather be doing other things.
February—Last month’s little
problems are likely to have been settled by
now, and you may feel like taking up some
activity to put your mind on other things.
Working around the house to do a little
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but even better would be choosing a nice,
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two or three weeks.
March—By the 9th you should have
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to feel more like getting out and about in
the world. Since you have cleared your
mind already, Mercury going direct in
your solar 5th may give you a week or so
when you are full of ideas and plans. While
your mind is in this groove, make notes in
a diary or planner so you can get back to
these thoughts and insights later.
April—If you have been thinking
about planning a special vacation, Venus
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travel house, the 9th, could make it
possible. It enters this house on the 3rd,
and stays there in direct motion until the
13th of May. Then it goes retrograde, and
Mercury goes retrograde as well, but from
July 12 to August 7, these two planets are
both direct and Venus is still in the solar
9th, giving you another few weeks to take
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May—If you aren’t able to take
advantage of the vacation scenario
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to do that will both entertain and enlighten
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the 28th, Mercury will be in your solar
9th, moving in just as Venus begins her
retrograde. This planet here always opens
up an opportunity or two to upgrade your
knowledge in one way or another. It’s
not necessarily time to go back to school,
though it could be. Just joining a book club
or taking a painting or dance class will be
rewarding enough.
June—With several planets retrograde,
now including Mercury and Venus, this is
likely to be a quiet month, so aside from
work or other outside activities, just stay
close to home and do what you feel like
doing. Friends might drop in from time to
time, but then again maybe not. That kind
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month.
July—This month is almost as quiet as
the last, though there may be more social
activity after Mercury goes direct on the
12th. This happens in the solar 10th, so your
relationships with the various authority
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smoothly. If not, then take some time to
talk with them. It’s the right time for it.
August—From the 4th to the 19th you
may notice more social activity than usual,
whether through invitations from others,
or through your own feeling that it’s time
to have some people over to break the
monotony. One thing not to do right now is
to take chances. Uranus retrograde on the
15th in your solar 8th advises that luck is
not with you at present.
September—Toward the end of last
month, both Mercury and the Sun moved
into your solar 12th, making you feel like
you needed some downtime away from
people. Mercury moving into your sign will
change that a little, but the Sun continues
to hide away until the 22nd. Mars begins
a long retrograde on the 9th, which tames
its energies somewhat and perhaps eases a
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