Horoscopes for September 1 - 7, 2008

**If you know your Rising Sign, make sure and read that too!**

ARIES: You like to be part of all the action, if not the inspiration behind it. If you’re feeling isolated this week, use the downtime as opportunity. Catching up on your correspondence will bring you more satisfaction than whatever party you think you’re missing. It’s also a good week for practicing your perseverance: Aries has a habit of starting things they never finish. They’re the idea people, coming up with more plans than they’ll ever have the time to implement. The energy is there this week to tie up loose ends on something you’ve been meaning to put out in the world and get it out there.
If you’ve been bottling up or letting something get to you good, now is when it’s likely to come flooding out like you just can’t help it. Watch your temper.

TAURUS: The Sun’s hookup with strict Saturn in a fellow earth sign is pushing you to complete all your responsibilities, no matter how lazy you’re feeling. This doesn’t have you in the best of moods, so it’s important to look at how what you need to do helps the people around you and not at how it takes away from what you want to do. If you can change your perspective, you’ll be able to make meaning out of this week’s experiences in a way that you’ll keep for a long time to come. If not, you’re prone to procrastination, especially by means of the drink or the gossip, the bite or even the credit card. For the next few weeks, pleasant distractions have a way of turning into benders. Keep your eyes on the prize.

GEMINI: The sign of the Twins is well known for having two distinct sides to their personality and right now it’s all about the rebel vs. the rules. Part of you just wants to do the right thing and the other part wants nothing but absolute freedom. Your always busy thoughts are breaking speed limits and it’s likely you’re distracting yourself with too many people to see and things to do. Just make sure you’re not talking so much you miss the point entirely. Someone or something you encounter this week has an important key that will help you find your balance, so it’s important to hear and see what’s going on around you. Keep a close eye on your commitments: anything neglected is likely to come back and haunt you later this month when your Mercury ruler turns Retrograde.

CANCER: Wait it out. Right now is a good time to take a step back and concentrate only on what absolutely needs to happen, rather than pushing yourself in a hundred directions. As the week begins, you just don’t have the energy. Wait until Wednesday afternoon, when you’ll really be ready to get things done. Even then, c
oncentrate on things you can do from your home base. People and circumstances all around you are creating drama it would be all too easy to get caught up in. You’re never a fan of the power struggle, but often a willing participant. Look especially for a repeat episode of something you experienced midsummer as Jupiter turns direct in your opposite sign. Best to stay in your nest, or anyplace where your authority will not be questioned.

LEO: Wednesday’s merger between the Sun that rules you and brass-tacks Saturn has you feeling stuck and stymied. You’re more about creativity than cracking down, but the best use of this energy is finding a way to combine the two. Discipline isn’t your strongest feature, but you’ll be able to tap into deep reserves of it all month as long as this is your intention. The Sun’s friendly nod toward big-moves Jupiter later in the week means whatever you do accomplish could bring more acknowledgement and respect than you’ve ever imagined. Whether you’re working with paint, poetry, or pretty things, the more you establish during the week, the more fun you’ll have after Saturday, when the Moon moves into a fellow fire sign and things get a whole lot more friendly.

VIRGO: The Sun/Saturn conjunction happens smack in the middle of your sign, making you even more of a taskmaster than usual. You’re all about discriminating between right and wrong, passable and perfect, but this is a good time to look at how the ways you judge others mirror the ways you judge yourself. This could lead to an epic breakthrough, one that enables you to make magic out of even the mundane. Left untapped, you’re liable to see circumstances and situations through exaggerated eyes this week – keep a check on your perceptions. Your Mercury ruler turns Retrograde later in the month for the third and final time of the year. Any misunderstandings you encounter right now are more than likely to repeat themselves.

LIBRA: You’re experiencing everything at a much deeper level than usual right now, and surrounded by constant activity. Most of the inner planets visiting your sign lead to mountains of emails to reply to, phone calls to return and dates to keep. Luckily, you’re also being given the grace and the energy to do it all. Libra is nothing if not polite and up to the task and the sky is giving us all a dose of manners at the moment, making things more likely to go your way than not. This will be especially helpful this weekend, when old dramas resurface with a vengeance. Whatever’s changed about you over the summer ensures that this time around, you’re going to get it right. Pay attention to the beginning of the week: whatever happens Monday and Tuesday is indicative of things you’ll be seeing and repeating for the rest of the month.

SCORPIO: Tying up so many loose ends from the past has been questionable to you lately, but it’s important to know that the work you’re doing now is going to pay off before the month is over. Midweek supplies just the right combination of energy to help you concentrate on whatever it is you’ve been putting off. This includes the personal and social as well as the work stuff. You’re becoming fed up with delusion all while becoming more and more attracted to people who do it their very own genuine way. Your emotions run deep and you’re being given the opportunity to let people close to you see that for themselves. Letting others see more of your weaknesses makes you more tolerant of theirs. You won’t be sorry.

SAGITTARIUS: Things have been going at a slower pace than you’d prefer all summer long. Sure you’ve had some epic shake-ups, but even those didn’t get the action moving for you on a day-to-day level. That’s all about to change when your Jupiter ruler gets back to forward motion this weekend. In the meantime, do your best to keep your attention with your priorities. This workweek brings too many things to take care of and too many things you’d rather do instead. The more you resist, the more you’re liable to make mistakes that will only create more mountains to climb in the weeks ahead. You’ll have some frustrating moments, but don’t let this come out in your interactions with others. An aggressive move from Mercury Sunday night could put the focus on words you’ve said all wrong.

CAPRICORN: It’s all about making adjustments. A string of planets in Libra are challenging you to fix whatever’s not working in your present situation so that you can keep your feet on the mountain. Look especially for opportunities or necessities that involve standing up for what you believe in in order to to get things done. Mercury testing your sign from Libra could have you fighting over who’s the boss or how things have been phrased and the Sun’s merger with your Saturn ruler makes you the center of attention. Luckily, Jupiter’s return to forward motion at the height of your sign this weekend will give you surplus doses of energy and a renewed sense of optimism. In the meantime, rise to the occasion as only a Capricorn can and remember how much your example says to the rest of us.

AQUARIUS: Your week starts out on a good note, turns challenging, and ends in all the right ways. The personal planets in friendly Libra are giving you much more access to the outside world, something you’ve needed generous doses of since summer began. Take the opportunity to get out and make as many new contacts as possible, several of them are more than likely to turn out friends. As Neptune travels through your sign it’s important to collect the perspectives and knowledge of others to weigh against your own overly idealistic ideas, especially while the planet stays Retrograde. Any kind of volunteer work or service is a brilliant idea that will fill your heart while at the same time showing you something completely different.

PISCES: If you’re not feeling the weight of the world, chances are everyone around you is. The Sun/Saturn connection in your opposite sign is all about getting us back to business after a long hot summer, but the anxiety and worry we’re feeling about that could be messing with your constitution. Sensitive Pisces picks up on absolutely everything. As always these days, when in doubt, consider what you normally would never do, and the benefits of that particular action. Consider it yet another lesson in empathy, and know that in just a few days you’ll be taking in vibes of luck and joy when friendly Jupiter returns to forward motion. Do your best to complete outstanding tasks during the workweek; this weekend is all about staying home with what you know and love.