Week of 10.5.15
KAT'S WEEKLY OVERVIEW FOR OCTOBER 5
Bad Moon Rising?
With the Moon Void all day Monday, the week gets off to a non-start, offering the opportunists among us a chance to fly under the radar. If you feel the urge to blow off work, or whatever, and stay home, just blame it on a bad moon.
On Tuesday, expect the clash of the titan-sized egos, when the always self-important Sun squares off with master manipulator Pluto. This is NOT the day to get into it with anyone, especially “authority" figures, i.e., a person in a position to get you fired, break your heart, or cut off your access to the beach house. Defer difficult conversations until later in the week.
Love, Sex and Excess
On a happier note, that seductive minx Venus moves into Virgo on Thursday, joining a rakish Mars and lusty Jupiter. This ménage a trois of orbs, all hanging out in the same corner of the sky, suggests many tantalizing possibilities. “But wait!” you say. “Isn’t all this love power in prudish Virgo a waste?" In a word: NO! Earth signs, of which Virgo is a proud member (Taurus and Capricorn are the others), are the most sensual signs in the Zodiac. True, Virgo does advocate that cleanliness is next to godliness. But once you're both squeaky clean, she doesn't care how down and dirty it gets. Here’s the low-down on earthy Virgo: Demure in the street; decadent in the sheets. Satisfaction always guaranteed!
Merc Alert! Mercury Moves Forward. Finally.
On Friday, at 10:58a, the first rock from the Sun begins chugging forward again. Mercury is especially difficult on the day it changes direction, because as it winds down, we get riled up. Suddenly, all the stuff that got hung up, put off or shoved aside during the Retrograde is ON FIRE and there aren’t enough hours in the day to get it all done. A sense of immediacy develops and we start to feel that same urgency (panic?) we had just before Mercury started backsliding. Even though Mercury will be moving ahead, do give him some time to get back up to speed before making those all-important “swipe right/swipe left” relationship decisions.
WEEKEND FORECAST
It’s shaping up to be a weird weekend. To start, the Moon will be Void the whole day Saturday. You know the Void drill: be flexible, lower your expectations and stay open to changes that just may turn out better than the original plan. Case in point: A cancelled date on Saturday may turn out to be the best thing that happens. Here’s why. Not only is a designing Venus at cross purposes with spoilsport Saturn (not a warm and fuzzy aspect) but a proud Sun, in relationship oriented Libra, is crossing swords with freedom-loving Uranus. The former pairing invokes a sulky mood and feeling lonely and misunderstood. The latter combo, incites a revolt against relationship constraints, real or imagined, and presents you with a truth or dare question: Do you have to accept an edited version of yourself in order to maintain this relationship? Hey, don’t look at me for answers! Whaddya think I am, a fortune teller?