First and Last Hours of a Retrograde

The first hours of Jupiter’s retrograde are the last hours of Pluto’s. History never stops; it just rolls to the next part. We exist in a stream of personal history, shared history, agreements and disagreements about what it took to come to this moment. To acknowledge history honors the present exchange, which will soon join its place in history.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There’s a certain distance that works. There’s an ideal frequency. There’s a rhythm that makes sense, and it includes something, and it includes nothing, and it includes the right amount of both on this glorious day.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). So many good things have happened. Once you start to remember and count them, you might wonder how you could ever let something as small as the occasional terrible driver in front of you ruin your ride through life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Conversations are rarely about the sentences that float between people. The meaning of interactions will be tied up in expectations, intentions, and the appetites and cravings that have sprung from lived experience.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Recuperation can be the difference between a light heart and a heavy heart. You’re a little like a child who needs a nap and can’t admit it. This horoscope is a kindly hint; maybe the only thing missing is a little rest.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There’s a stretch gray area on the subject of who owes whom. There are definitely people you serve who cannot and will not be able to pay you back, but you wouldn’t want them to. You only want to be paid by those who can truly afford you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are people you know better by their actions, and their words will never teach you differently. So don’t worry about whether you’re saying the right thing; rather, pay attention to when and how you show up in their lives.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). It may be tricky to figure out the right way today, but the wrong one is rather obvious. If what’s going on doesn’t sit well in your being, you’ll use your voice. You’ll help those around you make good choices.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s no such thing as peace in a rush-hour. Peace can be a numbers game. Today it will involve fewer people and more square footage between them. It will also involve being in places at times that are known to be less busy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If you could have any superpower, a fun one would be the power to make people call you with the intention and in the timing that most suits you. Alas, the one who has to pick up the phone today is you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Though you can choose your attitude and approach, sometimes there’s one that feels as natural as a knee-jerk and the rest are not apparent. But if you keep your knee down and leave a space for other things to pop to mind, they will.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re an exciting person, not a foolish one. The difference is that you’re willing to entertain risky ideas, but you don’t always pursue them. Maturity and discipline prevail. Everything goes through a thought process.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Good leadership depends on having regular, if not constant contact with the ones who are being led. Don’t lose touch with your crew. Check in before you need to. Encourage them to ask questions and speak up.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 10). A year of right-sized challenges that fit your talent and stretch your skill. Work is abuzz with the excitement of making things happen for the first time they’ve ever been done. There’s a sense that you and yours are building the new world together. More highlights: Improvements in health, fitness and overall energy, thriving love, and a tranquil domestic scene. Aries and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are 8, 13, 20, 27 and 16.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: If you think creativity has intrinsic value even when the art itself baffles, then you’re aligned with Libra. The Venus-ruled Libra ethos celebrates the pursuit of beauty and the nobility of artistic attempt, regardless of results. The films of Ed Wood Jr. (and his award-winning biopic starring Johnny Depp) are treasured for the joyous artistic spirit alive in Wood’s creative aim — to make people happy using the resources that were available, however scant.

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