Little Wonders

June 30 – July 6, 2008

Apparently it’s THIS close to official: Guy Richie and Madonna are splitting up! Looking at her chart, I’m extremely curious to see how she handles all of it in the weeks to come, since she’s got Saturn transiting her Mercury at five degrees Virgo and Mars about to join him there next week. Mercury is the Material Girl’s source for all her material, so with both malefics joining him there in the upcoming two weeks we’re either going to see a return to her once fierce need to express herself publicly, or she’s going to be turning all her resources to expressing herself more thoroughly than before with her husband when he comes to visit her in New York. The last time Saturn was rocking her Mercury she was eighteen and had just moved to NYC, and we all know how that turned out… Fortunately there’s a New Moon in Cancer this Wednesday and Venus in Cancer opposes Jupiter in Capricorn exactly that same day. Since this falls in her houses of friendship and play/creativity/children, I think she’s got more than enough support in her private life to give her the strength she will need to get through this time. As for the rest of you, read on, Little Cabbages! There’s plenty of future to go around!

The Stars that You Are
Weekly Horoscopes: Remember to read for the sign on your ascendant too!

Aries
Hermes is known as Winged Messenger of the Gods, responsible for bringing the messages of the Gods to the mortals living on the earth below. His quick tongue and slippery nature made him difficult to dislike, so everyone trusted him, even though he wasn’t entirely trustworthy. This week, Aries, Hermes is a good model for you, given how expressive you you’re feeling right now. Any contact you make is likely to have good results – even if it doesn’t. The expression no publicity is bad publicity would be a good one for you this week, since you’ll use every scrap of notoriety to your advantage.

Taurus
Making hay while the sun shines never looked so good, Taurus! Not only are you primed to get a whole load of work done, but you’ll be first in line for any hayrides this week as well! Everyone wants to be your pal and sit next to you and it isn’t slowing you down one iota. Conditions are optimal to really get your point across on Wednesday, but be sure to follow up the next day by making sure everyone got the memo – it’s time to tote that bale, and take the party on the road to enjoy the moonlight – oops! No moon this week, but don’t let that stop you! Plenty of things to do on a hayride in the dark!

Gemini
One of my favorite things about Project Runway is watching the fledgling designers cut into a piece of cloth – or a garbage sack – brows furrowed in concentration, because they know the importance of the cut. The expression “you’ve got your work cut out for you” refers to the moment when the material is already cut and all that’s left is to assemble it. Now, sewing is tedious, and it could be awful to be faced with a pile of such work – but think how much more awful it would be if it weren’t already cut! This week, Gemini, you do indeed have your work cut out for you, but at least you know what to do…

Cancer
My mum used to say I had an “oppositional disorder” whenever I disagreed with her. She was kidding – mostly – but sometimes it DOES feel really good to disagree with people. For you, Cancer, this week isn’t one of those times. Everyone really seems to be on your side. If you’re a suspicious sort of Cancer than this might really start to drive you crazy, but otherwise, I say relax and go with it, Little Crab! You’ve done something worthy and people are really proud of you and want to give you things. You do like things, don’t you? Then shut up, smile, and take it like a man! We love you!

Leo
A coping mechanism is a behavior we use to deal with persistent and undesirable circumstances. Example: a young bride might cope with her mother-in-law’s criticisms by biting her tongue. But a coping mechanism is that it never addresses the source of the irritation, it simply allows you to survive it. This week, Leo, get set to begin the process of ridding yourself of some coping mechanism that is simply becoming more irritating than the thing it allows you to survive. Remember: you don’t have to win over your mother-in-law to stop biting your tongue. The only person you have to please is yourself.

Virgo
We’re supposed to clean our rain gutters twice a year to get rid of gunk stuck in them. If we don’t, then our gutters block up, causing water to overflow and flood, causing decay. All of which leads to unnecessary expense. The solution: clean up the leaves, natch! Virgo, this week you’re facing some blockages in your life and it’s time you met them head on. If you insist on ignoring those blocks then the thing(s) they’re blocking will spill over everywhere in your life causing avoidable damage. Fortunately you’ve got a crack team of people ready to help you, so put on some heavy gloves and get clearing!

Libra
There’s nothing worse than a Libra who resists being recognized for their achievements. Of course, that’s about 99.999999 percent of you, unfortunately, since you’re so much more comfortable holding the spotlight on other people instead of being in the middle of it yourself. Too bad for you, Libra! This week you are center stage and you better deal with it. You’ve got to face facts: if the spotlight shines on you, then more people will be interested in the spotlight you’re holding and all the people you like to shine it at. Get out of your own way already and get ready for your spotlight! It’s your moment to shine!

Scorpio
For every nut who likes to make mountains out of mole-hills there’s one of you derring-do Scorpios, more interested in taking care of mountains of stuff with a minimal amount of fuss. Thank God for that, I say! As Mars moves into Virgo sextiling your sign this week, you’ve got a month and a half ahead of reducing mountains to molehills and this week, your task will be easier than usual, as people around you are somehow magically falling over themselves in an effort to help you crumble up those mountains into small and manageable piles, leaving you with not so much to do but sweep up the dust.

Sagittarius
I had a teacher once who got really tired of us students complaining about not wanting to do our homework. She said something I’ll never forget, which was: “you people and your feelings! Honestly, if I paid as much attention to my feelings as you do, I would never get out of bed!” She explained that our feelings, as much as they may claim a hold on our attention, would never amount to a hill of beans on their own. Sometimes you’ve just got to do what needs doing. The epiphany I had that day might be one coming your way this week, Sag, as you undertake some serious doings that need, well, doing.

Capricorn
Have you ever noticed how people really hate to be wrong, Cappy? Well, of course I don’t mean YOU, you’re never wrong, but you know, people. But what if sometimes it was really good to be wrong? I mean, let’s face it, every time someone says, “I’ve got a bad feeling about this,” in Star Wars, something really bad happens. I’ll bet those characters would have quite happy to be wrong about their bad feelings. Fortunately for you, Cappy, this is one of those weeks where you’re going to be proven wrong about something and boy, it’ll be really great! So go on, feel good about that bad feeling!

Aquarius
Winston Churchill said that “history is written by the victors,” but in fact the losers write history too, it’s just that no one reads their versions. This week, Aquarius, you’ll write a history of your own, but the vote is out yet on whether anyone else will read it. Early in the week you’ll face your opponents for the final time, and by Saturday the votes will be in, so it’ll be time to start crafting your concession or victory speech. The good news is, either way you’ll believe your version of events, and at the end of the day, that’s probably what’s most important. After all, history can only be read, it’s your life that needs living.

Pisces
For the youngster leaving home and going off to college there are an awful lot of pitfalls to navigate. All those pitfalls – the drinking, the promiscuity – really center around one essential drama: being responsible for oneself. No one to make sure you go to bed, do your homework, or eat properly. It takes a couple years to see through all that freedom and start handling our responsibilities. Pisces, this week the pressure is on you to take responsibility for something, but fortunately for you, you’re actually ready to do it. Plus, you’ve got some great people ready to help. All you have to do is offer them jello shots!