Libra
Sept. 23 to Oct. 22

You’re prone to fits of nostalgia, spending the precious present reflecting on the past. Consider the tough talk of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, “I demolish the bridges behind me, then there is no choice but to move forward.” Detonate and don’t look back. 

Notable Libra: Sheri Moon Zombie / Sept. 26, 1970

Scorpio
Oct. 23 to Nov. 21

Fellow Scorpio Kazuo Ohno transmitted the horror he experienced as a soldier and POW into the creation of butoh, an experimental dance movement that replaced Western tradition with primality and explorations of the grotesque. You possess the same alchemical power to turn your own personal trauma into cultural transformation. Your pain is gold. 

Notable Scorpio: Rock Hudson / Nov. 17, 1925

Sagittarius
Nov. 22 to Dec. 21

Your vitality is deeply tied to your productivity, archer. You don’t feel whole unless you are actively engaged in a cycle of creation and completion. The underbelly of this energy makes you more likely to act on impulse than reason. Biding your time is not the same as standing still. 

Notable Sagittarius: Richard Pryor / Dec. 1, 1940

Capricorn
Dec. 22 to Jan. 19 

Saturn, your ruling planet and the arbiter of hard work and daddy issues went direct last week. Your challenges will come from collaborations, as others may struggle to match your energy and drive. Heed the words of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”

Notable Capricorn: Madam C.J. Walker / Dec. 23, 1867

Aquarius
Jan. 20 to Feb. 18

“I’m sorry” is not a phrase familiar to you, water bearer. Yet, in the emotionally fraught weeks ahead, consider the words of writer Nick Smith: “Apologies serve as the daily bread of our moral discourse.” You may be starving someone special of atonement. Time to start baking. 

Notable Aquarius: Sharon Tate / Jan. 24, 1943

Pisces
Feb. 19 to March 20

A favorite Pisces recently came down with a fierce illness. In the midst of her fever dreams her blankets transformed into the breathing nostrils of a lion. She walked through that feline snout and ended up in a cave, where she felt well for the first time in days. When she awoke, her fever was gone and her body on the mend. You never know what cave of wonders awaits on the other side of fear.

Notable Pisces: Ruth Bader Ginsburg / March 15, 1933 

Aries
March 21 to April 19

The wellness of others takes precedence over self-interest, Aries. You may find yourself at odds with elders or supervisors as you try to be helpful. Your generosity and directives are needed, but you must humble and soften yourself to ensure they are properly received. Take a cue from Lao Tzu who advised, “To lead the people, walk behind them.”

Notable Aries: Tracy Chapman / March 30, 1964

Taurus
April 20 to May 20

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis was so dedicated to his role as Bill the Butcher, he refused to wear any clothing not authentic to the 19th century. He contracted pneumonia, then rejected modern antibiotics and only consented to treatment after collapsing on set. Is your own unwavering commitment to a person or process bordering on reckless self-endangerment?

Notable Taurus: Karl Marx / May 5, 1818

Gemini
May 21 to June 20

Your fifth house, home of pleasure and procreation, is illuminated this week. This energy invites you to reconsider where and how you derive gratification. You are being called to seek out the act of making in all its forms. The fifth house also governs gambling, and the time is nigh for you to roll the dice on a risky investment or a questionable love affair. Luck is on your side.

Notable Gemini: Carole Baskin / June 6, 1961

Cancer
June 21 to July 22

Your home needs your attention, Moon Child. With winter on its way you need to curate a space of refuge. Purge clutter, foster a pet, buy a candle you can’t afford and build yourself an altar to comfort. As William Carlos Williams said: “Still, the profound change/has come upon them: rooted, they/ grip down and begin to awaken.”

Notable Cancer: Cat Stevens / July 21, 1948

Leo
July 23 to Aug. 22

You never struggle to speak up or out, but now more than ever you are interested in learning from others. Essayist Michel de Montaigne called conversation the most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds. The conversations you find in the coming weeks will bear the fruit of transformation long after the last word is spoken. 

Notable Leo: Alexandre Dumas / July 24, 1802

Virgo
Aug. 23 to Sept. 22

Writer and fellow Virgo Jorge Luis Borges said, “I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.” To deepen your own existence, seek out the strange, unread writers, unknown people, unloved lovers and unseen cities. 

Notable Virgo: Leo Tolstoy /  Sept. 9, 1828

REDA WIGLE is a middle child and Taurus Fire Tiger named after a stigmatic saint. She divides her time and affections between New Orleans and Key West.