Week of: 10/26 - 11/1

"my cue is villanous melancholy, with a sigh like Tom o' Bedlam."
Edmund in Shakespeare's King Lear (I.ii.151)

But lest we face this week with villanous melancholy, unlike the character Edmund, this week holds some good news.

Aries : It's the old relationship front that surfaces again. Like an old lure which is too beat up to be useful, but you have too much of a sentimental tie to, you can't seem to shake an old idea out of your head. Or toss the old piece of tackle. Hey, I understand. That lure was lucky at one time. And if it didn't smell like old, dead fish, you would be tempted to mount the lure as a trophy. Or, in this day, maybe make it an earring. That's what I do. The problem with this one, and this week, is that the old stuff is worth reminiscing about, but you might want to leave it untouched for fear of getting something on your hands that industrial strength cleaner can't remove.

Taurus : I know that some of the fine and gentle Taurus folks are going to begin to hate me because I can't seem to say anything nice. But with a boatload of planets all stacked up in Scorpio, this creates a degree of confusion in the Taurus camp. Now, there's one little ray of hope in this whole astrological mess: Mars. Mars is over in Virgo, and since that is an Earth Sign (but not a stable Earth sign like Taurus), Mars lends you some strength to make it through with all this other stuff that's stacked up in Scorpio. Skip the romance stuff for a little while, this isn't the time to be pleading your undying affection for the love of life right now. Use that Martian influence and make your self happy with some shopping. It's a good time to look for new bait.

Gemini : Every Gemini I know has a mystical side. Or maybe it's a quizzical side that you all just call a mystical side. In any case, it's one of those many facets in the Gem lifestyle. And this quizzically mystical side comes bubbling up this week, and it will start asking typical Gemini question. What that fine Gemini intellect can do this week is carry itself off to a metaphysical bookstore. After pouring through many old and learned texts, I'd suggest a good comic compilation for true answers. This is one of those weeks when you need to laugh at some of the more serious problems in life.

Cancer : For lack of better words to address my fine Moon Children this week, I would suggest some of the lyric love poetry from the Romantic Era of English Literature. Pick one poet that seems to be a favorite. Then go on down to the "Bait, Sushi and Web Page design" shop, and locate yourself some new lures, something that you think will work really well next spring. It's a good week to be getting all the equipment in order, and love songs, as well as artificial bait, all works well this week.

Leo : With all the commotion in the other, lesser fixed sign of Scorpio (but don't tell them I said they weren't as great as Leo), you're going to have a bit of a hair trigger. Now, if you're bird hunting, this is a good thing. The Hair Trigger allows you to get a first shot off fast, and it gives you just enough time to aim the second shot so you can bag some game. Regrettably, this doesn't always work in relationships. So, if you're going after game, it's a fine week to have a hair trigger, but if you're going after a relationship, you might want to be a little carefully, nay, even wary, of that first shot. It really, really helps to understand youtarget this week. Read his or her horoscope to understand them better.

Virgo : Mars is kicking around in your sign this week, yet again. And Mars means activity. Might also mean trouble, but I doubt that this week. You've already been through the worst of it. That Virgo metaphor I keep using about housecleaning does not apply this week. So whatever flavor your disproportionately wonderful organizational skills shows up as, just give it all a rest this week. Anything that you try to clean, like the tackle box, will just wind up in greater disarray because your finite attention will be drawn elsewhere. It's not a problem, you just lack the usual Virgo zeal to clean.

Libra : Libra just plain looks good this week. Doesn't matter where you are, or what is going on, you'll find that life is treating you well. Okay, so maybe there are a few of you out there who are going to complain a bit this week. Consider ordering up an Astrology Chart Report from me, to explain why it's something besides your Libra Sun that is feeling poorly. But for the rest of you, Libra is in good shape this week. Or, at the very least, it is supposed to be a in good shape. With all that activity in your romance AND finance areas, you're supposed to be doing really swell.

Scorpio : Things in the Scorpio slice of the sky have taken a sudden turn for the better. Due to the nature of the movement of some of the smaller, but nonetheless important, asteroids, there is a sudden lift going on the Scorpio sky, and the now-famous Scorpio influence is being felt just about everywhere. There's a this hot little romantic number that you've been meaning to follow up on, and this would be a an excellent, make that "most excellent" time to do a little bit of follow up. Get out the dusty volume of Shakespeare love sonnets and go fishing....

Sagittarius : It's a little odd to find an Sagittarius obsessed about one particular love in his or her life. But with the oncoming approach of a number of little romance triggers, most of whom are floating in your 12th house right now, you've got this dream about certain person. For your mental health, I really, really hope it isn't a Pisces. But in any case, you've got this little obsession going on. It begins to get a little better because Mercury makes an entrance, quietly, almost stealthily, creeping into your sign by the end of the week. Go back to being a Sagittarius and quit thinking about just one. You'll be happier.

Capricorn : I've got a friend, and she once failed miserably at making a big change in her life. She was hardly heartbroken, using that Capricorn like attitude, though, she just grinned, and said, "What? Like you've never chased a dream before? I least I did something!" Which is a message for the Capricorn's this week. As long as your ruler (Saturn) is making a nasty angle to Dreamland (Neptune), then you've got to make some dream happen. Right now, it's a 50/50 chance. But with odds like that, why not give it a shot? You might be really surprised at what happens.

Aquarius : Full speed ahead with the the new trailer house project. That salesman who wants to lend you all that money so you can get your own, dream home is right on track. Here's you chance to own your own DOUBLE WIDE. I'm not talking about a single trailer, but one of those that is actually the size of a real house. Make a move, one way or another, because that guy who is doing all the talking is really serious. You can make your dream come true this week, press and pundits be damned!

Pisces : What a good weekend you have coming up! That's the good news. The only downside is that you've got to get to the weekend. The first part of the week isn't so very nice to you. But the good news is that your romance arena, that place where you are called the "gladiator of love," gets nice and warm this weekend. Do some exercises to get your "love muscle" in working condition because your going to need it this week. All that fun stuff in Scorpio is making a sweet angle to you.