We get ‘it’ together today, bringing ostensible opposites into harmony, uniting the yin and yang, binding ourselves in partnership, or acting out of values or Love, or to make money, particularly in a principled way. It’s about following the rules or seeing to details, and yet we’re concerned with, or fighting against, the authority that currently exists, or with those who are trying to exert their authority over us. ‘Don’t tell me what to do!’ may be the cry that rings across the land, and this can bring to the fore discrepancies among values, relationships, and ambitions/ goals. Just be prepared to get a clear glimpse of the reality picture, especially as it applies to empowerment, and don’t allow obstacles to affect thinking to the point that it deteriorates into destructive channels. If we don’t allow ourselves to be distracted, and manage to attend to the material world according to our highest values, we can make some genius advances and exercise personal power to the fullest.

(Perfecting Today: Venus conj Mars, both sq Ceres, Venus parallel Vesta and semi-sq Zeus, Sun parallel Mars and sesq SN, Saturn nov Ceres, Mercury qnx Pluto)

Good day to . . . take advantage of the places where your energy is clearly in harmony with particular subjects, venues of expression, or courses of action. It’s a day where you can cooperate successfully with your opposite number, just as long as you don’t allow preconceptions or negative thinking to persuade you that the way to win is to undermine or grab for power–it’s all about doing it together, today.

For those born with the Sun at 01 Virgo. Check your natal chart for the correct Sun degree (you may want to read both the degree number and the one that follows, if you have minutes on your Sun position–together these offer a more complete picture of your year ahead). The magic formula for you this year, dear Virgo, from now through to your next birthday, is found by appreciating the power structure as it is now, and then working to either cooperate with it or become a part of it. Resistance to this idea is probably seated in the feeling that you know how to do ‘it’ better than ‘they’ do, but the reality is that the only successful way forward for you is to admit that if you make those in power adversaries, you’ll never get the chance to wield power of your own. It’s a way to feel superior and remain unchallenged, but it’s no way to live your life. Recognizing this and other realities is key to having a super-productive year. On your side: your mate or partner, certain emotional realities, and some well-learned lessons from the past. Good luck!