What's in the stars for 2008

Minerva

Sunday, January 6, 2008

 

Jupiter vows to get respectable in capable Capricorn as 2007, the "I'll try anything once" year slips into history. If you like to work, 2008 will pay off richly. If you don't...suck it up, this too shall pass. Meanwhile, Mars continues to backpedal in Cancer while Venus flirts in Sagittarius. On a long-term note, Saturn, the consummate disciplinarian, sits in Virgo. All of us will feel major shifts somewhere in our lives.

ARIES (March 19-April 18) Lucky Jupiter and transformative Pluto sit in your fame house throughout 2008. Watch a good thing get better as a mere job or pastime morphs into power and glory centering around you. Circle April 5 on your calendar: the day you decide what it means to be a Ram. The picture clears Oct. 14 and 2008's faraway holidays twinkle brilliantly. Lookin' good, Ari, lookin' good! Luck and expansion is the name of the game for you this year.

TAURUS (April 19-May 19) Perspective, as well as knowledge, comes from travel or advanced study this year. You'll want to evaluate an intimate alliance and its impact on your future. What promises to evolve is a new lifestyle, possibly in another country. Space and reflection become increasingly important as the year progresses and you step into the limelight. On May 5 a decision shapes your life. Look for results around Oct. 14. Your challenge this year is to be patient with the small stuff. The reward is karmic.

GEMINI (May 20-June 19) The heavy emphasis in 2008 focuses increasingly on joint finances. One way or another, heavy-duty hormones are involved, also where and how you live. On June 3, a major financial decision that impacts an up close and personal alliance will dramatically shape your life. You see dramatic results Dec. 12. Minerva predicts a cool Yule.

CANCER (June 20-July 21) If not already "taken," a candidate will appear in 2008. This is a happy, expansive time for Moonkids. Whoever called you a Crab! People are more apt to take you for a Leo. As 2008 gains momentum, contracts come into play. You'll benefit from one-on-one relationships. Make a decision July 2, then watch for surprising results mid-January 2009. One thing's certain: Next Christmas will be a lot more fun than this last one.

LEO (July 22-Aug. 21) Face it, Lionkids, you do enjoy your comforts: vintage wine, silken cushions, lush gardens. Unfortunately, the wherewithal isn't always there to the degree that you'd like to be accustomed to. Not to panic! Better days are coming. Saturn is a Scrooge type who takes time to get with the program. The networking you do now—spiritual as well as professional—will pay off. Look for insights Jan. 22. Aug. 1 is karmic. Come 2009, expect to have dramatically altered your life circumstances.

VIRGO (Aug. 22-Sept. 21) Where has all the fun gone? You may well ask. Saturn, the so-called Dean of Students, head of the Department of Walls, Boundaries and Rules is sitting in your sign. What can Minerva say? You're learning lessons. The full moon in your sign on March 21 is a wake-up call. Home and family decisions made Aug. 30 will affect your entire life. Nurture yourself, Virg, take yourself seriously but don't beat yourself up about anything. This is the year for enlightened self-interest.

LIBRA (Sept.22-Oct. 21) Home is where your heart is this year. One would ALMOST take you for a Cancer as you merrily buy and refurbish homes, mend fences and parents, can peaches, join the PTA, etc. Sound ho-hum? You won't think so when you see the results. The show gets rolling around the full moon in your sign March 21, a spring break you never expected. Toward fall you not only have new young energy in your life—very possibly love energy—but a creative interest that takes off big time. Make a big decision about yourself on Sept. 29 and reap the benefits at year's end.

SCORPIO (Oct. 22-Nov. 20) Opportunities to make a name for yourself abound throughout 2008. The key lies in wordsmithing. Jupiter's year-long rampage through your communications house offers nonstop possibilities. Make an important decision April 10 when the Full Moon explodes in your sign, then expect a startling reprise (and pleasant surprise) on Oct. 28.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec. 20) As a never to be forgotten year fades into history, you recognize that the year-long Jupiter transit has changed you forever. Now's the time to take what you've learned and achieved and consolidate those gains. Financial insight comes on June 18. Expect to reap the benefits Nov. 27—Thanksgiving day! This is a money year for you, Saj. Make the most of it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 19) Jupiter, the expansive godfather of the Cosmos hangs in your sign throughout 2008. At his side stands powerful Pluto. Already you feel this expansive influence. An old personality structure is falling away. Time to go with your passion, expand and fly. The decision-making opportunity afforded by the new moon in your sign on Jan. 8—the first new moon of the year—can be the most important of your entire life, unless you count 2008's last one on Dec. 27, also in your sign.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.17) Though much of 2008 is prep time, the 2009 results are worth it. Take advantage of the new moon in your sign Feb. 6 and consider this a preview of exciting things to come later in the month when the Sun, Mercury and Venus rendezvous there. Saturn remains a heavy-duty dude in your house of mutual funds through 2008, reminding you of the old "neither a borrower nor a lender be" adage. The full moon in your sign, Aug. 16—a lunar eclipse yet—can easily be the most important of your life. Expect to go boldly where no Aquari has ever gone before!

PISCES (Feb. 18-March 18) 2007 found you thrust into the limelight in some unexpected manner. Now, as the world turns, your own private drama expands further. Expect a dream to literally come true in 2008. A friend (or friends) will be involved. In other words, it's one of those not what you know but who things. (Get out your address book.) What you do on March 7 can change your life forever. Come Sept. 15, you'll celebrate yourself.