TODAY: As you travel through your day/life, whatever be your goal, keep your eye upon the doughnut, not upon the hole. Furthermore, if other people (colleagues, friends, roommates, spouses, children, partners, etc.) seem devoted to distracting you from the hole: Rather than commenting testily (i.e. what are you doing, go away!!), respond by rededicating your efforts to the project or program currently consuming your time and attention.

YOUR BIRTHDAY: See if you can rent a good operations manager. The best methods for exploiting your talents, expanding your operation and taking the best possible advantage of your uniqueness are likely to be hot topics this year. And, he or she will be quite useful in solving any predicaments created by your propensity for considering the needs of others (i.e. all humanity?!) before examining your own wishes.

	Aries Thursday, July 02, 2009
	Feel free to have misgivings or apprehensions if someone promises you the equivalent of something for nothing, a free lunch or a silk purse which was a sows ear the last you checked. Venus is now having it out with extravagant Jupiter, and this is one instance when it pays to look that gift horse in the mouth.
	Taurus Thursday, July 02, 2009
	If a career, social or personal matter is coming to a head, try not to turn it into the Towering Inferno (or Poseidon Adventure) by incorrectly calculating the amount of force that needs to be applied. According to Jupiter, launching strikes at CEO Venus, erring on the side of being divine and forgiving would be an excellent plan.
	Gemini Thursday, July 02, 2009
	Creative, security-loving Venus is taking a swing at extreme, jolly Jupiter, which could induce you to spread yourself too thin, promise to fix the unfixable or otherwise send (thank you Mr. Wilde) “the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible.” The antidote: Concentrate your efforts, even if this means that some items on the to-do list without end go begging.
	Cancer Thursday, July 02, 2009
	Venus is screaming at Jupiter, and you in turn could be motivated to snarl/yell at somebody who you swear has undermined, undercut or served you a backhanded turn. Friendly hint? Consider the merits of seething quietly to yourself. New evidence could well emerge imminently that casts a completely different light on the entire affair.
	Leo Thursday, July 02, 2009
	Per the Venus-Jupiter warlet: You can offer your adversary or rival a choice of weapons (“Guns or knives, Butch?”) or you can offer him/her your hand in friendship. It’s your call, but remember: There are situations where far more can be accomplished by compromising than by stalking off the job/set in a huff/snit, and this may well qualify.
	Virgo Thursday, July 02, 2009
	Now what? Now harmonious Venus is combating Jupiter, the planet of excess, and if a certain person actually thinks that you will concede any hard won business or emotional ground, they definitely have another thing coming. Plus, in this instance, it is appropriate for you to notice who does (and doesn’t) take your side and offer their support.
	Libra Thursday, July 02, 2009
	Normally charming chief Venus is currently challenging over the top Jupiter and illusory, imaginative Neptune. In a nutshell: While you are certainly being encouraged to bite off a huge hunk (i.e. way more than a woolly mammoth could comfortable chew and digest) you are also being invited to look before you leap – and perhaps you should accept.
	Scorpio Thursday, July 02, 2009
	Woe betide the individual who tells you what to do, especially when charismatic Venus is swiping at Jupiter, the planet of more! more!! more!!! Still, in the interests of keeping peach in the valley: Should a flare-up occur over domestic, ancestral or relationship matters, you might want to design a response that is more, uh, prosaic than dramatic.
	Sagittarius Thursday, July 02, 2009
	Uh uh … Bailing on your fundamental principles or interests to appease (quell?) somebody else – even if this somebody else is in a position of authority or appears to have their act more together than you at this time – is not the answer. Still, with Venus snarling at Boss Jupiter you can surely be excused for entertaining the option.
	Capricorn Thursday, July 02, 2009
	Financial planning (and tactical) note: Venus, the planet of values, is assailing Jupiter, the planet of might and main. Therefore, the best way to manage outstanding commercial, pecuniary and romantic arrangements is by speaking softly and brandishing your sizable stick rather than pulling rank, emulating Sarah Bernhardt or demanding yessirs, no sirs or three bags full sirs.
	Aquarius Thursday, July 02, 2009
	A pacifistic, conciliatory approach in your dealings (especially those related to personal, family or real estate affairs) will work wonders. Lovely Venus is at odds with Jupiter, the planet of exaggeration, so coming on like a freight train with brake failure going down a hill may be tempting, but is probably not your safest, most efficient strategy.
	Pisces Thursday, July 02, 2009
	According to the Venus-Jupiter dispute: Try as you might, you can’t be all things to all people and (bluntly put) shouldn’t ignore your interests to facilitate theirs. Thus, this may be your cue to do a bit of judicious culling before you fully exhaust yourself, or wake up with a start wondering/demanding “what have they done for me lately?!”