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TODAY: Between your certainty of the rectitude or accuracy of your position, and the fact that you're not prepared for any resistance from a (hitherto sweet as pie, malleable) associate or intimate, you could find yourself in quite the debate. Plus, the planets are apparently more interested in keeping the aforementioned quite the debate alive and well than winding it up and ushering it off the stage.

YOUR BIRTHDAY: Although you may be tempted to grab the reins and take control of the relationship, situation, venture, etc – after all, if you don’t, it may never get to where you want it to go on your timetable – a word: Even if you can “make” somebody do it a certain way, how will you ever know what they would have done without your, er, encouragement and direction?

	Aries Friday, May 24, 2013
	Remember the proverb “there’s no time like the present?” Well, if you discard inefficient set-ups now, it will save you the trouble of carrying on as though “piece de gateau, all is well” when it isn’t, in addition to freeing you up to devise plans that actually have a fighting chance of netting you your heart’s desire.
	Taurus Friday, May 24, 2013
	Leaderess Venus and Mercury are coupling in the money and creativity sector of your solar chart. So put on your thinking cap and start designing ways to turn your dreams into realities, whether it’s a simple matter, i.e. the best paint color for your bedroom or a more complex one, i.e. the logistics of trade agreements with China.
	Gemini Friday, May 24, 2013
	Boy oh boy can you come up with a compelling defense or explanation for just about anything you want to do… CEO Mercury-Venus says presenting your case/side of the story will be a cinch. However, you may not stand down or back off until your audience cries “uncle”, the upside of which will depend upon your individual circumstances.
	Cancer Friday, May 24, 2013
	So sorry, but there really isn’t time to cosset your concerns or anxieties or bring them broth. Conceptual Mercury may be connecting with charming Venus in the most sensitive sector of your chart, but the idea is for you to list the reasons that your project/scheme/romance will set the world on fire, not the reasons why it won’t.
	Leo Friday, May 24, 2013
	You may have a sudden insight concerning advancing an objective while doing something relatively inconsequential and totally unrelated, i.e. waiting for the train, Swiffing the kitchen floor, tweezing your eyebrows, brushing your cat, posting on Pinterest, etc.) This mental activity is being sponsored by the Venus-Mercury merger, and it will serve you well to nota bene.
	Virgo Friday, May 24, 2013
	Expect scads of ingenious (or brilliant, if you do say so yourself) ideas regarding your career and social ambitions or increasing public recognition to come raining down upon your head. These are being generated by the Venus-Boss Mercury convergence, and you might want to grab pen and paper (low tech, but so what) and start a list.
	Libra Friday, May 24, 2013
	You could well have a notion or several about broadening your horizons, enlarging your base of operations or designing an excellent and exhilarating exploit for yourself that take you further afield with clever Mercury conjoining patroness Venus, the planet of creativity. What is there to say but if it feels good – and sounds like fun – do it?!
	Scorpio Friday, May 24, 2013
	Security-conscious Venus is having a close encounter with your witty Mercury, the planet of communication. Since your shared financial and personal endeavors as well as your emotional outlook are on their docket, you might want to give some thought to these matters lest they call you in and ask you for your input, feedback, opinion, etc.
	Sagittarius Friday, May 24, 2013
	Some of your thoughts about structuring (or reorganizing) your various associations or affiliations are interesting, potentially feasible and absolutely worth attending to. Thank chatty Mercury and soignee Venus: They are joining hands and gently but firmly trying to aim you in the direction of arrangements that work for all, or at least the bulk, of the involved parties.
	Capricorn Friday, May 24, 2013
	Intelligent Mercury is joining forces with Venus which should be good for a few notions about your commercial dealings, fitness, diet and health programs, how you can best be of service to others and (as the songs goes) the way you do the things you do. Your assignment: Try to separate the decent from the less decent ones.
	Aquarius Friday, May 24, 2013
	It’s a “whatever you want, dear” day, so select the right outfit and place yourself in your most effective venue. Venus and Mercury are co-mingling, making you dynamic, impassioned, lively, entertaining, etc. And, if you can’t capitalize, you might want to check your birth certificate once more to make sure that you really are am Aquarius.
	Pisces Friday, May 24, 2013
	Mercury + Venus = If you are unwittingly advocating living, property or ancestral programs that look good on paper but lack a certain je ne sais quoi and common sense quotient whenever you endeavor to get them up and running, this is a heaven sent (heh heh) opportunity to recognize it – and then make the necessary adjustments.