Happy Birthday! Everyone loves, loves, loves Libra, golden child of Venus. But your celebration has been going on for at least a month already, since Mercury, Venus and Mars have all been in your sign throughout September. But now the fun really begins. Take time out from the champagne and cake to have a sober moment of reflection as you are the peacekeeper of the zodiac and we need your calm and balanced energies now, more than ever. While it’s tempting to take a few days off, your ability to bring all situations into accord is critical. On an energetic level, your role is to let others gracefully enter the freeway in front of you, open doors for a stranger, buy a homeless person a bountiful lunch, offer a timely compliment and just be the beautiful magician of the moment that you know how to be. Mars enters into your second house and gives you extra motivation to get your house in order. Find ways to trade up in all areas in your life. That might be the greatest gift you can give yourself this month.

Don’t forget to read the October 2008 Forecast for all signs
And come back later in the month for our Full Moon Update (or subscribe to get it in your mailbox).