If there was one sign that would be on the medieval stretcher this month, you and Pisces would have real coin flip as to whom would assume that rather elongated position. Saturn is bearing down hard, making you serious and all monk-like, think hair shirts and discipline. That’s what you’re learning now. I know a person that is a Virgo rising and going through AA and having a positively transformational experience, embracing the edifying powers of abstinence and finding that sobriety is a sacred act. This is one form of Saturn in Virgo for Virgos and Virgo rising.

On the other hand, Uranus is pulling hard on the other side, in Pisces, where temptation abounds and relapse is an unguarded moment away. All of this can be triggered by relationships, either old ones that are dying or new ones that blaze across the hearts night skies, challenging old orders, illuminating new ones, sending the nervous system into overdrive. While the Scorpio Sun allows you to go deeper within than other times of the year, Venus and Mars in Sag square your sign, adding some holy fire into the mix–especially on the home front. Pluto arrives just in time to anchor a new level of strength and purpose in your identity. Whatever you take with you on the backside of the Saturn/Uranus opposition will make you unflappable in the face of any forthcoming uncertainty. Venus slides into Capricorn on the 13th which makes you anxious for consummating power plays. Who said that Virgo was the wallflower of the cosmos?

The eighties song for the soundtrack of your life in November; The Church, “Unguarded Moment.”

Don’t forget to read the November 2008 Forecast for all signs
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