Be ready for a week of rude awakenings. You'll be on the receiving end of all kinds of emotional bombshells stemming from loved ones who are trying to let you down easy regarding a highly charged emotional matter to that guy you thought you were patching things up with telling you that he's found somebody else. You'll be angry and hurt, but given time you'll also see that you didn't have the clearest grasp of the situation. In their own strange and clumsy way, these people are making the decisions that you would never have made on your own.
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Don't react like a bull in a china shop on Sept. 28 when the moon occults Uranus at a sensitive angle of your solar horoscope. You're apt to see red regarding a certain personal matter and this could lead you to blindly charge ahead thereby trampling some important friendships underfoot. Although it requires an enormous amount of self-restraint, you really must force yourself to curb your more heated responses until all the information is in — which should be around Nov. 17. It's a long wait, but that's because there's a lot that you still don't know about.
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You weren't asking to play the role of intermediary, but you'll be drafted to do just that on Oct. 1. This is one of those situations where both sides are a little right, both are a little wrong, and neither knows how to climb down off the ledge. Thankfully you have the insight, humor and deft touch needed to help them out of a jam. It will take a lot of back and forth and more handholding than you're accustomed to, but it will be worth it. It's what you do for the people you care about.
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Psychological defense mechanisms can be like forgotten soldiers in a war who were never told that the hostilities ended ages ago. Defense mechanisms have a job to do and that's to safeguard your psychic boundaries. This is why we can suddenly react like a 2-year-old when we don't get our way or retreat behind an invisible wall when we perceive rejection. Your job this week is to get a handle on those defense mechanisms of yours and maybe even dismantle them. You don't need them anymore and they're getting in the way of your personal growth.
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Sometimes it takes a while for the penny to drop. For some people it's hours and for others it can be years. Thankfully for you it's only been a couple of weeks. On Sept. 30 there will be a sun/Mercury conjunction in that part of your solar chart that pertains to day-to-day communications. This heralds a major realization that will come to you via Tweet, email or a dawning realization. The revelation will be like a small pebble being dropped in some quiet corner of a pond, but it's a pebble that will have a far-reaching ripple effect.
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Mars is known for having an incendiary temper and an itchy trigger finger. On one hand, Mars in your sign is good because he emboldens and empowers. If you see something you want, then you'll pursue it relentlessly. However, Mars can also put you on edge and make you provocative. You could overreact to perceived slights and snap at people you believe are trying to muzzle you. Obviously you can't issue a blanket disclaimer from now until Nov. 12, but you can take it to heart when loved ones and friends point out that you're being brusque and defensive.
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More unsettling revelations come to light when the moon occults Uranus on Sept. 28. It's tempting to do some more digging to see what else might turn up but it's probably better to quit while you're ahead. You've already made up your mind to terminate this relationship or association so focus on the task at hand. You don't need to reopen emotional wounds. What you need to do is to sever ties as quickly and as cleanly as possible. Remember that Mercury is still retrograde in Libra so this will prove to be more complicated than you think.
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You're used to your spouse being abrasive. You know he's a sweetheart underneath and that people will come to recognize that for themselves once they get to know him. Unfortunately people aren't really going to take the time to do this nowadays which means he could be ostracized. So how do you tell your other half that he needs to brush up on his people-pleasing skills? You do it calmly and gently on Sept. 30 when the sun is conjunct Mercury in Libra. He'll be receptive to what you say and may even ask for some pointers.
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You may surprise yourself with how pointed and abrupt you can be this week — especially with loved ones. For years you've shown them your more genial side. Even when you weren't feeling upbeat, you made a point of being positive and encouraging. So what happened? You hit a wall. Saturn in Sagittarius shows that you can't go through the motions like before. You may lose some friends and acquaintances, but is that so bad if they never really knew you in the first place? It's time to put aside the façade and to be who you really are
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Dramatic developments in your spouse's career this week will leave you smiling on the outside and quaking on the inside. Born under one of the most ambitious signs of the zodiac, you will scale dizzying heights to accomplish what you want, but all of this changes when a loved one travels a similar terrain. You'll be white-knuckled every step of the way and you'll fret and worry. Trust that he knows what he's doing and give him the encouragement and support he needs. He's just as capable as you of worldly success. After all, he learned from the best.
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A certain relative or friend has always been a pain-in-the-derriere but now he's turning into a potential liability. You felt that given enough opportunities this person would gradually see the light but it looks as if that hope is fading. In fact things are getting so bad that you'll feel like you have to intervene on Sept. 28. But don't. Each of us must be accountable for our actions — no matter the circumstances. If you keep rescuing this person from himself, then he'll never learn from his mistakes. Experience can't teach if you keep answering for him.
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Relationships have a strange life of their own. It explains why two people can be totally enamored with each other one week and then feel nothing the next. And then there are those relationships where despite the nasty breakup, the couple never manages to quit each other. It looks like you and your paramour are fated to be together even if you say it won't work. There's something about your attraction that keeps circling you back into one another's orbit. You could fight it or you could admit that your love is stronger than either of you imagined.