Planet Waves Horoscopes: October 2008

Aquarius (January 20-February 19)
Admit that you are in unfamiliar territory and that you need to be here. The way your life feels right now is illustrated by a conjunction of the North Node and Chiron in your birth sign. The North Node is about pushing into unfamiliar and uncertain territory, which is the basic mode of existence of any conscious person at least part of the time, but the North Node creates a kind of irresistible, incomprehensible magnetism. It is a strong, almost irresistible pull, with the feeling that you came here to do this, no matter how difficult it may be. Add Chiron to the equation and you get the kind of intensity that is rare to find and difficult to feel, with the sense that you may somehow be on your own, and the extreme vulnerability of knowing that you are simply different. Yet difference is not what you’re striving for; rather, it’s a consequence of your growth phase. What you are looking for is to find your place in the world, one that is in harmony with the ways in which you excel, stand out, or have a mental focus for that is off of any familiar wavelength. It is not easy being different, and the vast majority of people on the planet—as you well know—would prefer not to deal with difference at all. And that, per se, is the challenge.

Pisces (February 19-March 20)
You may feel that your creative drive, your sense of self, and your very existence are plunging toward a head-on collision with some limitation you can feel but cannot see. Actually, your limitations are headed for a collision with you. This is unlikely to be pleasant while you’re not quite aware of what is happening, or while you’re more invested in your doubts than you are in any sense of certainty. I would propose that the name of the game right now is moving beyond both doubt and certainty, and working from the most grounded, basic sense of purpose that you can connect with. By basic purpose, I don’t mean reducing your sense of vision any smaller than your sense of apprehension is making it feel already; rather, I mean staying connected to the people around you, to the quality of the work that you do, and at least feigning the belief that what you are doing is connected to a larger purpose, both individual and collective. Emphasize communication and awareness. Most people can walk around and content themselves with the idea that their life is directly about them. That does not work for a Pisces. There must always be a sense of connection, though at the moment you may be struggling to find the contact point. A major turn in the river is not far off; too far, you may think, but closer than you realize.