Monster Career Horoscope for the Week of November 22, 2008
by Phil Booth
Monster Career Astrologer
Every year, about this time, Uranus ends a 5-month backward trek through the heavens by coming to a full stop and then returning to direct motion. And every year around this time you may feel like life is bringing you no end of disruptions, upheaval and angst. Many others of you though, may feel energized, thrilled and emboldened by an exhilarating need for change. It all depends where in your natal chart Uranus is currently placed.
This year, this Uranus high tide point will be particularly extreme due to its strong link to Saturn. Big change is indeed happening on a global scale. We are in the midst of a transition not seen for many years. The world as we know it is shifting gears, changing orbit and leaving us no choice but to adapt as quickly and as best we can.
Pluto, whose influence can be likened to deep volcanic eruptions from unfathomable depths, is entering Capricorn this week. It did so last January, but then backtracked into Sagittarius one last time. This time, though, when it re-enters Capricorn it will remain there through to 2023. This is a major development for us all.
Capricorn rules the material side of life i.e. material security, business, financial markets and corporations. We have already seen the tremendous blow that’s been delivered to corporations and the world’s monetary credit system. Pluto is known as the planet of death and rebirth. No one would ever have thought they’d see the day when the big three U.S. carmakers faced bankruptcy. Corporations are facing the greatest threat to their existence every before seen.
Yet, there is positive news amongst all this destruction. There is hope. There is an opportunity to put right what is wrong. The energy that’s been produced by the current planetary cycles can be put to constructive use.
Mercury’s journey around the Sun has reached a crucial point where it could deliver good news. And with the New Moon coming on Thursday, you will receive the impetus to re-energize plans that appear to be languishing.
So, begin this week, as the moon dwindles down to a left-sided crescent, by reviewing developments that have occurred over the past 3 weeks. As you analyze them, you will come to some noteworthy conclusions. Take what you’ve learned and prepare to gallop ahead with verve and vigour when the Moon aligns yet again with the Sun as it does once-every-29-days.
Monster Career Horoscopes
Aries (March 21 – April 20)
It seems as though you have been hanging on forever and a day in the hope that something that you so sorely desire will happen. And it feels as though there is no sign of progress. You yearn for change and you strive for it too, yet you do not seem to be able to accomplish it. You are beginning to grow very frustrated. Understandably so, but you must not be so harsh on yourself nor on your circumstances. The best things in life are worth waiting for and what you now need is coming towards you as fast as I can.
Taurus (April 21 – May 20)
It is all beginning to get a bit too much. You have had it up to here. Something has to change or so you think. Actually, all you really need to change is your attitude towards something or someone. You are taking a situation too seriously. You are overreacting to what should be an insignificant issue and this is helping nobody. The trick, this week, if you want to preserve your sanity, is to see the funny side of what actually is a ridiculous scenario. The apparent urgency, just like the implied threat you face, is false.
Gemini (May 21 – June 21)
Often, successful people become like kids trying to construct a tower out of playing cards. They know that the higher they build the more inevitable it is that there will come a moment of collapse. For those with a faint heart or a weak disposition it is almost easier not to try. The question, this week, is not will you do well, but will you worry so much about doing well that you rob yourself of all satisfaction? Don’t give yourself a hard time. You deserve the lucky break you are to get. Enjoy your success.
Cancer (June 22 – July 22)
You are under pressure to get things done. Much seems to be worryingly urgent. You do, however, have a vast amount of emotional and physical energy to draw on. This will enable you to move a mountain, if you so desire. But it will also enable you to get very wrapped up in self-pity or some other form of indulgent mood, if you are not careful Strong feelings are wonderful things when they motivate us to work hard or to be creative. But when they are getting us down, the best thing to do is simply to ignore them.
Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22)
The New Moon, this week, will open a door just a crack. As you become interested by an enticing idea or an appealing proposition you will enter a process of deep contemplation. Not all is as it appears to be. There’s a mystery to clear up and a question to answer. This is daunting in one way, exciting in another. You are not sure whether you face a problem or an opportunity. The more you think things through though, the more sure you will be about the positive side of the story. This will energize you to the point where you start to get some impressive results for your efforts.
Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22)
When things are too obvious, they hold no appeal for us. We all tend to thrive on a little uncertainty. We need a little challenge and mystery in our lives. You now find yourself re-examining an issue that you ought to have resolved a long time ago. If you really do fervently anticipate a disaster of some kind, you may just create one. But you will need to try very hard for your cosmic climate is generally favourable. A vast improvement in the nature of a close relationship is presaged. As far as the rest goes, you can only emerge triumphantly from all you now face.
Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 23)
Too often, we hold silent arguments with an invisible protagonist in our head. We make statements. We ask questions. We conjure up replies. And then we get mad about what we imagine is being said to us. Yet no actual dialogue has taken place. The week brings a very necessary, very real conversation. It will provide you with enlightenment, inspiration and a fresh perspective. Make a point of reaching out to anyone you now feel estranged from. This is a time of opportunity, of hope and of healing. Put all bad feelings to rest.
Scorpio (Oct. 24 – Nov. 22)
Most people when forced to endure strife or face deprivation soon learn to adjust. They lower their sights and their standards by making do with what they get. They become a little less expansive and while they may continue to hope for the best, they do not expect it. Successful people don’t respond the same way. They redouble their efforts to succeed, whilst taking wise counsel from their advisers. Perhaps, it’s neurosis that drives them on. It probably is. So, if you think you’ve become unhinged by the recent pressure, consider it normal. Well, as long, that is, as you’re not wearing a straitjacket and being held in a high security detention center. Otherwise, fight on. This week brings power and strength to your cause.
Sagittarius (Nov 23 – Dec. 21)
You have been very patient. You deserve the reward you are about to receive. This week as Mercury orbits round the far side of the Sun in its four month journey, you will find a major obstacle to progress has been removed. But, of course, you hate hanging around and waiting. So, you have probably handled this difficult delay like a motorist who, having sat in a traffic jam for far too long, has given up honking the horn and revving the engine. You may be yawning and reading a book. Or perhaps you have even left your car and gone to a café. Come back. Your world is moving forward!
Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 20)
You are sensitive soul. You usually manage to hide this well, but deep within you are quite vulnerable despite what you let on. The slightest thing can upset you. This does not stop you from being brave, from exuding an air of authority or from reaching wise conclusions. It does mean though, that you need your loved ones to be kind and gentle. And you feel most aggrieved when this is not the case. Any conflict in your life, this week, should soon reduce rather than increase. Venus is fervently working on your behalf to soften the rough edges of life.
Aquarius (Jan. 21 – Feb. 19)
You are revisiting a part of your past and acquiring information that was not available to you the last time you looked. This is making you not just wiser but it could make you potentially wealthier. You are gaining precious insights and are reaching some brilliant conclusions. Others may or may not value or trust you, but you absolutely must value and trust yourself. As long as you can stand strong and know that your integrity is intact, in matters very little what anyone else thinks. Truth always has a way of, ultimately, coming into the light of day.
Pisces (Feb. 20 – March 20)
You are, in your own way, quite a miracle worker. When your friends are faced with a difficulty, you look for a solution and you usually find one. You are not, though, always so easily able to solve your own problems. Lately, you’ve begun to feel a little helpless. You cannot understand why a process is taking so long or costing so much. This week brings much needed reassurance. You have not been wasting your time nor have you been making a mistake. Quietly in the background a little miracle has been taking place – just for you.