TOKYO GINZA Astrology

Relationships grow closer this month, and your abilities get their moment at work. In the first half, the question is who you want to share with, and what. Later, those connections give you a starting point for travel and learning. The Sun and New Moon in the 8th house highlight intimacy, while Mars and Jupiter in the 6th house bring more activity to everyday life. More closeness with the people you care about; more satisfaction in the work you do. October brings what you want now into sharper focus.

You become clearer this month about who you want by your side. The Sun and the New Moon around the 11th move through the 7th house, the realm of lovers, partners and people you deal with at work. An idea you have been quietly developing on your own may get a response, leading to plans to try it together. Mars spends most of the month in the 5th house of romance and creativity, so you have plenty of enthusiasm for enjoying yourself, too. You seem to have so much you want to do yourself that simply going along with someone else's plans would be a missed opportunity. In the second half, cooperation finds its place in everyday life, and around the 26th you may receive a satisfying response concerning money or your skills. September offers a chance to rediscover your own appeal through the people you meet.

August gives you a chance to put what you do best into the finished result. The Sun and Jupiter moving through Leo, along with the New Moon and solar eclipse around the 12th, light up the 6th house of everyday work and life. The aim is to explore the quality you can achieve with the skills you have now, rather than simply to keep busy. A change of method or tools may even change the response of the people using what you make. There is more energy for romance and hobbies, too, and a clearer picture of what you want to enjoy after work. Around the 28th, the Full Moon in Pisces may clarify what you want for yourself. Useful work and a daily life you enjoy can come together.

July finds you wanting to move toward what you love. The Sun and the New Moon around the 14th are in the 5th house of romance, creativity, and play, highlighting your appetite for more enjoyment. From around the 9th, Venus also moves into the area of one-to-one relationships, bringing more pleasure in seeing people. An unexpected idea for your home or workspace starts the month; by midmonth, you are turning something you love into an experience. Later, possibilities open up in your daily work as well. You may discover that something you have been enjoying has given you a skill you can use professionally. This is a month when an absorbing experience can inspire your next effort, rather than pleasure always having to wait until the hard work is done.

Experiences that lift your spirits show you how you want to spend your time. With Venus and Jupiter meeting in the area of love and creativity around the 9th, June brings the prospect of uncomplicated delight in an invitation or a piece of creative work. Meanwhile, the Sun and New Moon illuminate home and the places where you belong. You may want to bring home a little of the pleasure you found while you were out. A room becomes somewhere to enjoy the things you love, rather than somewhere arranged for other people to see. You can add your own taste to the everyday view. From the end of the month, something you have kept doing for pleasure begins to find a use in your daily work. This month, enjoyment leads you toward your next activity.

Talk about what you know, ask someone you find interesting a question, visit a place you have wanted to see. In May, everyday exchanges open up more pleasure and possibilities at work. The Sun and the New Moon around the 16th occupy the 3rd house, highlighting words, learning and outings close to home. Early in the month, you find your own answer through travel or specialist study; by midmonth, it is your turn to put what you have learned into your own words for someone else. Later, fresh ideas also reach your home or base, and around the 31st, you may hear a response to your work. Something can begin with today's conversation, even without a major presentation in the making. Someone nearby seems keen to hear why you found something interesting.

April makes it clearer what you want to do with your skills and experience. Planets gather in Aries in the 2nd house, illuminating income, possessions, and what you value. You feel more eager both to earn and to choose things you love. There is real pleasure in helping someone who needs your skills, then using what you earn to choose experiences and objects you love. Early on, you look back on experiences of sharing something deeply with another person; midmonth, it is time to give your own abilities your full attention. Later, conversations and outings close to home become more enjoyable. You might spend the money you have earned at work on plans to go out, or on an object that has caught your eye. The pleasure of using your skills seems to include the time you spend enjoying what they have earned you.