Daily Horoscope for Taurus

Horoscope Cast for Friday, August 20th, 2010

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Daily Horoscope for Taurus Summary

Mercury Retrograde can be a b*tch. We are all familiar with the mishaps that follow a Merc Retro transit: misinterpretations, misconceptions, misinformation, misunderstandings, misfortunes, and just plain missing the bus (literally and figuratively.) So how do we cope with Merc Retro? We adopt the Boy Scouts motto: Be Prepared That’s right. Prepare, expect, and leave time to for the mistakes to occur and to correct them. We double-check our work. We take the time to do the research and then do some more as a cross-reference. We leave enough time to check over other people’s work because they are subject to world class mistakes as well --mistakes that could affect you and your life. So don’t leave it in the hands of FedEx Kinkos, now called FedEx Office. Check the items before you leave. Check the receipt and make sure you were charged the right amount. Yeah, I know. It sucks. You have to turn on Robocop, Terminator, anal-retentive mode. Assume the worst and be happy when you assumed wrong. When Merc Retro is at play, the best offense is good defense. Create actionable plans: Plan A and Plan B! Leave room in your schedule for biggest of blunders to occur and then account for the time it will take to get back on track. Don’t arrive to the airport an hour before your domestic flight. Leave two hours ahead. Understand that traffic will be chaotic: traffic lights will be out of order, it will be difficult to catch a cab, or call for the car service. The cell phone will drop more phone calls than it ever did before—yes, the service will be horrible. Be sure to have your AAA card handy, because the chances you’ll face a flat tire on the way to that all important meeting is high. Send yourself the email and save the backup copy of the critical presentation. Don’t leave anything to chance. They say that during Merc Retro, call centers and customer service centers receive the highest amount of incoming calls, because people’s stuff stops working (or stops working the way it should work.) Understand that all the stuff was created during a time when Mercury was Direct. So to combat it, we should have stores that only sell Merc Retro-produced items: things that were made during Merc Retro for use only during Merc Retro, so that they work properly during Merc Retro. Perhaps that’s too extreme? Most of those calls are “freak out” calls, where people are being completely irrational in their claims and can’t understand why their oft dependable computer is acting up this time ‘round. Had they followed the above advice (or at least read about it ahead of time), those call centers would be just as quiet as they were pre-Merc retro. Those call centers should hand out pamphlets detailing “what to do during Merc Retro.” But of course, considering the nature of people, those pamphlets would get tossed in the recycling. Most of Merc Retro is “false positive.” For example, my car’s “Service Engine” light always pops on during Merc Retro. I treat that car better than I treat my significant other. I practically have it on a schedule to get the transmission fluids flushed and the oil changed. The tires are brand new. The tank is always half full or full. You could eat off of the seats and floors (not sure you’d want to), but you could if it came down to it. And yet, the “Service Engine” light is on? All of that is Merc Retro. The minute Merc Retro is over, like clockwork, it goes back to normal. Don’t let Merc Retro snow you. Be on your ps and qs as well as double-ps and double qs.

The Daily Horoscope for Taurus

You need some time to relax! You’ve been working like a horse as of late. Fortunately, this is the time of year you need to be the least bit selfish and focus on you. Your thoughts and emotions have been tied to your career and perhaps your legacy. What are you going to leave behind? Don’t stress about it. Just chill and let it flow. It will come to you. Be patient (which you usually always are) and do good work (which you usually always do.) Focus on your pleasurable pursuits. Eat drink and be merry for the next month. Take some time out for yourself. You’ll need it to prepare for what’s coming up this Fall.

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Today's Astrology Quote of the Day:
We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born...
Astrology does not lay claim to anything more...
~ Carl Jung

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Daily Tao

Act without action
Manage without meddling
Taste without tasting
Great, small, many, few
Respond to hatred with virtue

Plan difficult tasks through the simplest tasks
Achieve large tasks through the smallest tasks
The difficult tasks of the world
Must be handled through the simple tasks
The large tasks of the world
Must be handled through the small tasks
Therefore, sages never attempt great deeds all through life
Thus they can achieve greatness

One who makes promises lightly must deserve little trust
One who sees many easy tasks must encounter much difficulty
Therefore, sages regard things as difficult
So they never encounter difficulties all through life

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