Your Sun is 27 degrees Virgo, so you aren’t a Libran (unless your ascendant is Libra), though you have a merry mix of planets in your birth chart. ‘Self-determination’: you’re in the midst of Saturn passing over your Sun, which is also being opposed by Uranus. This is unlikely to be a comfortable time; Saturn was also at this point last October. Momentous, life-changing events happen under Saturn transits, but they invariably call for more effort than we expected when we undertook a project. Decisions at this time are often challenging: to leave a relationship or not, to take a new job or not…You can refer back to 2005 (your Saturn return) to see what kind of issues arise. No matter how much we talk through these issues with loved ones and guides, ultimately, we have to take the decision ourselves. I think that’s what I meant by the ‘solitude’ part. Under Saturn we are often forced to be self reliant, to accept and complete a heroic quest!

first, many thanks for these posts and the observer articles all these years – great writings and comforting to read!

my birthday is 21 sept 1975. i read both virgo and libra (just in case!).

sorry but i need it spelt out – could you elaborate just a bit more on your reference to “solitude and self determination”? the fact that you have mentioned it more than once…

thank you very much.

Look forward to reading this next week’s.

Hope you had a good break.

Your horoscopes have always been remarkably resonant for me. I think it’s because you seem to have such a good understanding of the zeitgeist, it allows you to extrapolate and translate particularly well.

Anyway, I logged on this morning hoping for advice about something in particular, and there it was, about that very thing, and it was remarkably prescient. Thank you. Thank you very much.