Expansive Jupiter harmonized with restrictive Saturn through 2007 and 2008, balancing the opportunities and the reality of your life, which allowed you to create a foundation for progress. Now Jupiter forms creative biquintiles with Saturn that are exact on March 1, September 13 and January 11, 2010. You must reach completely outside the box, past your apparent limitations, to find the tools that will allow you to sustain growth and realize your fullest potential. Jupiter also forms an irritating quincunx with serious Saturn that is exact on March 22, August 19 and February 5, 2010. It's crucial to keep both the encouragement of Jupiter and the sobering reminders of Saturn in perspective, for you are tempted to put one or the other into a blind spot. This can impede your progress in the long term.

You are at the beginning of a long-lasting change symbolized by last year's entry of transformative Pluto into ambitious Capricorn, where it remains until 2023, bringing ongoing intensity to your 10th House of Public Status. Hardworking Saturn moves slowly toward a dynamic square with powerhouse Pluto on November 15, continuing through much of 2010. This forces you to narrow your focus onto those projects that have the longest-lasting value. You will need to eliminate activities that no longer fit into your life purpose or needlessly tax your schedule and waste valuable resources. You must use your power for the good of all, because your plans can backfire if you attempt to selfishly corral Pluto for personal gain

2009 Taurus forecast

The stark contrast between your dreams of a more fulfilling future and the demands of daily life can pull you back and forth between hope and surrender this year. Optimistic Jupiter in your 10th House of Career expands your professional horizons with promises of greater responsibility and recognition. An open-minded attitude is essential to reach these heights, because you're forced out of your comfort zone to encounter new and unconventional ways of doing business. Jupiter's conjunctions with spiritual Neptune on May 27, July 10 and December 21 reveal creative ways to express your highest ideals through your job. Still, the balloon of hope can float so high that it seems always beyond your grasp. Think of this vision as a model meant to motivate you, rather than a fixed target you must reach to succeed. You may have to step back from the concrete Taurus sense of reality that expects tangible results to recognize that simply aspiring to greatness is a significant achievement.

A Solar Eclipse in socially conscious Aquarius activating your 10th House on January 26 is enriched by a conjunction with Jupiter while Venus, your ruling planet, is joined with inventive Uranus. You may experience a sudden awakening to a totally new professional path. Yet a Lunar Eclipse in Leo on February 9 opposing nebulous Neptune could trick you into believing in a fantasy that might never come true. Imagine, dream and hope -- but gather and absorb information, analyzing it before committing yourself to radical change. Venus turns retrograde in your secretive 12th House on March 6, giving you a chance to review key relationship issues before the love planet turns direct on April 17. Another Lunar Eclipse in your 10th House on August 5 is supported by a harmonious trine from busy Mars in Gemini, enabling you to take steps in a new direction without abandoning the safety and security of what you've already built

Saturn, the planet of contraction and limits, is in your 6th House of Employment until October 29, anchoring your aspirations with discipline -- or burying them under the weight of petty details and mundane tasks. It's essential that you operate with greater efficiency on the job and in routine matters to gain enough time to advance your larger interests. If you match your high hopes with training and dedication, you might even catch that elusive balloon. Hardworking Saturn, though, began a series of tense oppositions with Uranus, the planet of surprise and independence, last November that will repeat on February 5, September 15 and through the summer of 2010. The stress between Saturn sticking to business in practical Virgo and rebellious Uranus in Pisces's yearning for freedom may provoke a desire to give up your ambitions and run away from it all. These aspects are reminders that you will need breaks from the pressure to perform at a peak level. Forcing yourself to plod along without taking time off can lead to a breakdown -- quitting a job, abandoning your goals or creating a conflict over control that ends your project.

2009 Gemini forecast

One of your talents, Gemini, is your ability to stay in the present moment -- so much so that you can fall short when it comes to planning your future. This year, however, philosophical Jupiter is in your 9th House of Travel and Higher Education, opening your mind to so many more possibilities. The idea of returning to school to expand your intellectual horizons or of purchasing tickets to a faraway place is appealing; you dream of heading off on the journey of a lifetime, mental or geographic. Either way, you won't be able to make the most of this transit without plenty of forethought, so get used to the idea of scheduling ahead more often. As Jupiter moves through futuristic Aquarius in your 9th House, it joins the Moon's North Node, Chiron the Wounded Healer and Neptune the Dreamer. When Jupiter joins the karmic North Node on February 11, networking opportunities may bring you people who can assist you on your adventures. When lucky Jupiter reaches Chiron and Neptune on May 23�?7, July 10�?2 and December 7�?1, you may be closer to fulfilling your dreams than ever before. Unfortunately, you can reach out and grab one only to have it slip through your fingers.

The key to turning your fantasies into reality this year may be in the challenging dance that optimistic Jupiter does with realistic Saturn. Saturn the Taskmaster is in your 4th House of Security until October 29 and its ongoing irritating quincunx to Jupiter suggests that you may need to work hard at developing an inner stability unshaken by outer events. It's particularly difficult to balance your family responsibilities around March 22 and August 19; how you handle the stress at these times can be crucial when you get closer to your goals. Additionally, Saturn's quincunx with dreamy Neptune on September 12 suggests a need to find a balance between what you must do (Saturn) and your unrestrained dreams (Neptune). Saturn, which entered analytical Virgo and your personal 4th House in September 2007, moves into artistic Libra and your 5th House of Love on October 29, beginning a two-year period in which you'll need to pay more attention to your creative process to stabilize your life.

Professional rigidity shatters under the irrepressible forces of change around February 5 and September 15 -- part of an ongoing opposition between authoritative Saturn and rebellious Uranus that began on November 4, 2008 and continues through July 26, 2010. Uranus is nearing the end of its seven-year visit to your 10th House of Career, where it has likely brought surprising changes along with a bit of instability. Now, with serious Saturn in direct opposition to it, responsibilities to your family may prevent you from taking risks that could potentially give you more freedom at work. The frustration may be severe at times and it's important to acknowledge when you feel stuck. Work toward incremental changes to avoid experiencing the destabilizing side of erratic Uranus as it suddenly releases pent-up tensions.

2009 Cancer Forecast

You are attracted to visions of a more inspiring life that strongly contrasts with the seemingly endless demands put on you every day. The gap between the two may be disconcerting, but the message is one of hope rather than despair. Optimistic Jupiter floats through idealistic Aquarius in your 8th House of Intimacy and Transformation, where it joins spiritual Neptune on May 27, July 10 and December 21. It is time to forgive others and let go of past disappointments in relationships. The goal isn't to let someone else off the hook but to untangle yourself from old patterns that keep you turning in circles. Detaching from your history is necessary to fulfill your potential. It may feel disorienting to jettison doubt and toss bad memories away, so allow yourself to wander a bit until you familiarize yourself with new emotional territory.

Eclipses are especially important to you since they always involve your ruling planet, the Moon. They are passages -- keyholes in time where a sudden insight or change of circumstances can propel you in a new direction in the weeks leading up to or following the event. Of the five eclipses occurring this year, two of them this summer are bound to hit home. A Capricorn Lunar Eclipse on July 7 falls in your 7th House of Partnerships, sending a message about how you connect with others. Saturn's harmonious trine to the Moon suggests that emotional clarity and discipline can lead to a well-reasoned shift in relationship patterns. A Solar Eclipse in your sign on July 21 helps you flush away habits that have been holding you back. Revolutionary Uranus's creative trine to this Sun-Moon conjunction makes change easier than you expect.

Stern Saturn spends most of the year in your 3rd House of Immediate Environment, where the details of daily life require your close attention. Tying up your thoughts with a million and one little tasks may keep you so buried in work and worry that you miss the clouds of opportunity floating by. It's essential to separate yourself from the clutter of your daily routine to catch your breath and open your mind to other possibilities. Moments for meditation, quiet walks or silent time alone turn down the endless drone of responsibilities and show you glimpses of a more fulfilling life. Even if this seems unrealistic, however, it can point you in a positive direction; even falling short of your ideal can elevate your spirits. Draw a clear line between work and play instead of allowing your days and nights to blend into a murky mix where inspiration is lost. Dutiful Saturn's oppositions with rebellious Uranus on February 5 and September 15 are moments when you may be pushed to your limit and feel like running away from everyone and everything. You are unlikely to do that, of course, but rather than repressing the urge for change, consider these aspects a reminder of the need to break your routine

2009 Leo Forecast

The tables are turned on you this year with a strong planetary emphasis on your 7th House of Partnerships and Public Life. Spiritual Neptune has been camped out here since 1998 in a very slow-moving cycle that continues to inspire yet also confuse one-to-one relationships, including those based on business, love or even conflict. It can be challenging to find true clarity, for it's hard to tell when your perceptions are distorted. You tend see the world through rose-colored glasses during these years -- until 2011, when Neptune enters Pisces. This long-lasting influence can be subtle and perhaps you've grown accustomed to it, yet this year the action in your 7th House becomes even more intense. Chiron the Wounded Healer remains here until next year; the karmic North Node of the Moon entered Aquarius on January 7, 2008 and stays in your 7th House until July 26. Expansive Jupiter joins this coalescence of planetary energy on January 5, lingering through the year, conjoining the North Node, Chiron and Neptune in a slow-motion dance forward and backward and forward again. Jupiter's arrival can expand your self-awareness, but paradoxically by not paying attention to yourself. Proud Lions can be relentless in the drive for self-enhancement, but now it's your relationships that matter the most as Jupiter opens your mind, enabling you to learn from others.

The South Node in Leo until July 26 shows where you're trapped by your own habits. This is yet another indication that it's time to step beyond yourself, past old assumptions and into the future. Undoubtedly, your life currently includes other people who can impact your direction in ways you never anticipated. They can salve your pain by enticing you with surefire solutions to whatever ails you when Jupiter conjuncts Chiron on May 23, July 22 and December 7. These same people could make promises to you that they cannot keep when Jupiter joins idealistic Neptune on May 27, July 10 and December 21. Although their intentions may be honorable, their confidence is based on ungrounded hope and blind faith. This can be tricky territory, for the spiritual trio of Jupiter, Chiron and Neptune can certainly be the stuff dreams are made of -- and the dreams can cross over this year to manifest as real events in your life.

Saturn's entry into social Libra and your 3rd House of Communication on October 29 is the beginning of a two-year phase in which you discipline your thinking and gain greater control over your day-to-day life. The taskmaster planet's subsequent square to evolutionary Pluto on November 15 initiates a long-term transit that can force you to limit your growth because you don't have the resources or time to do everything. You must make tough decisions and start eliminating patterns, people and activities that will not contribute to your development over the coming years.

2009 Virgo Forecast

The patterns you establish and the choices you make this year will have an enduring impact on your life. Saturn, the planet of form and structure, remains in efficient Virgo until October 29 -- returning for a brief encore in 2010 before taking up a two-year residence in Libra. The presence of this crystallizing planet in your sign represents constraint, but it's not designed to bind you to your present circumstances. Its purpose is instead to help you recognize the relationship between your current limits and your future potential. While it can be discouraging to face the hard, cold reality of situations that have not lived up to your expectations, seeing exactly where you stand is a powerful position from which to make positive change. Saturn helps you define your goals, solidify plans and apply the discipline and commitment required to make them work. Don't allow self-doubt to deter you from reaching for the stars; you need only advance one careful step at a time to succeed.

Unconventional individuals and impulsive partners bring surprises when revolutionary Uranus in emotional Pisces opposes Saturn on February 5 and September 15. This is part of a long series of destabilizing aspects between the planets of change and resistance that began late last year and ends next summer. Overcome a tendency to try to maintain the status quo, especially in relationships, because rigidity will only increase tension, perhaps leading to an explosion. The unusual ideas you are facing can be just what you need to break down your barriers to a happier and more exciting life. Feed your growing ambitions from a spring of innovation that reveals new ways to solve old problems. Balance stern Saturn's need for control with shocking Uranus's promise of discovery by maintaining flexibility in the face of the unexpected.

Expansive Jupiter in inventive Aquarius highlights your 6th House of Health, Work and Daily Routines this year, broadening your perspective in these important areas. However, a Solar Eclipse on January 26 and a Lunar Eclipse on August 5 in Aquarius fall in the 6th House, indicating that you need to let go of some old ways before filling up on new ones. You're generally careful about making alterations in your life, but the natural effusiveness of Jupiter is increased by its conjunctions to idealistic Neptune on May 27, July 10 and December 21. Their union could float you on clouds of hope that overcome your practical nature, leaving you with inspiration but no ground in which to nurture its growth. You might find yourself swinging between extremes of optimism and despair -- clearly not the best way to go. Don't allow cynicism to darken the essence of your ideals or dissuade you from aspiring to the highest levels of delight. Temper your hopes with just a smidge of realism to ensure that they don't disappear in a puff of smoke but become a long-lasting template for a more fulfilling future.

2009 Libra Forecast

You may feel time is running out, but if you stay focused on what's real, you'll be ready for the significant changes heading your way. Somber Saturn entered critical Virgo and your 12th House of Destiny on September 2, 2007, signaling the beginning of an end. Saturn continues to remind you of what must be completed prior to its entry into your sign on October 29. Don't wait until the last moment to finish old business, for you might have backed yourself into a corner by then. Look over recent years and consider what can be pruned from your life as a fourteen-year growing season reaches culmination. Starting in November, Saturn in objective Libra will crystallize your successes and reveal your failures.

Maintaining regularity in your daily routine continues to be an issue for you as unpredictable Uranus journeys through your 6th House of Health and Habits. This phase started in May 2003, yet something is different now. Your desire for change became more intense when Saturn first opposed Uranus on November 4, 2008. This cosmic tug-of-war between the planets of constraint and release that began last year is exact again on February 5 and September 15, raising tension as you try to balance your desire for increased freedom with karmic responsibilities that you accepted previously. There is no quick solution to this profound life dilemma: The opposition recurs through July 26, 2010. It can take another year until you fully understand the ramifications of this shift and where your new path will take you.

You are a natural diplomat who's often ready to set your personal needs aside to make others happy. You are particularly sensitive to the movement of Venus, your ruling planet. She goes retrograde -- as she does every year and a half -- on March 6, turning your desires inward. Normally, Venus breezes though a sign in about a month, but this retrograde keeps her in impulsive Aries in your 7th House of Partnerships for most of February–May, making it easier than normal for you to charm others without sacrificing your needs.

But there's good news, too, as foretold by a rare super-conjunction among three spiritual planets -- expansive Jupiter, healing Chiron and intuitive Neptune -- in your 5th House of Self-Expression. You have an opportunity now -- perhaps even an obligation to yourself -- to make the most of this year by saying yes to love, life and the creative potential hidden in every moment. Of course, serious Saturn will prevent you from flying off a cliff without the proper wings, but your imagination is uncontainable and not restrainable. Giving yourself permission to dream can reawaken your inner child and make anything seem possible. It will, however, take a dose of common sense to manage such unbridled enthusiasm that knows no bounds. Encourage your creative visions, but keep your feet on the ground, especially while this buoyant trio coalesces on May 23�?7, July 10�?2 and December 7�?1.