Fortune Cookie

Today's Moon/Mercury connection could be delicate but potent enough to encourage or release strong emotions. So, avoid contact with anyone who could push the wrong buttons within you or make the slightest remark that triggers anger. Setting boundaries is extra important now, especially with vampires who excel at draining your energy.

Today's Moon/Mercury link puts you in an excellent position to be the Director of Fun and Frivolity, the Minister of Mirth or Principal of Pleasure! Your idea of entertainment or amusement could be right up others' alleys, so offer suggestions based on the knowledge they'll likely be enthusiastically received. We all know the world needs more people like you, and you could offer a sweet reminder of that now.

Passion surges through your veins 24/7 – but others can overlook the many ways you apply it. It could be aimed at generosity now, and even a small gesture could have a big impact. Selflessness, however you choose to offer it, is your ticket to strengthening a friendship or close connection. Someone knowing you were there for them at this time could be more far-reaching than you think.

A sympathetic ear could be one of your most powerful assets now, especially where someone special in your world is concerned. Perhaps all they need to do is release or express frustration, so refrain from offering unsolicited advice until they've said their bit or had their rant. If anything becomes heated, don't take it personally. We do tend to explode at those we love most.

A link between the intuitive Moon and your ruling planet, Mercury, could have a surprising impact, especially if you sense your psychic abilities are enhanced. This probably has little or nothing to do with mind reading. Instead, you could be aware of how powerful and nagging certain hunches are at this time. Trust they tug for a good reason. Open your mind to turn up the volume if necessary.

There may not be room for two in your comfortable shell. So, if you need time and space, someone or others may need to understand and accept why. Even brief distance between you and somebody could help bring a fresh perspective to a matter that may go around in circles every time it's raised. But if you can't create seclusion, time alone with a trusted confidante could be helpful.

If you can spot a way to enhance security in your world, maybe relating to work or what you do daily, you're right to believe it would be silly not to explore it. You appear to have the benefit of someone's experience-based wisdom with something you're considering, too. So, reduce risk to you by gaining insights into what they experienced - or one or two lessons they learned the hard way.

Here's a question for you: might it be riskier not to take a risk now? A bold step in a particular direction could be one you'll be glad to have taken. Unfamiliar or unusual territory beckons, and “playing it safe” or clinging to a comfort zone is not in your best interests, my Virgoan chum. Be guided by your curiosity and open your mind completely to trailblazing where it's needed!

“OK, I won't beat around the bush. That would be annoying and an unwelcome distraction for both of us. After all, if someone has something to say, we tend to appreciate them not wasting our time, don't we?” I don't suggest you'll use those exact words, but you could be at risk of saying something similar. It's in your and someone's best interests for you to get straight to a point!

Relief and reassurance arrive when you sense someone or others are on the same page regarding an important or cherished ambition. You may have thought rallying troops might be like pulling teeth or herding cats. Fortunately, by accepting how teamwork makes a dream work, you encourage others to have ownership of what's created collaboratively. Don't underestimate the power of that.

You receive a reminder that a thought precedes every action. You could also feel inspired knowing that any action always creates a reaction! As the Moon and Mercury unite, you accept the need to plan in a particular area and how central it is to getting from A to B with an inspired idea or vision. Even if you normally throw caution to the wind or “wing it,” you'll be glad you didn't on this occasion.

The Moon in your sign receives a chatty boost from mouthy Mercury, so this is no time to keep thoughts and feelings to yourself. Instead, share openly and passionately what you think, feel or any idea you've kept to yourself for reasons best known to you. If you thought somebody would scorn your ideas or suggestions, you could be surprised and delighted with how warmly received they are.