Double Team Psychic Dream
By Michelle Tea and Jessica Lanyadoo

Dec. 17-23

Alert! Mercury goes retrograde Dec. 17.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You've got an amazing opportunity this week, Aries: the chance to do right by yourself in a very real sense. There's only one way to screw up this cosmic chance, and it's to be totally out of touch with your feelings. We beg you to make sure you're fully checked in with yourself and aiming for honesty.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

The name of the game this week is fun, Taurus, and aren't you thrilled to hear that after the long-haul struggle you've been engaged in? Hopefully all that work has been for the purpose of maximizing the levels of fun in your life. If so, this is the moment where it all falls into place. Have a great time.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Whoa, there's a lot of heavy energy floating around your neck of the universe, Gemini. From our telescopes, it looks very dramatic and compelling – in an OCD kinda way. Perhaps it will be easier to resist getting compulsively hooked in if you remember that all you can control is yourself.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

The trick is trust, Cancer. What you gotta do is have faith in your ability to triumph over all of life's pesky problems, big and small. For sure, there are challenges popping up this week. Try not to let them inspire obsessing over every little worst-case scenario your imaginative mind comes up with.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

OK, Leo, you said what needed to be said, and your admirable, direct communication has cleared a path for you to take a risk. What sort of risk, you ask? We believe in the kind of risks that help heal some wounds of the past, transforming you from hurt duckling to emotionally strong swan.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

We at the Museum of Psychic Effluvia want to bronze that brain of yours, Virgo, and add it to our collection of marvelous minds. You're making some incredible choices this week, and the fact that they're not the choices you'd usually make makes them that much more awe-inspiring.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

How does it feel to feel happy, fair Libra? How does it feel to feel healthy – in your emotions as well as in that hot bod of yours? How does it feel to feel wealthy – in the richness of the life you're creating, not just in your bank account? This week is a good time to let yourself feel good about you.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Do you know about life coaches, Scorpio? They're like a cross between a therapist and a really good high school guidance counselor. We'd like to be that for you this week and encourage you to fixate on what you want and move aggressively toward getting it. And let the riches you're pursuing be internal.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Sag, we want you to be very creative in your problem-solving this week. You're heading toward a great success in the realm of family and other deep roots, and your emotional development depends on your ability to effectively sort out some practical details. All the planets are on your team.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Capricorn, don't confuse the universe's insistence that you experience some patience and humility this week with a lack of progress. You're most definitely on the escalator to heaven, but you're only halfway to the top. You just need to climb through some old emotional issues to get there.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Are you stubbornly refusing to be anything other than your brilliantly strange self, Aquarius? We see you feeling a bit intimidated by your environment right now, and we suggest a couple things: a fierce dedication to your own personality and a lack of attachment to things turning out any certain way.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Here's a paradox for you, Pisces: the best way to gain some independence in a relationship that seems to be dragging you down is to open up and invest in it emotionally. Vulnerability can transform things for you. Be present in what you have to offer others and what you stand to gain from them.

  Award-winning writer Michelle Tea and intuitive counselor Jessica Lanyadoo have been fraternizing with fate together for the past five years.

Call Lanyadoo for an astrology or tarot reading at (415) 336-8354. Write to Double Team at lovedoubleteam@hotmail.com.


December 17, 2003