Astrology

By Mark Lerner for Astrology.com - This weekend could be considered a humdinger -- to use that old word and expression. Once you make it through the challenge of the day -- Mercury in Gemini square Uranus in Pisces (4:08AM PDT) - you should be able to have the wind at your back and be raring to go. However, this Mercury-Uranus liaison does arrive with some embedded warning signals. Travel and speak with care. Know where you are going and what you are doing. Anticipate changes in schedules and upheavals before they occur. Expecting the unexpected should be your motto. Two mentally-stimulating quintiles alignments -- based on 72 degrees or one-fifth of the zodiacal circle -- happen in the morning as Sun makes this kind of link to Vesta (4:25AM PDT) while Mercury forms the same pattern with Saturn (10:33AM PDT). The Sun-Vesta association is a boost for exploring new investment options. The Mercury-Saturn rapport is fantastic for signing up for a conference or workshop and learning from a favorite mentor. Antique hunters should be in their glory right now -- courtesy of the continuing presence of uplifting Leo Moon. A help regarding communications appears on the scene at 4:21PM PDT when the Moon in Leo makes a supportive, 60-degree link to Mercury in Gemini. Illusions and deceptions are rife around the time of the monthly Moon-Neptune opposition (5:23PM PDT). Add some logic and commonsense to your late-afternoon and evening activities. Despite the lunar polarity to dreamy Neptune, this can still be a night for fun and games, party-going and dancing the blues away. Get set for a rather feverish Sunday when intensity reigns and the up-and-coming Mars-Saturn rendezvous in Virgo because a serious factor to consider in your plans.