Venus is moving backward into her own sign, and according to the reading, she brings a few aesthetic rules with her: a beautiful room still has to function, a beautiful relationship still has to survive the logistics of hanging out, and a beautiful dream still needs groceries. The Taurus full moon, the reading states, puts every lovely idea through a real-world test. The question it poses is which dream is ready for a practical next step.
For Aries, the wait is over. The reading says the dream has reached a stage where one ordinary action accomplishes more than another hour of imagining, and it lists buying supplies, making a reservation, clearing the table and sending an email as examples.
Taurus is told that something appearing expensive from a distance and to the untrained eye may in fact be expensive, but what counts is how it holds up daily. The reading advises asking whether it will still seem as valuable after 100 uses, and says the investment will be made with that in mind.
Cancer's entry holds that what makes a person feel loved or not loved may have little to do with the love that actually exists and is instead a function of how love is shown, with logistics factoring in. It advises leaving lots of room for a casual pace, noting that people express themselves better when the pressure is off.
Leo has made a strong first impression and will make an even better second one, according to the reading. When Leo shows up again, people warm to the person and want to learn more about who they are, and familiarity turns to admiration and then trust.
Virgo is advised to fix the squeaky hinge, because hearing that sound sends part of the mind to the thought of fixing it, a distracting thought. Open loops steal energy, the reading says, and replacing dull scissors or washing the window gives back more energy than it takes.
Scorpio is told the destination is certain to be reached, so a new one might as well be picked, and that what Scorpio sets its mind to becomes real very quickly. The reading notes there is no need to know the way, because countless people have gone before, many of them literally employed to make sure the destination is reached.
Sagittarius is advised against making promises to the self, if only because the energy of a promise is intense, heavy and labored. The reading asks why take on such binding intentions when one could simply do the thing that seems like the most fun.
For Pisces, the imagination can serve up any number of beautiful visions, but the most useful ones are connected to a number of practical steps to try. The reading says Pisces will choose the first steppingstone instead of staring across the river.
The birthday reader for Oct. 25 enters a Year of the Non-Compete Clause, described as experiencing life as non-hierarchical, enjoying people without measuring oneself against them and pursuing interests without needing to excel, a freedom the reading calls experimental, collaborative and fresh. It adds that love, money and spirit thrive while creating something for pure pleasure, and cites six financial bonuses, with Gemini and Pisces adoring the birthday reader. The lucky numbers given are 18, 10, 7, 34 and 1.
In celebrity profiles, the reading states that Katy Perry continues to prove a hit song can have more than one lifetime. Her concert film "Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour -- Live from Paris" recently premiered as her 2011 anthem "The One That Got Away" enjoys a viral resurgence, reaching new audiences and breaking personal records, according to the reading. It attributes Perry's gift for reinvention to five Scorpio luminaries and says Venus, Uranus and Neptune in Sagittarius fuel her adventurous imagination.
