LIBRA HOROSCOPE

Information that comes to light on May 27th provides you with the bargaining chip you've been looking for. This could relate to the other party's finances, a questionable act, or some other detail that they don't want to come out. Indeed hinting that you know that there's more going on than meets the eye is all you need to do to get this person to sweeten the terms or fatten an offer. It's amazing how cooperative people become when they think you've got something on them. It's also amazing how effective the power of suggestion can be if you know how to use it.

Saturn in your opposite sign often signals difficulties in your closest relationships. Either a loved one will experience hard times or they will become a hardship for you – testing your patience and your bond. Some Libras will learn they can't be the custodian of their relationship – that it takes two to make a partnership work while other Libras will discover that there's a difference between alone and lonely and that they might be better off flying solo for a while. In any case, Saturn will teach you the importance of being true to who you are while not allowing yourself to become beholden to another.

You need to explore some stress management techniques. Don't worry. The Stars aren't signaling a crisis. If anything, you're probably experiencing a slow period at work which would allow you to check out a meditation, yoga, or tai-chi class. These are the good-for-you things that you typically put off because your remedy for anxiety is to keep busy, but burning the candles at both ends isn't the answer. Reconnecting to your center and finding ways to navigate your workday more mindfully will prove to be a more effective use of your time and energies than making yourself power through the next obstacle in your path.

You really can have your cake and eat it too as long as you're willing to think outside the dessert cart. Give someone what they want and they're through as soon as they're satisfied. Find another party who wants you too and you can enjoy being with each without feeling beholden to either. This keeps things fresh and lively. The trick to making this work is to be absolutely clear about what your terms are. There can be no game playing or embarrassing surprises. It may take a while for everyone to get used to this arrangement, but once they do they'll settle in fast.

You're having a hard time trying to figure out how to get there from here. There's so much you want to do with your life but you feel held back by responsibilities, obligations, and thankless tasks. Some people would urge you to walk out on these so you can be true to who you are while others say that obligations are the price you pay for the security you enjoy. Pluto's retrograde over the next five months will show you how to get to where you want to go, but you may not like the toll you have to pay to travel down that road.

How do you tell someone that you just don't have the energy to continue with an association? Most people would say “tell them”, but as a Libra you spend a lot of time and energy managing your conversations. You're very careful to say the right thing at the right moment so as to avoid hurt feelings and unpleasant confrontations. But when you take the responsibility of both people in a relationship on to your own shoulders is it any wonder that you're exhausted? The Venus/Saturn conjunction on April 24th gives you an opportunity to come clean while allowing the other person a chance to respond.

It's ironic how continued success tends to lower our sights rather than lift them. The danger of any conventional approach is that it becomes formulaic over time and loses the special element that made it so groundbreaking in the first place. The beauty of the Mercury/Pluto sextile on April 20th is that it combines the innovative genius of Pluto in Aquarius with the self-improvement tendencies of Mercury in Aries to create a desire to make what's good – better. Instead of abandoning something that's always worked for you, you'll see where there's room for improvement and this will surely rekindle your spirit of invention and excitement.

A crisis is the hardest of times and the most honest of times as it separates those who will be found wanting from those who step up to the plate when there's a Full Moon in Libra on April 12th. Libra is the zodiac sign of judgment. Its symbol is the scales and since ancient times scales have been used to determine the value of what's weighed in the balance. This will show you the true merit of the people in your life and what you take away from this will go on to inform your heart and your conscience in the days to come.

This period of time when the Sun is in Aries (March 20 – April 18) is never easy. It's because the Sun's as far away from you as it can be on the zodiacal circle leaving you feeling lethargic and forgotten, however all this changes when the Sun forms a sextile to Jupiter in Gemini on April 6th. Gemini is an air sign just like Libra which means it will redirect Aries's energy so that it benefits you. Identify your target and move fast because it only works for this week. Wait any longer and it's like trying to use a Promo code after it's expired.

In a perfect world you’d walk out on those relationships and obligations that no longer serve you but Jupiter in Gemini sextiles the Solar Eclipse on March 29th which means that creating some distance may be the best way of addressing the impulses that divide you now. You might set up some alone time with an extracurricular activity, scale back hours at work, or even move out temporarily. It’s amazing what a little breathing room can do. Not only will you reestablish a balance between heart and mind, but you’ll be able to examine what you truly want free of demands, pressure, and guilt.