You‘ve slid into a steady routine and you‘re feeling like you‘re on one of those double decker carousels with the creepy alien horses. You‘re going with the flow, rolling with the few bumps along the way, but you‘ve got this stupid grin on your face, like you know something nobody else does. It‘s nice being on the top level, where you can see everything, even as far into the horizon as your eyes will take you. From up on that second level you know where you stand, what‘s truly important in life, what battles you want to get involved in and which ones you want to leave the hell alone. You‘re not letting anyone get the best of you this week and as Mercury moves into Sagittarius this weekend you‘re feeling the rush of new energy as inspiration strikes like oil and you‘re basking in the glow of everything you‘ve been working on coming to fruition. Ascendant: Sometimes all you need is a view from the top

You‘re on a bit of a mean streak this week, some of it is unintentional, but that snappy tongue of yours is going to get you more than a few raised eyebrows. You‘re gaining yourself a one way ticket to lonerville, where the only person you‘ll have to thank is yourself. A lot of this has to do with Venus and Mars being in Libra, it brings out a side of you that is unsavory at best. You‘re bitter about anything that isn‘t going your way, and your stubbornness is heightened. You don‘t want to be told you‘re wrong, even if you are. You‘re acting like a precocious child who wants everything to belong to them, and is having trouble sharing with others. Sure, you don‘t have to be so open your brain falls out of your head, but you need to find ways to allow the inner tension to ease up. When Mercury hits Sagittarius it‘s either going to blow up your weekend, or you‘re going to mellow out, but it‘s all about how you cope internally. Ascendant: Your patience is being tested

What you long for most is intelligent conversations, the ability to know that someone out there understands the way you think, your methods, and more importantly how compassionate you are about everything you do in life. You‘re never trying to be the bad guy if you can help it, but sometimes your competitive spirit rises to the top and you‘re put into situations where it‘s unavoidable. You like being the best at things, but that extends not to one thing, but many things. You‘re one of the most well rounded people out there, taking on every challenge, hitting every goal. You don‘t give up when others would have quit ages ago. You press forward, push yourself harder and find another way to make it work. Not everyone agrees with your methods or your tenacity, but that‘s why you‘re the early bird getting the worm. You definitely did something right this week, and you‘re feeling mighty amazing come the weekend. Score: Gemini - 1, Universe - 0. Ascendant: You can give yourself that pat on the back now.

You‘re feeling discombobulated this week, unable to get a handle on your thoughts, unable to keep yourself motivated, focused, and on task. You are sidetracked by so many things, namely Facebook and Buzzfeed, but I digress. You are sometimes overwhelmed by everything happening in the world that it becomes difficult to get grounded and know where you stand in your own tiny speck of the world. If there was ever a need for isolation and reruns of Gilmore Girls this is it. You might need to take a sick day to pull your thoughts together and to stop the "ooh shiny!" effect from happening every time you go to check your e-mail for the thirtieth time that morning. Yes you have unopened and unread mail, and it‘s not going to read itself. You can already tell by the subject lines that these aren‘t welcomed messages from well-wishing friends, but the types of e-mails that require thought processed responses and sound logic. Meditate, step outside, take deep breaths, but pull it together, this isn‘t a good time for you to fall apart, not when everyone relying on you isn‘t strong enough to put you back together.Ascendant: Sometimes you have to save yourself

Sometimes you work so hard you get tunnel vision and you can‘t see anything in your peripherals, only what you deem is most important. Some of you understand that seeing the bigger picture is the key to filling in all the empty holes, and turning a patchwork project into a polished masterpiece. Others get bogged down in the small details and forget that in order to be most effective, sometimes you have to stop making all the little lists and staying on task, and start looking at how you can be more efficient, more effective and more of a valuable asset to any company that employs you. It‘s true that you learn quickly, adapt even more rapidly, and that change is something that comes easily to you. What is more difficult is shifting your focus from one aspect of your life to the next. You‘re not very good at separating business from pleasure, or at leaving your baggage at home. You need to brush up on a few of those common courtesy things, nobody at work needs to know your romance drama, but your partner should know who‘s grinding you at work. Ascendant: Give common sense a try

Your caution signs are up and you‘re feeling more over protective than usual. You often have a tough time trusting people in the first place, but this week something has your hackles up, your walls built, and your cannon ready to fire. You‘re not one to wave a white flag and admit defeat against even the unlikeliest foe, but you‘re not going to start a battle if you‘re really having the kind of reaction the crazy old man down the street has when school kids go anywhere near his garbage cans. There‘s a time and a place for paranoia, for making sure the people in both your inner circles and outer rims are ones you want orbiting the planet Virgo. Sometimes you have to deflect stray asteroids to avoid total destruction but that comes with the territory of being yourself. Don‘t make any decisions when you‘re in this state of mind, and wait for the weekend, you‘ll see some true colors when people aren‘t trying to be on their best behavior around yo.Ascendant: If you‘re patient, you‘ll see the chameleon change colors

Once you come to terms with the fact that the spotlight won‘t move off you this week you‘ll be able to cope a lot better with the stupid things that happen to you that other people don‘t have to deal with. You enjoy performance reviews as much as the next person, but you like them to be schedule, at exactly your sixth month or twelve month anniversary and you like it when they don‘t begin out of nowhere with some random personal attack. Sure, you‘d like to know what you can improve on, but you‘d like to be told what you‘re doing well at the same time. A one sided negative review isn‘t the thing you need because when you lose passion and motivation, your work ethic and your diligence goes out the window. You become restless and a little stupid, making decisions that you know won‘t help the situation you‘re in. And thanks to that rabid fanbase that follows you whether you like it or not, you look to these supporters to back up all the bad decisions you make in the heat of the moment. It‘s like being on that Millionaire show and asking the audience for the right answer to a question like "Should I break up with my partner?" Only you know the answer to that. Ascendant: Stop letting people turn your life into a circus.

If it ain‘t broke, don‘t fix it. You‘re all about painting the world in fancy colors and improving the way people do things, but there‘s only so much you can do. Sometimes things are just fine, and when you see other people messing with something that doesn‘t need to change, it gets under your skin more than people not changing things that desperately need to be changed. It could be something as simple as construction on a perfectly good street, or new parking meters when the old ones worked fine, or some new health care regulation that makes absolutely no sense getting to you this week, but you‘re all about the issues that matter most to the world at large, and you can‘t understand how you‘re supposed to make the world a better place when the moment you turn your back, people are changing the good things you‘ve come to rely on, and not paying attention to the multitudes of other things that need to be addressed. You‘re not even sure you‘ll bother voting anymore, nobody wants to do good for the country you live in, and the ones who try don‘t get anywhere.Ascendant: Even the people wearing white hats can‘t create change

When people start asking you for help you know the zombie apocalypse has begun. Since when do people rely on your skills and expertise? Since when does anyone care if you‘re the person getting top marks in class and advancing through every promotion without a second glance? You can‘t teach people how to be as ninja as you are, there are patent laws against that. They will unfortunately have to figure out their own way to the land of awesome you‘ve created for yourself, you‘re not giving out tickets for your Hogwartz express or sharing your secrets of the underground magical society you belong to. On a serious note, you‘re really surprised to see the respect and admiration peers and co-workers have for you. It‘s got to be the fact you stay out of the drama, don‘t cause much yourself and live with the philosophy that you never need to have too much, just enough to live a comfortable and satisfying lifestyle. In hindsight, I guess you can see why people might want to take cues from you. You‘re an unlikely leader, but you‘re also not a tyrant. Ascendant: People listen to you when you speak quietly

Once in a century you feel bogged down and overwhelmed by the journey you‘ve been on. This week is a time for reflection of your achievements and failures, time to take a trip down memory lane, seeing where you were five years ago to where you are now. Not all of you have been burning the midnight oil and making discoveries that will change the world. Some of you have dropped the ball on one too many occasions and you have to face the fallout of that. Others of you have gone so far beyond your supposed limits you‘re actually wondering how you did everything, and how you‘ll manage to tackle the new challenges ahead of you. It doesn‘t seem to matter how many things you master in life, there‘s always some new challenge, new obstacle or problem, and while your drive to succeed is stronger than most signs, some part of you has to wonder what the point is. What rewards will you receive if you continue working hard for these goals? What will triumphing over new challenges bring you? What is the most important aspects of your life? These questions are on your mind as you shift into the weekend and realize the truth behind your lack of motivation.Ascendant: Sometimes it‘s okay to be nostalgic

It‘s all about having a good balance in life. You‘re doing the best you can but when pressure is multiplied by the power of infinity, you‘re not even going to try to live up to unrealistic standards. You don‘t mind admitting when you‘re wrong, or taking responsibility when you‘re not pulling your weight, but when expectations become unfathomable, you‘re bound to live and let live instead of attempting to impress people who can‘t be as good as they claim to be. Last you checked your DNA was human, and as far as has been proven by science, so are the people around you. Unless we‘ve suddenly discovered mutants, super humans or aliens, you‘re not willing to believe that what‘s being asked of you is remotely possible let alone plausible. You‘re not going to put up a fight though, because you‘re not one to face confrontations with ease and diplomacy. You know you‘ll drop an f bomb or two and shut down any chance you had of changing people‘s minds or opinions of your loose cannon side. Maybe it‘s better to let it go, get back to that balance in life you‘ve been craving. Ascendant: If you‘re not willing to fight, be strong enough to walk away

There are healthy doses of everything in life, from criticism to praise, exercise and rest, learning and teaching, you can benefit from setting your boundaries and your levels and living the healthiest lifestyle you can for your own needs. Not everyone has the same normal as everyone else, and you‘re blithely aware of the fact that what you consider standard responses and reactions to situations around you, may not be the same for others. For instance, you give out second chances when someone has done something awful to you but you like having that person in your life so regardless of their mistakes, your biased view keeps them in your world. Other people judge people based on their actions or lack thereof and wouldn‘t understand how you can so easily forgive mistakes. By the same token, anyone coming into your life and trying to penetrate that hard outer shell has a lot more hoops and obstacles to face. You‘re not very good at giving people the chances they deserve, or being fair about how you measure those chances. Ascendant: Look at who‘s really there for you, not just who you want to be there