Tuesday evening, just as election results are coming in and being tabulated, Mercury stands still above us and resumes normal motion. (N.B. the Singapore Airline crash is a worst case example of Mercury Retrograde’s tricks on the mind.) A glitch in recording votes is possible, so is a vote being decided in the Electoral College or a vote in which the winner has lost the popular vote and won the electoral vote. In our daily lives, finding those lost keys or directions will be a welcome relief from the 3 weeks of Mercury mischief. Without space to do a detailed analysis, I predict that Bush will win the election. Both candidates’ horoscopes show the high stress one would expect at this historic moment in both their lives, but Gore’s indicates a major shock and re-structuring of his life, unlike Bush who appears to finesse the same energy of change represented by Uranus. Also this week, the Sun forms a right angle with this same Uranus offering all of us a chance to re-think and re-focus our purpose. This pressure to make change continues through the Full Moon on Saturday when all will be revealed….well, almost all.

The Moon is Void from 8:26am/11:26am until 11:13am/2:13pm when she enters Pisces. After 3 days under an Aquarius Moon, this is a re-entry into our feelings and emotions. A period of confusion and blurred thinking begins that lasts through Wednesday.

Expect misunderstanding and miscommunication today and tomorrow. Don’t trust your hunches this morning, the afternoon will feel better and expressing our feelings is easier.

The Moon is Void from 6:04pm/9:04pm until 9:02pm/12:02am just as results are accumulating in the election. Double check your vote; be extra careful not to pull the wrong lever in the booth. Deep breaths and careful review will help. Mercury resumes normal motion at 6:28pm/9:28pm.

Sun and Uranus at right angles may bring another incident of sudden explosive change, and the potential for confusion is very high. This will come to a final peak with Saturday’s Full Moon. On a personal level the issue is freedom, so give people plenty of room to move and express themselves. Give yourself room too.

This is the least active day this week: a continuation of yesterday’s themes and issues.

Mars and Neptune are in tune early this morning. Our dreams may lead us into new areas…if you keep track. Starting new projects may be trickier than usual; the direct approach may not be the best.

After noon we’re out of the tunnel of violence and sudden change. It’s time to pick up the pieces and re-assemble the deconstructed parts. Of course not all of us act these energies out, some of us are just spectators to the action in lives around us.

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