Are you an astrology junkie? In that case, you already know that Mercury went retrograde on Aug. 2, and will stay that way until Aug. 26. What does this mean for your love life?
We've now successfully exited Gemini and the sun has entered Cancer—so what does this mean for your relationship? Only good things! Expect lots of eating, snuggling and sweet talk for the next month. Cancer is the fourth sign of the Zodiac and arguably the most sensitive and nurturing. Cancer's ruling planet is the moon, which is associated with motherhood and femininity. Indeed, those born between June 21st and July 22nd are natural caretakers and pride themselves on therapeutic listening skills and culinary talents.
Since late January we've been living with Aquarian energy, which is the perfect for the dead of winter—Aquarius is intellectual, detached, and highly independent. Now, however, spring is just around the corner and it's time to start focusing on our mutual emotional needs. When we enter Pisces people will be a lot more available, especially for love.
This week, The Minneapolis Star Tribune claimed all our zodiac signs had shifted. This story caught fire on the internet and all of a sudden TIME, The Huffington Post, CNN and a host of other media outlets were talking about new signs, a thirteenth zodiac and major changes. Apparently the Earth has changed alignment, the constellations have moved, and one astronomer claimed that the zodiac signs had shifted as well. Is it true, and does it mean anything for our relationships? We turned to an astrologer to find out.
Is it really as simple as "When's your birthday?"
Who doesn't love great sex? Thanks to a new book about it, you can figure out whom you'll have the most chemistry with, or learn how to love up the one you're with, based on both your zodiac signs. Appropriately titled The Astrology of Great Sex, Myrna Lamb's book bears the subtitle "Discover Your Lover's—And Your Own—Deepest Desires". Enticing, right? It is, and it's also pretty accurate and incisive. As a professional astrologer myself, I can say that: You'll be impressed by how much of what turns you on, and gets you off, can be determined by the day you were born. Which gave us a thought: Besides flipping through to see how your exes stack up, couldn't this also give us invaluable insight into celeb couples' lives between the sheets? As it turns out, some of those gossipy stories that didn't seem to make much sense before, suddenly will! Read on, and you'll see what we mean.
Sure, we've all read about how romantic or commitment-shy each zodiac sign is—but do you know what a person's sign says about how they feel about sex? Who likes role-playing and who likes a bed of roses? Who needs a long warm-up session and who's ready for take-off after a peck on the cheek? With the help of Phyllis Vega, author of Erotic Astrology: The Sex Secrets of Your Horoscope Revealed, we found out what your—or your love interest's—sign indicates about sexual style, turn-offs and turn-ons. Plus, find out which signs are sexually compatible. Written by Justine van der Leun for AOL Health. More from AOL Health:
A new year in China brings a new ruling zodiac animal. From January 26, 2009–February 13, 2010, Chinese superstition says the Ox will be guiding us. The plodding stability that an Ox year brings will be quite a different change of pace from the aggressive, wealth-driven and charming Rat, who dominated 2008. Tarot.com reports that an Oxen-ruled year can challenge those with little patience, as change happens slowly but surely. There's an increased emphasis on reinforcing foundation and tightening of belts, and "Substance is always favored over style in the Year of the Ox."
