Distribute the Heat

By Jeff Jawer
Provided by Tarot.com

Getting along with co-workers, customers and administrators can be a major challenge for the first half of April. Planets are flying through feisty Aries in your 8th House of Deep Contact, which is bound to stir up some issues. Conflict may break out, especially after the New Moon on April 5. But your working life doesn't have to be one battle after another. If you are motivated to push yourself into unfamiliar territory, taking on different tasks and untested activities, you might be able to apply the heat you're feeling in a constructive way. You are about as far from lazy as a person can be, yet you'll still be pushed to work harder. The trick to maintaining sanity, and keeping your career from careening off course, is to forget how much you know and act like a willing student.

Don't let your earlier experience get in the way of learning something new. This is the secret to advancing professionally or, at least, staying within a zone of relative comfort. Tense days include April 3 and 10, when emotional edginess can trigger a verbal scuffle. If you want to speak up and are unafraid of the consequences, your motivation to do so will be high then. If you desire peace, don't talk impulsively or react too quickly. Your ruling planet Mercury enters Taurus on the 17th, followed there by the Sun on the 19th. A calming effect is likely to ensue, one that will allow you to tap into the rich vein of practicality that empowers you to make good decisions. .

About the Author
Jeff Jawer is the co-author of Barnes & Noble's 'Your Astrology Guide 2008.' A professional astrologer since 1973, his articles have appeared in astrology journals and magazines and Web sites around the world. He holds a B.A. in The History and Science of Astrology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and teaches and lectures both in the United States and abroad.