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THE BEST BOOKS
FOR YOUR YEAR
READ IT FORWARD’S 2018 LITERARY HOROSCOPES
Book lover and astrologer Brittany Goss of Rebel Astrology
has consulted the stars and the shelves to bring you
predictions for the year ahead — what we can expect in our
personal lives and the perfect books to read while
encountering the coming highs and lows of 2018.
L I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE AQUARIUS & AQUARIUS R I S I N G
Aquarius, 2018 starts out with your tradi- sorting this all out. Mercury’s retrograde
tional ruling planet, Saturn, in the most through Leo from July 26th through
private, hidden sector of your chart. August 19th coincides with the eclipse
Saturn’s presence there opens your cycle, suggesting that you self-reflect
interior closets, letting skeletons fall without acting quite yet.
AQUARIUS
out. You’ll be confronting anything
undealt with over the next three years,
ending a cycle so you can start building
anew. Try reading Joshua Foer’s Moon-
walking with Einstein: The Art and
Science of Remembering Everything
while you’re sorting through those
J AN20—FEB18 dusty bones and memories. Changeling by Victor LaValle as you
psychologically clean house.
Mars spends months moving through
Aquarius and Capricorn this year, in a
retrograde cycle that lasts from June 26th
to October 8th. You’re revisiting your
core desires, planning your strategy for
the future, and again, confronting old
demons. Read Thrive: The Third Metric
to Redefining Success and Creating a
Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and
Wonder by Arianna Huffington during
this time to help these confrontations
Outwardly, it’s a big year for your along. Venus retrogrades through Scor-
career, with Jupiter bestowing blessings pio and Libra in October and November,
in your house of vocation, and making
a nice aspect to Neptune in your house
of income. Dream of making a living
doing what you love, if you aren’t
already, and you can begin to make that
the center of your life. Read Tomorrow
Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the
Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah Mc- Your modern ruling planet Uranus
Bride for inspiration on living an moves into Taurus on May 15th and stays
authentic life. Meanwhile, the Leo and through November. You get a glimpse of
Aquarius eclipse cycle that started in ter moves into Sagittarius on November
what this long-term cycle will be like 8th, you’re beginning a cycle of expand-
2017 continues, with eclipses in January, starting in 2019, with Uranus shocking
February, July, and August. This ing your social circles. Close out the
the foundations of your life. Check out year with Niall Ferguson’s The Square
prompts you to explore who you are in J. Courtney Sullivan’s novel, Saints for prompting you to consider what you
relation to others. What are your pat- and the Tower: Networks and Power,
All Occasions, this spring. The planet of value in a career again, and possibly to
terns in relationships? What do you from the Freemasons to Facebook to
innovation in an earth sign can help seek new knowledge. Try Elif Batuman’s
look for in another person? How are remind yourself of the universality and
you grow your visions. Uranus in aspect novel, The Idiot, to provide a new per-
your partnerships and friendships caus- connectivity of the world. Doing all of
to Saturn this year will be activating spective. Mercury’s last retrograde of
ing you to grow? Jesmyn Ward’s this thinking and consideration about
your imagination, your memories, and the year, from November to December,
award-winning novel, Sing, Unburied, what you want your life to look like in
helping you clean out those spiritual is another advantageous time for plan-
Sing, is a good one to read while you’re 2018 sets you up for future success.
closets for a fresh start. Dip into The ning your career and goals. When Jupi-
L I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE PISCES & PISCES RISIN G
Pisces, you begin 2018 with your tradi- Uranus will be in Taurus for six months Capricorn, and prompting you to
tional ruling planet, Jupiter, trining this year, from mid-May to mid-Novem- review your hidden desires. What do
your modern ruling planet, Neptune, in ber, shifting the vibe after seven years in you really want? What are your true
your sign. This is good luck for you, and Aries. The planet of unpredictability is goals? Daymond John’s book about
it lasts through November 8th. Jupiter in making forays into your communica- hustle, Rise and Grind, could help you
PISCES
Scorpio is in the house of your chart tion sector. This prompts lightning bolt as you think these questions through.
that is traditionally called “the house of ideas for writing projects and any Investigating this all sets you up well
long journeys over water.” Sometimes for Jupiter’s next transit, which will
when you have transits here, you literal- expand your career opportunities. Use
ly travel to foreign countries, but this the time between June 26th and October
year, you could also find your horizons 8th to make some future plans. On No-
expanded by courses, spiritual teachers, vember 8th, when Jupiter moves into
F EB19— MAR20 Sagittarius in your house of vocation,
or (of course!) by books. I have a lot of
good books to recommend to you, but
why not start with travelogue The
Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers, just to all of the learning you did this year
whet your appetite for this journey, could be put to good use in your work.
whether literal or metaphorical. Ron It’s best to take it slow, though, because
Chernow’s biography, Grant, and Grace Mercury is retrograde from November
Without God by Katherine Ozment will 16th to December 6th, signaling a time for
also appeal to Jupiter in the deep sign of reflection before action. Use this break
Scorpio. to read the aptly named novel Pisces by
course of study. Try The Chalk Man by Melissa Broder as the year winds down.
C.J. Tudor or Draft No. 4: On the Writ-
ing Process by John McPhee to jog and
jolt your imagination while Uranus is
here. I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie
O’Farrell is another excellent read as
you prepare creatively. You’ll get a
glimpse of all the things you’ll have to
say when Uranus moves into Taurus for
the long haul next year.
Mars is in epic retrograde mode this
summer, moving through Aquarius and
L I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE ARIES & ARIES RISING
Aries, you begin 2018 with Saturn, the whether they’re friendships or romantic
planet of responsibility, at the very top partnerships. Hateship, Loveship,
of your chart, the point that represents Courtship, Marriage by Alice Munro
your legacy. This is a year to get serious could be an enjoyable read for this time
about your career. If you’re on the of year. Jupiter makes his way into Sag-
ARIES
young side, you’ll be working hard to ittarius on November 8th, piquing your
establish yourself in your job. If you’re interest in travel. Read Kristin New-
older, you may receive some accolades man’s jetsetting memoir What I Was
for the hard work you’ve already put in Doing While You Were Breeding to close
and start working towards your next out 2018—maybe it will even inspire
challenge. No matter what age you are, you to explore a new country next year!
you’ll need to face some facts about
M AR21— APR19 your vocation, and Saturn is a tough six-month glimpse into what your life
teacher. Some days, you’ll feel limited will be like without so many unpredict-
and you might find things moving too able changes. You’re now gradually
transforming yourself and your career.
Stability is the name of your new game,
so read Live Lagom by Anna Brones,
detailing the Swedish concept of find-
ing balance in moderation, for even
more inspiration during your evolution.
With Jupiter making aspects to Neptune
in your house of spirit, you’ll benefit
from regular self-reflective time. After
all, even a high-octane adventurer like
you has to rest now and then. Try Quiet
by Susan Cain for meditative support in
those calm moments. Mercury will be
retrograde in Aries during your birthday
month, from March 22nd to April 15th.
You might feel more like curling up
with a good book than throwing a big
party, anyway. Grab Mohsin Hamid’s
novel, Exit West, to start your birthday
slowly for your taste. In those frustrat- In July and August, you’ll be re-evaluat-
ing moments, Boss Bitch, former CNN ing your career goals. What you once
anchor Nicole Lapin’s 12-step plan to wanted might not apply to your life
take charge of your career, is a good one quite so much anymore. Let go of the
to help and offer some professional old desires, and make way for the new
guidance. On the bright side, with Jupi- with The Designing Your Life Work-
ter in Scorpio transiting the part of your book: A Framework for Building a Life
chart that involves intimacy, it’s not all You Can Thrive In by Bill Burnett and
work. To lighten up your life and bring year off right! Come mid-May, you’ll Dave Evans, and get ready to put some
some zest, take some time for play with feel some stress lift when wildcard of those plans into action in late fall. In
the second edition of Urban Tantra: Uranus moves from your sign into October and November, you’re more
Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century Taurus. The move isn’t official until likely to be focused on the significant
by Barbara Carrellas. next February, but this year, you’ll get a relationships with others in your life,
L I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE TAURUS & TAURUS RISIN G
Taurus, it’s a big year for your relation- How has your past made you into who even more wisdom, you might end the
ships with Jupiter in your house of you are now? Where are you going? It’s year choosing to become more intimate
significant others. This expands to all a year when you could move, choose to with someone you deeply trust. Read
types of relationships, including friend- put down more settled roots where you The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
ships as well as romantic partnerships. live, or make advances in your career. to close out a year of letting other
TAURUS
Jupiter is known to bring luck, but only You’ll be reflecting on these questions people in.
if you take advantage of the timing. all summer, during the major Mars ret-
Until November, you have an opportu- rograde in Aquarius and Capricorn and
nity to develop strong bonds with other Mercury’s retrograde through Leo. Read
people, and the key here is fostering The Hygge Life by Gunnar Karl Gíslason
deep connections. Jupiter in Scorpio and Jody Eddy and The New Rules of
turns your interest from light, casual Work by TheMuse.com founders Alex-
A PR20— MAY20 andra Cavoulacos and Kathryn Min-
shew to guide you through this season
of inquiry between June and August.
This fall, the focus is still on your rela-
tionships, as Venus and then Mercury
retrograde through your house of part-
nership. You’re digesting everything you
learned this year, and taking some time
to consider what you value most in
friends and partners. Anton DiSclafani’s
second novel, The After Party, is a good
of your larger social tribe. Immerse
one to read this fall as you process
yourself in The Culture Code: The
everything. On November 8th, Jupiter
Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by
leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius, and the
Daniel Coyle for inspiration as you wel-
come those fresh connections.
hookups to real romance. Read Jardine
Libaire’s novel, White Fur, to align As an early birthday present, Uranus
yourself with the vibe. Jupiter’s trine moves into your sign on May 15th. For
with Neptune through November intro- six months, you’ll get a taste of what life
duces you to whole new networks of is like with the lightning bolt god in
people. You may find a close friend your sign. Uranus will shake things up,
drawing you into new groups, or you which is good for someone who tends
may form a closer bond with a member to get stuck in a routine. With his trine
to Saturn in Capricorn, you’ll be able to
grow something lasting. Socially,
Uranus in Taurus could lead to innova-
tions and rapid change in the way we
eat, heal, and care for our bodies. Read
The Healing Self: A Revolutionary New
Plan to Supercharge Your Immunity
and Stay Well for Life by Deepak key theme shifts to your most precious
Chopra M.D. and Rudolph E. Tanzi Ph.D. resources. Towards the end of the year,
for a sampling of what that will be like. you’ll be focused on paying off debt and
investing wisely. Read You Are a Badass
The Leo-Aquarius eclipse cycle in Janu- at Making Money by Jen Sincero if you
ary, February, July, and August will want a guiding (and funny) hand in
indicate choices about your direction. manifesting your abundance. With
L I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE GEMINI & GEMINI RISIN G
Gemini, you begin this year with Saturn Mercury, your ruling planet, makes Fassler’s Light the Dark: Writers on
in Capricorn taking stock of your three retrogrades every year, but you Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic
resources. What’s your relationship to feel them more than some of the other Process is a smart choice for that tran-
power? What about your own personal signs. This is a transit best used for sit.
power? How about the underlying reflection and planning in the area of
On November 8th, Jupiter moves into
GEMINI
dynamics of your intimate relation- life that Mercury highlights. From
Sagittarius, setting you up for a year of
ships—sex, money, all the things we March 22nd to April 15th, Mercury retro in
expansion in your house of friends and
don’t talk about? Saturn is here to help
significant others. And finally, from
you face your fears. Read New Power by
November 16th through December 6th,
Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms and
Mercury retrogrades through that same
Naomi Alderman’s enthralling novel,
house, prompting you to reflect on the
The Power, to explore and define who
M AY21— JUNE20 you are against the backdrop of these wish to leave. You don’t need to map
relationships you nurture each day,
and that nurture you in turn. Read
competing influences. out the details just yet. Read Lynn A. Swing Time by Zadie Smith to ring out
Robinson’s Put Your Intuition to Work: the old year and welcome in the new.
How to Supercharge Your Inner Wisdom
to Think Fast and Make Great Decisions
and The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achiev-
ing a Career You Love Without Becom-
ing a Person You Hate by Fran Hauser as
you picture the metaphorical footprint
you’ll leave behind.
Aries points to your goals and greater
networks. Read Build Your Dream Net-
work: Forging Powerful Relationships in
a Hyper-Connected World by J. Kelly
Hoey to encourage connections while
you’re hanging out this spring. From
July 26th to August 19th, Mercury retro in
Uranus moves into Taurus May 15th, Leo prompts thinking about your writ-
stirring up synchronicity. Uranus being ing, speaking, and communication. Joe
here from May through November
Jupiter in Scorpio is bringing you good helps you release some of the fears and
luck in your work, health, and daily unconscious patterns that Saturn is
affairs through November. With a trine pointing out. Uranus also stimulates
to Neptune at the top of your chart, you your imagination and shines a light on
have a boost for your career. What’s the the parts of your life that you no longer
big vision? Neptune’s transit of Pisces need to hide. Immerse yourself in Amy
may have you feeling foggy about your Engel’s secret-filled novel, The Roanoke
direction, but Neptune also rules Girls, this spring to help further usher
dreaming, so envision the legacy you in your new openness.
L I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE CANCER & CANCER RISIN G
Cancer, 2018 for you begins with a big The focus on your relationships intensi-
full moon in your sign and a focus on fies in the second half of 2018. Let your-
your relationships. You’re going to get self release some emotions with Antho-
more serious this year across all of ny Marra’s debut novel, A Constellation
them, from friendships to business of Vital Phenomena, draining off some
CANCER
partnerships to romantic relationships. tension. It’s impossible to be in any
To ready yourself, read Tell Me More by relationship without learning some-
Kelly Corrigan to get the most out of thing about yourself, so read The Four
these connections. If it feels like too Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin to self-re-
much hard work now and then, Jupiter flect. Take some time to think about
in your house of romance and fun is Mercury’s retrograde in March and April what you want from your significant
here to soften the blow. Some of last means things may slow down or get a friendships or partnerships this
J UN21— JULY22 year’s difficult tensions are ebbing away little bit wonky at work. Take some summer, and regroup in the fall. Above
time off with Nina George’s novel, The
Little Paris Bookshop, to recharge. Luck-
ily, Mercury’s retrograde only lasts for
about three weeks. Uranus’s move into
all, take it slow! You’re building some-
Taurus on May 15th could take some thing long-term with the partner or
pressure off at work, where you’ve had people you love. To step inside the mind
uncertainty and sudden changes for the of an author who understands the
past seven years. Now, the surprises and depth and complexity of a lifelong rela-
unexpected connections will come tionship, read Elena Ferrante’s Neapoli-
from your wider network. You could tan Novels. Just as it began, the year
meet someone interesting out of the ends with a full moon in Cancer in
blue between May and November. Try December. Allow yourself to feel how
Rachel Joyce’s latest novel, The Music far you’ve come as you round the corner
Shop, to get into the spirit of surprise. into the next new year.
and being replaced by more soothing,
watery aspects. It’s not to say that you
won’t have some ups and downs, but
this is a good year to bring more fun
into your life. Try The Windfall by
Diksha Basu and Zen Camera by David
Ulrich to bring that sense of whimsy
and creativity back into your days.
L I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE LEO & LEO RISING
Leo, Saturn’s move into your sixth The Leo and Aquarius eclipse cycle that 2017. And by the way, “retrograde”
house suggests you’ll be taking on more started in 2017 continues, with eclipses doesn’t mean the transit is bad, but
responsibility in your day-to-day life. A in January, February, July, and August. more that you’ll be concentrating on
routine can be a comforting touchstone Eclipses in your sign and the sign oppo- inward reflection, prizing it over action.
in a world that’s shifting and changing. site yours call up questions about who Read Natasha Bell’s novel, Exhibit Alex-
LEO
Begin 2018 with Daily Rituals: How you are in relation to others. What are andra, while you’re resting. On Novem-
Artists Work by Mason Curry and ber 8th, Jupiter moves into Sagittarius,
experiment with implementing your and graces the sector of your chart
own individual regime. Some stability is that’s all about your inner child. End
the year on a high note with the funny
story collection One Day We’ll All Be
Dead and None of This Will Matter by
J ULY23— AUG22 Scaachi Koul.
your patterns in relationships? What do
you look for in another person? How
are your partnerships and friendships
helpful, given that you’ll probably causing you to grow? Brass by Xhenet
make at least one major decision this Aliu is a good one to read while you’re
year. Jupiter in Scorpio is transiting the sorting this through and sensing the
very foundations of your chart, expand- order of your relationships.
ing your home life, possibly your
family, and your understanding of self.
process what’s happening. Try Meera
Put simply, it’s growth! Jupiter’s work-
Lee Patel’s Start Where You Are
ing in sync with Neptune this year to
Week-At-A-Glance Diary as you think
unearth old memories, and the key
through these developments. Mean-
phrase for this transit is “Know thyself.”
while, Mars retrograde all summer puts
Read John Boyne’s touching novel, The
extra emphasis on your partnerships, so
Heart’s Invisible Furies, to help shep-
Lola by Melissa Scrivner Love is a good
herd you this year.
summer read to escape into during that
influence. In October and November, a
In May, unpredictable Uranus moves Venus retrograde and another Mercury
into the career sector of your chart. You retrograde have you revisiting the
could have new ideas about your direc- growth you’ve made since November of
tion in life, and Uranus in Taurus until
November can help you make those
ideas a reality. The shift will be official
next February, but in 2018, you get a
glimpse of what your next seven-year
career cycle might hold. Read Unleash-
ing the Innovators by Jim Stengel for
inspiration. Mercury is retrograde in
your sign through late July and most of
August, which puts you back in self-re-
flection mode. This is a good time to
stop trying to do everything and just
L I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE VIRGO & VIRGO RISING
Virgo, you begin 2018 with Saturn in or business partner as well. When spring. From July 26th to August 19th,
your house of self-expression. The you’re not socializing, try Anatomy of a Mercury retro in Leo prompts thinking
planet of responsibility can feel initially Miracle by Jonathan Miles and Marlena about your spiritual life. Try Mother of
restrictive in an area of your chart by Julie Buntin for a relaxing breather the Unseen World: The Mystery of
reserved for fun and creativity, but Sat- from life’s back and forth. Mother Meera by Mark Matousek for
VIRGO
urn’s actually here to reveal your that retrograde to center your spiritual
unique talents. In the next three years, pondering.
you’ll gain a better understanding of
On November 8th, Jupiter moves into
yourself, and with Saturn in a nice
Sagittarius, setting you up for a year of
aspect to your sign, potentially hone
personal growth. Your home and/or
some of those skills. Creativity, Inc.:
family may expand in late 2018 or 2019.
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That
A UG23— SEPT22 Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by
Mercury makes three retrogrades each
year, but just like Gemini, you feel them
You’ll be focused on where you belong,
who you are, and how you want to live.
Pixar Animation Studios co-founder Ed
more than some other signs because And finally, from November 16th through
Catmull and On Being Awesome by Nick
this is your ruling planet. Mercury ret- December 6th, Mercury retrogrades
Riggle are welcoming guides.
rogrades are best used for reflection and through that same house, prompting
planning in the area of life highlighted you to reflect on all of these things
by that transit. From March 22nd to April before you enter the new year. Read
15th, Mercury retro in Aries points to sex, Zinzi Clemmons’ novel, What We Lose,
death, and money—what’s your rela- to close out 2018.
tionship to the more taboo aspects of
your life? Read Susan Rieger’s novel, The
Heirs, while you mull over that this
When Uranus moves into Taurus May
15th, the planet of innovation forms a
nice trine with Saturn in Capricorn and
anything you have in Virgo. From May
through November, you may be
inspired to seek knowledge, whether
through a formal university, online
course, or self-directed travel. You could
also be disseminating knowledge of
your own, given that communication is
an emphasis for you right now. Pick up
With Jupiter in your house of commu- Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Astrophysics for
nication—writing, speaking, and read- People in a Hurry this year to stoke that
ing—this year, it seems quite a bit of inquisitive journey of yours.
your time will be spent on expression of
some type. You’ll expand your opportu-
nities to spend time with siblings,
friends, and neighbors, and set aside
intervals for big projects if you want it.
Jupiter makes a lovely aspect to Nep-
tune in your house of significant others,
so the person you’re communicating
with most could be a romantic interest
L I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE LIBRA & LIBRA RISING
Libra, with Pluto in Capricorn you’ve Mercury’s retrograde in March and April Your ruler, Venus, moves retrograde in
slowly been transforming your life from will have you reviewing your habits in October and November, prompting you
the ground up and knocked down old relationships with others, and improv- to reexamine your sense of self-worth.
structures that were no longer working ing the ways in which you communi- How you feel about yourself has a lot to
for you. In 2018, Saturn is here to help cate. Use this time to reflect on what do with the way you handle money,
LIBRA
you rebuild. You can lay strong, stable you look for in a good friend or partner. and it also affects how others see you.
foundations this year. Read New York Both things are due for a makeover in
School of Interior Design: Home by the fall of 2018, so consider looking into
Ellen S. Fisher and Jen Renzi to put you Shawn Achor’s Big Potential for added
in the right mood. It helps that Jupiter perspective. Use Jupiter’s move through
is spending most of the year in the the last degrees of Scorpio to make new
money sector of your chart, so you have resolutions for your financial life before
S EPT23— OCT23 an opportunity now to expand your November 8th. After that, Jupiter moves
into his home sign of Sagittarius, where
he’ll make lucky aspects for you, and
expand your capacity for communica-
since the shift will finally complete in tion as well. The end of the year is a nice
February 2019. The new changes and time to read Writing Down the Bones:
surprises will be happening deep Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie
within, but not from such a difficult Goldberg to bolster this moment. End
angle to your sun. Try reading Long the year with environmentalist Bill
Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan for McKibben’s first novel, Radio Free Ver-
an exploration of personal transforma- mont: A Fable of Resistance, a lively and
tion during this juncture. entertaining read to close out your pro-
ductive year of foundation building.
income. Look for ways to use your pas-
sions to generate some money, maybe
even through unexpected channels.
Side Hustle by Chris Guillebeau might
jog your imagination and financial
ingenuity all at once. Sakyong Mipham’s The Lost Art of Good
Conversation: A Mindful Way to Con-
nect with Others and Enrich Everyday
Life could help you with that. You’ll
experience some more stability in rela-
tionships when Uranus finally moves
into Taurus on May 15th. Your transfor-
mation has been intensified in the past
seven years by sudden changes in your
sense of self and your significant friend-
ships or partnerships. From May to
November of 2018, you’ll experience
what it’s like not to be batted around by
the winds of change all the time. Cele-
brate by settling down with a delightful
novel like The Mothers by Brit Bennett.
Remember, it’s just a taste this yearL I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE SCORPIO & SCORPIO RIS I N G
Scorpio, Jupiter is already in your sign Uranus spends six months in your Your ruler Mars is retrograde all
as we usher in 2018, and that’s a bless- house of significant partnerships this summer, down at the roots of your
ing. It’s a big year for you, but through- year, from May to November. Your rela- chart. It’s a time to reflect on who you
out the changes, you’ll be protected by tionships are about to get an electric want to be. Who do you belong with?
Jupiter’s luck. He’s also in nice aspect to jolt—friendships, romance, and busi- Where do you want to live? Read Hap-
SCORPIO
Neptune in Pisces, prompting fun activ- ness connections alike. You’ll get a pier at Home by Gretchen Rubin while
ities and creative ideas. Carmen Maria you’re thinking about this on the beach.
Machado’s short story collection, Her The retrogrades continue for the rest of
Body and Other Parties, will start the the year, with Venus moving through
year on the right inventive note. The your sign and into Libra from October
Leo-Aquarius eclipse cycle in January, 5th through November 16th. The last Mer-
February, July, and August is on your cury retrograde of the year starts with a
O CT24— NOV21 axis of direction and belonging. You’re review of your money sector and ends
looking back at your past and making with...you again. It’s a year for balanc-
decisions about the legacy you’ll leave ing reflection and action in your life.
Read Sam Graham-Felsen’s novel, Green,
while you’re taking your time to think.
Jupiter moves into your money house
on November 8th, setting you up to focus
glimpse of which connections will on your self-worth and increase your
prove real and lasting and which have income in 2019. Close out the year with
passed their time. This transit starts Find Your Extraordinary: Dream
long-term in February 2019. Read Jill Bigger, Live Happier and Achieve Suc-
Santopolo’s novel, The Light We Lost, cess on Your Own Terms by Stella & Dot
this year to further your insights. It’s CEO Jessica DiLullo Herrin as you reflect
wise to put career moves on hold during on the year.
the mercury retrogrades of March 22nd
to April 15th and July 26th through August
19th, as he’ll be causing delays at work
both times. Use that time to revisit
older projects and plan for the future
instead. Read No Time to Spare: Think-
ing About What Matters by Ursula K. Le
Guin or Nate Blakeslee’s well-researched
work of nonfiction, American Wolf, for
some respite as you plot.
in the future. You might find yourself
choosing to make changes in your
career or on the home front. Read Pivot:
The Only Move That Matters Is Your
Next One by Jenny Blake for some clari-
ty as you deliberate these shifts.L I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE SAGITTARIUS & SAGITTA R I U S R I S I N G
Sagittarius, you’re going to feel so much that makes sense to you. Clemantine Jupiter, always your friend, moves into
lighter in 2018! After three years in your Wamariya’s moving memoir, The Girl your sign on November 8th. After a year
sign, dampening your wild spirits, Who Smiled Beads, is another good one of doing the inner work, this marks a
Saturn has moved into Capricorn. The for this cycle. time when you’ll feel supported in
planet of responsibility is much more
whatever you choose to do. Others will
SAGITTARIUS
effective here, in your house of income, From mid-May to mid-November,
Uranus in Taurus shakes up your work see you as a positive influence and be
where he can begin ordering your finan-
life. He acts in tandem with Saturn in especially attracted to your energy. Try
cial life. Capricorn excels in business,
Capricorn to help you earn the living The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth
and Saturn’s presence can help you
you want. You could have new inspira- Berg as your life livens up. The last Mer-
claim your values so that others prize
tion for your daily routine. Pick up You cury retrograde of the year, from No-
your work more highly. Read Mika
Do You: How to Be Who You Are and vember 16th to December 6th, will have
Brzezinski’s Grow Your Value: Living
N OV22— DEC21 and Working to Your Full Potential in Use What You've Got to Get What You you thinking about how you prevent
and hold yourself back, and what
the beginning of this year to frame this Want by Sarah Knight for motivation as
you move to change your regular grind. you’ve hidden behind the scenes. You’re
change.
This is just a glimpse of the ideas that getting ready to enhance your image
might evolve when Uranus moves into and go after what you want in 2019.
Taurus for the long haul in 2019. Mars Close out the year with Samantha Irby’s
has an epic retrograde this summer, wry collection of essays, We Are Never
prompting you to explore what you Meeting in Real Life.
want to learn and, once again, how you
you’re on a spiritual journey through earn your income. Retrograde periods
the underworld. In mythology, heroes are good for reflection. Dive into Chloe
and gods journey to the underworld to Benjamin’s debut novel, The Immortal-
shed what they no longer need and gain ists, and wait until after October 8th to
a treasure that they bring back to the act on those impulses.
world above. Read Women Who Run
with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola
Estes to explore these types of myths
and what they might have to do with
your own psyche. With Jupiter making
Your ruler, Jupiter, spends most of this
year in your hidden house of Scorpio.
This is a year to have faith, because
Jupiter is working behind the scenes to
protect you while you do your integral
inner work. Poetry collection There Are a lovely trine to Neptune in your house
More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by of deep roots, the underworld may
Morgan Parker might put you in the include your past. Allow yourself to
mindset you need. With the themes of shed old layers. Do the thinking, read-
Scorpio in the background, this means ing, journaling, meditating, and seekingL I T E R A R Y HOROSCOPE CAPRICORN & CAPRICORN R I S I N G
Capricorn, 2018 for you is all about Just because you like leading doesn’t At the end of June, Mars retrograde
Saturn. The planet of karma and elbow make it easy, though. If your responsi- prompts some inner work around your
grease is the ruler of your sign. Others bilities begin to weigh heavily on you sense of self-worth, and this goes on all
might feel limited by Saturn’s restric- this year, take a break with Peter Hell- summer into the early fall. Spend some
tions, but you know how to rise to the er’s novel, Celine. In March and April, time thinking about what you value.
CAPRICORN
challenge. And in 2018, you’re becoming Mercury’s retrograde through Aries Does your life reflect your priorities?
more mature, accepting a greater level What do you want your money to do
of responsibility in your life, and reap- for you? Karen Salmansohn’s Instant
ing the rewards (or consequences) of Happy Journal: 365 Days of Inspira-
your previous endeavors. Read Mott tion, Gratitude, and Joy can help you
Hall Bridges Academy Principal Nadia with this. When Mars shifts into Capri-
Lopez’s The Bridge to Brilliance: How home, family, and your core identity corn in August, the question will turn to
D EC22— JAN19 One Woman and One Community Are have been sudden over the past few
Inspiring the World for some inspira- years. From May through November,
Uranus will spend some time in your
house of fun and creativity, and you
could find inspiration striking unex-
pectedly. Perhaps you’ll find that you
want to take one of your ideas and
build something lasting with it. Enjoy
Creative Confidence: Unleashing the
Creative Potential Within Us All by
David M. Kelley and Tom Kelley to acti-
vate your imagination this year.
what your values say about you. Are you
tion as you crest into this new phase. confident in yourself? Try The Confidence
Jupiter in Scorpio in your house of goals Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman to
is helping you rise to a position of lead- mine these questions and obtain some
ership. You’ll find luck in your net- answers. By mid-October, all of that inner
works, in joining new groups, or in work will start paying off, and you’ll reap
stepping up to take charge of the old the dividends.
ones. If you’re looking for an audience
to share your ideas with, you may find In November, when Jupiter moves into
it this year. You’re a born leader, Jupiter Sagittarius, your focus will shift from
slows things down at home. You might
just opens the way. Read The CEO Next making social contacts to expanding
need to take your eyes off your career
Door by Elena L. Botelho and Kim R. your private world. Make some time for
for a second, and allow yourself to
Powell for some tips as you get ready to spiritual discoveries through meditation,
reflect on the foundations you’re set-
use your voice meaningfully. yoga, or whichever services are personal-
ting. What are you working for,
ly meaningful to you. Try Dan Harris’s
anyway? It’s always a good question to
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics this
be asking in a year when you’re so
winter. You’ll find that Jupiter will sup-
focused on achieving your dreams.
port your spiritual expansion in 2019.
You’ll enjoy Meg Wolitzer’s new novel,
The Female Persuasion, as you take a
moment to reflect on your own path
and mentors along the way.
When Uranus moves into Taurus in
May, some of the pressure you’ve been
feeling will be released. Changes withYou can also read
