New Moon In Capricorn

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Seasonal discomfort is here, but relief is on its way! Yippee, yahoo for the upcoming Saturn transit from Scorpio to Sagittarius! As it stands, Saturn is not a planet that believes in ease. It’s about work, structure and paying your dues. Since October 5, 2012, it’s been in Scorpio and finally on Dec. 23 at 11:34pm EST, it will leave this difficult placement that was out to challenge power, sex, money and one’s own depth of soul. The heart-warming news is that at every Saturn cycle completion will come a reward, like a celebratory cosmic gift, in the same area that was under siege. So, as the season of giving hits its peak, know even the universe will in a more generous mood with a little something-something (read both your Sun and Rising sign too):

Aries: Getting money for your talents.
Taurus: A long-standing dispute will end.
Gemini: Health stresses ease up.
Cancer: Bursts of creative genius and courage arrive.
Leo: Family as your rock will have its possibilities.
Virgo: An intellectual reward, like graduation, scholarship or discovering a new skill is likely.
Libra: Stability in the material sense gets easier to manage.
Scorpio: Auspicious new beginnings.
Sagittarius: Gaining an inheritance, not necessarily a material one.
Capricorn: Luck in knowing who you know. Making money with friends.
Aquarius: A career coup is underway.
Pisces: An overseas opportunity will appear or one that deals with a culturally and spiritually enriching experience. 

Note: It doesn't have to be this exact day in which something monumental happens. It could be days to and fro this one, as it's a culmination of that energy and it could be spread out from this time. 

Mercury Enters Back In Scorpio

Agent Provocateur

Mercury is back in Scorpio, post retrograde, as of November 8^th, but it’s on Monday, the 10^th, that the chatty planet goes past the degree it stalled on and can finally free you from the drama and traumas of the slow-down. Yes, with  the curiosity powerhouse back in full force to experience itself in the sign of sex, what are 5 must-do’s for all signs to best light up their minds for ultimate satisfaction?

·      Share a secret sexual fantasy, because even if you don’t actually perform it, the mental sharing of sauciness will be enough to titillate an exploration that will reveal what you and your baby really can bring into the bedroom.

·      Snooping doesn’t happen in healthy relationships. However, if you want to do investigate your baby to find something sweet — ideas for holiday presents — then, this is when a divine intervention will work for you.

·      Sexting and teasing with pics, words or any form of creative expression will have 10xs the power to rock you and your boo’s world. Remember, your mind is your most powerful sex toy.

·      Skeletons in the closet, take them out. Reveal vulnerabilities to heighten the intimacy on every level. Bravery is only the beginning of the rewards you’ll feel from this.

·      Keep your eyes on your own paper. Scorpio is the sign of jealousy and envy can test one’s confidence continually. Trust where you are in life is exactly where you need to be for absolute empowerment for your destiny.

New Moon Solar Eclipse In Scorpio

Brimming With Mystery!

Now, the third big news of the day -- a new moon solar eclipse in Scorpio, which means stirring up the unknown and seeing what fate feels you deserve. This is the last eclipse of a two year cycle in Scorpio & Taurus and it ends on a good note! Expect a twist to blindside you and transform you. Don't fear though, even if you have had to go through hell to get here, this new moon solar eclipse is oozing with goodness, even if it is in naughty, naughty Scorpio.

Note: Early born Scorpios will feel this most directly and Taurus. After is early born Cancers and Pisces. This will also pertain to rising signs too.

My diorama: DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME.

Notice the slight levitation of the table--I'm super proud of that detail. Also, the moon outside is a full moon in Scorpio. The green stuff outside the room are bones. The house is built on an ancient dinosaur cemetery.

Venus enters Scorpio

Get It On, Bang A Gong

If you’re feeling more like a horny teenager these days, it’s because Scorpio is thrusting itself into pleasure planet Venus from October 23 until November 16. Plus, Scorpio is dominating the sun and moon. Don’t fight fate. Dive into your deepest and darkest desires. Only when you’re willing to jostle the skeletons in your closet, to feel the rush of danger and the intensity of insatiability, will you be getting the point of Scorpio in this position. 

As for what will turn on each sign the most, during this transit:

Aries: Dark fantasy will intrigue. Feel free to get lost in your own version of “dungeons and dragons,” and discover how many ways you can love a hero.
Taurus: Love is art and art is love. Get creative with your muse, because orgasms and masterpieces are now.
Gemini: Exploring a fetish, like medical, will prove to be the right shot of sexual adrenalin. Just be careful with dosage and ease into this fix.
Cancer: Your dirty birdy will want to fly free. Leave the bedroom curtains open and invite voyeurs into your sexual psyche.
Leo: Home is where your heart will be, nestled tight under the covers with everyone and everything that makes you feel secure.
Virgo: Flirting gets obscene; going deeper into perversions you didn’t even know you could have. Unlock new mysteries.
Libra: Your sappiness will be for all things familiar, as your creature of comfort will be oohing and ah-ing for belonging.
Scorpio: Let your primal self-loose and dare to have instincts lead you. Openness and courage are its own turn-on now. 
Sagittarius: You’ll be feeling extra theatrical. Dress up and role-play the nights away, a packed house is a guarantee.
Capricorn: Getting an extra electric charge in your love life is what you’ll want to plug into now, as you’re never too old for toys.
Aquarius: Luxury is your aphrodisiac now, so get your rock star on. Do things like check into a hotel on a whim or up the thread counts of all your bedding.
Pisces: Exotic is your erotic, as anything that brings new experiences and knowledge is your everything now. 

Sun Enters Scorpio

Intensity: The Advanced Course

October 23, 2014 is going to be a grand day of astrological kismet, with the sun shifting into Scorpio, Venus entering Scorpio and a new moon solar eclipse in Scorpio (the last of the 2-year cycle in Scorpio and Taurus). Yes, a big 180 of events of the extreme kind is coming, but luckily positive aspects are pushing this sign of transformation now. As for the major themes of what to expect in this upcoming whirlwind ?

·      Secrets are going to spill, but don’t worry, this is the best time to get peace with the skeletons in the closet. Confronting fears will mean overcoming them.

·      Beginnings or endings of intense emotions, as in sudden attractions that feel like fate or obsessions taking a positive turn or cutting the loose ends off bad connections. Emotional rebirth expected!

·      Telepathy is going to be strong now and with those you truly are meant for. If you feel you are getting a psychic message, don’t disregard. There will be importance to the info that flows to  your psyche.

·      Major financial dealings will go down now. Don’t give up if you are reaching for a treasure and have invested your heart. Scorpio money dealings will go down to the wire before reaching its surprising finale.

·      Dynamic sex is destined. Load up on the bulk condoms (if necessary) and take in the vibes of this super sensual energy that can recharge even the most depleted of libidos. Passion, intensity and drive are strong, don't hide from its power.

Mercury Retrogrades In Scorpio

Say What?????

Do not fear Mercury Retrograde! Yes, it’s in the death sign of Scorpio, which means intense rebirth is par for the course now (if only your techno gadgets) — but there is a sunny side up to all. Sure, there is a threat of reaching a sort of rock bottom first, but that only means a rise to power as high.

Scorpio is the sign of surprise and its methods of communication are covert. In the information learned there are always many convoluted red herrings and the best way to master this beast is to know positive resolutions exist. For example, on how to keep the hope alive:

1.     People from the past show up. In Scorpio, it’ll likely be old booty calls or intense loves. Who says a second time around isn’t fate?

2.     Scorpio is a behind-the-scenes kind of energy, so expect brilliant ideas will appear, regarding aspirational projects you’ve let go. A breath of intense air is blowing; its muse can awaken you.

3.     If technical breakdowns happen, teaching you the ultimate lessons of back up, focus on the new gadgets you can get to get back into the game wiser.

4.     Traveling to places you’ve been will be just the getaway, as familiarity will be what soothes now.

5.     The bitch factor of a retrograde cycle intensifies and you won’t be alone in this, because if misery loves anything, it’s company. Party the night away with other sour souls that feel they have nothing to lose and adventure will ensue.

6.     Old money dealings will payout — like getting paid back in full from someone you forgot you loaned anything to, investments that suddenly matter or finding cash in an old coat pocket.

7.     …And if ever there’s a time for sensational gossip and mind-blowing slips of the tongue, it’s Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio. Cliffhanging/glass dropping info that can destroy reputations of those that need the most humility.

Mercury In Scorpio

Gonna Make You Mental

With a string of freaky and gross happenings arriving in a cluster, know it's Mercury in Scorpio making your mental. Like licking lyseric lollipops inside a horror movie set, life will take that experimental route, as nothing appears as you think and straight-up reminders of how delicate sanity can be come right at you. 

Me, in just 48 hours, have had a large loudly buzzing fly somehow stuck inside my bathroom light, violently fluttering in a wonky circle, in the process of death,....several hours later, I'm walking towards my bathroom, step on something with a crunch sound and discovered it was the dying fly on the floor, still partially alive....FF 24 hrs, discovering a roach hijacked itself into my apartment by way of take-out utensils. (It upsets me more, since I ALWAYS request, "No utensils," but still get them 80% of the time)...FF 12 hrs. I'm in the subway and the person sitting perpendicular to me coughs, doesn't cover his gross mouth and I feel spittle on my neck. Of course, he was vile and of course, my instant response was grossed out bitch face, scaring him almost as severely as he repulsed me. (Luckily, I was prepared with sanitizer and wipes.....Still, it wasn't until 8 hours later, when I was able to shower, that I felt it was fully removed.)

....and to top it all off, in total randomness, I am totally weirded out that Chelsea Clinton's baby was born at 7:03 pm on September 26 -- because it is the EXACT time and day my cat had died years before and both in NYC. My friends and I joked that it's the reincarnation and I had to become the nanny. They loved the idea of me training her to use a litter box. 

...anyway, a lovely song for this day:

Mars Enters Scorpio

Welcome To The Dark Side

After 8 months of Mars in peace-loving, goody-goody Libra, finally, the universe shakes it up with Mars, the planet of ambition, sex and war, entering Scorpio, the sign of sex, death and transformation. 



From today until September 13th, there will be an all-or-nothing drive to everything that matters -- as in only seeing two options: do or die. Luckily, it'll mean easily knowing what truly matters. However, to make it yours, you will have to step closer to the edge, farther into your dark side. Not to say it is evil, but it will be intense, as it'll only be the two extremes of yourself: your inner demon and diva, that will have any say.

As for where these areas of metamorphosis will occur or where to best focus your energies into:
Aries: Selling your talents, fueling your sex life and holding tighter to secrets.
Taurus: Making commitments, finding the beauty in you and setting injustices right.
Gemini: Perfecting your body, reducing wastefulness and working well with others.
Cancer: Being a fool for love, expressing yourself creatively and being a star.
Leo: Setting down deeper foundations, dealing with family and bolstering your security.
Virgo: Learning about your neighbors, testing your intellect and enjoying your dirtier side.
Libra: Investing in your comfort, knowing how to enjoy life and reprioritizing your values.
Scorpio: Feeling invincible, conquering new turf and annihilating enemies.
Sagittarius: Using daydreams as your muse, healing and remembering.
Capricorn: Sharing your humanity, being inventive and soaring up a social ladder.
Aquarius: Gaining authority, experiencing career shifts and building on tradition.
Pisces: Becoming a citizen of the world, feeding your spirituality and accepting the truth.

Saturn Goes Direct

Purpose, Power & Pizazz

Only 2.5 months left of this dastardly planet of discipline in unforgiving Scorpio!

Full Moon in Scorpio, The Full Flower Moon

Cherry Blossom Inspirations

Mercury Goes Direct In Scorpio

Full Brain Function Resumes

My latest notebook: Moments Precieux!

Moments Precieux was a suprise from the last two days. I had the blank notebook lying about for weeks, meaning to paint it...but then time kept slipping by and I had the cute fabric covered book from AMS that I added stuff, to personalize...but it's not the same. I need my archives to be arranged properly...But I was lacking ideas, until Venus went to Capricorn and I just wanted to do it. I figured I could play around with my stuff, until something hits. With collage, it's  sorting out a puzzle and scavenging for the pieces.

Usually, I will have one hint, like the title, a concept or actual visuals--or a combo of the three. I love when it comes together and how amazing that feels to put finishing touches...

This time around, I was not working ahead of myself in any way. No ideas, but I liked the brown paper the best, so started by covering the entire notebook in it....Then, pulled out the supplies, started playing around and voila--as soon as the fence was laid, they were obviously tracks to me and obviously she would be at one end and the train at the other. Of course, despite the grim predicaments, there are still more than enough seconds for the track to get switched or she gets pulled off or she rolls off herself. She may not be tied to the tracks. She could of put on the blindfold herself. If anything, I see Moments Precieux as a study in hope.

New Moon Solar Eclipse In Scorpio

Divine 

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Sun Enters Scorpio

It's The Season Of Sex!

Welcome to Sun In Scorpio, AKA The Season of Sex in the astrological world. This is when skeletons come out of the closet, freaky turn-ons make you compulsive and the whole act of getting off will feel as if it is a life or death matter, as this is the sign that also rules death, obsession and power. So, be ready to go at what you want 110%, because anything that doesn't feel extreme won't be worth your time.

As for the best ways to get off for each sign under this intense sign, it is as follow. Read for your sun and rising sign! Also, note these tips are excerpts from my monthly column in Cosmo For Latinas, which also includes horoscopes for singles and attached. (Link to be added.)

Scorpio

Trust is when you and your intended both can hold one key and make sure no one else gets their hands on it. Let out one of your skeletons in your closet. Then, roll those dice to see if lady luck does ride with you.

Sagittarius

Pearl necklaces are classic and can never go wrong. So, collect as many strands this month and exchange the favor whenever possible.

Capricorn

Take up practicing the Kama Sutra or some exotic ancient sexual method, as your taste for spice will need a throwback for ultimate orgasmic explosion.

Aquarius

Let’s face it, sometimes you put in so much extra in bed that you should be paid for services rendered. This month, even the sexual playing field and remain the pretty bottom.

Pisces

Get ready for your season of the anaconda. Yes, it’s going to get bigger and badder now, so get ready to suck out all the venom if you want to make it out alive.

Aries

Take in a more sensual slice of life by adding plusher blankets on your bed and wearing the softest of clothes. This month is going to be all about touch.

Taurus

Change it up this month with new sensual personas. Try out new accents or use different names in bed. It’ll add a new dimension that can raise your sexual confidence like never before.

Gemini

Hit the gym with your baby or flirt your ass off at one, because it’ll be at your sweatiest and strongest that your pheromones will be doing all they are meant to. Plus, who can resist multi-tasking?

Cancer

You’ll be acing the orals this month and vice versa, as it’ll be with your mouth (and tongue (and theirs)) that you’ll find your sweetest paradises now.

Leo

Keep your mind open to adventures as they come, as feeding your compulsions will get your confidence back into top shape. No, not so romantic, but definitely racy.

Virgo

First come, first severed. If that seems unfair to anyone, well then they just aren’t working as hard as they can. Make no excuses for yourself and have no regrets.

Libra

Amp up the competitive spirit with your person of interest. Seems friendly competition will turn sexual fast and can have you both reaching the finish line in harmony. It’ll be a perfect win-win situation.

Mercury Enters Scorpio

Mental Deceptions Highly Possible Now Until December 4, 2013.

Venus In Scorpio

Venus In Furs

Bite My Style
Wow, I got an e-mail wondering where my post about my outfits was...loved that....It's the pending Mercury Rx arriving in Scorpio, October 21...I know it's far away, but with Venus in Scorpio, I just can't help languishing myself a little plusher.

So, the ostrich feather coat in Aquarius (down below) says it all. LOVE! Yes, I got it on eBay. It got bloody with one battle, to the last seconds. Then, I let go--and gladly so. I love the fullness of mine. Just borderline ridiculous in size....and actually, I saw the one I got a few hours before the final auction of the one I was DYING for and it made me die a lot less for the one giving me restless sleep...So, push came to shove, but yeah, at the end I puttered out.

As for the one I got, I just love it. I love the trim of the longer feathers at edges....And besides getting to wear it for a vignette, I debuted at the opera--The Anna Nicole opera that is! It was purrrrrrfect. So fun! The sets alone were amazing to see, and it all just worked. Pulling off opera in English is tough, in my opinion--but obviously, Anna Nicole is the perfect opera to do, if you're going to go there. It worked.

In honor of ANS, under my coat, I wore it with a one-sleeve stretch jersey leopard print dress from the Jersey Shore (Asbury Park, Boardwalk. Style Rocket. Cute Stuff.) Total strangers came up to me to compliment me. Two women at different times said I am dressed exactly how they would dress if they could. That was sweet....Oh course, my fave is always the bad reactions people get of me. Just loved the old lady that wouldn't let me sit in a chair for not even a second, because her old man was coming back. The tone in her voice. She thought I was a tramp. Loved that. I wanted to sit on her lap and tickle her flaps.

...As for the main outfit in this week's Style By Sign, my dress is from the internet. French Connection. I love it. It took a double take to see what the images were and after that, I was sold because I love that motif. (I do have 4 planets in Sag.)...I saw the dress at a store first, but was like, "No, somewhere this dress costs way less...and voila, got it for 40% less. Ah, the internet. What did I do with myself before you? ...Ah, am I already that old?....

Venus & Saturn Crashing In Scorpio

What Will Be Will Be.

We are living amid crazy times and the world you know when you awake can be a totally different  one that you go to bed in -- and that can be in a personal way and a collective one. So, isn't it nice to ensure at least 90 seconds of hope per week--AKA, Style By Sign? Yes, time for a new week of my winsome cosmic interpretations through fashion, pop culture and just good ole' fun! This week, my fave is Taurus. I just love cat lady. She really has no idea pussy is a bad word. It's just what Fluffy is.

BITE MY STYLE
Funny, today at the shoot we joked about doing a Stylish Life, (another LookTV series that are docu-bios on various personalities in fashion) on me, revealing all the tape, pins, etc that is sometimes happening in the back of me. I had so much duct tape on me today, I felt like a drag queen! ...Anyway, this week's black dress had its issues -- the zipper broke. It got off track and was never going back. This was our first zipper disaster and duct tape solved all. Anyway, RIP this dress, which I bought so many moons ago and had in my closet YEARS longer than I wore. It's actually really lovely, with the golden embroidery and the I Love Lucy silhouette, flattering even when I deserve to look fat.

...But for practicality's sake, the skirt part, at times, felt like too much material for me to haul about. I prefer pants or hems that go no further than the knee. I wore this dress at most three times. I even tried to give it away last summer, but my friend insisted I keep it because it was so pretty and I'd regret it. I told her it's too late for me. It had it's heyday and I wanted the space...But seems she was right, it had one more adventure in her yet.

STAY TUNED UNTIL NEXT TIME.

Venus Enters Scorpio

Dark Urges, One: You, Zero.

Welcome to the most somber time of the year with the tail end of summer ending and needing to think about living with a certain sense of reserve due to the winter. This is the time when everything "dies", which pretty much sums Venus in Scorpio. Now is that time to dig deeper into pain and pleasure.


I love my thug cameo.

P.S. My new monthly column at CosmoForLatinas is up! Monthly horoscopes for anyone, single or hooked, and cosmic tip for getting off!

Moon In Taurus

It Feels So Good


Here we are, heading into the final week of the summer vacay time and Mars is entering Leo tomorrow, which means a final close out that will leave us all feeling a bit banged up, but in all the best ways (if you can help it). For tips to make your week as stylin as possible, click into Style By Sign, the most fun way to get your weekly horoscopes! Also, so easy and inspiring -- and less than 2 minutes of your life! What else can save you for just 2 minutes of your time? Anyway, this week, my fave video for purposes obvious to those who know is Scorpio!

As for how to Bite My Style:
My pink spades dress is from BB Dakota. I bought it very long ago at a surf shop in Ocean City, Maryland. I can't decided if I like it or hate it. It had a weird fit in some areas, but then a good fit in other. It's cute and all, and everyone seems to like it... Today, even my intern said when he watched my video said, "You look beautiful and I'm not just saying it. I'm saying it because it's true."

Yes, that little bundle of love is a Leo Rising and they do know how to lay on the charm...In fact, the dress I will be wearing for the Sept. 16th is something he told me I also looked beautiful in too. I wore it to pick him up from school. When he saw me, he didn't even say hi. He just went into, "You look beautiful." (Yeah, he's my favorite)

...And as for my jewelry, it's from the usual places: earrings from g-ma, charm bracelet from Archie McPhee Mystery Box I got from my friend Arion one year, my black cocktail ring is from Amsterdam and the necklace is from In God We Trust. Other things thrown into the series this week: the pink shoes I am holding as "my designer shoes" in Libra are from Amsterdam and my red satchel in Pisces is from Berlin's KaDeWe.

Saturn Goes Direct In Scorpio

Turmoil, Back On Full Blast

 

Oh yeah, got to love it, bad ass Saturn is back to full tilt boogie and in that crazy bitch Scorpio. To honor it in true Mercury Rx style, here's one from the archives, Life Sucks!

I wrote this gem when I was a teenager, for the hardcore band I joined when i was 15, called E.G.O., which stood for Extra Genital Orgasm. We formed one night at our friend Roberta's post X-mas party, where we had crazy experiences ouija-ing. It was my friend Inchan's idea and his band name. He was the guy that was in a band with anyone and everyone with any musical ability, even if it was just being into the same stuff.

By default of not knowing how to play any instruments, I was the lead singer. And of course I can't  sing, so we were hardcore, because I could scream. We had a rehearsal the next day, where we composed a song about the Ouija and I went outside to scream my lyrics, while Inchan and Christine, the two in the band that could play music, banged something out on a baby grand piano in Christine's living room with the front door open, so we could hear each other. That lasted for an hour or so.

Six months later, we had another rehearsal. This time, in Inchan's garage with a real set-up -- drums, guitar and amps. Inchan even drank beer....Our friend John did say, from his experience of being in a band wth Inchan that, "... he always takes over the whole band."

Obviously, I was totally cool with that, since the only thing I liked about any of it was saying I was in a hardcore band, which I actually had no one to tell. Eventually, I did get booted to the back, to the drums, but I did sign up for lessons, but only got so far as to buy the sticks and carry them around. I just couldn't wake up early enough to get to any lesson. My life as a pseudo rock star was a disaster and had no chance. All I could get down were the habits.

Anyway, Life Sucks was actually written after my first day of college, when I was17, in 5 minutes, because in that deep desperation, I really did wish E.G.O. could of been my option. That was/is how I felt/feel and somewhere in another dimension, it would of been our band's anthem song.

...and years later, I put it in my 1st book ANGST, but under the name Babelicious, who I made live in London, in hopes the publisher would think there was an audience there and would send me there. Of course, they never did, but in the book I did include 4 of the poems from my teenage days.....and it seems nothing has changed at all.

Moon In Scorpio

Bite My Style

Sneak peak my upcoming Style By Sign look.

I find it ironic I started Style By Sign just after getting all my grandmother's costume jewelry. She's been part of my looks every week, which is such a lovely homage, since I know my life, especially my career, wouldn't of been possible without her in so many ways. Plus, funny enough, when I was little, she did suggest broadcast journalism as my future career. I think since in my day it appeared to be a top job that Asian women had an advantage (at least in NYC). While I never aspired to work in front of the camera growing up, focusing my efforts on being a nihilistic writer type, I am totally excited and into my glamorous turn of events and the amazing opportunities that have come my way.

This week, I have G-Ma's clip-on pearl button earrings. Dress from Forever 21, Necklace from In God We Trust, bracelets a gift from my friend Ingrid, mint and gold ring bought in Istanbul, pearl-burst ring bought at a flea market in Berlin, sparkly mint green ring from Modcloth, white belt from the black dress I got from the Castro in Tel Aviv and my ankle strap heels are Fornarina.

This week, there are several vignettes!!!! I love it. One of my most favorite parts of making SBS is playing the characters. I don't have pics of all of them, but the red carpet look. The fox stole is from my wacky sis-in-law Michelle and the dress is from Jozie, my make-up and hair hottie. She snatched it from her sister's closet, tags and all...hahahah...Oh and the bejeweled stilettos are from some totally discount store on Delancey Street that I bought on the way to a wedding. They weren't going to be really be seen with my outfit, and for one time use they did the job.