Dear Andrea,
There are due to be three perfect planetary pentagrams and we have only had two so far. The last does not occur till November 25. Even then, we need to remember that they are portents. They speak of what's to come, not of what's going on now. There may seem to be a tide of trouble rising all around the world... but it can yet be quelled.

Dear Vicki,
I have my theories about why some readers experience this sometimes. Perhaps in your case, it is because I always try to look on the upside. But would it really have been better if during those downs, I had taken a pessimistic tone?

Dear Natalie,
You can't judge a book by looking at its cover. Nor can you judge a long lasting astrological influence by the first reaction that it triggers. Trouble will often make its way past our guard and into our lives by pretending to be an opportunity. Opportunity also has a habit of arising in disguise. You now think that you are encountering trouble... but just give it a little more time.