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Welcome to 29 days of February – it's Leap Year! Your ruling planet Venus opposes the God of War (Mars) on the 1st. This could lead to a pouty power struggle, hurt feelings, or a sense of being betrayed by someone you trusted or counted as a friend. Think about this. Did someone actually betray you? If so, could it be that you need to be a little pickier about whom you call a friend or confidante? Secondly, once you reveal a very private secret, it's no longer a secret. You've handed it over to another. Do you really think that person can carry the burden of your secret around on his or her shoulders? Between the 2nd (Groundhog's Day) and the Full Moon in Leo on the 7th, do some serious soul searching. Take responsibility for what you say, whom you associate with, and your own self-control. Others aren't puppet masters powerful enough to control your life, decisions and reactions. These elements are up to you. The Full Moon on the 7th makes you more cognizant of how important it is to have a strong, sound base, be it family, friends, faith, material security, or self-confidence. The Leo Full Moon reminds you that your ability to make or break a situation is truly up to you. If you put your trust in the wrong people's hands, you learn to be more discerning. If you put your trust into the right people's hands, you are enjoying the pleasures of having a strong, sound base right now. Saturn goes retrograde in Libra (your solar 6th house) until late June. This urges you to get that physical checkup, dental work done, eyes checked, and so on. Although other things are more fun to spend money on, your health needs to be a huge priority. Play catch-up during Saturn's retro phase. Make those appointments now. On the 8th, Venus enters Aries, your solar 12th house, suggesting that there are many things that need to be said or done to preserve and enhance a relationship. Some of you may be tempted to stray or call it quits, and a few of you may make idle threats that you're leaving just to test a friend or loved one. Don't push it, Bull. You might hear something that you don't want to hear. Here's the score: If you want a personal or business relationship to survive, you have to feed it, care for it, and let it grow. If you want to end it, neglect it at every opportunity. You cannot maintain love or camaraderie unless you both give of yourselves and share. It's not a one-way street. A number of you are suddenly free of connections that were demanding and you complained about how demanding they were. Now, without them to fall back on, you miss and want them back. This month urges you to take care of what and who you value. The 9th and 10th really underscore this reality. Misunderstandings and surprises are likely. These can reformulate into something good or a big loss. Tend your sheep, Bull – or lose them when you need them the most. Case in point: A Taurus woman who ignored family members for years, didn't know the names of other family member's children or grandchildren, suddenly meets hard times and sends out emails demanding money from all relatives. Not surprisingly, no one came to her rescue. She reaped what she'd sown. [continued on next page...]