Daily Horoscope for Cancer

Horoscope Cast for Friday, August 20th, 2010

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Daily Horoscope for Cancer Summary

Mercury Retrograde can be a b*tch. We are all familiar with the mishaps that follow a Merc Retro transit: misinterpretations, misconceptions, misinformation, misunderstandings, misfortunes, and just plain missing the bus (literally and figuratively.) So how do we cope with Merc Retro? We adopt the Boy Scouts motto: Be Prepared That’s right. Prepare, expect, and leave time to for the mistakes to occur and to correct them. We double-check our work. We take the time to do the research and then do some more as a cross-reference. We leave enough time to check over other people’s work because they are subject to world class mistakes as well --mistakes that could affect you and your life. So don’t leave it in the hands of FedEx Kinkos, now called FedEx Office. Check the items before you leave. Check the receipt and make sure you were charged the right amount. Yeah, I know. It sucks. You have to turn on Robocop, Terminator, anal-retentive mode. Assume the worst and be happy when you assumed wrong. When Merc Retro is at play, the best offense is good defense. Create actionable plans: Plan A and Plan B! Leave room in your schedule for biggest of blunders to occur and then account for the time it will take to get back on track. Don’t arrive to the airport an hour before your domestic flight. Leave two hours ahead. Understand that traffic will be chaotic: traffic lights will be out of order, it will be difficult to catch a cab, or call for the car service. The cell phone will drop more phone calls than it ever did before—yes, the service will be horrible. Be sure to have your AAA card handy, because the chances you’ll face a flat tire on the way to that all important meeting is high. Send yourself the email and save the backup copy of the critical presentation. Don’t leave anything to chance. They say that during Merc Retro, call centers and customer service centers receive the highest amount of incoming calls, because people’s stuff stops working (or stops working the way it should work.) Understand that all the stuff was created during a time when Mercury was Direct. So to combat it, we should have stores that only sell Merc Retro-produced items: things that were made during Merc Retro for use only during Merc Retro, so that they work properly during Merc Retro. Perhaps that’s too extreme? Most of those calls are “freak out” calls, where people are being completely irrational in their claims and can’t understand why their oft dependable computer is acting up this time ‘round. Had they followed the above advice (or at least read about it ahead of time), those call centers would be just as quiet as they were pre-Merc retro. Those call centers should hand out pamphlets detailing “what to do during Merc Retro.” But of course, considering the nature of people, those pamphlets would get tossed in the recycling. Most of Merc Retro is “false positive.” For example, my car’s “Service Engine” light always pops on during Merc Retro. I treat that car better than I treat my significant other. I practically have it on a schedule to get the transmission fluids flushed and the oil changed. The tires are brand new. The tank is always half full or full. You could eat off of the seats and floors (not sure you’d want to), but you could if it came down to it. And yet, the “Service Engine” light is on? All of that is Merc Retro. The minute Merc Retro is over, like clockwork, it goes back to normal. Don’t let Merc Retro snow you. Be on your ps and qs as well as double-ps and double qs.

The Daily Horoscope for Cancer

I hope you’re feeling garrulous over the next thirty days. People are coming to hear you speak. Now is the time to divulge your worldly advice and give guidance. However, Mercury is retrograde so what you’re hearing or even saying can be misconstrued completely. It’s best to get things in writing, check for spelling errors and bad sentence structure. Check your sources before you do or say anything. And if it’s not written down, consider it false until you see it in black and white. Once you see it in black and white, do your homework, and collect a few more resources. Research to make sure what you read is true. Believe it or not it matters now more than ever before.

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Today's Astrology Quote of the Day:
There is no better boat than a horoscope to help a man cross over the sea of life...
~ Varaha Mihira

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Daily Tao

While alive, the body is soft and pliant
When dead, it is hard and rigid
All living things, grass and trees,
While alive, are soft and supple
When dead, become dry and brittle
Thus that which is hard and stiff
is the follower of death
That which is soft and yielding
is the follower of life
Therefore, an inflexible army will not win
A strong tree will be cut down
The big and forceful occupy a lowly position
While the soft and pliant occupy a higher place

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