Valentine's Day (Thursday) in the Mercury retro begins a busy week of Mercury direct, Sun entering Pisces, Pisces/Virgo Full Moon and the Chinese Lantern Festival. Who do you belong to and who belongs to you? That's a Taurus Valentine question. Something different is happening this year for Valentine's Day. It's the Valentine's Day Peace Project where people in communities around the world are by handing out flowers containing poems of peace, gratitude and community, many created by school children. Begun in Los Angeles (heart center of the U.S.), the Valentine's Peace Project has expanded to include San Francisco, New York City (spiritual inlet of the world), Chicago, Amsterdam. Also offered on this international day of love are peacemaking workshops expanding Valentine's Day from the personal (Leo) to the collective creating community (Aquarian) connections. Learn more at valentinepeaceproject.org and www.visionmagazine.com/archives/0802/los_angeles.html .

Locally, nothing's better than Donnelly's chocolates for Valentine's Day. Speaking of locals –the Chinese new year ends Wednesday at the Pisces Full Moon Chinese Lantern Festival, which Om Gallery downtown always looks like with its "lanterns" of lights hanging, suspended, dropped, draped and dangling from the ceiling in all shapes, colors, patterns and designs. In our intentional Aquarian community (template for the new culture and civilization), we'll have a Lantern Festival party signifying the new light, new season (spring), new life to come. Ohm. (Read more at nightlightnews.com).

ARIES (March 21-April 20) You need a group, a lot of people to talk with and listen to. Mostly you need playfulness, a honeycomb of light and laughter, a mingling of friends, ideas, plans, hopes, wishes that move swiftly into the future. Even though projects are well planned, there will be unexpected changes leading to a revelation of desires. Respond continuously with laughter, humor, and love, love, love.

TAURUS (April 21-May 21) Amidst talk and communication and the many tasks to perform this week you'll balance yourself with quiet research, reading and solitude. In between you're seriously intent upon having a formal dinner, talking about the future, finding the right place to work and live, and (gulp!) realizing your intimate has completely different plans far away. Oh dear. Better catch up.

GEMINI (May 22-June 20) Keep things light because it's likely you'll fall into some sort of moody bluesy state and you don't want to affect others so take care who's around this week. Inform everyone you're contemplating mysticism or magic or the Secret Doctrine. Actually reading "Ponder On This" or "Externalization of the Hierarchy" may be what's calling.

CANCER (June 21-July 20) Try to cherish those times long ago when life was easy and love was simple and romance was always on your mind. This week the hard truth is it feels cold in your heart so friendships are the safest place to be so be with friends and have the intention to radiate love and Goodwill for this will warm you and give you a feeling of life once again.

LEO (July 21-Aug. 22) Try not to work on Valentine's Day but if you must, make work a party, tend to others, bring candy and festive things to share. This will enhance your work situation, clear up anything uncertain and you'll be seen as the leader who brings a little light into the darkness. Do these things with a big heart.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You're unbelievably busy! The planets are lined up in your house of work, service and tending to daily tasks. Follow Leo's directives, paying special attention to your special someone. If there is no special someone, then tend to yourself as special for before we can serve others (Virgo's task) we must serve ourselves. What is it you need in your life?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Preparing for things unusual, perhaps a trip far far away, and creating a whole new life for yourself is an extraordinary Valentine gift and one only you can give yourself. While waiting to embark on whatever's next, cut out red valentines, glue them with glitter, string them on gold twine, hang them everywhere and give them away. These can represent your heart which is free, open, alive and liberated! Almost!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Plan a party and invite everyone to your home. This will create new friendships, bring a new foundational energy to your home. Even though you like to be protected and private you won't lose all the magic and mystery. Have the intention to be a perfect host, have lots of food and drink, take everyone outside to watch the stars, and know that this party will play a large part in your future welfare.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 20) If you will have the intention that Valentine's Day will be a good day, and if you follow the advice I gave Leo, and if you just choose to do all things for others, and if you simply shower love on everyone around you and if you're flexible and open minded you'll have a celebration that's different than any celebration you've had before. Love is all you need. And so you are to create some.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 20) Finances. Due to a recent choice you may worry more than needed. Know that all's well, your choice was correct and when we make choices from the heart life flows in harmony. Now it's time for a bit of pleasure, fun, calmness, rest, and attention to simple plans that create the art of living and a sense of beauty. Soon ideas will emerge concerning the new design of your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 18) This week and month everything should be about you. You should be tended and cared for, loved and cherished, listened to and drawn out from the depths of concern and worry. As the future unfolds you will be more aware of your purpose and direction. A new sense of self-esteem will evolve along with compassion. 

PISCES (Feb.19-March 20) Playfulness, friendship and creating foods and crafts that others enjoy will keep you on the planet this week. While everyone's celebrating you'll think about how to make contact with the greater community called humanity. You remember that your task is saving humanity so you will work hand in hand with Aquarians whose task is serving humanity. A community will be built and you will be one of its founders.