SERENDIPITY 2017 Issue 2 | Page 50

Libra

September 23 to October 22

Tuck into that cozy nest of blankets just a little bit longer, Libra. Until January 19, the sun is nesting in Capricorn and your home-and-family zone. Revel in domestic bliss and reconnect with relatives and old friends you didn't get to see over the holidays. Mercury will be retrograde until January 8, promising some heartwarming reunions as the year starts. If a family feud blew up due to seasonal pressures, make amends at the beginning of the month. If you're ready to go apartment hunting or feel like redoing your décor scheme, wait until after the 8th, when Mercury is back on track. Keep your gym bag at the ready! From January 3 to 28, your ruler, radiant Venus, pairs up with energizer Mars in your wellness zone, helping you launch 2017 in a healthy manner. Remember this: Deprivation is not motivation, Libra. Instead of swearing off sugar and carbs just add more greens and brain-power boosting foods to your repertoire. Prep a pumped up playlist and even splurge a little on a fitness studio you love. Money too tight? Explore the possibility of a work-study exchange: Handing out yoga mats and towels for a couple hours a week could be an easy way to fund your power vinyasa fix. Since Mars and Venus are the love planets, romance could spark with someone in your indoor cycling class. Attached? Bring on the buddy workouts — which are bound to have fringe benefits in the bedroom.

Virgo

August 23 to September 22

Wait...doesn't Valentine's Day go down in February? Cupid's got it confused in 2017, but that's fine by you. January could very well be one of the most romantic months you've had in a while. For starters, the sun will blaze in Capricorn and your passionate, show-stopping fifth house until the 19th. Hello, head-turner — you're giving 'em whiplash just by walking in the room. But that's not the half of it. From January 3 to 28, heavenly heartthrobs Venus and Mars are riding through Pisces and your seventh house of relationships. There's so much momentum for love this month, Virgo, so don't waste time on those half-in, half-out types. One of them (an ex, even) could take you a wild goose chase while Mercury is retrograde until the 8th. What a waste of time that would be! Don't miss out on a good catch, because you're busy focusing on the one who really should get away...permanently. Coupled Virgos could level up by the 28th. What's next for you two: a spare key to each other's front doors, a co-signed lease, babies, even? This fertile month could call in the stork. You heard it here, Virgo, so plan, prepare, or protect as needed.