This week's (late) Free Will Astrology

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
The ancestors of my niece Gabrielle lived in Slovakia, Poland, the Cherokee nation, and the American South. Her new husband Arturo is of Filipino and Mayan descent. Their recent wedding was a feast of multi-cultural influences. Toasts were delivered in three languages, their vows drew from several religious traditions, and the music ranged from a mariachi band's folk tunes to a DJ spinning old disco songs and sacred Hindu chants set to hip hop rhythms. I bring this up in hopes of inspiring you to seek similar rituals of cross-fertilization and rich integration, Libra. It's a favorable time, astrologically speaking, to weave together the diverse threads of your life -- including some whose greatest contributions to your life's beauty still lie in the future.


Now if I could just get hold of those strands so I could start doing something...