September is a magnificent month for cosmic mischief, merriment and plain old wicked goodness. For one thing, it’s not August any longer. That alone is reason to celebrate September. Good job kicking August’s ass, September. Sit down, stay for 30 days, as that’s all you hath.
Do you know what September’s birthstone is? Sapphire. Because it’s the month of blue skies, baby. And do you know what “Sapphire” means? It’s from the Sanskrit word Shanipriya which means “Precious to Saturn.” And also English for “Expensive blue rock.”
Saturn is exalted in Libra, which kicks in at the end of the month. Saturn is also the ruler of Saturdays, so I know all of this doesn’t make linear sense per se but nothing is wrong with Saturdays, right? The only bad thing I associate with Saturn is that horrible Ruben’s painting with all the devouring. That thing is messed up. You can’t go around devouring babies, Saturn, you just can’t.
Otherwise, great month. I’m psyched to tell you about it. But first, let’s celebrate September Birthdays.
This month we are focusing all of our festivities on the one, the only, the Chachi!!
Happy Birthday, Baio. You wacky pack of a man! For your birthday I want to give you one special gift. I’d like to edit your Twitter bio, Baio. Please. No, really, please, let me. It’s kind of like we told Saturn, you can’t have two “ands” as well as an ampersand, you just can’t.
So let me treat you to that, and let Aiming Low be the first to wish you a very, very happy birthday!
Check out your astro sign horoscope after the jump!
September 2011 Horoscopes
Aries: Darling, I know it’s been a long haul as of late. You’ve been working your little fingers to the bone, and help has been hard to come by. A little sweetness, is that to much to ask for. No, it’s not. It’s also on the way. Forces are lining up to make sure you feel as adored and adorable as a child whose parents have said, “Hey, little you, guess what? Let’s go visit Grandma and see how her dog Bess is doing?” Hurray, that’s awesome, because you love your Grandma and her old, fat Lab Bess. So you are happy walking up to Grandma’s house, and then you see her and you get happier, and then she opens the door and PUPPIES! Bess had puppies and they are fluffy and there are yellow ones AND there are black ones and they lick you and tickle you and you can’t get up and PUPPIES! And Grandma lets you get all sugared up on cold Pepsi too! And puppies! Sigh. It’s a good day, feelin’ free! It’s going to be a good month, little Ram, just like that.
Taurus: September’s focus for you is on building influence and connections. Maybe you are a blogger or a business person or in a hometown network, and you are wondering if all the time you put into it is worth it. It can be hard to assess what’s worth it or not, so let me tell you a little story that might help. Once I was really lucky to have a great friend. I had just moved to this new place, a heavenly farmstead in a place kind of like Utah–you know, barns and rural stuff– which I thought was writer’s dream come true, but it turns out I felt isolated and lonely. But then, thank the god that is known as John Deere, I had the good fortune to make the perfect friend. She was kind, talented–actually she was the first blogger I ever met, too, and she was a brilliant writer who had a lot of influence. One time when I was really struggling, she used her influence to help me become somewhat famous, and it really saved my life. I even won a prize because of her, and I never win anything! Tragically, though, Charlotte died soon thereafter, and that was a bummer, like a HUGE bummer, because her Klout went to zero and everything and I never won another prize, but that’s not the point. The point is, build your network, share your influence, and you might benefit from someone’s influence or friendship too. Sure, you might die near the rats in the stinky state fair after working your ass off for free which come to think of it is a LOT like social media, but I’m sure Charlotte felt it was worth it and so will you. Better yet, you might be the one who gets all kinds of awesome stuff from your friend without doing much in return! Either way, networks are cool, that’s the point. SOME TWEET!
Gemini: LOVE. I’m talking about deep swoony love! It’s swirling all around you this September. It’s almost like you invented it, that’s how big it is. Like you are Brooke Shields marooned on a tropical lagoon inventing love and all of its FEELINGS. But you are older than her so it’s not creepy. Also, your lover is older too, because otherwise that would be way creepy. And it’s not tragic like Endless Love which is that other Brooke Shields movie I always confuse Blue Lagoon with, because that thing is a buzz kill (arson, hospitals, prison, etc. The sex part it the beginning was cool, though I think I was fourteen the last time I saw it, so Ebert might have more to say about that.) Oh, hell. Just play some Lionel Richie and call it a day. You don’t need anything, you’ve got love in your pocket and a whole beautiful month to enjoy it.
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