right, that Gemini won’t rest until she gets even. So, we are in a race now. Can she discredit me before I can save her from whatever is going to happen on that night of the launch party? How can I save spacey Arianna from that Gemini night when I have no idea what is going to go wrong?
SQUARED PLANETS: A HARD ENERGY
When two planets are ninety degrees apart, it is said that they square each other. Because of the ninety-degree angle, squares are approximately three signs apart. Thus a square is usually Cardinal (Aries, Libra, Cancer, Capricorn), Fixed (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius), or Mutable (Gemini, Virgo,
Sagittarius, Pisces) and will take on the qualities of each. A Cardinal square will involve power struggles. A Fixed square will be unyielding with secrets and obsessions. A Mutable square is more flexible, based on other aspects of the chart.
Squares are said to possess a hard energy. Conflict is at their core. A square sets up obstacles and teaches lessons. Despite the tension and conflict, a square can also offer you an opportunity to overcome adversity and to grow.
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WHEN YOU ARE BORN AND TAKE THAT FIRST BREATH,
YOU INGEST THE UNIVERSE, AND THAT IS WHAT
LEAVES ITS MARK. HOWEVER, REMEMBER THAT YOUR
CHART IS LIKE ANY OTHER MAP. IT’S A WAY TO TRAVEL,
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO FOLLOW IT. STAY TRUE TO
YOUR MISSION, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE MAP SAYS.
—Fearless Astrology
That’s what I had to do. My mission was to keep that internship. Although it wouldn’t make me miss Jeremy any less, it would help me continue my ties to Henry Jaffa. That connection seemed to be the only one that had survived the summer. No, I couldn’t allow such negative thoughts into my brain. There had to be a reason Jeremy hadn’t gotten in touch with me lately. He had said that he
was going to be doing some traveling with his dad. Maybe that’s what they were doing. Maybe he’d lost or broken his phone. Maybe.
In the meantime, I decided to start writing an astro love column for CRUSH , as if I already had the job. It would be about how to make a Sun fall for you. Once I proved myself to Stacy, I’d have all of these cool columns ready to go. Researching and writing it might even help me figure out how to get Jeremy interested again.
Snider was alone in the classroom that morning, bent over the papers on her desk. As usual, her hair was pulled back, with little curls around her neck. She had lightened it, or maybe just spent some time in the sun. Definitive Capricorn, made even more elegant by the white shirt with high neckline and pearl buttons.
“Good morning,” she said, and I could sense her caution.
“I wanted to come in early because I have good news,” I told her. “ CRUSH magazine is going to do a spring issue on beaches next year, and they’re coming here to do a photo shoot.”
She put down her pen and gave me the first genuine smile I’d seen from her in a long time. “That’s wonderful, Logan. How did you make it happen?”
I felt myself flush. “Stacy, the CRUSH editor, liked the idea of featuring a beach in a small town.”
“So do I. I’m really happy to see you making such positive progress with your internship, Logan.”
Probably not a good time to mention that I was trying out
for the teen astrology columnist position. I would worry about that if and when I got the job.
“I’m excited about it. They’ll be picking one model from here. Can you believe it?”
“Only one?”
“One from each beach community high school. From all over the country.”
“How can we possibly select one?” Snider asked. “I can’t even imagine the wars that will start.”
“There won’t be any wars,” I told her. “Stacy says they are going to ask the fashion designer featured in that issue to make the final decisions.”
“Which designer?”
“Her name is Graciela Perez. Stacy said she’s the hottest beachwear designer in the country.”
“And no astrology?” Although she was