• Horoscopes for 2-3-2026

  “Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t.”

  Polonius in Shakespeare’s Hamlet (2.2.186)

  Horoscopes for 2-3-2026

  Mercury into Pisces 2/6 Venus square Uranus 2/7

  Horoscopes for 2-3-2026

  Last week’s news.

  Aquarius

  It’s a very old story, and there might be references elsewhere in my canon. But as a reminder to this week’s Aquarius? My maternal grandmother passed a half-dozen years before my maternal grandfather. As he was laid out in his casket, for the viewing, funny family story, ask my sister, as he was laid out, there was a Bible on his pillow, open to an inscription from his wife of all of those years. What it meant? Although preceding him death, she still got in the last word. Part of this is merely Gothic Southern family. Some of this is the actual matriarchal lineage of such families. Part of this is my own, twisted humor in the face of death. Part of it — all of it — is true. The reminder is for this week’s Aquarius, about reaching beyond known boundaries and barriers to hear a voice, one more time.

  Pisces

  There is — rough approximation — an astrological degree to a single day.¹ One degree is 60 minutes, so Neptune moves 12 minutes of Aries, and that means, it’s right at one-fifth of a degree. Too much arithmetic? Too many maths? Want meaning, not numbers? Don’t care about poor Aries? Pisces is supposed to help Aries. Simple as that. Guidance, suggestions, lead by example (not by rulership.) Show the way. Put your own concerns aside, for the moment, put your own mental health and well-being as a secondary notion to making sure that the Aries elements understand what’s in play.²

  Aries

  In my life, I’ve encountered a couple of spiritual masters. One example comes to mind, years, maybe even a decade later. He was a visiting pastor, a priest, you know, white collar and everything. He was also humble, willing to be engaged, and carried a very powerful message while maintaining a remarkable down-to-earth attitude. Joking aside, some of what that church does is good, and he was the walking, talking embodiment of that message. Don’t know anything else, but it was brief moment when I suspended my belief to listen to another’s point of view. Felt like I was touched by the Holy Spirit or something, deeply mystical. There are two parts to this. One is for gentle Aries to move past that preconceived notion of what mysterious, mystical, spiritual, religious events have to look like. Could be simple charity. The second part, listen to what that message is. Pay attention to even the smallest of voices, as the loudest pipe often fail to convey true meaning.

  Taurus

  One of my old fishing buddies is a retired welder. He could lay down a bead with almost any type of hardware, and not need a grinder. His work wasn’t just masterful, it was beautiful. Don’t tell him I said so. He’d get upset at the term, “beautiful.” But it was, almost a work of art. In part, he brought years of experience to the job. In part, he disliked having to go over the welds with a grinder, and for that matter, he hated having to hire a helper to do the grinding. I noticed how good his work was when I started looking at other welds and other welders. Most of them do “gorilla welds.” A “gorilla weld” is one that is strong, but ugly. There are some bridges and overpasses, last time we talked he was just retiring from doing some highway work, with beautiful welds and all, buried in those structures. But he retired. So what our Taurus selves are now stuck with? “Gorilla welds.” This week is about some aspect of the situation, it’s not pretty (Venus square Uranus), but it is strong. Eschew the usual Taurus need to make it pretty. Ugly, but strong, like the gorilla welds, that works. Offends my buddy, but he is retired.

  Gemini

  There is more than one Gemini that I’ve encountered who claims to be a loner. “Nah, I don’t need people.” Another Gemini who claims he doesn’t really talk that much. In my own observations, though, both of those are contrary to my observations. The loner hangs out in crowded coffee shops. Works best when there’s a general din and low roars of crowds around him. The one who claims he doesn’t talk too much, usually enters talking, and doesn’t shut up even when his time is up. In both examples, I’ve learned to just nod, agree, and not argue. Wish the rest of the world was on board with my nature. Doesn’t pay to argue with a Gemini, even, in both these examples, they are clearly both incorrect. There is nothing to be gained by arguing, even though there is hard empirical evidence to support my thesis. The question, challenge, and route for sure Gemini success? Don’t argue. “You are so right.”

  Cancer

  Learn to listen. While this is usually a good Moon Child, sign of the crab, Cancer trait? Seems like, in the last few weeks this week, anyway, the phase of the moon? Seems like a lost skill-set. Best use of your time? Shut up and listen. It’s an old example, one that I am loathe to bring out again, but it’s family, and the nature of the times, all that Aquarius? It helps to be reminded. I was doing a short reading, some years back. I used to record my readings. During it, the client named a significant person, let’s say “Bob.” A little later, my planetary narrative included, “Then ‘Bob’ will…” How did I know his name? Not psychic, I was listening, earlier. Which is what is important. More important with this stupid Aquarius crap against the Cancer corner of the heavens. Shut up and listen.

  The Leo

  Stop it! Just, just, just stop it! Look: I know the Leo is the most majestic of the fire signs, and the very best fixed fire out of all of them. I know this. I’m a professional astrologer, and I’ve been dealing with the Leo all of my career. I’ve learned this. I humbly seek attention long enough to get you to stop doing that. Varies from individual to individual what ever it is that I suggest you stop doing, but braying at me, berating the help, or generally causing mayhem? While you’re right, 100% correct, no questions asked from me, while I’ll agree that The Leo is right? Times being what they are? What’s you’re currently doing isn’t going to advance your cause. Just digging yourself a hole, and I know a lot more about that than you do, so let me suggest, at this time, you stop doing that. “But I have to!” You’re only making it worse. Just, hey, humor me, in a humorless time, just stop doing that.

  Virgo

  There’s an odd kind of intellectual brilliance that you can bring to bear on this problem. The challenges are that this odd kind of brilliance might be seen as Virgo idiot savant. One of my fishing buddies used to love the line, “He may look dumb, but that’s just a disguise,” in reference to me (CDB). Not a slur, just an observation. To sell this, to really close the deal, make the sale, get the point across most effectively? Let others, the opposing forces, the whims of the fates themselves, whatever seems to be arrayed in a series of obstacles that you don’t want to understand, or obstacles you don’t want to undertake? Sit there and pretend you’re dumb. Dumbstruck, dumbfounded, amazed at the ignorance of others? Whatever your Virgo self chooses to call it? Doesn’t matter. Let them make the mistakes.

  Libra

  Late, last-minute shopping for Valentine’s Day is not a good idea. By now, you’ve got a decent loving Libra concept in mind, and this week, when everyone else is so fractious, even facetious? Best time to run out and pick that item up — whatever it is. A card, a simple hand-written note, something adorable, can be anything. There’s no rush to make a lavish display, but something, get that gesture into the Libra pipeline, onto that Libra schedule, noted on the to-do Libra list. This next week, the marketing hype is everywhere you look, but this next week, it’s retail frenzy and sooner is better than later. Except for flowers. I always wait until the days after VD to buy the flowers, much cheaper then.

  Scorpio

  Old buddy, we were chatting, and I made, typical for me, audacious statement. He just looked over, a little droll, and said, “I believe you believe that.” I don’t even recall what the claim was, but obviously, it was a little far-fetched, even for me. What stuck was the idea that there is the perfect riposte for outlandish, over-the-top, impudent statements. Claims. “I believe you believe that.” Borrow my line, instead of investing too much of that precious Scorpio emotional content in someone else’s preposterous statements. “I believe you believe that.” No fact checking, no serious research, no need to look for supporting evidence. “I believe you believe that.” My reply, if you’re curious? “But it’s true!”

  Sagittarius

  There is a poet’s haunted look, the true Byronic Character Trait, associated with seers, visionaries, and deep-thinking artists. The problem with that look, the gaunt, unseeing eyes, a wraith-like figure in the night? That’s not how this works for me. Not how this works for Sagittarius in general, either. Honestly? Everyone, not limited to Sagittarius, everyone has a few pet demons. So the haunted look can be justified, but that’s also what this is about, that image of what a poet, a writer, an artists should look like and what they do look like. Except on the very cold days, I tend towards shorts, Hawaiian shirts, and sandals. Not what a tortured poet should look like. Still, I was thinking about a recent film, the haunted poet looked either haunted, stoned out of his mind, or just like a simpleton. Therein is the problem with the Byronic Hero we think we want to portray this week. Haunted? Or just sleep-deprived, and exhausted, what will it be?

  Capricorn

  This calls for a certain “economy of motion.” Some folks thought I was one of the laziest people around, and truth be told, I did, still do, spend a lot of time working at making it look easy. “Lazy to a fault,” frequent expression. However, this is about Capricorn, not me, and this is about facing the coming days in the best style possible. It’s about an “economy of motion,” or doing the most with the least. Getting the most done with the barest minimum of movement. There are two components that add to this ideal, economy of motion, in part, the conglomeration of planets stuck in Aquarius, and in part, the far side of the full moon. Do more with less.

  1. 364.25 days in calendar year, 360 degrees in that same circle, just, close enough? 1.01 degrees to a day. What’s 1/100th among friends? ↩
  2. Like the airlines used to say? “Put on your own oxygen mask first, then help the person who needs help.” Or something like that, right? ↩

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• Horoscopes for 2-3-2026
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• Feb. 1, 2026 San Antonio, TX