If you were expecting some kind of sun sign nonsense, forget about it. This is real astrology for the real world. If it's real astrology for yourself that you want, you can get it by phone or in print. And if you need help deciphering the astrological glyphs in the graphics accompanying this article, see Astroglyphs: Astrological Symbols Guide. Please note: this forecast is expressed in terms of Universal Time (UT).

First, a mea culpa. I made a typographical error in referring to the degree of the March 14, 2006 lunar eclipse as 29° Virgo. (Thanks to Terri for bringing this to my attention.) In fact, it's on August 29 that Mars enters the degree of the March 14, 2006 lunar eclipse - 24° Virgo. Regulars know I never change a forecast once written, even to fix the occasional typo. But I do try to point these things out in the forecast results.