In my forthcoming book Slow Magic, out in a couple weeks through Llewelyn, I offer the frame that whatever future we’re imagining shapes our behavior in the present.

This feels important in this moment as our collective mercurial energy slogs through the matter of fact but quite future oriented Capricorn and makes opposition to our martial tendencies flailing in emotional, defensive Cancer. The worries are real, as is the vigor for shoring up our homes and protecting our wellbeing.

And it’s worth trying to imagine further than short term fears. There will be a time when this moment passes, or even opportunities in times of upheaval, and a calm mind may find possibilities where a heated one sees only obstacles. It is not useful to ignore dangers, but remember and keep focus on where you want to go.