This week's AstroBarry

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): That Mars in Leo really wants to make sure you've gotten something out of his current transit through your solar 4th (May 9-July 1), during which he's jabbing you in your most tender places so you can't help but reconnect with what drives you on a primal level. All week, Mars builds toward a powerful 'don't mess with me' trine with Pluto in your 8th (exact next Mon Jun 30), before finally heading into earth-sign Virgo, where you'll find him much easier to work with. But for the time being, you're left with one more week of potential offenses, overreactions and stubborn insistences on continuing to drive your same point home (though it's now been made several times over). And with Pluto-in-the-8th trine factored in, these last bits could be some of the nastiest—and, more importantly, the most cathartic—as you hit the logical extreme of how hard you can fight before you must give in to reality, accept that the pain is what it is, and simply move on. (Trust me, by mid-next-week, 'moving on' won't seem as ridiculous as it does now.) So, Taurus, when friends urge you to let something go, you should probably take their advice. They can clearly see the upset from a while ago you're still clinging to, which of course is causing you much more trouble than it's worth. They know as well as I do (and as well as you do too, somewhere deep inside) that 'moving on' isn't about who's right or wrong. It's about deciding not to care anymore… that it's more important to free up that energy for something else more future-oriented… and that it's ultimately for your own benefit.

*sigh*