Underwater Amsterdam | Netherlands

You're very clever, quick, sly, and observant. You can stand on the sidelines chatting about trivia, while also listening to the person behind you to the left. You scope out each room before a crowd arrives and then notice details about each person. You can ferret out info that no one else can. You'd be the most marvelous detective or international spy. You might seem somewhat rigid on the 3rd, but so do a lot of others. It's not a great day to schedule a powwow because different factions predictably line up and square off, just like always. Reaching agreements may elude you. On the 8th, however, a New Moon in Virgo, coupled with luscious Venus moving into your sign, makes you both smart and extremely desirable. People see you as a gift or commodity of enormously high value. There might be a bidding war on who gets you first. This applies to your professional and personal adventures, FYI. Jupiter actually does you a favor by retrograding into Scorpio-friendly Pisces on the 9th. You get another chance to rethink a personal or professional decision made during the past 6-12 months. You go over and over it during this retro phase and (because of continuing retrograde activity) will finally have things ironed out early next year. Don't be fooled by publications indicating that Mercury is direct on the 12th. Officially, that's true. But in practical terms, it's a load of garbage. Mercury remains in its storm (slow, just like retrograde) phase until the 17th. That's when you can start signing documents that you've negotiated during the past several weeks. There are more documents to be signed early next year, probably during the first and second quarter. Your ruling planet Pluto goes direct on the 14th, the same day that your co-ruler Mars enters Scorpio. You are absolutely simmering with power, energy, and the kind of secrets that others would eagerly pay large sums of money for. If you wanted to wreak havoc, you could. If you're roaring down Revenge Road, you could turn others' lives inside out. But, being the evolved soul you are, you let them know that, sure, you could do these heart stopping things – but would prefer not to – at least for now. Yeah, Scorpio: you know how to mark your territory in indelible ink. The 18th is fun. You relax a little, but others are still scared of you. No matter how scary-spice you seem to underlings or total strangers, they're intrigued and ask all sorts of questions about your availability, likes and dislikes, etc. – after getting permission to speak, of course, Amanda Priestly. No wonder you're so careful. It seems that everywhere you go, someone is just waiting for that opportunity to get a little too close – uncomfortably so. You assert your power and authority quietly (which, paradoxically, makes you more scary and mysterious) on the 18th, 22nd and 30th. There is no doubt about who is the anointed Queen. Monthly touchstone: Black Opal.