By Jack Fertig

Forecast for October 4-17, 2005

ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Relax and enjoy the company of the one you love, or audition candidates for that role. Explore any sexual desires you've been shy about expressing, and talk dreamily about your ideals and hopes for the future.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): If you have any problems with co-workers, this is an excellent time to work them out. Your boss will be very sympathetic to any suggestions you have, but may not really understand them. Be very clear!

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You're more playful and jocular than usual these days, and you could go over the top at work. Behave! You're especially open to new ideas. If there's any type of art you "don't quite get," now's the time to give it another try.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22): Your home could become Party Central now. Invite some people over, whether for a tasteful dinner or more erotic entertainments. Be careful with intoxicants. A good wine with dinner is lovely. Harder drugs at a play party are not pretty!

LEO (July 23 - August 22): Your charms are as seductive as they are poetic. If you work on the poetry of them, everything -- and everyone -- around you will fall into place. Siblings (despite some initial resistance) and neighbors are more cooperative than usual.

VIRGO (August 23 - September 22): Money flies into your pockets, but leaves just as easily -- if you let it. Review your budget for health and hygiene. A close friend should have some good money-saving tips.

LIBRA (September 23 - October 22): Mercury and Jupiter lined up in your sign make you dangerously open and expressive. You could let some valuable -- or passionate -- secret slip. Go ahead and let passion out. You'll win any games you play for fun, but don't gamble away your money!

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Those dark, secret depths you're so famous for are suddenly very open and accessible -- for you, at least. A little getaway with a confidante can help you to gain great insights. Family religious traditions provide some insight as well.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 20): Cultivating social contacts now will pay off pretty quickly. Offering help behind the scenes, as well as rolling up your sleeves and cleaning up wherever needed, will get you on the fast track to key positions.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Chat up the boss or anyone else who can help you get ahead. A mysterious female colleague should be helpful. Be open and honest about money troubles, and your forthright attitude will pay off!

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Meditation can clear the fog you're experiencing. Then your philosophical farsightedness will help you see what career moves to make now. A female (and/or femme) superior will help you focus on planning.

PISCES (February 19 - March 19): Sexually, you can get whatever you want (and nearly whomever you want) now. However, it will not come with discreet privacy. People will talk! Whether that amounts to good publicity or a tawdry scandal is up to you.

Jack Fertig has been working as a professional astrologer since 1977 and is a founding member of the Association for Astrological Networking. He can be reached for consultations at (415) 864-8302, through his Web site at www.starjack.com, and by e-mail at QScopes@qsyndicate.com.