The Zodiac and Telework

Disclaimer: with astrology, it is possible to decipher our behaviour or to get a glimpse of the future. This is a theory which cannot be systematically tested. On the other hand, one may wish to follow an easier path, which puts into practice the principles listed in astrology textbooks. In a way, this is precisely the type of practical exercises that we suggest in this Lifestyle column.

We recommend that you follow our advice with both a light and observing mind. Beyond Gourmet, the aim is to understand how each of us behaves in various fields; thus, we can better define and fathom, by deduction, how we have developed our natal predispositions. In addition, why wouldn't we be able to guess the talent(s) which we could harness in the future, according to our astrological profile.

The following information is given for signs in their purest form. Depending on the case, it is advisable that you check your planetary dominant or the sign of your Ascendant, the position, quality and aspects of the significators of the area involved, and if applicable, the position of the planets associated with it. For instance, for family affairs, examine the 4th House and its ruler, as well the Moon; for romance, examine the 5th House and its ruler, as well as Venus, etc.

The large number of books we have read, and more particularly, the experience we have drawn from the study of thousands of charts, urge us to be cautious. However, we thought that it may be interesting to provide a few concrete indications, which will turn out to be accurate, quite often.

You can also read dozens additional lifestyle articles on different topics.

Aries and Telework

Whether you work at the office or from home, you are always quickly up and about in the morning, ready to face the day with dynamism. The most active people even begin with a short gymnastic session, or at least with an extra strong black coffee, just to feel more energetic.

It is true that for your temperament, the prospect of moving from the bedroom to the office wearing an old tracksuit, and becoming absorbed in on-line meetings and in various remote administrative tasks is extremely disheartening.

Advice for Aries

Get rid of chores first, and use your well-known efficiency to better devote yourself to your hobbies with a clear conscience.

Some Aries Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Aries, Aries rising, or Mars dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 1st House.

These texts about the sign of Aries and Mars might interest you.

Taurus and Telework

Whether you work at the office or from home, you do not belong to the category of loafers. However, your pragmatism prompts you to be uncompromising about comfort. You need to arrange a pleasant and quiet working space for you, if possible with daylight and a top-quality screen. Although you accept to work hard, it must not be to the detriment of your health.

As for clothes, you are the king or the queen of smart comfort. You feel good in cashmere or wrapped in a plaid, but in sneakers, so that you can go out for a short walk whenever you can.

Advice for Taurus

Once you have started, you may be a champion of telework; you must remember to remain open-minded and flexible.

Some Taurus Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Taurus, Taurus rising, or Venus dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 2nd House.

These texts about the sign of Taurus and Venus might interest you.

Gemini and Telework

Human contact is what you appreciate most at work. Because you thirst for exchanges with everybody, your colleagues represent a large part of your investment. You make no difference among them, and of course, you know by heart each person’s first name.

Therefore, with telework, your fate may become gloomy. Fortunately, you alternate chats with neighbors – you know who is teleworking, who has such and such schedule – with videoconferences with the office. Progressively, you end up recovering a sense of relationship.

Advice for Gemini

Always available, you show that you manage to be perfectly adaptable; nevertheless, avoid doing a thousand things simultaneously.

Some Gemini Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Gemini, Gemini rising, or Mercury dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 3rd House.

These texts about the sign of Gemini and Mercury might interest you.

Cancer and Telework

As you telework, you understand first and foremost that you are lucky that you can stay in your cozy cocoon. In winter, you are warmly bundled up in your sweaters, with the possibility to prepare yourself your favorite tea, or to attend to some logistical task during a pause. The advantages seem obvious to you.

Sensitive and sometimes solitary, it is easy for you to counterbalance the physical absence of your colleagues with your family and with remote contacts.

Advice for Cancer

Try not to put on weight due to the lack of activity and to tempting little gourmet breaks. The refrigerator is fully-stocked, and necessarily nearby.

Some Cancer Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Cancer, Cancer rising, or the Moon dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 4th House.

These texts about the sign of Cancer and the Moon might interest you.

Leo and Telework

You are willing to keep the best of telework, for instance the option to be slightly lazy while saving face, of course. This is why you are the king/queen of leaders wearing slippers under your desk.

Nonetheless, you are careful about the top: leader’s shirt, perfect hairdressing or make-up, Madam; for once there is no mask. You even purchased a lighting kit for your videoconferences. This said, you are also able to deliver a high-quality work, so long as you feel that your efforts are acknowledged.

Advice for Leo

Smile, and hold your head up, for you are on the line.

Some Leo Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Leo, Leo rising, or the Sun dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 5th House.

These texts about the sign of Leo and the Sun might interest you.

Virgo and Telework

You are favorable to telework, even though you insist that various rules must first be checked to ensure that the contract is fair. For example, it is out of the question that your employer does not reimburse the expenses owed; in return, you do not cheat because there is no supervision.

Once this is solved, you are reassured; you have a gift for organizing your days. You create for yourself an efficient professional environment, preferably separated from the rest of the house, and you impose on yourself an inflexible discipline, so as to be an excellent performer.

Advice for Virgo

Do not get stressed, and do not imagine unfounded criticisms. Everything is fine.

Some Virgo Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Virgo, Virgo rising, or Mercury dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 6th House.

These texts about the sign of Virgo and Mercury might interest you.

Libra and Telework

Nostalgia, nostalgia! That of pauses in front of the coffee machine, and of chatting rituals near the lift. You suffer because you have fewer occasions to socialize or to be dressed up to the nines. At first, telework has destabilized you. Especially given that you need to share, to feel some sort of approval, and to be loved.

This is why it is not surprising that you seize every opportunity to debrief by telephone or via videoconferences.

Advice for Libra

Make the most of your innate sense of balance to draw a line between your private and your professional areas. Do not fall into the trap consisting in mixing them up.

Some Libra Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Libra, Libra rising, or Venus dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 7th House.

These texts about the sign of Libra and Venus might interest you.

Scorpio and Telework

Do not rub your hands secretly. Thanks to telework, at last, you can foster all your little secrets and look after them. Be careful, no one is saying that you take this opportunity to fiddle around. This is definitely not your style. On the contrary, since you are naturally passionate, you entirely throw yourself into your mission.

However, owing to shattered schedules, you get down to it when you feel like it, sometimes very early in the morning or in the middle of the night, in complete freedom. In an old sweatshirt or without midday break.

Advice for Scorpio

Do not cut off from society totally, for you may rapidly become an old cave bear.

Some Scorpio Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Scorpio, Scorpio rising, or Pluto dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 8th House.

These texts about the sign of Scorpio and Pluto might interest you.

Sagittarius and Telework

You will get used to telework, for your nature is flexible and open. You will always find your freedom wherever it is. After the first weeks, during which you longed for social interactions, you start to see advantages. That of finding time for a stroll, even a short one, which gives you some fresh air in the middle of your day of work.

You may even toy with more ambitious prospects, for instance being able to work like a nomad, somewhere in a distant island or in a mountain resort. In brief, your imagination is running wild.

Advice for Sagittarius

Do not go too high or too far away, and mark up your fundamentals beforehand.

Some Sagittarius Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Sagittarius, Sagittarius rising, or Jupiter dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 9th House.

These texts about the sign of Sagittarius and Jupiter might interest you.

Capricorn and Telework

You consider that telework is mainly equivalent to a change of scenery. Indeed, it does not mean that you will work less, on the contrary. In most cases, you already have in your house a room which is used as an office. It allows you to be in your bubble and is marked by a lack of frivolous items.

Productivity, efficiency, and rigor are what matter to you. Without saying so (hush), you do not miss your colleagues too much. You deem that this is an advantage which helps you waste less time.

Advice for Capricorn

Do not skip pauses, and manage to keep some personal life.

Some Capricorn Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Capricorn, Capricorn rising, or Saturn dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 10th House.

These texts about the sign of Capricorn and Saturn might interest you.

Aquarius and Telework

Telework, which has become so popular overnight, is typical of the values of your sign. You have been aware for a long time that human beings are on their mettle only when the best conditions to feel fine are implemented. Furthermore, you try to innovate, to think out of the box, and to work differently.

Nowadays, the democratization of technologies and their progress really allow to do everything remotely. Often a pioneer, you suggest solutions of which people not yet think of.

Advice for Aquarius

Do not hesitate to undertake a personal project in this field.

Some Aquarius Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Aquarius, Aquarius rising, or Uranus dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 11th House.

These texts about the sign of Aquarius and Uranus might interest you.

Pisces and Telework

You must not focus on the first syllable of the word "telework". No, the fact that you are at home and not at the office does not allow you to watch your favorite series at any time. In addition, you must not get overwhelmed because there is no manager or supervisor to keep an eye on you.

It is true that self-discipline is not your specialty. Therefore, you need to make a real effort in this regard. On the other hand, you score points as you succeed in being sensitive and compassionate despite the distance.

Advice for Pisces

Tell yourself that you are going through an experience which has its advantages in terms of comfort. This will be motivating.

Some Pisces Examples

You will find on Astrotheme thousands of natal charts of celebrities who have the Sun in Pisces, Pisces rising, or Neptune dominant. The former are sorted in popularity order, whereas the latter are sorted according to the strongest dominant. Since each planet also rules a House – sometimes two houses – you may want to also look at charts having a strong 12th House.

These texts about the sign of Pisces and Neptune might interest you.