
Perhaps Susan had only escalated my expectations to an unrealistic level for an otherwise normal January. I’d witnessed firsthand the truth of a Mercury in retrograde, but where was my steamroll to success? Where were the sparkles on January 14th? Where was Venus, which was supposedly vamping up my love life and making me irresistible to all men from January 3rd to the 27th?

My conclusion: I’ve started to wonder if Susan Miller’s predictions were correct only when they were negative. Sometimes, Susan, we do have to act at unfortunate times. The Reality: During Mercury’s retrograde, which will unfortunately last until February 11th, I’ve already suffered the following misfortunes: my laptop charger broke, I received a scam tutoring job offer that did not cost me any money but was emotionally taxing, and a blizzard that promised to obliterate New York and with it all of my life problems failed to deliver any apocalyptic results. I was cautioned not to make any large purchases, “especially on items that have moving parts,” and not to accept a new job unless I absolutely had to (although Susan does admit, “if you desperately need a job, sometimes we have to act at unfortunate times”). This apparently just f*cks with everything (though Susan assured me that since my birthday was coming up it wouldn’t change my “steamroll to success”). I was on the fence about the validity of this planetary mumbo jumbo until Mercury went into retrograde. This means that you will have to deal with delays, indecisive executives, shifting directives, and changing schedules." The Forecast: "Mercury will be retrograde in Aquarius from January 21 to February 11.

January 19th: Avoid Financial Discussions I made pasta with eggplant and tomato sauce. I went to yoga, and went grocery shopping. I spent most of Wednesday the 14th on the Internet. For example, “gorgeous fireworks” for me might actually translate to “meeting a friend at a bar.” “A day of high voltage energy, great chemistry, and excitement” could very well mean “a day when you can get out of bed and speak with more than three human people.” The Reality: Here, perhaps I just needed to scale back these sweeping predictions to fit the realistic scope of my life.
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On these days, Susan makes grandiose claims that this is “a day that is so exciting you can barely contain yourself” full of “gorgeous fireworks.” “You won't expect all the wondrous things that can happen on January 14,” she writes, “so allow the day to unfold as you sit back and enjoy the surprises.” The Forecast: “One of my favorite days for you will be January 13, when Venus will be in perfect angle to your ruling planet, Uranus” (Hahaha perfect angle to Uranus). I was getting very excited, though, for January 13th and 14th. Here's what Susan predicted for me on certain days, versus the real-life results. The following is a blow-by-blow comparison of my January to Susan Miller’s predictions for my sign, Aquarius. Could the lauded Susan Miller really be the Messiah I was looking for, a Second Coming from the stars? I wanted hardcore evidence of her magic powers. The experiment: For the month of January, I decided to live by my horoscope as told on AstrologyZone - I marked down special days in my calendar, took note of planetary shifts, warnings, and encouragements.

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“It’s just crazy how accurate she is.” Indeed, there is a force that controls our lives, beyond our own free will and greater than Jesus, Thor, and Voldemort combined: The motion of the planets! “Look up Susan Miller,” she encouraged me, in the confident tone of someone recommending a tablespoon of flax seeds in the morning. I came to astrology on the suggestion of my roommate. Isn't there something else I can blame for the fact that I haven't reached stardom on Vine yet, besides my personal failings? Who is controlling this weather? It is very bad. Just to have that feeling of being watched over, of knowing that some forces other than reigning chaos and Google analytics are determining my life's course. I'm not a religious person, but sometimes I wish I were.
