Minerva’s weekly horoscope, Oct. 20

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The planetary summit brings a jolt of juice to everyone in some area of their lives.

Aries (March 20-April 18): This week, the sun sojourns in your eighth house — the most volatile and passionate of all. Expect the dalliance to impact your money, personal life and intuitive ability. Strike while the stars are hot.

Taurus (April 19-May 19): The sun beams directly on your one-on-one house. Roughly translated, that means when you’re good you’re very, very good, and when you’re bad ... you’re hot! If your love life isn’t heating up now, perhaps you’re not really a Taurus.

Gemini (May 20-June 20): If truth be told, your life is soap opera fodder. Expect a behind-the-scenes work project to resurface. A Scorpio alliance can get tricky. Don’t you dare dis an underling. Sabotage is not a pretty sight. Turn up your nose and you’re toast. In doubt, light a candle, then check into damage control.

Cancer (June 21-July 21): Once again it’s time to use your fabled intuition to keep a project on course. Something in your contract sector looks murky. An agreement is involved. Can anyone really eat their cake and have it too? You’ve been asked that before. Now you are about to find out.

Leo (July 22-Aug. 21): An opportunity that fell by the wayside comes up for grabs. This time you’ve got planetary backup. What shall it be: Creative home financing? An interior decoration project? A pleasant, productive heart-to-heart with a family authority figure?

Virgo (Aug. 22-Sept. 21): A mysterious friend from the past reappears to play a wild card. It’s one of those not-what-you-know-but-who things, a signal linked to your secret self. Your best luck comes...