If you're not ready to up your commitment to a relationship this month, you might consider making major changes or even leaving it. The stakes in the game of love are increasing, so you either ante up with more purpose and passion or walk away for a while. Single Rams can't dance around potential partners and expect to get into the action now. Only those who are willing to lay it all on the line are invited to play. This can be scary for independent Aries who prefer some freedom in their personal lives, yet for those willing to pay the price, the results can be deeply rewarding.

The two planets painting these pictures are Astrology's lovers, Venus and Mars. Magnetic Venus plunges into emotionally intense Scorpio and your 8th House of Deep Sharing on September 8. Passionate Mars, your traditional ruling planet, follows suit on September 14 to cook up a complex stew of personal interaction. If you're in a relationship, expect it to grow thicker with unmet needs, excessive attachment or jealousy. An insecure partner may want more than you want to give and it's up to you to decide how much you're willing to pay to make him or her happy. If you're single, you can become a magnet for complicated individuals whose desire for you can be both delicious and smothering.

Still, you should get some relief when the Sun, the astrological symbol of consciousness, enters objective Libra on September 22, opening the way to reasonable dialogue in which compromise becomes possible.