April 24, 2003

Invite people to your way of thinking. The moon transits through inventive Aquarius, and an openness prevails. The moon is harmonious with other Aquarian placements, and a sense of emotional well-being makes it easier to grasp concepts beyond reach before. Bounce ideas off an equally bright individual to get your best work.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Romantic relationships have progressed to a place that is far off your original intent. Re-evaluate. At work, certain people have an overactive sense of entitlement. You’re the one who should get first dibs are special privileges.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You know that people want to hear. (Others, strange, won’t find it uplifting to be told what you honestly think of them, so go ahead and do your best sweet talking.) Studying human behavior is lucky for you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Unnecessary complications arise when you try to put everything you’re feeling out in the open. Writing in a journal or making a piece of art will help you feel more balanced until you can actually say what’s on your mind.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). To an outsider, it may look like you’re fighting windmills, but you’re really trying to find your bliss. Leaps taken in the darkness are starting to make sense, so don’t let anyone keep you from doing what you love the most.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It takes time to sort through matters of the heart. Don’t obsess on the phone, as word travels too quickly. A private journal is safer. However, do publicize your wins along the gossip chain – and give people something positive to say.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (April 24). You have gold untapped inside. Let this year be a mining process. Ambition is urging you forward, so set clear goals in May, and a promotion at work is a shoo-in. A lucky hunch in June leads to love with a Pisces or Cancer that will last. In July, a romantic partner is open to suggestions never before considered – this could include marriage. Your lucky numbers are: 14, 25, 3, 11 and 32.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Loved ones blossom when you listen deeply to their concerns, although you may have heard the same thing a million times before. Smiling and nodding won’t be hard. Your support makes problems seem more manageable.

LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23). Your innate ability to juggle several things at once will leave you juggling instead of putting things in their place. Say "no" to a few invitations for a while, and unravel your own chaos. In this process, you’ll recover the energy you need.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Everyone keeps looking to you to solve problems without noticing that you’re moving from one conundrum to the next yourself. You don’t want a loved one to miss the boat, but motivational tips are starting to sound like nagging.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If you don’t learn by doing, at least learn how things are done. Read up on any new pursuits you want to engage in, whether it’s finding a mate or learning how to fly-fish. Someone new in your social life keeps keying you up.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even though you can’t see it now, someone is keeping track of your performance and has special things in mind for you. Wins come at work, but know that what puffs you up might take the wind out of someone else’s sails.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll wake up not knowing, and you’ll end the day knowing. Regarding work, you don’t have to be as corrupt or as much of a gossip as everyone else at work just to fit n. Take the high road.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Treat yourself, and get what you’ve had your eye on! Vacations are coming up sooner than you think, so start planning. Promote your favorite ideas to a hard-sell friend, and smooth the edges before showing the money people.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I’m a Leo and have been a teacher for five years. This year, I’m having trouble disciplining my class of third-graders. They seem to like me, but still, they’re unruly. What Leo attributes can I draw on to solve this?"

Enlist the help of one or two children for key projects, positions and assignments, like hall monitor or class secretary. Suddenly, the whole class will be competing with good behavior to be your special student. You have a lot of personal charm, so you can also discuss problems frankly and just allow the solution to come from the students.

"My mom and I, strangely enough, share the same birthday. I’m told that I’m having a ‘Saturn return.’ Does that mean that my mom is, too?"

Saturn, the planet of hard lessons, returns to its place in your natal chart every 29 years. So whether or not your mother is having her Saturn return at the same time as you depends on the year of her birth. Where Saturn is positioned in your natal chart indicates what sector of your life your lessons will most likely focus on. It also depends on the other planets in our chart and what kinds of angles they form to Saturn.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Barbra Streisand leads a very private life these days but could peak out from her shroud of secrecy for a political purpose this year. Her birth sign, Taurus, rules the throat, and there are many great singers who have a Taurus sun, moon or Mercury. Streisand has not only her sun but also Mercury, Saturn and Uranus in the sign of voices. Her moon is in show-stopping Leo. Her is the chart of a diva.

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