June 18, 2003

Mercury and Mars mix it up today, emphasizing the importance of walking your talk. This is not a day to advise others of things you can’t seem to get yourself to do no matter how hard you try. In fact, it’s best to be quiet and see what you can teach by example. Playing attention to your own problems will make you very influential.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Money luck is strong today, but cash flow presents itself in the form of a steady trickle, not a windfall. Pennies and dimes add up! If you give it away tonight, just know that there’s more where it came from.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Friends of all ages, sexes and locales will enrich your life by giving you a lot of different points of view from which to see the world. Of course, you’ll think yours is right, and it probably is.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Singles ponder their status. When you’re only seeing someone on the weekend, he or she clearly can’t be called exclusively "yours." This afternoon, a strange air of competition takes over, and you’ll have to fight not be catty.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Loved ones have a success that makes you proud. But keeping this person positive and not putting up with self-sabotaging behavior becomes your job. Call attention to any messages that conflict with a winner’s self-image.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Instincts are keen for investments, business relationships and location spotting. A promotion brings much responsibility, but you’re ready to show what you can do. You’ll be tasked to exciting events and dates.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (June 18). You are showered with astrological gifts of keen intuition and a heightened awareness of the inner workings of others. Fall finds you swinging between extremes of solitude and popularity. Start a good karma cycle by volunteering or doing charity work in October. Marriage proposals sneak up on you when you least expect them. Your lucky numbers are: 11, 30, 49, 30 and 53.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Fun with the one you love most is featured – let it just happen, without controlling anything. Group events this afternoon are subject to stalled traffic problems, or maybe the caterer doesn’t show. Roll with it.

LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23). You’re the one who inspires colleagues to pick up the pace, raise the bar and behave in a proactive manner. But whether or not you are willing to follow your own advice becomes the issue today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Utilize time-saving tools. Big money for a little work is your goal. Love relationships are challenging. Just as needy individuals bother you, a partner is irked if he or she feels too responsible for your happiness.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You get to the heart of the matter mainly by using your keen instincts. It’s easy to discern between people who are your friends and those who want something. Favors you did in the past are coming back to benefit you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It might seem funny to be cynical and sarcastic, but it’s really not helping you get the goal. Look for ways to be more positive about the people in the career realm you’re striving to join.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Get ready for an opportunity to sell your work at high dollar. Aries and Cancer have expert marketing techniques and will share. Even if you only try half of the ideas, you’ve won.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Prosperity is a state of mind. Express yourself through your natural energies instead of buying anything new to enhance your image! Afternoon daydreams intensify electricity between romantic hopefuls tonight.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I was born April 2, 1950. I’m beginning a business venture. When is the luckiest time for it?"

Aries succeed with business enterprises anytime after the first week in August. If you find that you are not getting the financial or emotional support you need, hang on. In August, things will turn around. Look at this as a chance for you to learn as much as you can about the business you are going into. Asking the right questions will be the difference between a meager success and a mega success.

"My husband (a Libra) is just out of the service. When will he get another job? I’m a Sagittarius who also works."

Make a point to help him decide what he wants out of a career before he even applies anywhere. By doing this, you will not only cement your marriage by forming even greater friendship bonds, but you will also maximize his luck. Sagittarian women are very ambitious this summer, so you might consider opening a small new business. A part-time business with you husband would be fortunate for both of you.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Clint Eastwood is an icon of macho, a legendary cool guy. Gemini actors have got "game" literally. Their mischievous spirit feels restless if they are not working on some self-created motive to keep things interesting. Maybe that’s why Eastwood’s characters always have a trademark saying – perhaps it’s his quest to see if he can get the audience hooked into a phrase and make it popular.

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