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IN THE STARS

- with HOLIDAY MATHIS

ARIES Once the drama stirs up, you’re sunk. If you defend yourself too well, you look guilty. If you don’t, there will be regrets. The best defence is prevention. Don’t let conversati­ons drift into dangerous waters.

TAURUS Your attention is a treasured gift, but your neglect is not a terrible insult. It’s just that you can’t focus on everyone at once. Be careful not to set up expectatio­ns you won’t want to or be able to fulfil.

GEMINI It’s a good thing you have quick reflexes, as you’ll need them in today’s dicey social scenario. You might have to pull your foot out of your mouth, or jump in to save someone from sure embarrassm­ent.

CANCER Your number one priority task will get done. The rest may not. So put the important stuff first. What’s important? You know the answer; it’s just not the same one that another person wants you to choose.

LEO The work will be much more pleasant when you have the right tools for the job. Do research. Getting this one right before you even start will save you time, money and headaches.

VIRGO If you’re too strict with yourself, you will surely rebel. Loosen up. Otherwise you may find yourself craving forbidden fruits (maybe ones you didn’t even know you liked!) in reaction to trying to be too perfect.

LIBRA The rightness of an action makes you brave. You don’t even have to think about it. You dive in and do the necessary thing. The time to be frightened is not before or during; it’s after.

SCORPIO Of course no one is really better than another, but our egos have us flexing as though there’s something at stake that can be won with an air of superiorit­y. You’ll really win by going in the opposite direction.

SAGITTARIU­S Patience isn’t the most exciting virtue, and there are many who don’t see its appeal. However, those who have patience can win the whole game just by avoiding the mistakes that impatient people make.

CAPRICORN To complain is to release some tension and perhaps gain the acknowledg­ement of a person who agrees. But this comes at a cost. The tension is a good thing if it forces you to take action instead of complain.

AQUARIUS When a bee becomes incensed, it stings the offender, and then shortly after pays a price with its own life. Anger is not usually as costly an emotion for humans, and yet it’s still a good idea to de-escalate conflict.

PISCES Just because you’re not in step with others doesn’t mean your timing is off. Awareness is key, as you’re really good at adjusting to the pace of others when you want to. The question is now, do you want to?

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