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IN THE STARS

- with HOLIDAY MATHIS

ARIES

That thing that’s not working is really and truly done. You can jiggle it and unplug it until the end of days, and it’s still not going to work. So accept it, toss it, and go looking for something new.

TAURUS

You had certain rules for yourself, and it turns out that they don’t all apply anymore. You need new ones, but not yet. This is a time of questionin­g, and experiment­ing with what might work.

GEMINI

Blood is thicker than water, which is why you have to be nice to the person who seems intent on driving you crazy. Making concession­s for family is just part of being in one.

CANCER

When you pay for a mistake, try to pay only once. Be like the animals. They pay one time per mistake. They don’t dwell in guilt and shame. Take the lesson; put it in your pocket; and keep moving along.

LEO

You don’t have to be good at it the first time or ever. But you’ll be better for giving it a whirl. Believe this, and take it to every cell and atom of your being: The only ones who truly fail are the ones who never try.

VIRGO

You can give the same performanc­e to your mirror, a stadium of people or millions on TV and social media. The numbers don’t change your part of it. So work on your part of it today, and forget the numbers.

LIBRA

Your words have creative power. Their meaning and the way you give them will make things happen quickly today: good things, bad things – it all depends on what comes out of your mouth.

SCORPIO

You don’t want to brag, but it also wouldn’t hurt to talk about what you’ve been up to. Otherwise, you’ll miss out on opportunit­ies. You can be modest and still express the truth about what you do.

SAGITTARIU­S

Most likely, the ideal circumstan­ce will go masqueradi­ng as something far, far less than. Consider that the ideal circumstan­ce may be ideal precisely because rising above it is what’s required.

CAPRICORN

If it makes you feel good at the end of the day, do it. If not, don’t justify an action by trying to convince yourself that there are important reasons you must. The proof of an action will be in the results.

AQUARIUS

People forget about kindness a lot, overlookin­g the gentle spirit of compassion to choose something with more of a charge to it – such as arrogance. Meanwhile, kind is usually the best thing to be.

PISCES

The magic of lowered expectatio­ns will play a part in today’s mood. When you’re not expecting much you can take each experience at face value, which, it turns out, will be a pretty high value indeed.

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