IN THE STARS

ARIES

Your best friends aren’t the ones who go along with everything you say without question. They’re the ones who will challenge you and, in doing so, cause you to take a stronger stand or change your mind.

TAURUS

There’s something in you that will keep you doing things the way you’ve always done them. It’s not that you can’t follow the directions; it’s that you think there might be a better way. So go on and find it.

GEMINI

Some people love sentimentality. There’s hard evidence of this in box-office statistics and television-watching trends everywhere. But you’d rather take sadness and nostalgia in small doses.

CANCER

Three is an age-old magic number, from building seating, to knocking on wood, to setting up the punchline of a joke. Three will be present in the magical triptych of this day.

LEO

Life is rooting for you, though you may not love the cheer. It’s aggressive-sounding. But the players aren’t the ones who get to choose the cheerleaders. Give in to life’s enthusiasm, whatever form it takes.

VIRGO

Talent creates opportunity. Opportunity creates talent. Neither are crucial to success. Desire is the magic. Desire will bring you everything you need: talent, opportunity and the work ethic to keep going.

LIBRA

People’s bad vibes can affect you even if they are not about you. Don’t wait for them to be directed toward you. The minute you get a whiff of less than optimal environs, enact a location change.

SCORPIO

You have an especially tight bond with family these days. There are those who might get a little jealous of the love flowing between you and your favorite people. Be sensitive to the feelings of others.

SAGITTARIUS

Even loners are better off with a little social support. For the socially motivated, it’s important to gather a team. Accountability is key in goal getting. Build some into your plan in the form of other people.

CAPRICORN

If you can’t figure out how to eliminate the obstacles in your path, maybe you can imagine a way to arrange them differently. For instance, stack them like stairs you can climb up and get over.

AQUARIUS

Since you live inside your own head, you’re acutely aware of your insecurities in a way that no one around you could ever be. So stop worrying and project yourself as you would like to be.

PISCES

Older people find the banter of younger people amusing, or possibly obnoxious, as it’s a reminder of how they themselves used to relate to others before they knew so much of life.