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Today’s Birthday ( 10/ 01/ 19). Express and share your vision this year. Add love, beauty and functionality for home improvement. Winter holidays expand family joys before a professional fork in the road appears. Early summer brings a communication shift before a flowering career phase. Communication is your golden key.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES ( MARCH 21- APRIL 19) -- Today is an 8 -- You could struggle with long- term goals. Take the shortest route. Make things easy. Choose work over play and avoid risky business. Follow an experienced guide.

TAURUS ( APRIL 20- MAY 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Someone may be sending you love messages. Slow down and look around. Avoid provoking another’s jealousies or sensitivities. Strengthen a creative partnership. Discuss future options.

GEMINI ( MAY 21- JUNE 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Choose your path carefully to avoid accidents or delays. Focus on the job at hand despite abundant distractions. Practice your talents, skills and best moves.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Make plans to develop a passion, ambition or enthusiasm. Avoid self-indulgence or doubts. Share concerns with someone who tells the truth. Keep things simple.

LEO ( JULY 23- AUG. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Make long- term domestic dreams and plans. Consider investments to improve systems and beautify your space. Simplicity soothes. What about a tiny home? Realize a vision.

VIRGO ( AUG. 23- SEPT. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Dig into a juicy assignment. A potentially great idea needs work. The previously impossible is beginning to seem attainable. Keep the faith. Discuss methods.

LIBRA ( SEPT. 23- OCT. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Stick to your budget to squeeze through an unexpected financial drain. It’s a good time to sell. Draw upon hidden resources. Follow a profitable trail.

SCORPIO ( OCT. 23- NOV. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Something doesn’t work. Don’t throw shade. Keep your cool and get creative. More work is required. Friends can help. Completion leads to advancement.

SAGITTARIUS ( NOV. 22- DEC. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Make no assumptions and avoid snap judgment. New facts dispel old fears. Not everything computes, though. Listen to intuition. Use what you’ve kept hidden.

CAPRICORN ( DEC. 22- JAN. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Share ideas and information with friends and colleagues. Teamwork gets things done despite temporary confusion or chaos. Teach each other tricks.

AQUARIUS ( JAN. 20- FEB. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Don’t broadcast your plans or reveal unfinished work yet. Keep developing. Take a walk and think. Adapt as you go. Crazy dreams seem possible.

PISCES ( FEB. 19- MARCH 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Educational opportunities present themselves. Let folks know if your plans change. Monitor the conditions, and when the getting is good, get out and go.

(Astrologer Nancy Black continues her mother Linda Black’ s legacy horoscopes column. She welcomes comments and questions on Twitter, Gemini horoscope, visit Linda Black Astrology by clicking daily horoscopes,