HOROSCOPES
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 25): You’re a visionary and a world-class planner. You’ll lean on this strength with extremely positive results this year. Loved ones will also thrive as you include them in your dreams and schemes. Leave little to chance for the victory in November. Creative brilliance will bring in big bucks and new friends in December. Sagittarius and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 49, 3, 33 and 16.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your mind operates differently from the minds of others. Be glad for your unique mental process and you’ll set up your work and domestic flow in a way that supports the way you think.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you can’t add value to the situation, you won’t even want to be in it. When you get lost (a natural response in such unfamiliar territory) just remember that you’re there to bring the goods.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): However low or high it may be and however long you’ve been in it, you never take your position for granted. Humility is the way of the angels and of all the forces of good in the world today.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): No yawns allowed: It’s time to think! As the scene grows stale, the person who has intriguing ideas and a fresh perspective becomes the most attractive person in the room.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The shortterm perspective isn’t giving you juice to stay motivated. So what about the future? Does it shimmer enough to keep you reaching? If it’s not glowing, pitch your goals a little higher.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In order to be persuasive, you have to get the facts right — a no-brainer for you. Details and integrity are the spokes in your wheel. Now you just need to give those facts a compelling context.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): The opportunities come to you — a result of your hard work. Capitalizing on these opportunities will be a matter of skillful communication. Your influence is growing exponentially.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You will have many people wanting different things from you today, and you’ll somehow make each feel like his or her needs are the most important and pressing in the universe. Brilliant!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When projects go off the rails, people often look back and note that calamity could have been avoided were people paying attention to the job at hand. Look. Listen. Check twice. Stay aware.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When you take the time to understand the concerns of the people you’re dealing with, you’ll save yourself from a lot of wasted effort in trying to solve a problem that no one is having.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You make others the star of the show — even when it’s your show. Maybe that’s why your social demand is higher than you’ll be able to meet. Expand your network and reach.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You love to come across a problem you already know the solution to, but what you love more is learning something new. Today you’ll be an especially quick learner with a wonderful teacher.